What's In The Box? | Episode 117

WrestleMania Tickets Not Selling?

Episode 117 of the Night Off Podcast podcast, hosted by Night Off, titled "What's In The Box? | Episode 117" was published on February 23, 2026 and runs 137 minutes.

February 23, 2026 ·137m · Night Off Podcast

Summary

WWE: Road to Elimination ChamberThe week was centered on filling the final spots for the titular matches. Monday Night Raw : In a major surprise, Je'Von Evans defeated both Gunther and Dominik Mysterio in a Triple Threat match to qualify for the Men’s Elimination Chamber.Finn and CM Punk threw words back and forth at each other again as did Becky and AJ LeeAnd a mystery box gets delivered to Raw only for Adam Pearce to send it to SmackdownFriday Night SmackDown:Cody Rhodes had some words with Sami hinting at a turn but that was quickly swapped back.Kiana James earned a spot in the Women’s Elimination Chamber by defeating Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax in another big surprise.Trick Williams advanced to the Chamber after pinning Damian Priest in a match that also included Carmelo Hayes.Aleister Black scored a massive upset victory over Randy Orton after Drew McIntyre interfered to attack Orton.Oba Femi continued his dominance with a pinfall victory over Kit Wilson after exhanging some poetry. More Box antics happened here too with Gargano planking ontop of it.AEW Dynamite & Collision Highlights:Swerve Strickland defeats Kenny Omega in what was an all time dream match and then crushes him with a brutalpost-match assault!The Bucks and FTR keep circling each other."Hangman" Adam Page puts his career on the line: A Texas Death Match vs. MJF for Revolution!Willow Nightingale survives a 4-Way war to keep the TBS Title.New Trios Champs: Hangman & JetSpeed successfully defend their gold on Collision.Thunder Rosa returned after 8 months away and was called out by the new Womens World Champ Thekla 🎙️ Subscribe & Listen EverywhereEnjoying the show? Catch the Night Off Podcast on your favorite platform:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1mKL7KW1TrOmNtzUklVedi?si=kfkZVyLmTtWkJNLurLCYvgApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/night-off-podcast/id1718559820Acast: https://shows.acast.com/night-off-podcastRSS Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65566d6ab9f31f001131d919🎮 Join the Community of the Night ShiftDiscord: https://discord.gg/Nn29mnqCtg (Join the conversation!)Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nightoffpod (Watch us live)Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/nightoffpod/Merch: https://nightoffpod.threadless.com/📱 Follow UsAll our socials in one place: https://linktr.ee/nightoffpod@nightoffpod #nightoffpod #nightoff #nightshift📺 Key Moments00:00:00 Paul Heyman's Frustration and WWE's WrestleMania Ticket Struggles00:09:54 Elimination Chamber Predictions and Logan Paul's Raw Intterruption00:18:17 Grayson Waller's Identity and The Vision's Uncertain Future00:24:21 El Grande Americano's Push and Women's Elimination Chamber Qualifiers00:31:54 From Robot Wars to AI-Generated Matches: The Future of TKO?00:38:25 CM Punk's Promo and Judgement Day's Internal Strife00:43:15 The Rock Should Return and Boost WrestleMania Ticket Sales00:55:37 Je'Von Evans Qualifies for Elimination Chambe Amidst Brock Lesnar Speculation01:01:10 Wild Theories and Predictions for WWE's Mystery Box01:06:57 Jon Moxley vs. Mark Davis and Takeshita Rematch Setup01:14:56 Tag Team Rivalries and Brody King's Title Hunt in AEW01:19:47 Willow Nightingale's Title Defense and Hangman's Career Threatening Stip01:30:32 Tomohiro Ishii, Darby Allin's Criminal Antics, and Brawling Birds Dominate in Debut01:34:21 Hook Hops Roles and Will Ospreay's Return Teased Again01:41:46 Kenny Omega vs Swerve Stickland have a Brutal Match of the Year Contender01:47:31 Smackdown's Lack of Storylines or Direction01:58:58 Rhea Ripley vs Giulia and Smackdown Main Event Shenanigans02:05:01 AEW Trios Title Defense, Bucks vs FTR, and Thunder Rosa's Return02:10:59 MJF Defense in HOG, Thekla Taunts and Off Topic Close OutNight Off Online--------------------------------------------https://www.nightoffpod.com/Tune In | Chill Out | Rise Up#WWE #AEW #ICEOUT #WrestlingNews #CMPunk #eliminationchamber #Gunther #Romanreigns #brodyking #mjf #hangmanpage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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