Elimination Chamber 2010

[Luke]

The official promotional poster for Elimination Chamber:



Called "No Way Out" up until now, I'm guessing this was another WWE.com fan vote to rename the pay-per-view - I can't keep up with all the name changes! Not the most artistically creative poster we've seen from WWE, but I like the "eye of the chamber" in Batista's eye.

What's the set up of Elimination Chamber - do we still have one Elimination Chamber Match or are there three for each of the brand's top championship titles?

[Nick]

I'm hoping, and I'm guessing for the sake of the business profit wise there will probably be one for each of the brands. More than likely, they'll probably let each of the winners go on to face the Champion at Wrestlemania? Like ECW winner goes on to face the ECW Champion, the RAW winner goes on to face the WWE Champion, and the Smackdown winner going onto face the World Heavyweight Champion.

Now with the exception of the superstar who wins the Royal Rumble, two of the three will most likely take effect, with the branded superstar, for example...Shawn Michaels. If he decides to face Undertaker, The ECW match will still take place, but the RAW and Smackdown titles will not be on the line at Wresltemania, due to the fact if Shawn Michaels does win, the World Heavyweight Title will go back to Raw, and the WWE title will also be on Raw. But say if he decides to fight the WWE Champion, both the Smackdown and ECW title matches will take place, and the winner of the elimination chamber match will be the #1 contender after Wrestlemania.

I don't know, I'm just making an educated guess.

[Ed Burns]

I truly hate these name changes. The Hell In A Cell, Elimination Chamber matches should be held at random points of the year, and only one match per each. WWE's cheapening them both by putting them in multiple slots at set PPVs. With the extreme nature of the matches, they should only be done for the most intense angles where bleeding would be necessary to sell the intensity. Why even have them when nobody bleeds in the matches anymore?

[Veritas]

They only use blood when they really really want to sell an injury (the HBK eye injury Jericho hammered him with in 2008). And it was some of the fakest blood I've ever seen - it was obvious HBK or Jericho smuggled in capsules and smashed them on HBK's head, rather than anything else.

[Ed Burns]

That's the point. Orton/HHH was the most intense story set for Mania. That match screamed blood, Steel Cage, or HIAC... The result was a mediocre match with no blood, steel cage, or HIAC.

Having these matches with them being set at certain PPVs, with no bleeding means yet another set of boring gimmick matches.

[Dark_Lady_18]

The official promotional poster for Elimination Chamber:

I may not like Batista, but I do like this poster. As with HIAC, multiple versions of the same match on the same night, most likely with no blood, is cheapening a brutal and bloody match. Not really looking forward to this ppv atm.

[Veritas]

That's the point. Orton/HHH was the most intense story set for Mania. That match screamed blood, Steel Cage, or HIAC... The result was a mediocre match with no blood, steel cage, or HIAC.

Having these matches with them being set at certain PPVs, with no bleeding means yet another set of boring gimmick matches.

No, they can be intense without blood. I don't know why they felt they didn't need to put on an A+ show last year, but there you have it. Some matches have been superb without someone bleeding intentionally. I wish they'd use a little more, but I mean, fake blood would have been fine.

[Luke]

I agree with what most of y'all have said, I'm not a fan of there being more than one Hell in a Cell/Elimination Chamber match on the same PPV, I think it dumbs down the extremity of such matches in the sense that Hell in a Cell should be the brutal culmination of a feud. I think these new gimmick PPVs with multiple gimmick match cards cheapen what these matches should be about. Also, quite frankly, watching two or three Elimination Chamber matches on the same show is actually boringly repetitive.

As for the dumbing down of such matches, I partly agree with what Veritas said, these matches shouldn't necessarily have to be about blood in order to be good wrestling matches, however, the fear and brutality of combatting in such deadly, ominous structures does suggest that "there will be blood....." and I don't think there's anything wrong with that, this is professional wrestling after all.

Obviously because of WWE's ever increasing "Entertainment" and PG direction, this somewhat limits the brutality and bleeding allowed. However, considering that wrestling is made up of fighting and occasionally involves such steel cage structures, tables, chairs, ladders, etc, I think the PG dumbing down is silly. There's no problem with WWE wanting to cater to a more "universal" audience (excuse the Universe pun), with a sense of corporate social responsibility, but if parents are prepared to let their young children watch actors/wrestlers fighting on TV where there are displays of physical violence and bad language, albeit "fake", then a bit of blood and brutality should be acceptable.

[Ed Burns]

You can have great matches with no bleeding, no doubt, but if it's an intense story where the feeling of the story is true hatred, then it's almost a sure thing that blood should be shed to sell the intensity of it better. Having a structure like the Cell, or the Chamber, and the brutality level of the matches, no bloodshed in these types of matches limits them. What sold the original Cell match? Michaels bleeding, and taking a brutal beating. What made Taker/Punk in the Cell so average? The fact they did little to include the Cell into the equation. It was a glorified gimmick match. The WWE can sell a more Universal product, but if the kids are the only ones they sell too, then its not universal. They're forgetting the 18 to 34 demographic they always tout in there Did You know sections of the shows.

[TG007]

I dont really care for the poster..and im not really look forward to the ppv.. I hope they get this whole..HBK vs Taker at mania thing over with before this ppv tho....

[BAD01]

I agreed with you Takersgirl007 I really want this whole Taker vs Shawn thing to be over by time this pay-per-view is here.

[TG007]

I agreed with you Takersgirl007 I really want this whole Taker vs Shawn thing to be over by time this pay-per-view is here.

yea i would honestly hate to see them drag this whole boring thing out till then...if they have hbk vs. taker in the chamber...i probably wont even buy the ppv....ZZZZzzzzzzing..

[Straya95]

I agreed with you Takersgirl007 I really want this whole Taker vs Shawn thing to be over by time this pay-per-view is here.

yea i would honestly hate to see them drag this whole boring thing out till then...if they have hbk vs. taker in the chamber...i probably wont even buy the ppv....ZZZZzzzzzzing..

Seriously... Boring? This is how you build a fued, the promo these guys are preforming are great. Last year the build up felt rushed and short, so even if they don't have a match this year it will make up for it.

[TG007]

I agreed with you Takersgirl007 I really want this whole Taker vs Shawn thing to be over by time this pay-per-view is here.

yea i would honestly hate to see them drag this whole boring thing out till then...if they have hbk vs. taker in the chamber...i probably wont even buy the ppv....ZZZZzzzzzzing..

Seriously... Boring? This is how you build a fued, the promo these guys are preforming are great. Last year the build up felt rushed and short, so even if they don't have a match this year it will make up for it.

Well, i guess i just have a different view on it...I just dont want them to drag it out and make it...idk a replay of last yr on the way to Wm...but i guess itd be an ok match..id rather see y2j in there tho..

[Straya95]

Well, i guess i just have a different view on it...I just dont want them to drag it out and make it...idk a replay of last yr on the way to Wm...but i guess itd be an ok match..id rather see y2j in there tho..

I would rather see someone like Jericho, Cena or Morrison aswell, I was just saying that I dont find it boring.

[Veritas]

I think the point of the buildup is for some heel to snatch it away, destroy HBK's dream. Which will in itself be worth it, especially since I don't want HBK v. Taker 2.

[Straya95]

I think the point of the buildup is for some heel to snatch it away, destroy HBK's dream. Which will in itself be worth it, especially since I don't want HBK v. Taker 2.

I've thought about that myself, it's a quite good idea and could lead to HBK vs Takers opponent a this PPV

[Insanity_X]

I've just realised that this thread is suspiciously light on mentions of the awesome smackdown main event. C'mon, you've got Truth, Morrison, Punk, Jericho, Mysterio and 'Taker in the same match. How can this not be a match of the year candidate. But it has no mention. That makes IX a sad panda.

[TG007]

Well I hope, *fingers crossed* that Taker keeps his belt....but

http://wbx.me/l/?p=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww ... s_WWE_.php

*sigh*

[Mysteriosphenom1224]

Well I hope, *fingers crossed* that Taker keeps his belt....but

http://wbx.me/l/?p=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww ... s_WWE_.php

*sigh*

dammit.... anyways John Morrison sprained his ankle during a taping (and i can feel for him cuz i just sprained mine lol back to the subject) because of this Morrison has been taken out of the EC and there will now be a battle royal for the vacant spot in the EC....... maybe a surprise entrant will be someone called HBK?!?!?! a heel turn for him? maybe cuz that would be awesome