History
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 Raw and one from SmackDown) are contested inside the Elimination Chamber structure. The first Elimination Chamber event took place on February 21, 2010 and aired live on PPV. The event's name was voted by fans by WWE's official website and was chosen over Heavy Metal, Battle Chamber, Chamber of Conflict and the original No Way Out name.
Since its origin, each event has been held in an indoor arena, with all three taking place in the United States.
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.
Dates and venues
Event Date City Venue Main Event
Elimination Chamber (2010) February 21, 2010 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center The Undertaker (c) vs. R-Truth vs. John Morrison vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk in an Elimination Chamber for the World Heavyweight Championship
Elimination Chamber (2011) February 20, 2011 Oakland, California Oracle Arena John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. King Sheamus vs. CM Punk vs. John Morrison vs. 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 vs. Kane in an Ambulance Match
Elimination Chamber (2013) February 17, 2013 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena TBA
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 Raw and one from SmackDown) are contested inside the Elimination Chamber structure. The first Elimination Chamber event took place on February 21, 2010 and aired live on PPV. The event's name was voted by fans by WWE's official website and was chosen over Heavy Metal, Battle Chamber, Chamber of Conflict and the original No Way Out name.
Since its origin, each event has been held in an indoor arena, with all three taking place in the United States.
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.
Dates and venues
Event Date City Venue Main Event
Elimination Chamber (2010) February 21, 2010 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center The Undertaker (c) vs. R-Truth vs. John Morrison vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk in an Elimination Chamber for the World Heavyweight Championship
Elimination Chamber (2011) February 20, 2011 Oakland, California Oracle Arena John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. King Sheamus vs. CM Punk vs. John Morrison vs. 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 vs. Kane in an Ambulance Match
Elimination Chamber (2013) February 17, 2013 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena TBA