Elimination Chamber
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The Elimination Chamber is a match type in professional wrestling (seen in World Wrestling Entertainment).[1]
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[edit] Background
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's "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.[2][3][4]
[edit] Match
It is a variation of the steel cage, War Games, and Hell in a Cell matches, in that the ring is surrounded by a steel structure of chain and girders, but instead of a standard steel cage, the Elimination Chamber is circular, allowing for four inner chambers (or "pods") to be placed on the apron behind the four ring posts, with platforms keeping the wrestlers from the floor.[1][2][5] The metal is black and the chambers are made of "bulletproof" plexiglass.[6] The chamber is 36 feet (11 m) in diameter and is composed of 10 tons of steel and 2 miles (3.2 km) of chain.[7][8]
[edit] Match rules
The match is contested by six wrestlers, two beginning the match in the ring and the other four in the glass chambers.[5][8] After a pre-determined amount of time (three, four or five minutes), a mini-pod opens at random and a wrestler is added to the two already competing, and this continues until all men are released.[5][8] Wrestlers are eliminated by pinfall and submission that count both inside and outside the ring. The winner of the match is the final wrestler left, who has not been eliminated.[5][8]
[edit] Variations
The fifth match, held at the ECW pay-per-view December to Dismember, was a slight variation called the Extreme Elimination Chamber.[9] In this variation of the match, each chamber would have one of four weapons for the competitors locked inside to hold on to. When each competitor's chamber opened, their weapon entered the match along with them.[10] The four weapons used in the match were a crowbar, a table, a steel chair, and a barbed wire baseball bat.[10]
[edit] Match history
The Elimination Chamber match made its debut in November 2002 at WWE's Survivor Series event.[8] Since its debut, there have been a total of seven Elimination Chamber matches held at WWE pay-per-view events.[8]
| No. | Match | Event and Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Shawn Michaels defeated Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Kane, Chris Jericho, and Triple H (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship.[11][6] | Survivor Series November 17, 2002 |
39:20[12] |
| II | Triple H (c) defeated Goldberg, Randy Orton, Kevin Nash, Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels to retain the World Heavyweight Championship[13][6] | SummerSlam August 24, 2003 |
19:12[14] |
| III | Triple H defeated Edge, Chris Benoit, Batista, Chris Jericho and Randy Orton (w/Shawn Michaels as Special Referee) to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship[15][6] | New Year's Revolution January 9, 2005 |
34:55[16] |
| IV | John Cena (c) defeated Kurt Angle, Carlito, Chris Masters, Shawn Michaels and Kane to retain the WWE Championship[17][6] | New Year's Revolution January 8, 2006 |
28:23[18] |
| V | Bobby Lashley defeated The Big Show (c), Hardcore Holly, CM Punk, Test and Rob Van Dam to win the ECW World Championship[9][6] | December to Dismember December 3, 2006 |
24:42[19] |
| VI | The Undertaker defeated Batista, Montel Vontavious Porter, Finlay, The Great Khali, and Big Daddy V to become #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXIV.[20] | No Way Out February 17, 2008 |
29:34[21] |
| VII | Triple H defeated Umaga, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Jeff Hardy, Shawn Michaels, and Chris Jericho to become #1 Contender for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXIV.[22] | No Way Out February 17, 2008 |
23:55[23] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Elimination Chamber Description. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ a b WWE RAW (October 28, 2002) results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2006-11-01.
- ^ Robinson, Jon (2003-10-09). WWE SmackDown! Top 10: #10 Elimination Chamber. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Sforcina, Matther (2008-02-02). Wrestling-Evolution Schematic: The Elimination Chamber. 411 Mania. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ a b c d Cohen, Eric. Elimination Chamber match description and history. Pro Wrestling About. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ a b c d e f WWE Elimination Chamber History. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 119.
- ^ a b c d e f McAvennie, Mike (2007-05-21). The painful process of Elimination. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ a b Tello, Craig (2006-12-03). Mission Accomplished. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ a b Tello, Craig (2006-11-29). Chamber of Horrors. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Survivor Series 2002 - Elimination Chamber match. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Survivor Series 2002 Results. Hoff Co, Inc. (Complete WWE.com). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ SummerSlam 2003 Main Event. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ SummerSlam 2003 Results. Hoff Co, Inc. (Complete WWE.Com). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ New Year's Revolution 2005 Main Event. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ New Year's Revolution 2005 Results. Hoff Co, Inc. (Complete WWE.Com). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ New Year's Revolution 2007 Main Event. WWE (2006-01-06). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ New Year's Revolution 2006 Results. Hoff Co, Inc. (Complete WWE.Com). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ December to Dismember 2006 Results. Hoff Co, Inc. (Complete WWE.Com). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ No Way Out 2008 Preview:SmackDown!/ECW Elimination Chamber. WWE (2008-02-01). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ No Way Out 2008 Results. 411mania.com, Inc..
- ^ No Way Out 2008 Preview:RAW Elimination Chamber. WWE (2008-01-28). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ No Way Out 2008 Results. Crave Online, Inc..
