Because of that news whistling in the wind, there are some interesting odds at play here. Reigns was manipulated into putting the world title shot he had already won at the Royal Rumble on the line, and even though the odds favor Reigns retaining that shot it’s still a tricky situation given that the rumor mill has Bryan winding up in a triple threat against Reigns and Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31 in San Jose. What’s not meaningless is the main event between Roman Reigns (-420) and Daniel Bryan (+330). WWE’s solution is “Fastlane” – a brand new PPV with a relatively meaningless name. Hanging ten tons of steel from the rafters just isn’t going to work with all those expensive/delicate electronics and all their cords. The weight and size alone weren’t the sole issue – sports arenas now routinely put large and expensive video boards in the middle of the stadium for replays and for a better view of the action if you’re in the “cheap seats” too far away. It was increasingly hard for WWE to find venues where a cage big enough to surround a wrestling ring weighing approximately ten tons could be hung from the ceiling. The problem for WWE is that the structure of the Elimination Chamber was very heavy – often billed as “ten tons of unforgiving steel” – and pretty close to that in actual weight. The danger of the chamber and its ability to reshape the WrestleMania card were big selling points, and back when there were two world titles, it was often used to find a second contender when the Royal Rumble winner had already chosen WHICH world title he would challenge for at Mania. In previous years WWE held an event between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania called Elimination Chamber. World Wrestling Entertainment is trying something new this year.
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