10 Worst WWE Elimination Chamber Entrants Ever

2. Vladimir Kozlov (2009)

Vladimir Kozlov
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We'd much rather have an Elimination Chamber match featuring six versions of Mike Knox than a single Vladimir Kozlov. Compared to WWE's bogus attempt at building a no-frills Eastern European star, Knox was like Shawn Michaels in his prime.

Kozlov, for the avoidance of any doubt, was one of the worst wrestlers WWE have ever tried to sell to the world.

After failing to do anything worthwhile against Triple H at Survivor Series 2008 (thank God for Edge's interruption to make it a Triple Threat), Kozlov entered the 2009 WWE Title Chamber match and was eliminated second. Throughout, he continued to show the same lack of understanding when it came to wrestling psychology or charisma.

In fairness, it's not all Vladimir's fault. WWE should have known better than to push him without being sure he had the skills to get over.

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