The Elimination Chamber, one of the most dangerous stipulations in professional wrestling.
Structure and Design
In the Elimination Chamber, a signature match of the WWE, the ring is surrounded by a massive circular cage made of interlocking chains, closed off by a domed roof. The structure also extends to the ringside area with steel platforms (referred to as "grates"), all at the same height as the ring apron.
The Elimination Chamber structure is made of 16 black-painted steel frames, each weighing 300 pounds (140 kg). The Chamber stands 16 feet (4.9 m) high, has a diameter of 36 feet (11 m), and weighs a total of around 15 tons, of which 10 tons are steel. The chains that make up the cage walls stretch over 2 miles (3.2 km) and weigh 5,400 kg.
Participants and Entrances
The match involves 6 wrestlers. Two competitors start the match in the ring, while the remaining 4 are locked inside small plexiglass chambers called Pods, positioned in the four corners of the cage. Wrestlers from these Pods enter the match at set intervals (typically 5 minutes).
The order of entry is random, announced by a spotlight shining on the Pod of the next competitor to be released. Sometimes, the entry order (or just the final entrant) is determined through prior qualifying matches.
Elimination Rules
This match operates under elimination rules (hence the name). The winner is the last wrestler standing after eliminating all others. Eliminations, including the final one, occur by pinfall or submission anywhere within the structure (since 2012, eliminations must take place inside the ring). Wrestlers can be eliminated even before all participants have entered. Naturally, there is no count-out (due to the enclosed cage), and there is no disqualification (DQ), meaning competitors can use any part of the structure, allow outside interference (though this is rare), and make use of foreign objects (though no weapons are pre-placed inside the chamber).
Origin and Variants
This stipulation was created by Eric Bischoff for the 2002 edition of Survivor Series, a WWE pay-per-view. Since 2010, it has been exclusively featured in the pay-per-view event of the same name.
A variant of this match is the Extreme Elimination Chamber, which has only taken place once (at the December to Dismember 2006 pay-per-view of WWE's ECW roster). The primary difference is that each wrestler inside the side pods has a weapon that enters the match when the wrestler does. In that single occurrence, the weapons used included a table, a steel chair, a crowbar, and a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire.
Elimination Chamber Match: Info
- Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
- Date Established November 17, 2002
- Match Category Cage-Based
- Variant of Tag Team Match Multi-Competitor Match (3-Way / 4-Way / 5-Way / 6-Way) Elimination Match Steel Cage Match
- N. of Competitors 6 - 12
Elimination Chamber Match: List of Matches
- #1: WWE Survivor Series 2002 - November 17, 2002
World Heavyweight Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
Shawn Michaels[#6]def. - #2: WWE SummerSlam 2003 - August 24, 2003
World Heavyweight Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
Triple H[#5]
w/ Ric Flair Cdef. - #3: WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 - January 9, 2005
World Heavyweight Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #4: WWE New Year's Revolution 2006 - January 8, 2006
WWE Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #5: ECW December to Dismember 2006 - December 3, 2006
ECW World Championship 6-Man Extreme Elimination Chamber Match
Bobby Lashley[#5 - table]def.Rob Van Dam[#1]Hardcore Holly[#2]CM Punk[#3 - chair]Test[#4 - crowbar]Big Show[#6 - barbed wire bat] C - #6: WWE No Way Out 2008 - February 17, 2008
6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
The Undertaker[#1]def. - #7: WWE No Way Out 2008 - February 17, 2008
6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
Triple H[#5]def. - #9: WWE No Way Out 2009 - February 15, 2009
World Heavyweight Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Matchwo
- #10: WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 - February 21, 2010
WWE Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #11: WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 - February 21, 2010
World Heavyweight Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
Chris Jericho[#4]def.R-Truth[#1]CM Punk[#2]
w/ S.E.S. (Luke Gallows & Serena)Rey Mysterio[#3]John Morrison[#5]The Undertaker[#6] C - #12: WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 - February 20, 2011
World Heavyweight Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #13: WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 - February 20, 2011
6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #14: WWE Elimination Chamber 2012 - February 19, 2012
WWE Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #15: WWE Elimination Chamber 2012 - February 19, 2012
World Heavyweight Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
Daniel Bryan[#6] Cdef. - #16: WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 - February 17, 2013
6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
Jack Swagger[#3]
w/ Zeb Colterdef. - #17: WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 - February 23, 2014
WWE World Heavyweight Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #18: WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 - May 31, 2015
WWE Tag Team Championship 6-Tag Team Elimination Chamber Match
The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods[#6]) Cdef.Cesaro & Tyson Kidd [#3]The Prime Time Players (Darren Young & Titus O'Neil [#5]) - #19: WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 - May 31, 2015
WWE Intercontinental Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #20: WWE Elimination Chamber 2017 - February 12, 2017
WWE Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #21: WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 - February 25, 2018
WWE Raw Women's Championship 6-Woman Elimination Chamber Match
- #22: WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 - February 25, 2018
7-Man Elimination Chamber Match
Roman Reigns[#5]def. - #23: WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 - February 17, 2019
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship 6-Tag Team Elimination Chamber Match
The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (Sasha Banks & Bayley[#1])def.Fire & Desire (Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville [#2])The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan [#3])The IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce [#4]) - #24: WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 - February 17, 2019
WWE Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #25: WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 - March 8, 2020
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship 6-Tag Team Elimination Chamber Match
The Miz & John Morrison[#4] Cdef.The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston [#2])The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado [#3])Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode [#6] - #26: WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 - March 8, 2020
6-Woman Elimination Chamber Match
- #27: WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 - February 21, 2021
6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #28: WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 - February 21, 2021
WWE Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
- #29: WWE Elimination Chamber 2022 - February 19, 2022
6-Woman Elimination Chamber Match
- #30: WWE Elimination Chamber 2022 - February 19, 2022
WWE Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
Brock Lesnar[#5]def. - #31: WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 - February 18, 2023
6-Woman Elimination Chamber Match
- #32: WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 - February 18, 2023
WWE United States Championship 6-Man Elimination Chamber Match
Austin Theory[#3] Cdef. - #33: WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth (2024) - February 24, 2024
6-Woman Elimination Chamber Match
Becky Lynch[#1]def. - #34: WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth (2024) - February 24, 2024
6-Man Elimination Chamber Match