Elimination Chamber results & WrestleMania implications

Elimination Chamber was last night and despite the rather thin card (5 matches), the PPV delivered. Elimination Chamber has turned into one of the more unpredictable shows of the year and it has helped inform some of what we can expect at WrestleMania 26.

WWE Championship match - Sheamus (c) vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase vs. Triple H vs. John Cena

Winner: John Cena (new WWE champion)

WM implications: DiBiase clocked Orton with a pipe so it looks like some sort of Orton vs. Legacy build up for WM. Sheamus was eliminated by Triple H so maybe they have a date at WM given that Triple H's dance card hasn't been filled. With Cena winning the WWE Title in the Chamber, it sets up a main event match against Batista. Or does it....?

Impromptu WWE Championship match - John Cena (c) vs. Batista

Winner: Batista (new WWE champion)

WM implications: Not two seconds after Cena wins the title does Mr. McMahon declare that Cena will have to defend the title against a fresh and angry Batista. The Animal makes short work of an exhausted Cena and claims the WWE Championship! So now it looks like we'll have Cena challenging Batista for the WWE Championship at WM! Obviously, they'll throw in McMahon and Bret Hart. That's what I call a main event.

World Heavyweight Championship match - Undertaker (c) vs. CM Punk vs. R-Truth vs. John Morrison vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio

Winner: Chris Jericho (new World champion)

WM implications: This Elimination Chamber was paced better with CM Punk looking strong. The last two were Undertaker and Jericho and they fought back and forth. UNTIL...Shawn Michaels climbs in from under the ring and delivers a little Sweet Chin Music to the Undertaker! Jericho, in disbelief, jumps on the opportunity and covers the Deadman for the 1-2-3 and becomes World Champion. Now he'll go on to face Edge at WM26 and HBK gets his rematch against the Undertaker.

WrestleMania 26 projected matches:

WWE Championship: Batista (c) w/Mr. McMahon vs. John Cena w/Bret "Hitman" Hart

World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Edge

Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker

Triple H vs. Sheamus

Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase

Unified Tag Team Championship
The Miz and Big Show (c) vs. MVP and Mark Henry

Notables without current feuds: CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, John Morrison, Drew McIntyre, Kane, Christian