The Shield defeats John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus at Elimination Chamber

The Shield defeated the super team of John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus at the Elimination Chamber. The ending was a bit of a shock. Ryback prepared to Shell Shock Seth Rollins when Roman Reigns gave the WWE's hungriest superstar a hellacious spear. Rollins covered Ryback for the win.

The match was great, and Dean Ambrose sold like he was Shawn Michaels.

If any of the super friends were to take the fall, I figured it'd be Sheamus, not Ryback, who was clearly hurt by his losses to CM Punk. But maybe this sets up a Ryback heel turn, as the disgusted beast walked out on Cena and Sheamus after the match.

Where is The Shield storyline going? It's not clear. But WWE kept the three men strong, and didn't kill them off (remember the Nexus at SummerSlam?). 

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Ryback, John Cena and Sheamus vs. The Shield in the Elimination Chamber? Ryback says so

Maybe Ryback is confused, but the super-hungry wrestler hinted at a key change in this Sunday's Elimination Chamber six-man tag match with John Cena and Sheamus against The Shield.

Justice will be delivered hard to @theshieldwwe this sunday in NOLA in The Chamber. #FeedMeMore
— Ryback (@Ryback22) February 11, 2013

In the Chamber? Will we see a War Games-style Elimination Chamber match? Hard to imagine WWE would let Cena, Sheamus and Ryback go into WrestleMania with losses, but it's too soon to totally kill The Shield.

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John Cena, Sheamus and Ryback will meet The Shield at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view

Team Hell No and Ryback couldn't eradicate The Shield at TLC so now super friends John Cena, Sheamus and Ryback will give it a shot at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view on February 17. Cena challenged Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to a six-man tag match after the February 4 edition of Raw. And The Shield apparently agreed to fight.

The Cena-Sheamus-Ryback alliance has some issues. Yes, it's great that the babyfaces have finally banded together against the outsiders. But this is a doomed partnership for one reason: the Royal Rumble match. Ryback eliminated Sheamus. And Cena eliminated Ryback to win it and get the WrestleMania championship match. So Sheamus and Ryback don't care about missing out on the main eventing WrestleMania? I'm guessing they do, so dissension seems inevitable.
Also, WWE had the opportunity to do a War Games-style match with both teams in the Chamber. But it doesn't look like that's the direction they're going, which is probably best. Heading into WrestleMani,a team Cena-Sheamus-Ryback shouldn't be losing. Neither should every member of The Shield. So a elimination match, while the most exciting option, is probably the worst option. 

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John Cena challenges the WWE Champion to a match at WrestleMania XXIX (video)

Royal Rumble winner John Cena challenged The Rock or CM Punk to a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXIX. I fully expect Cena to meet The Rock in a rematch of WrestleMania XXVIII. It's the biggest money match WWE can promote.

After making the announcement on Raw, the Shield attacked Cena and fended off a save by Sheamus and Ryback. Looks like the Shield may be meeting Cena, Ryback and Sheamus at the Elimination Chamber.

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