WWE Elimination Chamber 2021: First card predictions after the Royal Rumble

Now that the Royal Rumble has concluded and we are mapping out the WrestleMania plans for victors Bianca Belair and Edge, it’s time to key in on WWE Elimination Chamber 2021. The events come at you fast during WrestleMania season, as the Elimination Chamber Pay Per View will take place in just three weeks on Feb. 21 at Tropicana Field.

Let’s take an early look at how the match card could shake out. Like last year, I am expecting to see two Elimination Chamber matches – one on each brand with one for the women and one for the men.

Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode (c) vs. Chad Gable and Otis for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships

But before we get into the Elimination Chamber matches, let’s talk about the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. Montez Ford is injured, so Sonya Deville told the Street Profits that she doesn’t want to risk them losing their rematch if Ford is less than 100 percent. Therefore, we can expect the not-so-grizzled veterans Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode to feud with some up-and-coming tag teams on Friday nights.

Otis and Chad Gable recently became a pair, and they’ve been very entertaining backstage. Something tells me these guys have what it takes to become tag champs at some point, and it’s worth noting that they’ve been in a lot of backstage segments with Daniel Bryan, who is very influential backstage.

I could go either way with this one, but you know what? I’ll be bold. We’ll get a title change with Otis and Gable picking up the belts.

Prediction: Otis and Chad Gable