One More For The Show. New Title Match Set For Elimination Chamber.

They’re running out of time. We’re less than two weeks away before the Elimination Chamber pay per view but you wouldn’t know it based on the way the WWE is using their television. Coming out of this week’s SmackDown Live, only three matches were set, with none of them coming from Monday Night Raw. 205 Live was there to pick up some of the slack though.

This week on 205 Live, Akira Tozawa became the new #1 contender to the Cruiserweight Title when he defeated Humberto Carrillo, Lio Rush and Cedric Alexander in a fatal four way match. Tozawa’s title match will come on February 17 at Elimination Chamber. This is Tozawa’s second title shot in less than a month as he received another shot at Murphy’s title in a four way at the Royal Rumble.

The only way to get a title shot. Check out Tozawa’s path to the pay per view:

Tozawa vs. Alexander vs. Carrillo vs. Rush - Fatal 4-Way Match: WWE 205 Live, Feb. 5, 2019

Opinion: This works as well as anyone else, even if it’s just for a short term, one off challenger. Tozawa is a former Cruiserweight Champion and has some great charisma so it makes sense to give him the shot on such short notice. I doubt he’ll win the title but it wouldn’t be the biggest shock in the world. He’s not going to be a challenger who just comes and goes, which is something the show could use.

Do you like Tozawa getting the title shot? Will he win the title? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 1997 Monday Night Raw Reviews.

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