4 facts about the Elimination Chamber you won't believe are true

Widely recognized as perhaps the most unforgiving elimination based match in WWE's long prolific history, the Elimination Chamber will be making its return to our television screens this Sunday.

Live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, this will be the tenth event under the Elimination Chamber chronology. As of this writing, six matches have been announced for the show, with two of them being contested inside the barbaric Elimination Chamber.

With this week's Friday Night SmackDown bound to add more matches to the card, expect some quality television to come your way.

Since Elimination Chamber is the final stop before WWE's biggest show of the year, WrestleMania, this article aims to throw light upon the 4 shocking facts about the Elimination Chamber you won't believe are absolutely true.

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#1 The United States Championship has never been defended inside the Elimination Chamber

Will this ever happen?

Widely adulated for being one of the most prestigious titles in the company's history, the United States Championship will be up for grabs this Sunday at the Elimination Chamber.

This Sunday's event will see the current United States Champion Andrade defend his prestigious United States Championship against Humberto Carrillo.

Be it Stone Cold Steve Austin or Andrade, the United States Championship has elevated mid-carders into top-tier main event superstars.

Even though we have seen WWE superstars tear each other apart in jaw-dropping situations to get their hands on this beautiful Championship, what we haven't seen is the title being defended inside the satanic chamber.

Considering that prestigious secondary Championships like the Intercontinental Championship, tag-team Championships, and the Raw Women's Championship have been defended in this popular gimmick match, we hope that day is not far away when we see the U.S. title being defended inside the barbaric structure.

#2 Fit Finlay is the oldest WWE superstar to enter the Elimination Chamber

At 50, the Irishman is the oldest superstar to enter the Chamber

Despite the fact that he's criminally underrated as a professional wrestler, Finlay has solidified his position as one of the most respected students of the game.

For those who may not know, Finlay entered Vince McMahon's billion dollar company as a trainer in 2001 after tasting mainstream success with WCW. The Irishman went on to train the likes of John Cena and Randy Orton before making his return to the squared circle.

Although he didn't taste as much success as he should have in WWE, Finlay still holds the record for being the oldest (50 years) or perhaps the most experienced performer to enter the Elimination Chamber.

His only appearance inside the satanic structure came at No Way Out 2008 where a No. 1 contender's spot for a World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 24 was up for grabs.

Entering the match at number 5, Finlay survived the chamber for a good ten minutes, laying some offense on The Undertaker and Batista before being eliminated by a jaw-dropping chokeslam on the concrete chamber floor.

#3 This is the second consecutive time the Intercontinental Championship will be defended in a Handicap match

Will Sami Zayn win his first main-roster Championship this Sunday?

This Sunday's event will see the current Intercontinental Champion Braun Strowman defend his Intercontinental Championship against the talented trio of Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Cesaro.

With a 3-on-1 Handicap match in the offing, this will be the second consecutive time that the prestigious IC title will be defended in such fashion.

Last year's event saw Finn Balor get the better off both Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush in a 2-on-1 Handicap match to win the Intercontinental Championship.

Without taking anything away from Braun Strowman and his current IC title run, it looks unlikely that the Monster Among Men will walk out of Philadelphia victorious with the odds completely stacked against him.

Furthermore, this Sunday's event will see Sami Zayn making his in-ring return and judging by the way Zayn has worked his side's way into this bout, one wonders how Braun Strowman will find his way out of this slugfest. I'm expecting a cracker this Sunday.

#4 Daniel Bryan is the only superstar to have successfully defended his Championship twice inside the Chamber

One of the greatest in-ring technicians ever

As tough as the Elimination Chamber is, it's even tougher to enter the forbidding chamber as the Champion and come out victorious at the very end.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Considering that multi-man matches such as the Elimination Chamber always end with a new Champion being crowned, it's astonishing to see what Daniel Bryan has achieved inside the barbaric structure.

The Leader of the Yes Movement entered the 2012 and 2019 Elimination Chamber matches as the World Heavyweight and WWE Champion respectively and managed to walk out the same.

Whilst Triple H, John Cena, and Edge too have multiple victories inside the Chamber, Daniel Bryan is the only WWE Superstar in the company's history to successfully defend his prestige not once, but twice inside the menacing Elimination Chamber.

A record of this stature certainly puts Bryan in a different league of performers and it would be interesting to see if any WWE performer manages to out do what the Beard has been able to achieve inside the satanic Chamber.