The Elimination Chamber is one of the most gruesome matches in WWE history. Six superstars would battle inside the devilish structure with two superstars starting the match with the other superstars released from their pods at regular intervals.
While WWE used the gimmick match when it was needed during its initial stage, the company then made it into an annual PPV from 2010. There have been ten events under the banner since 2010 with 2016 as an exception.
The fans have witnessed high octane performances from the WWE superstars in the PPV. With that said, let's take a look at the rankings for every Elimination Chamber event in WWE history.
10 Elimination Chamber 2020
This year's Elimination Chamber event came to us live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The main event of the night was the titular match to crown the no.1 contender for Becky Lynch's Raw Women's title at WrestleMania 36, where Shayna Baszler pulled out a clean sweep by eliminating every contestant from the match.
The show also featured another Elimination Chamber match with SmackDown Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz retaining the title against five other teams.
The major drawback of this event was its predictability and for not containing any match for the major championships, thus earning the tenth spot on this list.
9 Elimination Chamber 2018
The 2018 Elimination Chamber event felt like WWE put it together at the last minute with the entire focus on crowning Roman Reigns as Brock Lesnar's next challenger.
The PPV also featured the first-ever women's Elimination Chamber match, where Alexa Bliss retained the Raw Women's Championship. Apart from a few mid-card matches, the main event featured a colossal elimination chamber match to crown the No.1 contender for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35.
Braun Strowman dominated the match until it was time for Roman Reigns to slay the monster to book his ticket to WrestleMania.
8 Elimination Chamber 2015
The fans witnessed two Elimination Chamber matches at the titular event in 2015, with the first one competed for the WWE Tag Team Championships, in which the New Day emerged as the victors against five other teams.
The second chamber match was for the vacant Intercontinental Championship, which saw Ryback defeating Sheamus as the final superstar to win the title.
The main event of the night was a WWE Championship match between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. The match had a controversial ending after the referee reversed the decision as a disqualification after it was thought Ambrose had won the title.
7 Elimination Chamber 2017
The Elimination Chamber returned in 2017 after a year of absence, and the event became exclusive to the SmackDown brand after the 2016 brand extension. The major matches on the card were an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship and a tag team turmoil match for the SmackDown tag titles.
The PPV also featured three women's matches for the first time. American Alpha survived in the tag team turmoil match to win the SmackDown tag team titles, and Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss to win the women's title.
The main event featured a colossal Elimination Chamber match in which Bray Wyatt won his first WWE Championship.
6 Elimination Chamber 2014
The Elimination Chamber PPV in 2014 was the final step towards Daniel Bryan's road to the main event of WrestleMania 30. The event featured only one Elimination Chamber match in which Randy Orton retained the WWE Championship with some help from the Authority.
Batista competed in his first televised singles match in four years against Alberto Del Rio at the event. Batista entered the event as the winner of the 2014 Royal Rumble match, which didn't bode well with the fans, and he received nuclear heat from the crowd.
The Wyatt Family's six-man tag team match against The Shield was another highlight of the event, and both teams received critical acclaim.
5 Elimination Chamber 2011
The 2011 Elimination Chamber PPV featured six matches on the card, with the main event being the titular match to crown the no.1 contender for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 27.
The event also featured another Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship, which saw Edge overcoming the challenge to retain the title. Miz retained the WWE Championship in an underwhelming match against Jerry Lawler.
The main event saw John Cena overcoming the odds and win the Elimination Chamber match to become the no.1. contender for The Miz’s WWE Championship at WrestleMania 27.
4 Elimination Chamber 2010
The 2010 Elimination Chamber PPV was the first event under the banner, and WWE put on a decent show for the fans, which ended with a huge twist.
The event featured two Elimination Chamber matches, with the first one being for the WWE Championship. John Cena overcame the challenge and retained the title only for Vince McMahon to come out and screw him over by forcing him to defend the title once again against Batista.
The second chamber match was for the World Heavyweight Championship, which saw Shawn Michaels bursting in to hit the Undertaker with Sweet Chin Music, and enabled Chris Jericho to win the title.
3 Elimination Chamber 2013
The 2013 Elimination Chamber match featured eight matches on the card, and the fans fixed their eyes firmly on the event as the Rock walked into the PPV as the reigning WWE Champion.
Jack Swagger won the Elimination Chamber match to become the No.1 contender for Alberto Del Rio's World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29. The Shield reigned supreme over John Cena, Ryback & Sheamus in a six-man tag team match.
The main event saw the Rock defend the WWE Championship against CM Punk with the added stipulation that the Rock would lose the title also via disqualification & count-out. CM Punk couldn't overcome the Great One as he laid down for the three-count after taking two Rock Bottoms.
2 Elimination Chamber 2019
The 2019 Elimination Chamber PPV kick-started Kofi Kingston’s road to winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35. Kingston replaced an injured Mustafa Ali in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship and ended up short despite an amazing performance.
The event also featured Ronda Rousey retain the Raw Women’s Championship against Ruby Riott.
Bayley & Sasha Banks created history when they won the women’s Elimination Chamber match to become the inaugural Women’s tag team champions. WWE did a great job with the storytelling at the event and made the fans feel the energy along with the superstars, thus earning the second spot on this list.
1 Elimination Chamber 2012
The 2012 Elimination Chamber PPV has lots of high voltage action from the WWE Superstars, and the event also featured two titular matches for the WWE & World Heavyweight Championships.
While Daniel Bryan retained the World Heavyweight Championship in a decent Elimination Chamber match, CM Punk retained the WWE Championship even after having to start the match with Kofi Kingston.
The main event of the night was an Ambulance Match between John Cena and Kane. The Elimination Chamber matches received praise from the fans and critics and gained decent reviews for the event.