Kiana James scored a massive upset victory over Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax on this week's episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown (from February 20, 2026) in their Triple Threat qualifying match for the 2026 Women's Elimination Chamber match.
Heading into it the clear underdog compared to the two former multi-time world champions, James was able to pick up the win when she reversed Flair out of a Figure 8, rolling her up for a three-count, as seen here:
As far as the Men's Elimination Chamber is concerned, add Trick Williams to the list after he defeated Damian Priest and his former Trick Melo Gang tag team partner, Men's United States Champion Carmelo Hayes, with a pinfall over Priest:
Only two more qualifying matches remain, which will take place on the next episode of WWE Monday Night Raw wherein Iyo Sky, Kairi Sane, and Raquel Rodriguez fight for the last women's entry and Big Bronson Reed, Jey Uso, and The Original El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) face off for the final men's slot.
That brings the updated lineup of WWE Elimination Chamber to be the following card:
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. AJ Lee
- World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk (c) vs. Finn Balor
- Women’s Elimination Chamber Match: Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka vs. Kiana James vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. TBD (Iyo Sky, Raquel Rodriguez, or Kairi Sane)
- Men’s Elimination Chamber Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Je’Von Evans vs. LA Knight vs. Randy Orton vs. Trick Williams vs. TBD (Bronson Reed, Jey Uso, or Original El Grande Americano)
As far as the next episode of Friday Night SmackDown is concerned, Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky will defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship titles against Nia Jax and Lash Legend (now dubbed The Irresistible Forces).
Uncle Howdy is going after Solo Sikoa in singles competition (with the same storyline applying to Shinsuke Nakamura telling Tama Tonga to step out of the shadow of having the rest of the MFTs by his side, though they did not get a match announced for next week yet).
Jordynne Grace will face Candice LeRae, and The Miz will "show the ropes" to Oba Femi in a match (which Femi talked to Nick Aldis about, even though that wasn't The Miz's intention).
It was also teased that B-Fab and/or Michin would do something with Jade Cargill, but nothing was formally announced.
To recap, here is the lineup for next week's SmackDown:
- Candice LeRae vs. Jordynne Grace
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky (c) vs. The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax & Lash Legend)
- Oba Femi vs. The Miz
- Solo Sikoa vs. Uncle Howdy
Drop your thoughts on these cards and the qualifier results by leaving a comment below!