Breaking: New WWE Champion Crowned At Elimination Chamber 2026
WWE Elimination Chamber is the final Premium Live Event of the year before WrestleMania kicks in, and the entire event was off to an amazing start for the entire WWE Universe.
The night began with an entertaining Women’s Elimination Chamber match, which saw six women compete to challenge Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42, and Rhea Ripley emerged as the winner.
The second match of the night saw AJ Lee wrestle her first singles match in over a decade as she challenged Becky Lynch for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship.
AJ Lee gets a huge WWE win infront of home crowd
AJ Lee began the match in style as she seemed in complete control for the match before Becky Lynch completely turned things around. The Champion was dominating AJ all over the ring and had the crowd stunned in silence.
AJ tried fighting back with a flurry of punches, but Lynch stopped her momentum before it could build. Lee came back into the match following a surprise attack on Becky and then almost had tphe match won with a Shining Wizard to the champion.
AJ then got the visual win over Becky after she made her tap out to the Black Widow once again. However, the match official was knocked out after an inadvertant kick to the head from Becky, and did not see her tap out.
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— WWE (@WWE) March 1, 2026
Becky took full advantage of the situation and assaulted AJ on the outisde and even got a chair inside the ring. She then hit a DDT onto the steel chair and followed that up with a Manhandle Slam, but Lee kicked out at the last second, sending the fans into a frenzy.
AJ Lee ultimately pulled off the win in front of her home crowd after Becky went face first into an exposed turnbuckle, which she herself exposed. Lee then put her in a Black Widow once again and Lynch tapped out in front of the refree and AJ Lee became the new Women’s Intercontinental Champion.
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