Elimination Chamber: Most Stacked May WWE Big Event Ever?

[chazraps]

Elimination Chamber is the most stacked card in quite some time, and it's only had two weeks of build!

WWE World Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
Kevin Owens vs. John Cena
WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella vs. Naomi vs Paige
WWE Intercontinental Title Elimination Chamber Match: R-Truth vs. Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. King Barrett vs. Sheamus vs. Ryback
WWE Tag Team Champions Elimination Chamber Match: New Day vs. Lucha Dragons vs. Cesaro and Kidd vs. The Ascension vs. Los Matadores vs. Prime Time Players
Neville vs. Bo Dallas
Miz TV with Daniel Bryan

Since 1997, May has usually been the month that the WWF/E has completely phoned in their big events with largely thrown-together or inconsequential pay-per-views. Sometimes we have an outstanding main event (Austin vs. Dude Love in '98, Eddie vs. JBL in '04) but witht he sole exception of May 1996's Beware of Dog, there's usually little-to-no build for the rest of the card with even less of it being memorable. Granted, we've already had Payback this month, and this won't be available by traditional pay-per-view outlets, but could Elimination Chamber be the best May big event of all time?

[Wolf Hurricane]

May was the month for Judgment Day for a good ten years, and prior to the brand extension, they had some pretty hot cards.

[Martin: #TeamBella Treasurer]

Just for information, I did pull up the May PPV events, starting with 1995 and listed the marquee matches (of course, what is a marquee match compared to others is up for debate really).

Useless you may say, work systems down I say

1995: In Your House #1 (May 14th) - WWE Champion Diesel vs. Sycho Sid... Jerry Lawler vs. Bret Hart

1996: In Your House #8: Beware of Dog (May 26th and 28th) - WWE Champion Shawn Michaels vs. British Bulldog... Intercontinental Champion Goldust vs. The Undertaker in a Casket Match

1997: In Your House #15: A Cold Day in Hell (May 11th) - WWE Champion The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin... Ken Shamrock vs. Vader in a No Holds Barred Match

1998: Over the Edge: In Your House (May 31st) - WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Dude Love, with Vince McMahon as the Special Guest Referee... Kane vs. Vader in a Mask vs. Mask Match

1999: No Mercy (May 16th) - WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker vs. Triple H in a Triple Threat Match... European Champion Shane McMahon vs. X-Pac
1999: Over the Edge (May 23rd) - WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker, with Vince and Shane McMahon as the Special Guest Referees... The Rock vs. Triple H

2000: InsurreXtion (May 6th) - WWE Champion The Rock vs. Triple H vs. Shane McMahon in a Triple Threat Match... European Champion Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Jericho... Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit
2000: Judgment Day (May 21st) - WWE Champion The Rock vs. Triple H in an Iron Man Match... Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho in a Submissions Match... Road Dogg & X-Pac vs. Dudley Boys in a Tables Match... Big Show vs. Shane McMahon in a Falls Count Anywhere Match

2001: InsurreXtion (May 5th) - WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin & Triple H vs. The Undertaker in a Handicap Match... Chris Jericho vs. William Regal in a Queen's Cup Match... Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle in a Two out of Three Falls Match
2001: Judgment Day (May 20th) - WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker... Intercontinental Champion Triple H vs. Kane in a Chain Match... Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit in a Two out of Three Falls Match

2002: InsurreXtion (May 4th) - The Undertaker vs. Triple H... Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Big Show, with Ric Flair as Special Outside Referee
2002: Judgment Day (May 19th) - Undisputed WWE Champion Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker... Triple H vs. Chris Jericho in a Hell in a Cell Match

2003: Judgment Day (May 18th) - WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show in a Stretcher Match... World Heavyweight Champion Triple H vs. Kevin Nash... Mr. America vs. Roddy Piper

2004: Judgment Day (May 16th) - WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero vs. JBL... The Undertaker vs. Booker T... U.S. Champion John Cena vs. Rene Dupree

2005: Backlash (May 1st) - World Heavyweight Champion Batista vs. Triple H... Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels vs. Muhammad Hassan & Daivari... Edge vs. Chris Benoit in a Last Man Standing Match
2005: Judgment Day (May 22nd) - WWE Champion John Cena vs. JBL in an "I Quit" Match... Kurt Angle vs. Booker T... Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio

2006: Judgment Day (May 21st) - World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio vs. JBL... Booker T vs. Bobby Lashley in the 2006 King of the Ring Finals... The Undertaker vs. The Great Khali... Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry

2007: Judgment Day (May 20th) - WWE Champion John Cena vs. The Great Khali... World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. Batista... ECW World Champion Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon & Umaga vs. Bobby Lashley in a Handicap Match... Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels

2008: Judgment Day (May 18th) - WWE Champion Triple H vs. Randy Orton in a Steel Cage Match... The Undertaker vs. Edge for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship... WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz vs. Kane & CM Punk... Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho... John Cena vs. JBL

2009: Judgment Day (May 17th) - WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Batista... World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. Jeff Hardy... ECW Champion Christian vs. Jack Swagger... John Cena vs. Big Show

2010: Over the Limit (May 23rd) - WWE Champion John Cena vs. Batista in an "I Quit" Match... World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger vs. Big Show... Edge vs. Randy Orton... Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk in a SES Pledge vs. Hair Match

2011: Extreme Rules (May 1st) - WWE Champion The Miz vs. John Cena vs. John Morrison in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match... Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio in a Ladder Match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship... Randy Orton vs. CM Punk in a Last Man Standing Match... Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio in a Falls Count Anywhere Match... Michael Cole & Jack Swagger vs. Jerry Lawler & Jim Ross in a Country Whipping Match
2011: Over the Limit (May 22nd) - WWE Champion John Cena vs. The Miz in an "I Quit" Match... World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton vs. Christian... Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole in a Kiss My Foot Match... R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio

2012: Over the Limit (May 20th) - WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan... World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho in a Fatal Four-Way Match... John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis... Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Christian

2013: Extreme Rules (May 19th) - WWE Champion John Cena vs. Ryback in a Last Man Standing Match... Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H in a Steel Cage Match... Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler in an "I Quit" Match... Randy Orton vs. Big Show in an Extreme Rules Match

2014: Extreme Rules (May 4th) - WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Kane in an Extreme Rules Match... Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena in a Steel Cage Match... The Shield vs. Evolution... Intercontinental Champion Big E vs. Bad News Barrett

2015: Payback (May 17th) - WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton in a Fatal Four-Way Match... U.S. Champion John Cena vs. Rusev in an "I Quit" Match... Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler... WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro in a Two out of Three Falls Match

Phew...

[The Yes Man]

Elimination Chamber is pretty stacked for a throway PPV with the smallest amount of build possible.

[xxshoyuweeniexx]

May also seems to be Cena's WM feud blowoff match month with all the I Quit matches.

[Deleted]

I think they are making the card so stacked and possibly big time results happening is it's because it's the first Network Exclusive PPV on a free month on the last day of the month.

[Alice Syndrome]

It's pretty well booked to say it seemed to start as basically a panic-rushed house show upgrade

[Madagascar Fred]

Very pleased with this card. I believe there will be a change for the IC title match though, someone is injured

[Martin: #TeamBella Treasurer]

I totally forgot Raw's Backlash 2005 was also in May, was held on May 1st, three weeks before SmackDown's Judgment Day on the 22nd. Added to list.

And you can't forget about the Spring UK PPVs (well you can try )