CM Punk (c) won the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match to retain his title. The Chamber match started off a little drab and sloppy but definitely ended strongly with an exciting second half. R-Truth was first eliminated after a big elbow drop from Punk. Next was Dolph Ziggler after a Codebreaker from Jericho, then Jericho also eliminated Kofi Kingston via submission after applying the Walls Of Jericho.
Chris Jericho himself was next eliminated after a kick from CM Punk which sent him flying through the Chamber door after it was still open for Kingston's exit. Jericho went tumbling, tripped up and landed head first onto an item of machinery on the floor which supposedly knocked him out. There was a fairly long period as EMTs and such checked on him, which left CM Punk to then eliminate The Miz after a GTS and retain his championship. This was definitely the match of the night.
As I said it started of sloppy at places but definitely got more intense with the entrance of Jericho, who had nice back and fourth action with Punk. Kingston also provided that"Holy shit" moment when he managed to dive off of the chamber and perform a tornado DDT (which almost went wrong) on Dolph Ziggler.
We were then shown another nice VT with John Cena where he spoke about his training and the gym he trains he trains at. Where he not only works out but also helps out younger up and coming wrestlers from the developmental system, who when interviewed said hoe approachable and down to Earth a guy Cena is, which to be fair he does come across as.
Beth Phoenix (c) defeated Tamina to retain her WWE Divas Championship in a solid, if a little drab at times match up. Beth gained the one-two-three after applying a Glam Slam.
John Laurinaitis made his way out to make his big announcement, but was shortly interrupted by the returning Alberto Del Rio, who suggested that Laurinaitis should not only become the permanent General Manager of Raw, but of SmackDown too. Mark Henry also joined them and called Teddy Long a "bully" and complained about his suspension. He also agreed with Del Rio that Laurinaitis should be GM of both brands.Christian also made his comeback to a good reception, and also complained about Teddy Long forcing him to compete when he was injured and echoed Henry and Del Rio's words.
Daniel Bryan (c) won the World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match to retain his title. The Great Khali was first eliminated after a fortunately very short spell when Big Show speared him. In a clever moment Big Show managed to break into Daniel Bryan's unopened pod after breaking off the chains above which got a big reaction from the fans.
Big Show was then eliminated after a series of attacks and an elbow drop from Barrett.Cody Rhodes was next out after a roll up pin from Marella, who then also eliminatedWade Barrett in a surprising moment after a diving headbutt from Bryan. The last part of the match with the teasing of a previously unthinkable Santino Marella World Title win was brilliantly done and provided some nice drama for the finish before Bryan forced him to tap to the LeBell Lock. After the match Sheamus made his way into the Chamber, taking out the World Champion and making his choice for WrestleMania quite clear.
Jack Swagger (c) defeated Justin Gabriel to retain his United States Championship in a rather average and brief bout. Nothing particularly memorable to take away from it. Swagger won via submission using the anklelock.
John Cena defeated Kane in an Ambulance Match. It was actually quite a heated contest, with some nice use of their surrounding environments. Cena managed to apply the Attitude Adjustment to Kane form the top of the ambulance and chuck him into the vehicle for a memorable finish (although it did bear a strong resemblance to the ending to his match with Batista from the 2010 Over The Limit PPV). Unfortunately for a lot of the bout it was fairly unremarkable, with the usual routine from Cena.
Overall Elimination Chamber felt like a bit of a roller coaster of a pay-per-view, with the odd memorable moments and entertaining Chamber matches (especially the WWE Championship one, which should have been the main event) to help save it, but also forgettable parts like the US and Divas title matches.
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