WWE Elimination Chamber
WWE Elimination Chamber | ||
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Promotion WWE | | |
Brands | Raw (2010–2011, 2018–present) SmackDown (2010–2011, 2017, 2019–present) 205 Live (2019) | |
Other name | Elimination Chamber: Perth (2024) | |
First event | 2010 | |
Signature match | Elimination Chamber match |
WWE Elimination Chamber is a
The 2014 event was notable as it was WWE's final event to air exclusively via traditional PPV outlets due to the launch of the WWE Network the next day, as all PPV events since have aired on both PPV and livestreamed on the WWE Network. The following year, the event's February slot was replaced by Fastlane, with the 2015 Elimination Chamber instead being held in May. That year's event also saw the first tag team Elimination Chamber match. Although the event did not occur in 2016, it returned in 2017 with a revamped Chamber design. The event also returned to the February PPV slot. While the eponymous match was originally only for male wrestlers, the 2018 event featured the first-ever women's version, as well as the first seven-man Elimination Chamber match. The 2019 event determined the inaugural holders of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. The 2020 event was notable as it was WWE's final PPV event held before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused all of WWE's shows to be held behind closed doors until mid-2021. The 2020 event was also moved to March as Super ShowDown was held in February, but the event returned to its February slot for the 2021 event, which was WWE's final PPV held before the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock that March. The 2022 event was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, thus making it the first Elimination Chamber event to take place outside of the United States and on a Saturday. Subsequent events would continue to be held outside of the US, with the 2023 event in Canada and the 2024 event in Perth, Australia.
To coincide with the brand extension, the events in 2010 and 2011 featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands before the first brand split ended in August 2011. Following the reintroduction of the brand split in mid-2016, the 2017 event was held exclusively for wrestlers from SmackDown. The 2018 event was then Raw-exclusive and was the final Raw-branded PPV of the second brand split, as following that year's WrestleMania 34, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive pay-per-views. The 2019 event in turn featured wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown brands, as well as 205 Live, while the events afterwards have just featured Raw and SmackDown.
In Germany, Elimination Chamber is known by a different name to avoid connotations of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust in World War II. In 2010, it retained the "No Way Out" (German: Kein Ausweg) name, which was also used for the event in 2012, but in 2011, it was called No Escape (German: Kein Entkommen), which became its permanent German name in 2013.[1][2]
History
The
The
The 2020 event, held on March 8, would be the final WWE pay-per-view to be held in-person with spectators before the
In March 2021, the American version of the WWE Network became a premium channel under NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock. As a result, the 2021 Elimination Chamber was the final pay-per-view to air on the American version of the WWE Network before the launch of Peacock's WWE Network channel.[31][32] After a brief transitional period, the standalone version of the WWE Network in the U.S. shut down on April 4, with future events only available via Peacock's WWE Network channel and traditional PPV. This did not affect other countries at the time, which had maintained the separate WWE Network service distributed by WWE (a couple of other countries have since had the Network merged under a different streaming service, such as Binge in Australia in 2023[33]).[34]
In early 2018, WWE began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the
The
Concept
The Elimination Chamber event centers around the Elimination Chamber match, and the event typically includes one or two main event matches that are contested inside the structure, either with championships or future opportunities at championships at stake. The match is generally contested by six participants (or six tag teams for a tag team Chamber match), with two beginning the bout in the ring, while the other four are held within a smaller chamber within the structure. In the case of a seven-person match, which occurred at the 2018 event, three wrestlers begin the match instead of two. Every five minutes, one of the four participants (or teams) within an inner chamber is released into the ongoing match. This continues until all four have been released, with the match typically lasting over twenty minutes. The objective of the match is to eliminate all opponents via
Elimination Chamber matches
From 2010 to 2012, the event featured two Elimination Chamber matches, usually one for each brand until August 2011 when the brand extension ended. In 2010, Raw's Chamber match was for the WWE Championship while SmackDown's Chamber match was for the World Heavyweight Championship (2002–2013 version).[11] In 2011, the Raw Chamber match determined the number one contender for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXVII, while the SmackDown Chamber match was again for the World Heavyweight Championship.[12] In 2012, although the brand extension had ended, there were still two Chamber matches with one each for the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship, respectively.[42] In 2013, only one Chamber match took place with the winner receiving a World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 29.[43] Following the unification of the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in December 2013, the 2014 event had only one Chamber match, which was for the unified championship.[15][16][17] In 2015, there were two Chamber matches. The first featured the first-ever tag team Chamber match, which was for the WWE Tag Team Championship (now Raw Tag Team Championship), while the second Chamber match was for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship.[20]
After the brand extension was reinstated in mid-2016, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship reverted to being called the WWE Championship and became exclusive to SmackDown. The 2017 event was in turn SmackDown-exclusive and the main event was a Chamber match for the brand's WWE Championship.
After brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued following WrestleMania 34, the 2019 event featured both brands. There were two Chamber matches. One was a women's tag team Chamber match to determine the inaugural holders of the
The 2023 event had two Chamber matches, one each for the men and women. The men's match was Raw-exclusive and was for the United States Championship, which was the first time for the title to be contended in the match. The women's Chamber match was for a Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 39, and it featured three wrestlers from each brand (the Raw Women's Championship later moved to SmackDown and was renamed as the WWE Women's Championship).[46]
As the WWE Championship and Universal Championship had been held and defended together as the
Events
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event |
# | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. | |||
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1 | Elimination Chamber (2010) | February 21, 2010 | St. Louis, Missouri
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Scottrade Center
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Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship
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[11] | |||
2 | Elimination Chamber (2011) | February 20, 2011 | Oakland, California | Oracle Arena
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Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVII
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[12] | |||
3 | Elimination Chamber (2012) | February 19, 2012 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Bradley Center
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Ambulance match
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[42] | |||
4 | Elimination Chamber (2013) | February 17, 2013 | New Orleans, Louisiana
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New Orleans Arena
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The Rock (c) vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship | [43] | |||
5 | Elimination Chamber (2014) | February 23, 2014 | Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Target Center | Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
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[15][16][17] | |||
6 | Elimination Chamber (2015) | May 31, 2015 | Corpus Christi, Texas | American Bank Center | Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
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[20] | |||
7 | Elimination Chamber (2017) | February 12, 2017 | Phoenix, Arizona | Talking Stick Resort Arena
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Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship
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[48][49][21] | |||
8 | Elimination Chamber (2018) | February 25, 2018 | Paradise, Nevada | T-Mobile Arena | Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 34
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[22] | |||
9 | Elimination Chamber (2019) | February 17, 2019 | Houston, Texas
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Toyota Center | Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship
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[24] | |||
10 | Elimination Chamber (2020) | March 8, 2020 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wells Fargo Center | WWE Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 36
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[25] | |||
11 | Elimination Chamber (2021) | February 21, 2021 | St. Petersburg, Florida | WWE ThunderDome at Tropicana Field | Raw Elimination Chamber match followed by Money in the Bank cash-in match
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[26] | |||
12 | Elimination Chamber (2022) | February 19, 2022 | Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia | Jeddah Super Dome | Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship
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>[37] | |||
13 | Elimination Chamber (2023) | February 18, 2023 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Bell Centre | Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
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[38] | |||
14 | Elimination Chamber: Perth | February 24, 2024 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | Optus Stadium
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Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax for the Women's World Championship | [50][51] | |||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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See also
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