Sasha Banks and Bayley became the first WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions by winning the women’s Elimination Chamber match at tonight’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
Banks and Bayley are the first champions recognized under these new titles. Other teams in tonight’s match were Naomi and Carmella, Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose, Tamina Snuka and Nia Jax, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan, The IIconics.
Tonight’s match started with Rose and Deville vs. Banks and Bayley. Carmella and Naomi were eliminated first by The IIconics. The IIconics were eliminated second by Jax and Snuka. The Riott Squad was eliminated next by Snuka and Jax. Jax and Snuka were eliminated next by Bayley. Banks and Bayley then eliminated Deville and Rose to win the titles.
Below are photos and videos from tonight’s opener at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas:
Here comes the Elimination Chamber…#WWEChamber is LIVE NEXT on @WWENetwork! pic.twitter.com/XROvBW6TUD
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) February 17, 2019
FABULOUS GLOW is ON POINT to kick things off tonight!#WWEChamber @NaomiWWE @CarmellaWWE pic.twitter.com/juF3JBOah5
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
Championship gold could be coming to The #RiottSquad in droves tonight, and @YaOnlyLivvOnce & @sarahloganwwe look ready to make it happen. #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/ZCvFDw2c5I
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
Could @BillieKayWWE & @PeytonRoyceWWE BE any more on the same page? #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/AE09mHZkTk
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
Are we looking at the first @WWE #WomensTagTeamChampions?#WWEChamber @NiaJaxWWE @TaminaSnuka pic.twitter.com/jSy8f5clY5
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
🔥🔥🔥🔥 and DESIRE have one goal tonight, and it's to walk out of #WWEChamber as @WWE #WomensTagTeamChampions!
@WWE_MandyRose @SonyaDevilleWWE pic.twitter.com/WmoXTEWjKA
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
The #BossNHugConnection has been waiting for this night for a LOOOOOONG time. #WWEChamber @SashaBanksWWE @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/RZkmY4WKPe
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
We are UNDERWAY to decide the first-ever @WWE #WomensTagTeamChampions LIVE on @WWENetwork…and @SashaBanksWWE & @itsBayleyWWE are off to a great start! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/fFsLjMO6sP
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) February 18, 2019
Welcome to the Elimination Chamber, @WWE_MandyRose!#WWEChamber @itsBayleyWWE pic.twitter.com/OZiTiyJyCX
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
The #RiottSquad has entered the Elimination Chamber, and they're feelin' right at home…#WWEChamber @sarahloganwwe @YaOnlyLivvOnce pic.twitter.com/1JucoObeyc
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
It's OPEN SEASON for #TheIIconics! Can they score the first elimination?!#WWEChamber @BillieKayWWE @PeytonRoyceWWE pic.twitter.com/YkI0wcRBY4
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
Are @itsBayleyWWE & @SashaBanksWWE THE team to beat?
The #BossNHugConnection goes into survival mode inside the #EliminationChamber! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/CmRMChjrlv
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
#TheIIconics are NOT impressed with the officiating so far in this one…#WWEChamber @BillieKayWWE @PeytonRoyceWWE pic.twitter.com/gRpzd07dwB
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
This Elimination Chamber just got a dose of GLOW, but @NaomiWWE ain't here to DANCE! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/doEpZSw0f8
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
STILL. NO. ELIMINATIONS. 👏👏👏👏👏#WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/wv4yIfb7mg
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
The celebration is ON for @BillieKayWWE & @PeytonRoyceWWE, because they just eliminated @NaomiWWE & @CarmellaWWE! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/58wPlFf7ig
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
Inside the Elimination Chamber, you can't run, and you can't hide.#WWEChamber @NiaJaxWWE @TaminaSnuka pic.twitter.com/SL5vcEbMza
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
Ever the innovators, @SashaBanksWWE & @itsBayleyWWE are in it to WIN it. #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/CUfH99elDG
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
The #RiottSquad does EVERYTHING together.#WWEChamber @YaOnlyLivvOnce @sarahloganwwe pic.twitter.com/XRySx70DoX
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
Did @NiaJaxWWE just CRASH and BURN her way out of this match?! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/3QAFRZaok5
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
WE'RE DOWN TO 2️⃣…the same two that STARTED this match!
Who's walking out as the first @WWE #WomensTagTeamChampions: @SashaBanksWWE & @itsBayleyWWE or @WWE_MandyRose & @SonyaDevilleWWE?! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/QjDIclOByy
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
It's time to crown the first-ever @WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, and there will be NO 👏 TIME 👏 WASTED inside the #EliminationChamber! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/ulzBx2U9yW
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
FIRE and DESIRE is absolutely RELENTLESS, and @WWE_MandyRose just proved it. #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/SLT2nISI8x
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019
CUE THE 😭😭😭.
@SashaBanksWWE & @itsBayleyWWE are the FIRST-EVER @WWE #WomensTagTeamChampions! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/LOADXf4eG7
— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2019
Another HISTORIC night on @WWENetwork…
Congratulations, @SashaBanksWWE & @itsBayleyWWE! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/bT7fAiPe9m
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) February 18, 2019
Dream come true.
@SashaBanksWWE & @itsBayleyWWE are ready to keep changing the game as the first-ever @WWE #WomensTagTeamChampions! #WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/vpRsQOxzPp
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) February 18, 2019