WWE Elimination Chamber
Elimination Chamber (called No Way Out from 2010-12, and No Escape starting in 2013, all in Germany) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every February by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 2010, with its inaugural event taking place on February 21, 2010, replacing No Way Out. Elimination Chamber is a pay-per-view (PPV) event consisting of a main event and undercard that features championship matches and other various matches. The concept of the show is that the two main event matches (usually one from the Raw brand and one from the SmackDown brand) are contested inside the Elimination Chamber; one of these matches typically features the WWE Championship being defended, while the other is usually contested for the World Heavyweight Championship[1] The first Elimination Chamber event took place on February 21, 2010 and aired live on PPV. The event's name was selected after WWE allowed fans to provide input via a survey on their official website and was chosen over Heavy Metal, Battle Chamber, Chamber of Conflict, and the original No Way Out name.[2] Since its origin, each event has been held in an indoor arena, with all three taking place in the United States.
Because of German rules regarding Nazi imagery, and the name "Elimination Chamber" having a reference similar to concentration camps, the pay-per-view has carried a different name in Germany.
Concept
The Elimination Chamber match is contested by six participants, with two beginning the bout in the ring, while the other four are held within each inner chamber. Every five minutes, one of the four participants within a chamber is released into the ongoing match. This continues until all four have been released, and so an Elimination Chamber match typically lasts over twenty minutes. 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. The Elimination Chamber set has remained the same since it's introduction in 2010, with the TitanTron at the top featuring a round screen in the shape of the Elimination Chamber with the ring always set up with white ring ropes and the same WWE.COM logo and Elimination Chamber logo on the ring aprons. From 2010-2012 the event featured two Elimination Chamber matches, usually one for each show until in August 2011 when they became 'supershows'. In 2010, the Raw Chamber was for the WWE Championship and the SmackDown Chamber was for the World Heavyweight Championship. In 2011, the Raw Chamber was to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship (due to a SmackDown superstar winning the Royal Rumble) and the SmackDown Chamber again for the World Heavyweight Championship. In 2012, there was one for the WWE Championship and one for the World Heavyweight Championship again. In 2013, only one took place with the winner receiving a World Heavyweight Championship match.
Dates and venues
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination Chamber (2010) | February 21, 2010 | St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center | Chris Jericho defeated The Undertaker (c) R-Truth, John Morrison, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk in an Elimination Chamber for the World Heavyweight Championship[3] |
| Elimination Chamber (2011) | February 20, 2011 | Oakland, California | Oracle Arena | John Cena defeated Randy Orton, King Sheamus, CM Punk, John Morrison and R-Truth in an Elimination Chamber match to determine the challenger for the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVII |
| Elimination Chamber (2012) | February 19, 2012 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center | John Cena defeated Kane in an Ambulance Match |
| Elimination Chamber (2013) | February 17, 2013 | New Orleans, Louisiana | New Orleans Arena | The Rock (c) defeated CM Punk for the WWE Championship |
See also
References
- ^ "Elimination Chamber Match rules". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ Martin, Adam (2009-09-24). "WWE to rename No Way Out PPV?". WrestleView. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ Burdick, Michael (2010-02-21). "Results: Heartbroken". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-02-22.