WWE: Two Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier Matches Set for 2/7 SmackDown Show, Ari Emanuel on WWE’s Initial Talks with Netflix Started About NXT, Lyra Valkyria on Main Roster Suits Her Better than NXT

Two Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier Matches Announced for Feb. 7th WWE SmackDown Show

WWE announced two new matches for the card of tonight’s WWE SmackDown show at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

The first new match announced was a Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier match of Alexa Bliss vs. Candice LeRae.

The second new match announced was a Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier match of Bianca Belair vs. Piper Niven.

🚨 🚨 🚨 @StuBennett and @JoeTessESPN break down everything you need to know for #SmackDown including two MASSIVE #WWEChamber Qualifying Matches going down TONIGHT in Memphis!

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— WWE (@WWE) February 7, 2025

Current card for February 7th WWE SmackDown show:

• Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier match of Alexa Bliss vs. Candice LeRae
• Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier match of Bianca Belair vs. Piper Niven
• Men’s Royal Rumble Jey Uso to appear
• Women’s Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Flair to appear

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Ari Emanuel Comments on WWE’s Initial Talks with Netflix were About NXT

A recent episode of The Pat McAfee Show podcast featured Endeavor CEO and TKO Group CEO and Executive Chairman Ari Emanuel as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Emanuel’s thoughts about WWE’s partnership with Netflix and both them and Netflix being happy with the numbers for WWE’s shows on the service.

“They’re incredible partners. Bela [Bajaria] there has been incredible. Ted Sarandos has been incredible. The show’s performing. So we are thrilled. And I think they’re happy. The numbers are up.”

Emanuel also gave his thoughts about WWE’s initial talks with Netflix were for a potential deal for their NXT brand.

“I had a breakfast with Bela, and started talking about it. She runs all of content and programming underneath Ted Sarandos at Netflix.

We did a presentation to her. And then all of a sudden — it first started talking about NXT, actually, and then it just immediately moved to Raw. And over Christmas, a year and a half ago, or whatever, we’re on a Zoom. It’s all approved.

We have to have a conversation with Ted Sarandos. He’s in London seeing the Stranger Things play. We get on the Zoom, [Mark] Shapiro and I, right before Christmas and the Christmas holiday. He’s there with his CFO. It all gets done. We hang up the phone. We do a jig.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

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Lyra Valkyria Comments on Her Main Roster Experience “Suits Me a Whole Lot More” Than NXT

A recent episode of the Battleground Podcast featured current WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Valkyria’s thoughts about her current run in WWE’s main roster and how it suits her more than her time in the NXT brand.

“I feel like NXT is such a bit — a faster pace. Whereas on the main roster, I feel like I have more, I suppose, more room for creativity. A lot of the time, even just traveling week-to-week, I don’t know, there’s just a lot more space. I feel like in NXT, you’re in the [Performance Center] every single day. So I just feel like the lifestyle of Monday Night Raw suits me a whole lot more. And I get to see so much more of the States. I get to travel. I’m absolutely loving it.”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com