BOAD: Cody’s Headed to Elimination Chamber
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What did Justin LaBar say about Cody Rhodes qualifying for the Elimination Chamber?
What's up and welcome to the Busted Open After Dark podcast. I'm your host, Justin Labar. And up first we talk about Cody Rhodes qualifying for the Elimination Chamber match. What could that mean for the title match at WrestleMania? We'll react to it right now. This is the Busted Open. Podcast. Let's talk about the main event of SmackDown. We got Cody Rhodes versus Jacob Fatu versus Sami Zayn. Winner gets to qualify for one of the spots in the men's elimination chamber. Already qualified for that match is Randy Orton in LA Knight. And of course we know Roman Reigns, he's challenging CM Punk, so this elimination chamber is clear cut path for Drew McIntyre in his WWE championship. Drew McIntyre, he comes across Sammy Zayn just before Sammy goes through the curtain and and he and he sounds so certain.
Of Sammy. Sammy, who has never beaten Drew. Drew has Sammy's number, but Drew feels so certain that Sammy is gonna get the victory tonight. Over Cody and Jacob Fatu, of course, who Drew has a lot of history with here. In the last few months. And ultimately, Drew, he breaks up Jacob Fatou's pinfall on Sammy. He then power bombs Fatu through the announce table. Then he gives a Claymore kick to Cody and tries to dra and he does drag Sammy's arm onto Cody and tries to go ahead and just give Sammy the victory. But that wasn't enough to put Cody down. Ultimately Sammy hits a cla uh hits a huluva kick on Drew, and ultimately Cody gets the win. Cody Rhodes qualifying for the elimination chamber match. in Chicago at the end of the month.
I like this. And I'll tell you why I like it. Several things. A lot of layers to to to peel back here. First off, Cody wins. He goes into this chamber. We're gonna see him in the chamber match. We don't know who the other half of the contestants are yet of the of the of the participants yet. But I said contestants, how goofy is that? We don't know who the other half of the uh chamber uh participants are. But I like the fact he's in there with Randy Orton. There's obviously been a lot teased there. LA Knight always interesting, always you know curious to see where his situation is. And I just feel like Cody has been we are at this pun intended crossroads with him. So seeing him in a mega multi man stipulation match like the Chamber
There's just a lot of room. For him to go one way or go the other, do this thing or do that thing. And so I like that situation. And of course Cody Rhodes is Cody Rhodes. So, you know, obviously the the the name value, the marquee value of having him uh in the elimination chamber speaks of itself. It's also interesting because Sami Zayn loses. Sami Zayn, who kicked off twenty twenty six with this campaign of, you know His kids saying, Hey, you know, w we see John Cena, we see these other guys that have had been world champions. Why not you, Dad? How come not you? And so far Sammy has just come up short on every single endeavor. he is gone after in this early of twenty twenty six. Couldn't win you know, couldn't can't beat Drew, you know, can't can't can't win can't win any of the big matches, even when Drew McIntyre tries to help him.
So I like Where it puts Sammy. I I we don't exactly know what's gonna be next, but it boy is it is it not an interesting story beat. For what Sami Zayn's mindset's gonna be. And I think I like it the most because the the the last name and this equation. Jacob Far two. Jacob Fow two has a clear cut gripe. He's got several, but this being maybe the most egregious, a clear cut gripe. I mean, he looks like he had Sami Zayn beat match one and Drew comes in and stops it. And of course, triple threat. There's no disqualification. So Nothing to be done there by the referee. I'm a huge Jacob Fatu fan. May i maybe if you were to ask me out of everybody on WWE's active roster, like who has never held a world title, who am I
most invested in, whom I'm most looking forward to.
How did the SmackDown main‑event triple threat (Cody, Jacob Fatu, Sami Zayn) play out?
And there's a lot of names. There's a lot of a lot of names that that are that are being developed. Trek Williams, who again we'll talk about it, an Oba Femi. Um but Jacob Fatou might might surpass all of them.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did Justin LaBar say about Cody Rhodes qualifying for the Elimination Chamber?
0:00–4:00
2
How did the SmackDown main‑event triple threat (Cody, Jacob Fatu, Sami Zayn) play out?
4:00–7:51
3
Why does Jacob Fatu’s loss matter for his future in WWE?
7:51–11:40
4
What are the upcoming women’s Elimination Chamber qualifiers and why do they matter?
11:40–15:17
5
How is Trick Williams’ recent promo changing his standing in the roster?
15:17–18:23
6
What does the overall Road to WrestleMania look like after this SmackDown?
18:23–22:23
7
What are the key takeaways about the upcoming Elimination Chamber matches?
22:23–24:21
8
How does Justin wrap up the episode and what should fans watch for next?
24:21–25:06