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Post by sarkerpolseng on Nov 18, 2022 0:40:05 GMT -5
I love the OG Chamber even tho it absolutely sucked cock and balls for the people working it Came in to post the same. Admire that they listened to the talent on that but it looks like a toy now. It looked/sounded/was so much more intimidating before. My favorite is still the original, but the third is super good as is the one where Kofi and Bryan were the final two. I think 2002 is overrated. I think 2007-2011 had a great Chamber match every year. |
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Nov 18, 2022 0:58:43 GMT -5
Shoutouts to that absolute trainwreck chamber match from 2015 for the IC Title where Mark Henry's pod had been busted through and dude just couldn't deal with invisible walls any longer so he hopped out of his pod. Literally when Mark did that it was like a tear in the universe just opened up and EVERYTHING fell apart to the point where Dolph was up on the turnbuckle literally screaming out spots like he was stranded on an island.
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Nov 18, 2022 1:23:05 GMT -5
I loved the concept when it was revealed and the site of the structure lowering down for the first time at Survivor Series. So ominous looking. I still think the first is the best, from the initial spectacle and the talent involved.
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Post by Desi on Nov 18, 2022 7:39:10 GMT -5
I loved the concept when it was revealed and the site of the structure lowering down for the first time at Survivor Series. So ominous looking. I still think the first is the best, from the initial spectacle and the talent involved. I feel that same, but I'm biased because it was the first show I ever attended in person. 😅 |
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Post by Mid-Carder on Nov 18, 2022 8:21:37 GMT -5
Reiterate the first one and NYR 05 being really good but the first women's Chamber was really fun as well.
Summer 03 would have been up there if they'd done the right thing and given the hot crowd the Goldberg win they desperately wanted.
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Post by clifford on Nov 18, 2022 11:20:43 GMT -5
The passage of time between now and the first Elimination Chamber is more than between Hogan's first WWF World Title win and the first Elimination Chamber (by over a year might I add).
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Post by thegame415 on Nov 18, 2022 11:32:55 GMT -5
Fascinating to hear that everybody hated the design of the first chamber Reminds me that even 20 years ago, everyone still complained about wrestling lol |
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Post by J is Justice on Nov 18, 2022 12:51:39 GMT -5
And who can forget the iconic Chamber match where Asuka shouted and danced in a pod for five minutes straight while Shayna stood and watched.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Nov 18, 2022 13:40:46 GMT -5
A personal favourite of mine is the one where Cena was in last and was champion.
Cena came out and hit all his big spots then age a finisher from Jericho, Edge and Rey and got pinned immediately
All three of them realise there is now a new champion and the biggest threat is gone
Honestly some of the best booking for any top guy I have ever seen. He lost clean, quickly, but looked like a beast
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Post by Stu on Nov 18, 2022 14:18:12 GMT -5
I've been shouting this from the rooftops for years. But nah let's have Del Rio win the Rumble. And Alberto ended up curtain jerking in a losing effort to Edge. If that was the plan, then they should have just given it to Santino. Not sure about the result, but the match opened Wrestlemania due to Edge’s injury. |
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Post by cornettesracket on Nov 20, 2022 16:49:51 GMT -5
I know this thread is about the elimination chamber but I ended up watching the whole survivor series 2002 which I hadn’t done in years and it probably nostalgia but I loved the event. I’d forgotten about the Victoria vs Trish hardcore match. Also credit to hhh for wrestling for most of the chamber match in pain after Van damn landed on his throat.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2022 20:12:08 GMT -5
I'll be honest. And I'm gonna get some hate for this but...
These matches have sucked massively ever since WWE took out the No Blood rule. I get they want safety for the wrestlers and stuff but you can't go from the old brutal Elimination Chamber with the steel ground, glass doors etc to this new "protective" Chamber with padded flooring, plastic boxes and no blood. It's a downgrade and everyone can see it.
If there's one thing I want HHH to bring back more than anything, it's blood. So these matches no longer feel so lame and underwhelming.
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Post by mcstoklasa on Nov 20, 2022 21:35:20 GMT -5
I'll be honest. And I'm gonna get some hate for this but... These matches have sucked massively ever since WWE took out the No Blood rule. I get they want safety for the wrestlers and stuff but you can't go from the old brutal Elimination Chamber with the steel ground, glass doors etc to this new "protective" Chamber with padded flooring, plastic boxes and no blood. It's a downgrade and everyone can see it. If there's one thing I want HHH to bring back more than anything, it's blood. So these matches no longer feel so lame and underwhelming. I will always miss blood. Brock Vs Taker hell in a cell 2015 probably wasn't more than a 3 star match but the blood made it awesome |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Dec 4, 2022 5:33:12 GMT -5
I'll be honest. And I'm gonna get some hate for this but... These matches have sucked massively ever since WWE took out the No Blood rule. I get they want safety for the wrestlers and stuff but you can't go from the old brutal Elimination Chamber with the steel ground, glass doors etc to this new "protective" Chamber with padded flooring, plastic boxes and no blood. It's a downgrade and everyone can see it. If there's one thing I want HHH to bring back more than anything, it's blood. So these matches no longer feel so lame and underwhelming. No hate here. I'm with you on all of this. |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Dec 4, 2022 5:37:23 GMT -5
I know this thread is about the elimination chamber but I ended up watching the whole survivor series 2002 which I hadn’t done in years and it probably nostalgia but I loved the event. I’d forgotten about the Victoria vs Trish hardcore match. Also credit to hhh for wrestling for most of the chamber match in pain after Van damn landed on his throat. I rewatched this show at the beginning of the pandemic. It holds up really well. Only thing that could have made it better would have been if the planned Hogan vs Brock match would have happened. Imagine Hogan in MSG on a big 4 ppv during that 02 nostalgia run he was on? And I say that as someone who can't stand Hogan, today or 20 years ago. |
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Post by XaviersSS2015hair on Dec 4, 2022 5:43:17 GMT -5
My favorite EC memory is my buddy scoring us 4 front row tickets to the 2011 EC PPV in Oakland. Also the only WWE PPV ever held in Oakland. They're usually in San Jose or San Francisco.
The SD EC match in particular was great, Rey and Edge stole the show.
I think Cena won the Raw EC match that night which was a wet fart to end the show, but it was that era of WWE. 🤷♂️
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Dec 4, 2022 15:42:52 GMT -5
I remember really enjoying the 2008 Smackdown one. Not a great field but a perfect example of what good booking and utilizing everyone to their strengths can do. They had Batista and Undertaker the two biggest stars in the match who also always had very good chemistry go start to finish. Big Daddy V and Khali came and got to look strong for a bit before getting taken out quick which still didn't hurt them because Taker and Batista were the top two faces. Finlay got a decent amount of shine and MVP was a good as the chicken heel and also took an amazing bump when Taker threw him off the pod.
I found it better then the Raw one that year which I wouldn't have thought was possible considering how much better the roster was for that one (Triple H, HBK, Jeff Hardy, Jericho, JBL, Umaga) both in star power and talent.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 4, 2022 15:51:15 GMT -5
I love the OG Chamber even tho it absolutely sucked cock and balls for the people working it Like, remember the New Years Revolution Chamber where Kurt Angle got eliminated super early? That was literally his prize for winning a tournament of rock, paper, scissors between everyone in the match backstage that wasn't Cena. That's not a joke that's real, right from Kurt's mouth lmao. That should have been his prize for that hilariously offensive promo he cut before the match, talking about hating black people and making Jesus tap out while pointing out everyone was going cheer him anyway. |
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