JUST ANNOUNCED: The #WWEChampion will have to defend his title in the ELIMINATION CHAMBER at @WWE Elimination Chamber! @shanemcmahon #SDLive pic.twitter.com/VEqJckjSDU
— WWE (@WWE) January 18, 2017
The SmackDown brand WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view will see the WWE Championship defended inside the Chamber for the main event. The winner will go on to defend the championship in one of the WrestleMania 33 main events.
Current WWE Champion AJ Styles will defend the championship against John Cena at the Royal Rumble on 1/29, just 2 weeks before the Chamber PPV.
Elimination Chamber takes place on 2/12 from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.