Update On WWE Dropping Elimination Chamber PPV

It was reported today that WWE has plans to scrap the annual Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in favor of a new event. This is according to MetsFan4Ever, a former WWE backstage worker who has broken WWE news and produced multiple shows scripts on Reddit.com.

"Word going around backstage this past Tuesday at the SmackDown tapings are that the WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view will be no more. The early lead names going around to replace the Elimination Chamber name will be either WWE Fast Lane or WWE Fast Track," MetsFan4Ever wrote Friday night. "The reason is because there is only one WWE / World Champion right now. So they want to stay with the Rumble winner receiving the shot and have no Chamber even with the title holder in the match."

Dave Meltzer confirmed the report as legitimate this evening on the F4WOnline.com message board, saying the February pay-per-view event will be called WWE Fast Lane?no venue or date has been announced for the show.

Meltzer added that an Elimination Chamber Match may still be held in 2015, but not in February.

The Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event was created in 2010, with its inaugural event taking place on February 21, 2010, replacing No Way Out.