Elimination Chamber might be my favourite stipulation match. It's so unique in it's look and feel. It combines elements of Hell In A Cell and War Games, and the chain barrier is reminiscent of the old Big Blue version of the Steel Cage. The plating around the ring gives the performers a lot of freedom to do spots they normally couldn't do. The new cage design in 2017 offers even more freedom in terms of headroom, making it easier and safer to jump from great heights and move up, down, and around the chain barrier. And there's something special about seeing someone go through a pod no other match offers. Add to this the randomness of who will enter the match at what interval and the elimination stipulation, and any Chamber match can play out any number of surprising ways, even if the winner is predictable.
There have been 22 Elimination Chamber matches since it's inception in 2002, and how many of those matches stick out as bad matches? I can only think of a few. I don't know if any chamber match has been a match of the year candidate before, but the chances of getting a 4-Star match are high. What more can you ask for?
As a fan of random facts, I've compiled a list of various facts about the Elimination Chamber match itself.
Entrant 1 Victories: 3
--The Undertaker (2008), Edge (2011), CM Punk (2012)
Entrant 2 Victories: 1
--John Cena (2006)
Entrant 3 Victories: 2
--Triple H (2005), Jack Swagger (2013)
Entrant 4 Victories: 3
--Chris Jericho (2010), John Cena (2011), Bray Wyatt (2017)
Entrant 5 Victories: 7
--Triple H (2003/2008/2009), Bobby Lashley (2006), Edge (2009), Ryback (2015), Roman Reigns (2018)
Entrant 6 Victories: 6
--Shawn Michaels (2002), John Cena (2010), Daniel Bryan (2012), Randy Orton (2014), The New Day (2015), Alexa Bliss (2018)
-Most Victories: Triple H (4)
--3 victories at #5. He's the only person to win twice from the same number.
-Most Appearances: Chris Jericho (8)
-Best Winning Percentage (2+wins): Triple H (66.6%)
-Worst Winning Percentage (min 1 win): Chris Jericho (12.5%)
-Number of People to Win Their Only Match: 8
--Lashley, Swagger, Big E/Woods (as The New Day), Ryback, Wyatt, Bliss, and Reigns
-The last Chamber winner not in their first Chamber match was Randy Orton (2014).
-The last winner who'd previously won a Chamber Match was John Cena (2011).
-Most Eliminations: Chris Jericho (10)
-Most Eliminations in 1 Match: Braun Strowman (5)
--The previous record holders were Goldberg and Carlito with 3; all three men failed to win those matches and were pinned last by the winner.
-Most Eliminations Without a Victory: Braun Strowman (5)
-Number of entrants to never score an Elimination: 26
-Shortest Chamber Match: Summerslam 2003 (19:12)
-Longest Chamber Match: Men's Chamber 2018 (40:15)
-Most Title Losses: John Cena (2)
--If Daniel Bryan defends his WWE Championship on Sunday, he will be the first man to successfully defend their championship twice.
-Different Titles Contested: 8
-- In addition to the new Women's Tag Team Championship on Sunday, we have seen the World Heavyweight Championship, WWE Championship, ECW Championship, WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Intercontinental Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship, and the Raw Women's Championship all defended in the chamber. SPECIAL EDGE RECORDS
-Edge is the only person to compete in 2 Chambers in the same night (2009)
--Edge attacked Kofi Kingston and stole his spot in the 2nd Chamber that night.
-Edge is the only Champion to be eliminated 1st.
-Edge is the only person to lose a title and win a title in Chamber Matches in the same night (2009)
-Edge is the only person to win a Chamber match by beating the same person twice (Rey Mysterio - 2009/2011)
-Edge holds the shortest time in a Chamber match as Champion at 2:59 (2009)
-Edge Is the only person to cash in MITB after a Chamber match (2006)
-New Champions Crowned: 9
-Successful Title Defenses: 8
-Most Title Wins: Triple H (2)
-This decade, titles have only changed hands twice (Jericho - 2010, Bray Wyatt - 2017)
-Number of Champions not Eliminated Last: 4
-Shortest Time in a Chamber Match: Kevin Nash (2:05 - 2003)
-Longest Time in a Chamber Match: Triple H (39:20 - 2002)
--Triple H wrestled about 18 minutes with a crushed larynx from a botched frog splash from Rob Van Dam.
-Longest Cumulative Time inside Elimination Chamber: Chris Jericho (2 hours, 10 mins, 15 secs)
-Highest Average Appearance Length (3 or more matches): Sheamus (22mins, 20 seconds)
-Number of Chambers for a Title Shot: 5
-Chamber Winners who won with their title shot: The Undertaker (2008)
-Number of Chambers for a Vacant Title: 3
-Number of Chamber Winners to main event the following Wrestlemania: 8
-The First Chamber to feature all 1st Timers: First Women's Chamber (2018)
-First Chamber to feature no one from the original Chamber: Smackdown/ECW (2008)
-Most Times Runner-Up: Randy Orton, Triple H, Rey Mysterio, The Undertaker (2)
--Triple H was involved in the final fall in all 6 of his matches
-Most Appearances Without a Victory: Kane (5)
-Worst Chamber Performer: Wade Barrett (3 appearances: 0 wins, 0 eliminations)
-Most Times Eliminated 1st: R-Truth (3)
