10 Things WWE Regrets About Elimination Chamber
10. Undermining The Raw Chamber (2010)
Elimination Chamber 2010 saw Raw's Sheamus defend his WWE Heavyweight Championship against Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Triple H, and eventual winner John Cena. It was a nondescript Chamber match, and one of the least interesting offerings in the stipulation's history. This alone doesn't make it worthy of inclusion on our list, as there have been countless dull EC bouts over the years, but WWE's decision to undermine the entire bout within minutes of its conclusion certainly does.
The real problems came after the bell. Cena had just won the belt, and out came Vince McMahon, announcing an immediate title defence against Batista. Big Match John was served-up like a medium-rare steak. 'The Animal' ate him up, and that was that: McMahon had repaid the favour he owed Batista for assisting him in the Bret Hart feud, and Cena's reign was over before it had really begun.
Batista becoming champion wasn't a problem in itself as he was an outstanding heel at the time, but the whole charade rendered an entire Elimination Chamber pointless. The match's efforts only served to set up another Cena vs. Batista clash for WrestleMania.