Ranking EVERY WWE Elimination Chamber Match From Worst To Best

6. 2017 (WWE Championship)

Edge Elimination Chamber
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A thrilling debut offering from the brand new Elimination Chamber structure offered a brief glimpse of what could have been after Bray Wyatt won his first and - as of writing - only WWE Championship approximately four years too late.

'The Eater Of Worlds' was headed to WrestleMania for a confrontation with then-ally and Royal Rumble winner Randy Orton as result of his victory here, with pinfall victories over Champion John Cena and top contender AJ Styles doing as much as humanly possible to relight his fire before it was stubbed out for good at the 'Show Of Shows'.

The disparate lack of follow-through does damage to the end result, but the match is still excellent viewed in isolation. A strong roster still buoyant after SmackDown Live's sensational late-2016 booking make the best of the cleaner, safer aesthetic in play, with Styles' high-flying theatrics particularly aided by the higher roof and marginally safer landings.

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