Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair will clash ahead of their high-profile match at WWE WrestleMania 38.
At WWE Elimination Chamber, “The Baddest Woman on the Planet” will team up with Naomi face Flair, the reigning SmackDown Women’s Champion, and Sonya Deville. WWE announced the news following the conclusion of the February 11 episode of WWE SmackDown, when Rousey saved Naomi from a post-match beatdown at the hands of Flair and Naomi. “The Queen” retained her title against Naomi on Friday night.
Deville has been using her power as a WWE official to make Naomi’s life miserable in recent months, and the former champion will be eager to get some revenge in this tag team bout. Rousey returned to WWE at the Royal Rumble, and she won the 30-woman battle royal to earn a title shot at WrestleMania 38. She subsequently chose Flair as her opponent.
BREAKING: At #WWEChamber, @RondaRousey & @NaomiWWE will join forces against #SmackDown Women’s Champion @MsCharlotteWWE & @SonyaDevilleWWE!https://t.co/sgOv53fHe3 pic.twitter.com/09XcBJ5sKn
— WWE (@WWE) February 12, 2022
The official preview for the tag team match at Elimination Chamber, courtesy of WWE’s website, is as follows:
At WWE Elimination Chamber, Ronda Rousey & Naomi will join forces against SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair & Sonya Deville!
From the moment Naomi came to SmackDown, WWE Official Sonya Deville showed an undeniable disdain for the two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion and used nefarious means to make her life a living hell. This included costing The Glowing Superstar two different Championship Contender’s Matches against Flair.
Meanwhile, in the wake of winning the Royal Rumble Match, Ronda Rousey emerged on SmackDown for the first time ever and announced that she would challenge Flair for the SmackDown Women’s Title at WrestleMania. When the standoff turned volatile, Deville made the mistake of attempting to use physicality to reassert her authority, and The Baddest Woman on the Planet locked her in a brutal arm lock.
The following week, Deville found herself unable to use her position to extract payback on Rousey. Per an email sent by WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon, Sonya was forbidden from fining or suspending The Rowdy One. Deville also learned she couldn’t lay a hand on Naomi, especially during Naomi’s SmackDown Women’s Title Match against Flair. In response, Naomi emerged and used the opportunity to slap Sonya in the center of the ring without danger of repercussion.
Although Flair would defeat Naomi in the subsequent SmackDown Women’s Title Match, post contest taunting by Sonya on the defeated Naomi let the a 2-on-1 attack by The Queen and Deville. This brought Rousey to the rescue. Shortly after The Baddest Woman on the Planet sent Flair packing and once nearly locked Deville’s other arm up, the tag team matchup for WWE Elimination Chamber became official.
Don’t miss all the action of WWE Elimination Chamber, presented in cooperation with The General Entertainment Authority and streaming LIVE from Jeddah at noon ET/9 a.m. PT on Saturday, Feb. 19, on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.
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