As previously reported, WWE announced on Tuesday night’s WWE Elimination Chamber Go-Home edition of SmackDown LIVE that Mustafa Ali has been pulled from Sunday’s WWE Title Elimination Chamber Match and replaced by Kofi Kingston.
Additionally, The New Day Member took Ali’s spot in The Gauntlet Match to determine the last entrant and thus The Superstar with the greatest advantage. The Gauntlet included all of the scheduled participants in Sunday’s Match, which includes Kofi Kingston, WWE Champion “The New” Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy & Samoa Joe.
#SDLive just found its Marathon Man.#WWEChamber @TrueKofi pic.twitter.com/aPNCpSuoPN
— WWE (@WWE) February 13, 2019
Kingston ended up being dubbed SmackDown LIVE’s “Marathon Man” after nearly going through the entire tournament as he picked up wins over Daniel Bryan, Jeff Hardy & Samoa Joe before losing to AJ Styles.
Styles would go on to lose to Randy Orton, who had the last entrant advantage in The Gauntlet Match, showing its’ effectiveness by easily coming in fresh and winning the last and most important fall in The Gauntlet Match Series.
With the win, The Viper will go into Sunday’s WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match as the sixth and final entrant.
…and from OUTTA NOWHERE @RandyOrton RKOs and PINS @AJStylesOrg to secure himself as the last Superstar to enter this Sunday’s #EliminationChamber Match! #SDLive #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/Gt2JFF75Qa
— WWE (@WWE) February 13, 2019