Becky Lynch will defend the Women's Intercontinental Championship against AJ Lee at WWE Elimination Chamber on February 28 in Chicago. This will be their first singles match, and Dave Meltzer reports the feud is still expected to continue through WrestleMania 42.
The Chamber match was announced on Monday Night Raw this week. According to Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE always planned for this storyline to extend beyond Elimination Chamber.
"I was expecting this match at Mania. But I was told, you know, there's a reason it's here and the story goes until Mania," Meltzer explained. "I was just basically told, I go like, 'I thought this was going to be at Mania?' I was told, 'Don't worry, it all plays out to get there.'"
AJ Lee returned to WWE in September 2025 after a decade-long retirement and has been feuding with Becky Lynch since. The two have teamed together and opposed each other in mixed tag matches and WarGames, but have never faced off one-on-one until now.
Elimination Chamber at the United Center will serve as a homecoming for both AJ Lee and her husband CM Punk. Punk is scheduled to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Balor on the same card.
WWE Elimination Chamber takes place February 28, 2026 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
