AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe

[9.0] "This was an outstanding match, and I think it may even be the best Elimination Chamber ever from a pure-wrestling standpoint. We start out with excellent wrestling from Bryan and Joe, and that's not even the best one-on-one wrestling we get in the match! When it finally comes down to the final two, we get to my favorite part of the match. WWE gives us over 12 straight minutes of Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston putting on a classic together. They had a great WrestleMania match later on, but my favorite in-ring work from the rivalry comes from this Chamber match because it's so damn exciting. Kofi has so much babyface fire in those final minutes, and the crowd was on fire for Kingston and every single near fall. It's such a phenomenal final showdown that really takes this match to a whole new level for me."

[8.0] "Stacked lineup. The match had good ideas about spots and eliminations, but it felt a bit of a filler at times, and you can tell that 4 of the participants don't really have a big role to play, which is sad. However, the ending of the match is one of the best they did in an Elimination Chamber match. Kofi vs Bryan felt like the ending stretch of an intense 1v1. It was very good, Kofimania was on anyway. This part with the final 2 was one of the best, (might be the best) but what happened before was fine but kinda irrelevant."

[9.0] "Another incredible direction in the build to what KofiMania turned into. A uniqueness to this chamber match that isn't in many other I'm sure having a hot babyface the crowd is in love with helps that for sure. Unique ways to get some of the eliminations. Amazing showing with Kofi and Bryan at the end one on one and I genuinely think at the end of this the fans mind (me as well at the time) that we wanted and needed KofiMania. (****1/2)"

[9.0] "[4.25*] I still need to watch some legendary EC matches like the 2002 and 2005 ones, but from all the ones I saw, this is legitimately the best. The booking of this whole thing was tremendous, literally perfect and flawless, which is impressive because this is 2019 Vince. All the six participans are legends from the game and gave us an awesome performance, with the best part being the absolutely incredible Final 2 between The New Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston. I loved all the nearfalls and specially the Running Knee one was NUTS. The ending was perfect with another heartbreak for Kofi fans, which only helped build steam to the Kofimania storyline. Brillant."

[9.0] "This match made everyone believe that Kofi had a shot at winning the title. He may of came up short, but everyone still was chanting for Kofi. This match was also just really good"

[7.0] "It was a good watch. I do think the match went a little long. The final 2 was the best part of the match. There was also some pretty good and cool spots. The crowd ate up the parts with Kingston. It also paved the way for Kofi's WWE title win at WrestleMania. Pretty good stuff here."

[10.0] "A really spectacular elimination chamber match with all men involved with loads of brilliant action, interactions and psychology and the final two with Bryan and Kofi is absolutely incredible, setting up the build for KofiMania even more."

[9.0] "Up there with the '09 and '11 editions as the best Chambe match they've done on first watch. The Kofi performance was great and I only hope he takes it at Wrestlemania because that's what they should do I think."

[8.0] "Match in 2 parts. The premiere takes place from start to finish between Kingston and Bryan. This part is good but the eliminations are quite trivial. The second with the finale is great, the audience is all for Kingston. The near falls are huge. It really made the match. (4*1/4)"

[9.0] "One of the best, if not the best, EC. The start of the match has some good moments : the initial opposition between Bryan and Joe, Hardy's swanton, Orton's RKO on Styles. But the match become really great with final two and Kofi is red hot with the crowd has launch him toward the even better match at WM. 9/10."

[7.0] "Honestly really mid until the final 10 mins with Kofi and Bryan. There were couple of enjoyable moments before the final sequence, like Bryan and Joe just chopping the shit out of each other, and Jeff's Swanton to AJ, but a majority of this first portion of the match was just really forgettable, and the crowd didn't seem too into it either. But as soon as Randy gets eliminated, Kofi and Bryan proceed to have on of the best and most dramatic "final 2" sequences in elimination chamber history. Great nearfalls, amazing heel performance by Bryan and an amazing baby face performance by Kofi, all taking place in front of a crowd that wants nothing more than for Kofi to win, only for Bryan to win with the Running Knee after over 10 minutes of intensely dramatic back and forth action between the 2. Fantastic stuff from Bryan and Kofi, and their work alone saves what was otherwise a pretty mediocre match. ***3/4"

[9.0] "One of the best Chambers of recent years, hands down. What elevates it is certainly the fantastic final part between Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan, but the rest of the match is also excellent, with very good exchanges between all the wrestlers."

[9.0] "this was a an excellent Elimination Chamber match. the last few minutes were just incredible. the back and forths between Bryan & Kofi were nuts. this was the beginning of KofiMania."

[9.0] "The last 15 minutes or so between Kofi Kingston and Bryan were absolutely tremendous but all in all so was the rest of this match. Samoa Joe was in briefly but he looked like a killer while in, Bryan had a great character performance from start to finish AJ Styles was great in this with his usual great bumping and selling here, Jeff was in for a very short time but he did get in one big Swanton so he played his role here really well, and I thought Randy Orton was good here as well. The pop Kofi got after kicking out of the Running Knee was great, him and Bryan just had great chemistry throughout this.The crowd was deflated with Kofi losing this but this was still great.****1/2"

[10.0] "This is arguably the best Chamber match of WWE's modernized period as the story this match had with Kingston entering as a replacement but becoming irreplaceable among the hearts of fans and critics as the most loyal workhorse of the company who was extremely overdue of this chance. Other than that, Bryan as the despicable heel champion was a golden run as well as the other four's performances. The eliminations were swift and happened in such cool spots which created moments and laid the base for stories heading to WrestleMania. The final showdown between Bryan & Kingston was a fantabulous mini-match as 12 to 13 minutes simply flew by with superb ring work and stupendous storytelling. Bryan winning made sense as he outdid all the combatants entering as the first and pulling off a herculean effort which led to one of the most iconic WrestleMania moments happen in the culmination of KofiMania. 5 out of 5 stars and it's well deserved to receive this rating."

[10.0] "Masterful piece of wrestling right here in what is most certainly my favorite Elimination Chamber match in history if you ask me because my expectations were very high considering all the incredible wrestlers in this affair, and yet I still managed to be surprised as I didn't expect anything so perfect. And when I say it was perfect I'm not abusing it as I don't see a single mistake or bad booking decision here, for me everything was top notch whether it was the action, the eliminations, the pace of the match, the order of the entrants and the crowd that was invested from the first to the last second. Maybe you could say that Hardy and Orton's eliminations were kinda rushed but they were actually pretty well done so I'm not going to complain, seeing Kingston eliminate Orton was something huge as it automatically reminded us of their 2009 rivalry where Randy basically buried Kofi on his own accord, as for Hardy he got to have his huge spot (that beautiful Swanton Bomb) so I'm not disappointed for him. The other four were absolutely phenomenal in everything they did, I loved the beginning between Joe & Bryan with them delivering a big slugfest with Joe destroying Bryan's torso with his best chops. Styles was true to form as he never performs poorly, as for Kofi he was obviously the MVP alongside the champion. Because how can we talk about this match without talking about that stellar final between these two ' One of the best written things the WWE has come up with in years, this whole KofiMania was great and what happened here was the highlight leading up to their WrestleMania match. An intense final with suspense, nearfalls, emotion, a resilient Kofi and a merciless Bryan. Everyone played their part perfectly in this match which I consider as a classic, brilliant stuff all around."

[9.0] "This was a phenomenal chamber match. It had a frenetic pace that never slowed throughout the duration, and some great spots. Joe being out first sucked, but other than that the booking was great. Kofi made for a fantastic underdog here and the crowd were going crazy for him. Kofi's nearfall in the final sequence was masterful. Bryan has such a great mind fir wrestling and he knows how to make people stars, even when he goes over. Great match. [****1/4]"

[9.0] "This is in my top three best Chambers ever. Kofi was originally supposed to be nothing but a body here. But after the gauntlet performance on SmackDown, the crowd was right behind him throughout the whole match. His final sequence with Bryan truly made the fan believe the guy could be a world champ definitely, preluding the epic WrestleMania conclusion. [****1/2]"

[10.0] "In my opinion, the greatest Elimination Chamber of all-time, everyone got their shit in, wuth fast paced and good action, and then the final bout between Bryan and Kofi kicked in and oh god... Bryan really can make everyone look like million bucks and Kofi really looked like a star there, the red hot crowd really helped this one and it was the start of a fantastic storyline, truly great, ****3/4."

[9.0] "Some of the best multi-man matches and elimination matches are the ones that frame a guy that people saw as filler as a contender, and this may just best the best example in WWE's history. It opens fine with Bryan & Joe getting physical, and it proceeds like any other Chamber match, with the fliers coming in and doing stuff from the top. I thought by Chamber standards everything was going great all the way through Jeff's entrance. That said, they had to play around how Jeff can't do AS many big bumps and wasn't the focus of the match, so he gets in and does his shit before getting one HUGE spot in just to get yanked out of the match by Bryan for heat. I thought that was fine, and I really liked the next few minutes up through AJ's elimination since it's a smart way for Randy to sneak in an RKO. Randy's elimination felt pretty rushed though, especially since he barely did anything and was the freshest man, but it was in service of making Trouble in Paradise look powerful, and for giving the people the Final Two they wanted. Kofi was a last-minute alternate for Mustafa Ali, but the idea that he had a CHANCE got this crowd going crazy. This whole accidental push for Kofi proved how good he always was and how much he deserved to have this spot already, but the fact that he hadn't heated the final sequence up SO much. Him and Bryan have an insanely good final stretch, reminding me both of the final sequences of the 2012 & 2014 WHC Chambers, both also involving Bryan, where the crowd is just biting on every single nearfall and counter. Kofi finally gets a chance to look like a star and he delivered beyond imagination; his performance at Mania was even better but he made sure to bring it to Bryan because the Mania match wasn't set in stone. If the middle portion and Randy's elimination were handled better then this could've been a classic chamber, but as a whole it had everything the stip needs and a HOT finishing stretch. ****1/4+"

[9.0] "Everybody got their time to shine - Joe was eliminated first, but the whole time he was there, he looked like a killer just beating the crap out of everyone, especially Bryan. Jeff wasn't there for long, but he got that one big Swanton moment, which was legitimately a very neat spot. Styles looked like the all-time great that he is with his legendary bumping, selling & offense - that Tower of Doom spot they did w/ him, Kofi & Bryan was awesome, because it wasn't the usual; they did it uniquely with AJ doing the pull-up German. Orton was vicious during his time in the Chamber & that DDP-esq RKO he delivered to AJ was great. Fantastic match, from the very start."

[9.0] "This was an excellent Chamber match here. The crowd was really invested in Kofi Kingston and the fact that he was here at the end really helped the match to be even better. Bryan and Joe had an incredible face off at the beginning, Joe's Chops on Bryan were very impactful. Then Kofi enters and the match is even better. Then you have Styles who has a fabulous technical face off with Joe. Excellent match with a very good booking. ****1/4"

[9.0] "One of my favorite Chamber matches, although I have to admit, this is all about Bryan and Kofi, and everyone else is just there. When it gets down to Bryan and Kofi the drama really begins. The work they do really sets up beautifully their WrestleMania match, which is also another classic. Each kicks out of the others' finisher as they battle it out all over the Chamber. But in the end Kofi taking a chance and taking a dive off the pod is his undoing as Bryan retains against the odds to force Kofi to go to tortuous ends to get another shot. ****1/2"

[0.0] "I will not exclude the fact that I can be insulted for the fact that I put 0 here. of Course. Your right. But still, this match is very overrated. I believe Kingston never deserved a world title. And even more so to fight on equal terms with Daniel Bryan himself. If it wasn't for the ending, I would have put it lower. The match itself is bad. Very. Only on emotions dragged. That's why I'm willing to bet 3. 25"

[8.0] "This was the best Elimination Chamber match I have ever watched for the Bryan & Kofi bout at the end alone. Before this, it was still a very good match. Everyone did well, but it was pretty forgettable. As soon as it came down to Kofi Kingston & Daniel Bryan, it went from very good to amazing. No matter who you were, you were rooting for Kofi. Even if you love Bryan more than Kofi, you were rooting for him, you just were. This is a great example of awesome storytelling in wrestling. The best kind of wrestling. Kofi Kingston kicking out of the running knee was something else too. I loved this. ****"

[9.0] "The best elimination chamber I have ever seen. The story of Kofi Kingston being the ultimate underdog was of course the heart of this match and the story was told to perfection. I thought the booking was really smart here. Joe looked like a dominant monster right up until his early elimination. Jeff Hardy does something ridiculous and goes quickly which is perfectly in character for him. Orton, as the biggest name in the match, was smart to have him enter last scores the elimination of AJ only for Kofi to pull the big upset and eliminate the biggest star in the match. The champion Bryan who had to survive from the beginning played the brilliant sneaky heel who tried to avoid conflict and smartly picked his spot to capitalize. At the end it came down to Kofi vs. Bryan. Kofi was on fire here and gave one hell of a babyface performance (in fact I think Kofi here was even better than his WrestleMania performance). Kofi really makes this match. The loss was heartbreaking but of course perfectly sets up his WrestleMania match. ****1/2"

[10.0] "Turns out if you give Daniel Bryan the ball, you get a home run pretty much every time! After the embarrassingly bad match the year before, this was great to watch through, particularly for the final run between Kofi and Bryan but really everyone played their part well, even burnouts like Randy."

[10.0] "I? m not normally a fan of the Elimination Chamber but this one blew me away. It gets better every time I watch it. Bryan is so great as a heel and Kofi Who was only a replacement in this match gets so much more than was ever intended. This is the best story of the year so far and it was never meant to happen. The drama and the finish between Bryan and Kofi is what pushes the match over the top but the whole match is perfect before it. Bryan and Joe were great together. Jeff Hardy even had time to shine and put his own touch on the thing. Not a move was wasted to tell this story. It goes to show that the simplest stories are the best ones. This was a perfect 5 star match if I ever saw one. *****"

[7.0] "The last sprint with Bryan and Kofi is what really brings this match to another level, building the kind of drama and emotion that really showcases what makes pro wrestling special."

[7.0] "Prior to the final two ie Kofi and Bryan, the match didn't really clicked. Questionable booking decision regarding Joe. For a minute I thought Kofi was gonna win. Loved the final minutes of the match between Kofi and Daniel. Hope that Kofi wins the title at least once."

[9.0] "This was an incredible chamber match. The swanton bomb was amazing. Crowd went crazy behind Kofi in the last stretch and great nearfalls."

[8.0] "8. 3/10 : This is one of those, one of those you care about, one of those you remember. Congrats Kofi, this will always be remembered as your Elimination Chamber, your PPV, your night. Aside from THAT part of the match, the rest was definitely entertaining, but nothing special. Samoa went out there to carve a hole in Daniel Bryan's chest, while AJ, Orton and Jeff all played their part decently. What pushed this match above the 8 for me was that last contest. Though as expected, Kofi never really stood a chance, this version of Daniel Bryan was (and still is) definitely going to Mania with the title, the crazy thing about wrestling is that there is always "what if", and Kofi is not even the craziest "what if" we have seen in recent memory. And so even if I never believed he was gonna win, there was always the "WOULD THEY ? ! " and they didn't but boy did they play the "WOULD THEY ? ! " perfectly. Props to Kofi, he deserves it, even though it makes it bittersweet for me to know this program was meant for my boy Mustafa Ali."

[10.0] "I rarely find myself deeply caring about the outcome of a match and genuinely upset when it doesn't go how I'd hoped, but I was here, and that's great. I was on the literal edge of my seat yelling support for Kofi, and WWE made it so everyone thought he had a legitimate chance of winning the title, only to yank it out from underneath us and have Bryan retain. Fantastic booking on WWE's part, fantastic action from the six competitors, and overall that was an almost-perfect match. ****3/4"

[9.0] "Excellent chamber match. It is definitely in the top 5 if not the top 3 chamber matches of all time. I'm hard pressed to not give the match a 10 as the ending sequence may have been the greatest "match-up" in WWE in a long time but, the rest of the match was great but not 10 worthy."

[7.0] "The ending with Kofi and Bryan was brilliant, however up to that point I felt that this year's chamber match was pretty mediocre."

[8.0] "Excellent match. Kofi stole the show. Some excellent spots involving all 6 men. Too bad for Hardy and especially Joe. I wanted Joe to shine but sadly he didn't. That was the only negative for this match. Great match overall. ****Œ"

[7.0] "I think it was a very good EC match, of course it lacks the brutality of the first EC matches (like always from 2009 to nowdays), but we've seen some really cool stuff, everybody did a great job IMO, special mention for Daniel Bryan. AJ and Orton did what they do and continued to build their WM match, the result was predictable and Kofi replaced Ali very well even if he looked outta place a bit (unlike Ali would have, since he's been pushed strongly for a decent amount of time and pinned Bryan already), but the match was very well worked because the level was very very high, fun match to watch and deserved main event, finally the WWE Title feels important again."

[7.0] "I was hoping this match would be a lot of goofy WWE multi-man spotfest goodness, and it surprisingly wasn't that, which was a bit disappointing. Still, this was a pretty fun match. I really hate Bryan's cowardly heel character. It's never made sense to me how a character suddenly loses all their previous pride and courage upon an ideological change, so Bryan running away from Joe was embarrassing. Luckily Joe carried himself well and looked like a monster. That made it all the more worse when Joe was the first eliminated. AJ, Kofi, Jeff, and Orton all got some decent spots and sequences when they came in. I was disappointed with how easily AJ, Jeff, and Orton were eliminated, but at least they were all eliminated after some pretty cool spots. The match picked up when it came down to Bryan vs Kofi 1-on-1. Before then it was a pretty tame spotfest, but the atmosphere immediately changed when it was clear Kofi had a chance of winning. It's sad to say that although Kofi has great movement and performs big spots very well, his general offence is a bit poor at times. He often whiffs moves or performs them with overly sloppy technique, which really detracted from the supposed hype behind all his hope spots (which I still thought were fun, at least). The entirety of the Bryan vs Kofi segment was pretty fun because Kofi got a ridiculous number of near falls and hope spots, and it was appropriately deflating to see Bryan eventually get the win, though there was the silver lining of hope that Kofi had proved himself against the champ and may still yet claim the title. ***1/4"

[7.0] "Prior to the final 2 this was just decent, nothing spectacular. Ok, the Kofi sequence was well done and that spot he took bouncing off the pod was nasty. But at no point did I ever think he even stood a chance winning it, regardless of the crowd going crazy for it. Overall the match was good, but not great."

[8.0] "This was good. All of the pairings worked well and delivered some exciting exchanges. Bryan v Joe and later Kofi (as much for the emotional impact of the closing stretch as the work itself) being the standouts. Various spots involved the competitors using the environment effectively and they all came off for the most part. Something this match did really well was have logical, well executed eliminations throughout. In some editions of chamber matches individuals are hardly worth their spots, booked as afterthoughts and eliminated with disregard but that definitely wasn't the case here. This was close to being as good as the great WWE title chamber match from 2017."

[10.0] "Great match, great action, great build-up to future matches on WM 35 and great story of Kofi Kingston. In the final 10 minutes, you start believe in a magic, when Kofi become new WWE Champion... but better next time, on Fastlane or WrestleMania? Anyway, great match and this match and when you think WWE can't make this better than Elimination Chamber 2017-match, WWE make that better. This was Awesome, no doubt. 5* match, instant classic of WWE and Best Elimination Chamber match in WWE ever."

[9.0] "The stuff between Bryan and Kofi was obviously the highlight of the match, but everything else came together to be an exciting main event. Everyone looked great here, except Joe sadly, and I especially liked Bryan's slimy heel work too. Going into the match I wasn't totally convinced Kofi could win the title, but now I desperately need a Bryan vs Kofi singles match really soon, ****1/2."

[10.0] "Incredible main event. From just a good match in a chamber, the match turned into an emotional battle. This is probably the best match Kofi in his career. The best match in the main roster in this year so far."

[7.0] "Not as high on this as others, the match was pretty dull until the final 2, that's when it got pretty good. I wasn't as invested in Kingston either as it was still too depressing knowing his spot was meant for Ali."

[9.0] "Wow. Wow. Joe vs Bryan was a good starter. As the match progressed through Jeff, Styles, and Orton it was a fine match. That Swanton bomb onto the turnbuckle was sick. However, the highlight of this match was Kofi Kingston but specifically the final 10 minutes with Kofi and Daniel. I truly haven't felt that way about a match in years. The genuine emotion and feeling of wanting the underdog good guy to beat the bad guy. Ironically, I think the last time I was this invested was the Daniel Bryan Yes movement. The fact that Kofi had only been an announced participant for less than a week is a testament to how truly appreciated and over he is with the fans. This final stretch with Kofi and Daniel reminded me why I love wrestling. I hope they stretch this out and do Daniel vs Kofi 1 on 1 with Kofi winning the WWE title at WrestleMania. Then turn Big E heel and break up the New Day but I won't get too far ahead of myself. (****1/2)"

[8.0] "Kofi Kingston is truly the MVP of the match. He and Daniel Bryan create spectacle story telling inside the ring. Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy is doing good while AJ Styles and Samoa Joe is always entertaining. My personal rating is 4 star out of 5."

[7.0] "Very slow and a lot of downtime with the final stretch being by far the best part. So just like every Elimination Chamber match ever. Samoa Joe, a monster heel, was eliminated in hillariously pathetic fashion for this "extreme" match and a lot of the spots equated down to people just getting their 4 big moves in, Hardy especially just came in, did some moves, one big spot and then left. As for the eliminations in general, they really didn't come across as anything that couldn't have happened in a regular match so the point of the chamber was essentially null. People are mistaking the quality of the match with how much they care for Kingston since his great performance on SD. Also Bryan straight no-selling a finisher by getting to his feet before the guy who hit it cracked me up ***1/2"

[8.0] "The match turned into very good one from a pretty average match because of the final two, damn that was amazing."

[9.0] "Fantastic match. From the very start, even before the bell with Bryan cutting an amazing promo calling out the fans to the end with the fans going mental for Kofi Kingston. Now honestly, I didn? t really didn't care for Kofi during the gauntlet or at the start of the match but boy, he sucked me in and everything else was just the icing on the cake. Bryan? s performance the entire match was masterful - except for his selling though, he really didn? t do a great job at that. Lol at him no selling Trouble in Paradise. But other than that, all good. Him evading Joe by running around the ring, climbing the cage. Even being so arrogant as to sit on top of the pod. Joe laying in the shots early in the match was awesome. Shame he didn? t last long but he ruled when he was in the ring. AJ was good too and Orton had his moments. Hard didn? t do a lot besides the swanton bomb which looked horrid. The entire match was extremely well put together. Tons of great moments and great pacing. Easily one of the best elimination chamber matches ever. At least top two, imo. Great match. ****1/2"

[9.0] "Everybody got their time to shine - Joe was eliminated first, but the whole time he was there, he looked like a killer just beating the crap out of everyone, especially Bryan. Jeff wasn't there for long, but he got that one big Swanton moment, which was legitimately a very neat spot. Styles looked like the all-time great that he is with his legendary bumping, selling & offense - that Tower of Doom spot they did w/ him, Kofi & Bryan was awesome, because it wasn't the usual; they did it uniquely with AJ doing the pull-up German. Orton was vicious during his time in the Chamber & that DDP-esq RKO he delivered to AJ was great. And then there were two. That is when the match kicked off into another level; Bryan & Kofi crafted a truly special final battle; one of the best of all-time, if not THE best. The scrappy slugfest to start it off was really good, and I LOVED Kofi getting fired up & asking Bryan to deliver some more kicks. The nearfalls were sooo goood - the callback to their Gauntlet match finish was great, and then the Busaiku Knee one was amazing; Bryan has protected that move so much since he debuted it in 2013, so Kofi getting to kick out of it felt pretty damn big, I thought. Also love, love, LOVED the LeBell Lock struggle with Bryan having to fight to get it locked in, and Kofi brought the goods with his emotional selling once it was locked in. The whole finishing stretch with them on top of the pod was also pretty phenomenal - extended battle there, and once Kofi got the upperhand, he went for the big risk in the dive & paid for it. Excellent stuff by the two, and overall I'd say this was the best Chamber in years. One of the best ever, too. ****"