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The Elimination Chamber is a match type in professional wrestling (seen in World Wrestling Entertainment), which is a variation of the steel cage and Hell in a Cell matches, in that the ring is surrounded by a steel structure of chain and girders, but is circular allowing for four inner chambers to be placed on the apron with platforms keeping the wrestlers from the floor. The metal is black and the chambers are made of 'bulletproof' glass. The match is contested by six wrestlers, two beginning the match and the other four in the glass chambers. After five minutes (in the match at Survivor Series 2002) or three minutes (in subsequent matches) a chamber opens at random and wrestler is added to the two already competing, and this continues until all men are released. Wrestlers are eliminated by pinfall or submission, often leading to some being eliminated before every wrestler is released into the match, and the winner is the final man left after all others have been eliminated.

RAW general manager Eric Bischoff was given on-screen credit for creating the match in the fall of 2002, stating it combines elements of the WWE's Royal Rumble, Survivor Series and WCW War Games matches, in that the countdown timer comes from the Rumble and War Games, the enclosed cage format from War Games, and the elimination process from the Rumble and Series.

To date only three Chamber matches have been held, the first two having moments where the 'bulletproof' Chamber glass was shattered during an attack, and the order of entry to the ring matches the 'random' release of the wrestlers into the match in those first two as well. Triple H entered the first two matches as reigning World Heavyweight Champion and was involved in the final pinfall of all three, losing the first and winning the second and third. All three so far have been held with that Championship on the line.

With this third match, Triple H and Jericho have both competed in all three Chamber matches, the record, followed by two matches for Michaels (in the first two), Kane (in the first and fourth) and Orton (in the latter two). HHH will not participate in the fourth match, due to a loss by Kane on the December 12th edition of RAW.

The next Elimination chamber match will take place at New Year's Revolution 2006, In Albany, NY with John Cena defending the WWE Championship. Other participents are currently Shawn Michaels, Carlito Cool, Chris Masters, Kane and Kurt Angle.

Although he did not actually wrestle in the third Chamber match, Shawn Michaels did serve as Special Guest Referee, meaning that he has at least participated in every Elimination Chamber match.

Records

  • Shawn Michaels has participated in some way or another in all four of the Elimination Chambers
  • Survivor Series 2002 has had the longest Elimination Chamber Match lasting about 42 minutes.
  • Triple H to date has won the most Elimination Chambers.
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