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In what has become one of the company's more consistent gimmick matches, WWE Elimination Chamber has seen a wide variety of competitors and matches come through it over the years. Since its inception in 2002, it has served all sorts of purposes that make it a fan-favorite match, perhaps topped only by the Royal Rumble.
It gives six wrestlers a shot at a World Championship, allowing people who don't normally get a chance in the main event scene a big spotlight. It allows multiple storylines to come together in one match, creating a lot of interlocking narratives, and most importantly, it allows for plenty of memorable high spots.
While Cagedmatch scores will be mentioned, these are just a reference and not the sole determining factor for the rankings.
Updated February 8, 2025 by Mark Sammut: The Royal Rumble is done, and WWE is now firmly on the road to WrestleMania 41. Along the way, the company will be stopping in Toronto for the Elimination Chamber, which will take place on March 1, 2025. Due to WWE's Netflix debut, the event will be easily accessible around the world. While WWE is still setting the stage, Chamber matches for the Men and Women have been announced, with the winner getting title shots at Mania. This event will also include John Cena's last Elimination Chamber.
While the upcoming show will hopefully be a bit better than last year's Perth event, the latter's Elimination Chamber matches were pretty decent.
16 Summerslam 2003
CagedMatch: 6.61
- Participants: Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Kevin Nash, Triple H(c), & Goldberg
- Stipulation: World Heavyweight Championship
- Winner: Triple H
Slap-bang in the middle of Triple H's infamous reign of terror on Raw with the World Heavyweight Championship, he got the opportunity to put down all the pretenders to his throne in one fell swoop. This is perhaps one of the more controversial matches, though, purely because Triple H won.
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While there were six other men in the match, who did plenty of great wrestling throughout the match, this was all about Goldberg. He was still fresh in WWE, and all the memorable moments in this match involved Goldberg annihilating everything in his path, especially Chris Jericho. Unfortunately, it ended in such a lame fashion, with Triple H bonking Goldberg with the sledgehammer and getting the win.
15 Elimination Chamber 2024 – Men's Match
CagedMatch: 7.22
- Participants: Bobby Lashley, Kevin Owens, LA Knight, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre, & Randy Orton
- Stipulation: WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match at WrestleMania 40
- Winner: Drew McIntyre
For 2024's Elimination Chamber, WWE headed to Australia, setting up a huge stadium show in Perth. The main card only had four matches, but two of them were relatively lengthy chamber bouts that were mostly pretty good. While it was the weaker of the two matches, the men's chamber benefited from having a stacked line-up, along with opting for a more physically grueling contest that emphasized the toil the stipulation takes on the participants' bodies rather than impressive spots. Consequently, depending on what type of experience a fan prefers, this match might be a touch too slow-paced. On the other hand, if someone prefers psychology and hard-hitting attacks, this is pretty enjoyable.
Randy Orton stole the show by spending the whole match selling his back, playing into lingering fears stemming from his recent 18-month absence from the ring. Otherwise, the booking did a good job of setting up a few WrestleMania 40 matches, besides Drew McIntyre earning his title shot. Orton eliminating Logan Paul set the stage for a triple threat at Mania, while LA Knight's feud with AJ Styles received a hilarious boost when the latter decided to travel halfway across the world to cost the former the match.
14 Elimination Chamber 2013
CagedMatch: 7.60
- Participants: Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Jack Swagger, Kane, Randy Orton, & Mark Henry
- Stipulation: World Heavyweight Championship Match at WrestleMania 29
- Winner: Jack Swagger
The only Elimination Chamber match at the gimmick's self-titled 2013 PPV was entirely overshadowed by the show's main event, CM Punk defending his WWE Championship against The Rock. The match's reputation is also hindered by a weak winner, especially since Jack Swagger would go on to face Alberto Del Rio in a forgettable match at WrestleMania 29. Despite all that, when viewed in a vacuum, this contest has a fair few positives.
Jericho gives a great performance as he lasts most of the match. Team Hell No get a few amusing interactions, and Daniel Bryan's presence is always a net positive. Mark Henry also goes on an impressive tear, showing flashes of the character that promoted him to the main event scene in 2011. Swagger rolling Orton for the win did little to set up the former as a viable candidate for the title, but otherwise, the match is a fun watch.
13 Elimination Chamber 2024 – Women's Match
Cagematch: 7.51
- Participants: Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Naomi, Raquel Rodriguez, & Tiffany Stratton
- Stipulation: WWE Women's World Championship Match at WrestleMania 40
- Winner: Becky Lynch
Only a handful of women's Elimination Chamber matches have happened so far, and they have mostly been decent. Along with the Women's Tag match from 2019, the 2024 attempt is far and away the best of the bunch, and it was comfortably the strongest match at the Perth event. Mixing established main eventers with dependable upper mid-carders and two rising stars, this match was smartly booked to give everyone a moment to shine. Tiffany Stratton arguably had her full coming-out party during this PPV, and she rode that momentum to the World Title in less than a year.
Becky Lynch was the obvious winner leading up to the event, and things played out mostly as expected. That said, the match was still entertaining, filled with ambitious spots, and well-paced. Perhaps not one of the most memorable Elimination Chambers ever, but a perfectly solid one.
12 Elimination Chamber 2010 – SmackDown Chamber
CagedMatch: 7.81
- Participants: CM Punk, R-Truth, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, & The Undertaker(c)
- Stipulation: World Heavyweight Championship
- Winner: Chris Jericho
The SmackDown match at 2010's Elimination Chamber is remembered for two things. Firstly, The Undertaker's entrance pyro malfunctioned, forcing the Deadman to wrestle with burns. Secondly, the match concluded with interference by Shawn Michaels, setting up his retirement match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26.
In between these two moments, there is a unique Elimination Chamber match. Unlike most other bouts, this competition is primarily structured around 1v1 encounters, including a few quick eliminations. Consequently, WWE could focus on individual storylines, some of which were callbacks to previous feuds or paved the way to WrestleMania.
11 Elimination Chamber 2021 – SmackDown Chamber
CagedMatch: 7.92
- Participants: Daniel Bryan, Cesaro, King Corbin, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, & Jey Uso
- Stipulation: Match for the Universal Championship immediately after
- Winner: Daniel Bryan
One of the best stories during Roman Reigns' run as Universal Champion so far, the Tribal Chief orchestrated a scenario to be the ultimate bad guy. Rather than defend his championship inside the Elimination Chamber, he manipulated the situation so that he'd have to wrestle a weakened opponent, immediately after they survived a Chamber match.
The action inside the Chamber was great, especially with Daniel Bryan & Cesaro starting things off. Jey Uso was there to play spoiler, intending to win and then lie down for Reigns in the title match. The story culminated beautifully, though. Bryan got the win and pushed Roman Reigns to his limit. Ultimately coming up short, but setting in motion an incredible story for WrestleMania a month later.
10 Elimination Chamber 2014
CagedMatch: 8.35
- Participants: Cesaro, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Christian, John Cena, & Randy Orton(c)
- Stipulation: WWE World Heavyweight Championship
- Winner: Randy Orton
Another Elimination Chamber match that ended in disappointment, yet everything leading up to the finish was utterly brilliant. Early 2014 was when Daniel Bryan and the "Yes!" Movement was at its peak, and fans grabbed onto every glimmer of hope that Bryan would finally get the win.
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There's some spectacular action throughout the match. Cesaro & Sheamus start things off, and they've always had incredible chemistry, then Bryan gets thrown into the mix and things become so fun to watch. Even Christian gets a high spot. There are a bunch of memorable moments, including the Wyatt family teleporting in to eliminate John Cena, and although Kane cost Daniel Bryan the match in the end, it was one hell of a ride to get there.
9 Elimination Chamber 2023 – United States Title Chamber
CagedMatch: 8.58
- Participants: Johnny Gargano, Seth Rollins, Austin Theory(c), Damian Priest, Bronson Reed, & Montez Ford,
- Stipulation: WWE United States Championship
- Winner: Austin Theory
Elimination Chamber matches for secondary titles have not been great, with the Intercontinental match from the 2015 event being the worst rendition of the stipulation. The same event also had the underwhelming WWE Tag Team Championship chamber match, although WWE did rerun that concept in 2020 to a better result. Technically, the ECW Elimination Chamber match was close in stakes to these contests, and it was also terrible.
2023 marked a changing of the guard within WWE, and one of the most notable shifts was an attempt to legitimize the mid-tier titles. Gunther's reign as Intercontinental Champion has done wonders for the belt, arguably making it feel like the second-biggest men's prize in the company. The United States Championship has not been elevated to the same extent, but it no longer feels like a nothing belt as it did in the late 2010s. Logan Paul's reign has also helped.
Although lacking tension, this match works because it brings together some of WWE's greatest workhorses and just lets them burn the house down for half an hour. The result is a showcase of the company's present and future that moves at a blistering and satisfying pace.
8 No Way Out 2009 – SmackDown Chamber
CagedMatch: 8.29
- Participants: Edge(c), Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, Big Show, Triple H, & The Undertaker
- Stipulation: World Heavyweight Championship
- Winner: Triple H
As weird as it is for anything involving Vladimir Kozlov to be considered a "best", this match had a lot to love. Edge & Jeff Hardy were a great choice to start out, as they can easily put on an entertaining match, but things immediately got exciting as the defending champion, Edge was eliminated in less than five minutes.
This immediately gave the match a heightened sense of excitement, as a new champion was guaranteed to be crowned. It lulls a bit in the middle but is entirely made up for by the ending section, which features Triple H and The Undertaker battling it out in brilliant fashion before Triple H finally slips away with the win.
7 Elimination Chamber 2011 – SmackDown Chamber
CagedMatch: 8.39
- Participants: Edge(c), Rey Mysterio, Wade Barrett, Kane, Drew McIntyre, & Big Show
- Stipulation: World Heavyweight Championship
- Winner: Edge
The lineup for this match doesn't look too spectacular, but it delivered. Drew McIntyre was still a long way off from his popular current iteration but showed that he had the potential. Kane and Big Show were slowing down but hadn't quite run out of steam just yet, and Wade Barrett was still a hungry newcomer.
Then there's Edge and Rey Mysterio. These two all-time greats carry this match on their backs. They start as the first two in the match and survive all the way until the end, dealing with the other threats as they come and go. They even get a whopping 10 minutes in the end with just the two of them in the ring.