Elimination Chamber

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This article is about the professional wrestling match. For the pay-per-view event named after this match, see WWE Elimination Chamber.
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The Elimination Chamber at New Year's Revolution 2006

The Elimination Chamber is a professional wrestling elimination-based match and held in the WWE promotion. The match was created by Triple H[1] and was introduced by Eric Bischoff in November 2002. It features a large chain-linked circular steel structure or "chamber" which encloses the ring.[2] The chamber's floor is platformed over the ringside area which elevates it to ring level and within the chamber are four inner enclosures outside each ring corner.[3] While similar in profile and nature to WWE's original large scale steel-structured match, Hell in a Cell, the Elimination Chamber match is strictly a six participant match wherein two participants begin the bout in the ring as the remaining four are held within each inner enclosure and are released into the match at five-minute intervals. The objective is to eliminate each opponent from the match via pinfall or submission. The winner is the last remaining participant after all others have been eliminated. As in the Hell in a Cell match, disqualifications do not apply.[2][4] The structure itself is 16 ft (4.9 m) high, 36 ft (11 m) in diameter, weighs over 10 short tons (9,100 kg), and comprises 2 mi (3.2 km) and 6 short tons (5,400 kg) of chain.[3][5] There have been nineteen Elimination Chamber matches in WWE since the concept's inception in November 2002.

History

Origin

Before the introduction of the Elimination Chamber match, WWE only promoted two matches in a caged environment, the steel cage and Hell in a Cell matches. The steel cage was the first type of cage-based match in professional wrestling and consisted of four fenced walls of steel surrounding the ring apron, while the Hell in a Cell was a taller roofed version that surrounded the ring and ringside area on the ground rather than the apron. In 2002, WWE announced the creation of the Elimination Chamber, a match that combined elements of WWE's Hell in a Cell matches, Royal Rumble match, Survivor Series matches, and World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) WarGames matches,[6] such as the countdown timer and time intervals from the Royal Rumble and War Games matches, the large enclosed cage format of both Hell in a Cell and War Games, and the elimination process from the Survivor Series contest.[7]

Brand and pay-per-view designation

RAW Brand match 2006

In 2002, to exploit additional on-screen talent after buying World Championship Wrestling (WCW), WWE began a brand extension that divided the roster between the two primary television programs of WWE, Raw and SmackDown!.[8] Former WCW President and then Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff formally announced the creation of the chamber during the October 21 edition of Raw and scheduled the match to feature participants from the Raw brand roster at the 2002 Survivor Series.[9] The match was exclusive to the Raw brand for the first four matches and at joint-branded pay-per-view events, but upon the creation of the ECW brand in 2006, the match was instead promoted for the newly created brand at the 2006 December to Dismember.[10] Beginning in 2008, the match became exclusive to the No Way Out pay-per-view, and two Elimination Chamber matches were featured annually for two years among the three brands.[11][12] In 2010, WWE replaced their No Way Out event with the self-titled WWE Elimination Chamber, a new pay-per-view event which continued the tradition of its predecessor. From 2008-2014, the match had been featured in February pay-per-view events only. An Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event took place on May 31st 2015, exclusively on the WWE Network.[13]

Injuries

Hardcore Holly and CM Punk compete in the Extreme Elimination Chamber at December to Dismember in 2006.

Triple H suffered an injury during the 2002 Survivor Series match with swelling on the inside of his throat which put pressure on his esophagus and trachea.[14][15] This was caused after Rob Van Dam performed the Five Star Frog Splash off the top of one of the chambers. Triple H also expressed concern that he might have broken his wrist and noted anything could have caused it.[16] Sheamus reportedly suffered a concussion during the Raw Elimination Chamber match in 2010.[17] In 2010, The Undertaker was involved in a pyrotechnics accident during his ring entrance. He was temporarily engulfed in flames on three occasions when the pyrotechnics were mistimed, and his jacket briefly caught on fire. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to his neck and chest, and according to a WWE spokesperson the injury "looked like a bad sunburn". He was only allowed to participate in the match after being cleared by a ringside doctor and was given bottles of water throughout the match to douse himself with to alleviate the discomfort and he also made trash talk to Shawn Michaels.

Match

Rules

The Elimination Chamber match is a variation of elimination-based matches which draws elements from steel cage and Hell in a Cell matches, in that the wrestling ring is surrounded by a large steel fenced cage supported by girders. The Elimination Chamber is a circular chain-linked structure that encloses the ring. Its floor is platformed over the ringside area around the ring which elevates and levels it with the ring mat. Within the Elimination Chamber, facing the outside of each ring post behind each ring corner, are four enclosures referred to as inner chambers.[2] The match is contested by six participants, with two beginning the bout in the ring, while the other four are held within each inner chamber.[5] Every five minutes, one of the four participants within a chamber is released into the ongoing match. In matches involving two three-member tag teams, two participants are released into the match once every ten minutes. This continues until all four have been released, and so an Elimination Chamber match typically lasts over twenty minutes.[5] The objective of the match is to eliminate each opponent from the match by executing a pinfall or a submission, which can occur in the ring or on the chamber's elevated floor (starting in the 2012 event, however, all pinfalls and submissions must take place in the ring). Disqualifications do not apply in the process of elimination. The winner of the match is the last remaining participant after all others have been eliminated (or after all members of the opposing tag team are eliminated in tag team matches).[5][18]A wrinkle in the rules is that if the plexiglass holding the pods of awaiting wrestlers is destroyed, they can enter the ring without waiting for the timer to expire, and can enter out of turn.[19]

Structure

According to a WWE Magazine article in 2009 by WWE's production designer Jason Robinson, who co-designed the structure, several designs for the Elimination Chamber were considered. The structure was manufactured in Colorado Springs, Colorado and took six to eight weeks to make from design blueprints; it cost US$ 250,000 to construct.[3]

The structure is made of black-painted steel with an outer structure of 16 frames, each weighing 300 pounds (140 kg).[3] The chamber is 16 ft (4.9 m) high and 36 ft (11 m) in diameter, and weighs a total of 16 short tons (15,000 kg), 10 of which consists of steel.[3][4][5] Each inner chamber consists of three large steel framed sheets of plexiglass, costing US$225 per sheet.[3] The chains that surround the chamber stretch 2 mi (3.2 km) long and weigh 6 short tons (5,400 kg).[4][5]

A 50 ft (15 m) flatbed truck is needed to transport the chamber. Assembly in the arena takes eight hours to complete, and eight motors are used to suspend the structure over the ring before each event.[3] When not in use, the structure is stored at a dock in Newark, New Jersey.[3]

Variations

The fifth match, held by the ECW brand at December to Dismember, was a slight variation called the "Extreme Elimination Chamber".[20] In this variation, each chamber had one of four weapons for the competitors locked inside to hold on to. When each competitor's chamber opened, their weapon entered the match with them.[21] The four weapons used in the match were a crowbar, a table, a steel folding chair, and a barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat.[21]

The 2015 Elimination Chamber event saw another slight variation of the match: the tag team chamber match. Both team members will be inside of their respective pods, for a total of six tag teams in the match.

In recent years, the annual WWE 2K video game has included an Elimination Chamber Six-Man Tornado Tag Team Elimination match similar to War Games.

Interference

Despite the structure, interference has become common inside the Elimination Chamber. At New Year's Revolution 2005, Ric Flair distracted guest referee Shawn Michaels allowing Batista who had been eliminated to attack Randy Orton so Triple H could win the match. At No Way Out 2009, Edge attacked Kofi Kingston during his entrance and locked himself in one of the pods becoming a participant in the match for the World Heavyweight Championship after losing the WWE Championship earlier in the night. At Elimination Chamber 2010, Cody Rhodes passed Ted DiBiase Jr. a metal pipe which he used to eliminate Randy Orton in the match for the WWE Championship. Later in the night, Shawn Michaels broke into the Chamber match to cost The Undertaker his World Heavyweight Championship to Chris Jericho. At the 2013 Elimination Chamber event, Mark Henry took out the remaining participants in the Chamber match for a World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 29 after being eliminated until SmackDown GM Booker T broke it up. At the 2014 Elimination Chamber for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, The Wyatt Family interfered by attacking John Cena, which would lead to his eventual elimination. Kane would come out to help escort The Wyatt Family out of the Chamber match, but would then interfere costing Daniel Bryan the match to Randy Orton.

Match history

The Elimination Chamber debuted at WWE's PPV event Survivor Series 2002 on November 17, 2002 at Madison Square Garden. Since the inaugural match, there have been 18 other matches (19 overall) as of Elimination Chamber 2015 on May 31, 2015. The Raw brand has been featured in the most matches, with nine; ECW has been featured twice, including its joint-branded match with SmackDown. The SmackDown brand has been featured 5 times including the joint-branded match with ECW. No Way Out and Elimination Chamber has featured more Elimination Chamber matches than any other pay-per-view, with four each. Chris Jericho holds the distinctions of being involved in the most number of Elimination Chamber matches to date (8) and eliminating the most wrestlers (10). Triple H has the most number of victories, with four. The majority of matches have been contested for a top-tier championship, with the World Heavyweight Championship being fought for the most in seven matches, while four matches in 2008, 2011 and 2013 awarded the winner with number-one contenderships. The Elimination Chamber match has been contested only in indoor arenas in the United States and once in Puerto Rico. From 2008-2014, the match had been featured in February pay-per-view events only. An Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event took place on May 31st exclusively on the WWE Network.

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall match number
Brand/Division The WWE brand or division which was featured in the match
Title What title was on the line
Result The superstars that competed in the match
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
History
# Brand/Division Title Result Date Event Location Ref.
1 Raw World Heavyweight Championship Shawn Michaels defeated Triple H (c), Booker T, Chris Jericho, Kane and Rob Van Dam November 17, 2002 Survivor Series (2002) New York City, New York [22][23]
2 Raw World Heavyweight Championship Triple H (c) defeated Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash and Randy Orton August 24, 2003 SummerSlam (2003) Phoenix, Arizona [24][25]
3 Raw World Heavyweight Championship[A 1] Triple H defeated Batista, Chris Benoit, Edge, Chris Jericho, and Randy Orton
(with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee)		 January 9, 2005 New Year's Revolution (2005) San Juan, Puerto Rico [26][27]
4 Raw WWE Championship John Cena (c) defeated Kurt Angle, Carlito, Chris Masters, Shawn Michaels and Kane January 8, 2006 New Year's Revolution (2006) Albany, New York [28][29]
5[A 2] ECW ECW World Championship Bobby Lashley defeated Big Show (c), Hardcore Holly,[A 3] CM Punk, Test and Rob Van Dam December 3, 2006 December to Dismember (2006) Augusta, Georgia [10][20]
6 SmackDown/ECW World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXIV The Undertaker defeated Batista, Big Daddy V, Finlay, The Great Khali and Montel Vontavious Porter February 17, 2008 No Way Out (2008) Las Vegas, Nevada [11][30]
7 Raw WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXIV Triple H defeated Jeff Hardy, Chris Jericho, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Shawn Michaels and Umaga [11][31]
8 SmackDown WWE Championship Triple H defeated Edge (c), Big Show, Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov and The Undertaker February 15, 2009 No Way Out (2009) Seattle, Washington [12][32]
9 Raw World Heavyweight Championship Edge [A 4] defeated John Cena (c), Chris Jericho, Kane, Mike Knox and Rey Mysterio [12][33]
10 Raw WWE Championship John Cena defeated Sheamus (c), Triple H, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase and Kofi Kingston February 21, 2010 Elimination Chamber (2010) St. Louis, Missouri [34][35]
11 SmackDown World Heavyweight Championship Chris Jericho defeated The Undertaker (c), R-Truth, John Morrison, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk [35][36]
12 SmackDown World Heavyweight Championship Edge (c) defeated Drew McIntyre, Rey Mysterio, Kane, Wade Barrett and Big Show [A 5][37] February 20, 2011 Elimination Chamber (2011) Oakland, California [38]
13 Raw WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVII John Cena defeated Sheamus, CM Punk, Randy Orton, John Morrison and R-Truth [39]
14 Raw WWE Championship CM Punk (c) defeated Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho and R-Truth February 19, 2012 Elimination Chamber (2012) Milwaukee, Wisconsin [40]
15 SmackDown World Heavyweight Championship Daniel Bryan (c) defeated Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Big Show, Santino Marella [A 6] and The Great Khali [A 7]
16 WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 29 Jack Swagger defeated Chris Jericho,[A 8] Daniel Bryan, Kane, Mark Henry and Randy Orton February 17, 2013 Elimination Chamber (2013) New Orleans, Louisiana
17 WWE WWE World Heavyweight Championship Randy Orton (c) defeated John Cena, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Cesaro and Christian February 23, 2014 Elimination Chamber (2014) Minneapolis, Minnesota
18 WWE WWE Tag Team Championship The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) (c) defeated The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), Tyson Kidd and Cesaro, The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil), The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) and Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito) May 31, 2015 Elimination Chamber (2015) Corpus Christi, Texas
19 WWE WWE Intercontinental Championship[A 1] Ryback defeated Sheamus, R-Truth, King Barrett, Dolph Ziggler and Mark Henry[A 9]

Participant List

Superstar Victories Appearances Eliminations
Triple H 4 6 7
John Cena 3 5 4
Edge 2 4 4
Bobby Lashley 1 1 2
Ryback 1 1 2
Jack Swagger 1 1 1
Xavier Woods 1 1 1
Big E 1 1 1
The Undertaker 1 3 6
Daniel Bryan 1 3 2
Kofi Kingston 1 3 2
CM Punk 1 4 5
Shawn Michaels 1 4 3
Randy Orton 1 6 5
Chris Jericho 1 8 10
Goldberg 0 1 3
Carlito 0 1 3
Test 0 1 2
Santino Marella 0 1 2
Konnor 0 1 2
Darren Young 0 1 2
Booker T 0 1 1
Chris Masters 0 1 1
Finlay 0 1 1
Ted DiBiase 0 1 1
Cody Rhodes 0 1 1
Christian 0 1 1
Viktor 0 1 1
Kevin Nash 0 1 0
Chris Benoit 0 1 0
Kurt Angle 0 1 0
Hardcore Holly 0 1 0
Big Daddy V 0 1 0
Montel Vontavious Porter 0 1 0
John Layfield 0 1 0
Umaga 0 1 0
Vladimir Kozlov 0 1 0
Mike Knox 0 1 0
Drew McIntyre 0 1 0
The Miz 0 1 0
Diego 0 1 0
Fernando 0 1 0
Kalisto 0 1 0
Sin Cara 0 1 0
Tyson Kidd 0 1 0
Titus O'Neil 0 1 0
Batista 0 2 3
Jeff Hardy 0 2 2
John Morrison 0 2 2
Mark Henry 0 2 2
Rob Van Dam 0 2 1
The Great Khali 0 2 0
Cesaro 0 2 0
Dolph Ziggler 0 2 0
Rey Mysterio 0 3 3
Wade Barrett/King Barrett 0 3 0
Sheamus 0 4 4
Big Show 0 4 2
R-Truth 0 4 1
Kane 0 5 2

Compilation release

In July 2010, WWE released Satan's Prison: The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber, a DVD featuring every Elimination Chamber match as of Elimination Chamber 2010.[41] The European release of the DVD is titled Iron Will.[42]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The championship was vacant for this match.
  2. ↑ This edition of the match was promoted as the Extreme Elimination Chamber, which featured a weapon in each inner chamber.
  3. ↑ Sabu was originally scheduled to be part of the match, but due to a scripted attack by Hardcore Holly backstage, he was unable to take part. Holly was allowed to take his place.
  4. ↑ Kofi Kingston was originally scheduled to be part of the match, but due to a scripted attack by Edge during his entrance, he was unable to take part. Edge was allowed to take his place.
  5. ↑ Dolph Ziggler was originally scheduled to be part of the match, but was replaced by Big Show before the match due to being fired (kayfabe) on SmackDown 2 days earlier.
  6. ↑ Randy Orton was originally scheduled to be part of the match, but due to suffering a scripted concussion at the hands of Daniel Bryan, he was replaced by Santino Marella, who won a battle royal to take Orton's spot.
  7. ↑ Mark Henry was originally scheduled to be part of the match, but due to a scripted suspension by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, he was replaced by The Great Khali.
  8. ↑ Rey Mysterio was originally scheduled to be part of the match, but due to suffering a scripted injury by Mark Henry, he was replaced by Chris Jericho
  9. ↑ Rusev was originally scheduled to be part of the match, but due to suffering a broken foot, he was replaced during the event by Mark Henry

See also

References

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