WWE: Montreal to Host Elimination Chamber 2023, Triple H COVID-19 Update, Cathy Kelly Update

WWE Announces Montreal to Host Elimination Clamber 2023

WWE recently announced that next year’s Elimination Chamber 2023 event will be taking place on February 18, 2023 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

It was also announced that the Bell Centre will also be hosting that week’s Friday Night SmackDown show on February 17th.

Official press release:

WWE^® ELIMINATION CHAMBER^® HEADED TO MONTREAL ON FEBRUARY 18

Back-to-back Nights at Bell Centre Kick Off February 17 with Friday Night SmackDown^® STAMFORD, Conn., October 24, 2022 – WWE^® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that the Bell Centre in Montreal will host Elimination Chamber on Saturday, February 18, 2023. Elimination Chamber marks the first premium live event to take place in Montreal in 14 years.

Following the success of WWE’s recent Canadian live event tour, Friday Night SmackDown will also emanate from the Bell Centre on Friday, February 17, 2023.

Combo tickets for Elimination Chamber and Friday Night SmackDown go on sale Friday, November 18 at 10 AM ET via Ticketmaster.ca. Individual tickets for Elimination Chamber and Friday Night SmackDown will be available beginning Friday, December 2 at 10 AM ET. To learn more about registering for presale opportunities, please visit https://www.wwe.com/ec-2023-presale.

Elimination Chamber Priority Passes will be available this Friday, October 28 at noon ET before tickets go on sale to the general public through official Priority Pass hospitality provider On Location.  Elimination Chamber Priority Passes provide fans with unrivaled access to WWE like never before through immersive VIP experiences that include premier seating, a dedicated arena entrance, premium hospitality offerings and meet and greets with WWE Superstars and Legends. To purchase packages and learn more about presale opportunities, please visit https://onlocationexp.com/wwe/elimination-chamber-tickets or call 1-855-346-7388.

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Triple H COVID-19 & Health Status Update

As noted before, WWE Chief Content Officer and Head of Creative Paul “Triple H” Levesque tested positive for COVID-19 this past week. Levesque was unable to perform his backstage duties running this past week’s WWE shows and entered WWE’s COVID-19 protocols as a result of his positive testing.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that Levesque recently cleared WWE’s COVID-19 protocols and was in attendance backstage running Monday’s RAW show in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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AEW Reportedly was Interested in Signing Cathy Kelly Prior to Her WWE Return

As noted before, WWE recently made several changes to their commentary teams for their RAW, SmackDown, and NXT brands. One of those changes included the return of Cathy Kelly to the company as a backstage interviewer for their RAW brand. Prior to her return, Kelly had previously worked for WWE from 2016 to 2020.

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that Kelly had been in talks with AEW earlier this year regarding a potential deal with the company. It was reported that these talks included Kelly speaking directly with AEW CEO Tony Khan at some point and it had progressed enough that her potential signing had looked promising.

It was reported that it is currently not known why the talks fell apart nor exactly how far along they were nor which side ended up preventing the deal from being finalized.

It was also reported that Kelly and AEW officials had remained on “solid terms” prior to Kelly’s return to WWE.