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You will bear witness

to the Elimination Chamber.

The Elimination Chamber.

When the door is locked, destruction is guaranteed.

His body has been broken, perhaps, in half here.

Barbaric and torturous structure that has

struck fear into the hearts of WWE Superstars

for over 20 years.

Whoa.

God Almighty.

Today, we look back at the very best of the

event known as Elimination Chamber.

Their fate being sealed inside

this unique structure.

This is WWE's Greatest Moments.

If you smell-

Oh, my God.

What the hell are you doing?

Absolutely unbelievable.

Hulkamania is here.

Welcome, everyone,

to WWE's Greatest Moments.

I'm Michael Cole, and today, we're taking a look back at some

of the most shocking and thrilling moments from the event

known as the Elimination Chamber.

Its chain-linked exterior traps participants inside the

structure with no possible escape.

The chamber stands at 16 feet tall, and stretches 36 feet

wide, with over 2 miles of steel wrapping the chamber walls.

It is a beautiful disaster.

And there's no padding.

There's no give.

It's just steel.

The match itself starts with two superstars,

with new competitors emerging out of their respective pods

in five-minute intervals.

If a superstar is pinned or submitted, they are eliminated.

The match continues until only one

superstar remains and is declared the winner.

And it all began with the first, 2002, Triple H reigned supreme

as the World Heavyweight Champion, and with it came some

of the biggest names of the era vying to dethrone him.

Of this?

Yeah, we're all.

History would unfold that fateful night at

Madison Square Garden, as for the first time ever,

audiences would witness the Elimination Chamber.

These men, they're fate being sealed.

Locked inside this unique structure.

The were looking for something different.

This Elimination Chamber was a new way to skin the cat.

Booker T.

This is brutal.

I mean, the thing is freaking solid steel.

Oh.

We were like the crash test dummies

actually going out there.

It was completely different than, really,

I think anything the company had done before that,

and a lot more complex as far as the actual match.

Oh, man.

Van Dam.

This is a steel grid that were getting bodies

slammed on.

Sweet Chin Music.

What?

Michaels eliminates Jericho, and we're down to two.

From a telling a wrestling story standpoint,

again, certainly, the old school way, it did feel right.

Oh, he got him.

Sweet-Sweet Chin Music.

The cover.

He's got- Yes.

No.

What?

Shawn Michaels is the world's champion.

Michaels believed in his ability to win this match,

and he has survived it.

Anything new and innovative is gonna shake up the

status quo, and that's just the natural progression of WWE.

You better believe we've got

a new world's champion.

The Elimination Chamber match quickly captured

the audience's attention, and a sequel was inevitable.

Heading into SummerSlam 2003, Triple H was once again ruling

WWE with an iron fist.

You get the best that there is.

You get The Game.

You get the World Heavyweight Champion.

And once again, he'd find himself defending the

championship inside the Elimination Chamber.

As we know, the Elimination Chamber was built for pain.

No one ever left the satanic structure

the same way they walked in.

Surely something so indestructible would stay that

way, right?

It is the Elimination Chamber.

That first one was so great,

so now it's like trying to follow that.

One of the most, like, star-studded

Elimination Chambers of all time,

but what I will always remember is what Goldberg did.

Goldberg unleashing

on everything with a heartbeat.

The Elimination Chamber was just another place

to be very violent,

and what could I do with this person here?

Look at the strength.

Look out.

Oh.

Elimination Chamber seems indestructible,

until Bill Goldberg comes in.

Look out.

Oh.

God Almighty.

Jericho's back may be broken.

That was, like, legitimately

frightening to watch.

Goldberg is destroying

every beating heart in sight.

It reminded me of a play yard out in prison,

and I'm just another person that you plug into it.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

I can't believe my eyes.

That was really something

they've not seen before.

It was incredible.

Look at this.

That's a sledgehammer.

He hit Goldberg in the head with it.

Look at this.

My God.

I don't believe it.

When you got Triple H in a stipulation match,

the stuff that really works to his physical aggression,

and nature, and intensity, that's where he thrives.

The Game turned out the lights of Bill Goldberg.

In 2019, WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan,

was ready to defend his title in the unforgiving confines

of the Elimination Chamber.

Daniel Bryan will still be

the WWE Champion.

But on this night,

the spotlight was shining on Kofi Kingston

who for over a decade of hard work had finally

found himself within reach of his lifelong dream of becoming

WWE Champion as the groundswell of Kofimania began to take form.

You talk about momentum heading into a big

match, into a major event like the Elimination Chamber.

Elimination Chamber was really

the start of Kofimania.

Kofi Kingston undeniably has the most momentum

of anybody in this match.

In a lot of people's eyes when they saw me

in the Elimination Chamber, it was like it was possible.

Kingston not quitting here tonight.

Kingston-Kingston eliminated The Viper.

Watching the Elimination Chamber go down to

see it come down to just him and Bryan, and the way that the

crowd was so intense, and losing their minds.

He's gonna do it.

SOS.

Kofi, Kofi.

Oh, kick out.

You asked if we believed.

I think we all starting to believe.

When Kofi jumped up on top of the pod and Bryan

is there looking at him, cowering, Kofi standing over

him, it's like, this can happen.

People want this to happen.

Oh.

Kofi went for it all.

Bryan back up.

Knee to the face.

And Bryan retains his title.

I'll never forget how much

they wanted me to win that match.

You know?

Everybody cheering.

I'm always pretty grateful for that.

How close was that moment for Kofi Kingston?

Leading up to Elimination Chamber 2010,

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels was desperate for

a rematch with The Undertaker after failing to take down

his undefeated WrestleMania streak

at the previous year's event.

You and me, WrestleMania, one more time.

My answer is no.

The Phenom, who was World Heavyweight Champion,

denied Michaels' request and set his sights on defending his

title inside the Elimination Chamber, but what The Undertaker

had yet to consider was HBK would stop at nothing

to get what he so fiercely desired.

Which one of these two men is heading to WrestleMania?

Now you have Undertaker, who's in the

Elimination Chamber, trying to win so he can go on

and get a championship match at WrestleMania.

I believe the end is near for Jericho.

Oh, what, what, what, what?

S-S-S-S-Shawn Michaels.

Shawn Michaels.

Oh, my God, Shawn Michaels.

Undertaker, Shawn Michaels.

Oh.

Sweet Chin Music.

There's no disqualifications.

Shawn pops up under the grate,

you don't even know that's possible.

You know?

One of those, like, holy crap moments.

It wasn't sitting in his craw very

well that I had beat him.

He wanted another shot at it.

Chris Jericho is the new--

The new World Champion.

Nobody really got

the best of him a lot of times.

I thought we had seen and heard the last

of Shawn Michaels, but no.

Shawn got under The Undertaker's skin

enough to get him to accept a match at WrestleMania.

Shawn Michaels has just cost The Undertaker

the World Championship.

For 16 years, the Elimination Chamber match

was reserved for male superstars.

That is until 2018.

The Women's Revolution opened doors for the female competitors

in WWE, ultimately resulting in the first-ever Women's

Elimination Chamber match.

History in the making.

At Elimination Chamber 2018, Alexa Bliss defended her Raw

Women's Championship against five worthy challengers.

One being the unpredictable Mickie James who took to the air

to ensure the first women's chamber match

was one to remember.

The match is underway.

Mickie James enters numbers five.

Look at Mickie James go.

Any time you're doing, like, a first-ever

anything, there comes a great responsibility because

you have to set the bar high.

And Mickie, kick to the midsection.

Mickie, one of the all-time greats.

A trailblazer when it comes to the women's evolution.

She meant business.

When she came in there she meant business.

I mean, it's Mickie James.

You can never count her out.

Wait.

W-w-w-w-wait a minute.

What is Mickie thinking?

What is Mickie doing?

Working her way to the top of the pod.

It's one of those things of, like, you say

you can do it, and then you climb up there,

and then you kind of realize how high it is.

I don't know about this, Mickie.

She's gotta be 15 feet in the air.

Mickie James takes down Deville.

Here's the cover.

Hooks the leg.

Deville eliminated.

We all knew that we had to go out there and make

it a point to show that we belong in this match.

One of the most iconic things we've ever

seen inside Elimination Chamber match.

Mickie James, truly an icon, and she showed it that night

at Elimination Chamber.

Oh, what a night in the first-ever six women

Elimination Chamber match.

The Elimination Chamber event is well known for

its namesake match, yet there have been several incredible

contests that were not inside the demonic structure.

In 2015, John Cena held the United States Championship,

defending the title week after week as part of his famous

US Open Challenge.

You want some?

Come get some.

But one potential opponent sought

more than the gold around Cena's waist.

Ladies and gentlemen, that is the NXT Champion, Kevin Owens.

The brash and brutal Kevin Owens looked to embarrass Cena and

establish himself as a force to be reckoned with in WWE.

If you're Kevin Owens,

you can say whatever you want.

You can do whatever you want,

but when you get in the ring,

and you face t he 15-time World

Champion for the very first

time, the nerves have got to be getting to you.

It was almost like a weird dream where

it was so insane to me that all this was actually happening.

There's a shoulder tackle by Cena.

Welcome to the WWE, Mr. Owens.

That was a night that Kevin Owens really

put himself on the map.

I knew Kevin Owens was gonna be impressive.

I didn't know he was gonna be quite this impressive.

His in-ring skills are unparalleled,

especially for his size.

Oh, no.

Wow.

Kevin's fantastic in the ring.

I never thought for a second that he wouldn't be able to go

toe-to-toe with Cena.

Pop-up Powerbomb.

Cover on Cena.

Hook of the leg.

Oh, he's got him.

He got him.

Owens got him.

Kevin Owens has beaten John Cena.

I thought Kevin Owens had a great debut.

I don't think he could've had a better debut.

That may be the most monumental win

in WWE history.

By 2019, the WWE Women's Division was soaring

to new heights.

The next step in the evolution seemed clear,

the introduction of Women's Tag Team Championships.

Six hopeful teams stepped foot into the Elimination Chamber

with only one tandem leaving as the first-ever

Women's Tag Team Champions.

History will be made tonight on the Road to WrestleMania.

For the longest time,

the women only had one championship to fight for.

We had all craved a tag team championship for a really,

really long time.

Tonight, tag teams will be involved to

determine the first-ever Women's Tag Team Champions.

Finally seeing that happening, very rewarding.

We had so many different ideas.

It is a massacre inside the Elimination Chamber.

It's amazing.

More women going out there and showing their ability

that they can take on the world.

They were putting it all out on the line.

Nia Jax is stalking Bayley, and now--

Oh, through the pod goes Nia.

Meteora.

The elbow from Bayley.

Everybody stacking up on Tamina and eliminated.

And we are down to two teams.

Mandy and Sonya and Sasha and Bayley.

when you think about that era

of professional wrestling, two of the first names

you're thinking are Sasha Banks and Bayley.

Middle of the ring, and Sasha Banks.

The innovative Banks, the innovative boss.

Tap out.

Banks and Bayley win the tag team titles.

Who better

than those two to be the inaugural champions?

To be the very first ones to carry those titles?

Your first-ever Women's Tag Team Champions.

Without a doubt, there is no other superstar

that has transcended sports entertainment into the

mainstream quite like The Rock.

The Rock is gonna do to you exactly what he does

best, and that's lay the smack down on your candy ass.

The People's Champ, a storied career before

departing for Hollywood, but The Rock made a remarkable

return to the squared circle and ultimately captured the WWE

Championship, defeating "The Second City Saint" CM Punk.

The Rock has done it.

You're kidding me.

Could Punk reclaim his title and spoil

The Great One's triumph and comeback-

Storytime's over, Rock.

at the Elimination Chamber

event in 2013?

The Rock, CM Punk, the winner to defend against

John Cena at WrestleMania.

The perfect antagonist.

CM Punk was this rebel.

Oh, my God.

Wow.

Oh, my God.

And then you have The Rock,

the corporate champion.

Here comes Rock with a big clothesline.

I'm more motivated when I'm angry.

I'm more productive when I'm angry.

I'm better when I'm pissed off.

Is he gonna try to Rock Bottom here?

CM Punk.

Oh, my God.

The Rock coming back and showing the world

that he does still have it.

What a great match.

Yes.

Punk blasted Heyman.

Rock, Rock Bottom.

Here's the count.

He did it.

He did it.

Rock is going to WrestleMania.

To be able to come back to the audience,

what I get out of that is invaluable.

priceless.

Finally, the right prevails.

Perhaps no WWE Superstar has approached

the world of professional wrestling with the ferocity

and power of "The Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar.

That's it.

Brock Lesnar is WWE Champion.

The 7-time WWE Champion has victimized his

opponents for over 20 years, and it was only a matter of time

before Lesnar found himself locked in the confines

of the Elimination Chamber.

But we all know The Beast makes his own rules,

and at Elimination Chamber 2022,

Lesnar would make another iconic moment

in his legendary career at the expense of a dreadfully

unfortunate Austin Theory.

The last two remaining men

inside the chamber.

Theory, if you can run, I'd say run.

In those last moments of that match,

there was almost that final boss type mentality.

Oh, my God.

That didn't work out too well.

Lesnar's got Theory in the pod.

At the end of the day,

people are gonna get hurt.

That's why I'm here.

And now a suplex to Theory outside the chamber.

Brock had a veracious appetite

for a challenge.

Oh, and a low blow.

Brock is scary.

You put him inside of an Elimination Chamber,

he becomes even more dangerous.

Brock Lesnar is pissed off,

and Theory gonna try to climb the chamber.

Oh, wait a minute.

Theory's actually getting out.

But Brock Lesnar has him.

Theory trying to hang for dear life.

Oh, my God.

Not up there.

Not up there, Brock.

Not up there.

Oh, my God.

F5.

F5 off the chamber.

(Bruce Prichard(: It was a big moment.

It was one of those big aha, holy moments.

Cover by Lesnar.

Brock Lesnar's the WWE Champion.

We've now reached our number one moment.

Over the course of his 20-plus-year career,

John Cena accomplished nearly everything there is to achieve.

I did not quit.

But there was one more goal left

for the GOAT, a record-breaking 17th WWE Championship.

And at the beginning of his year-long retirement tour

in 2025, Cena would compete in the Elimination Chamber match

to determine WWE Champion Cody Rhodes' opponent

for WrestleMania 41.

John Cena's going to WrestleMania.

Cena's path was clear, but ominous forces were present.

And in one of the most shocking WWE moments in history,

the unthinkable happened.

There is your main event for WrestleMania.

John Cena is shaking Cody Rhodes hand,

"Hey man," like, "it's gonna be me and you at WrestleMania.

Can't wait for it."

Goes in for the hug and then we see it, John Cena's face goes

from a smile to loses all emotion.

What?

What the--

What was the reaction from the crowd?

Elation.

Why?

They got to see something truly historic.

I saw John Cena after all these years turn heel.

I didn't see that coming.

Not John Cena.

Not John.

Oh, my God, John,

what the hell are you doing?

Everyone in the world was talking about it.

There is not a soul on planet earth

who foresaw this.

Cena turning heel was the only thing people

were talking about.

This is one of the most disgusting displays

that I've ever witnessed.

I don't think I can describe just how big it

was for John Cena to pull that move at Elimination Chamber.

This is absolutely ridiculous.

The Elimination Chamber event has yielded some true legendary

WWE memories that will never be forgotten.

Thank you for joining us on this journey through some of the

greatest moments from a truly unpredictable event,

the Elimination Chamber.