After sending Goldberg, John Cena, and AJ Styles into retirement, WWE needs to book GUNTHER in a really big match at WrestleMania 42. On last week’s episode of Raw, the Ring General revealed what his road to WrestleMania looks like. It begins tonight on Raw when he competes in an Elimination Chamber qualifying triple threat match against Je’Von Evans and Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio. When GUNTHER prevails tonight, all he has to do is outlast the likes of Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and LA Knight inside the Chamber, and then a match against WWE Champion Drew McIntyre awaits at WrestleMania 42. GUNTHER already pinned McIntyre in a mid-card title match at WrestleMania 39, and he plans to do it again for a much bigger prize this time at WWE’s most important show of the year.

That’s all well and good, but GUNTHER’s plan for his road to WrestleMania could easily be turned upside down tonight. The nature of a triple threat match is that there are no disqualifications, which means that little shithead Dirty Dom can get away with all kinds of shady and cowardly tactics that disgrace the sacred sport of professional wrestling. That includes finding a way to steal the pin on Evans after GUNTHER obliterates the Raw newcomer with an extra bouncy powerbomb. The women’s Elimination Chamber qualifying match tonight is Bayley vs. Nattie vs. Asuka. There are a lot of ways WWE can go with this one. Asuka is generally pushed better than Nattie and Bayley, and also has a rival waiting for her in the chamber in the form of Rhea Ripley. But you never know when Kairi Sane’s help may backfire again on The Empress again. That could open the door for Nattie to win, as her new heel persona would seemingly thrive at the chance to decimate five other women inside a dangerous steel chamber. Bayley is an underdog in this one, especially with two other babyfaces (Ripley, Alexa Bliss) already qualified for the chamber.

The main event of WrestleMania 42 is supposed to be World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns. Finn Balor has a chance to ruin things for WWE if he beats Punk for the gold at Elimination Chamber. Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer is running out of patience with Royal Rumble winner Liv Morgan taking so long to make her WrestleMania decision. Dirty Dom took a slap to the face over it last week. The Vision has major problems with GM Adam Pearce after his series of terrible decisions apparently led Bron Breakker to train too hard and injure himself, requiring emergency surgery. Nattie beat the daylights out of Maxxine Dupri last week, and the “Low Key Legend” could feel a receipt that keeps her from winning her qualifier. Asuka and Bayley should have some back-up from their tag team partners if they need it. Which means this match really could go any way. For what it is worth, I’d love to see Nattie make the Elimination Chamber in Chicago. AJ Lee jumped to Dupri’s defence last week, but will be busy cutting a promo ahead of her WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship match in Chicago against Becky Lynch. She’ll need to up her game because Lynch wiped the floor with her last week. And it’s not just me saying it. Other people are saying it. Becky Lynch is saying it. Sports Illustrated is saying it.