Trick Williams Steals Men's Elimination Chamber Spot as Women's Match on SmackDown Ends in Controversial Pinfall
trick williams earned a key victory on SmackDown to qualify for the Men's Elimination Chamber, while the women's triple-threat qualifier featuring Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax and Kiana James concluded with a disputed pinfall that left the crowd and replays debating the official count. Both outcomes reshaped the respective Chamber fields and set new storylines heading toward the next major event.
Trick Williams wins his Elimination Chamber qualifier
In the men's qualifier, the matchup featured Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams and Damian Priest. The finish unfolded when Williams attacked Priest while Priest had Hayes in position for a finisher, then capitalized with his finishing maneuver — the Trick Shot — for the pinfall victory. That win secures Williams a spot in the Men's Elimination Chamber match.
trick williams now joins a lineup that already includes Randy Orton, LA Knight, Cody Rhodes and Je'von Evans, with one additional entrant still to be determined. The manner of Williams's victory — stealing the spot amid in-ring chaos — positions him as a disruptive element in the Chamber picture and raises questions about how his momentum will intersect with the established names in the field.
Botched pinfall steals headlines in women's triple threat
The women's triple-threat qualifier saw Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax and Kiana James battle for an Elimination Chamber berth. Early in the bout, Flair looked poised to take control, reversing exchanges and hitting a Spanish Fly off the top rope on James, then going for a decisive pin. From the live view it appeared the referee counted to three before James lifted her shoulder, prompting the crowd to react as if the match had ended; the official ultimately signaled a two-count. Replays prompted debate about whether the referee botched the count.
Action continued: Flair applied her Figure Four (and later the Figure Eight), Jax repeatedly intervened, and at one point Jax hit the Annihilator on James. The match finally concluded after a sequence in which Flair powerbombed Jax from the ropes and appeared moments from victory in the hold, only for James to slide back into the ring and steal the pin to win the match.
Kiana James's surprise advancement into the Elimination Chamber joins a field that already includes Tiffany Stratton, Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss and Asuka, with one remaining spot set to be decided separately. The contentious finish — and the referee's disputed count earlier in the match — may influence how the women’s Chamber narrative develops and how Flair, Jax and James are booked in the run-up to the bigger event.
What this means going forward
Both qualifiers created immediate storyline implications. Trick Williams's underhanded or opportunistic win adds a fresh variable to the men's Chamber mix, while Kiana James's stolen pin amid referee confusion injects controversy into the women's field. With final entrants still to be finalized in both brackets, these results tighten the competitive landscape and leave several matchups and rivalries in flux.
Recent outcomes indicate shifting momentum for a handful of Superstars; details may evolve as additional qualifiers conclude and matchups are announced.
