Rhea Ripley makes her entrance before a triple threat match against Naomi and Iyo Sky during the WWE 2025 SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium on August 03, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. - Elsa/Getty ImagesDaisy RuthSun, March 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM UTC·2 min readRhea Ripley is going to WrestleMania to challenge WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill after winning the 2026 Women's Elimination Chamber match. Ripley pinned Tiffany Stratton, and outlasted Raquel Rodriguez, Kiana James, Asuka, and Alexa Bliss.
James and Stratton started off the match, and the former gymnasts went back-and-forth. Stratton went for a back handspring elbow, but James got out of the way and Stratton crashed into a pod. Asuka was out next, and James rushed into her pod and tried to beat her down, but Asuka was relentless, smashing Stratton off Bliss' pod after beating James down. James sling shotted Stratton face-first into the cage, and it was Ripley out next. She hit a Razor's Edge to Stratton and threw her into Asuka.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRipley and Bliss tangled with each other in the middle of the ring, countering each other's finishes. Bliss climbed the cage while the other women brawled below, and took out everyone but James with a cross body. James walked into a Sister Abigail, but Asuka hit Bliss with the mist. James rolled up Bliss for the first elimination of the match.
Rodriguez was out of the pod last and overpowered everyone, including James, who she ran through a pod. She slammed Asuka onto James, stacked the women, and eliminated them both. Ripley hit a cannonball to Rodriguez from the top of a pod, then Stratton hit a Prettiest Moonsault Ever to eliminate Rodriguez.
Stratton hit Ripley with the Alabama Slam, but Ripley got out of the way of a Swanton and ended up sending Stratton into the canvas face-first. Stratton hit her second Swanton attempt, but Ripley kicked out. Stratton looked for her moonsault again, but Ripley got up to smash her into the pod in front of her from the top turnbuckle and hit the Riptide for the win.
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