With only a two-week build, fans could be forgiven if they werent expecting much from the Elimination Chamber special event on Sunday. It was an awfully short turnaround, but WWE managed to put together a solid six-match card that delivered just enough to make it worth your while. Interestingly, the matches that made Elimination Chamber a must-see affair did not take place inside the chamber. Although both chamber matches disappointed, the appropriately hyped champion versus champion match between United States Champion John Cena and NXT Champion Kevin Owens more than made up for every other match on the card. Throw in a solid WWE World Heavyweight Championship match and Elimination Chamber made for a nice surprise special event in-between Payback and Money in the Bank. Still, the fact that Elimination Chamber was saved by two matches should be concerning for WWE. The Divas matches still arent measuring up to their NXT counterparts, and despite have numerous tag teams, the tag division is a pretty bland scene once you get past three or four teams. Theres a plethora of talent on the roster right now, and in the right mix, WWE is capable of putting together a solid PPV. But this special event should be a cautionary tale of how important good booking is. So what popped up and what got its attitude adjusted? Lets find out the ups and downs from Elimination Chamber.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
