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Your announcers are Michael Cole and Pat McAfee.
We see the participants in the Elimination Chamber qualifying matches walk in the arena.
Charlotte Flair walks in a hallway.
We look back at the Royal Rumble weekend in Indianapolis.
Jey Uso makes his way through the crowd to make his way to the ring.
Jey thanks everyone for that. He says he doesn't know what to say, besides that (as the crowd YEETs). Jey wants to talk. He says he came into the game almost fifteen years ago. He tried to make a good living with his twin brother to become pro wrestlers. He carried on the family legacy. Fast forward to the pandemic and he goes with his cousins. He is part of the Bloodline that was fire. Cool chapters in his career. He says he was not confident in himself to so the singles star thing. He says he didn't have it, but coming out, tonight, he's got it now.
Jey says he worked really hard to get to this spot. He worked hard to get to this position. He says he got it because every single one of you. He thanks everyone. Because of you, he is the 2025 Royal Rumble winner. He is going to the main event at Wrestlemania and it is just him Uce.
Gunther's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Gunther says he would offer his congratulations here, but for what? In reality, he says he is disappointed. Quite honestly, this possible match up doesn't appeal to him. Let's be honest. You can't even lace his boots. Gunther says he is the World champion and he learned box office and how to make all of them believe that he is barely holding on to the title. Gunther says he is always in control. He tells Jey that this time, he refuses to do this with him again.
Gunther asks if Jey knows what it means to hold this championship? He says he is in the process of building a legacy for himself. Beating you does nothing to add to his legacy. Gunther says beating Cena, Roman, or CM Punk would have added something to his legacy. Gunther tells Jey the situation is clear. You have everything to gain and Gunther says he has everything to lose. If you choose him, you force yourself to give Gunther something he has to gain from this. Every week will be hell with Wrestlemania being the most horrible display of violence this business has ever seen. He says he will hurt Jey and he will put him down like a diseased dog.
The good thing is that you have options. He tells Jey to consider that.
Jey stops Gunther before he leaves the ring. He asks if Gunther is tired. Jey says he is tired. People telling him what he can and can't be. He is just a tag team guy. He's not supposed to be in the main event. He's not supposed to win the Royal Rumble. Jey says he will go to Smackdown and holla at Cody. Whoever he chooses, he is walking into Wrestlemania as the 2025 Royal Rumble winner. He guarantees that he is walking out of Wrestlemania as the champion.
Michael Cole talks about John Cena and we see his comments at the press conference.
He says he is going to be part of the Elimination Chamber match and he is going to win and main event his last Wrestlemania and become the champion. He will win number seventeen waiting to shake the hand of the person who wins 18.
Kaiser demands the crowd to recognize him. He says everyone was talking about Penta. He is the new favorite masked clown. Of course you like him because he is just like you. He gets a fancy entrance, all of the great things that Kaiser never got. What about him?
We see Kaiser being eliminated at the Royal Rumble by Penta.
Match Number One: Penta versus Ludwig Kaiser
They lock up and Kaiser backs Penta into the corner. Kaiser with a punch on the break followed by kicks to the back. Penta with a kick and a head scissors take down. Penta with a kick in the corner and a headstand hesitation kick attempt but Kaiser with a kick to the midsection. Kaiser kicks Penta and chokes him in the ropes. Kaiser spits on Penta. Penta sends Kaiser over the rope again but he is still in the match. Penta with a back heel kick to Kaiser and he goes for a springboard move but Kaiser with a slap. Kaiser with a Death Valley Driver onto the apron and both go to the floor. Kaiser paces in front of Kaiser. Kaiser hangs Penta over the apron and connects with an elbow. Kaiser stands on Penta's head.
Penta with chops to Kaiser but Kaiser backs Penta into the corner by grabbing the mask. Kaiser chokes Penta in the corner. Kasier stomps on the knee. Kaiser with kicks to the back and follows with a snap mare. Kaiser with a Cobra Clutch. Penta tries to get free and Kaiser bites Penta's fingers when Penta puts them near his mouth. Penta with chops and he tries for a satellite head scissors but Kaiser sends Penta face first to the mat. Kaiser with a forearm to the back of the head followed by punches. Kaiser with a short arm clothesline and he gets a near fall. Kaiser kicks Penta in the chest. Penta tells Kaiser to give him more. Kaiser with another kick. Kaiser gives a thumbs down and Penta tells him to do it and he gives a Cero Miedo. Penta with chops. Kaiser with an Irish whip and Penta floats over and hits a lungblower for a near fall.
Penta with a kick in the corner and a leg sweep to send Kaiser into the corner. Penta with a headstand into a hesitation kick for a near fall. They exchange forearms and chops. The chops continue until Kaiser connects with a knee and elbow. Penta sends Kaiser over the top rope wit a back body drop and Penta with a flip dive onto Kaiser. Penta goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall. The chops return as they alternate. Penta with a super kick and a second one. Penta goes for a leap frog but Kaiser catches Penta and hits a rolling Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Kaiser sets for the reverse DDT but Penta counters and they go to the ropes. Kaiser with a back elbow and Kaiser with a rollup but Penta rolls through and hits The Sacrifice.
Penta with the Penta Driver for the three count.
Winner: Penta
Jackie Redmond is in the ring to interview Penta.
She asks what is next for Penta.
Penta is interrupted by Pete Dunne's music.
Ludwig Kaiser hits Penta from behind and connects with forearms. Kaiser with the twisting reverse DDT to Penta.
Kaiser walks past Dunne and they look at each other.
We take a look back at JD McDonagh hitting the announce table last week during his tag match.
Finn Balor shows up and he says he is gone for two weeks and everything has fallen to pieces. He tells Dom that he stole his tag title rematch and you stole his partner. In the process, you got him hurt. If you want to call the shots when he is not around, you might want a babysitter.
Liv tells Finn that Dom had to take the spot or they would have lost the tag title match. Liv says she will be in the Elimination Chamber after last night and they will get a tag title match.
Finn says that he is doing everything for her but what about everyone else.
Liv says he got Finn a qualifying match.
Charlotte Flair makes her way to the ring.
Charlotte says hello to Cleveland. She says you booing her a year and a half ago would have bothered her, but she says she misses you. He misses the boos and the people who loved her. Last year sucked. Until last year, she thought she was unbreakable, but last year broke her mentally and physically. She says there was a point last year when she didn't know if her knee would make it. She didn't know if she would make it to Wrestlemania.
She says she will embrace the boos because she loves all of you. Do you know why she loves all of you? Because whether you are wooing or booing, love to hate her or hate to love her, it doesn't change the fact that she is the greatest superstar in the history of this business. She tells people to boo her.
Did they want her to talk about how hard it was to get back. She says this is what she loves. She says this is what she wants to be the very best at. When she could walk the aisle again and punch her ticket to Wrestlemania, she knew she was . . .
Rhea Ripley's music interrupts, and she makes her way to the ring.
Charlotte says she was trying to have a moment with Cleveland but she says hello to Mami.
Rhea says this is her show. We seem to have the possibility of going to war again. When you go to war, that is when you earn respect and Rhea says she respects Charlotte. Rhea begs Charlotte to pick her because she beat Charlotte the last time they met at Wrestlemania.
Charlotte says that is a good point. Charlotte reminds Rhea the first time they met at Wrestlemania, that she won.
Rhea says she will give Charlotte that. Back then, she was just a kid.
Charlotte says she was aware. She wanted to get things started but you jumped the gun. Charlotte says she has nothing but time. She says she will go to NXT and see if Giulia inspires her. Then she is going to go to Smackdown to see if Tiffany inspires her. Charlotte says she needs and wants to feel inspired. You jumped the gun and you were impatient. You are still just a kid. On that note, she will see her next week.
Rhea stops Charlotte and Rhea says that what she said proves that Charlotte does not respect her the way that she respects Charlotte. Please pick her so she can beat the respect into her.
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