The Elimination Chamber match made its debut in November 2002 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view. The brains behind the idea of creating an Elimination Chamber match was Triple H, although in kayfabe it was Eric Bischoff who introduced the Elimination Chamber match.
Since its debut in 2002, the Elimination Chamber match has been a part of WWE's annual program, except for 2016 when there was no Elimination Chamber match.
The first ever Elimination Chamber match took place on 17 November 2002 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view.
In this article, we will look at various stats and numbers from the Elimination Chamber match:
1 - Shawn Michaels was the first ever Elimination Chamber match-winner when he eliminated Triple H at 2002 Elimination Chamber match.
1 - United States Championship is the only WWE main roster championship to have never been defended in an Elimination Chamber.
1 - Edge is the only Superstar to have taken part in two Elimination Chamber matches at one single night.
1 - The first ever women's Elimination Chamber match will be held this year at Elimination Chamber 2018.
2 - The second number entry spot is the only entry spot from where no Superstar has emerged victorious in the Elimination Chamber match, with the best finish being the runner-up performances by Batista, Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles in 2008, 2011 and 2017 respectively.
3 - The joint highest eliminations scored by the WWE Superstars in a single Elimination Chamber match, and those Superstars are Goldberg, Carlito and The Undertaker who scored three eliminations each at 2003, 2006 and 2008 Elimination Chamber matches respectively.
4 - Triple H currently holds the record of having the maximum number of victories in an Elimination Chamber match with 4.
5 - The entry spot number 5 has seen most numbers of Superstars emerging as winners in an Elimination Chamber match with 6.
7 - This year will be the first time were 7 superstars will be taking part in an Elimination Chamber match.
8 - Chris Jericho currently holds the record of having maximum numbers of eliminations in an Elimination Chamber match with 8.
10 - Chris Jericho has appeared in most numbers of Elimination Chamber matches with 10.
20 - 20 Elimination Chamber matches have taken place so far.