Smackdown's Elimination Chamber 2013 Matches

Smackdown actually has two big matches at the Elimination Chamber PPV. One is the Elimination Chamber match to decide who will challenge for the World title at Wrestlemania. The other is the World title match between Alberto Del Rio and Big Show. You also have the wildcard of Dolph Ziggler and his briefcase.

The Elimination Chamber match will feature Randy Orton, Jack Swagger, Mark Henry, Kane, Daniel Bryan, and Chris Jericho. Kane and Daniel Bryan have their own issues, so it is not likely either of them will win. With the current gimmick Jack Swagger is running with, a feud with Del Rio would make sense. That does not mean it needs to be for the title. Mark Henry already has a ton of momentum, but would they give him a title shot at Wrestlemania? Randy Orton has not had a big title match in a while. It would be good to see him get that again. In the end, Chris Jericho seems like the best choice to win this. I'll get to why later.

Big Show gets another rematch against Del Rio. When this feud was first getting started, I was hoping it would not drag on. Although they have extended it, they have done it well. A lot of good segments involved in this feud. But it is going to have to end. Who should win the title? Really no point in handing it back to Big Show now, although having him feud with Randy Orton over the title heading into Wrestlemania could be interesting. Let Del Rio retain here. He probably won't hold it much longer.

Ziggler has that briefcase. Why not finally cash in after the match between Alberto Del Rio and Big Show? Big Show gets mad about not winning the title, lays out Del Rio, and Ziggler enters for the win. Combine that with Jericho winning the title shot like I said earlier. That feud between Ziggler and Jericho started last year. It would be fitting to take it to Wrestlemania as a title match. Look at it this way, just as much as the WWE can sell Cena having a bad year last year, they can also sell Jericho having a bad year last year. That was part of the issue between Jericho and Ziggler when the feud started. Had Jericho lost his touch? Just like things can turn around for Cena at Wrestlemania, the WWE can push that same story with Jericho. To me, that would be the best option. Too predictable? Maybe, but what better way to handle this situation? Ziggler finally cashes in, the feud between him and Jericho gets taken to another level, and you have a Wrestlemania-worthy World title match.