Elimination Chamber (2015)

Elimination Chamber (2015)

Promotional poster featuring Ryback and the Elimination Chamber
Theme
song(s)		 "Coming for You" by The Offspring
Information
Promotion WWE
Sponsor(s) Totino's
Date May 31, 2015
Attendance 7,000[1]
Venue American Bank Center
City Corpus Christi, Texas
WWE Network event chronology

NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable Elimination Chamber (2015) Money in the Bank (2015)
Elimination Chamber chronology

Elimination Chamber (2014) Elimination Chamber (2015)

Elimination Chamber (2015) (known as No Escape (2015) in Germany[lower-alpha 1]) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It took place on May 31, 2015, at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.[2] The sixth annual Elimination Chamber event, it was the first to be held in May; previous incarnations had taken place in February. Although advertised as being exclusive to the WWE Network,[3] the event ultimately aired via traditional pay-per-view outlets in various territories.[lower-alpha 2]

Seven matches took place at the event, with one match on the pre-show. The event was the first to include a tag-team Chamber match. In the main event, Dean Ambrose defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins by disqualification.

Production

Elimination Chamber consisted of professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds or storylines that played out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[7][8]

The event was originally scheduled to be a House show, a wrestling show that is not televised, but it was announced during the May 11th Raw that Elimination Chamber would return and the show would be televised. The annual Elimination Chamber event was initially replaced during February by Fastlane because many arenas were not able to physically support the Elimination Chamber structure, thus making it easier to book the February pay-per-view event without the structure. WWE's other originally scheduled live event for May 31 in Greenville, South Carolina was canceled in order to bring the entire WWE roster to Corpus Christi, replaced by an upcoming episode of Raw in Greenville for November 16.[9]

Storylines

On May 17, it was announced that an Elimination Chamber match for the vacant Intercontinental Championship would be held at the event.[10] On the May 18 episode of Raw, R-Truth, Sheamus, King Barrett, Ryback, Dolph Ziggler, and Rusev were added to the match.[11] On May 31, it was announced on WWE.com that Rusev would be unable to compete at the event because of an injury that he suffered on the May 28th edition of "SmackDown".[12][13] During the event, it was announced that Mark Henry will replace Rusev's spot in the match.

At Payback, The New Day defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro to retain the Tag Team Championship in a 2-out-of-3 falls Tag team match. Later in the event, it was announced that The New Day would defend the titles in the first-ever Tag team Elimination Chamber match at the event.[10] On the May 18 episode of Raw, it was announced that Kidd and Cesaro, Los Matadores, The Ascension, The Lucha Dragons, and The Prime Time Players were added to the match.[11]

Kevin Owens faced John Cena in his debut match at this event.

On the May 18 episode of Raw, NXT Champion Kevin Owens answered United States Champion John Cena's weekly United States Championship Open Challenge. However, instead of fighting Cena, Owens attacked him, saying they would fight on his "own terms." Later in the night, Owens was granted a match by Triple H to face Cena at the event.[11]

On the May 18 episode of Raw, Dean Ambrose challenged WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins to a title match at the event, but Rollins refused. Later in the night, Ambrose attacked Rollins until The Authority granted Ambrose a title match against Rollins at the event. On the last RAW before Elimination Chamber, The Authority tried to get out of awarding Ambrose the title match with a plan where Ambrose had to sign the contract to make it official but for attacking Rollins, Ambrose was taken away from the arena in a police van but he drove it into the arena at the end of RAW and he signed the contract for the match, so the Authority's plan backfired and Ambrose would face Rollins at the event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[11]

At Payback, Naomi and Tamina defeated Nikki Bella and Brie Bella.[10] On the May 18 episode of Raw, in a Divas Championship match, after Nikki defeated Naomi by disqualification, Paige returned from injury and attacked both Nikki and Naomi.[11] On the May 21 episode of SmackDown, Naomi and Tamina attacked Paige before Nikki attacked Naomi, Tamina and Paige. It was then announced that Nikki would defend the title against Paige and Naomi in a triple threat match at the event with Tamina banned from ringside.[14]

On the May 18 episode of Raw, Bo Dallas confronted Neville during his interview with Renee Young. After King Barrett defeated Neville, Dallas attacked Neville.[11] On the May 25 episode of Raw, after Neville defeated Stardust, Dallas attacked Neville. It was announced that Neville would face Dallas at the event.[15]

On the May 25 episode of Raw, a special broadcast of "Miz TV" with Daniel Bryan as the special guest was set for the pre-show.[15]

Aftermath

After Dean Ambrose stole the WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt upon defeating Seth Rollins by disqualification,The Authority demanded him to return the belt back to Rollins on the following nights episode of Raw. Roman Reigns then appeared to tell them that Ambrose is not coming back with the belt unless Rollins accepted a rematch for the title at Money in the Bank with Ambrose requesting the match to be a Ladder Match. Despite The Authority's objections, Rollins accepted the challenge. At Money in the Bank, Rollins successfully retained his title against Ambrose without any interference from The Authority.

Roman Reigns attempted to get another shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship by qualifying in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at Money in the Bank. Reigns became close to winning the match and the Money in the Bank contract until Bray Wyatt interfered and cost Reigns the match as it was won by Sheamus. This would begin a feud between Reigns and Wyatt that will last until Hell in a Cell.

Reception

The event received generally mixed reviews. Jason Powell of "ProWrestling.net" found both Elimination Chamber matches "disappointing"; he called the first a "train wreck opener", and the second "flat".[16] Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com thought the event was excellent, particularly the Owens vs. Cena match while also praising the Tag Team Elimination Chamber match. Nolan Howells of "Slam Sports" criticized the Intercontinental Championship Elimination Chamber match and negative score of 1.75 out of 5, but praised the John Cena vs. Kevin Owens match and gave it 4.5 out of 5. Howells gave the main event a 3 out of 5. He wrote "The world title match was a truly great match ruined by a truly awful finish. Predictable and put a whole set of nails in the coffin of an already dead crowd."[17]

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[18][19]
1P Stardust defeated Zack Ryder Singles match[20] 6:12
2 The New Day (Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) (c) defeated The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (with Natalya), The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil), The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) and Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito) Elimination Chamber tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[21] 23:40
3 Nikki Bella (c) defeated Paige and Naomi Triple Threat match for the WWE Divas Championship[22] 6:04
4 Kevin Owens defeated John Cena Singles match[23] 20:15
5 Neville defeated Bo Dallas Singles match[24] 8:46
6 Ryback defeated Sheamus, R-Truth, King Barrett, Dolph Ziggler and Mark Henry Elimination Chamber match for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship[25] 25:12
7 Dean Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins (c) (with Jamie Noble, Joey Mercury and Kane) by disqualification Singles match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Had Roman Reigns interfered, Ambrose would be disqualified.[26]		 21:49
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • P – indicates the match took place on the pre-show

Tag Chamber details

Eliminated Tag Team Entered Eliminated by Method of elimination Time
1 Los Matadores 4 The Ascension Pinned by both members after a Fall of Man. 10:22
2 The Lucha Dragons 2 The Ascension Pinned after a Fall of Man. 12.45
3 The Ascension 1 The Prime Time Players Pinned after a Gut Check. 13:30
4 Tyson Kidd and Cesaro 3 The Prime Time Players Pinned with a roll-up. 18:28
5 The Prime Time Players 5 The New Day Pinned by all 3 members after a Trouble in Paradise. 23:40
Winners The New Day 6 N/A

Intercontinental Chamber details

Eliminated Wrestler Entered Eliminated by Method of elimination Time
1 King Barrett 1 R-Truth Pinned after a Lie Detector. 11:05
2 R-Truth 3 Ryback Pinned after a Shell Shocked. 14:00
3 Mark Henry 4 Sheamus Pinned after a Brogue Kick. 17:20
4 Dolph Ziggler 2 Sheamus Pinned after a Brogue Kick. 20:25
5 Sheamus 6 Ryback Pinned after a Shell Shocked. 25:14
Winner Ryback 5 N/A

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ For Germany, it was feared that the name "Elimination Chamber" may remind people of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust.
  2. ↑ Countries in which Elimination Chamber (2015) was available on pay-per-view included Bahrain,[4] Egypt,[5] and Germany.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Namako, Jason. "WWE attendance (5/29-6/1, Elimination Chamber, TV Tapings)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Martin, Adam. "Elimination Chamber special announced for WWE Network". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Elimination Chamber returns, exclusively on WWE Network". WWE. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "How to watch WWE pay-per-views: Bahrain". WWE. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "How to watch WWE pay-per-views: Egypt". WWE. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "How to watch WWE pay-per-views: Germany". WWE. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  9. ↑ WWE Live! show rescheduledGreenville Online (05/12/2015)
  10. 1 2 3 Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S PAYBACK PPV REPORT 5/17: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of four-way WWE Title match, I Quit War, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results - 5/18/15 (New #1 Contender announced)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Rusev not medically cleared to compete tonight at Elimination Chamber 2015". WWE.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  13. ↑ Martin, Adam. "Rusev pulled from Elimination Chamber event tonight". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  14. ↑ Martin, Adam. "WWE Smackdown Results - 5/21/15 (Ambrose vs. Wyatt)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  15. 1 2 Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results - 5/25/15 (Final hype for Elimination Chamber)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  16. ↑ http://prowrestling.net/article.php?5-31-Powell-s-WWE-Elimination-Chamber-PPV-results-and-review-Kevin-Owens-vs.-John-Cena-Seth-Rollins-vs.-Dean-Ambrose-for-the-WWE-World-Heavyweight-Championship-Elimination-Chamber-matches-for-the-vacant-IC-Title-and-the-WWE-Tag-Team-Championship-42465
  17. ↑ Tedesco, Mike. "5/31 Elimination Chamber: Excellent Event". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  18. ↑ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S E. CHAMBER PPV REPORT 5/31 (pre-show): Complete coverage of Daniel Bryan's TV return on Miz TV, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  19. ↑ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE E. CHAMBER PPV REPORT 5/31: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of WWE Title match, Cena vs. Owens, two Elimination Chamber matches, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Stardust def. Zack Ryder (Kickoff Match)". WWE. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  21. ↑ Powers, Kevin. "The New Day won the WWE Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber Match". WWE. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  22. ↑ Clapp, John. "Divas Champion Nikki Bella def. Naomi and Paige in a Triple Threat Match". WWE. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  23. ↑ Bobby, Melock. "NXT Champion Kevin Owens def. United States Champion John Cena Singles match: Non-Title)". WWE. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  24. ↑ Jeff, Laboon. "Neville def. Bo Dallas". WWE. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  25. ↑ Matthew, Artus. "Ryback def. Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth, Mark Henry, Sheamus and King Barrett in an Intercontinental Championship Elimination Chamber Match". WWE. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  26. ↑ Anthony, Benigno. "Dean Ambrose def. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins via Disqualification". WWE. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

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