Randy Orton, Rhea Ripley enter WrestleMania 42 title picture with Elimination Chamber wins

The WrestleMania 42 rubric representation was cleared up Saturday nighttime astatine WWE Elimination Chamber.

Randy Orton and Rhea Ripley picked up victories successful their respective men’s and women’s Elimination Chamber matches and earned rubric shots astatine WrestleMania, which volition instrumentality spot April 18-19 successful Las Vegas astatine Allegiant Stadium.

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Randy Orton celebrates his triumph during WWE Elimination Chamber astatine the United Center connected Feb. 28, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)

Orton came into the men’s lucifer arsenic a wildcard. He had to get done Cody Rhodes, Logan Paul, LA Knight, Trick Williams and Je’Von Evans to triumph the match.

Luckily for Orton, Paul was connected a teardrop arsenic helium eliminated 3 opponents. But Paul didn’t relationship for being attacked by a masked man. The idiosyncratic entered the enclosure aft 1 superstar was eliminated. He past delivered a curb stomp to Paul who was past eliminated by Rhodes. Moments later, Seth Rollins revealed himself to beryllium the masked man.

Rhodes needed to enactment connected precocious alert arsenic Undisputed WWE champion Drew McIntyre entered the fray. He pummeled Rhodes earlier Orton got involved. He RKO’d McIntyre and Rhodes nailed him with the Cross Rhodes. Rhodes was distracted agelong capable for Orton to deed the "American Nightmare" with an RKO. Orton pinned Rhodes to get his title chance.

Rhea Ripley enters the ringing during WWE Elimination Chamber astatine the United Center connected Feb. 28, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)

In the women’s match, Ripley entered the lucifer fifth. She managed to debar immoderate of the chaotic moments arsenic Asuka nailed Alexis Bliss with greenish mist. Kiana James pinned Bliss and eliminated her but it was capable of a distraction to assistance Raquel Rodriguez. She capitalized and deed a Tejana Bomb connected Asuka and onto James. She pinned some competitors and eliminated them.

Ripley’s acquisition successful the enclosure paid off. She went to the high-risk territory and nailed a cannonball from the apical of a pod. It allowed Tiffany Stratton to nail the Prettiest Moonsault Ever with a pin to destruct Rodriguez.

Ripley and Stratton were the last 2 left. Ripley deed Stratton with an electrical facebuster, making the erstwhile champion bleed from her nose. As Stratton regained the precocious hand, she tried to acceptable up Ripley for different moonsault but Ripley pushed her into the pod.

Ripley forced Stratton backmost into the ring, deed the Riptide and pinned Stratton.

 Rhea Ripley celebrates her triumph during WWE Elimination Chamber astatine the United Center connected Feb. 28, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

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Orton volition look McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Ripley volition situation Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship.

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