WWE Elimination Chamber 2017: Predicting Order of Eliminations in Title Match
By Bryan Heaton
WWE.com
Second Elimination: Baron Corbin
Sorry, Barry, but you’re getting the Cena elimination. There’s not much else for you here yet.
Corbin is an interesting case in this Elimination Chamber match. He’s clearly being prepped for some big things down the road. But as of right now, at this very second, he’s still a little ways off.
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The good thing for The Lone Wolf is that he’s a big guy, and he handles himself exceedingly well in the ring. He can have a monster push in this one – like, perhaps, eliminating John Cena one on one. That automatically legitimizes him for future world title opportunities, while still giving him time to get comfortable as a main eventer.
The question becomes, how do you eliminate a guy like Baron Corbin while protecting him for the future? I think the “anything goes” aspect of a chamber match can be a big help for that. Say Corbin takes out Cena, and next in is Dean Ambrose. Those two can tear it up a bit, and AJ Styles enters next. AJ is capable of playing the tweener role, and despite differences with Ambrose can work with him to get rid of the bigger threat. A couple of finishers on the steel grating, and Corbin takes a powder.