Every WWE Elimination Chamber Match Ranked Worst To Best
From the absolute worst to the absolute best of the Elimination Chamber.
Ever since its inception in 2002, the Elimination Chamber has been one of WWE's most consistently destructive matches. Combining the dangers of Hell In A Cell with some of the mystery of the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber is truly one of WWE's greatest creations. Following a brief hiatus in 2016, the Chamber returned the following year with a more modern, albeit safer structure. However, that has not impacted the match quality, as some of the best matches in Elimination Chamber history have come in the last five years.
97 men and women have entered the steel structure, looking to either win championships or, in recent years, cement their spot at WrestleMania. Of those nearly 100 participants, many have had their careers permanently altered because of the sadistic match. This coming Saturday, 12 more Superstars will enter Elimination Chamber, looking to add to the legacy of the legendary match.
Throughout the 28 previous iterations of the Elimination Chamber, there have been some all-time classics, as well as some matches that left much to be desired.
With that in mind, then, here are every Elimination Chamber match in history ranked from the absolute worst to the absolute best.
28. 2006 ECW Heavyweight Championship
Well, let's get this one out of the way. December To Dismember 2006 is often cited as one of, if not the worst WWE pay-per-view of all time, and this Elimination Chamber match is the cherry on top.
It takes an awful lot to demotivate one of the best minds in professional wrestling, and this was that show for Paul Heyman. The Chamber contest was certainly not helped by losing Sabu to injury beforehand and replacing him with Hardcore Holly, but that was the least of the issues here. Fan favourite on-the-rise CM Punk was eliminated first in a move that spit in the face of a Heyman who had pushed for Punk to win the bout. Then, the only true ECW Original, Rob Van Dam was eliminated third, leaving WWE products Test, Big Show and Bobby Lashley as the remaining competitors.
The decision to crown Lashley as the ECW World Champion was the nail in the coffin for the old ECW and the birth of WWECW. Even with the added weapons thrown into the match, nothing could save this from being the worst Elimination Chamber match of all time.