4 least memorable Elimination Chamber matches of all time

The Elimination Chamber structure
The Elimination Chamber structure

#1 ECW Title: Bigshow vs Rob Van Dam vs Lashley vs Hardcore Holly vs Test vs CM Punk - ECW December to Dismember (December 3, 2006)

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Bigshow entered the Chamber as ECW World Champion
Bigshow entered the Chamber as ECW World Champion

2006 was not a kind year to the Elimination Chamber. After the poor outing the Chamber had in January, WWE then book-ended the year with another atrocious Chamber bout.

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This time, ECW's December to Dismember pay per view played host to the brutal structure. Unlike the One Night Stand events, this show felt nothing like an ECW show and is now known as the show in which Paul Heyman became so upset with Vince McMahon's interference in the pay per view, that he left or was fired the next day, depending on who you believe.

As for the bout itself, it had the additional gimmick of each chamber pod featuring a weapon to make it more "extreme" but in truth, that factor barely came into play.

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The most popular men in the match, Rob Van Dam and CM Punk were both eliminated well before the closing stretch of the encounter, which saw the green Bobby Lashley battle Big Show one on one.

The pro-ECW crowd loudly rejected Lashley and were not engaged in his quest for the gold. When he won the match, the audience turned its back on him. It was a disaster.

The quality of the encounter was reasonable when Punk and RVD were involved, but once they were gone, the lumbering Test, Bigshow, and Lashley offered zero work-rate or excitement.

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Unquestionably the worst Chamber match of all time and one of the worst pay per view matches the company has ever produced.

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Edited by Anthony Akatugba Jr.
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