Ranking EVERY WWE Elimination Chamber Match From Worst To Best
5. 2012 (Smackdown)
Forgotten in light of his spectacular future success, Daniel Bryan's 2011-2012 World Heavyweight Title run provided some choice matches and moments, as the increasingly delusional superstar became a 'YES!'-spouting buffoon and a cynical tormentor to his girlfriend AJ Lee and fellow competitors.
Ahead of the defeat to Sheamus that would transform Bryan's career at WrestleMania 28, he'd emerge victorious from the Chamber following a nerve-wracking closing section with the most unlikely of opponents. Already dodging a bullet after The Big Show had broken into his pod before he even entered the match, Bryan survived the brutal beating from the giant after Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett combined to eliminate 'The World's Largest Athlete'.
Meanwhile, a true fairytale was occurring, as Santino Marella built on his shock entry into the match with eliminations of both Rhodes and Barrett to whip the crowd into a frenzy as he faced off with World Champion Bryan in the final stretch.
Bryan's snarky grin as he realised it was between him and the 'Milan Miracle' played perfectly into the story, but as Santino fought valiantly, the champion got increasingly nastier with kicks and submission holds. Santino's last-ditch Cobra strike drew an unbelievable nearfall, but Marella was undone by Bryan's Yes-Lock for the heartbreaking victory.