WWE Elimination Chamber

For the professional wrestling match, see Elimination Chamber.

Elimination Chamber is a professional wrestling event produced annually by WWE, a Connecticut–based promotion, and broadcast live and available only through pay-per-view (PPV). The event was established in 2010, replacing No Way Out in the February slot of WWE's pay-per-view calendar. Despite the replacement, the event is still promoted as No Way Out in Germany.[1][2][3]

The concept of the show was that each main event match was to be contested as an Elimination Chamber match.[4] The event's name was voted by fans via WWE's official website and was chosen over Heavy Metal, Battle Chamber, Chamber of Conflict and the original No Way Out name.[5]

Since its origin, the event has been held only in indoor arenas in the United States. Championship bouts are scheduled on every card, with the lower-tier titles featured on the undercard and the top-tier featured on the main card. Under the Brand Extension, WWE assigns its performers to either Raw or SmackDown which cause matches to be set up between wrestlers on the same show.[6]

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Dates and venues

Event Date City Venue Main event
Elimination Chamber (2010) February 21, 2010 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center The Undertaker (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk vs. John Morrison vs. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship[7]
Elimination Chamber (2011) February 20, 2011 Oakland, California Oracle Arena John Cena vs. King Sheamus vs. Randy Orton 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 TBD

See also

References

  1. ^ "No Way Out (Elimination Chamber) 2010 DVD". Silver Vision. http://www.silvervisiondvd.de/products/No-Way-Out-Elimination-Chamber-2010-DVD.html. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  2. ^ Gerweck, Steve (2010-02-10). "Elimination Chamber, Y2J, Cena, more". WrestleView. http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1265835327. Retrieved 2010-07-21. 
  3. ^ "WWE Germany". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://de.wwe.com/. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
  4. ^ "Elimination Chamber Match rules". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/history/2010/exclusives/chamberrules. Retrieved 2010-02-02. 
  5. ^ Martin, Adam (2009-09-24). "WWE to rename No Way Out PPV?". WrestleView. http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1253816146.php. Retrieved 2009-12-20. 
  6. ^ "WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2002-03-27. http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 
  7. ^ Burdick, Michael (2010-02-21). "Results: Heartbroken". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/history/2010/matches/13422574/results/. Retrieved 2010-02-22. 

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