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The Elimination Chamber match at Survivor Series 2002.

The Elimination Chamber is a match type in professional wrestling (seen in World Wrestling Entertainment), which is a variation of the steel cage and Hell in a Cell matches, in that the ring is surrounded by a steel structure of chain and girders, but is circular allowing for four inner chambers to be placed on the apron with platforms keeping the wrestlers from the floor. The metal is black and the chambers are made of 'bulletproof' glass. The match is contested by six wrestlers, two beginning the match and the other four in the glass chambers. After a predetermined amount of time (three, four or five minutes) a chamber opens at random and a wrestler is added to the two already competing, and this continues until all men are released. Wrestlers are eliminated by pinfall or submission, often leading to some being eliminated before every wrestler is released into the match, and the winner is the final man left after all others have been eliminated.

So far, there is no provision as to what may happen if a competitor escapes the cage without being eliminated, although noncompetitors and recently eliminated competitors have interfered on behalf of one of the remaining competitors.

Because of the logistics of the chamber's design, no other enclosure-based match is typically scheduled on the same card as the Elimination Chamber, and the Elimination Chamber itself has not been used for any match other than the one prescribed above.

Former RAW general manager Eric Bischoff was given on-screen credit for creating the match in the fall of 2002, stating it combines elements of WWE's Royal Rumble, Survivor Series and WCW War Games matches, in that the countdown timer comes from the Rumble and War Games, the enclosed cage format from War Games, and the elimination process from the Rumble and Series.

To date only four Chamber matches have been held, the first two having moments where the bulletproof Chamber glass was shattered during an attack, and the order of entry to the ring matches the random release of the wrestlers into the match in those first two as well. Triple H entered the first two matches as reigning World Heavyweight Champion and was involved in the final pinfall of the first three, losing the first and winning the second and third. The fourth match on January 8, 2006 was the first to be held with the WWE Championship on the line.

Match history

Survivor Series 2002

Elimination #: Wrestler: Entrance: Eliminated: Elimination Move: Time:
1 Rob Van Dam 1 by Booker T Missile Dropkick 13:37
2 Booker T 4 by Chris Jericho Chokeslam and Lionsault 17:40
3 Kane 5 by Chris Jericho Lionsault, Pedigree and Sweet Chin Music 22:53
4 Chris Jericho 3 by Shawn Michaels Sweet Chin Music 30:41
5 Triple H 2 by Shawn Michaels Sweet Chin Music 39:18
WINNER Shawn Michaels 6

SummerSlam 2003

Elimination #: Wrestler: Entrance: Eliminated: Elimination Move: Time:
1 Kevin Nash 4 by Chris Jericho Sweet Chin Music followed by Roll up 8:09
2 Randy Orton 3 by Goldberg Spear 13:01
3 Shawn Michaels 2 by Goldberg Spear/Jackhammer 15:21
4 Chris Jericho 1 by Goldberg Spear/Jackhammer 16:05
5 Goldberg 6 by Triple H Sledgehammer (weapon) 19:15
WINNER Triple H 5

New Year's Revolution 2005

Elimination #: Wrestler: Entrance: Eliminated: Elimination Move: Time:
1 Edge 4 by Chris Jericho Sweet Chin Music and a Lionsault 19:20
2 Chris Benoit 1 by Batista Spine buster followed by Chris Jericho being spinebustered onto Chris Benoit 26:15
3 Chris Jericho 2 by Batista Falling Slam then Batista bomb 27:30
4 Batista 6 by Randy Orton Low Blow then RKO 32:30
5 Randy Orton 5 by Triple H Pedigree 34:58
WINNER Triple H 3

New Year's Revolution 2006

Elimination #: Wrestler: Entrance: Eliminated: Elimination Move: Time:
1 Kurt Angle 4 by Shawn Michaels Sweet Chin Music 13:58
2 Kane 6 by Carlito and Chris Masters Double DDT followed by Carlito being slammed onto Kane 19:00
3 Shawn Michaels 1 by Carlito Modified Swinging Neckbreaker 23:30
4 Chris Masters 5 by Carlito Low Blow then Roll-up 28:15
5 Carlito 3 by John Cena Roll-up 28:24
WINNER John Cena 2

Records

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The Elimination Chamber match at New Year's Revolution 2006.
  • Shawn Michaels has participated in some way or another in all of the Elimination Chamber matches by competing in 3 and refereeing in 1.
  • Shawn Michaels has also been involved in at least one elimination in each Elimination Chamber match held so far (when refereeing in the third match he hit Edge with Sweet Chin Music when he started arguing).
  • Triple H to date has won the most Elimination Chamber matches with 2.
  • The World Heavyweight Championship had been fought for in all of the first three Elimination Chamber matches. The fourth match was the first with the WWE Championship on the line.
  • Chris Masters is the youngest competitor to participate in the match. He turned 23 on January 8, the same day as the pay-per-view.
  • Kevin Nash is the oldest competitor to be in an Elimination Chamber match participating at the age of 44.
  • Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and Chris Jericho have each competed in three Chamber matches, followed by Kane and Randy Orton with two each.
  • The fourth Elimination Chamber match is the first not to feature Chris Jericho (who was fired by Eric Bischoff in August 2005) and Triple H (as he lost his qualifying match against Kane).
  • All of the Elimination Chamber matches have featured superstars who were at that time part of the RAW brand.
  • Goldberg holds the record for most eliminations in a single Elimination Chamber match when he eliminated 3 people in the second Elimination Chamber match. He eliminated Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho and Randy Orton. Carlito may be credited with 3 eliminations eliminating Shawn Michaels, Chris Masters, and technically eliminating Kane (where Masters toppled onto Carlito for extra advantage) in the fourth Elimination Chamber match.
  • New Year's Revolution 2006 marks the first time ever that an Elimination Chamber match was not the final match. John Cena would lose the WWE Championship to Edge moments after winning the Elimination Chamber, as a result of an impromptu match that was made by Vince McMahon after Edge cashed in his "Money-in-the-Bank" contract, which granted him a title match any time he wanted.
  • John Cena is currently the only wrestler to have gone wire to wire to win the Chamber match, being one of the first men entered, and the winner of the match.
  • Shawn Michaels' Sweet Chin Music can be credited with the most eliminations, having played a part in 6 eliminations.
  • New Year's Revolution 2006 featured the most Elimination Chamber debuts (after Survivior Series) with four (Angle, Carlito, Cena and Masters)
  • Individually, RVD(Survivor Series 2002) and Randy Orton(Summerslam 2003; he would win it a year later at the same event) are the only Elimination Chamber participants not to have held any WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship. Their 5 fellow participants Have already held WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship titles in the past
  • Randy Orton and Chris Masters are the only Elimination Chamber Participants who have not yet held any Championships on their first entry. However, Randy Orton won his first Intercontinental Championship at Armageddon 2003 so Chris Masters so far is the Only Elimination Chamber Participant not to have held any Championship belt so far.
  • John Cena is the first man to defend the WWE Championship in the Elimination Chamber, and is the first man to retain the WWE Championship in the Elimination Chamber.
  • Triple H holds the record for longest lasting in the Elimination Chamber, lasting 39:17. Kevin Nash holds the record for the shortest, lasting only 2:05.

Nickname and Other Facts

  • The Elimination Chamber is also known The Devil's Playground, because of the demonic structure of the Chamber, in the eyes of the former RAW General Manager, Eric Bischoff.
  • The chamber is also composed of 10 tons of steel and 2 miles of chain.
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