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The road to Wrestlemania has landed in Chicago. WWE‘s Elimination Chamber 2026 event is taking over the Windy City, home of wrestling star CM Punk, for the first time. If you can’t make it out the midwestern city, we’ve compiled a guide on how to watch the WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 online, including start time, streaming options, match card details and everything you need to know before the signature wrestling match.
How to Watch WWE Elimination Chamber 2026, At a Glance:
Similar to the Royal Rumble, the event features two signature Elimination Chamber matches for men and women wrestlers. For those who haven’t watched the event before, WWE stars enter in a chain-linked steel structure that surrounds the ring. Six competitors are in the match. Four are in pods, while the other two face-off in the ring to start. The wrestlers in pods enter the contest one at a time after a set timer. This is a last man standing format, so the only way to win is by pinning or submitting every competitor until one participant is left.
The men’s match sees Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Trick Williams vs. Jey Uso. The women’s match will see Tiffany Stratton vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka vs. Kiana James vs. Raquel Rodriguez.
Outside of the Elimination Chamber matches, Chicago’s own CM Punk will defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Balor, while his wife, AJ Lee will compete in her first singles match since 2015, when she challenges superstar Becky Lynch for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship.
Will CM Punk’s homecoming be a celebration or a major upset? Who will make it out of the Elimination Chamber for their chance to go to Wrestlemania? Will Offset make a surprise cameo? Here’s every way to tune into the WWE event live online.
How to Watch WWE Elimination Chamber Online for Free
With the WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 airing live on ESPN, there’s plenty of great ways for non-cable users to stream the wrestling event online for free. Many streaming platforms including DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV offer free trials to new subscribers, so you can sign up and watch Elimination Chamber without fully committing to a monthly paid subscription.
DirecTV
Free Trial
DirecTV
DirecTV is offering a five-day free trial for new subscribers.
A subscription to DirecTV — which comes with ESPN for the WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $59.99 for the first two months of service ($69.99 per month) for the “MySports” package. The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free if you sign up now.
You can watch local networks such as FOX and ABC, while you can watch many of the best sports networks, including ESPN, FOX Sports, NFL Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Big Ten Network, TNT Sports, The Golf Channel and USA Network.
FuboTV
Fubo is another great option you can take advantage of to watch ESPN online. The streamer offers a seven-day free trial that’ll give you access to ESPN free and more than 240 live TV channels. The service offers a promo that’ll get you up to $30 off the first month, which can get you access to ESPN and more for as low as $54.99 (reg. $84.99 per month).
Sling TV
Sling TV
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Sling TV offers the Blue package, which goes for $54.99 per month and comes with NBC, USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW, Bravo and others. Blue is one of the most affordable options and comes with more than 40 channels and can be streamed on up to three device at a time. Please note: Pricing and channel availability varies from market-to-market.
Hulu
Free Trial
Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV doesn’t just let you watch everything within the Hulu library, it also gives you more than 95 live TV channels including NBC to watch sports at home.
WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 is available to watch with Hulu + Live TV too. Prices for the cable alternative start at $89.99 per month, while each plan comes with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited at no additional cost.
Hulu + Live TV might be best for those who want all of these streaming services together in one bundle. It features many other networks, including ABC, Hallmark Channel, BET, CMT, Disney Channel, NBC, and FOX Sports.
And, unlike the rest of the options, you can also expand your content library by bundling Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited. You’ll not only have all of the Hulu library to watch, but also exclusive and original programming available exclusively on ESPN Unlimited.
ESPN
ESPN Unlimited is the official streaming platform for ESPN, and a subscription includes instant access to games and more exclusive content for $29.99 per month. You can save almost 17% off by purchasing an annual subscription for $299.99 per year. There is no free ESPN Unlimited trial, but it does include exclusive on-demand videos and access to content from what was formerly known as ESPN Insider.
In addition to live sports, ESPN Unlimited has original shows to stream on-demand, plus game recaps and analysis, a shorter version of NFL Primetime and full replays of historic NFL matchups.
To expand your savings and content offerings, currently, you can bundle ESPN Unlimited with Hulu and Disney+ for a single monthly price of just $29.99 per month for all three services for 12 months of streaming.
WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 Fight Card
Men’s Elimination Chamber Match
- Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Trick Williams vs. Jey Uso
Women’s Elimination Chamber Match
- Tiffany Stratton vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka vs. Kiana James vs. Raquel Rodriguez
World Heavyweight Championship Match
- CM Punk (c) vs. Finn Balor
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match
- Becky Lynch (c) vs. AJ Lee
