14. The "Edge Cashes In Post-Match" Chamber (New Year's Revolution '06)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U99M2D2oMrI This was not your traditional, loaded with star power version of the gimmick, either. WWE Champion John Cena was the obvious winner. However, the match itself maintained a level of unpredictability through the first twenty minutes by ousting the remainder of the established stars involved in favor of two young, hungry upstarts looking to make a big impression in their first main-event stints. Going into the match, Kane, Kurt Angle, and Shawn Michaels seemed predictable locks to join Cena in the latter stages of the climax. To everyone's surprise, Carlito and Chris Masters formed a tag team that nearly overcame Super Cena and eventually challenged for the Tag Championships at WrestleMania. They developed a trend of mid-carders playing integral roles and taking advantage of their opportunities to shine in a bright Chamber spotlight. Cena overcoming the odds was not what made this memorable, though. Rather, it was the post-match Money in the Bank cash-in by Edge the very first of its kind that put the historical stamp on the proceedings. That was one of the greatest moments of Edge's career and arguably one of the most significant happenings of the last decade.
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"The Doc" Chad Matthews has written wrestling columns for over a decade. A physician by trade, Matthews began writing about wrestling as a hobby, but it became a passion. After 30 years as a wrestling fan, "The Doc" gives an unmatched analytical perspective on pro wrestling in the modern era. He is a long-time columnist for Lordsofpain.net and hosts a weekly podcast on the LOP Radio Network called "The Doc Says." His first book - The WrestleMania Era: The Book of Sports Entertainment - ranks the Top 90 wrestlers from 1983 to present day, was originally published in December 2013, and is now in its third edition.
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