The Elimination Chamber , which was created by Triple H and introduced by Eric Bischoff for WWE in 2002 , is a large , circular steel cage that surrounds the ring entirely , including creating a grated floor area on the apron . Inside the cage , at each turnbuckle , is a clear pod in which competitors in the match wait to join the match . As the name implies , wrestlers are eliminated one-by-one via pinfall or submission until only one remains . An Extreme Elimination Chamber took place at the 2006 December to Dismember pay-per-view , each waiting wrestler was given a weapon . Since 2010 , WWE has held a pay-per-view of the same name every February , with this match type as one of its marquee matches . In Germany , WWE refers to this match as a " No Escape " match because of fears over a reference to gas chambers in The Holocaust
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Professional wrestling match types