5 interesting stats coming out of WWE Elimination Chamber 2020

Some interesting stats are coming out of WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Some interesting stats are coming out of WWE Elimination Chamber 2020

WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 took center stage last night in Philadelphia as the fate of the RAW Women's Championship hung in the balance in the main event. Six women stepped inside Satan's Structure for the chance to challenge Becky Lynch for the Championship in less than four weeks.

Shayna Baszler came out on top and confirmed that she would be given a chance at revenge when she faces the woman that attacked her during WWE Survivor Series in November. Sami Zayn also made headlines last night when he was able to defeat Braun Strowman to become Intercontinental Champion, his first main roster championship since his promotion.

Even though there were no main male or female Championships defended at Elimination Chamber 2020 last night, there are still some impressive stats coming out of the show.


#5 The Undertaker's first appearance since 2010

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The Undertaker is currently teasing a match against AJ Styles for WrestleMania 36 in less than four weeks, so it didn't come as much of a shock that The Deadman made an appearance in Philadelphia to cost AJ the win in his match against Aleister Black.

Undertaker appeared and took out both Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson before Chokeslamming AJ and leaving him to receive a Black Mass from The Dutch Destroyer.

This appearance becomes even more exciting when you add into the equation the fact that The Undertaker's last appearance at Elimination Chamber was back in 2010 when he was the man defending his Championship inside the structure. This was also the same night that Taker's pyros malfunctioned ahead of his match.

The pay-per-view has always been seen as filler on The Road to WrestleMania, which could be why this was the former World Champion's first appearance in a decade.

#4 The Miz and John Morrison's first title defense in a decade

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Last night at Elimination Chamber, The Miz and John Morrison defended their SmackDown Tag Team Championships for the first time since defeating The New Day at Super ShowDown.

The Champions were forced to defend against Heavy Machinery, The New Day, Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler, The Usos, and The Lucha House Party in a traditional six-man Elimination Chamber match where they were able to come out victorious.

Even though this was the duo's first defense as current Champions, this isn't the first time they have been Tag Team Champions, and given the long absence that Morrison has had from WWE, it comes as no surprise that the last time Miz and Morrison were able to defend their Championships was back at WrestleMania 25 when they lost the Unified Tag Team Championships to Primo and Carlito.

Luckily, last night's match ended in a much more positive manner for the new Champions but looks to have set up a match between Miz & Morrison against The Usos at WrestleMania.

#3 Otis becomes the first person to escape the cage

The men's Tag Team Elimination Chamber match was definitely one of the highlights of the show and one of the biggest talking points heading into the match was the feud between Otis and Dolph Ziggler because of their love triangle with Mandy Rose.

Coming out of the match, Otis is once again the main topic of conversation since the fans booed the loudest when Tucker was eliminated and Otis was taken out of the match. The Heavy Machinery star was looking to take out Dolph Ziggler, but when The Showoff moved out of the way at the last minute, Otis went straight through the side of the Chamber and onto the floor outside.

This unplanned exit means that Otis becomes the first man in the history of the Chamber to be able to escape the structure. Whilst many men over the years have been able to invade the Chamber, including Bray Wyatt, Otis is the first one to actually find a way out of the Cell.

#2 Sami Zayn's first main roster title reign

Sami Zayn has been on the main roster for several years now but hasn't been used as effectively as he was during his time in NXT. The Underdog from the Underground was first promoted to the main roster back in 2015 as a former NXT Champion and was expected to do incredible things following promotion.

Sadly that wasn't the case for Zayn, whose career has been plagued with injuries, and instead, last night was the first time he was able to lift a title in five years. The former Champion needed the help of Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura in a handicap match to win the Intercontinental Championship at the expense of Braun Strowman, but it was still a moment that created an interesting statistic.

Zayn's win now means that every WWE star who was NXT Champion before 2018 has gone on to win another WWE Championship on the main roster. This includes every Champion from the beginning of the brand with Seth Rollins through to Andrade.

#1 Shayna Baszler dominates

Shayna Baszler was the only real threat inside the Women's Elimination Chamber match so it didn't come as much of a surprise when she dominated the entire match and easily brushed aside all of the opposition that was thrown at her from RAW.

Baszler will now go on to face Becky Lynch at WrestleMania for the RAW Women's Championship but her dominating display meant that she made history. Baszler became the first person in history to eliminate all of her Elimination Chamber opponents.

Braun Strowman is the only other star to have eliminated five of his opponents inside the Elimination Chamber, but his domination came in a seven-man Chamber match that was won by Roman Reigns back in 2018, which means he wasn't able to eliminate all the men in the Chamber with him.

Baszler now adds this record to one that she already holds from the Royal Rumble when she was able to eliminate eight women and hold the new elimination record for the women's annual match alongside fellow NXT Superstar Bianca Belair.