CM Punk’s WrestleMania predominant event dreams as World Heavyweight Champion remain intact after his victory over Finn Balor at Elimination Chamber in Chicago on Saturday. Punk now moves on to face Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns on the “Showcase of the Immortals” in Las Vegas.
The boys went back-and-forth to start out off the match in Punk’s hometown and Punk got Balor into the corner for the group to count his punches until Balor slipped between Punk’s legs and tried to realize control of the match. Balor got Punk arrange within the ropes and hit him with hard punches to the gut, taking him down.
The champion hit a suicide dive to Balor on the surface, driving him lower back-first into the commentary desk. He hit a flying clothesline to his challenger within the ring, but Balor kicked out. Balor easily slipped out of Punk’s GTS attempt not once, but twice.
Punk rolled out of the way in which of the coupe de gras and Punk hit a running knee to Balor within the corner and followed it up with the elbow drop. He searched for a sharpshooter, but Balor fought it off. Punk locked within the Anaconda Vice, but Balor rolled through.
Balor connected with the coupe de gas, but Punk got his shoulder up. He hit the GTS, but Balor slid out of the ring off the momentum of the move. On the surface, Balor sent Punk through the ring barricade, but couldn’t keep the champion down.
Punk got his foot up during one more coupe de gras attempt and turned it right into a sharp shooter. After Balor broke the hold, Punk hit the GTS for the win. He celebrated along with his wife, the brand new Women’s Intercontinental Champion AJ Lee, after the match.