WWE Elimination Chamber - February 21st 2010

[Hammy]

WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match - Sheamus (c) vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Triple H vs. Ted Dibiase


World Heavyweight Elimination Chamber Match - Undertaker (c) vs. John Morrison vs. CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio vs. R-Truth


WWE Intercontinental Championship Match - Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Kane


WWE Diva's Championship Match - Maryse vs. Gail Kim

[More Cowbell]

Hey that's my birthday, what are the chances of a Ted Jr and Jericho win as a birthday gift?

[Hammy]

Hey that's my birthday, what are the chances of a Ted Jr and Jericho win as a birthday gift?

Jericho, maybe, Ted, I kind of doubt it...

[Gnrfan]

Maryse & Jericho wins? Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeeeeee!

Then Defend them every week! I Don't want the wooden spoon!

[BlowUpYourVideo]

Anyone else notice Striker talking about how pinfalls count anywhere and the match could end up on top of the chamber?? That's nevr happened before, so is it possible they're planning something special? Or could it be a way to entice more people to buy the PPV then give them a "violent, brutal etc." match with no blood??

[djvice86]

this would be something big if wwe could pull tht off but then again i smell something could happen on the chamber like it always has

[Hammy]

Does 4 matches being announced say they have something big planned, or they are just being lazy and will announce a match or two at the last minute?

I mean 4 is just too little, especially considering the Women's will struggle to go past the 8 minute mark (including entrances).

The lack of matches does have me curious, although remember December to Dismember    Going in only 2 were announced....

[Gnrfan]

There will be more than 4. I wouldn't be suprised if a tag title match is added or a Miz US title match.

They might even throw in a 3 on 3 ECW match (as a way for the ECW guys to showcase themselves)

They'll probally promote NXT a bit too. I wouldn't be suprised if we get some if not all on screen at some point.

There might also be some Bret Hart storyline too.

[BlowUpYourVideo]

When it came down to Undertaker and Jericho I expected a Michaels appearance but wasn't sure how he'd get in. Was good how they did it but I guess this means Michaels/Undertaker again at WM? A good idea??....

The two Chamber matches weren't bad considering the no-blood/violence/anything bad policy they have (though that guy was right in the ring to clean up Miz after his match). Mysterio getting thrown head-first into the glass looked cool. Anyone else notice that in both matches, whichever guy eliminated someone, he was the next one to be eliminated? I'm pretty sure that was the pattern. Like they had to make sure as many guys as possible got to eliminate someone....

Seems like they developed a lot of the storylines going into WM. Michaels costing Taker the title, Edge presumably going after Jericho, Cena being cheated out of the title, the continuing collapse of Legacy and of course Bret/Vince. Triple H will also be there, even if it's in some random thrown-together match .

[Hammy]

It was an alright event, not exactly thrilled with it.  The best moments were the last 15 minutes of the Main Event, I thought John Morrison was nicely elevated and there were some good near falls.

Mark Henry crashing and burning kept me amused to.

I swear I don't know the reasoning behind not having the Diva's Title match, unless they are wanting to build up a feud between the 2, and surely they aren't bothered about that 

Filler like Regal and Edge just shouts "We need to fill this gap in with something, this will do"  It's lazy booking!

[nightrain]

I enjoyed the chamber matches. Particularly the world heavyweight match.

The ending was obvious and am glad jericho won as he has put in some good work over the last 12 months or so. Nicely sets it up for him and Edge at WM. Looks like we're getting Undertaker and Michaels as well.

Morrison did well and didn't look out of place.  At one point I thought we were gonna get a massive upset.

Ted got a bit of  **** deal I thought. Pinned orton then out himself 30 seconds later. Looks like them 2 together at WM as well?  

Cena got well and truly **** on as well didn't he? But guess we know what will come next month.

The divas segment was pants if I'm honest. Why do that?

Drew and Kane was ok but not pay per view material.

Miz and MVP come across ok but the highlight of that was Mark Henry. Loved it.  

Have to agree about the Edge/Regal filler.  No point to it really, didn't serve any purpose at all but to get Edge on the box, with a big pop.  May have been better introducing the NXT guys maybe before their tv debuts?

Both titles on Smackdown as well. 6 out of 10

[Gnrfan]

I thought it was alright with some extremley lazy booking.

The whole Divas thing is stupid. Its the longest 8 person tournament i have ever seen! I wonder if one of them is injured?

The chamber matches were good. Personally i prefered the RAW one as i like the fact we had everyone in at one point.

The rest reeked of filler to me. The Miz vs MVP & Kane vs McIntrye matches could and have been on their respective shows of late.

The Edge vs Regal thing was promoting NXT and also got Edge in on the act which is fine with me. Be interesting to see how this NXT thing plays out.

This PPV does not really matter IMO. The booking was lazy but if it gives us the right Wrestlemania then its worth it and i think it has set up some excellent and better than that fresh matches. Ok HBK vs Taker was done last year but Batista vs Cena has only been done once on PPV i think and then Sheamus vs HHH is new, Orton vs Dibiase is new, Punk vs Mysterio is newish.... so i like that.

I just hope guys like Miz, McIntrye & Christian are part of Mania as i think they have all had good years. I also hope that Ziggler gets in somehow coz along with Punk, Miz and Jericho he has been one of the highlights for me but has fallen off of late.

Let the final Road To Wrestlemania Begin....

[nightrain]

THE UNDERTAKER lost his world title last night at the Elimination Chamber — but nearly never made it to the match after being burned during his introduction.

As the star — real name Mark Calaway — stood at the top of the entrance ramp amidst his usual eerie effects, a ball of flame shot out from underneath the ramp and virtually engulfed the man WWE fans call "The Phenom".

Aside from some visible red marks on his chest, Calaway was apparently unharmed by the incident, and competed in the scheduled Elimination Chamber match, where he lost his world title to Chris Jericho due to interference by Shawn Michaels.

The incident was not captured by the live cameras on the WWE's broadcast, but has been pieced together by eyewitness accounts and Youtube videos.

Eagle-eyed TV viewers will have noticed that Taker moved swiftly to the ring before the main event at last night's Pay Per View, rather than doing his usual slow, methodical walk down the aisle.

Commentators Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker covered for this by saying that it was a signal that he was more focussed and meant business.

Undertaker was noticeably shaken and out of character while in his pod, where he doused himself with water to stave off any potential for pain and residual burns.

Ironically, had the fire incident caused him enough damage that he was forced to miss the Chamber match, they could have written in an aspect that it was Shawn Michaels behind the accident, playing into current storylines.

Fortunately, Taker was not harmed sufficiently to alter existing plans, and we should get Shawn Michaels v Undertaker at Wrestlemania as expected.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/2863924/Taker-burned-in-PPV-accident.html#ixzz0gNuSWX2A

WWE provided two world title matches at their Elimination Chamber Pay Per View — and THREE title changes.

Chris Jericho will head to WrestleMania as world heavyweight champion and kingpin of Smackdown after winning the Blue Brand's Chamber match — with a little bit of help.

For Raw, John Cena emerged victorious to claim the WWE title, but Vince McMahon intervened to set up an impromptu title defence, which Cena duly lost.

The WWE championship Chamber bout opened the show, with champ Sheamus defending against Cena, Kofi Kingston, Triple H, Randy Orton and Ted DiBiase.

The first twist in the match came when Cody Rhodes slipped in a lead pipe to assist Legacy leader Orton. It was intercepted by DiBiase who used it first on mentor Randy before hammering Cena. He chose to pin Orton, surely setting up a match at WrestleMania.

DiBiase, Kingston and then Sheamus fell in turn, to leave Triple H with Cena. The Game was quickly placed in the STF by Cena and had to tap out.

But Cena's joy was short-lived as his on-screen enemy and WWE boss Mr McMahon told the new champ that he had to defend his strap against Batista.

Big Dave soon dispatched Cena and was crowned the new WWE champion.

The Chamber match was fine but we have seen plenty of better versions in the past. The intrigue came afterwards, with a surprise double switch being enforced.

Some will dislike the hotshot booking of the title belt, but it was good storytelling and played out Batista's current character traits well.

The next 90 minutes or so was a strange affair. Intercontinental champion Drew McIntyre retained against Kane in a satisfactory contest, but one that felt like it belonged on Smackdown rather than a PPV.

The advertised Maryse v Gail Kim match for the vacant Diva's title was altered by Vickie Guerrero to be an inter-brand tag affair pitting the aforementioned Raw duo against Michelle McCool and Layla.

The latter won after Maryse refused to help her would-have-been opponent. This again felt like TV booking as opposed to a big Sunday special.

After William Regal got in the ring for no apparent reason but for a quick NXT plug, Edge speared the Englishman and then informed us that he will select his Mania opponent on tonight's Raw.

The filler continued with an unannounced MVP v Miz match for the United States title, which saw Miz retain with a little help from his partner Big Show.

Another fine, but ultimately unmemorable, encounter. It was interesting to hear the commentators spend some time talking about the contrast between Miz and Bryan Danielson on the new NXT show.

We got back to the scheduled matches with the main event for world title.

CM Punk and R-Truth kicked off the second chamber, with Punk pinning the rapper in about four minutes. This gave him some time to preach to all before Rey Mysterio entered.

The master of the 619 got the better of Punk and pinned him to send him packing. Jericho was next, followed by John Morrison, who eventually pinned Mysterio after a Starship Pain.

Next came Undertaker, and the Deadman was predictably dominant. He eventually got the best of the impressive Morrison to whittle the field down to two.

Jericho and Undertaker had an exciting change of holds before Taker looked set to finish off his arrogant foe after a Last Ride.

However, a figure emerged from underneath the metal surround of the ring.

After the intruder was revealed to be Shawn Michaels, Taker turned into a superkick, leaving Jericho to make the easy pin.

Although the final act of the night, setting up the highly-anticipated HBK/Taker rematch, was expected, it makes sense in the storyline and took nothing away from a fantastic outing.

All participants were on top form, and this Chamber bout clearly outshone its Raw equivalent.

Sadly the PPV as a whole was ultimately forgettable.

Three of the five matches were fine, but nothing special, while the Divas match was poor fare. The main event raised the standards some, as did the Batista twist and the Michaels intervention.

With five weeks until WrestleMania, the card is starting to come together, thanks to a process of Elimination.

We give the Elimination Chamber a rating of 7 out of 10.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/2863292/WWE-Elimination-Chamber-PPV-review-Batista-and-Chris-Jericho-are-new-world-champions.html#ixzz0gNueQfBo