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The Elimination Chamber has been a structure in WWE for the past 16 years and it seems that every time WWE make Satan's structure part of their Road to WrestleMania, there are always a number of noteworthy facts and statistics coming out of the matches.
This year's show was no different as the women made history inside the structure for the first time, the men presented the first-ever 7-man's Elimination Chamber match, whilst Asuka put her undefeated streak on the line against arguably her hardest opponent to date.
It seems that throughout the show, there were a number of noteworthy statistics that could play their part in the rest of the build to WrestleMania over the next six weeks.
#5 The women make history in more ways than one
The women's Elimination Chamber match was not only the first time that Women had been able to step inside the structure, but it was also the first time since the inaugural event back in 2002 that every entrant that was part of the match, was there for the first time.
None of those women were aware at that time what they were getting themselves into but they managed to make history in style once again as Alexa Bliss retained her Women's Championship inside the steel for the first time.
This was also the first time that Alexa had defended her Women's Championship since TLC last year, where she defended against Mickie James, who was seemingly her "friend" heading into the show.
#4 The men's chamber match takes its place in the history books
The women's Elimination Chamber match wasn't the only one making history this weekend as the men's match has now taken its place in the history books as the longest match inside the structure in its 16-year history.
The match lasted just over 40 minutes, which makes it the longest by just a matter of seconds since the inaugural Chamber match back in 2002 that clocked in at 39 minutes, but it will no be the second longest match in history.
The women's match lasted 29 minutes and 35 seconds, which makes it the second-longest women's match this year behind the Women's Royal Rumble match
#3 First pay-per-view singles match for Matt Hardy in nine years
The WWE Universe was not overly excited about the fact that Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt went one-on-one at Elimination Chamber this past weekend, but it seems that Hardy himself would have been quite excited since this was his first pay-per-view singles match since Backlash 2009, where he took on his brother in an "I Quit" match and lost.
To see Hardy's last singles victory on pay-per-view fans would have had to go all the way back to WrestleMania 25 where he was able to defeat his brother Jeff in an Extreme Rules match. Hardy returned to WWE at WrestleMania 33 almost a year ago and it seems that over the past year he hasn't had a pay-per-view singles match.
#2 Mandy Rose is always number one
Usually being number one is seen as a good thing, but not in Mandy Rose's case where she became the first woman eliminated from the Women's Elimination Chamber match just a month after she was the first woman eliminated from the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble match.
Rose's career on the main roster hasn't been a very successful one so far and it's hoped that this isn't foreshadowing her future on Monday Night Raw. Rose has a good look and could become an interesting addition to the roster in the coming months when she has overcome the nerves and allows her personality and talent to shine through.
#1 Braun Strowman makes quite the impression
Braun Strowman has proved that he is a monster over the past few months by being part of some of the most impressive tests of strength but it seems that Elimination Chamber was the place where he was able to come into his own.
Strowman eliminated five opponents in the Chamber match before he was eliminated by Roman Reigns which made him the first man to be so dominant in the Chamber and saw him wipe out all previous records that were held when it came to eliminations inside the structure.
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