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WWE reportedly planned for Roman Reigns to defend the Universal Championship inside the Elimination Chamber, but changed their plans to avoid a repeat of the scenario.
Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio (m / t Jason Ounpraseuth by Wrestling Inc.) said WWE did not want an overlap between Reigns and Drew McIntyre, who is expected to defend the WWE Championship inside the chamber during next week’s pay-per-view.
Reigns will face the winner of the Elimination Chamber match instead, after Paul Heyman revealed a kayfabe clause in his contract that took his client out of the match.
Cesaro, Daniel Bryan, Jey Uso, Kevin Owens, King Corbin and Sami Zayn is ready for the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match. Uso and Owens were put in the match by WWE manager Adam Pearce, while Cesaro, Bryan, Corbin and Zayn all qualified with matches on Friday on SmackDown.
Reigns appears to be heading for a WrestleMania match with Edge, so the House pay-per-view is little more than a stepping stone.
The most logical booking scenario is for Roman to beat a beaten competitor before Edge comes and makes the stop, setting him up to ultimately reveal Reigns as his opponent at WrestleMania.
Pearce’s lingering tensions with Reigns also seem to hint at some type of involvement for the WWE official.
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