Elimination Chamber Aftermath thread - *Spoilers*

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A video package runs focusing on the road to Wrestlemania and how it is about to take an ugly turn featuring the Elimination Chamber. The video ends adding that tonight is "the last chance to headline Wrestlemania."

A graphic opening hits welcoming us to WWE Elimination Chamber. We go live to the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Michael Cole is the first to welcome us to the show.

Alberto Del Rio is out first to kick off the show.

Non-title match
Alberto Del Rio w/ Ricardo Rodriguez vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston

Before the match, Del Rio said you could not stop the greatest of the great or pure destiny.

Lock up and Kingston pushes Del Rio to the corner quickly. Del Rio stays in the corner as Kingston charges in to force the referee to break it up. Another lock up and Kingston pushes Del Rio to the nearby corner. Del Rio with a big takedown and rollup for a two count. Kingston with a quick dropkick and Del Rio grabs the bottom rope to avoid any further offense. Rodriguez checked on Del Rio on the outside. Kingston tosses Del Rio back in and lands a big kick to the back. Del Rio tosses Kingston to the ring apron. Kingston drops Del Rio with a big right, but Del Rio quickly responds knocking Kingston off the ring apron into the steel ring post and then tossing him into the steel steps. Del Rio tosses Kingston back in and works over Kingston's arm. Del Rio with some big right hands and forearms to the head of Kingston. Del Rio locks in a body scissors on Kingston keeping the action grounded. Kingston fights back with some right hands. Del Rio responds with a big kick to the body. Kingston with a springboard crossbody/forearm to the head on Del Rio off the corner. Kingston with a big sledgehammer first to the chest and a series of dropkicks that drops Del Rio. Kingston with a Boom Drop. Kingston gets ready for Trouble in Paradise in the corner. Del Rio dodges, Kingston misses a splash in the corner and catches Del Rio with a kick. Kingston off the top attemtping a crossbody, but Del Rio gets his knees up catching Kingston. Del Rio in for a cover that results in a two count. Del Rio with a big kick and then puts Kingston up on the top turnbuckle. Kingston knocks Del Rio off who was attempting a superplex. Kingston with a missle dropkick. Cover by Kingston and Del Rio kicks out after two. Del Rio drops Kingston's chest/stomach off his knees, cover and Kingston kicks out after two. Del Rio tosses Kingston in the air, but Kingston counters with a DDT. Kingston in for a cover and Rodriguez distracts the referee. Del Rio with a kick to the leg of Kingston. Kingston with his flip drop into a pinfall for a close two count on Del Rio. Del Rio dodges a splash by Kingston in the corner as Kingston crotches himself. Del Rio drops Kingston down an a reverse neckbreaker from the corner. Del Rio locks in the flying armbar. Kingston keeps his fingers locked to block it, but Del Rio eventually breaks it up and Kingston taps out.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

After the match, Alberto Del Rio celebrates his win as Ricardo Rodriguez announces it loudly in the arena. We see a few replays leading to the finish as well.

Backstage, we see Randy Orton getting ready for tonight's Raw Elimination Chamber match.

We go to ringside with Michael Cole, Josh Mathews and Booker T. Booker calls Orton a future Hall of Famer and said he spoke with him earlier tonight and said to expect the unexpected tonight.

Backstage, Todd Grisham is with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Edge. Edge goes over a rough few weeks on Smackdown and said he isn't stupid in that no one has walked in and walked out as champion in an Elimination Chamber match. Drew McIntyre walks up clapping and says he is happy everything worked out for Edge. He brings up Kelly Kelly and how Edge doesn't seem to care she was fired. McIntyre said he took something important away from him and tonight he will take away his title. He said his title and Kelly have one thing in common: they will never be seen together.

A video package runs focusing on the Elimination Chamber.

After the entrances of Kane, Drew McIntyre and Wade Barrett, Smackdown GM Teddy Long came out and reminded everyone that he fired Dolph Ziggler on Friday. Long presents his replacement: Big Show.

Smackdown Elimination Chamber Match - WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Edge (c) vs. Kane vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Wade Barrett vs. Big Show vs. Rey Mysterio

We start with Edge and Rey Mysterio. Lock up and Edge pushes Mysterio to the corner. Edge with a few right hands. Mysterio responds with some big kicks to the leg. Edge ends up dropping Mysterio face first on the mat after Mysterio hit the ropes and jumped at Edge. Edge with kicks to Mysterio in the corner. Mysterio with a head scissors takedown on Edge from the corner. Edge tosses Mysterio over the top rope and Mysterio crashes on the steel floor surrounding the ring. Mysterio recovers with Edge up on the top turnbuckle. Mysterio with a big huricanrana off the top rope on Edge for a two count. Edge tosses Mysterio against the chain of the chamber. Edge then tosses Mysterio face first off a pod with Kane inside.

Time expires. Released first is: Wade Barrett. Barrett kicks Mysterio right away. Barrett tosses Mysterio into the corner and begins kicking his back. Edge is able to get in some right hands on Barrett. Edge tosses Mysterio at Barrett. Edge then slides Mysterio under the bottom rope sending Mysterio crashing into the chain wall. Barrett taunts Big Show in front of his pod. Barrett dumps Mysterio back in the ring and lands a big kick. Barrett with a big slam on Mysterio, hook of the leg and Mysterio gets a shoulder up after two. Barrett tosses Mysterio with force into the corner. Edge pulls down the top rope and Barrett goes crashing over into the steel floor. Mysterio quickly drops Edge, goes up top, but Barrett cuts him off wtih a right hand. Barrett puts Mysterio on his shoulders, hits Edge using Mysterio, but Mysterio grabs the chain wall, kicks Barrett, starts climbing up, falls on the shoulders of Barrett and then drops Barrett over the top rope back into the ring. Mysterio kicks Barrett into the ropes for a 619, but Edge levels Mysterio with a big boot. Edge covers and gets a close two count.

Time expires. Released second is: Kane. Kane comes in and drops Edge, Mysterio and Barrett with uppercuts. Edge catches Kane with a boot, but Kane catches Edge with an uppercut again. Kane with a snapmare on Barrett and a kick to the face. Cover by Kane on Barrett and Barrett gets a shoulder up. Kane with punches to Mysterio in the corner and then splashes both Edge and Barrett. Kane splashes Mysterio, big boots Edge and drops Barrett with a side slam. Mysterio walks up kicking Kane right in the head. Cover and Kane gets a shoulder up. Edge with a boot to Kane and Kane gets a shoulder up. Barrett then kicks Kane and Kane again finds a way to get a shoulder up. Triple clothesline involving Edge, Mysterio and Barrett. Kane clotheslines Edge to the steel floor over the top rope. Kane goes after Barrett hitting him with right hands and kicks. Mysterio with a headbutt to Kane, but Kane with a huge right hand knocking Mysterio off.

Time expires. Released third is: Drew McIntyre. McIntyre launches Mysterio like a dart into his pod. McIntyre and Barrett dobule team Kane sending him into the chain wall. McIntyre kicks Barrett as Barrett was getting back into the ring and then launches Barrett through his pod crashing the pod wall down. McIntyre goes after Edge hitting some big right hands. McIntyre with a snap suplex, cover and Edge gets a shoulder up. Edge with a big spike DDT on McIntyre. Mysterio drops Kane down and misses a 619 when Kane moves. Kane with a big boot to Edge and then launches Mysterio head first into another pod. Kane back body drops McIntyre into Barrett.

Time expires. Released last is: Big Show. Big Show with big clotheslines leveling everyone. Big Show tosses Edge over the top rope and does the same to Kane. Big chest chop by Big Show to McIntyre sending McIntyre over the top rope. Barrett is now trying to avoid Big Show. Big Show grabs his by the neck and puts him through another pod wall. Barrett tries to climb up the chain wall and Big Show is chopping him all over his body. Barrett falls back into the ring and Big Show lands a knockout punch. Big Show gets the pinfall on Barrett.

Wade Barrett is eliminated.

We can see Mysterio climbing up to the roof of a pod. McIntyre with a Future Shock DDT on Big Show and Big Show barely kicks out after two. Mysterio is standing up on top of the pod. Mysterio with a seated senton on Big Show and Big Show powers out of the pinfall sending Mysterio flying into the ropes. Kane with a boot to the head of Big Show. Mysterio with a 619 to Big Show. Edge with a Spear on Big Show. Kane clears out Edge and Mysterio. Kane with a chokeslam to Big Show and gets the pinfall.

Big Show is eliminated.

Kane with a chokeslam on McIntyre and gets the pinfall.

Drew McIntyre is eliminated.

Mysterio with a DDT on Kane for a close two count. Mysterio with a springboard leg drop over Kane and another very close two count. Mysterio with a big kick to Kane, springboard attempt, Kane catches him and Mysterio powers Kane down into the ropes. 619 on Kane. Kane tries to counter a seated senton, but Edge hits a Spear on Kane. Edge covers Kane for the pinfall.

Kane is eliminated.

Kane with a cheap shot on Edge. Kane gives Mysterio a chokeslam. Kane with a chokeslam on Edge as well. The referee yells at Kane to leave the chamber. We are now down to Edge and Rey Mysterio. One of these men will advance to defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 27 against Alberto Del Rio. Mysterio counters a Spear attempt into a rollup for a close two count. Edge rolls through a crossbody by Mysterio for another close two count. Mysterio with a bulldog on Edge, cover and Edge gets a shoulder up. Mysterio is going up top and Edge cuts him off. Mysterio with headbutts to Edge. Edge with a sitdown powerbomb for a close two count on Mysterio. Mysterio drops Edge into the ropes. Edge counters the 619 and applies a modified Sharpshooter. Mysterio rolls through into a pinfall for a close two count. Mysterio dodges a Spear, hits the ropes and Edge catches Mysterio with a Spear. Cover...1...2...Mysterio kicks out. Edge can't believe it. Mysterio dumps Edge to the ropes and connects with the 619. Mysterio with the body splash, cover and Edge kicks out. Mysterio with another 619. Mysterio jumps off the top rope and Edge catches him in mid air with a Spear. Edge covers and gets the pinfall.

Winner and still WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Edge

After the match, Josh Mathews mentions that Edge is the first WWE superstar in five years to walk in as champion and walk out as champion inside an Elimination Chamber match. We then see highlights of the match. Back live, Alberto Del Rio hits the ring and takes out Edge with a big drokick to the head. Del Rio then applies the flying armbar on Edge. Christian's music hits and he runs down tackling Del Rio hitting him with big right hands. Christian kicks Del Rio in the body a few times. Christian dumps Del Rio into the second turnbuckle in a corner and continues with kicks. WWE referees hold Christian back. Christian breaks free and hits the Killswitch on Del Rio. Edge is then seen recovering holding up the WWE World Heavyweight Championship as Christian heads to the back. During the replay, Booker T referred to Christian as "Christian Cage" (his former TNA/indy name).

A video airs promoting Wrestlemania 27 featuring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on Sunday, April 3.

Backstage, we see Jerry "The King" Lawler getting ready. Matt Striker tries to get a word. Lawler said this week should have been the most enjoyable week ever, but a week ago today his mother passed away. He said he is still thinking about it and impossible to put into words. Lawler said at the same time things have to continue and this match will take place whether he likes it or not. He said he had a great career, but one thing he never did is win the WWE Championship and compete at Wrestlemania. Lawler said he doesn't want to let anyone down and do what he has to do to win this match.

Booker T is then introduced. Booker leaves the announce table and takes the mic inside the ring. Booker introduces a special guest, a trainer for the return of WWE "Tough Enough"...former WWE Diva Trish Stratus. Booker welcomes Trish back. Trish said she is looking for the next WWE star on "Tough Enough" and being around the ring again has made her come up with a new catchphrase. Trish says, "Finally...the Trish...has come back to Oakland...to deliver Stratusfaction to the millions...SUCKAAAAAAAA." Booker adds she didn't say that. He reminds everyone that "Tough Enough" returns the night after Wrestlemania 27 right after Monday Night Raw. Booker asks why Trish is here tonight. Trish said she is here to watch Jerry "The King" Lawler win the WWE Championship. Booker said we can all dig that...SUCKAAAAAAA. Booker gives it up to Trish one last time.

WWE Tag Team Championships
Santino and Vladimir Kozlov (c's) vs. Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel w/ Ezekiel Jackson

We start with Vladimir Kozlov and Heath Slater. Kozlov with a quick takedown and tag to Santino. Santino with a headlock takedown. Big Zeke with a cheap shot on Santino. Slater breaks free and tags in Justin Gabriel. Gabriel sweeps Santino. Santino sweeps Gabriel. Tag to Kozlov who tosses Gabriel into the corner. Gabriel catches Kozlov with a knee and goes right into a headlock. Kozlov with a big headbutt to Gabriel sending Gabriel flying through the ropes to the outside. Gabriel catches Kozlov with a kick to the head from the ring apron while recovering. Tag to Slater who corkscrews over the top rope splashing Kozlov. Tag to Santino who hip tosses Slater and drops a forearm. Gabriel jumps in and Santino hip tosses him onto Slater. Santino with a Cobra on Gabriel, covers Slater and Slater kicks out. Tag to Kozlov who takes out Gabriel with a big boot. Kozlov with a headbutt and powerslam to Gabriel. Blind tag by Slater. Slater kicks Kozlov from behind and drops him in an inverted DDT. Slater dropkicks Santino to the outside. Tag to Gabriel who hits the 450 Splash. Cover and Gabriel gets the pinfall.

Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel (The Corre)

A promo for the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony is shown featuring the induction of Shawn Michaels.

Backstage, Todd Grisham is with WWE Champion The Miz. Grisham asks him if he is nervous. Miz asks Grisham what year it is. He said it isn't 1983 when it was good to be The King. It isn't 1999 when people were smelling what The Rock was cooking. It is instead 2011, the year of The Miz.

Vickie Guerrero is out in the arena. She begs for the WWE Universe to help her get Dolph Ziggler re-hired. Guerrero said Ziggler has a temper and that he doesn't deserve to be fired. Smackdown GM Teddy Long is out and tells Vickie to stop it. Guerrero says Long looks great. Long says lucky for her, he is in the "hiring mood." He lets Vickie know he didn't hire Dolph back, but he did hire someone back and gave them free reign to thank Vickie for her time as acting GM of Smackdown. Kelly Kelly is back. Vickie bails from the ring running around. Vickie rolls back in and Kelly catches up with her. Kelly kicks Vickie and starts beating her up. Laycool hit the ring and they attack Kelly pushing her out of the ring. Michelle McCool is still wearing a boot on her foot. Trish Stratus runs out and scares off Laycool. Laycool then comes back and drops Trish on her head. They toss Trish in the ring. Trish with a Lou Thesz Press on Layla. Michelle uppercuts Trish along with a kick to the stomach. Trish with big elbows to Michelle and a kick to the head. Trish with her huricanrana spot (almost botches it with Layla holding on). Trish with Stratusfaction on Michelle catching Layla with a kick on the way down. Trish and Kelly celebrate.

A promo runs hyping The Miz vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler.

WWE Championship
The Miz (c) w/ Alex Riley vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler

Justin Roberts did ring introductions for the challenger and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler and WWE Champion The Miz. Booker T told Michael Cole to show some respect during Lawler's introduction. Cole said the same to Booker during Miz's introduction.

Lawler with a quick rollup on Miz early on for a two count. Miz with forearms to Lawler. Lawler with a backslide pin and inside cradle on Miz for two counts on each. Miz slows it down with a headlock, shoulder block, but Lawler fires back with a big clothesline. Lawler with a crossbody for another two count on Miz. Lawler wtih a big right hand. More right hands from Lawler in the corner on Miz as the crowd counted along. Lawler with a clothesline sending Miz over the top rope to the outside. Riley distracts Lawler on the outside allowing Miz to send Lawler face first into the steel ring post. Miz puts Lawler up on the ring apron and hits a high knee. In the ring, Lawler kicks out during a pinfall attempt by Miz after two. Riley with a cheap shot with Miz distracting the referee. Lawler fights back with more right hands to Miz. Miz with his corner clothesline spot. On commentary, Cole said when you watch the NFL you don't see Troy Aikman call a game and then during the 3rd quarter decide to play football again saying Lawler belongs at the announce table, not in the ring. Lawler with a superplex on Miz from the top turnbuckle. Booker pointed out it was almost a brainbuster as Miz came down. Lawler with rights. Miz fights back with lefts. More Lawler rights. Lawler with a dropkick. Lawler with a second dropkick. Lawler with a high back body drop on Miz. Lawler catches Miz with a boot. Riley then trips up Lawler dropping him down face first. The referee then sends Riley to the back. Miz misses a splash in the corner on Lawler, Lawler with a rollup and a close two count. Lawler gets Miz ready for a piledriver. Miz backs out and catches Lawler with a big boot. During the pin attempt, Lawler counters into a pin of his own for another close two count. Miz goes flying over the top rope when Lawler holds the top rope down. Cole stands up yelling at Lawler that he can't do this cheering on Miz. Lawler gets in Cole's face when Miz attacks him and sends Lawler into the side of the ring. Lawler sends Miz face first into the announce table three times. Cole yells out, "Miz, come on! This can't be happening!" Lawler then tosses Miz over the announce table right into the lap of Cole. Booker starts laughing. Lawler tosses Miz back in the ring and goes up to the top turnbuckle. Lawler drops a huge right hand off the top. Miz kicks out during a pin attempt. We then see a shot of Cole recovering. Miz drops Lawler over his knee, but Lawler recovers with a DDT on Miz. Lawler looks up at the Wrestlemania sign, smiles, gets up on the second rope, drops a strap and drops a fist. During the pin, Miz gets his foot on the bottom rope to break it up. Miz counters a piledriver attempt. Two close pinfalls by both. Miz recovers with a boot to the head. Miz then hits the Skull Crushing Finale and gets the pinfall on Lawler.

Winner and still WWE Champion: The Miz

After the match, we see Michael Cole cheering at ringside. Cole gets into the ring and hands the WWE Championship to The Miz still celebrating. We then see some highlights from the match leading to the finish. Cole gets back on his headset during the replay saying Miz proved why he will headline Wrestlemania without the help of anyone. After Miz heads to the back, Jerry Lawler is up on his feet and the crowd starts a loud "JERRY!" chant. Cole said Lawler will probably have to buy a ticket to Wrestlemania this year since WWE more than likely won't allow him to call the action anymore at ringside. He calls Lawler an absolute embarassment to this company.

A promo for 2-21-11 airs.

Backstage, we see a shot of John Cena eating a big bowl of Fruity Pebbles. Todd Grisham walks up wanting his thoughts on Monday Night Raw. Cena said his focus is on the Elimination Chamber tonight.

Matt Striker is now shown with CM Punk. Punk said he is batting 1,000 right now - CM Punk 3, John Cena 0. He said he "can't see" Cena beating him tonight in the Elimination Chamber or four other top WWE stars...except him.

A promo for Wrestlemania 27 is shown, which is 42 days away.

Raw Elimination Chamber - #1 Contendership for WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs. R-Truth vs. CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. Sheamus vs. John Morrison

We start with Sheamus and John Morrison. Sheamus drops Morrison quickly. Sheamus with a big headlock takedown. Morrison fights out and Sheamus with another headlock takedown. Morrison fights up and gets in a big takedown on Sheamus. Morrison with a corkscrew over the top rope taking out Sheamus on the steel floor. Morrison springboards at Sheamus, Sheamus moves, Morrison lands on the chain wall and then pushes himself off catching Sheamus with a big kick. Back in the ring, Sheamus recovers and drops Morrison with a big clothesline. Morrison sets up for a split leg moonsault off the top turnbuckle, but Sheamus pushes Morrison face first into the pod wall that R-Truth is behind. Sheamus then tosses Morrison face first into the chain wall.

Time expires. Out first is: Randy Orton. Orton with clotheslines to Sheamus and a big powerslam. Orton with a powerslam to Morrison. Orton tosses Morrison over his head to Sheamus on the steel floor. Orton sends Morrison crashing inside his pod. Orton clotheslines Sheamus back in the ring. Orton with a DDT on Sheamus to the steel floor. CM Punk looked on smiling from his pod. Orton sends Morrison back in the ring and starts stomping over his body. Orton gets in a stomp to Sheamus as well. Orton with a superplex on Morrison from the top turnbuckle for a two count. Orton with a superplex on Sheamus. We then see a shot of WWE Champion The Miz looking on backstage along with Alex Riley.

Back live, Time expires. Out second is: CM Punk. Punk's pod door is stuck. Punk is trying to fight his way out. Orton slowly walks up and starts hitting Punk with some big right hands. Orton starts kicking Punk with force, pulls him out of the pod and tosses him in the ring. Orton with an RKO on CM Punk. Orton covers and gets the pinfall. Punk is eliminated.

CM Punk is eliminated.

The Raw GM has something to say. "And I quote," says Michael Cole. "Due to a malfunctioning pod, CM Punk was not given a fair chance to compete. Therefore, I'm allowing Mr. Punk to re-enter his pod. CM Punk is now re-instated in this match."

Sheamus goes after Orton and Morrison. Sheamus with his Irish Curse Backbreaker to Orton and tosses Morrison over the top rope to the steel floor. Orton dodges a kick from Sheamus and Morrison catches Orton with a big kick to the head.

Time expires. Out second, officially, is: John Cena. Sheamus rushes Cena's pod and starts attacking him inside with big right hands and a knee. Sheamus with right hands to Cena and sends him into the chain wall. Cena bounces back inside the ring as Sheamus follows. Morrison counters an AA from Cena landing on his feet on the steel floor. Morrison takes out both Orton and Sheamus. Orton and Sheamus now exchanging shots. Orton with a tackle and right hands. Orton drops a knee over Sheamus and gets a two count during a pinfall attempt. Sheamus with a knee to the gut on Orton. "LETS GO CENA - CM PUNK" dueling chants in Oakland.

Time expires. Out third is: R-Truth. Sheamus tries to go after Truth in his pod, but Truth dodges it and throws Sheamus' head against the pod wall. Sheamus fights back kicking away Truth. Truth with a hip toss on Sheamus over the steel floor. Truth drops Orton with a facebuster. Truth drops Morrison as well. Truth with a corkscrew forearm on Cena. Sheamus drops Truth with a big boot and gets the pinfall.

R-Truth is eliminated.

Morrison with right hands on Sheamus. Orton drops Cena with a right hand near the steel floor. Morrison with a big kick to the face of Sheamus. Orton is stalking Morrison. Morrison kicks Sheamus on the back. Orton sends Morrison through a pod wall. Orton and Cena are now exchanging right hands in the ring. Orton drops Cena with a dropkick.

Time expires. Out fourth and last is: CM Punk. Orton is again waiting for Punk to come out. Cena tries to cut off Orton. Orton ends up giving Cena an RKO over the steel floor. Punk is laughing as Sheamus hits Orton with a big boot. Punk drops Sheamus, covers Orton and only gets a two count. Punk tosses Orton back in the ring and starts mocking Orton. Punk with the Go To Sleep on Orton and gets the pinfall.

Randy Orton is eliminated.

Punk smiles as Orton rolls out of the ring. The cage door is opened as Orton limps out. Punk with a running knee to Cena. Punk with a running high knee to Sheamus. Sheamus tosses Punk into a pod wall and then clotheslines Punk over the steel floor. Morrison drops Sheamus with a big side kick. Morrison is tossed to the steel floor by Sheamus. Morrison is going up top and then climbs to the top of a pod ceiling. Sheamus follows Morrison up. Both Morrison and Sheamus are at the top of a pod. Sheamus is attempting to hook Morrison in a High Cross. Morrison fights back kicking Sheamus off the pod to the mat below. Morrison is now standing on top of the pod. Morrison is climbing up the chamber chain wall climbing to the top of the dome. Sheamus stands up and Morrison drops from the top of the chamber. Morrison gets the pinfall on Sheamus.

Sheamus is eliminated.

We are down to John Cena, CM Punk and John Morrison. Cena with big shoulder tackles on Punk and his twisting powerbomb. Cena with the Five Knuckle Shuffle on Punk. Punk rolls out of the ring to the steel floor. Cena has Punk on his shoulders. Morrison springboards off the top turnbuckle and takes out both Cena and Punk. Morrison ends up crashing his knee into a pod wall trying to take out Cena when Cena moved out of the way. In the ring, Punk with a snapmare into a cover for a two count. Punk with an triange choke on Cena. Cena powers out keeping Punk on his shoulders. Morrison jumps off the top turnbuckle clotheslining Punk off the shoulders of Cena. Morrison covers Punk and Punk gets a shoulder up after two. Cena with an AA on Morrison. Punk catches Cena with a big kick to the head. Punk with a springboard forearm that takes out Cena into a cover resulting in a two count. Punk then catapults Cena into a pod wall. Punk grabs Morrison attempting another catapult, but Morrison hangs on to the pod, jumps to the chain wall and then kicks Punk back in the ring. Morrison, hopping on one leg, misses a split leg moonsault. Punk with Go To Sleep on Morrison, cover and Morrison is eliminated.

John Morrison is eliminated.

Cena has Punk up for an AA. Punk holds on to the ropes. Cena still hits the AA and Punk lands right on his back over the steel floor. Cena hooks the leg and gets the pinfall on Punk.

CM Punk is eliminated.

Winner and advancing to Wrestlemania 27 to compete for the WWE Championship: John Cena

Backstage, we see a shot of WWE Champion The Miz holding his title high in the air. Back live, Cena holds his arm high celebrating. We then see replays of the match leading to the finish. Back live, Cena celebrates one last time as we see another shot of The Miz holding the WWE Championship high backstage watching the live feed. Cole sends us off plugging that it will be The Miz vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 27.

Extremely predictable PPV but at least Christian's back:cool:

BTW, this thread is now with added poll:D

Mr. Guappa

8

I think that Cena winning after his typically lame performance in the final bout left a sour taste that somewhat ruined what was a solid if totally predictable card.

The return of Christian sets up some intriguing possibilities heading toward WM and beyond. I would have liked to see The Miz look a lot stronger in defeating Lawler.. the impression I got from last night is that Cena will beat The Miz in two minutes.

Penn

Didn't see it, but Cena eating Fruity Pebbles? He just went up in my estimation. Him and The Rock together could be fantastic

Big Daddy Cool

8

decent enough but very predictable show, i taught morrison was the star of the night, nice to see christian and trish back and that she can still go, even in them heels , the miz has to be the worst booked champion in history, his match with lawlor left no doubt (as if there was ever any) what the outcome of his match at mania with the ''yabba dabba delicious'' (yes he said that) fruity pebble eating mr cena.

Big Daddy Cool

8

Barrington wrote: »

Didn't see it, but Cena eating Fruity Pebbles? He just went up in my estimation. Him and The Rock together could be fantastic

your easily impressed

TheBantam

Anyone got a replay link? Cheers.

JP Liz V1

7

Christian is back

Garseys

First half of the card was rock solid, the SD chamber was the better of the two.

Jomo's spots in the chamber were pretty good, glad to see he was in the final three.

The crowd were awesome, the fruity pebbles chant had me in stitches! I can see a good number of fans getting behind the Miz in their WM match.

Also Christian is back!

Penn

Big Daddy Cool wrote: »

your easily impressed

That was before I found out about the Yabba Dabba Delicious part. Now I'm easily annoyed.

Ridley

9

Gave it an eight.

Really enjoyed it. Small card but good lengthy matches that almost went the full three hours and were only let down by winners who weren't all that surprising. Except for the tag match which could have gone either way but only because there's no real tag division.

I think EC and TLC have done really well in making the 'filler' PPVs worth watching. Hope they don't embarrass WrestleMania XXVII cause I'd choose those two PPVs over the bulk of WM26.

JP Liz V1

7

US Champion Daniel Bryan defeated Ted DiBiase (w/ Maryse) in the Elimination Chamber PPV dark match

parker kent

9

The Smackdown chamber match was excellent, Edge and Rey really brought their A-game and everybody else was decent. Plus a good return from Christian. Looks like Edge will be getting the Killswitch at Mania!

Not a fan of the Raw chamber match other than Jo Mo's awesome moves and Punk's general behaviour and priceless face expressions. Del Rio and Kofi was a good match, it was well booked and both guys looked well in it. King/Miz was what it was. At least there was a clean finish. And nice to Trish return and probably set up a LayCool and Trish/Kelly Kelly Mania match. Pity Trish in heels ruined her Tajiri spot at the turnbuckle. I'll forgive her though as she was rocking the brunette look! Kelly Kelly can get a superstar rub is they go ahead with that feud at Mania.

Overall a very good PPV, really enhanced by having some long matches. That is something they should keep in mind for Wrestlemania. Last years really suffered from too many short matches.

dsmythy

Miz v Cena. The Rock as enforcer/referee?

parker kent

9

dsmythy wrote: »

Miz v Cena. The Rock as enforcer/referee?

I'd virtually guaran-dam-tee The Rock will count the 1,2,3 at Mania. Riley will be primed for a Rock Bottom too.

SlickRic

what gobshíte came up with putting Bryan in the dark match for this.

fúcking morons.

they have the best way to open a show sitting right in front of them, and what do they do? leave him off the airing of the PPV.

gobsheens.

Exclamation Marc

4

SlickRic wrote: »

what gobshíte came up with putting Bryan in the dark match for this.

fúcking morons.

they have the best way to open a show sitting right in front of them, and what do they do? leave him off the airing of the PPV.

gobsheens.

Especially when they wasted 10-20 minutes with stupidly long Trish segment and then pointless diva segment....

I gave it a 5 as I just found that the crushing predictability of the entire card was a huge letdown and tarnished some of the matches.

The Miz match was bafflingly godawful booking in my opinion. I can't understand why WWE are sending their top heel into Mania with a struggle against a retired 61 year old. I get that the heel is meant to struggle and win sneaky (ie, be a heel) but THAT much trouble against Lawler was completely detrimental. Logically Cena should destroy Miz considering Miz had so much trouble with Lawler. I don't care what anyone says about Lawler (I was a huge fan of his early stuff and am not a Lawler hater by any stretch) but he should not be proving a struggle for Miz unless they're trying to make him the next Jack Swagger. Miz should be dispatching Lawler with ease. Lawler did himself proud and didn't look the 61 years he is and fair play to him for hanging with the Miz but my opinion is the same that Lawler should be dispatched easy as otherwise logic says that Miz will be buried against Cena.

The Kofi-Del Rio match was pretty good, didn't have any problem with it at all. Predictable finish but I guess this one can be forgived as you have to have your Rumble winner go in strong to Mania.

The SD! chamber match was good. The Big Show surprise was guff and they should really save their "TBA"s for actual surprises. I thought most of the match was good and the final 10/15 minutes were very very good however the crushing inevitability of Edge's win tarnished the match. The Christian comeback was good and how that pans out will be interesting.

Same with the Raw chamber. I was dying for Punk or Sheamus or I'd have even taken Morrison to win it, but having Cena win was muck and the usual dirge. There were some good spots in the match alright however this booking Morrison to be a monkey is only going to last so long. The whole stuck door thing was bizarre to watch and I'm not really sure what it accomplished short of Orton presumably being able to say "you had two chances and you blew it". I assume it means that Orton is going to complain that he shouldn't have been eliminated as Punk shouldn't have still been in the cage to eliminate him, but still I'm sure there were better ways of going about that then the silly door episode. Cena looked superhuman as usual despite not doing very much in the chamber if I remember correctly in comparison to Punk, Morrison or even Orton. Again the inevitability of the match left a sour taste in my mouth. Punk played the role of the heel great in the match and that graze on his leg looked hella painful.

I'd give it a 5 (despite giving it a 3 by mistake) but thank jesus I didn't pay $45 for it like the poor Americans had to.

Icky Thump

all ill say is its reallyhandy that the two men (miz and cena) that the rock "wants to see at wm" are fighting eachother:rolleyes:

J. Marston

Pro's:
Smackdown chamber (Edge vs Rey especially)
Christian return
Trish appearance
Booker T's mental commentary
Morrison

Con's:
SuperCena made an appearance last night
Michael Cole
Miz vs Lawler
Trish speaking

It was an alright PPV.

Lord TSC

7

Argh. My Dad changed the channel right as the Raw EC Chamber match was starting and put it back on just to see Cena having his arm raised.

Is it worth going and checking out the Raw chamber?

Rest of the card was decent if very predictible.

Headshot

8

It was a good and bad ppv

I though the Smackdown chamber match was brilliant stuff and the final 2, Rey and Edge were superb. I am disappointed that Rey didnt win because I thought it be nice to see another feud between Rey and Alberto.

I cringe alot during the ppv thou from the commentary with Cole and Booker to the Trish appearance bit.

Wwe have found Morrisons calling, he is brilliant with these kind of matches and with tables and chairs

I like the Kofi match, thought was excellent wrestling in that

My biggest let down was Cena and how he won last night. Im sick and tired of seeing him if im being honest. The raw Chamber match was brilliant until the last 2. Punk eliminated the 3rd person (the name escapes me) and I thought to myself "oh we could see a right good match here like the smackdown chamber" but nope supercena just stepped up and FU the impressive Punk.
Wham bam thank you ma'am finish, sad to see

I wanted punk to win tbh

Mr. Guappa

8

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

Argh. My Dad changed the channel right as the Raw EC Chamber match was starting and put it back on just to see Cena having his arm raised.

Is it worth going and checking out the Raw chamber?

Rest of the card was decent if very predictible.

There is some good action in that match, particularly a couple of the bumps Morrison took, and Punk is plays the heel so well that it is probably worth checking out. But I wouldn't go out of my way to get a look at it.

parker kent

9

SlickRic wrote: »

what gobshíte came up with putting Bryan in the dark match for this.

fúcking morons.

they have the best way to open a show sitting right in front of them, and what do they do? leave him off the airing of the PPV.

gobsheens.

The PPV went the full 3 hours, so it is not like they had time left over to play with. Danielson is my favourite wrestler, so I always want him wrestling on every show, but I can understand why they made that choice. With the 2 chamber matches and a WWE title match, they were tight for time. The Trish stuff is building towards a new show and possible a Wrestlemania match. She was a top performer returning, so I would not cut her parts (Although I would say no more moves in high heeled boots!).

The only thing I would cut is the tag team title match, but that only lasted 5 minutes and was a title match.

Mr.Nice Guy

9

I thought this was a strong show. Yes it was predictable but No Way Out/Elimination Chamber PPVs often are because we're on the road to Wrestlemania. I wondered if they might give Lawler the belt and maybe have Miz beat him for it on Raw but I think they made the right call.

- I missed the opener with Kingston and Del Rio but I hear it was good. I'll have to check out the replay.

- I thought the Smackdown Chamber match was super good. I really enjoyed it and the stuff with Edge and Rey was great. The finish was very well done. Good to see Christian back as well.

- The Booker/Trish segment died. I didn't think they gave Trish a good reception when her music hit but the material she had did suck. I worried for her later on when she botched the Stratusfaction? spot. I forget the name of it. She hit her other stuff alright. Those heels were not a good choice last night!

- The tag match was OK and I'm pleased to see two of my favourite original Nexus members getting a semi-push.

- Miz/Lawler delivered too I thought. I liked the fact they gave Miz a clean win as much as I dislike him as he needed that.

- The Raw main event was also a great match. Some of Morrison's spots were excellent and the right guy won in the end. I'll avoid checking out the live thread as I imagine it's full of whingeing and moaning about Cena winning but the right guy won. End of story.

Overall a good PPV I think. It set things up nicely for Mania and what you want from an event like this is for the matches to deliver the goods since the results will be quite easy to call. I thought overall the matches were great. Thumbs up for Elimination Chamber.

Exclamation Marc

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parker kent wrote: »

The PPV went the full 3 hours, so it is not like they had time left over to play with. Danielson is my favourite wrestler, so I always want him wrestling on every show, but I can understand why they made that choice. With the 2 chamber matches and a WWE title match, they were tight for time. The Trish stuff is building towards a new show and possible a Wrestlemania match. She was a top performer returning, so I would not cut her parts (Although I would say no more moves in high heeled boots!).

The only thing I would cut is the tag team title match, but that only lasted 5 minutes and was a title match.

They could have cut the Trish segment down a lot. They didn't need her to be there, a simple VT would have accomplished the same thing.

Also the Vickie G/Teddy Long/re-hiring of Kelly Kelly/diva brawl could have been saved for Smackdown, there was no need for it to be on the PPV short of giving Trish something to do (and really awkwardly botch that corner spot).

Take those two segments out and you've easily got 15+ minutes extra.

parker kent

9

FireballPitcher wrote: »

They could have cut the Trish segment down a lot. They didn't need her to be there, a simple VT would have accomplished the same thing.

Also the Vickie G/Teddy Long/re-hiring of Kelly Kelly/diva brawl could have been saved for Smackdown, there was no need for it to be on the PPV short of giving Trish something to do (and really awkwardly botch that corner spot).

Take those two segments out and you've easily got 15+ minutes extra.

I think Trish deserves a PPV comeback and I like seeing surprising things on PPV. Sure the segment was poor and she blew her spot in the brawl, but you couldn't know that in advance.

I think time wise, with cutting those segments would still leave not that much time for Bryan/Ted. I don't think storyline wise there was a huge reason to have Ted lose on PPV. Better to entertain the live crowd, and see if Ted and Bryan are involved in the Cole/King Wrestlemania match.

starviewadams

9

I enjoyed every match on the show with the exception of the tag title match which I had absolutely no interest in.

Del Rio/Kofi had a surprising amount of heat which helped their match no end and the SD! chamber match was great,I was especially impressed with Drew Galloway's performance and thought he should've lasted a wee bit longer,the closing with Edge and Rey was awesome.

Miz/Lawler was what I was expecting it to be,solid and unspectacular,and Cole's commentary after the match was priceless!

Once again though,the sour point of the PPV was Cena,his promo(yabba dabba delicious)just before the supposedly most brutal match of all time was ridiculous as was his usual super-Cena schtick in the actual match.

Overall 8/10

jmolloy

7

Barrington wrote: »

Didn't see it, but Cena eating Fruity Pebbles? He just went up in my estimation. Him and The Rock together could be fantastic

Cena's never really been afraid to take the stick face on. Was it last year he deliberately went up to the fans with the we hate cena t-shirts at mania

As a PPV was hit and miss. Trish returning was good but crowd didn't seem to care, enjoyed Bookers commentary. Matches were predictable and it was a shame Lawler and Miz didn't live up to there initial Raw match. Jo-Mo's spidermans spots were great

drayme

FireballPitcher wrote: »

They could have cut the Trish segment down a lot. They didn't need her to be there, a simple VT would have accomplished the same thing.

Also the Vickie G/Teddy Long/re-hiring of Kelly Kelly/diva brawl could have been saved for Smackdown, there was no need for it to be on the PPV short of giving Trish something to do (and really awkwardly botch that corner spot).

Take those two segments out and you've easily got 15+ minutes extra.

They were there to take down the crowd after the first Chamber match I thought that was obvious to most people. I think you understand anything about pacing a card.

I still cant believe you gave that show a 5.

Easy 8/10.

SlickRic

impressive enough show.

really really good.

the only blots are the predictability of the results, no Bryan, Trish's attempt at a Rock impersonation, the weird ass Punk booking at the start of the Chamber, and maybe Cena's performance, which was less realistic than normal.

all things considered. 7/10 easily for me. maybe even pushing an 8.

the in-ring performances, duw to the fact matches got time, made it a great spectacle, and shows how much depth is actually on the roster. Miz performed well, as did Drew for instance.

i wonder will Cena address Rock tonight? my only worry is he'll make it goofy, which would make no sense considering Rock seems to have real beef with him in this storyline. as long as he doesn't goof it up, i think he can at least hold his own in a reply promo.

Exclamation Marc

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drayme wrote: »

They were there to take down the crowd after the first Chamber match I thought that was obvious to most people. I think you understand anything about pacing a card.

I still cant believe you gave that show a 5.

Easy 8/10.

I actually do understand pacing and how PPVs work. People have different opinions to you, get over it.

parker kent

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drayme wrote: »

They were there to take down the crowd after the first Chamber match I thought that was obvious to most people. I think you understand anything about pacing a card.

I still cant believe you gave that show a 5.

Easy 8/10.

He was obviously talking about organizing the show differently and using shorter or different segments to pace the show.

I disagree with his rating of the show, but it is entertainment and he wasn't entertained by some of the show.

I think the Smackdown chamber gives the PPV an automatic 7 out of ten. The rest ranged from poor to good depending on your view. The Raw chamber match was disappointing other than a few spots with Morrison and Punk in my view.

glenjamin

6

As predictable as it was always going to be it was a decent PPV.

Missed Del Rio against Kofi but heard it was good.

For some reason I didn't rate the SD chamber all that much. Wish Vince would see how bad Big Slow is in the ring and stop letting him 'main event'. It was a huge letdown to see Big Show as the 6th man. Really not looking forward to his Mania feud with The Corre. Has 'Ugh' written all over it. Drew was very impressive. Would have like to have seen him eliminate Kane or Show and be in the final 3. Great to see Christian back and to save Edge. Tbh I think Christian works better as a face than heel. Mania has Fatal4Way written all over it with Christian, Edge, Del Rio and Ziggler involved. I wouldn't mind that at all should it happen.

The tag match was nothing but a filler, just to get more matches on the card. Makes sense to give the belts to The Corre though.

The Diva's segment was woeful. Good to see Trish back but the material was sh!t.

I actually liked the WWE title match. Lawler was actually better than most of the guys on the Raw roster. The match was good but the way Miz struggled so much and had so little offense was pathetic. If they want Miz to be seen as a proper main eventer then they need him to go over Cena clean at Mania. If he doesn't no one will be able to take him serious.

The Raw chamber match was excelent. Dunno why they bothered having Truth in it though. Danielson would have made for a much better choice. Punk vs Orton confrontation was very well done. Morrison was epic as usual and had me actually believing he could win. Sheamus suprisingly carried the match for parts and looked very dominant. Cena doing fook all then winning was gay. I expected him to win alright but he was very unimpressive throughout. I hated it when after the match he looked like he had just won a 2 minute squash match rather than an intense, gruelling chamber match. There was not a bother on him as usual with his SuperCena sh!te.

Overall it was quite good. The matches were pretty well put together. The Divas segment and Booker's commentary were woeful but didn't take the shine off the PPV too much.

I gave it 5 outa 10. I like my PPVs to be a little more unpredictable and never been a fan of Chamber matches.

jaykhunter

6

It was looking good after the first two matches which were entertaining (although the SD chamber went on far too long). Then the PPV stalled for the next half hour with a terrible short tag match and Trish's segment, which bombed, a useless Vickie Segment --I thought I was watching RAW, not a $55 PPV (lucky we don't have to pay) -- ...The WWE Title match was quite boring; the crowd were pretty dead for it. There wasn't any great story to it. King wasn't half as over as he had been the previous few months. I could only think of how invested the crowd were at TLC, and weren't tonight.

Morrison had a few nice spots and CM Punk was a good focus as well, everyone but the jerk winner Cena, who did nothing the entire match. But it's business as usual setting up for mania; much better than a swerve.

What didn't help that even due to the stalling, there was no room for Danielson on the PPV; third PPV in a row. And Big Show's inclusion. Boo!

5/10. Extremely average, you missed nothing by not watching it.

That Trish Stratus sh!te went on far too long and was just plain awful.

Pentecost

Yeah Sheamus is becoming a very dependable performer for them nowadays. It'll be interesting to see what they have in mind for him in the future. He's doing a really good job elevating Morrison, if Morrison could talk like Sheamus can he'd have the lot.

drayme

FireballPitcher wrote: »

I actually do understand pacing and how PPVs work. People have different opinions to you, get over it.

You say you understand pacing then why have a potentially blow away match with two midcarders who dont seem to be on course to have a one on one type feature match at Wrestlemania in addition to possibly risking burning out the crowd before the main event - you know the match that should matter the most and that the rest of the card can build to?

Again I dont understand this predictable malarkey. Most films are "predictable" especially morality plays.

If you look at the best Wrestlemania builds they are always the simplest.

Diabhal Beag

5

I hated this PPV. Not that swerves are always necessary all the time but jesus you could have predicted this entire PPV beforehand.

Didn't really enjoy any of the matches. The milked the **** out of Edge-Rey in the end.

Cena winning really disappointed me. Everything involving him is very predictable and I can't enjoy any of his stuff in the last month or so.

Kofi-Del Rio was decent. Enjoyed Booker losing his ****. He really knows how to put people over.

Trish was probably the highlight of a very dull PPV.

Machismo Fan

9

Good show. Both Chamber matches were great with the Smackdown one being better. Rey Mysterio is the best wrestler in the WWE without doubt - especially considering he's been putting off surgery since last year. Also, why the hell aren't they pushing Kofi, JoMo or McIntyre? Three top notch, standout performances from those three last night.

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

I hated this PPV. Not that swerves are always necessary all the time but jesus you could have predicted this entire PPV beforehand.

Predictability in WrestleMania season is fine. You need a certain amount of predictability in order to properly build up anticipation for matches, plus it at least shows they have a plan.

rossie1977

8

anyone voting this ppv a 3, 4 or 5 should really give up on pro-wrestling because its not for you guys anymore

ppv should given marks on match quality and in terms of matches quality you cannot give this one less than 7, last nights ec killed many manias of the past, it walked all over wm15, 16, 9, 11 in terms of in-ring action

opener was solid, very good match and highlighted why kingston should be the next guy in line for a strong push

sd ec was very good, shame barrett went early though. last ten minutes was excellent, really thought mysterio was going to get it, would have made alot of sense too as del rio and mysterio have had heat since day one

tag match was short and meh, i thought lawler excelled himself once again with miz, i see people complaining about lawler looking too strong with miz, well were you complaining back in 2008 when a then 59 year flair took shawn michaels (the greatest wwe performer in history) to the limit and prior to that had gone on a 6 month winning streak??? speaking of lawler i remember hogan and piper matches back in wcw circa 1996-97 and how godawful they were, every miz/lawler match has entertained me and thats all you can ask for, lawler brainbuster from the top rope was great to see from a 60+ year old

raw ec was predictable but honestly did anyone really think miz and morrison was going to headline the biggest ppv of the year?? it was obvious no heel was to win once miz won his match, as far as i am aware no wwe title match at mania has ever been between two heels

Exclamation Marc

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rossie1977 wrote: »

anyone voting this ppv a 3, 4 or 5 should really give up on pro-wrestling because its not for you guys anymore

ppv should given marks on match quality and in terms of matches quality you cannot give this one less than 7, last nights ec killed many manias of the past, it walked all over wm15, 16, 9, 11 in terms of in-ring action

You're right, I should give up because I didn't enjoy one show :rolleyes:

I'm glad you enjoyed it and happy it was a 7 for you, that doesn't mean its a 7 for everyone else.

JP Liz V1

7

I didnt see the point of Kofi and Alberto's feud and match - Alberto could have come out and watched the SD chamber and maybe joined the commentary team for it and then attacked the Edge. Kofi could have defended the IC title (against Cody, Swagger or Masters) or even been added to chamber match maybe instead of Show.

It a shame Bryan's match was a dark match. He was brillant on Raw last week second to The Rock for me after carrying Miz in a great match.

McTool and her sidekick Layla on another ppv but no room for Natayla, Beth, Gail Kim or even the Divas Champion Eve, being married to Taker really helps McTool.

Drew impressed in the SD chamber match but Rey for me was the mvp of that match

Trish would have been better to return at WM or even on Raw or SD as already said previously. For a diva that was once really over that was a poor return imo.

Of course the best part was Christian returning

rossie1977

8

FireballPitcher wrote: »

You're right, I should give up because I didn't enjoy one show :rolleyes:

I'm glad you enjoyed it and happy it was a 7 for you, that doesn't mean its a 7 for everyone else.

one show, you are the same guy thats been complaining about todays product endlessly on another thread, i know if i was you what i would be doing, certainly wouldn't be staying up till 4am to annoy myself more

spiritcrusher

9

Thought it was a generally excellent PPV, though perhaps due to me skipping the Trish segment and the tag match.
Started off very solidly with Kofi - Del Rio, not mad on Kofi but he did what was needed, love Del Rio.
Thoroughly enjoyed the Smackdown chamber. Thought it was great fun all way through (despite the addition of Big Show, ugh) and the end was crackin' stuff. Can't really fault the excitement of it.
Miz v King was... solid. A lot more enjoyable than I thought it would be. Well wrestled but you could see at times Miz was slowing up to give King a chance.
Raw chamber was another great match. Not quite as good as SD but still very good. Pretty much everyone, bar Truth, came out looking strong. Sheamus and Morrison going to the top of the pod was heart in mouth stuff! Sheamus needs a decent feud though to keep up his profile.
The only real criticism is how completely predictable it was. Every result was exactly as speculated. Fair enough the matches were good enough to allow some doubt to creep in but let's be honest, we'd all have loved some sort of swerve. 8/10

Rjd2

Those who are annoyed at Cena winning, what would have your alternative?

Miz v Punk? Miz v Sheamus?

Heel v Heel won't work at any PPV let alone Mania.

Miz v Orton?

Done a million times.

Miz v Jo Mo or Truth?

Big enough to headline a standard Raw maybe, but Mania? NO BUYS.

Exclamation Marc

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rossie1977 wrote: »

one show, you are the same guy thats been complaining about todays product endlessly on another thread, i know if i was you what i would be doing, certainly wouldn't be staying up till 4am to annoy myself more

I've seen how WWE can be very good at times and I've seen how it can be very bad. Just because I'm not head over heels in love with everything thats thrown at me, why should I stop watching? I've said I enjoyed the SD! chamber, I said that I enjoyed the Del Rio match. I said I enjoyed Punk and some of the Morrison stuff in the Raw Chamber. What exactly is the problem?

I think the attitude that "if you don't like it, don't watch it" is pathetic. It smacks of fanboyism and the complete inability to look at anyone elses point of view. I haven't sat around saying that "hey anyone who thought this was an 8 out of 10 is deluded or is obviously a child" have I? I've respected other peoples opinion of the show, and obviously people enjoyed things I didn't and I'm sure vice-versa, that doesn't mean I'm right, doesn't mean they are. I look at things differently and I obviously derive enjoyment out of the WWE product in ways different to others. Why should I stop watching it? It's called a discussion board, not an "all hail/hate the product" board.

If you don't like my opinions, just ignore them

Exclamation Marc

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Rjd2 wrote: »

Those who are annoyed at Cena winning, what would have your alternative?

Miz v Punk? Miz v Sheamus?

Heel v Heel won't work at any PPV let alone Mania.

Miz v Orton?

Done a million times.

Miz v Jo Mo or Truth?

Big enough to headline a standard Raw maybe, but Mania? NO BUYS.

Well it doesn't have to be Miz at Mania, he could easily lose the title.

How about Miz v Cena v Punk? Two heels against one face is good booking in a triple threat, maybe have some Nexus interaction on the build up to Mania, have Miz and Punk plotting to take out Cena together but secretly have them at odds with each other, and if they actually book Cena to look legitimately strong as opposed to superhuman strong it could work very well.

drayme

FireballPitcher wrote: »

I've seen how WWE can be very good at times and I've seen how it can be very bad. Just because I'm not head over heels in love with everything thats thrown at me, why should I stop watching? I've said I enjoyed the SD! chamber, I said that I enjoyed the Del Rio match. I said I enjoyed Punk and some of the Morrison stuff in the Raw Chamber. What exactly is the problem?

I think the attitude that "if you don't like it, don't watch it" is pathetic. It smacks of fanboyism and the complete inability to look at anyone elses point of view. I haven't sat around saying that "hey anyone who thought this was an 8 out of 10 is deluded or is obviously a child" have I? I've respected other peoples opinion of the show, and obviously people enjoyed things I didn't and I'm sure vice-versa, that doesn't mean I'm right, doesn't mean they are. I look at things differently and I obviously derive enjoyment out of the WWE product in ways different to others. Why should I stop watching it? It's called a discussion board, not an "all hail/hate the product" board.

If you don't like my opinions, just ignore them

Given how you described the PPV in your first paragraph Im still at a loss on why you gave it a 5 what are you comparing it to exactly?

jaykhunter

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Rjd2 wrote: »

Those who are annoyed at Cena winning...

I don't think anyone was truly shocked/annoyed at Cena winning; it was the fashion in which he did so. He entered the EC and did nothing memorable before the finishing spot, which felt extremely rushed. Maybe they ran out of time. Something with an obvious outcome can still be done well -- this wasn't. WWE usually give us an exciting last few minutes of false finishes (see the SD EC) and this PPV-closing spot didn't do much.

rossie1977, just because people don't have the same opinion of you doesn't mean it's wrong or we hate wrestling; we just didn't enjoy the PPV as much as you did. Mentioning PPVs from over 10 years ago doesn't make this PPV any better. Aside from the SmackDown EC there was a ton of stalling and there were matches and segments that bombed/failed to engross the crowd. It's great that you enjoyed it and rated it highly but there's a valid case for anyone rating this PPV "average" or below. It was the definition of a filler PPV. It's only opinion, in any case.

JP Liz V1

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Rjd2 wrote: »

Those who are annoyed at Cena winning, what would have your alternative?

Miz v Punk? Miz v Sheamus?

Heel v Heel won't work at any PPV let alone Mania.

Miz v Orton?

Done a million times.

Miz v Jo Mo or Truth?

Big enough to headline a standard Raw maybe, but Mania? NO BUYS.

I think having The Rock back now as the guest host will have increased WM buys

I dont mind Cena winning but it was so obvious it was going to happening - I have preferred have Miz in the chamber match and lose the title to Punk, Sheamus or Morrison

DM_7

8

I enjoyed the PPV predictable or not.

The Smackdown chamber had some great stuff, they made Drew look important for the first time in I don't know how long. But I could have done without Big Show and Kane getting rid of Wade and Drew, they really don't need puting over a this stage in their career. Big Show kicking out of Drew's DDT really annoyed me, imagine how great Drew would look if he got the pin over show? But there was so many good moments my issues become tiny. I though Rey was supposed to be injured? He was fantastic. I never expected Christan but maybe I should have!

Machismo Fan

9

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I didnt see the point of Kofi and Alberto's feud and match - Alberto could have come out and watched the SD chamber and maybe joined the commentary team for it and then attacked the Edge. Kofi could have defended the IC title (against Cody, Swagger or Masters) or even been added to chamber match maybe instead of Show.

Del Rio needed an impressive win over somebody with some amount of credibility heading into WM, plus Kofi did a brilliant job of making Del Rio look great.

jaykhunter wrote: »

I don't think anyone was truly shocked/annoyed at Cena winning; it was the fashion in which he did so. He entered the EC and did nothing memorable before the finishing spot, which felt extremely rushed. Maybe they ran out of time. Something with an obvious outcome can still be done well -- this wasn't. WWE usually give us an exciting last few minutes of false finishes (see the SD EC) and this PPV-closing spot didn't do much.

They went off the air a few minutes before four so they were clearly running long considering most of their shows finish at about 3:45. They most likely had to rush the finish. Other than that, the Raw chamber was a really great match.

FireballPitcher wrote: »

Well it doesn't have to be Miz at Mania, he could easily lose the title.

How about Miz v Cena v Punk? Two heels against one face is good booking in a triple threat, maybe have some Nexus interaction on the build up to Mania, have Miz and Punk plotting to take out Cena together but secretly have them at odds with each other, and if they actually book Cena to look legitimately strong as opposed to superhuman strong it could work very well.

If they were to do anything different from here they could combine Cena/Miz and Punk/Orton into a four way but I really doubt it at this stage especially considering they'll probably involve The Rock in the Cena/Miz match in some way.

That_Guy

6

Well that Cena win wasn't predictable at all. :rolleyes:

I gave it a 5 myself. Smackdown EC was an awful lot better than the RAW one. Liked Morrison in it. Glad he was down to the final 3 at least.

Booker T is annoying as hell though as a commentator. I even think he's more than annoying than Cole which is saying something.

WWE Championship was ok. Not amazing by any stretch and was fairly obvious that it was never gonna go to Lawler.

That Trish Stratus segment was awful too.

Enjoyed Del Rio V Kingston.

All in all, I didn't think it was that great a PPV. Would've preferred Daniel Bryan in the actual PPV itself. Poor booking having him in the dark match.