10 Craziest Bumps Ever Taken In An Elimination Chamber Match

May 2024 · 7 minute read

Professional Wrestling is not for the faint-hearted as the performers put their bodies on the line every time they step inside the squared circle. While a traditional pro-wrestling match alone has all it takes to take a piece out of the performers, certain gimmick matches could end their whole career.

The Elimination Chamber is one of the most dangerous structures in pro-wrestling history standing over 20ft tall, weighing over three tons and made of two miles of chain.

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Starting from the first match at Survivor Series 2003, 24 elimination chamber matches have taken place in WWE so far, and judging by the brutality of the contest, let's take a look at the ten craziest bumps taken inside the massive structure.

10 10. John Morrison Channels His Inner Spiderman - Elimination Chamber 2011

John Morrison competed in the Raw elimination chamber match against John Cena, CM Punk, R-Truth, Randy Orton, and Sheamus for the right to challenge the Miz for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 27.

The Shaman of Sexy is known for his high-flying abilities, and he used the elimination chamber as a leverage to take out Sheamus. Morrison channeled his inner spiderman and climbed to the highest point of the structure and delivered a crossbody to the Celtic Warrior to eliminate him.

The bump took out Morrison’s last bit of energy, and he ended up getting eliminated after eating a GTS from CM Punk.

9 9. Jeff Hardy's Ultimate Swanton Bomb - No Way Out 2009

Edge defended his WWE Championship against Triple H, The Undertaker, The Big Show, Vladimir Kozlov & Jeff Hardy in an Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out 2009. Hardy shocked the world when he gained a quick pinfall over the defending champion Edge and eliminated him from the contest.

The Extreme Enigma proved that he doesn't hesitate to put his body on the line when he scaled on top of a pod to take out the Big Show. Hardy delivered a massive Swanton Bomb from the top of the Pod and crashed on to the world's largest athlete enabling Triple H to cover the giant for the pin.

8 8. Wade Barrett Power Bombs Daniel Bryan On The Chains - Elimination Chamber 2012

Daniel Bryan defended his World Heavyweight Championship against The Big Show, Cody Rhodes, The Great Khali, Santino Marella and Wade Barrett in the titular match at Elimination Chamber 2012. While Bryan went on to retain his championship, Wade Barrett gave him a tough fight during the match,

With both superstars having a brief history between each other during the Nexus storyline, Barrett went after Bryan during the match, and at one point, power bombed the champion onto the chains surrounding the chamber.

However, he couldn't ride on the momentum as his campaign came to an end after he got eliminated by Santino Marella.

7 7. Undertaker Chokeslams Finlay On The Steel - No Way Out 2008

The Elimination Chamber has an unforgiving steel structure surrounding the ring, and the superstars use that to their advantage throughout the match. The Undertaker, who has competed in three elimination chamber matches in his career, took Finlay for a ride at No Way Out 2008.

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After getting the better of the deadman after driving him through the pod and attacking him with his shillelagh, Finlay paid for his deeds when the Undertaker grabbed him by the throat and choke-slammed him on the steel chamber floor which put an end to the Irishman's campaign.

6 6. Edge Sends Rey Mysterio Head First Onto The Pod - No Way Out 2009

After losing the WWE Championship earlier the same night, Edge proved that he was the ultimate opportunist when he stole Kofi Kingston's spot in the World Heavyweight Championship elimination chamber match.

Rey Mysterio became livid right from the moment Edge attacked Kingston and entered the match. Both superstars came to blows after Edge's pod opened up and Rey Mysterio charged at the Rated R Superstar.

However, Edge got the better of the Mexican superstar when he reversed Mysterio's attack and drove him head-first onto one of the pods and ended up winning the whole match moments later.

5 5. Triple H Catapults Shawn Michaels - Survivor Series 2002

The very first Elimination Chamber match took place at Survivor Series 2002 with Triple H defending his World Heavyweight Championship against Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Kane, Booker T & Rob Van Dam inside the structure.

It was Shawn Michaels' night as HBK created history when he won the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career and also became the first superstar to win the elimination chamber match.

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However, his road wasn't that easy as Triple H gave him a tough time throughout the match. During the contest, the Game took hold of a grounded Michaels and catapulted him onto one of the pods sending HBK crashing through the glasses. But HBK managed to survive throughout the carnage and walked out with the gold.

4 4. Test's Elbow Drop To RVD - ECW December To Dismember 2006

The Elimination Chamber played host to the superstars of Extreme Championship Wrestling at the December to Dismember PPV in 2006. The Big Show defended his ECW World Championship against Bobby Lashley, Hardcore Holly, CM Punk, Rob Van Dam & Test inside the devilish structure at the event.

Test returned for another WWE run in 2006 and made his comeback in the ECW brand. He found himself in the world title picture and earned his place in the elimination chamber match.

During the match, Test eliminated former champion, Rob Van Dam, when he placed a steel chair on top of him and delivered a huge elbow drop from the top of a pod. Unfortunately, he couldn't finish the job as he got eliminated by Sabu moments later.

3 3. Chris Benoit's Massive Flying Headbutt - New Year's Revolution 2005

Triple H, Batista, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Edge, and Randy Orton competed for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship inside the elimination chamber at the 2005 New Year's Revolution PPV. Benoit looked to regain the title once again and put on a valiant effort in the match.

The Rabid Wolverine reignited his long feud with Triple H during the match and delivered a massive flying headbutt from top of a pod onto Triple H.

Benoit was already bleeding from his forehead but still chose to put his body on the line. However, he couldn't regain the title as he got eliminated by Triple H's Evolution partner Batista.

2 2. Rob Van Dam Crushes Triple H's Throat - Survivor Series 2002

Rob Van Dam was one of the challengers for Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship in the first Elimination Chamber match, which took place at the 2002 Survivor Series PPV. The high flyer put on a valiant effort throughout the contest but couldn't get the job done.

However, RVD did have some moments in the match, but the one, when he delivered a five-star frog splash on Triple H from the top of a pod, went pretty bad.

He botched the landing and inadvertently crushed Triple H's throat, causing the Game to gasp for air for some time. HHH managed to continue in the match and dropped the title to Shawn Michaels as planned.

1 1. Goldberg Spears Jericho Through The Pod - 2003 SummerSlam

Goldberg broke into the WWE spotlight in 2003 and found himself on the world title picture when he challenged Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship in the second Elimination Chamber match at the 2003 SummerSlam PPV.

The WCW legend dominated his opponents for the majority of the match and claimed three eliminations to his name. One of his victims in the contest was Chris Jericho, who had some tough time thanks to Goldberg.

The former WCW Champion manhandled Jericho and delivered a brutal spear sending Y2J crashing onto the pods breaking through the glass. However, Triple H found a way to outsmart Goldberg and managed to walk away with the title.

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