Ranking the Elimination Chamber entries by most wins

One of the unique structures in all of professional wrestling is the Elimination Chamber. The match itself was created by Triple H and introduced by then Monday Night Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff in 2002.

Since the inception of the Chamber in the WWE, there have been a total of 20 matches inside the structure. Starting in 2010, the specialty match became the namesake of its own Pay Per View annually with the exception of 2016.

For those not familiar with the rules, usually two wrestlers start out the match in the ring; while the other four are locked in Lexan glass pods. Every five minutes after the start of the match, a wrestler in one of the pods is chosen at random to enter the match. Wrestlers are eliminated by pinfall or submission one by one until there is just one wrestler left standing.

Much like the Royal Rumble, there are some numbers involved in the Elimination Chamber match. This article is going to rank each entry for the Chamber by the number of wins. Let's start off with the only entry that doesn't have a win in the 16-year history of the match...

#6 - The second entry (0 wins)

Two men always start off an Elimination Chamber match (or so we thought as three will start in the men's match for the first time in 2018). So, the first entrant doesn't have an advantage over the second entrant in the match, but clearly, the first entrant has a better shot at winning as in the 20 Elimination Chamber matches in history. NOBODY has won from the second entry.

Just last year AJ Styles came VERY close to being the first as he was the second entrant into the Chamber match, but he eventually walked into a Sister Abigail by Bray Wyatt, to end the match and give Wyatt the first world championship of his career.

I feel sorry for the man and woman who enters the Chamber at number two this year as it appears, it is the kiss of death.

#5 - The third entry (2 wins - 2005, 2013)

Jack Swagger earned a shocking Elimination Chamber win in 2013

The second worst position to enter an Elimination Chamber match is the third entry or the first person to emerge from the Lexan glass pod. Only Triple H in 2005 and Jack Swagger in 2013 were able to win the match after entering the Chamber third.

At New Year's Revolution in 2005, Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit were in the ring when Triple H entered. Edge, Randy Orton, and Batista would enter the match after Triple H. After Orton hit Batista with an RKO to eliminate him, Triple H landed a Pedigree on Orton for the victory.

Many were surprised that Jack Swagger won his Elimination Chamber match in 2013 for the chance to face Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29. This Chamber match also had Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Mark Henry, Kane, and Daniel Bryan.

#4 - The fourth entry (3 wins - 2010, 2011, 2017)

Bray Wyatt won his first WWE Championship at the Elimination Chamber in 2017

It took until the 11th match in Elimination Chamber history for someone to win it from the fourth entry when Chris Jericho did it in 2010. Jericho outlasted The Undertaker, R-Truth, John Morrison, Rey Mysterio and CM Punk to win the SmackDown branded match.

The very next year, John Cena would win the Chamber match from the fourth position for his third career victory in the structure. Winning the match gave Cena the opportunity to face The Miz at WrestleMania XXVII where Miz would retain the WWE Championship.

The third person to win the Chamber match from the fourth position was Bray Wyatt just last year. It was a monumental win for Wyatt as he became WWE Champion for the first time in his career.

#3 - The first entry (4 wins - 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012)

A g — The look on CM Punk's face says it all when it comes to how grueling the Chamber match is

When it comes to being the first or second entrant in the Royal Rumble, it appears to be a disadvantage but has the same number of wins as the 27th spot, with four. The same holds true in the Elimination Chamber as the first entry has the third most wins.

The 2006 Elimination Chamber match at New Year's Revolution is historical for a couple of reasons. John Cena was the first person to win from the first position in the history of the Chamber, but after the match, Edge made history as he was the first person to ever cash in the Money In The Bank Briefcase.

Since Cena's win in 2006, three other WWE Superstars entered first and survived hell to win the Chamber match including The Undertaker at No Way Out in 2008, Edge at the Elimination Chamber pay per view in 2011, and CM Punk at the Chamber event in 2012.

#2 - The sixth entry (5 wins - 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)

The New Day per — The New Day prepare for the first ever tag team Elimination Chamber match in 2015

By the time the sixth and final entry enters the Elimination Chamber, the match is roughly 25 minutes long already. If those who started the match are still there, they're likely battered and bruised; while those entering last are fresh and ready to take advantage.

The numbers definitely work out in the favor of those entering the Chamber last as it has the second most wins with a total of five; with The New Day being the last to win in the first-ever tag team Chamber match.

For the 2018 Chamber match, there was a triple threat between John Cena, Braun Strowman, and Elias to determine who will enter the Chamber last. To everyone's surprise, Elias won that match and will enter in seventh in the first-ever seven-man Elimination Chamber match.

#1 - The fifth entry (6 wins - 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2015)

There is much that can be considered luck inside the Elimination Chamber, but the lucky entrant number is fifth as it has the most wins in the 20-match history of the match with a total of six victories.

Triple H is the King Of Kings, but he is also king of the Elimination Chamber with the most victories all-time with four. Three of those victories (2003, 2008, and 2009) came from the fifth entry.

The only time that Triple H didn't win from the fifth position was at New Year's Revolution in 2005 when he was the third entrant.

The other three wrestlers to win from the fifth position include Bobby Lashley at ECW's December to Dismember in 2006, Edge also won from the 5th position at No Way Out in 2009, and Ryback in 2015 at the Chamber Pay Per View.