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(More customer reviews)Todd Grisham host this DVD anthology of every Elimination Chamber contest to date including the 2005 edition with Chris Benoit making this the very first DVD that Chris Benoit has been featured on since his death in 2007. You will also hear from various past contestants in this match throughout the presentation including Batista, John Cena, Edge, and John Morrison.
World Champion Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Booker T vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Kane vs. Chris Jericho - This was the first ever Chamber match & everyone looked like they could win the belt as one point or another and this match had a bunch of moments in itself. Like RVD jumping off the walls like he was Spider Man and even leaping off the top of one of the cells onto HHH & injuring his throat in the process...and even HHH's performance after that injury is something worth watching.
Survivor Series 02
World Champion Triple H vs. Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton - This was suppose to be Goldberg vs. Triple H however Triple H suffered a groaning injury so it was turned into a Chamber match. This was a match that had multiple stories being told such as Randy Orton protecting Triple H's championship, Kevin Nash going for revenge against Chris Jericho for his recent haircut, Shawn Michaels ultimately showing his best friend Nash that it's every man for himself, Nash doing heavy damage before walking out of what would be his last WWE match, and Goldberg being a dominate monster such as taking Chris Jericho through one of the pods. This was one of those matches where you have to understand the story they're telling as Goldberg just wasn't getting over as hoped in WWE (weather that's WWE's creative or Goldberg's own fault is another debate for another time) so this was booked to have Goldberg return to his old WCW dominate monster character to get him over...again, a match where you have to understand what they're doing to value it.
Summerslam 03
World Championship Match w/Special Referee Shawn Michaels: Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton vs. Batista vs. Edge vs. Triple H - After a controversial ending to a title match, this was setup to crown a new champion. Various highlights including Jericho & Benoit starting out the match with Jericho delivering one heck of superplex, various wrestlers feeling the impact of being dropped on the Chamber floor, Edge spearing everyone in sight...and I mean EVERYONE, the HHH/Benoit/Orton sequence that went from a crossface to a sharpshooter to an RKO, Benoit's diving headbutt from the top of one of the holding cells, Jericho being Batista-bombed on top of Benoit, and the issues between Orton & Evolution...along with the tease between Triple H & Batista...continuing. Overall, great Chamber match.
New Years Revolution 05
WWE Champion John Cena vs. Kane vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle vs. Carlito vs. Chris Masters - This was the first time the WWE Championship was defended in the Chamber match & had multiple stories being told throughout this match such as Shawn Michaels starting out first at the orders of Mr. McMahon while Carlito & Chris Masters agreed before hand to remain a team throughout the contest. Various moments include Carlito sacrificing himself while doing a somersault senton to the Chamber floor, Angle german suplexing everyone he could get his hands on, and the teamwork of Carlito & Masters dominating before they divided & were conquered. This is one of those Chamber matches just like SummerSlam '03 in that the purpose was to get a talent over in one match by being so dominate & in this case, it was Carlito & Masters..but it was the aftermath of this match that resulted in in WWE receiving their highest television ratings in years.
New Years Revolution 06
ECW Champion Big Show vs. Bobby Lashley vs. C.M. Punk vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Test vs. Hardcore Holly - This chamber was full of first as this was the first time the ECW Championship was defended in a chamber, first time this match ever happened on an ECW branded PPV, and the first time this was match was converted into an "Extreme" Elimination Chamber which meant that each holding cell held a weapons such as a chair (Punk) & barbed wire baseball bat (Show) & table (Lashley) & Crowbar (Test)...and it turns out this was also be the last & only time an Elimination Chamber would happen under all these circumstances. Before the match, it was revealed that Sabu had been attacked & be unable to compete so he was replaced with Hardcore Holly while Paul Heyman it was made clear that it was Test & Holly's jobs to keep the championship secure for Big Show. Moments during his match include RVD once again showcasing the abilities of "Spider Man", Punk's match against RVD that involved his steel chair, Test taking a page out of Carlito's playbook from the previous year when it came to Holly (and the referee botching the count on top of that), Test delivering one hell of an elbow job onto RVD with the end result being the fans chanting "Where's My Refund", and Lashley's dominate performance. This chamber match is more well-known for everything that's happened behind the scenes in regards to the conflicting views of how this match (along with the entire PPV & brand itself) should be booked as it was filled with various disappointments from the crowd such as Sabu being replaced by Holly, the eliminations of Punk & RVD, and how this probably ended up becoming one of the most predictable Chamber matches in history.
December to Dismember 06
Undertaker vs. Batista vs. Finlay vs. Great Khali vs. Big Daddy V vs. M.V.P. - Taker & Batista started it off & continued their "on again/off again" feud that been going on for the past year throughout the match with everyone else being bodies for Taker & Batista to go though throughout the match & keep them strong. Big Daddy V & Khali were the first two from pods to come out & didn't even make it to the next period with the only thing memorable about their time in the match was Undertaker falling out of the chamber after a Daddy V headbutt that didn't look planned. Other moments to look out for were Hornswoggle creeping out from the bottom of the chamber to hand Finlay the weapon (sorry, can't remember how to spell it), M.V.P.'s interaction with Undertaker from Taker waiting for his pod to open to his elimination via a chokeslam off the top of the pod, and the final moments with Taker finally getting the victory.
No Way Out 08
Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels vs. J.B.L. vs. Umaga - Jericho & Michaels started until Umaga entered & dominated with moves such as a double Samoan Drop on Jericho & Michaels hitting his Samoan Wrecking Ball to Jericho through one of the pods later in the match. Other moments to look out for here was the old school Jericho/Benoit "Walls Of Jericho/Crossface" combination done by Jericho & HBK onto Umaga, what J.B.L. did after being eliminated, Umaga's elimination before Jericho & Michaels got eliminated back to back, and the final minutes between Triple H & Jeff Hardy before Triple H finally got the victory with a pedigree on a chair. Unlike the other chamber where everyone else was just a body to put over Taker & Batista, Umaga was re-established as a "Samoan Bulldozer" & Hardy was still put over strong in defeat.
No Way Out 08
WWE Champion Edge vs. Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Vladimir Kozlov - I feel that this is easily the worst Chamber match they've done because due to the 10 min. period where it was first Kozlov just beating up Jeff Hardy who didn't get in any legit offense before Big Show entered & just joined in taking turns beating up Hardy. Normally, the Chamber match is like how the Royal Rumble or Money In The Bank Ladder Match is where it's just non-stop action but that wasn't the case here as that Big/Kozlov/Hardy period just seemed to drag, got boring, and took the audience (the crowd & me personally) out of it. Although this match had a bunch of fun highlights like the shocking first elimination along with the final showdown at the end, it wasn't a bad chamber match but all the other ones they've done have were better. And for those history buffs, this is the first time in the history of the WWE Championship that it's ever changed hands in some type of official cage match.
No Way Out 09
World Champion John Cena vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Kane vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Mike Knox - As the chamber match earlier in the night (or the previous match on this disc) wasn't full of surprises & certain highlights, this one topped it. Various highlights include what happened to Kofi Kingston, John Cena's time (or lack of) in the chamber, and Rey Mysterio being the M.V.P. of the match by putting on his best in-ring performance in over a year with his various "spider Man" moments using the chamber walls & his interaction with Edge throughout the match. This was the best chamber of the night as it had non-stop action from the beginning to middle to the end.
No Way Out 09
WWE Champion Sheamus vs. Triple H vs. John Cena vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Ted Dibiase - Before the match started, you got a bit of a "chuckle" moment as Kofi Kingston made his way to the ring & checked behind himself to make sure he didn't get jumped again like how he was by Edge the previous year. This Chamber match made history as it was the first time that all six participants where in the match at the same time with no previous eliminations which made for such moments as both Kofi & Cena & Orton performing signature moves over the top rope onto the chamber floor, Randy Orton focusing on Sheamus to the a positive reaction from the crowd, the relationship between Legacy in the match before Cody Rhodes made an appearance that resulted in...Read more›
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