Elimination Chamber Rate Elimination Chamber 2017

[Yuu]

That was my exact reaction at first too. But I suppose their safety comes before the entertainment and if it means they can avoid potential injuries stemming from that, I'm cool with it. After the first couple of minutes I forgot all about that actually lol

And they realize it now? After 15 years?

 

[Gman003]

Better late than never I suppose

 

[Yuu]

Better late than never I suppose

Meh ... I didn't like it at all. Such a waste for a match which could be an 8/10

 

[Gman003]

So, because they put some kind of protective layer on the outside, that totally spoiled the match for you??
Don't get me wrong, like I said my initial reaction was I don't like the look of the square chamber it looks stupid. But once it got lowered, man does it look huge. Then I noticed the outside had some kind of mat, and again I said fuck this it looks turruble where's the steel? But again once the match got going and picked up a bit I totally forgot about that and embraced the new look.

But to each their own. The match itself was awesome and great story telling and feud setups

 

[Yuu]

So, because they put some kind of protective layer on the outside, that totally spoiled the match for you??
Don't get me wrong, like I said my initial reaction was I don't like the look of the square chamber it looks stupid. But once it got lowered, man does it look huge. Then I noticed the outside had some kind of mat, and again I said fuck this it looks turruble where's the steel? But again once the match got going and picked up a bit I totally forgot about that and embraced the new look.

But to each their own. The match itself was awesome and great story telling and feud setups

What can I say man? I didn't like it. To me that thing doesn't seem an elimination chamber, it seems an hell In a cell with four rooms and an unbreakable door.

 

[Solid Snake]

I didn't watch but did get the recap and the show as a whole sounded boring. The actual chamber match sounded great but I don't like the end result of who won... Though we all saw it coming. I just held on to a little bit of hope that maybe, maybe... MAAAAYYBE Aj would win it back.

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[Gman003]

Yuu must be mauro! Lol

Well, we can agree to disagree and continue on with our days lol

 

[Yuu]

Yeah, I think we can ... :laughing:

 

[Rosie]

I didn't watch but did get the recap and the show as a whole sounded boring. The actual chamber match sounded great but I don't like the end result of who won... Though we all saw it coming. I just held on to a little bit of hope that maybe, maybe... MAAAAYYBE Aj would win it back.

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Honestly, the whole show was overall solid. The women's matches were overall good, Luke vs Randy was great, the tag team turmoil had some good action (except I missed some of it to get Storm chips) and the main event, even with the padding in the Chamber, still used the Chamber very well, everyone had good action and Bray winning was actually mindblowing.

Only thing it needed was Brock Lespurr

 

[Solid Snake]

Honestly, the whole show was overall solid. The women's matches were overall good, Luke vs Randy was great, the tag team turmoil had some good action (except I missed some of it to get Storm chips) and the main event, even with the padding in the Chamber, still used the Chamber very well, everyone had good action and Bray winning was actually mindblowing.

Only thing it needed was Brock Lespurr

Wasn't mind blowing for me. lol I saw it coming 2 weeks ago. :downer:

And I am sure there were good matches but meh. I wasn't interested in any of them.

 

[Rosie]

Wasn't mind blowing for me. lol I saw it coming 2 weeks ago. :downer:

And I am sure there were good matches but meh. I wasn't interested in any of them.

For me, it was more mind-blowing that BRAY ACTUALLY WON THE TITLE WHAT THE HELL?!

 

[Solid Snake]

For me, it was more mind-blowing that BRAY ACTUALLY WON THE TITLE WHAT THE HELL?!

When Randy won the RR, I knew what they were doing. I will be shocked if they let him keep it and have Randy lose.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Elimination Chamber was a pretty good show overall. 7/10

- Mickie James vs Becky Lynch was a good show opener. ★★★
It was paced well, with both ladies looking good and having some nice action. But, I feel the booking should've gone the other way around. I mean, that finish with Becky stealing the win surprised me. I wasn't expecting Mickie to lose her first singles match on PPV, I was expecting her to steal the win and then have Becky get her revenge later on. But, oh well.

- Apollo Crews & Kalisto vs Dolph Ziggler was decent. ★★
Technically, there was nothing wrong with this match, but it didn't really do anything for anyone. Crews and Kalisto are pretty much a get-nowhere superstars at this point, so Ziggler could've pinned them clean. Here's why: The crowd chanted for Ziggler post-match when he got his heat back by attacking both guys. Especially when he Pillmanized Crews' ankles to the chants of "ONE MORE TIME!" followed by "THANK YOU, ZIGGLER!". It's obvious the crowd doesn't care about Kalisto and Crews and rightfully so, so they might have as well given DZ a clean win since he's supposed to be getting a push now.

- American Alpha vs The Usos vs Heath Slater & Rhyno vs Breezango vs The Vaudevillains vs The Ascension was decent. ★★
The tag scene has been forgotten about since Wyatts lost the titles and this was obviously WWE's attempt to get some attention on the division by booking this kind of match, and I was looking forward to it, but it was simply lackluster. It felt really long and the match had no real drama until The Ascension came out to dethrone already beat up champs. This might've been better off by just having Alpha vs Usos. Glad AA retained, though. Hopefully The Revival debut on SmackDown, so they can hit the reset button on the division.

- Nikki Bella vs Natalya was totally skippable and the only stinker on the show. ★½
So, a double count-out finish? Meh. Why, why would they continue this deplorable feud? Should've been Nikki winning and ending it for good. And considering this was supposed to be a personal feud, where was the fire and the aggression in the match? It was rather lifeless.

- Randy Orton vs Luke Harper was very good. ★★★¾
The match started out slow, but once it got going, I loved it. It was the best thing on the show at this point. Both guys put on a good effort and looked good. Orton won with an RKO, of course, but Harper looked good even in defeat. He's very talented and can work with anyone, and hopefully they start utilizing him more.

- Naomi vs Alexa Bliss was good. ★★★
Talk about a pleasant surprise, I liked both the match and the title change. Both ladies worked well and complemented each other's styles. No complaints about this one.

- Bray Wyatt vs AJ Styles vs John Cena vs The Miz vs Dean Ambrose vs Baron Corbin was a great ME. ★★★★
First off, I like the new Chamber. Looks like a much safer working environment now. As for the match, it was 35 minutes long, but it never felt slow and I was never bored, not even once. It was paced well and we got awesome stuff from Styles and Cena once again, Ambrose/Corbin was really well done and set up the IC title feud, The Miz was great, mocking DB once again and I loved him picking up a win over Ambrose in a good heel way. And last, but not least, Wyatt killed it tonight. He looked good and put on a good performance, especially when he was in the ring with Cena and Styles. Even though this push should've come a helluva lot sooner, the dude looked like a player. All in all, this was a great way to close out the show.

 

[KevinMM38]

The EC match, Lynch/James and Orton/Harper are worth my 8/10 rating. I'm very interested to see how they build to WrestleMania with the Wyatt's in the forefront, hopefully they don't break up Orton/Wyatt this week. Also looks like Corbin/Ambrose is confirmed more or less, hopefully this is the case and we get a traditional IC championship match at 'Mania instead of a multi' man ladder match. Luke Harper had a great showing tonight really looking forward to his face run.

The Women's Championship match was very lackluster but the finish kinda saved it. I would've preferred Bliss held the belt going into Wrestlemania but if WWE logic is anything to go by Naomi ain't retaining in her hometown. The tag team turmoil match...why should I care, we've seen it before. I just hope SD live starts building and featuring more than two teams at a time because there is too much decent talent in the division to let it just go to waste.

Alexa Bliss getting her title back has to happen before Mania. There expecting a tag team match featuring Alexa Bliss & Mickie James vs Becky Lynch & Naomi

 

[Gman003]

When Randy won the RR, I knew what they were doing. I will be shocked if they let him keep it and have Randy lose.

Now, Randy winning the title at mania seems like the most likely scenario. But at the same time, if wwe really want to push the 'new' talent then they'll have bray keep it... maybe by way of harper interference. If he doesn't interfere I could see it being more of a 'I control you, randy! Now submit to me' type of thing. Maybe not exactly like that, but you know....

But in a perfect world, bray retains and randy stays in the wyatt family for a while longer.