Ranking EVERY WWE Elimination Chamber Match From Worst To Best
2. 2005
A key chapter in WrestleMania 21's phenomenal lead storyline, the 2005 Elimination Chamber is a magnificently booked war, stage-managing the over-arching slow burn of Batista's eventual exit from Evolution.
After laying dormant in 2004, the Chamber was dusted off at January's 'New Year's Revolution' to determine a new World Heavyweight Champion following a disputed finish in a December title match featuring Triple H, Chris Benoit and Edge, the Chamber.
Alongside the original triple threat combatants, Chris Jericho would also gain a place, and Randy Orton was finally allowed back into the title picture after being frozen out of a title shot during Triple H's previous reign. Most intriguingly, Dave Batista would be entered alongside his malevolent leader 'The Game', as more subtle hints were dropped that 'The Animal' was there to attain his own title glory, not just play second fiddle to 'The King of Kings'.
During the bloodbath itself, after bailing Triple H out of certain peril trapped in a Walls of Jericho/Crippler Crossface combo, but with tension building between the stablemates, Batista succumbed to an RKO after 'The Game' appeared to neglect bothering to make a save.
As the eventual winner with more help from 'The Animal', Triple H had used and abused his enormous enforcer, only adding fuel to Dave's eventual shift away from his control.