WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 Start Time, Match Card And Odds

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 marks the last official stop on the road to WrestleMania 42, and it’s a big one.

At last month’s Royal Rumble PLE, WWE established two marquee WrestleMania title matches. First, Liv Morgan won the women’s Royal Rumble and earned the right to challenge a women’s world champion of her choosing, later selecting Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer. Then, Roman Reigns won the men’s Royal Rumble and challenged World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk the following night on Monday Night Raw.

At Saturday’s Elimination Chamber event, two more WrestleMania world title challengers will be be determined in a pair of star-studded Elimination Chamber matches, one for the men and one for the women’s division. In addition, two of WWE’s most prestigious titles will be on the line in Chicago.

ForbesWWE Elimination Chamber 2026 Preview, Picks And PredictionsBy Blake Oestriecher

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 Start Time and Streaming Info

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 returns to the United Center in Chicago and marks the first televised WWE event from the venue since 1994:

• Date: Saturday, Feb. 28
• Venue: United Center (Chicago)
• Start Time: 7 pm EST/6 pm CST (4 pm PST)
• Streaming Info: ESPN (US), Netflix (select countries and regions internationally)

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 Match Card

The 2026 WWE Elimination Chamber event will feature just four total matches, including two major title bouts and a pair of Elimination Chamber matches:

• Men’s WWE Elimination Chamber Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Je’Von Evans vs. LA Knight vs. Logan Paul vs. Randy Orton vs. Trick Williams
• Women’s WWE Elimination Chamber Match: Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka vs. Kiana James vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Tiffany Stratton
• World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Finn Balor
• Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. AJ Lee

The winner of the men’s Elimination Chamber match will challenge the WWE Champion, currently Drew McIntyre, at WrestleMania 42. Meanwhile, the women’s Elimination Chamber winner will challenge WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill on “The Grandest Stage of Them All.”

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 Betting Odds

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 betting odds from BetOnline.ag (h/t SEScoops) point toward a pair of overwhelming favorites and two virtual tossups. Note: Odds are subject to change.

Men’s WWE Elimination Chamber Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Je’Von Evans vs. LA Knight vs. Logan Paul vs. Randy Orton vs. Trick Williams

• Cody Rhodes (-400)
• Randy Orton (+225)
• LA Knight (+425)
• Logan Paul (n/a)
• Je’Von Evans (+1400)
• Trick Williams (+1600)

The men’s Elimination Chamber match is absolutely stacked with top-tier talent, and at least on paper, it would seem that any of the participants could win the match. In reality, though, that isn’t the case.

While beloved fan favorites like Randy Orton and LA Knight will be the sentimental favorites in Chicago, Rhodes is the clear-cut actual favorite. “The American Nightmare” is reportedly set to face WWE Champion Drew McIntyre (with Jacob Fatu possibly making it a triple threat) at WrestleMania 42, meaning he essentially has to win this match.

Any other outcome at WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 would be a swerve for the ages, though McIntyre’s on-screen issues with several top SmackDown talents could lead to him defending the title against numerous stars at WrestleMania.

Women’s WWE Elimination Chamber Match: Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka vs. Kiana James vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Tiffany Stratton

• Rhea Ripley (-155)
• Tiffany Stratton (+110)
• Alexa Bliss (+525)
• Raquel Rodriguez (+900)
• Asuka (+1400)
• Kiana James (+2000)

The women’s WWE Elimination Chamber match is the biggest tossup at the PLE, largely due to the uncertainty surrounding the women’s world title picture.

Royal Rumble winner Liv Morgan has officially declared her intent to challenge Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Championship. That leaves a wide open field of possible challengers for the WWE Women’s Championship, and due in large part to the absence of Bianca Belair, there isn’t a clear frontrunner.

That makes this match a slight lean toward Rhea Ripley to set up a first-ever dream match, though Tiffany Stratton also makes sense given her history with Cargill.

World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (-5000) vs. Finn Balor (+1000)

After the epic post-Royal Rumble confrontation between CM Punk and Roman Reigns, the expected clash between Punk and Reigns is likely going to main event WrestleMania Sunday. Surely, Finn Balor won’t change that.

The main reason that Punk is even feuding with Balor at all is that Punk reportedly requested it. While Balor’s faux face turn has created an intriguing storyline for the Universal Champion, it’s painfully obvious that he’s a placeholder feud until Reigns returns to TV next month.

Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (+185) vs. AJ Lee (-275)

AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch taking place at WWE Elimination Chamber is certainly surprising given that this dream match sas heavily expected for WrestleMania 42.

That, however, is reportedly still part of the plan, and WWE is expected to make that clear at Elimination Chamber. What this suggests is that Lynch, in the role of the cowardly heel, will retain her title in cheap fashion at Elimination Chamber and then lose it to Lee in a rematch at WrestleMania 42.

But that’s obviously not a lock, and it wouldn’t be a shocker if Lynch loses the title at WWE Elimination Chamber and then wins it back at WrestleMania instead.