10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE Elimination Chamber
2. It's Not "Elimination Chamber" In Germany
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Introduced as a stipulation match in 2002, Elimination Chamber became its own fully fledged pay-per-view in 2010 when WWE started moving towards shaping B-Show events around their titular gimmicks.
At very least more exciting than Fatal Four Way and less played out than Hell In A Cell, the show and stipulation also had the benefit of being the perfect WrestleMania primer. With the Royal Rumble in the rear view, the gimmick became the last chance opportunity for wrestlers to earn either a shot or a title itself to take to the 'Show Of Shows', and slotted nicely in to the company's packed calendar.
The one slight change the company made wasn't to the gimmick but to the branding abroad - with an event to now advertise and sell, the show became known as "No Escape" exclusively in the German market due to connotations with the gas chambers used during the holocaust. After holding on to WWE's old "No Way Out" branding for the show in 2011 and 2012, everything switched to the new label in 2013 and has remained that way ever since.