Official Elimination Chamber Thread: 2/17/2013

This ing sucks. We still could've gotten a triple threat but now wes have to sit through another Cena title reign.

Predictable ending. Decent pay per view at best.

I thoroughly enjoyed it as well. ADR/Show wasn't as bad as I imagined it would be as a standard match. While Cesaro/Miz was a bit dull, I did admire the finish. Elimination Chamber match was awesome, and really glad Swagger pulled through with the victory. Shield/Superfriends, for not having a stipulation to it, was pretty solid and I was surprised to see The Shield win. Ziggler/Kofi was a respectable filler. Kaitlyn/Tamina was nothing to write home about, but still decent. And I thought Rock/Punk was far better than their Rumble match, though disappointed that Punk didn't regain the title.

>Implying that if we got a triple threat Cena wouldn't have won anyway.

This has been the most predictable last few ppvs ever. Seriously, Why order the PPV when its already 100% obvious Cena is going to win? Its like a complete circle.

The Good:

-Most of the matches tonight were really solid. That's always the first thing I look to, and tonight definitely delivered on that front.

-Del Rio/Show feud has some official closure, and Del Rio/Swagger actually intrigues me to a certain extent. It's not like it's going to be promoted as "main event" anyway.

-The Chamber match was absolutely fantastic. Unpredictable, hard hitting, fast paced. Can't ask for much more. Jericho, Orton, and Swagger told one hell of a story at the end. Henry looked like an absolute monster even in defeat. You can't ask for much more there. As much as I would have liked to have seen Jericho win, Swagger winning was quite unpredictable, and like I said, should make for an interesting match up.

-The U.S. Title match. I like this feud, I loved the way they played up Miz's injury, and created one for Cesaro mid match. They told a great story. Looking forward to seeing it continue.

-The Shield beats the Super Team. Completely unexpected, and one hell of a finish. Interested to see where this takes them now.

The Indifferent:

-Del Rio/Show's actual match. I've enjoyed their feud, and liked both last man standing matches, but I thought tonight's was just okay. Nothing great, nothing bad either.

-The WWE Championship Match. Punk and Rock lack chemistry, but the match was still decent. I appreciate the storytelling, with them playing up the disqualification rule as much as possible.

-The six man tag match itself. The finish was great, but the match was pretty typical six man tag team fare. Nothing of particular interest until the closing minutes.

-Swagger's incredibly quick rise to relevancy again. I like Swagger, so I'm glad to see him involved in big things, but this guy was losing to everybody just months ago. I'm not sure he quite had the momentum to just be thrown back up the ladder that fast, but I'm willing to let it play out.

The Bad:

-The WWE Title match finish. Messy, ridiculous, too convoluted. Punk technically won the match on several occasions. If they were going to go with a finish that screwy, they should have cleaned it up a whole hell of a lot beforehand.

-Del Rio's botch. Holy crap that was awful. Thank god he recovered.

-Ziggler being unable to beat Kingston without help from AJ and Big E. Again. Like always. If he's going to ever cash in and be a credible champion, he needs to start doing some things on his own.

-The Diva's match. The division is a mess.

The Ugly:

-The King's commentary. I'm not sure how much more I can stand him, or Cole for that matter.

-The outcome of the Rock/Cena feud. What purpose did having The Rock win the title at Royal Rumble serve? It made Punk look like garbage not once, but twice. With Rock making so few appearances, it would have made sense to keep the belt on Punk for as long as possible so maximize the Champion's availability for weekly TV. Absolutely nothing would have changed if Punk had retained at the Rumble, and The Rock won the title tonight. If anything, it would have made tonight's match mean a whole hell of a lot more, make The Rock's win that much more special, and not make Punk look like a joke.

-Punk's likely exclusion from the Wrestlemania main event. I know it's not set in stone yet, and I knew it was coming, but I still am just so frustrated by the fact that a guy who carried the company on his back for well over a year is just getting tossed to the side for Cena's big title win.

This just annoys me. (Not taking credit for the picture, just the date)

J12, what was Del Rio's botch? I must have missed it.

When Big show had the bucket bear his head ADR tryed to hit the enzuguri but missed so he made Big show look like an idiot keeping the bucket near his head while ADR finally did it.