Bobby Lashley will defend the WWE Championship inside the Elimination Chamber in Saudi Arabia.
WWE has announced that the new champion will defend the title inside of the Elimination Chamber on Saturday, February 19th in Saudi Arabia at the company’s next major show.
There will be six participants in the match with the remaining five spots to be determined.
BREAKING NEWS: @fightbobby will defend the #WWETitle in an Elimination Chamber Match at #WWEChamber in Jeddah on Saturday, Feb. 19.https://t.co/qVm3NVWRLk pic.twitter.com/wgmqRfsJOK
— WWE (@WWE) January 31, 2022
Lashley regained the championship at Saturday’s Royal Rumble by pinning Brock Lesnar after interference from Roman Reigns.
Lesnar is scheduled to appear on tonight’s edition of Raw from Cincinnati to announce who his opponent will be at WrestleMania 38 after winning the men’s Royal Rumble match.
Elimination Chamber is the only WWE premium event scheduled between now and the two-night WrestleMania on April 2 and 3 at AT&T Stadium in Texas.