Roman Reigns’ empire prolonged into Montreal on Saturday as he retained his WWE Undisputed Common Championship towards Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber.
Zayn had all of the momentum going into the match. He obtained a hometown welcome when he got here down the ring. He managed to energy by way of all of Reigns’ taunts and get the champion on the sting of shedding a number of instances with a number of Helluva Kicks and a Blue Thunder Bomb.
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WWE celebrity Sami Zayn salutes the spectators of the Montreal Canadiens and the Chicago Blackhawks sport at Centre Bell on Feb. 14, 2023, in Quebec. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Photographs)
The match noticed two referees get knocked down twice and interference from Jimmy Uso, who super-kicked Zayn a number of instances. Jey Uso returned to cease Reigns from hitting Zayn with a chair. Nonetheless, Zayn ended up spearing him and bought hit with chair photographs anyway.
A number of near-falls and Superman Punches later, Reigns left the Montreal crowd surprised as he pinned Zayn within the ring.
To stop an extra beatdown, Kevin Owens got here to the ring and surprised Reigns and Paul Heyman. Owens additionally powerbombed Jimmy Uso by way of the announce desk.
Roman Reigns gestures in the course of the WWE and Common Championship match on the Alamodome on Jan. 28, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas. (Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Photographs)
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On the finish of the night time, it was nonetheless Reigns’ yard and he’ll meet Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39. Rhodes received the Royal Rumble and can obtain a shot on the Undisputed Common Championship.
Reigns has held the WWE title for over 900 days.
As Reigns proved to be the highest canine, Montez Ford confirmed star potential in the course of the Elimination Chamber match for america Championship.
Ford showcased his high-flying skills in the course of the night time. He climbed towards the highest of the catch, hung by his ft suspended within the air and leaped right down to knock down all of his rivals. He later went backwards and forwards with Austin Concept and Seth Rollins, bouncing off the ropes and flipping over them to hit the rivals who had been exterior the ring.
Montez Ford stole the present on the 2023 Elimination Chamber PPV. (Charles Sykes/Bravo by way of Getty Photographs)
Ford earned a ton of reward on social media for his efficiency and was mentioned to be wonderful after it appeared he had been injured on the finish of the match. However the referees leaving the door open ignited this system between Logan Paul and Rollins. Paul would intrude within the match and permit Concept to get the higher hand.
Concept received the match and retained america Championship.
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Right here’s how the remainder of the cardboard performed out.
- Asuka defeated Carmella, Liv Morgan, Natalya, Nikki Cross and Raquel Rodriguez to earn a shot at Uncooked Ladies’s Championship at WrestleMania 39.
- Bobby Lashley defeated Brock Lesnar by way of DQ.
- Edge and Beth Phoenix defeated Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley by way of pinfall.
