5 best moments in the history Elimination Chamber matches

It is that time of the year again. One of the most anticipated PPVs of the year, the Elimination Chamber is around the corner. Once the annual Elimination Chamber match was moved to February, most of the match winners went on to WrestleMania as the champion, except for John Cena in 2010. Thus, with good authority, we can say that the final WWE title change before Wrestlemania 35, if any, will happen at Elimination Chamber 2019.

Elimination Chamber is known as a demonic structure. Although WWE watered down their old structure, it is still a haunting experience to be in one of those chambers. Hence, we saw a large number of brilliant and innovative spots during the past Elimination Chamber matches. From the pods to the domes to the floor, various Superstars have used the chamber in innovative ways as well. In this list, we will take a look at five of the best moments in Elimination Chamber history.

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#5 The Fall

Alright. Let us start with three entries in place of one. WWE had seen its fair share of daredevils on its rosters. These Superstars would perform extreme stunts to entertain the fans. Thus, when the Elimination Chamber was introduced, these athletic talents began creating innovative ways to use the structure. Rob Van Dam was the first Superstar to use the pods for a cool move. He used the pods to deliver a five-star frog splash on Triple H (which broke the Game's Larynx) at Survivor Series 2002.

This stunt was topped by Jeff Hardy, who used the pod for performing a Swanton Bomb on the Big Show at No Way Out 2009. But the best one was from John Morrison, who scaled the entire dome and dropped himself on to Sheamus at Elimination Chamber 2011.

#4 The Pod breaker

Goldberg was a machine that wrecked anything and everything in his path. The man once had an undefeated streak of 173 matches - which insinuates how dominating his run with wrestling promotions was. Goldberg signed with WWE in 2003 March 31 and WWE had no hesitation in portraying him as an unbeatable force. Goldberg defeated The Rock in his debut match at Backlash, thus commencing a new undefeated streak in WWE.

Before Summerslam 2003, Goldberg entered into a feud with Triple H and challenged him for his World Heavyweight title. At Summerslam, Triple H had to defend his title against five other men including Goldberg.

Once Goldberg was released from his pod, he unleashed his wrath on every member in the chamber match. However, one particular spot from the match reverberates inside the mind of every WWE fan.

Jericho was getting back on his feet near a pod, unaware of a danger lurking in his back. Once Jericho got up, he was greeted with a massive spear, crashing onto a pod and thus breaking it.

#3 The Ultimate Opportunist

Edge got his monicker of the Ultimate Opportunist for many reasons. One of them was his Money in the Bank cash in at New Year's revolution 2006. John Cena had to endure five other Superstars in a grueling Elimination Chamber match in the main event. After the Chamber match was over, Cena's face was covered with his blood. However, just before the show went off the air, Vince McMahon came to the arena and announced that the first ever Money in the Bank contract winner Edge would cash in his contract on John Cena then and there.

This one was a genuinely surprising and brilliant moment. This was the first ever Money in the Bank cash-in, so the fans had no idea how it worked. Edge came into the ring and speared the Cenation leader twice to win his first ever World championship in WWE.

#2 Shawn Michaels under the floor

Shawn Michaels cost The Undertaker his World Heavyweight Championship.

The 2010 WrestleMania season was primarily built around Shawn Michaels' obsession to break the Undertaker's WrestleMania winning streak. Michaels tried to win the 2010 Royal Rumble but failed. Thus, in order to challenge the Undertaker, he needed to give the deadman a reason.

At Elimination Chamber 2010, The Undertaker had to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Chris Jericho, CM Punk, John Morrison, R-Truth, and Rey Mysterio. R-Truth, Punk, Mysterio, and Morrison were eliminated in quick succession. Everyone was ready for an Undertaker victory when suddenly Shawn Michaels came to crash the party. The idea of the Elimination Chamber is to lock the members inside the chamber so that no one can interfere. However, Michaels hid inside the chamber, under the "steel" floor. When Undertaker was getting ready to deliver the final blow to Jericho, the Heart Break Kid popped up to the ring and gave a Sweet Chin Music to Taker. Chris Jericho ended the night as the World Heavyweight champion.

#1 The Ultimate Opportunist - Part 2

Edge started the night as the WWE Champion but ended the night as the World Heavyweight Champion.

Here we go. We have Edge in this list again. At the 2009 edition of No Way Out, two Elimination Chamber matches were scheduled - one for the World Heavyweight Championship (held by John Cena) and the other for the WWE Championship (held by Edge).

The event kicked off with the WWE Championship chamber match involving Edge, Triple H, The Undertaker, Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, and the Big Show. Within three minutes of the match, Jeff Hardy rolled up Edge to eliminate him. The champion got eliminated even before a new entrant entered the chamber. Unsurprisingly, Edge was frustrated, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Fast forward to the main event for the World Heavyweight championship. The participants were making their entry to the ring. While Kofi Kingston was making his entrance, he was jumped by Edge, who went on to take his place in the match. Edge then proceeded to "steal" the entire match after finally eliminating Rey Mysterio to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Edge started the night as the WWE Champion but ended the night as the World Heavyweight Champion.