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Your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.
Cole and Corey are in the ring and Cole mentions that tonight we pay tribute to AJ Styles.
Gunther interrupts Corey's introduction and he makes his way to the ring.
Gunther says you were trying your best but it was not good enough. He tells them to get behind the announce table and talk about how great he is.
Gunther says you are not happy to see him because you idiots came here to celebrate the career of AJ Styles. He says it is disgraceful to have a celebration for a loser. You feel for the losers like Bill Goldberg, John Cena, and AJ Styles. What they all have in common is that he killed their careers. What should really happen tonight should be a celebration for a truly great wrestler.
Adam Pearce comes out and he tells Gunther that is enough as he makes his way to the ring.
He says he knew that Gunther was going to come out. We are going to celebrate the career of AJ Styles. He tells Gunther his boys are escorting him out of the building.
Gunther says he is going to leave, not because he is being told to leave, but because he is disgraced by what is going to happen tonight.
Gunther goes to the back with his phalanx of Pearce's security.
Dragon Lee attacks Gunther from behind and he has to be pulled off Gunther.
Gunther and Pearce argue in the back and Lee jumps Gunther from behind again. Lee gets Gunther to the ground and he is pulled off Gunther by security.
Pearce asks Gunther if he is happy.
Cody Rhodes stops by to look at Gunther and then he walks to the ring.
Cody says he knows what you want to talk about and that is AJ Styles. He says AJ is wrestling royalty.
Bronson Reed's music plays and he is joined on the stage by Paul Heyman, Logan Paul, and Austin Theory.
Austin takes the mic and he says he cannot stand this place. He does not like that you disrespect Paul and the group. He says he is ashamed to be from Atlanta.
Logan says he is not ashamed to be from Atlanta . . . Cody Rhodes. Just like everyone from Atlanta, he has zero common sense. Showing on Raw? Are you insane? When Bronson wins tonight and wins the Elimination Chamber and wins at Wrestlemania, they are taking over Smackdown. You will be the first person out the door.
Cody says he doesn't know but he is pretty sure that there is someone who would disagree with that . . .
Jey Uso's music plays and he comes through the crowd with his brother Jimmy.
Match Number One: Jey Uso versus Bronson Reed versus El Grande Americano Classico in an Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match
Jey punches Reed and so does Classico. They alternate punches on Reed and then Jey with an uppercut. Reed runs through a double clothesline and he connects with one of his own. Reed Irish whips Jey into Classico and Jey moves when Reed goes for a splash. Reed blocks a kick and Jey with a dragon whip. Jey sets for a suicide dive but Reed with a forearm. Classico goes up top and hits a moonsault onto Reed and Jey. Classico escapes and sends Reed into the ring post. Jey joins Classico in sending Reed into the post again. Classico with punches to Reed on the floor and he returns to the ring. They fist bump and Jey and Classico lock up. Classico with a drop toe hold into an arm bar. Classico with a snap mare and knee drops to the arm and a kick. Reed gets back on the apron and Classico drop kicks Reed off the apron. Jey with an inside cradle for a near fall.
Classico with chops to Jey. Classico with Divorce Court and a bridging hammer lock. Classico falls back to the mat to add more damage to the arm. Jey with punches to Classico. Classico punches back. Classico kicks Jey's arm tied up in the rops and then he kicks Reed off the apron and we get a Classico dance. Classico with an Irish whip and Jey floats over and punches Classico. Jey goes to the turnbuckles for punches. Jey with an uppercut and he puts Classico on the turnbuckles. Reed with a head butt to Jey and he gets both men on his shoulders for a double Samoan drop. Reed with a punch to Jey and he hits a back elbow. Reed with an elbow drop for a near fall. Reed with a punch to Jey and he chokes him in the ropes.
Reed kicks Classico off the apron into the ringside barrier. Reed works on Jey's neck. Jey with punches but Reed catches Jey on a cross body and he hits a standing power slam. Grande with a head butt to Reed and a bulldog to Reed that ends with a leg drop on Jey for a near fall. Reed blocks a German suplex and Jey punches Classico. Classico with Chaos Theory to Jey and he lands a little short on a diving head butt 90 percent across the ring. Classico gets a near fall. Classico with a German suplex to Reed for a near fall. Everyone is down in the ring. Reed goes to the floor and the referee checks on Classico. Jey struggles to get back to his feet while Classico has the same issues. Jey and Classico stand across from each other in opposite corners. The referee says something to Jey and Classico.
They lock up and Classico sends Jey to the mat and slams the arm into the mat. Classico sends Jey into the corner and he kicks Jey many times. Jey goes to the floor. Classico with forearms to Jey as they go around ringside. We see footage of Reed possibly injuring himself breaking up a cover. Jey with a suicide dive to Classico. Jey goes up top but Classico hits the ropes to crotch Jey. Classico goes to the turnbuckles for a superplex but Jey blocks it and sends Classico to the mat. Jey with a frog splash but Classico gets his knees up and gets a near fall with an inside cradle. Classico with an ankle lock and Jey crawls to the ropes but realizes it doesn't help him. Jey kicks Classico but Classico holds on. Jey rolls through to send Classico into the corner. Jey with a super kick and Classico with a rolling kick.
Jey with a spear and he goes up top for a frog splash and he gets the three count.
Winner: Jey Uso
We take a look back at AJ Styles' career with a look at his debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble.
Shinsuke Nakamura and Bobby Roode are in the back.
Tyler Reddick's car makes its way into the garage and CM Punk comes out of the passenger seat.
Liv Morgan makes her way to the ring with Dominik Mysterio and she still appears to be shaken with what she was told last week by Stephanie Vaquer.
We see subtitles to tell everyone who doesn't speak Spanish what Stephanie said.
Dom says you are in the presence of the greatest Intercontinental Champion, AAA Mega Champion, and Royal Rumble winner of All Time. He says it is the moment you have all been waiting for. Liv is going to make her decision for her opponent at Wrestlemania. Dom asks the champions to come out so she can make her decision face to face.
Stephanie Vaquer comes out first.
She is followed by Jade Cargill.
Liv takes the mic and she says she knows you have been patiently waiting for her to decide who her Wrestlemania opponent is. She is ready but she has something to get off her chest first. Liv tells Stephanie her words last week caught her by surprise. She says she has never been that vulnerable. She says Stephanie was right. She says she didn't know about Stephanie's story to get to WWE. Now that she knows her story, she says that she is sorry for judging her. You are champion because of what you went through.
Liv turns to Jade and punches Stephanie with the mic.
Jade backs away while Liv punches Stephanie many times. Liv with a Codebreaker and then she takes Stephanie's title belt and hits obLIVion. Liv holds the belt up.
Byron is in the back with Je'Von Evans.
Byron asks Evans about his victory last week.
Evans says he is . . .
Offset shows up and he says he is here for AJ and his song will be the theme for Elimination Chamber.
The New Day shows up and Woods complains about how Atlanta is treating him.
Kofi asks Offset why he never showed up when they invited him.
Evans makes a challenge and Woods says he is injured. Kofi tells Evans to lace up his boots because Evans cannot lace up his.
We get comments from wrestlers about A Styles.
We take a look at AJ Styles beating Jinder Mahal to become WWE Champion.
Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows show up to surprise Michin, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa.
Match Number Two: Maxxine Dupri versus Nattie
Nattie runs Dupri into the corner and punches her. Dupri with a drop kick and a spinning heel kick. Dupri with a kick and Nattie goes to the floor. Dupri follows and Nattie sends Dupri over the ringside barrier but Dupri with a kick and cross body off the ringside barrier. Dupri sends Nattie into the ringside barrier. Nattie kicks Dupri into the ring post and Dupri is down. Nattie stands over Dupri and the referee stops her. Nattie with punches to the back of the head and she punches Dupri some more.
Winner: Nattie (by referee stoppage)
Liv wishes Raquel luck and Raquel says she doesn't need luck to win.
JD apologizes to Finn for last week. He says he wants what is best for Finn.
Finn says brothers fight and it is water under the bridge. Finn says he has to do it alone.
Dom tells Finn and JD that they left him hanging and that is why he lost. He tells them that they need his help next week against Penta.
JD says he will be there.
Finn says that he is preparing for the biggest match of his career. He points out what when they were injured, he had to do it alone. He says that Dom needs to grow up and do it on his own.
Trick Williams comes out to challenge for the Interstitial Interview championship.
Cathy asks him about Jey qualifying for the Chamber and asks about his strategy.
Trick says he has finally arrived. He says he wasn't supposed to be here tonight, but someone told him that Atlanta has the best chicken wings in the world. If they have the best chicken wings, maybe it is right that he came with his shoes. He says he is going to get the job done. No one will be YEETIN'. No RKOs. No American Nightmares. No one sayin YEAH. We won't be bouncy. It is about him.
We take a look at Oba Femi with a video package.
Adam wants to know why the crate is here and he is told that Nick wanted it sent here. He tells the assistant to send it to Chicago so they can open it together.
Rusev asks to talk to Pearce but Pearce says he has a meeting.
Oba Femi shows up and Rusev says Oba talks too much for a new guy.
Pearce tells them to put things off for AJ.
Pearce leaves with Rusev (but he had something else to do?)
Brock Lesnar comes out and does the Brock Bounce, making sure he doesn't fall on his rear end again, and then makes his way to the ring,with Paul Heyman.
Paul does his introduction for himself and Brock.
Paul says Wrestlemania traditionally has two main events, the title match and the Undertaker streak. Paul reminds us that Brock ended Undertaker's streak so that main event spot went to Brock. The only dead man walking is the one who comes down the aisle to face Brock. Who will fight Brock at Wrestlemania? He does not have a prediction or spoiler because there was not one person man enough that he could identify to take the ass kicking of biblical proportions at Westlemania against Brock.
Paul says these are Brock's appearances on the Road to Wrestlemania. Will be on the five Raws starting on March 16th. If anyone wants to experience a victimization, all that man has to do is get in the face of Brock Lesnar. Paul says he doesn't think that is going to happen. No one will answer Brock's open challenge. You can have all the title matches you want, the real main event is whomever is going to get their ass kicked and conquered by Brock. There is no one in that locker room with the balls to take that ass kicking at Wrestlemania from Brock.
Paul drops the mic.
Becky Lynch asks what AJ has ever done. You held one butterfly belt, but Becky says she changed the game. She says she has taken this business to heights it would never reach with you. You do not deserve to hold this, but she deserves to get rid of you and retire you in front of your friends and family in your home town. You will be the least talented AJ to retire this year. She proves it on Saturday.
Match Number Three: Je'Von Evans versus Kofi Kingston
Kofi with a waist lock and hammer lock. Evans with a reversal but Kofi reverses and he slaps Evans in the back of the head. Evans with a wrist lock. Kofi with a reversal into a wrist lock. Evans with a reversal. Kofi with a punch and he has some words for Evans. Evans with a super kick for a near fall. Evans clotheslines Kofi over the top rope to the floor. Waller distracts Evans to stop a dive by Evans. Evans goes for a plancha but Kofi gets out of the landing area. Waller distracts Evans but Kofi cannot take advantage. Evans with a flying knee for a near fall. Kofi calls for a time out. Kofi offers his hand and Evans blocks a kick. Kofi with a thumb to the eyes when the referee is distracted by Waller. Evans is sent to the floor and Kofi with a kick from the apron.
Kofi sends Evans' head into the announce table. Kofi bounces Evans' head off the announce table. They return to the ring and Kofi kicks Evans in the corner. Kofi with a thrust kick to Evans and he kicks Evans in the back. Kofi with a drop kick into the corner and he gets a near fall. Kofi with a double wrist lock. Evans with punches and Kofi trips Evans and goes to the floor. Kofi goes up top and he hits a chop to the top of the head and he gets a near fall. Kofi with punches. Evans with punches and Kofi with a forearm and punch. Kofi with a chop and slaps. Evans with kicks and punches. Evans with punches to Kofi but Kofi blocks a punch. Evans avoids SOS and Kofi blocks a kick. Evans with a series of thrust kicks. Evans with a rebound spinning heel kick. Evans goes up top and he goes for a moonsault but Kofi moves and Evans lands awkwardly. Kofi with SOS for a near fall.
Kofi goes for a kick but Evans with a rollup for a near fall. Evans with a rebound round kick and he sends Kofi to the floor. Evans limps to the ropes and hits a plancha. Waller punches Evans when Kofi distracts the referee. Kofi with a leg drop to the back of the head for a near fall. Kofi argues with the referee about the count. Waller and Offset exchange words. Offset sends Waller over the announce table (conveniently Corey and Cole moved). Evans with a double jump cutter for the three count.
Winner: Je'Von Evans
We take a look at AJ with more comments from the wrestlers.
Frankie Kazarian walks in the back and he sees a Boiler Room and he opens the door. Abyss comes out.
CM Punk makes his way to the ring.
We see the first AJ Styles/John Cena match.
Finn Balor says CM Punk isn't the only person with someone mad at him. He needs to prove why he has to do it on his own. He needs to prove to the doubters and Judgment Day that he can be champion. It has been ten years. When he lost to Punk in Belfast, he learned to stop asking himself what if and saying when. When you beat CM Punk. When you become World Champ. When you main event Wrestlemania, there will be no what ifs. People will know who is the best in the world.
Punk says tonight is not about him. He says he is here to celebrate AJ Styles so he says the crowd can chant for AJ. Punk says he wants to save time for AJ to speak to his people. He has a big day in front of his people in Chicago. He needs to address a few things. He asks what if this was the last time he got to say if it is great to be alive and in Atlanta? What if? Finn talked about what ifs. What if you didn't jump him in Toronto and ruin the last time he would share a ring with AJ Styles? You wouldn't be getting a title shot. It is risky being a fighting champion. He says he is doing the best he can. He is giving you a fighting champion and following in the footsteps of the great.
People like Terry Funk, Harley Race, the Undertaker, Bret Hart, and others.
He says he doesn't like to deal in what ifs? Punk asks what if Roman Reigns was here tonight? This is why he doesn't like dealing in what ifs because it isn't rooted in reality. He says he is in every town with boots on the ground. What if Finn Balor beats him and he loses? No risk, no reward. The reality is that Roman will be here next week. What if he doesn't wait until Wrestlemania and he punches him in his stupid face next week? He doesn't deal in what ifs, he deals in facts. He will ask Finn and Roman ask themselves what if. He doesn't have to say what if he was champioin because he is. He doesn't have to ask what if he was the best in the world because he is best in the world. He doesn't have to ask what if he is in the main event of Wrestlemania because he is the main event.
Petey Williams, Jeremy Borash, and Omos are in the back.
Match Number Four: Iyo Sky versus Kairi Sane versus Raquel Rodriguez in an Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match
Sane with a forearm to Raquel but she pushes her away. Raquel with a boot to Sane. Iyo with handsprings and a leg sweep. Iyo goes for a sunset flip but Raquel does not go down and she sends Iyo into the turnbuckles. Raquel slams Sane and then misses both women with a splash. Iyo and Kairi chop Raquel and Irish whip her. Iyo with a hip and Sane with a hip into the corner. Sane gets a near fall and she shows her ears on the cover. Sane with a rebound head scissors take down and Iyo gets a near fall. Iyo with a kick and a back body drop. Iyo with a waist lock and Sane blocks it. Sane kicks Raquel away and Sane with a waist lock.
Raquel picks up Sane and Iyo and hits a fallaway slam on both. Raquel sends Sane to the apron and Raquel goes over the top rope when Sane pulls the ropes down. Raquel catches Sane on an elbow off the turnbuckles. Iyo with a moonsault and she shows Sane how to have ears. Sane and Iyo return to the ring and Iyo goes up top. Iyo kicks Raquel to the floor. Sane pulls Iyo off the turnbuckles and Iyo hits the top turnbuckle before the mat. Sane with kicks to Iyo. Sane marches into a Sliding D and she gets a near fall. Sane and Iyo with forearms. Sane with a back elbow and she gets a near fall. Sane with an anchor and she bridges. Raquel sends Sane face first into the mat to break up the hold. Raquel kicks Sane and sends her to the floor.
Raquel with elbow drops to Iyo. Raquel with a fallaway slam to Iyo. Raquel goes to the floor and she picks up Iyo.and sends her into the apron. Raquel sends Iyo back into the ring and Sane with forearms to the back. Sane goes for a fisherman's suplex on the apron but Raquel blocks it. Sane and Raquel are on the floor and Sane returns to the ring. Iyo with shotei to San followed by a flapjack. Iyo with a drop kick to Raquel through the ropes. Iyo goes to the apron and she kicks Sane. Iyo with a springboard drop kick and the ears are back. Iyo charges at Sane but Raquel with a POUNCE. Raquel with a clothesline to Sane for a near fall. Iyo blocks a Tejana Bomb on Sane and Raquel is sent into the ring post. Iyo with a suicide dive onto Raquel. Sane goes up top and hits an elbow drop on Raquel. Iyo drop kicks Raquel over the ringside barrier. Sane with a back fist and she sends Iyo back into the ring. Sane goes up top and misses the elbow but she gets a near fall with a back slide. Iyo with a butterfly back breaker and she goes up top for a moonsault and hits it.
Raquel pulls Sane away to break up the cover. Raquel with a clothesline to Sane. Iyo with a thrust kick to Raquel on the apron and follows with a drop kick. Iyo drops Raquel on the top rope and Iyo goes up top. Iyo with a missile drop kick. Iyo with a running double knee strike and then she goes up top for a moonsault and Raquel stops her and tries for a Tejana Bomb. Iyo kicks Raquel away and Iyo with a tornado DDT. Iyo goes up top for a moonsault and Sane pushes Iyo off the turnbuckles. Sane does for the elbow drop but Raquel gets her knees up. Raquel with a Tejana Bomb for the three count.
Winner: Raquel Rodriguez
Cole tells everyone that he suffered a biceps tear and is out indefinitely.
They run through the card for Elimination Chamber.
Next week, Dominik Mysterio defends the Intercontinental Title against Penta. Dragon Lee faces Gunther. Roman Reigns will appear.
Cathy Kelley is with Jade Cargill.
Jade wants Cathy to repeat her name.
Cathy asks about Liv facing Stephanie.
Jade says Liv made the smartest decision in her life by picking Stephanie.
Cathy asks Jade how does she feel going into Elimination Chamber.
Jade tells Cathy she doesn't care about any of these women and . . . we go back to the broadcast.
We have a video package for AJ Styles.
AJ Styles' music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
AJ says he was going to wear a suit,, but the last time, he beat the piss out of Cody so he decided not to wear a suit. He says he thought it would be easy, but if he gets choked up, it isn't because he is sad. AJ says he is so grateful to be in Atlanta. He says he grew up 45 miles down the road in Gainesville, Georgia. People don't get to have a celebration like this when they retire and he is thankful for this night. AJ says thank you.
He says in his core, he is still that kid from Gainesville, Georgia who fell in love with wrestling. He wrestled in Gainesville, The Asylum, the Tokyo Dome, and at Wrestlemania. He says he wrestled some OGs. Daniels, Joe, and Frankie Kazarian made their marks on wrestling. Then he went to Japan. AJ says he met some Good Brothers over there. Gallows and Anderson showed him what it was like to have fun. AJ says if you are having fun, he is having fun. He says he has done almost everything . . . Almost. The one thing he hasn't done is be a full time father.
AJ says you have heard this before. Missed birthdays. Missed anniversaries. Missed games. He has missed them all. AJ says his flex should be all of the titles he won all over the world. AJ says his biggest flex is having the best wife in the world. You never showed him down and told him to stop. You pushed him forward and held the family together. You are the one. AJ tells his wife that he loves her. AJ thanks his family for being here.
He says things might not have gone they way you wanted to against Gunther at the Royal Rumble. AJ says it wasn't the way he wanted it to go. It is poetic. AJ says not many people get to go out where they started. AJ mentions he made his debut at the Royal Rumble in 2016. His last match was at the 2026 Royal Rumble. AJ says he didn't leave his gloves in the ring, but he is a man of his word.
AJ takes off his vest and puts it on the mat. He didn't take off his gloves at the Royal Rumble because he wanted to take them with him to the house and then come to Atlanta and be in this ring and leave his gloves at home. AJ takes off the gloves and puts them on top of the vest.
AJ says he would be nothing without you and he thanks everyone for their love and says he loves all of you.
AJ gets on the turnbuckles and he gets a standing ovation.
Everyone comes out onto the stage to give AJ one more ovation.
The gong sounds and the lights go out.
The Undertaker rides to the ring on his motorcycle. He gets into the ring
Taker asks him if he is going to leave his stuff. He tells AJ they have some unfinished business. He asks AJ if he heard the saying if you see me coming, you are already gone. Taker says that he changed it. If you see me coming, that means you are going. Taker says it is his esteemed honor to tell him that he is going into the Hall of Fame this year.
AJ hugs Taker and we see his family's reaction before they join him in the ring.
We go to credits.
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