Buddy Murphy To Defend Cruiserweight Title Against Akira Tozawa At WWE Elimination Chamber, Updated Card
The Cruiserweight Title bout at WWE Elimination Chamber is set.
On Tuesday’s episode of 205 Live, Akira Tozawa defeated Cedric Alexander, Lio Rush and Humberto Carrillo to earn a shot at Buddy Murphy and his Cruiserweight Title at Elimination Chamber. Tozawa was part of the WWE Royal Rumble Fatal Four-Way that also included Murphy, Hideo Itami, and Kalisto. Murphy successfully defended his title on that night, scoring the pinfall on Itami.
Tozawa is a former Cruiserweight Champion, having defeated Neville on August 14, 2017. He lost the title back to Neville six days later at SummerSlam. Murphy has been the Cruiserweight Champion since October 2018.
He’s got STAMINA! @TozawaAkira outlasts three other Superstars to earn an opportunity to challenge @WWE_Murphy for the #Cruiserweight Title at #WWEChamber! #205Live pic.twitter.com/LXNJzcJJuh
— WWE (@WWE) February 6, 2019
WWE Elimination Chamber is scheduled for Feb. 17 from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Here’s a look at the updated card:
Elimination Chamber Match
Vacant WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships
Nia Jax & Tamina vs. Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan vs. Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose vs. The IIconics vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Naomi & Carmella
Elimination Chamber Match
WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy
SmackDown Live Tag Team Championships
The Miz & Shane McMahon (c) vs. The Usos
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa