Elimination Chamber 2010 PPV Matches

The Elimination Chamber 2010 PPV will be the final Pay-Per-View before Wrestlemania 26, as it arrives on Sunday February 21, 2010. The PPV is named after its signature match involving the looming steel structure around the ring. Elimination Chamber was chosen as the PPV name over Heavy Metal, Battle Chamber, Chamber of Conflict and No Way Out via a fan vote on WWE.com. This will be the first edition of the newly named PPV, which was called "No Way Out" a year ago.

The Elimination Chamber is described as a "heinous structure - which is composed of two miles of chain and 10 tons of unforgiving steel". It features six men inside the chamber, in two different matches, one from Raw for the WWE Title and the other from Smackdown for the World Championship.

The rules of the Chamber match, according to WWE.com:

* Two Superstars will start the match while the remaining four are enclosed in glass pods.
* At designated times, a pod will open at random, enabling a Superstar to enter the match. This will continue until all the competitors have been released.
* A man is eliminated via pinfall or submission only.
* The last man standing is the winner.

This year's Elimination Chamber will be held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Official Theme Song for WWE Elimination Chamber is “Rise Up” by Cypress Hill. Check for availability of Elimination Chamber PPV tickets here.

Here's a look at the known matches for this year's Elimination Chamber Pay-Per-View, and how they came about.

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Gail Kim vs. Maryse
WWE Divas Championship finals

Raw's WWE Divas have been part of a divas championship tournament that lasted over the course of several months. Participating in the tournament were the likes of Kelly Kelly, the Bellas, Jillian Hall, Alicia Fox, Maryse, Eve Torres and Gail Kim. In the semifinals, Maryse was able to defeat Eve Torres, while Gail Kim used a ringside distraction to her advantage to hit a finishing move on Alicia Fox. Now Gail and Maryse will meet at Elimination Chamber to finally crown a new WWE Divas Champion. Will Maryse or Gail Kim emerge from the PPV as new divas champ?

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Kane vs. Drew McIntyre
WWE Intercontinental Championship

In a match added just recently, the man Vince McMahon called a future World champion puts his title on the line against a monster. These two met about a week ago on Smackdown in a match which saw both men topple over the top rope to the floor. As the countout was ongoing, Kane continued to pummel on McIntyre until the ref's count hit 10. Both men were counted out. Back in the ring, McIntyre angrily leveled Kane with a boot kick. He went out to grab his Intercontinental title and tried to strike Kane, only to be hit by a vicious Chokeslam. The following week on Smackdown, McIntyre watched from up on the ramp as Kane defeated Dolph Ziggler by pinfall. Afterwords, the two superstars got into another ring confrontation with Kane getting the upperhand again. McIntyre has been "undefeated" according to Smackdown's commentary team, and his Intercontinental title reign has been impressive so far. Will he be able to continue that run, or will he finally be defeated by one of the most barbaric wrestlers in the WWE, Kane?

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WWE Title Elimination Chamber match

In one Elimination Chamber match, the WWE Champion Sheamus must defend his title against five other Raw superstars. Each of these competitors qualified via matches held on the 2/1/10 edition of WWE Raw. John Cena won via pinfall over his opponent, Jack Swagger, after giving him an "Attitude Adjustment". Randy Orton picked up a win against Shawn Michaels, crushing HBK's dreams of winning the WWE title and headlining Wrestlemania. Ted Dibiase qualified after defeating Mark Henry in singles competition. Triple H was able to qualify for the chamber by defeating Cody Rhodes, while Kofi Kingston won due to disqualification when the Big Show accidentally punched the referee out. Now these five competitors will try to defeat the WWE Champion in the Chamber, with three of them already owning the belt on numerous occasions. Which of these WWE Superstars will emerge from the chamber as WWE Champion?

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World Heavyweight Title Elimination Chamber

Smackdown held its own series of matches to determine five competitors for The Undertaker, current World Heavyweight Champion. On the 2/5/10 episode of Smackdown, John Morrison won a Triple Threat match against Kane and Drew McIntyre to qualify first. R-Truth will have his first opportunity at the World title, after defeating Mike Knox. Next up, CM Punk earned his way into the match after Batista decided to leave the ring and get counted out in strange fashion. Chris Jericho took a step towards winning the World Heavweight title again when he beat Matt Hardy in a tough qualifying match. And Undertaker's previous opponent from the Royal Rumble, earned a spot in the match by defeating Dolph Ziggler. All of these men are hungry to be champion as they finally exit the chamber, and then head on the final leg of the road to Wrestlemania. Which Smackdown star will emerge victorious from the Chamber?

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WWE Characters the Blog will present full predictions and analysis of the upcoming 2010 Elimination Chamber, as well as Elimination Chamber 2010 results. Results will be posted starting at 8PM EST on Sunday, February 21, 2010, and will continue to be updated until 11PM EST when the Pay-Per-View concludes.