4 Predictions for WWE SmackDown Live: February 7, 2017

Elimination Chamber is this Sunday. What can we expect to see this Tuesday night leading up on SmackDown?

John Cena defends his 16th WWE Championship this Sunday at the SmackDown exclusive pay-per-view, Elimination Chamber. He will take on five other competitors. Cena will certainly have his hands full as he takes on the Intercontinental Champion, Dean Ambrose, The Miz, Baron Corbin, Bray Wyatt and AJ Styles. The leading favorite here is Bray Wyatt, as it seems likely that he will take on Randy Orton in the main event of Wrestlemania and begin his singles career. Of course, there are plenty of other possibilities with the talent pool participating.

On SmackDown last week, there was plenty of turmoil heading into the Elimination Chamber match. The majority of the competitors all duked it out last week at the conclusion of the show. Of course, this all occurred during the main event between Ambrose and Styles. Distractions ultimately cost The Lunatic Fringe his match against Styles, as he yet again found a way to beat Ambrose.

The tag team division ignited once again and in a big way. Nearly all the tag teams on the SmackDown roster came out to answer American Alpha’s open challenge, which led to an all out brawl between teams. GM, Daniel Bryan has since announced that a Tag Team Turmoil match will take place at Elimination Chamber. In other news, Naomi was able to score another pin fall victory over Women’s Champion, Alexa Bliss in tag team action. The two will face off at Elimination Chamber as well. Now, let’s get into the predictions for this week, as we head into the chamber.