CM Punk will defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Balor at WWE Elimination Chamber, the match made official on this week episode of WWE Raw.
The match was set up during a segment where Michael Cole got in the ring and started to prepare for an interview with CM Punk, but Finn Balor came out of nowhere and took the microphone out of his hands. Balor told everyone that he’s sick of being an afterthought, he wants a title shot at Elimination Chamber so he can beat CM Punk on his turf.
Adam Pearce told Balor to leave the ring so Cole could do his interview, but Punk came out and told Balor to stay. Punk said that Balor is his first thought and not an afterthought, and wanted to beat him down. Balor challenged Punk to put the title on the line and Punk was willing to do it now or at Elimination Chamber.
Pearce objected as he insisted he won’t be putting the WrestleMania main event in jeopardy. Punk continued and said that if Pearce doesn’t make it official he’s going to spend the rest of the show chasing after Balor. Pearce reluctantly agreed then made the match official.
WWE Elimination Chamber is set to take place on February 28th in United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
