The 14 best WWE matches of the year you can stream right now – CNET [CNET]

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8. SmackDown Elimination Chamber match (Elimination Chamber)

Elimination Chamber 2021 may be remembered as the ill-fated event that ended with The Miz winning the WWE Championship, temporarily dragging the title’s prestige. But it opened with an Elimination Chamber match featuring Daniel Bryan, Jey Uso, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin and Cesaro that stole the show, and which is absolutely worth a watch. 

The Chamber bout was for a shot at Roman Reigns’ Universal Championship. Cesaro, Daniel Bryan and Kevin Owens were all possible victors, and the fact that they were all equally plausible winners made the match more dramatic. Outstanding action between Bryan, Cesaro and Uso was mixed with solid character work by Uso, Owens and Zayn. 

This match had everything and was ultimately won by Bryan. He wouldn’t have much time to savour his triumph though, as Reigns immediately hit the ring for the Universal Championship. That was a sub-two-minute affair and set the stage for Fastlane’s exceptional main event.