[9.0] "It was an excellent show. I think if I was just basing this score off the matches it might be an 8/10 or something below that, but the ending angle with John Cena attacking Cody Rhodes to align with The Rock was so brilliant that it boosts the score. An angle like that to end the show isn't the kind of thing you can do very often. I think it felt like a big deal and a historic moment. As I said in the review, everybody involved in it did a great job. The match quality was strong throughout the show. I rated the Owens/Zayn match the highest because it was the kind of chaotic brawl I expected it to be. There were a few dangerous bumps. They are also best friends who trust each other and I think they should be proud of the match they had. The Men's Chamber match was better than the Women's Chamber match in my eyes especially when it got down to that Cena-Punk-Rollins showdown. Rollins screwing Punk sets them up for WrestleMania while Cena capitalized to win. The women's match was really about Belair and Morgan. Belair winning was the right call. Good stuff with Jade Cargill coming back to go after Naomi too. As for that women's tag, it was just an average in this era of WWE although I thought Tiffany Stratton definitely stood out."
[9.0] "Wow. Dieser Heelturn von Cena ist reine Gänsehaut. Alleine dieser Moment macht Elimination Chamber 2025 zu einem Event das nie vergessen wird. Insgesamt fing der PLE langsam aber gut an, das Women's Chamber Match hat viel aufgebaut für WrestleMania, die ganz große Vorfreude auf die aufgebauten Matches ist aber bei mir nicht da. Das Tag Team-Match habe ich nicht gebraucht, es war halt da. Das Unsanctioned Match war ein Match, dass Brutalität für WWE-Verhältnisse auf ein neues Level hebt. Auch das Chamber Match der Männer baut viel auf für WrestleMania, aber was danach passiert... war ganz großes Kino."
[9.0] "Two great chamber matches bookend a very exciting and entertaining event. Tons of story lines advancement, a few surprises and an all time performance by Liv Morgan really solidified this show as the best Elimination Chamber WWE has ever done."
[9.0] "So let's start off by saying this is by far the best elimination chamber ppv to ever exist lol, that's not a contest obviously. But wow I'm so glad wwe took the less is more model with this ppv, because man did it ever work. The John cena heel turn at the end of the show was like icing on the cake. Best ppv since Wrestlemania 40 and one of the best ppv's of Wwe's history for that matter. Glad I got this live"
[9.0] "WWE's Elimination Chamber 2025 ends up being one of the best WWE shows I've seen. Both chambers delivered in their own ways. Every match served a purpose to help storylines move along and grow. From beginning to end I was blown away by this show. The big highlight here being John Cena turning heel for the first time since 2003. An insane visual that left me shell shocked. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. So much storytelling throughout this show and this PPV made me excited for the Mania Season. WHAT a FUCKING SHOW! This regained my trust for the Mania season. The only gripe I had with this one was the tag team match which felt pointless. Overall, this was an excellent show and I can't wait to see what happens on RAW. [****3/4]"
[9.0] "A very good show with 2 great chamber matches and a final angle that will live on forever (despite Travis Scott). Sami vs KO was brutal and made KO look like prime ROH Kevin Steen. While the tag match was clearly just there for Trish, it wasn't bad at all. The final segment was amazing and was actually shocking."
[8.0] "I'm mainly adding this review so that I can rate other things on here in the future but this was one of the first PLEs I've watched since dipping my toe back into wrestling and from what I remember of the show, it was pretty good and enjoyable to watch, even with an admittedly weak point with the women's tag team match. Both elimination chamber matches were great and it may be an unpopular opinion but I think I preferred the women's elimination chamber to the men's, at least in terms of spots and in ring wrestling. Jade's attack on Naomi at the start of the match was a great way to kick-start that rivalry. I wish Bayley and Roxanne got to interact more in the match with one potentially eliminating the other but the match was still really good and fun to watch regardless, especially when the likes of Liv and Bianca were putting in great performances to sell the Jade angle as well as the whole match. The men's elimination chamber match is a bit less memorable to me but from what I remember it was still good, especially with the final two being Punk and Cena, and it was the post-match angle of Cena's heel turn that really sold it because that was a well done and deserved moment, even with Travis Scott randomly being there and not really adding anything to the segment. The unsanctioned match between Owens and Zayn was also good and the story of the two refusing to give up so as to not let the other win no matter how badly they were hurt was sold really well. The only real 'low' point of the night was the women's tag team match between Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus vs Nia Jax and Candice LeRae mainly because it felt like it didn't serve much of a reason for being there, especially in the build up to Tiffany and Charlotte at Mania. It was cool to see Trish and it's also great to be reminded she can still go in the ring but I think this match would have been better if it had been simply a title match between Tiffany and Nia, that way giving Tiffany a successful defense and some momentum before Mania as well as a decisive win over Nia to end out that storyline following the cash-in. Despite this, it was still a good match and its cool to see LeRae get a spot on a PLE at least."
[9.0] "One of the best PLE's I've watched, both chamber matches were fantastic, the unsanctioned match was sensational and the fun tag was nice for Trish in Canada, the only real gripes I have with the show is the finish to the women's chamber, I wouldn't have had Belair and Morgan as the final 2 as I had 0 belief that Liv was ever going to win this, and someone like Alexa or Roxanne would have made it more intense but that is nitpicky, awesome show with the biggest heel turn of all time!"
[8.0] "The MVPs of this event: Kevin Owens, John Cena, Liv Morgan. All three of them are such stars. The Women's Chamber was very fun, especially since this started the return of Jade Cargill and opened up the storyline with her and Naomi that I'm so excited about. Bianca winning made sense, and even with a predictable-ish end this was still very good. The women's tag team was a completely useless match outside of the fact of them wanting Trish repping for Canada, or something... why couldn't it have just been a rematch between Nia and Tiffany for the women's title, especially since we now know Nia has NO plans for WrestleMania? K.O. vs. Sami is, as predicted, the match of the night. I honestly don't ever wish for matches to be more brutal or bloody, but I do think when you have barbed wire and an unsanctioned match, we could've seen it be more visually impactful. Outside of that though, easy 10/10 match. The men's chamber was also great, outside of the fact that Logan is still being shoved down our throats. If you want an obnoxious heel to build up, why not put in Dominik or Melo instead? Still a great match with an iconic heel turn from Cena. Will probably be a top-tier event for WWE this year."
[8.0] "This was a really fun show, two epic chamber matches and Kevin and Samis brutal unsanctioned match all were fun to watch, and the crowd seemed really into it as well. Cena turned heel at the end of the show, making history."
[9.0] "The only grievance here is the tag team encounter but the remainder was nothing short of extraordinary. The women's chamber match was lots of fun, the men's chamber match was incredible and the unsanctioned match was unbelievable top-tier content. The most important moment however and I think I can speak for everyone else was Cena's heel turn which marks a tectonic shift in WWE history. They pulled the trigger at last and it means so much more now. Two decades as a face and now finally he turns heel. That was monumental at the very least. No words could do justice to what I saw."
[7.0] "Overall Elimination Chamber was a good PPV event with 2 great matches, an excellent closing angle but on a whole could have been much better. The Women's elimination chamber, while not bad, was just a bit of a boring match - outside of Jade Cargill attacking Naomi at the beginning of the match I can't remember anything else major that happened, in a 29-minute match that's not a good sign. Women's tag match frankly was completely skippable. The match of the night, easily, was Owens Vs Zayn. This is one of my favourite wrestling feuds of all time and whenever they have a match against each other it always delivers, this was no exception. One negative would be that it took a while to get going (a common theme on this show) but once it got going this was a great unsanctioned match and another great match between the two! This was also the match that the crowd started to get involved. The men's chamber match was really good, again the first half felt a bit slow but once the eliminations stared happening this picked up into a great match. And then the ending was perfect for its audience and felt like a major moment in WWE history. My biggest issues with this show was the pacing - a common issue - with so much time between matches and matches taking such a long time to get going. Also, I felt like the commentary was noticeably irritating and took me out a lot of the big moments. (7/10)"
[8.0] "Overall an exceptional show, both chamber matches were great, the unsanctioned match was great, the tag match was whatever, and the segment at the end was historic. Really love the direction this promotion has gone in since Triple H has taken full control of the company. MVP of the show goes to CM Punk for being a force in the chamber match and I think really doing a phenomenal job tipping over the first domino that would lead to Cena's heel turn after the main event."
[4.0] "This was not a good show. The final segment was good (it could have been better if it wasnt so slow) but the 2 chambers were terrible. Can we only concentrate on 2 people in WWE at a time? you have a chamber with 5 people, go for it, make it exciting, all just fight! The build to WM is shocking. I'm only watching now as I got Netflix to watch some wrestling in the build to mania and I'm glad it only cost me £5.99. This isn't worth anymore. It's so plodding and boring. I would have much prefered seeing punk vs cena one on one, they were the only ones who tried tonight"
[9.0] "This was a fantastic show with the majority of the show being absolutely amazing in-ring wise. But that last segment, was game changing, and will go down in history as one of the greatest segments in wrestling history. Cody is now the biggest baby face in WWE, Cena turned his back and aligned with The Rock, turning heel in the process, overall such an amazing night for pro wrestling and one of WWEs best PLE's in history."
[6.0] "I typically rate shows for the matches rather than any promo segments, but I do make exceptions from time to time. Here, I feel like it's worth mentioning that I felt mostly indifferent to the big Cena heel turn. Cool that it happened I suppose, but I do kinda feel like it's past the time it would be interesting to me and that the story to get here has been (or at least felt like) a directionless mess where the Rock just does whatever he wants to week to week and they make a story out of it. Also Travis Scott being involved at all felt very silly and stupid. Overall though I don't hate it, I just don't feel particularly strongly about it either way. That being said the rest of the show was mostly fine, with the only exception being a very strong opening match. The women's chamber match honestly saved the show for me as everything after it felt pretty disappointingly mediocre to me. Nothing truly egregious, but a show that I would overall find very forgettable if it had not been for the opening match and closing segment. [MOTN: Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley vs. Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan vs. Naomi vs. Roxanne Perez]"
"Sami/KO is a WWE MOTY contender, the Mens Chamber was really good (fueled by the Cena/Punk nostalgia but alas), and a Top 3 heel turn in wrestling history. Top 3 non Big-4 PLE under HHH reign"
"3 great matches and one of the greatest angles of all time. I just wish this new era had better pacing and fit more on the PPVs. This show with a few more good to great undercard matches couldve been a genuine all-timer. 9/10"
[7.0] "By keeping the card tight and the stakes high for nearly every match, this ended up being quite a nice event. I'm a jaded spectator when it comes to WWE, and while I think the only thing here that was truly ground breaking had nothing to do with in ring action (which, you know, sucks for me, a fan of wrestling) this was a easily watchable and fun event that stands as one of the better elimination chambers that have happened to date. Owens/Zayn is probably the match of the night."
[7.0] "Overall a fine show with a great unsanctioned match. The commentary, especially from Pat McAfee, was very porous throughout the night. The Cena heel turn was a good swerve but having The Rock go on a press conference an hour later going "Yeah that was a great angle right? This is how we got it to go down" kills kayfabe and is very lame to me."
[6.0] "I can't fully accept the rating people gave the Cage Match and Meltzer. If we were to compare it to recent shows, it was truly an event that could be given an 8 or higher. But overall, this event had many minor and major problems, but of course its good points outweighed its bad points. The women's tag team match is a candidate for worst match of the year. The women's Elimination Chamber match is a weak one. Sami and Kevin is interesting, but due to errors in the script, it can't be given a full score. Randy's return and the heel turn on Cena was interesting, and the men's Chamber match was acceptable."
[7.0] "Schon lange gesehen aber bisher nicht bewertet und ich halte die Show nach wie vor für überbewertet. Der Turn von John Cena überstrahlt hier meines Erachtens sehr viel, da es ein wahrlich monumentaler Moment war, dass es nach all den Jahren doch noch einen Heel Turn von Cena gibt. Habe ich schon auch gefeiert und war auch toll umgesetzt, da ich das 0 auf dem Schirm hatte. Einzig Travis Scott hatte dort rein gar nichts zu suchen und ich wäre Rock dankbar, wenn er nicht alles in Zeitlupe machen würde. Der Main Event selber war ordentlich aber in meinen Augen nicht so gut, wie er hier gemacht wird. Die Chamber der Damen hat mir gut gefallen muss ich sagen, geht direkt mit einem Banger los als Cargill zurückkehrt und auch danach stimmt vieles. Liv Morgan die absolut MVP in diesem Match, die jeden Bump genommen hat und einfach immer zur Stelle war. Tiffy & Trish vs. Candice & Nia war nichts für mich, zu lang, Raw Match, maximal okay. Owens vs. Zayn fand ich gut aber ich habe es nicht so sehr gefühlt, wäre für das Match bei 8 Punkten und für den Event bei 7. 4 Matches bei 3, 5 Stunden ist mir einfach zu wenig Inhalt."
[10.0] "Despite the womens tag match, I truly loved this year's Chamber PLE. Cena's heel turn of course stole the show and changed everything. Rocked the industry and set a new course on the Road To WrestleMania!"
[6.0] "This was a pretty standard Elimination Chamber show. Both Elimination Chamber matches lived up their respective hype. I feel like the odd one out for not really enjoying the Kevin and Sami match, despite usually being a fan of their work together. It was sluggish, uninspired, and not at all worthy of the Unsanctioned billing it had. It made no sense to start the match with a plain clothes referee as the match wasn't technically being officiated by WWE only to have two other WWE referees in full WWE branded referee gear run in after and call the rest of the match. It also looked ridiculous that they would removed the WWE branded turnbuckle covers because it wasn't sanctioned, but here's a canvas full of their official sponsors. It was very half baked and not at all helped by the fact that everything done in the match itself could've been done as a typical Extreme Rules match. The women's tag match was an unfortunate low point as well. For a match designed entirely put over Tiffany Stratton, the only thing it accomplished was exposing her inexperience and just how unready she is for the position they've placed her in. I can't understand why she would try and shove Trish Stratus of all people out of the ring so disrespectfully three times just to realize she's in the wrong corner for her own finish. The ending segment of this show carried hard. It was incredibly well done and nothing short of memorable in every way you'd hope for. Fortunately, with it being on last, it washed a lot of the other bad tastes of the night out your mouth which I think it why so many view this show so favorably. Without it I think it'd be a very, very different case."
[10.0] "This show was amazing. The angle at the end was on an entirely different level. Sami-Kevin was perfect. This is the kind of wrestling that fans will remember for years, if not decades to come. Cena turned, WHAT? !"
[7.0] "Two good chamber matches, a very good Owens/Zayn match (although I could have done without all the extra handwringing at commentary) and a fun twist at the end. After looking back a week later though, Cena's heel turn feels more like a sugar rush and now that the initial excitement has leveled a bit, I think it's clear that Kofi and Xavier's heel turn a couple months ago was a much more genuine article."
[8.0] "Despite only 4 matches on the card, 3 of them were very good. The tag-match was only okay but the two cage matches each ran at a decent pace and were interesting throughout, with Liv Morgan and CM Punk being the standouts in each. The Unsanctioned Match had too many false finishes for me, but overall was a deliberately unpleasant to watch. It did the job to end the feud and Orton's return was a nice surprise to me. The 'main event' was a real swerve, I was sure that whoever won the chamber was going to have working with The Rock but though I was wrong when Cena had his hand raised, how wrong I was. A real surprise heel turn that will only raise the interest in Cena's final run."
[8.0] "The same scenario as the Rumble got. 3 out of 4 matches and good, another one, I mean women's tag team action, is adequate at best. Frankly talking, women's EC match was better, for me. I didn't except Bianca win that match as well as I've never wished her fight against Jade Cargill at WM. I thought Bianca would still in tag team division, but she won and goes at WM, which is probably a good decision. Jade's comeback was also unexpected, especially how she did it. Naomi got Bobby Lashley 2022 booking. Cargill could have attacked Liv Morgan to help Bianca, althought Jade, maybe, didn't think of it at that moment. Owens and Zayn encounter is supposed to be a five-star match, but I don't think so. Pretty good match, but I didn't feel it was unsanctioned. There're a lot of details to be involved to make the rivalry interesting, as well as the match overall, but it was just a no DQ match. It's not unsanctioned. CM Punk and Seth Rollins were MVPs of EC match. Punk was probably even better. John Cena won, which is a right decision, but I hoped Cena and Punk would face each other at WM for the first time, as it the last Cena's year to wrestle. And Cena turned heel was also unexpected, but I'm not a huge fan of this idea. Turning heel at the end of your career doesn't sound like something promissing. And I'm sure Cena will turn face in autumn or December, so this heel turn doesn't seem to be necessary. As the moment it was cool, OK"
[5.0] "This was just a completely run of the mill show to me, with an admittedly hot closing segment. Two forgettable elimination chambers that had absolutely nothing that stood out as something that would shorten anyone's career as they keep insisting these matches do. The unsanctioned match was good but again, hardly something that will go down as overly violent as they advertised (and the commentators insisted it was). The elimination chamber format is so overdone at this point that it doesn't feel special or dangerous at all. 5/10"
[8.0] "adding up all my scores it comes out to a 8/10 really fun show i really enjoyed the chamber especially watching it live with my friends. But man CENA turning is crazy and cant wait to see where it goes."
"[8.0] A fantastic show, with some slight hiccups. The women's Chamber match wasn't super great. I did find it a little odd that Bianca went from being an emotional wreck over Jade attacking Naomi to winning the entire thing. Hopefully it works out in her favor, since it didn't *feel* like she needed to win, given that she's now given a fresh storyline anyway. The tag match was very forgettable. I was genuinely surprised they let the hometown hero (Trish) go over in their hometown for once, but Nia Jax continues to show she's just so uncoordinated in both delivering moves and selling. KO vs Sami was as wild and brutal as everyone expected it to be, and then some. The men's Chamber match was good, especially the callbacks to both Seth and Drew absolutely hating Punk with a fiery vengeance, and Cena and Punk having a couple bromance moments after so long of not having a match together. The ending segment has been talked about to death by this point, and it'll certainly go down as a huge memorable moment. Just keep Travis Scott away from wrestling from now, eh?"
[6.0] "A fine ppv elevated by an excellent closing segment where the dreams and nightmares of every pro wrestling fan became reality. But the men's chamber match was a genuine disappointment in the ring and nothing else besides crazy Owens/Zayn spots and Punk/Cena wrestling moved me."
[7.0] "4 matches... 1 awful one just for the home crowd, the street fight was very good. The women's chamber match above average. And the men's was good not great. I'd have scored the entire event a 6 without the Cena turn. I'm still not sure if it's going to work but at least it's something different at this point."
[5.0] "Kommt Schon Leute. Die Show war Mega Lame. Der Cena Turn war ganz ok aber selbst da musste ich mehr Lachen da John iwie nicht sonderlich überzeugend aussah. Sonst joa Mid ohne große ausreißer. Travis Scott hat da nichts zu suchen und verletzt erst einmal den Champ. Großartig. Das einzige was mich besser unterhalten hatte war Samy und Kevin. Leider waren da auch vieeele Dinge die sich lange gezogen haben. Das TT der Frauen war nix und das unlogische schützen von Naomi indem man sie einfach nicht mitmachen lässt ist auch schon iwie komisch. PS: Pat soll mit dem Trinken aufhören, die Calls waren komplett Grütze. Hunter sollte das mit der Hymne lassen."
[9.0] "This is without a doubt a contender for show of the year! It was filled with exciting matches and a great heel turn that has rocked the wrestling world! The Women's Elimination Chamber match (****1/2) - The match was off to a great start with Jade Cargill returning and attacking Naomi! From there, the match only got better with the action! Candice LeRae and Nia Jax vs Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus (**1/2) - This was really a homecoming match for Trish Stratus and there wasn't anything exciting. Not gonna lie, I didn't pay much attention to this one but there were some nice spots here and there. Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn (*****) - These two gentlemen can put on a banger at the drop off a hat! Everything was great from the in-ring action to the atmosphere! The barbed wire chair was definitely a highlight and the post match segment with Randy Orton coming back was nicely done! Men's Elimination Chamber Match (****1/2) - The main event was filled with excellent main event talent and Logan Paul. Although I have a minor complaint: The first three eliminations felt very sudden and most of the match focused on the three-way between John Cena, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins. It wasn't bad per say, but I thought Drew and Damien didn't get enough time in before their sudden eliminations. The ending is great and is a little foreshadowing, with John Cena acting desperately to win the match! The final segment was perfect! Cody Rhodes telling the Rock to go fuck himself and John Cena finally turning heel after twenty years was amazing! Sure Travis Scott's presence was unneeded, but it didn't really hinder the segment. The shock of the audience says it all and I am excited to see how Cody Rhodes vs John Cena plays out at Mania! Overall, Elimination Chamber 2025 really kicked WWE into overdrive for the Road to WrestleMania after weeks of nothing big happening. The John Cena heel turn is already talked about and the hype for WrestleMania is now back in full swing!"
[6.0] "Other than the Cena turn which was admittedly very well done and the Jade beatdown, and Sam vs Kevin, the matches on this show were completely forgettable. And even the Same vs Kevin match was marred by Michael Cole's incessant screaming and overreacting."
[9.0] "Elimination Chamber 2025 was a show I wasn't too excited for admittedly, so as you can see by my rating, I was very pleasantly surprised with this show. Starting out hot with the Womens Elimination Chamber, it started out great with the return of Jade Cargill (a month too late but still) A lot of WWE Kayfabe annoys me, like seriously nobody even called Jade to see if she was okay? I doubt she couldn't speak or move her hands for 3 months and then suddenly got all feeling back, it makes for a shocking moment of her turning on Naomi, and admittedly it was a great beatdown. Jade then didn't enter the match in Naomi's place. Overall I thought the order of eliminations were perfect, and my god do I feel bad for Liv Morgan at this point, runner up in 2 rumbles and 2 elimination chambers? The in-ring action was great, probably on par with last years chamber for me in terms of best womens chambers of all time. Bianca Belair wins and sets up a clash with Rhea Ripley at WM41, it's a megastar match because these 2 are the biggest womens division stars since the 4 horsewomen & Asuka, but I do feel like Ripley VS Belair is one of those mega-matches that needs one to be the Royal Rumble winner, maybe Iyo Sky wins tomorrow night on Raw and we get a change, I doubt it. Either way, I suppose it seems Jade Cargill is only going after Naomi for now, Roxanne & Bayley's feud is continuing and Alexa Bliss came out of this looking great, all things considered, this was a very good match in all aspects, I am happy that Bianca is moving back into singles action now too, although I feel like it really should have been Bianca VS Jade this year. Candice & Nia Jax then faced off against Trish & Tiffany, good to see Trish back again in Canada, she continues her streak of being undefeated in tag team matches in Toronto. It was a decent match, served it's purpose and builds Tiffany's momentum back up for her to officially devote all attention to Charlotte. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn were next, I was half & half with this match, I think it's wasted, Sami & Kevin have feuded time and time again and after their lackluster feud in 2021 I'll admit - I only wanted to see a Kevin VS Sami feud again if it was for a World Title. But by the end of this one they swayed me around to them again, I still stand by my point of this match never should've happened but since it did, what a match, it felt like their old ROH bouts, all it was missing was blood for it to be basically identical. I loved the match itself and it was good seeing Randy Orton return post-match. Orton VS Owens is locked in for WM, but as for what Sami is going to do now? No idea, he might miss the show entirely unless he politics himself into Chad Gable's spot again. Another good match all things considered though. Finally in terms of in-ring action we have the Mens Chamber, I'll never be a fan of the fact they put both Logan Paul & Damien Priest in this match but considering those outstanding facts, I really liked this match, I didn't like Drew McIntyre being eliminated as early as he was, it feels an absolute waste of a Mania match putting him against Priest, LA Knight is right there with a ready made feud for the US Title (The only title McIntyre needs to become Mr. Grand Slam) But the rest of this match was really good, especially the ending with Punk & Cena showing their chemistry transcends age. John Cena won this match and I was very happy with that result, mainly because I thought if he was losing then he'd be against Logan Paul, and if that were to happen I literally would never forgive the WWE. Cody VS Cena at WM41, that's a dream match right there. After the match directly we had Cody come out to the ring to face off with Cena, and then prepare for his segment with The Rock. John Cena didn't leave the ring so you know he's there for a reason. The Rock comes out with Travis Scott (Not sure what the link there is.) Rock & Cody build up the moment well and Cody's line of telling Rock to go *Censored by Netflix* himself drew a great reaction and rightfully so, there was a bit of cringe with John Cena hyping Cody up, where you knew something was coming and The Rock quite flamboyantly cutting his own throat to enter Cena's Final Boss Sleeper Agent phase was brilliant. The beatdown of Cody was amazing too (up until Travis Scott decided to get involved and punched Cody too.) but will forever be overlooked as to how momentous this occasion was. John Cena is a heel, and while I wouldn't have done it like this and feel there was a better story to be had here, I'm more than happy with this outcome and I am infinitely more excited for the road to WrestleMania and this match. Because it builds an interesting story of "I kinda want to see Cena win #17 but at the same time, he's The Rock's whipping boy so I sort of don't? " I like it. I liked this show. I haven't said that about a main roster PPV since Backlash nearly a year ago. Summerslam being the only decent show in-between. Props to WWE for taking the risk on the Cena heel turn. Props to everyone involved with this show, it was a good watch and actually delivered and made sense storyline wise. 9/10."
[10.0] "This event was amazing while it's not the best from in ring perspective it had great returns and a moment that will go down in history of wrestling"
[6.0] "Ich würde sagen, dass es bis zum Unsanctioned Match zwischen Owens und Zayn keine besondere Show war. Die Chamber der Frauen hat mit dem Eingriff von Jade gleich zu Beginn ihren großen Moment und entwickelt sich von diesem Höhepunkt dann eher zurück. Zudem ist es ungünstig, dass wir nicht wissen, wer der Champion sein wird, gegen den Bianca dann bei WrestleMania kämpft, da wir vorher noch das Raw-Match zwischen Rhea und Iyo abwarten müssen. Das Tag Match der Frauen lebte komplett von der Teilhabe von Trish Stratus. Ansonsten ist das In-Ring in einem Match zwischen einer 49-jährigen Gelegenheitswrestlerin und Nia Jax genauso holprig, wie man das erwarten kann. Wirkte mehr wie ein Bonbon, das man den kanadischen Zuschauern hinwarf. Dasselbe gilt meiner Meinung nach auch für Owens und Zayn. Ich sehe diese beiden Wrestler bereits seit fast 20 Jahren gegeneinander antreten und sie zeigen hier nichts, was ich nicht schon gesehen hätte. Daher hat mich dieses Match nicht interessiert, auch wenn es von einem neutralen Standpunkt aus gesehen gut war. Die Chamber der Männer war dann sehr gut. Generell enthält sie mit Punk, Rollins und Cena ein Dreiergespann an Beteiligten, die man vor fünf Jahren sicher nicht gemeinsam in einem WWE Ring erwartet hätte. Mir gefiel das Resultat ganz gut, denn dass Cena in seinem letzten Jahr nochmal um den World Title kämpft, erscheint mir angebracht. Zudem nimmt die WrestleMania Card auch drumherum Formen an, vermutlich mit Rollins gegen Punk. Der Angle zum Abschluss der Show hat mir auch gefallen. Es ist zwar immer noch nicht so ganz klar, was The Rocks Angebot überhaupt beinhaltete, aber mit dem Beatdown können wir uns wohl davon nun endgültig lösen und beginnen, die Geschichte des Heel Rocks gegen den Babyface Cody bekommen. Dass wir sogar noch einmal Heel Cena erleben, war eine Überraschung, aber auch das finde ich für Cenas letztes Jahr noch einmal angebracht. Wenn Jushin Thunder Liger auf seiner Abschiedstour noch einmal Kishin Liger spielen konnte, kann Cena auch noch einmal Heel sein. Trotz des starken Abschlusses, war ich insgesamt nicht riesig begeistert von der Show. Alles bis zum Main Event löste bei mir eher Schulterzucken aus. Sechseinhalb wäre meine Wertung."
[10.0] "**Rating: 10/10** Elimination Chamber 2025 was an absolute spectacle, with match quality that delivered from start to finish. The show kicked off with a fantastic Women's Chamber match--fast-paced, intense, and full of great moments. Jade Cargill's return was a highlight, and the rest of the match kept the energy high. In contrast, the Women's Tag match felt like a cooldown segment--nothing bad, just forgettable. The Unsanctioned Match between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn was storytelling at its finest. Brutal, emotional, and perfectly executed. The post-match return of Randy Orton was an excellent touch, setting up a highly anticipated KO vs. Orton clash at WrestleMania. The Men's Chamber match delivered big, with each competitor playing their role to perfection. Punk, Rollins, and Cena as the final three were phenomenal, and while Cena winning wasn't shocking, WWE made it feel significant. Up to this point, the show was sitting at a strong 8.5. But then came the main event segment with Cody Rhodes and The Rock--simply masterful! The tension, the execution, the storytelling--it was wrestling at its absolute peak. And then, Cena's heel turn. One of the best-executed turns in WWE history! It was shocking, yet logical, and instantly created a historic moment. For years, I've criticized WWE for failing to deliver unforgettable moments. Tonight, they proved me wrong. This was an all-time classic event."
[6.0] "Kinda surprised this has such a high rating lol. Is it really just because they finally did the long awaited Cena heel turn at the end? I mean, that was a really great moment, but the rest of the show was mostly fine. Women's match was pretty middling and very predictable, although I thought Roxanne did great (**3/4), the men's match was pretty boring and was a bunch of moves being done until Punk & Cena got involved for the last part of the match (***), and as for KO & Sami, it was good, but they've had FAR better matches in ROH, PWG and WWE. Not even a top 5 match between them, and yet that's the one Dave finally gives 5 stars to...alright man. It was ***1/2 for me. Ending aside, and seeing Punk & Cena finally go at it again, this was really just a decent show being overrated for the ending."
[10.0] "Of course, this PLE will be vividly remembered for one of the biggest "what if" scenarios becoming a reality, but before that historic segment was a perfectly crafted event that had all flavors of wrestling prowess. The women's contenders showed how gifted they are, Trish had a cool moment in her hometown once again, Zayn & KO have written possibly the final chapter in their saga, and the star-studded main event spoke for itself. After sculpting the PLE for weeks with a mix of emotions from the fans, this clearly shows that the road to WrestleMania has taken a crazy turn!"
[7.0] "Ok, what happened here will go down in history as one of the biggest and greatest WTF moments not just in WWE history, but in all of Pro-Wrestling. MFing John Cena turning heel? Dude, that's some multiverse shit right there. It was so unthinkable and the whole segment was very well done (I think the "Go Fuck Yourself" line could've had a bit more of build-up and fuck, don't let Travis Scott get into physical action ever again). Still, until Cena explains his reasons for doing this, I think it's quite nonsensical he goes heel at this stage of his career. Either that, or his whole Babyface persona for the last 22 years has been nothing but the biggest farce ever, which honestly, it would make his whole career mean shit. It would kinda make sense that Cena went heel because after being in Hollywood full-time he got to know all the good stuff that made The Rock retire from full-time competition and he once was critical with, so by doing this it's the confirmation that Cena fell into temptation and Cody Rhodes, as the new face of the company, has to be somewhat of the new moral standard in replacement of Cena. It's a nice story, and I hope they get to tell it really good like last year's story with Rock and Roman went. Still, I think people really just judges something based of if something in particular that's heavily relevant in the show is greatly good or greatly bad. What I'm saying is, this show is nowhere near being a 10 or a 9 at all and there's barely any objectivity, and also a big case of having low standards. Sami vs KO is not that great of a match. I've seen a lot of people calling it a massacre. God, if that's a massacre, then what's Foley vs Edge, Foley vs Taker, Foley vs Orton, Foley vs Flair, Foley vs HHH? Too much Foley examples, I now, but those were REAL massacres, this was a very regular Extreme Rules, No DQ, No Holds Barred, Street Fight that you would see in basically any PPV in the last 15 years, with the difference there is some big story behind that kinda elevates it a little. Sami and Kevin were splendid, their performance, psychology and storytelling was on point, but the problem is how light and how inhibiting WWE booked it. I wasn't moved at all by the match, I didn't feel anything from it until the final stretch (which happens to me a lot currently with most big matches in WWE). I think there was a lack of connective tissue between sequences that made the match not feeling completely fluid, completely emotional and unique. It needed to me more hardcore, more violent, and not neccesarily in an ECW way. Just watch Gargano vs Ciampa from Takeover New Orleans and you'll see what this match should've been. The women's tag match was fine for what it was. Just plain fanservice and homage for Trish Stratus, but the action was nice and Tiff was the one that ended up finishing things and getting the spotlight as she should. Nothing more to add to that. And about the Chambers, I liked Women's better than men's. Men's felt bigger because of the names, the stakes and some fanservice moments like Cena and Punk meeting again, but the Women's did have a better performance, more intense, more violent, more physical, hitting hard with everything surrounding them and the booking was good, except by how Bianca won. I'm ok with her winning it, she's the best option to have a great Title match at WrestleMania, but making her win the match after having a meltdown watching Jade return to kill Naomi just don't make any sense. That thing should've made her lost all focus on the match, she should've made mistakes that lead her into losing. I think that Jade's return should've been done later. The impact would've been the same and Bianca winning would've made more sense. And now, I don't know how they're going to mix both of her stories now. Is she going to ignore the Jade and Naomi thing like that now she is going after the World Title? Let's see what happened on SmackDown. Men's Chamber was good, fine action, good build-up, the sense of urgence was there but nothing was truly great aside from the fanservice face-offs between Cena and Punk and the final stretch with Rollins also involved in the run for victory. The finish was greatly done, Rollins costing Punk his so desired main event as he claimed Punk would main event WrestleMania over his dead body, and Cena not hesitating at all to win the match with the STF, a very heelish thing to do that goes well with his posterior heel turn. It was a good event, with one of the most shocking moments in Wrestling history, but aside from that final segment, nothing in the show was truly of great quality and I think it could've been so much better."
[8.0] "I really liked the event, the only match that was not my liking was Tiffy/Trish vs Nia/Candice, but everything else is fine. Sami vs Kevin, it was great, he was best match of the whole night but not my favorite; The female elimination was my favorite match but not the best of the night, I liked the men's elimination chamber, it was all that I expected there were no surprises but I still loved it. Everything is put for Wrestlemania. It will be incredible."
[7.0] "I like both chamber matches, there were enough psychology and story, especially in main event. Good tag match without the ending (Candice Le Rae doesn't get the pin? What the? ), and, of course, that garbage called "unsanctioned match" (it was sanctioned btw) - that's the reason why I give this show a 7."
[9.0] "WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 is the modern version of WCW Bash At The Beach 1996 in terms of culture shock and having a great match on the card (of course the current show is much better overall), KO vs. Sami is the match that steals the show in terms of workrate, just like Misterio and Psychosis stole it 30 years ago and the big highlight and what makes this show historic and an industry milestone is the unexpected heel turn of the greatest babyface of all in a completely shocking way, after years of waiting, Heel Cena is among us (but Hogan's heel turn is still bigger). The show starts with a great women's EC match that determined the challenger for the women's world title at WM and in less than a minute we already have the return of Jade Cargill surprisingly brutalizing Naomi, I'm not a Jade fan at all, but this attack made her look like a beast, positive point, shame they didn't make Naomi get pinned or replaced by someone from the roster to fill this gap in the match, but otherwise the match was great with Bianca and Liv standing out, but mainly Liv Morgan who was the MVP of this match with one of, if not the best performance I've ever seen from her in a match (***3/4), Trish/Tiffy vs. Nia/Candice: this match had no need to be on the show and could have easily happened on SmackDown the night before, the lowest point of the night (**1/2), KO vs. Sami: these two were born to fight each other, another classic, MOTN (****1/2). Men's EC: to tell the truth, this EC was nothing special. It's a pretty mediocre match for the most part, saved especially by the Punk vs. Rollins matchup. Another point I want to highlight is that even though everyone is hysterical about John Cena's (incredible) heel turn, please forgive me, but he's completely finished in the ring. During it, he only used the five moves of doom and spammed finishers. The final part of the match, for example, is a huge finisher fest. The turn will give his already worn-out character a good refresh. But in terms of the match, WWE will have to really overbook to make up for the limitations he has in the ring to deliver a good main event at WrestleMania (***1/2). Finally, I wanted to leave a comment on the final segment and the thing that bothered me the most about all of this: WHAT THE HELL IS TRAVIS SCOTT DOING IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE BUSINESS? Man, this is unacceptable, especially since he injured Cody Rhodes. I know WWE is crazy about celebrities and main stream advertising, but a moment like this, with this importance and the two biggest names in the industry involved, doesn't need a celebrity lost in the middle. Here is my discontent with this issue and my happiness with the turn and the KO vs. Sami match, a strong candidate for the best PPV of the HHH era and one of the best b-shows in history."
"Not a bad PPV. The final was OK (even though everyone found it "legendary"). Best match for me has been Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn, hardcore enough for my taste. I didn't like much the Men Elimination Chamber. Cena heel turn was a good touch, I must admit."
[10.0] "Two of the best Chamber matches in years, an incredible Unsanctioned Match between KO and Sami, a relatively fun filler tag match with Trish back in Toronto, some great moments like the returns of Jade and Randy, and, of course, the most shocking heel turn of the 21st century. Killer show. Cannot wait for Mania."
[10.0] "Das erste mal seit 2 Jahren, entscheide ich mich dazu ein WWE PLE nicht zu schauen, nachdem ich wieder und wieder enttäuscht wurde. Nun ja, auch im rewatch den Tag darauf ist das einer der Top 3 PLE abseits von Mania der letzten Jahre. Frauen Chamber super super stark, in-ring der beste und mit Bianca auch eine super Siegerin, zudem noch die Story mit Jade Cargill (****1/4). Das Tag Match ist eine Enttäuschung und hätte wäre Trish nicht teil davon ein TV Midcard Match gewesen (**). KO vs Sami ist eines der besten, brutalsten WWE Matches der letzten Jahre, wobei ich der Meinung bin, dass beide noch mehr rausholen hätten können. Orton Comeback ebenfalls gut, wobei ich gehofft hatte dass es ein KO vs Sami Rematch bei Mania gibt. (****1/2). Männer Chamber ist einfach großartig mit so viel Star Power wie noch nie zuvor. Im Ring wirklich gut und alles rund um passt auch, wobei die Sequenzen zwischen Punk und Cena mein Highlight waren (****1/2). Das Segment danach, welches das vielleicht beste WWE Segment aller Zeiten ist, egalisiert denn auch das schwache Tag Match zuvor und macht es zu einer 10/10. Großartiger PLE."
[7.0] "Honestly, this PPV is very good for Triple H's booking, I highly doubt HHH would have booked Cena's turn heel, whether or not HHH would have booked it is some of the best segments in recent years. Still the PPV isn't 9 as a mark on Cagematch by a long shot, why? because the lead up to this PPV was boring and basically everything WWE does nowadays is ultra overrated because it's WWE. The women's elimination chamber wasn't bad, although there were no memorable spots or anything, just repeated spots from any elimination chamber. The good stuff came with Jade Cargill's turn heel out of nowhere attacking Naomi although I don't know if I'd call it a turn heel since she's just getting revenge. Still Bianca wins, which doesn't bother me as Bianca is a good wrestler and that fight possibly against Rhea Ripley at WR 41 is a dream match whether we want it or not, and if you get IYO SKY in the middle of it GOD. The pairs wrestling is pointless, a filler weekly show match that I'm not going to comment on. The fight between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn is being overrated, it's not the best between them two, although I have to admit that the spots were very good and brutal (but between this fight and the one Owens had with Cody I'll take the one with Cody). The elimination chamber was booked decently, neither good nor bad, a war crime was to eliminate Drew McIntre like a bitch, eliminated by someone who does not matter, by Damian Priest. John Cena wins the Elimination Chamber in a good way by eliminating CM Punk, and from there he started to build to his eventual change to heel at the end, attacking Cody Rhodes in a beautiful way, really a great ending. When they do things right I say so, and the ending of this PPV really is the only real highlight, but as people who consume WWE nowadays are satisfied with the minimum that happens, well I understand that they give it a 9 or a 10. For me this PPV the only out of this world thing it has is a little bit the women's elimination chamber, maybe the fight between Sami and Owens (not a big fan) and the end of the PPV. Very overrated. Still I don't rate it at the moment, I want to wait for RAW to see how they book the fight between Rhea vs IYO SKY. Edit: IYO DID IT LETS GOOOO, it's gonna be a transitional reign but anyway qkjsbcdbjcls. So I'm going to be generous and give it a 7 when the platform lets me."
[10.0] "Easily one of the greatest Pay-Per-Views of all time. I was not personally a fan of the KO/Sami match, that feud is so tiresome to me; I can't suspend my disbelief and pretend I don't know that they're lifelong best friends, godfather's to each other's children, etc., but I know I'm in the minority so I don't dock any points from it. The Trish/Tiffany vs. Nia and Candice match was fine for what it was, always love to see the OG GOAT Trish come back and anything Tiffany does is gold. The Women's chamber match was EASILY the best women's chamber match of all time and one of the best overall Chamber matches of all time if you ask me. I'd give it a 4.5/5. Liv Morgan was the star of the night and put on a superstar performance. Bliss still got it, Roxanne is a future star, Bianca is still Bianca, just all around great stuff. The Men's chamber was everything I wanted it to be, as a kid that grew up in the Ruthless Aggression and PG era's, I shouldn't have to explain it. CM Punk has been my favorite wrestler since 2008, John Cena was my superhero, and my favorite match of all time is their bout at MITB 2011. My only gripe about the match is that they need to stop playing with Drew McIntyre. It's excellent character work, but the Priest storyline moves nobody. Pivot from that ASAP. Other than that, everyone in here absolutely killed it, even Logan Paul (who is a fantastic worker and you know it.) I can't say anything about the closing segment that hasn't already been said. Holy hell. Cody being the biggest babyface since Hogan.... who could have seen that coming? GOAT STUFF."
[9.0] "Eine typische Show die man so gar nicht am Schirm hatte und letztendlich richtig gut ist. 4 Matches auf der ganzen Card aber dafür sehr qualitativ hochwertig. Die Chamber Matches und das Unsanctioned Match waren PPV würdig und richtig stark. Highlight der ganzen Show ist natürlich das Segment am Ende der Show, mit dem Heel Turn von John Cena, was ich mir nie erwartet hätte, aber seinen letzten Run jetzt nochmal um einiges legendärer hinterlässt. Wirklich starke Show und erst jetzt kickt für mich die Road to Wrestlemania richtig rein."
[6.0] "Looking at it in order, the first Elimination Chamber match is a rather tame affair, even though the action is presented in a very respectable manner. In my eyes, the following tag-match is the lowlight of the show, as neither the atmosphere nor the performance convince me. But it's enough to cool things down a bit before the emotional bout between Zayn and Owens. This Unsanctioned Match is also too dominant in the books for me, as in this constellation there have been far better matches to marvel at in the past. Let's move on to the main event, which thrives on excitement and combines some decent storylines. The Rock enters the stage! Why the Final Boss thinks he has to show up alongside an interchangeable, scrawny-looking, scowling and obligatory energy drink sipping rapper that nobody in the rest of the world knows may be his decision, but Cena's turn comes out of the blue. And for me, almost fifteen years too late. In my eyes, this clearly devalues the Chaingang Commander here, because instead of shining brightly on his ride into the sunset in the annoying but still significant gimmick, he just comes across as a random henchman for Johnson, pale and nasty like his own sidekick B-2 once was. Elimination Chamber generates memorability, but is clearly too erratic, especially in the first half of the show, to get me excited for more than six points."
[9.0] "The opening women's Elimination Chamber match was good. Jade Cargill returns to destroy Naomi at the start with the rest of the match playing out normally. Good action throughout, though some of the eliminations were weak and there could have been more done to build up rivalries. Liv really shined here and was the MVP of this match. Bianca wins, which is a bit boring but it made sense for her to get the title match at WrestleMania (7.5/10). Tiffy/Trish vs Candice/Nia was an okay filler match meant to give Trish a win in front of her hometown fans. The match went too long and nothing really stood out. Something more important could have been on the card (4/10). KO vs Sami Zayn in the Unsanctioned Match was really good. They beat the hell out of each other in about as rough of a hardcore style match as there can be in WWE. There were enough big bumps here to keep things interesting, but the lack of blood brought this down. Owens gets a much-needed victory after losing a lot recently. Orton makes his return to confront Owens, presumably setting up a WrestleMania match between them (8.5/10). The men's Elimination Chamber match was great. Really good wrestling with a lot of story advancement for WrestleMania. The first half was a little underwhelming, but a perfect second half more than made up for it. Cena turned back the clock for this one, he was awesome here as he picked up the win to face Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania (9/10). Then to end the show we get what we never thought was possible: a John Cena heel turn. Cena sells his soul to The Rock as they brutally beat down Cody. It was as shocking as it was amazing. Elimination Chamber 2025 was a great show. The important matches delivering and Cena's heel turn have done a lot to hype up WrestleMania 41 after a less than stellar build prior to this. 9/10"
"Amazing show from top to bottom of the card. The worst part of the show was the women's tag match which wasn't even that bad. And a legendary ending to a legendary show. This one's gonna be remembered for years to come."
[10.0] "Pretty much a perfect modern PLE, beginning to end - excellent matches, excellent story progression of multiple angles and a generational heel turn to cap things off."
[10.0] "Tiffany and Trish Vs Nia and Candice was weak, but the women's chamber match was fantastic, the men's chamber match and the returns of Jade Cargill and Randy Orton were all absolutely brilliant, Owens Vs Zayn unsanctioned was really phenomenal, the Toronto crowd was red hot and the show's closing segment with John Cena's heel turn was just god tier perfection and will live forever in history. Overall WWE Elimination Chamber (2025) is a really phenomenal show and the best WrestleMania build up show ever thanks to the closing segment alone."
[10.0] "Will go down as an essential PLE of the HHH era. The chamber matches were awesome, except for the early Drew elimination. Kevin and Sami put on their best match I've seen (haven't seen their ROH work sorry! ). The only match out of place was the tag team match that felt more like a standard TV match rather than a big PPV match. As someone who loves "Sports Entertainment", I feel like I'm always fantasy booking big returns and turns at every event in my head giving myself unrealistic expectations, but they gave me everything I could've asked for with the Jade and Randy returns, then went to the next level with the Cena turn, which I never expected to see in my lifetime."
[8.0] "That was a very, very good show from top to bottom. Only one bad match, three incredibly good matches, and a historic, industry-shaking segment to close it all. An incredible, historic event to really start the Road to WrestleMania, I couldn't be more excited for the next few weeks."
[10.0] "The more I think of it, the more and more I like it. At first I was watching it for over 10 hours due to first mentaly prepering after seeing who won men's chamber and not being a huge fan of it, but after watching the whole thing I actually am quit intrigued, I'm not mad anymore that Cena won and all thanks to the closing angle, really intrigued where this will go, yet still pity there won't be much Cena seen"
[10.0] "One of the Best B-PPVs of all time. Great start, best women's chamber match ever, an okay tag match for the hot crowd, a brilliantly worked unsanctioned match, returns of orton and Cargill being amazing and a great men's chamber. Topped off by one of the best endings in wrestling ever. Absolutely will be one of the most iconic shows ever."
[10.0] "This was probably my favorite ple since Wrestlemania night 2. The women's chamber was absolutely amazing. The jade/naomi/bianca angle is the most I've been moved in a while. The match was good and I feel like Bianca was a good choice. The women's tag match was fun. KO vs Sami was and probably will be a top 3 moty. They absolutely ruled plus the Randy return was awesome. The men's chamber was great. The cena heel turn at the end was one of the greatest segments I've seen on wwe tv. If I had one complaint it's Travis Scott's over involvement in that segment. I understand him coming out but being apart of it seemed unnecessary. Overall one of the greatest ples I've gotten to watch."
[7.0] "I thought it was a good show. I didn't love any part of it, but it was consistently solid, aside from maybe the tag. I think eliminating Naomi in the first bout was the right move because her participation was otherwise inconsequential, so at least she helped with story there. Wasn't the best Zayn/Owens match but was fine. Main event was solid enough. Cena stuff was amusing."
[7.0] "I am writing a comment because apparently a 7 is too harsh. I will say what I always say about WWE shows. For me, there isn't enough wrestling. No WWE events feel special to me anymore. They are *all* spectacles, making *none* of them feel like spectacles. The matches on this show were pretty good. But the constant drawn out periods after every match is exhausting for me. There, cagematch. That good enough for me to rate something, not even negatively?"
[7.0] "Save for the Cena angle of course, I thought this was pretty good but not amazing. I was expecting to enjoy both chamber matches more than I did, and I don't think the Owens/Zayn match was as brutal as it needed to be despite being a good match. Memorable PPV overall"
[8.0] "A consistently good PPV from WWE here. Both chamber matches worked in multiple storylines and some cool spots in them, Zayn and Owens had another really good match, and the filler tag match was fine for what it was. Of course the big moment was the turn at the end which was a great segment to get the crowd and the world buzzing. Can't say much more that hasn't been said already."
[9.0] "Three great matches included a MOTY contender and a brilliant angle at the end make this one of HHH's best shows ever, let down only by the completely unnecessary tag match in the middle that did nothing for anyone. Why that couldn't have been swapped for something with a hotter feud I'll never know."
[5.0] "I cannot abide by rating a pay per view event more than my score simply due to the fact there wasn't a match as the main event. And FOUR matches. WWE clearly have their style of telling stories but the further they move away from matches and more into promos and entrances... nah. You're a wrestling company. Admittedly, a wrestling company that has very questionable owners and hires the likes of Logan Paul, but a wrestling company nonetheless. A John Cena heel turn, 15 years too late, just makes me shrug my shoulders. Again, four matches is pathetic. And only one of them was memorable. This show also shows the frustrations of WWE. By all accounts the Royal Rumble was terrible, and this is a vast difference and a big improvement. Owens and Zayn stole the show - their rivalry always feels like a 'in case of emergency, bust it out' type scenario, but I'm never going to complain about it."
[9.0] "Wow. Just wow. Amazing. Even the Tiffy/Trish match (which was a filler) was good. Every single match was good. Naomi being attacked by Jade was a shocker to start the night, and was cool to see how shocked everyone in the building was. Entire night went well, I still cannot believe Cena turned heel. No one else can. This is AWESOME. Politics, chaos aside at the start of the show, this was probably my favorite PLE in the 2020s. Had me on the edge of my seat the entire night. Unsanctioned match is easily MOTN. Cody telling Rock to go F himself, awesome. Cena heel turn? WERE HERE FOR IT. (Also, what was Travis doing when Cena turned heel bro why was he there? Lmao) 9/10, taking a point off for McAfee because he kept bringing up how the Canadian crowd booed the AMERICAN anthem."
[10.0] "There was not a dull moment on this card. Even the women's tag match was quite fun. However, this rating is earned from the main event angle by itself. Cody's f-bomb, Cena's heel turn, the shock from the crowd, the announcers' reactions--every part of it was delivered and sold incredibly."
[10.0] "I think I just witnessed the greatest monthly PLE of all time. From start to finish, this show delivered on every level, with huge moments, brutal matches, emotional storytelling, and an ending that will be talked about for years. The Women's Chamber match was the perfect way to kick things off. Jade Cargill interfering right at the start caught me off guard, but I did not expect her to take out Naomi before the match even began. That moment alone set the tone for the chaos that followed. Liv Morgan was the undeniable MVP, putting on a career-defining performance. She's been on fire in 2024 and 2025, and honestly, I wish she had won instead of Bianca Belair. That said, I get why Bianca won, and that final face-off with Rhea and Iyo was a chef's kiss kind of moment. The Trish and Tiffany vs. Nia and Candice match was fine but felt like filler. Trish getting that hometown pop was great, and Tiffany keeps proving she belongs, but beyond that, the match didn't add much, just a nice, fun moment for the crowd. Then came absolute chaos, Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn. This match had everything, from barbed wire and hockey sticks to insane bumps and raw emotion. These two are wrestling soulmates, and every time they fight, it's pure magic. The moment when Randy Orton returned to stop Owens from doing even more damage was unreal, adding an extra layer of storytelling that made it even more special. Easily an early contender for Match of the Year. The Men's Chamber match was just as incredible. It started slow but hit another gear when Cena, Punk, and Rollins were the final three. That moment when Punk and Cena locked eyes, followed by that emotional hug, almost had me in tears. Seeing them relive their legendary battles from 2011 to 2013, their chemistry is on another level, pure wrestling magic. Cena winning was bittersweet, I really wanted Punk to win, but seeing my childhood win again after all these years was special. But what happened after completely changed everything. And then, history happened, John Cena's heel turn. I still can't believe it. The way his entire demeanor shifted as he hugged Cody while The Rock pointed at him was masterful, and no one does that kind of shift like Cena. Then came the brutality, with Cody bleeding and the belt shot, it was uncomfortable, shocking, and yet perfect. Cena siding with The Rock isn't just a heel turn, it's a full-blown reinvention of his legacy, and the possibilities for what comes next are endless. I'm beyond excited for this new era of Heel Cena and the idea of him winning his 17th world title as a villain is insane. But I won't lie, there's a part of me that's sad. Cena was the ultimate childhood hero, the guy who taught us to never give up. Seeing him throw it all away in what could be his final year is both heartbreaking and fascinating. This wasn't just a great show, it was legendary. The matches delivered, the storytelling was on another level, and that ending was cinema. 10/10, no debate. This one will be remembered forever."
[10.0] "Elimination Chamber 2025 will always be remembered as the day Cena turned heel, but that is selling the evening short. Three of the four matches were absolute bangers, with storytelling payoffs, high-flying action, hard-hitting spots, and plenty to look forward to on the road to Wrestlemania."
[10.0] "There will not be many moment as memorable as cena heel turn, even on his farrewell tour I never thought was going to happen, and all of those involved in the moment deserve their flowers (mainly cody for going as the horseworker). The chamber felt like the perfect buildup to that specific moment, probably is going to be reprised many and many years from now"
"One of the best WWE shows I've ever seen in my life with some very bold but meaningful decisions. This event sets the stage for a sublime road to Wrestlemania."
[10.0] "March 1st 2025. Elimination Chamber - Toronto. This event will be remembered as one of the most significant in WWE history. The matches were great, but that's not what makes this PLE a 10."
[7.0] "Starker Opener mit der ersten großen Überraschung durch Cargill. Leider gewinnt aus meiner Sicht hier jedoch die falsche, da Morgan nun Mal aktuell zusammen mit Ripley das Maß aller Dinge in der Frauen Division ist. Belair wurde für diesen Sieg vorher einfach zu schlecht gepusht und Morgan bekommt sogar als Heel viel Applaus vom Publikum. Bliss wird hier wie beim Royal Rumble viel zu einfach aus dem Match genommen, auch ihr Sieg hätte wesentlich mehr Sinn ergeben, da sie mehr Pop als Belair bekommt. 8/10. Das Tag Team Match war nichts besonderes, jedoch schön nochmal Stratus im Heimatland zu sehen. 5/10. Owens vs Zayn ist ein ewiges hin und her, heute Feinde morgen wieder Freunde, kann man auch alles nicht mehr ernst nehmen, dennoch war der Crowd Brawl sehr ansehnlich auch wenn das Finish viel low für einen Sieg von Owens war. 8/10. Das Main Event hat alles gezeigt, was es versprochen hat, pure action und mit den beiden letzten Überlebenden auch genau die richtigen gehabt. Hatte zwischenzeitlich sogar auf ein Draw gehofft, damit wir im WM Main Event ein Triple Threat Match bekommen, da ich jedoch ohnehin für Cena war, hat mich sein Sieg enorm gefreut. 9/10. Und ab hier hätte der PLE von mir locker eine 8, wenn nicht sogar eine 9 bekommen, jedoch hat der PLE alles mit der letzten Promo zunichte gemacht. Ein Heel Turn von Cena war mit das schlechteste was man hätte machen können, aus meiner Sicht hat man so den Main Event der WM zerstört, in dem man zwei der größten Faces allerzeiten gegeneinander antreten lassen hätte können. Wüsste nicht für wen ich da sein sollte. Jetzt hat man einen Heel Cena und die Spannung beim WM Main Event ist raus. Gebe daher nur ingesamt 7 Punkte für Elimantion Chamber 2025."
[9.0] "If not for the pointless Women's Tag Team match, the PLE would have been perfect. All loose ends were tied up in the best way possible. For example: 1) The Elimination Chamber match was the perfect place to reveal Jade's mysterious attacker, because it allowed them to include all the key figures of the story, subvert our expectations with both Liv Morgan and Naomi being simultaneously in the ring, and make Bianca witness the beatdown of her friend while limiting her ability to interfere whatsoever. 2) WWE did a great job making the Unsanctioned Match feel really unsanctioned. The referee not wearing the traditional shirt and the dimmed lights created this gritty atmoshpere, perfect for this grudge match, or rather a fight, I should say. And what a fight it was! I rarely rate matches, but this match deserves a 9/10. 3) I almost shed a tear of happiness when Randy Orton hinted at the come back of the Punt Kick. It's a good thing he didn't hit it so early into the feud, I'm sure we will see it later anyway. His quads are humongous, though. I want to hop on whatever the Viper has hopped on to develop that kind of legs. 4) I've been waiting for Cena's turn for 15 years. Thank God, I didn't spoil myself the results of the show beforehand, because I would have probably killed myself if someone/something informed me that Cena turned heel. I've been advocating for the turn ever since the retirement tour was declared, but even I didn't expect it to happen so fast. Truly a generational moment in the history of professional wrestling. Now all the overacting, fooling around, and not appearing on the last SmackDown make perfect sense. Can't wait to hear his new theme song (probably featuring him and Travis Scott), see his new presentation, and his new haircut (a razor-shaved head would be the way to go, but I doubt it will happen)."
[9.0] "Awesome show. First ever wrestling show that I was able to attend live. Women's chamber match was fun with Jade's return and Liv being the MVP of the match. The unsanctioned match of KO and Sami was a straight-up banger. Wish they bleed a little but these two have the best chemistry is wrestling going back to ROH and NXT. Men's chamber match was really good with Cena getting the win and Rollins Punk angle getting more heat. Most shocking ending to a ple that I have ever seen. Getting to witness Cena turn heel for the first time ever live in his farewell tour was a treat. Worth the money to attend and enjoyed the show a lot."
"The excitement that a PLE like this makes me feel reminds me of my childhood and that's the kind of magic you just don't feel anymore. I really feel like Paul Levesque has been knocking it out of the park this past year. I can't wait to see how everything plays out but as it stands this show was just really fun to watch top to bottom, back to back to back moments with lots of great wrestling. I don't even really mind the low number of matches at this point as long as the quality stays high."
[7.0] "Pretty decent show, but it could have used more matches. They should have put Iyo v Rhea on this card instead of the raw after and Naomi being in the chamber match, just to be eliminated before the match starts via attack is just bad. WWE could have used her spot in the match to give someone else opprtunities and just have Naomi come out as Belairs support and Cargill Attack her at Ringside. Same effect, but we also have a 6- person chamber match"
[6.0] ""It's hard to rate this event right away because it will take some time to see if the heel turn brings something or not. I currently see it more like Steve Austin's at Wrestlemania in 2001, something shocking but which in the end was a huge mistake and was quickly erased - and even forgotten - Maybe it will be different and there will be a real impact, in which case I will probably change my rating. The Owens/Zayn match is good but they did so many and much better ones that in the end I'm almost disappointed. The two elimination chambers play with the rules and it's a bit too much with the two big returns, plus the heel turn. The PLE would have been maybe better if there had been at least one elimination chamber that had taken place in a "normal" way, and if there had been more matches, if...""
"Decided to go back to watching WWE this year and didn't regret it. I really like where the new era in WWE is heading. Chamber came out even better than Royal Rumble. I hope John Cena's story ends beautifully and doesn't go down the toilet. (9/10)"
[9.0] "A very good night that will obviously be remembered for the awesome Cena heel turn at the end of the show. A couple of solid chamber matches, cool returns of Orton & Cargill, and an incredible war between Zayn & Owens that was easily the match of the night. The women's tag match was nothing special but everything else on this card felt very important and had the huge crowd rocking for most of the night. The final segment of the night really felt special and will go down as a huge moment in WWE history. Solid 4 star card."
[10.0] "An excellent PLE and I enjoyed this even more than the Royal rumble. The women's elimination chamber was well done, and Liv was by far the MVP of this. Bianca is an interesting choice for winner because it shakes stuff up so much from last year which is great. The KO and Sami match was excellent from beginning to end, I loved seeing Randy return. The men's chamber was great! I'm stoked Logan didn't make it to the final 2. Drew losing by being distracted continues his storyline and derangement. The heel turn was so awesome."
[9.0] "(9.4/10) Elimination chamber: Toronto was, perhaps, the single greatest production ever produced by WWE creative. What a swerve from a company who is usually considered overly-predictable. There is no Pro-wrestling promotion in the world as on fire right now as WWE, and it's not even close. Just watch this show, and you'll see what I mean."
[9.0] "Elimination Chamber 2025 was a very eventful PLE from the WWE. Both Elimination Chamber matches was quite good. The women's Chamber match started off hot with the return of Jade Cargill to take out Naomi, seemingly confirming she was the one that took Cargill out a few months ago. The action inside the structure was extremely fun with Liv Morgan being the standout performer. Bianca was the predictable winner and that is okay because there is some intrigue now that Jade is back and the Women's World Championship match between Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley on Raw. The tag team match between the tandems of Trish Stratus and Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax and Candice LeRae was quite serviceable as the babyfaces won. Trish gets a hometown win and Tiffany gets the rub from teaming with a WWE Hall of Famer. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens added another classic but brutal chapter in their long-standing blood feud. The men's Elimination Chamber match was on par with the women's Chamber with interwoven stories being told between all six men. The last few minutes was quite awesome with CM Punk and John Cena fighting like it was 2012 all over again. Then, it happened. Cody Rhodes came out to confront his WrestleMania 41 opponent before The Rock came out with Travis Scott for whatever reason. After asking for Cody's answer to his proposition to give his soul, Cody rebuked with a hearty 'Go fuck yourself! " to the delight of the Toronto crowd. It seems that was the end but John Cena suddenly hit Rhodes with a low blow and assisted Rock to beat and bloodied up Rhodes. John Cena has turned heel and sold his soul for the Final Boss in the most-shocking PLE ending we have seen in years. This show was incredible and set us into overdrive on the road towards Las Vegas and WrestleMania 41."
[8.0] "Very good show, WWE really brought it with this one. Jade's return at the beginning of the Chamber match, KO and Sami tear the place down, and ending the show on maybe what will go down as one of the biggest angles in the history of wrestling with a John Cena turn. Good stuff all around."
[7.0] "Solid show. Solid opening women's chamber match. Good women's tag team match. Great and brutal unsanctioned fight between Owens and Zayn. Solid main event men's chamber match. Lots of interesting twists and turns including Cargill and Orton returning to action."
[10.0] "By far this is the greatest event of the Triple H era and its almost not even close if it were not for Wrestlemania XL Night 2. However, this event features 2 BANGER elimination chamber matches (with the correct winners), the WWE match of the year with Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn, a nice little hometown match with the Stratus tag team match, and what oculd very well be the greatest heel turn of all time to close the show. The John Cena heel turn will feed SO many feuds and families. Triple H really upped the game with this one, no pun intended."
[10.0] "For my money, the best chamber PPV they have ever produced. Women's chamber was incredible, probably the best women's chamber match so far. Jeez, this show was a freaking roller coaster. Trish and Tiffy delivered. Kevin and Sami was the stuff of legend. Like HBK-Trips at Summerslam only turned up to 20. Of course, the main event was incredible as expected... But fuck, man. That turn. I'm still processing it. Just getting my immediate thoughts down so I can give my props to one of the best WWE shows I've ever seen. SHIT. Goddamn, I love wrestling. *Went back and changed to a 10."
[10.0] "This was probably the best Elimination Chamber event top to bottom ever. The women's chamber match was great and I loved how they started things off with Jade Cargill returning and attacking Naomi while Bianca was inside her pod. The women's tag team match was better than I expected and I quite enjoyed that match with Tiffany & Trish teaming up. Kevin Owens Vs Sami was a really great match with them really going on out making this an " unsanctioned" match and really making it seem like WWE have no say in this match. The men's Chamber was really good and the final 3 people Punk, Cena & Rollins was great. I loved Punk & Cena paying tribute to Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart. And last but not least probably the biggest heel turn since Hulk Hogan. We were all apart of history and that moment will be talked about for years and years. Overall GREAT Elimination Chamber!"
"I give this PLE a solid 9/10. From start to finish it was must-see! From Jade returning taking out Naomi (yet I still think Bianca is involved) to the incredible heel turn for the finale. An almost perfect show!"
[9.0] "Great event. Even if both chamber matches lacked of the yearly innovative and spectacular spot taking advantage of the structure, they were really enjoyable matches, keeping the audience on the edge and with emotion until the last second, with some unexpected outcomes. Perfect event to hype wrestlemania."
[10.0] "Triple H really showed out with this PLE after a lackluster Royal Rumble event. The night began with a phenomenal women's elimination chamber match which features six of the best in-ring female wrestlers on the WWE roster. However, the tone of the night was set when Jade Cargill returned and shockingly attacked Naomi. The story was beautifully written and the facial expressions between Naomi and Belair was subtle, yet significant. The match itself was great to watch with all five performers having great chemistry with one other. Only weak spot on the card was next: Trish/Tiffy vs Nia/Candice. Could have honestly left this card off the show but I think was more for Trish and her kids than for the audience. But an ok match, nevertheless. Next, KO vs Sami, easily early match of the year candidate, at least for me. This match had everything, before the extreme brutality to the fantastic storytelling, along with the in-ring action, it all made for an excellent chapter in the KO vs Sami story. Two guys who are destined to fight forever, and to top it all off, Randy Orton finally returned after three months to a thunderous pop. Best forty minutes of storytelling and wrestling since Wrestlemania 40. Next was the men's elimination chamber. Featuring six of the top wrestlers on WWE's roster, the match started a but slow and really picked up when Cena, Seth, and Punk were the final three left. Cena and Punk made this match very memorable with their timeless chemistry and hopefully they square up one final time. Now finally, the final segment. John Cena finally turned heel. It was probably the most shocking heel turn of all time to be honest and that is not even recency bias, it was beautifully done and no one expected it to go down like that. One of the greatest and shocking endings to a PLE in a very long time. John Cena's heel run is a breath of fresh air and this opens up so many possibilities for him before he retires this year. Overall, the PLE was fantastic to watch, beginning to end, along with the shocking ending brought the show to a whole other level. Triple H was not kidding when he said he was the beginning of an industry changing weekend. Props to him for such a good show after a lackluster Royal Rumble event. We officially on the road to Wrestlemania."
[10.0] "If Elimination Chamber was in the 'Best Picture' category at the Oscars, it would have won instead of Anora. WHAT A FUCKING CINEMATOGRAPHIC SHOW. The women's chamber is excellent with a crazy and violent start, a Roxanne Perez who shows her talent and has a great duel with Bayley, Belair who does her match and Liv Morgan who was clearly the woman of the match. I wish Liv had her big match at WM to reward her for all her hard work as a heel but she loses in a great duel to Belair. Can't wait to see the stories on the women's side. The women's tag team match is average and forgettable in terms of in ring and served as a break in the show. Tiffy was clearly the best in this match. The match between Owens and Zayn was excellent, with violence to match the rivalry. Orton's comeback was great and reignited the rivalry with a KO. Now the men's chamber. What a match again. Punk was the man of the match for his stamina, Rollins got the job done and I liked Logan Paul. I was disappointed with Cena winning at this point but the segment totally changed my mind. WHAT A MOMENT. After Cody turns down the offer, CENA MAKES A HEEL FREAKIN TURN. Unthinkable. Even 24 hours later, I still can't believe it. It's the most uncomfortable, shocking and excellent moment I've seen in 17 years. Cody getting beaten up and whipped by the belt that has Dusty's date of death written on it is INSANE. Many have criticised Travis Scott. He doesn't waste the moment and we almost forget he's there. Cody/Cena at WM is going to be cool. After a great Royal Rumble, we had a LEGENDARY chamber. Now WrestleMania 41."
[10.0] "Ein absolut fantastischer WWE PLE! Wirklich absolut Fantastisch und ereignisreich. Hier hat einfach alle gepasst und mir hat einfach ALLES gefallen. Es war genauso wie Ich es mir erhofft hatte. Ich fange erstmal mit dem Tag Team Match der Damen an. Trish Stratus + Tiffany Stratton vs. Nia Jax + Candice LaRae war vollkommen okey, aber nix was man gesehen haben muss. Nicht nur für die Fans aus Kanada war es schön Stratus zu sehen, sondern auch für Trish war es mal wieder schön vor heimischer Kulisse aufzutreten. Das Women's Elimination Chamber Match begann allerdings die Show und es war ein gutes Chamber Match. Hier hatte Ich eigentlich nicht wirklich einen Favoriten, aber von Zeit zu Zeit wollte Ich das Liv Morgan hier gewinnt. Finde die Fehde mit Rhea könnte ruhig noch länger gehen, aber so wird dann wohl Rhea Ripley auf Bianca Belair bei Mania treffen. Das Jade Cargill hier am Anfang des Matches erschien, war direkt schon mal ein absoluter shocker. Nicht nur Ihr Comeback an sich, sondern auch der Angriff dann auf Naomi. Mal sehen wie es in dieser Story noch weitergehen wird (****1/2). Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn dann einfach brutal stark. Mein Gott! Stellt die beiden einfach jeden mal gegeneinander in den Ring und die beiden machen immer wieder was Neues und was starkes draus! Das es sogar hier zum Barbed Wire Chair kommt, passt einfach zur Story und macht die Fehde noch brutaler. Mal sehen wie lange Zayn nun ausfallen wird (Storyline Verletzung). Das es dann wahrscheinlich zum Match Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton bei Mania kommen wird, ist denke Ich schon 100% in Stein gemeißelt (*****). Das Men's Elimination Chamber Match zum Schluss war natürlich absolutes Cinema! Wirklich ganz große Klasse und der Heel Turn von Cena hat mich wirklich extrem überrascht! Nicht nur Mich, sondern auch "Miiiiiiiiillions" auf der ganzen Welt. Corporate Cena also. Guter Aufbau für ein WWE Championship Match bei Wrestlemania (****3/4). Insgesamt gebe Ich dem gesamten PLE, 10 Punkte."
"Best PLE in a long time, top to bottom. 3 of the 4 matches were great and the women's tag was still good and a fun hometown pop. The returns of Jade and Randy were really well done and set up their stories going forward. Of course the highlight was the heel turn to end the show. This show really kicked WrestleMania season into the next gear."
[6.0] "A mostly satisfying PLE that to me had a much stronger second half than the first, with an incredible aftermath. [Women's Chamber] To me this was the weaker Chamber match of the night. Jade coming out to turn on and take Naomi out of the match was different and quite exciting, even if this left Liv standing around by herself doing nothing temporarily. The action here was rather on the slow side, mainly kept 1 v 1 until Alexa entered and it got livelier. Roxanne had an impressive showing on her Chamber debut, and Liv took an absolute beating in this match. [Women's tag match] Basic big time match. Result I think was always going to be what it was, but Trish especially showed once again that she can still hang, as she was the babyface in peril for her team for some time, finish perhaps could have been a little better though. [Unsanctioned match] This was a brutal match, they definitely didn't hold much back on all the weapon shots and tables. At times it felt like they were rushing to do more instead of selling for longer. Lots of cool drama, and I'm glad we got a finish, as it was teased to be called off a few times. [Men's chamber] Much more action early on, with all individual stories playing out. Logan Paul's insane heat was amusing. Drew's bad luck and breakdown continues. Cena looked the odd man out to me, but he did way more than I was expecting, thought he'd be more protected. Surprised at the result, albeit pleasantly and the post match interactions of Rock, Cody & Cena was insane."
[8.0] "that was a good PLE. The road to Wrestlemania is in full swing and they managed to surprise us, Cena's Hill Tern may be the best in history, Sami and Kevin's awesome match, Orton's return to the screens and there you have it, a decent show that continues the road to Mania."
"Ok show. I just find a lot of the matches slow and don't hold up as well when you're watching other companies that have faster action and harder hitting. The KO/Sami match was good, the others not so much. The Cena heel turn was well done, but i'm just not interested in watching these guys wrestle."
[8.0] "A really enjoyable show a way better EC than last years. Jade Cargill's returned look badass and was perfect the fact that Bianca could not do anything as she was stuck in the chamber that was a good moment. Bianca winning was a good booking decision. Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens was the match of night that match was really good not as good as their ROH stuff but it was still a good match. The men's chamber match was 50/50 like I loved the fact that John Cena won and finally turned heel, but at the same time Drew should not be the first person to be eliminated and in such a goofy fashion as well. I was rooting for CM Punk to win but Seth screwed him over. And then John Cena winning and finally turning heel. The only minor thing I don't like about this show is the tag match and again the amount of ads on this show were just ridiculous we should not be sitting there and watching 5-7 minutes of ads."
[8.0] "This was a great show the greatest wwe ppv of the year so far better than the rumble. The best match was kevin owens and sami zayn the match was great and whenever kevin and sami step in the ring either with or against each other they have instant chemistry. The spots brutality weapons everything made this match amazing as well. The worst match was the women's elimination chamber there were some fun moments in here along with the angle with Jade attacking naomi but Bianca winning made sense , Liv and Roxanne deserve credit because they held thir own in this match as well. This was a very solid match which just shows how good all the other matches were. Every match delivered but the women's elimination chamber could've been a little better . Ratings : women's elimination chamber 7/10, Tiffany stratton and Trish stratus vs Candice lerae and Nia jax 8/10, Kevin vs sami 9/10, Mens elimination chamber 8/10. The angle with John Cena turning heel was really good and I'm interested to see where this goes."
[10.0] "This was one of the best WWE PLE under the Triple regime. This show was delivered in every category with the surprise returns, the great matches, and the shocking twist. The Women's Elimination Chamber Match was great this was a super hot opener. Before the game even started we saw the return of Jade Cargill as she attacked her former friend Naomi which made her unable to compete because of the brutality Jade Cargill did to her. I have to give my flowers to Liv Morgan as she has been having an amazing 2025 she's one of the best women wrestlers on RAW she just makes anything look brutal. Bianca Belair being the one that won made so much sense I'm just glad she;'s back in the singles side of stuff her tag team stuff was fun but everyone wanted singles Bianca Belair to reappear. Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky came out to be face-to-face with Bianca Belair, and it ended in a cool shot. The Women's Tag Team Match was a solid filler match for the show. Gave Trish Stratus the hometown match and pop. Tiffany Stratton gets to check off something for her wrestling bucket list. But this match was decent, a typical tag team match, nothing too special, but it wasn't bad, it was very passable. Now, onto the current Match of the Year for me. I have this match over Kenny Omega vs. Gabe Kidd this match had everything. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are wrestling soulmates. This match was just chaotic there were hockey sticks and a barbwired chair, and we saw just brutal bumps. The match ended with two apron power bombs to Sami Zayn. But Kevin Owens wasn't done as he exposed the concrete floor to try to hit a Package Piledriver to inflict more damage to Sami Zayn but before he could Randy Orton made his return to save Sami Zayn. This was a great moment as Randy Orton tried to punt-kick Kevin Owens but was stopped by WWE officials. The Main Event came and it was a treat. Drew McIntyre was the first person eliminated from the Elimination Chamber but before he left he made his mark by taking down Damian Priest. Logan Paul was eliminated by CM Punk. Seth Rollins was taken out by CM Punk. We saw the beautiful moment of John Cena and CM Punk embracing each other as both men had a great rivalry in the early 2010s that has always been talked about since. John Cena got the win and punched his ticket to WrestleMania in his final year in wrestling as he wants to be a 17 time world champion. The show didn't end there as Cody Rhodes came out to congratulate John Cena on his victory but then The Rock finally came out to finally as Cody Rhodes if he wanted to be his champion. Cody Rhodes declined the offer as the crowd erupted which was an amazing moment. But then the turn of the century happened as John Cena turned heel for the first time in twenty-plus years as he aligned himself with The Rock. This was an amazing show best PLE from Triple H and now the Road to WrestleMania has started in a blaze of flames with John Cena selling out, and selling his soul to The Rock."
"(6.8) Solid event but the first two matches brought the quality of the show down noticably. The unsanctioned match was good and the main event was decent as well. Cenas heel turn was crazy but slightly ruined by Travis Scott awkwardly standing in the background. The commentary throught the event was shockingly bad as well, McAfee further proving why he is one of the worst commentators of all time after he couldnt keep his mouth shut during cenas heel turn instead deciding to do a fucking play by play, and him bringing up the national anthem booing like 3 times was annoying af. The amount of ads on the show wasnt great either."
[10.0] "All things considered, one of the very best PPVs ever put on by WWE. Only low point was the women's tag match but that was absolutely passable."
[9.0] "This has got the hype back! This has saved the road to wrestlemania. My jaw dropped about six times. Cena heel turn, KO/Sami, even Cargill coming back was done to perfection."
[10.0] "An excellent show overall, with two high-quality, well-written Chamber matches. The women's tag team wasn't very exciting, but I consider it more of an anecdotal and correct event than anything negative. And the Canadian Enemy Brothers match delivered what was expected of it, using the stipulation to good effect. What also made the show great was what happened outside the matches. Jade Cargill and Randy Orton made predictable but impactful comebacks. Both let us see the rage accumulated during their absence, notably with this teasing of the viper's fatal kick. But what will always be remembered is the historic ending to the show. We could comment for hours on this segment, finding it a few minor flaws or debating its predictability or otherwise. In any case, the shock it provoked and the tension it generated sublimated this very good show, turning it into one of those defining moments that wrestling knows how to offer us. So, despite this PLE's minor flaws, I find it the ideal embodiment of why wrestling is so enjoyable to watch. As much for what happens during the matches as for what happens outside them. In-ring quality: 4/5. Non-match angles and segments: 3/3. Bonus/Malus: Show historic and symbolic of what makes this sport so beautiful +1. Total: 10/10. Show seen on the WWE Network."
[9.0] "Top- Veranstaltung mit zwei spannenden Chamber-Matches, 3 Rückkehrern und einem unerwarteten Angle. Weiters zeichnen sich fast alle Kämpfe für WM ab, gelungener Aufbau!"
[6.0] "A show with only 4 matches and two of them, including the main event, should be skipped. Even allowing for the real main event - a talking segment and angle - this was a middling show. I don't think you need to rush to watch anything on this show, except for maybe that big show closing angle, which you have probably seen already. Even that was full of head scratching logic holes and probably doesn't lead to a great match, but it operating on shock and awe or maybe the rule of cool right now. If you must check out the wrestling the Sami Zayn v Kevin Owens match is the standout, just don't be surprised if you wonder why it has been overrated by others."
"The ending of this PLE was unimaginable. Cena turning heel after 22 years was absolute cinema. Women's chamber match was great, every woman showed themself well, beside Naomi. Jade Cargill attack was booked great. Winner predictable, but ok. Women's Tag Team match was decent. Unsanctioned match was fantastic, really brutal, shame that none of participants bleeded. Orton's return great. Punk kick teasing is promising for WM. Men's Chamber was also really good. I still don't understand why Drew was eliminated first. Winner, the same as in Women's Chamber, predictable, but after John's heelturn much more exciting. Great PLE, much better than previous Royal Rumble. Gives a lot to Road to Wrestlemania."
[8.0] "[8/10] This was a great show by WWE and probably the best PLE they have put on since last year's Wrestlemania. It started off with a decent women's Elimination Chamber match that haf a shocking start to it with the return of Jade Cargill. The match itself was good, although the outcome was very predictable. The tag match is skippable and I completely zoned out during it, but it's the only weak match of the night. Kevin and Sami stole the show, as one would expect. Their rivalry/friendship has been going on forever and they always bring out the absolute best in one another. The men's Elimination match, again whilst predictable, was thoroughly entertaining, particularly with the interactions between Punk, Cena and Seth. Finally we had a "shocking" heel turn to close out the show and it's a turn people will be talking about for weeks and will be in the history books, as they say. Honestly, I kinda expected it. It was obvious that Cena would win and face Cody. The stuff involving Rock wanting Cody's soul was super corny. Ultimately, I came to the conclusion that one of them will be entering the match at Mania as heel and so which will get the most people talking and generate the most hype? John Cena being the one to turn of cause. He has famously been face for most of his career and fans begged for the turn for well over a decade. Regardless of my cynical attitude, it was well executed and fun as hell. So no real complaints from me there. Overall, a great PLE that has me hyped for Wrestlemania."
[10.0] "The Cena heel turn alone was worth 8 points alone, the only reason it's now a 10 is the women's tag match. Everything else was great. KO/Sami just needed some blood, but what a match! In the end, Cena turning was everything. Like we all had a fever dream of it happening but were convinced it wasn't going to happen but actually seeing it done is truly shocking. Im so excited to see where things are going. The way they moved into the Rhodes segment was good. WWE just needs to fix their audio issues for the home audience."
"Well, that was some show! A hot start to the Women's Chamber, which was really cool to see with Jade just looking like a straight-up boss. I still don't know where they are leaning if it's going to be Naomi only or if Bianca will be behind the attack as well. Liv was the MVP of the match, taking some brutal licks including that hair whip. Rhea vs. a heel Bianca would be fresh. Tiffy and Trish vs. Nia and Candice was a fun little match to get the hometown legend on the card. Nothing special but it did what it needed to do. Sami vs. KO was nuts. That drop-toe hold spot to the barbed-wired chair looked absolutely brutal. Those guys give it their all every single time. Love the callback with KO hitting the apron bomb and then Orton coming back was fun. KO had a perfect reaction and I really hope he gets a title run down the line. Men's Chamber really picked up with the Final 3. Not a huge fan of Drew having to feud with Priest but after they got rid of those 2 and the idiot I don't care to name, the action between Punk and Cena was awesome. So many cool reversal exchanges and callbacks. Then Seth making sure Punk doesn't go to the Main Event and screaming "DIE! " through the fence was awesome. Cena taking advantage and saying sorry to Punk, while locking in the most brutal-looking STF he's ever done was a nice touch considering what was to come. Then Cody comes out and tells Rock off, which was just incredible. It was "We can use the F-Bomb in the movie once, so make it count! " energy and Rock's reaction to just let it breathe was great too. Cena hyping up Cody was funny too. Then the embrace and the signal from the Final Boss. When Cena's face changed, it was incredible. It gave everyone a chance to yell "NO! " at the screen moments before disaster. Cena being a heel in his final year is very venturesome and I love him taking this path. His presser after losing the Rumble was a good sign this was coming and hopefully they play on Cena's desperation to win #17 as the reason he aligned with Rock. This could be the start of a legendary final run."
[7.0] "Women's Chamber match was below average for the first 20 minutes or so and picked up a bit towards the end. Poor execution of moves, but the match layout was good *** Tag match was just there *1/2 Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens was very good. Not a big fan of the set up stage areas and fake barbed wire, kinda hurts the flow when something that's supposed to be wild and unpredictable comes across so planned out and safe. But they worked hard enough that I still enjoyed it quite a bit ***3/4 Men's chamber was good, they all worked very hard. Terrible punches from Punk and Cena, they protected Punk well. Nice job setting up a few matches for Mania and down the line **** Rock segment was very memorable with the Cena turn. Hopefully he can figure out a way to make it make sense. Travis Scott was completely useless, no clue how to work the angle. Overall a good WWE style show, as a wrestling show it was nothing special."
[10.0] "The start and the end were the two greatest parts of the show. Jade's big return and absolute thrashing of Naomi was great and really has a chance to be the most memorable non-title women's story line for 2025. The Women's EC itself was good but not great. I would have preferred Bianca not to win so she could be involved with the Jade/Naomi story without dragging a title into it, but it was still preferable to another Liv/Rhea match. Tiffany is great but the tag match was the low point of the show. Not bad, but nothing really to write home about. I like that they put the little ref in the match to make Nia look even more intimidating. Unsanctioned match was great and the aftermath with Randy was perfect especially after the last big swerve of the night. Having Randy be a solid baby face to stand against Cena eventually is exactly what I'd want. Men's EC was really fun. Drew getting eliminated when he did having him spiral even more was great and the final 3 were all people you could believe might win. Then what is there to say about the ending. The most surprising moment in professional wrestling ever? Certainly in the last 20 years. After a middle of the road Royal Rumble the road to Mania now seems full of promise."
[10.0] "Probably one of the greatest WWE shows I have ever seen. Two absolutely fantastic matcher in Sami vs Kevin and the men's elimination chamber. The final stretch was fantastic as Cena fought what one could argue is his #1 or #2 rival. It's even more interesting on a re-watch knowing what Cena did after the match. Both looked great in the ring and really gave off "unc still got it" energy. Sami vs Kevin was a brutal match that could only have been elevated with blood, though I suppose they might have avoided it to make the final segment of the show stand out. The women's chamber is also good. The Liv Morgan attacking Jade red herring was maintained until the very last second, as Liv looked like she thought Jade thought she was the culprit. Bianca and Liv's final stretch was great, Liv really has improved so much. The Tiffany Trish tag was fun for what it was, but definitely the low point of the show. And then of course we have the Cena heel turn, which is probably the biggest angle that I have been able to witness in my lifetime, and probably one of the biggest angles of all time more broadly."
[7.0] "This was a decent show, it gets extra points for the hugely consequential talking segment after the matches. I think most of the rating on this site is for that, as the Royal Rumble this year had much better matches on it and people supposedly hated it. Still, this show is pretty good, with the men's chamber featuring a final face-off between CM Punk and John Cena."
[10.0] "Yeah, this is definitely a perfect rating, even with the bad tag match, this event was awesome, it's one of the best that WWE has ever done, and had a lot of impactful conclusions, I don't even need to talk about Cena's heel turn, one of the greatest moments in pro-wrestling history, something that you can run once in a lifetime (no pun intended). The two Chamber matches were incredible, really high quality, and from Kevin vs Sami until the end was just a masterpiece, everything was brilliant, very meaningful, things that mess with your emotions, and no other company other than WWE can do it. That Unsanctioned match was awesome, Punk vs Cena was awesome, and the main event historic, it's not ideal that a PPV ends with a segment, but considering the content it was totally plausible. I thought it was very awkward that the order of the event changed from what was released, the Rock/Cody segment was supposed to go 3rd, before KO vs SZ, but they probably just fed the wrong information to the media. The fact is that, I've realized that a Cena turn was coming, but it's so awesome that when it actually happens you get crazy equally, it's something unreal, it was incredibly well done, Cena is a phenomenal actor, his expressions were awesome. The Rock selling the F-bomb from Cody is one of my favorite moments ever, that was amazing, and later it happened what the entire world has saw, Cena, Rock and Travis Scott demolishing Cody, which will make him one of the hottest babyfaces ever."
[10.0] "Great show, great matches, Cena heel turn alone makes this PPV legendary, I can't expect something like this from John Cena last run, it makes Road to WrestleManai far more interesting now after a stale or boring booking since Royal Rumble."
[9.0] "9/10. Glad the road to wrestlemania finally and officially kick started. We're a couple of months late but all is well now. All I can say is thank you HHH. The ending will be remembered forever. Rock, Cena, Punk, Randy all in the same ppv. Insane. Plus the heel turn of a life time. The women's chamber was good for the first time in my opinion. The tag match was the weakest and was very uninspiring. Obviously the best match and subsequently the most violent one was not the featured stipulation. KO Sami, was there ever any doubts. And the main event had a very strong story to work with in the men's chamber, which was good. Gotta say, I truly enjoy HHH going minimal match card everything, it give more time to breath which is nice"
[10.0] "This was a show that was trending towards a 9/10 for me, regardless of the winner of the mens EC, but man, I would be lying if I wasn't losing my mind while watching this surrounded by people who don't care about wrestling at all after the Cena turn. For years and years, pretty much since I began watching wrestling at the age of 10-11 people have booed Cena and wanted him to turn, and they finally gave the fans what they wanted and I couldn't be more excited for the rest of now until Wrestlemania. This show usually features the after thoughts of mania matches with little building ever really happening but this is probably the best they have ever done at making this one of their top show in the company. The Womens EC and Sami vs Owens matches were fantastic. The womens tag was just to solidify Stratton more and get some home town love. But the main event shifted something that no one saw coming, and for that, this show has to be a 10/10. It may have just been 1 angle to move that meter, but with Cargill turning, Orton returning, Cena finally caving in to capitalize on his last chance, this show was great. 10/10"
[6.0] "[6.2] An okay show carried extremely hard by its (admittedly really cool) ending. Women's chamber match was fine, the tag match was eh, KO and Sami Zayn had a really good match that was kind of hampered by it both defeating the point of an unsanctioned match and by Triple H's cinema obsession. Men's chamber was decent after the first 3 eliminations but was still largely boring throughout. On top of my issues with the actual wrestling on the wrestling show, this still had all the issues of Triple H's PPVs, in that it is made a slog by the fact that this four match card went 3 and a half hours, about half of which was ads, and by the fact that it seems to be a show made by people who are ashamed of the fact they're doing wrestling. Regarding the big heel turn itself, it's still undoubtedly a really cool moment even if I think it came about a decade too late to have quite the amount of oomph people are saying it has, but even then, it only bumps this up to a 6. Just watch the ending segment on YouTube."
[10.0] "This will go down as a historic show. If I could give this show 9.5/10 I would; it was almost perfect. The show started out hot with Jade Cargill storming out and proceeding to murder Naomi while Bianca Belair watched on helplessly. What followed was possibly the best women's chamber to date with some great spots and a big Bianca Belair win. The tag match was perfectly fine in its role of giving the crowd a feel-good win for Trish and Tiffany, and worked as a nice breather between the chamber and the next match. Kevin and Sami was brutal. Describing this match by listing its spots really does not do it justice; for me it was the best match on the card and lived up to expectations as a violent encounter. Randy Orton's return at the end was brilliant and the way he teased the punt with the crowd knowing exactly what was going on was just perfect. Then we had the men's chamber match which, again, was fantastic and had a great finish with John Cena capitalising on the fallen CM Punk and getting the desperation win. Had the show ended here, it would have been a really good show. But, the cherry on top for this incredible show was the closing angle. We had Cody Rhodes refusing to sell his soul to The Rock, even dropping a rare F-bomb in the process, only for John Cena to give him a vicious low blow and for him and The Rock (and Travis Scott) to bloody Cody Rhodes as the crowd watched in shock. This closing angle was perfectly executed, and will go down as one of the most impactful heel turns in wrestling, putting it up there with the likes of Hulk Hogan in 1996 and Steve Austin in 2001."
[9.0] "I genuinely only enjoyed two of the four matches on the card, but what elevated this PLE from a five to a nine for me was its historic conclusion, John Cena's shocking heel turn, a moment that will be remembered as a defining event in professional wrestling history. The Elimination Chamber had a couple of surprising returns from Jade Cargill and Randy Orton. I thought both the Men and Women's Elimination Chamber matches lived up to the hype while the Tag-Team Match between Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus vs. Candice LeRae & Nia Jax and the Unsanctioned Match Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn felt like filler matches to me."
[8.0] "thought this was a pretty good PLE. I like the cena heel turn but man am I so fucking confused with how we got here. maybe they'll fill in details. I cant say im not excited still. I thought the mens chamber match delivered and was the best match not he show which is insane to think about as Sami and Kevin had a banger of a match too. women's elimination chamber was also well done. I liked the set up for jades return where she beat down Naomi. good stuff all around."
"Women's EC Match [4stars], Tag Team Match [2, 5 stars], Owens vs Zayn [5 stars], Men's EC Match [4, 5 stars], Finale [10 stars]. First, I didn't have too many expectations for this PLE, but it's nice to be wrong. This was really, really strong show. It would never have occurred to me that Cena would turn heel. Him? Of all of them? I'm waiting for the European Road to Wrestlemania and I can't wait for the three shows that I will attend in person. This will be epic. And Hunter... I'm sorry that I doubted you."
[9.0] "Best PLE Since WM40 , Great Atmosphere and 2 Good Returns And also the matches were good , The show Opens up with a good way with jade Cargill returning and attacking Naomi , The womens Chamber was Solid with great perfomance from all the participants especially Liv who was the mvp , Tiff and Trish vs Nia and Candice was meh a filler match on the Card just to give trish a match on her hometown and in front of her kids , KO vs Sami was great as expected MOTY so far and The Aftermatch segment with randy Returning was so good , Mens Chamber was good with great perfomance from Punk and Seth , Closing segment was iconic with Cena making the long awaited Heel Turn , Great PLE"
[10.0] "Endlich ist die WWE zu Ihren Wurzeln zurück gekehrt. Bis auf das Tag Team Match waren alle Matches gut, bis sehr gut, bis OMG (Unsanctioned). Ich spreche eine klare Empfehlung aus ohne wenn und aber! Top!"
[10.0] "Wow. This could arguably be the best PLE of the Triple H era from top to bottom. The best long build up to get the road to Wrestlemania started. First the women's chamber match was very well done. Jade Cargill returning and absolutely destroying Naomi was well done. Bianca's emotion was awesome. Liv Morgan was the MVP of the match. She really has become a talent. Bianca deserves the win and am very glad to see her in the fold. The tag match was a filler for sure. But seeing Trish Stratus with Tiffany combined with old era and new era was cool. Kevin vs Sami was the most brutal display of a unsanctioned match I've ever seen. Didn't need blood to be brutal. Arguably match of the year candidate. Welcome Back Randy! The men's chamber match was filled with near falls and great moments. Cena and Punk squaring off again was nostalgic and very well done. Good job Mr. Cena. Lastly the greatest segment of the decade. Cody refuses to give up his soul to the Final Boss. But John Cena did the most unthinkable heel turn since Hogan. Best heel turn ever."
[10.0] "an absolutely exceptional spectacle. the 2 chamber matches were particularly good and the unsanctioned match between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn was a fantastic match with a lot of brutality and they even managed to surprise us by bringing back a barbed wire chair, something we hadn't seen in years from the WWE side. but the 2nd big positive point goes to John Cena's hell of a ride. no one would have imagined that Cena would associate himself with rock but once again WWE knew how to surprise us. Thanks to this show, WWE was able to restore a lot of interest in the road to WrestleMania."
[8.0] "3/4 of the matches in the card are great (Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn is definitively an absolute masterpiece, and also one of the greatest Unsanctioned Match in WWE history), but this match has also other magnificient moments like when Jade Cargill attacks Naomi, Randy Orton's return, the wonderful story-telling between John Cena, CM Punk and Seth Rollins during the Elimination Chamber and, especially, the legendary turn heel made by one of the most iconic legend of this business. John Cena has been making history, and I'm proud of living that Era. We're all witness. (8.5/10)"
[10.0] "Greatest Elimination Chamber ever. Best Women's Chamber ever, a so-so tag match, the 2nd greatest Unsanctioned match and best Steenerico match ever, the best Men's Chamber ever, and an exhilarating segment with the Rock, Cody Rhodes, and John Cena. WITH JOHN CENA HAVING THE GREATEST HEEL TURN OF ALL TIME? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? This entire PLE was just a rollercoaster of great emotions. Jade is back for a feud with Naomi for WM, Tiffany hopefully has more momentum coming her way going to WM, KO and Randy is basically locked for WM, and a heel John Cena is facing Cody Rhodes at WM. What a Road to Wrestlemania."
[6.0] "Frauen Chamber ist insgesamt sehr gut mit einer hervorragenden Bianca und auch einer Bailey die versuchen alles zusammen zu halten. Paar coole Ideen und ein guter Flow. ***3/4 Das Frauen Tag Match ist ein solides TV Match, dass insgesamt besser ist als ich erwartet hab. Trish ist immer noch erstaunlich gut. Stratton ist wohl das größte WWE Talent im Moment. Sie ist erst 25 Jahre alt, jetzt schon sehr gut im Ring und hat eine tolle Präsenz. **3/4 Owens vs Sami ist ein tolles Hardcore Match. Paar coole Spots, insgesamt eine gute Energie im Match und die beiden haben einfach eine fantastische Chemie. Hatten zwischendrin 2-3 brillante Minuten. Fand das Finish aber viel zu schwach für die ganze Aufregung um den Ring. ***3/4+ Randy Comebac, Randy wird auch bald 45 . Vielleicht hätte ja mal ein junges Talent Owens angreifen können. Angle war aber wahnsinnig over beim Publikum. Größter Pop des Abends bisher gefolgt vom Tisch. Ahja der Fake Stacheldraht Stuhl im Hardcore Match war viel zu offensichtlich Fast 35 Minuten zwischen dem Ende von Hardcore Match bis zum Beginn des Männer EC Match. Bin ich froh das ich die Show nicht Live geguckt hab. Für das Publikum in der Halle muss das ein Albtraum sein. Guter Main Event. Cena ist erstaunlich fit und zeigt wenig Ringrost.Die letzten Minuten gibt es leider nur Finisher in verschiedenen Formen, diese einfache Formel nutzt mir die WWE viel zu oft. ***1/2. Angle nach dem Match war dann auch gut gemacht. Insgesamt solider PPV. 6/10"
[6.0] "Elimination Chamber 2025 is an event without any decent matches, and having one really bad one which is the women's tag team match. Although the results of the matches were the right choices, but what stands out and the best of the event is the final segment that saves Elimination Chamber 2025 from being a very forgettable event."
[8.0] "This one will certainly be remembered as a historic event, with Cena turning heel for the first time in over two decades after winning the Chamber in an extremely well-executed and - at least to me - unexpected show-closing angle. The first half of the show itself was actually a bit on the weaker side - the women's Chamber match was mostly fine, with some good chaos at the beginning with Jade Cargill attacking Naomi to take her out of the match, but I found the action to be mostly "just fine" - nothing really bad; nothing really good. The women's tag match was the weakest part of the show; it was OK but just seemed like a throwaway Raw match. Things picked up a lot in the back half, though, with Owens and Zayn putting in another great chapter in their storied rivalry. The men's Chamber match itself was also strong, with some good action and exchanges, though I certainly would've rather seen somebody other than Logan Paul in that spot. (They also really need to do something about the commentary - on this show, Barrett was good, but McAfee was absolutely insufferable, and also managed to bring out the worst in Cole.) Overall the show did a great job of building for WrestleMania, which had been a bit lacking up to this point, and the closing angle is sure to be on highlight reels for years to come."
[7.0] "Elimination Chamber 2025 was a mixed bag for me, definitely not the classic show that people on this site seem to have experienced but nonetheless a good and productive one. The women's chamber started off a little rough and often lacked heat but got really fun by the end and Bianca was definitely the right choice there - excited for what is presumably going to be a triple threat at Mania. Tiff/Trish vs. Nia/Candice was a total nothing match and just there for the entrance pop in Canada but it wasn't all time bad or anything, just pointless. The Kevin/Sami unsanctioned match is pretty polarizing it seems, I was not a huge fan for reasons I talked about in my review of that match, but I'll just say the fact I didn't really care about such a classic pairing really bummed me out over halfway through the show. The men's chamber was very good, highlighted by some incredible chemistry after all this time between Cena and Punk, truly delightful to watch with a really dramatic finishing stretch. And then, of course. Incredible, unbelievable angle at the end of the show - by far the highlight commercially and for good reason. Spectacular work by all parties involved, felt completely different tonally than anything else on the show (probably because it was Dwayne's creative) and is truly a generational heel turn from WWE's golden boy - incredible stuff. Overall a good show that I had ups and downs with but the close to the show was so great I can't be too critical."
"I'm not going to give a number to this because while I thought it was a decent event with a cool ending, the jingoistic items are really off putting. The Zayn vs Owens match was really good. The women's chamber was fine. The men's chamber wasn't great but the ending was an all timer. Perhaps the WWE needs to abandon the anthem if they don't want it to be disparaged. You can't complain about a problem you created."
[9.0] "The elimination chamber is always the best bet to be the best PLE to the Wrestlemania as the elimination chamber gives a lot more versatility to the match and there only being 6 competitors all of wish are usually the biggest names in the company at the time that aren't the champions there is a heck of a lot more than can be done or rewarded from the previous PLE as the Royal Rumble is pretty much all about ok who is going to show up as an entrant and how the the final 4 part of the match is makes for a usually quite dull match with a few pops. This one was no exception to that rule as we got only one stinker match with a dull tag match but the Elimination chambers were both solid and you had a great unsanctioned match. Making this the best PLE of the year so far. Also that ending is an ending that would be hard to top."
"Insgesamt ein guter Event mit erwartbarem Ende. Dar Women's EC Match hat mir gut gefallen. Das Tag Team Match war eher so lala. Auch wenn das Unsanctioned Match hier gut bewertet wird, muss ich sagen das ich schon bessere gesehen habe."
"The best WWE PLE since Mania 40 Night 2, and it isn't even close. Starting with the women's chamber, we had the return of Jade Cargill and for her to, unshockingly, attack Naomi as it's revealed she was the one who attacked Jade. The rest of the chamber was solid, and Bianca winning was the right choice. I am excited to finally have the Bianca Rhea dream match that people have been wanting for the past few years now. The women's tag match was definitely the worst of the night, but it was still decent and nothing horrible. Tiffany shows her versatility as being able to perform as both a heel and now a babyface; her future is very bright, and I'm looking forward to her match with Charlotte at Mania. The KO Sami match was an amazing display of brutality between two wrestling soulmates. I'm glad KO finally picked up a major win with this new psychotic heel character, and I am much looking forward to his feud with Randy. The question I have, however, is what's next for Sami Zayn? Hopefully not Karrion Kross. The men's chamber was fantastic from a story standpoint. Punk/Cena still create magic together after 12 years, and Seth is great as usual. My only complaint is Drew losing to another roll-up. Especially to Damien Priest, who I have no interest in seeing in a Mania program between the two men. Now, of course, we have what everyone is buzzing about. Cody rejects The Rock, but Cena does not and turns heel for the first time since 2002 and the first time as a main eventer. Wow. This story has so many layers, and I can't wait to see what's next!"
[9.0] "After being out all day, watching questionable football, a movie whose qualities I'm unsure of, a phone charging crises, a dash to the last train and blisters on my feet, coming home to a succulent Chinese meal and this delectable show was glorious. Good to great action in 3 matches with an all time ending segment, this is how life is supposed to be."
[8.0] "Great post main event angle, but altogether there was maybe 20-30 minutes of good wrestling the entire night. They get credit for getting the winners right and doing a good setup for wrestlemania, but with a focus on in-ring action, there were few genuinely memorable wrestling moments outside of the main event, and wrestling has become totally secondary to entrances and match angles, nothing different here, just not for me clive."
[4.0] "First of all, the crowd absolutely sucked. I don't know if they were bored after two women's matches at the start, but at the same time, I expected them to be louder for Trish or even Tiffany. Regardless, there was barely one good match on the card, and that was the men's Elimination Chamber. It really picked up once Punk, Rollins, and Cena were the only ones left, and from there, it was such a fun watch. But before that, we had to sit through yet another multi-women's match filled with over-choreographed nonsense, where everyone was too focused on their next spot instead of reading the room. Then, the tag team match was ruined by the lifeless crowd, and Owens vs Zayn was just a horrendous indie garbage match - no aggression, no psychology, and, most importantly, no selling. Their Ring of Honor fanbase was probably thrilled, but for any normal wrestling fan, this was awful. At least Orton had a great comeback, and he's going to make sure Kevin has a proper match with him. And then, THE heel turn... On the surface, it makes no sense, but let's see how they decide to explain it. At the very least, it was unpredictable and executed extremely well, but my final opinion depends on whether it actually makes sense."
[9.0] "[SPOILER] An incredible show! It started well with a good Women's Chamber Elimination Match that I rate 4*. I really liked Cargill's intervention and I'm pleased with the winner. Then it's the show's little flaw, the match pitting Tiffy & Trish against Jax & Candice which is there just for Stratus's home pop and I didn't feel the crowd was into it, so it's a miss, 3 Stars. But fortunately the 2 best friends and worst enemies Zayn & Owens proved once again that they're 2 of the best All Time wrestlers by giving us a huge Banger. I loved the fact that WWE hid the logos as well as changing the referee's outfit to insist that he didn't endorse this match - that's the kind of detail I'm unanimous about. Orton's return at the end helped build up Wrestlemania, which was really cool, btw I give this match a 4.75*. And to conclude the show we had a Main-Event that was just breathtaking! Quite simply, it's my favorite Elimination Chamber Match of all time! The atmosphere was insane, the spots were so cool, and we told a lot of stories to build the road to Wrestlemania. And the winner was the icing on the cake! And it could have ended like that, the show was very good, a good 8/10, but no! Cody arrives to confront Cena, Travis Scott and The Rock turn up on a Final Boss x Fein remix, I never thought I'd say that. Cody refuses The Rock's offer and the rest is history. For the first time in 20 years, John Cena made his Heel Turn. John Cena has sold his soul to the devil! WWE took us by surprise, we all thought Cena was going to make his last run with the support of the fans to win his 17th world title and close it out in style but no. Cena did the unthinkable - he sided with the corrupt authoritarian face he'd fought for 20 years. The lure of money drove him to do the unthinkable. The Rock, John Cena and Travis Scott came out of nowhere to beat the WWE World Champion to a pulp. Bravo WWE this show was crazy! [9/10]"
[6.0] "Strong ending! Two good matches and two decent matches. But I'm not averaging out the matches, I'm rating the entire PLE. And the big problem here is that we have a 3 and 1/2 hour show with only 4 matches. In between the matches, we have commercials, marketing, crowd shots, recaps of the Rock. But where are the promos from wrestlers hyping their upcoming matches? Where are the backstage segments to build heat? Where are the short, energetic matches to break the pace and build up the crowd before the featured matches? I did not like the pacing of this event at all. And for that, I'm rating this PLE as just satisfactory."
[8.0] "The first half of this show is quite honestly weak. I didn't enjoy either women's match a lot and the only interesting thing was Cargill returning and taking Naomi out. The second half is phenomenal, featuring a very good Sami/KO match and an incredible Chamber match. But what makes this show an all timer is the Last 20 minutes with Cena joining The Rock and turning heel. A good show with one of the best angles ever to close it out"
"10. An event that will live in infamy. What could possibly be the biggest heel turn of all time capped off what was already a pretty damn great show."
[9.0] "Dieses Event war fantastisch und in meinen Augen der beste WWE Event seit Ewigkeiten! Hier waren nicht nur die Story Parts fantastisch, nein, es gab auch noch echt gutes Wrestling, minus einem House Show Match. Etwas viele Längen, zwischen den Matches, aber da konnte man drüber hinweg sehen"
"A good, very good ple. But it has the same problem that we have since Backlash, Paul is so stubborn and wont change is way about giving only 4 or 5 matches in every ple. It would not be problem, if it actually made them shorter. But they give us like 20 minutes of useless promos between each matches. 3 out of the 4 matches were great, but don't tell me they coudln't have cut a bit of the useless tag match and cut a bit of Dwayne 45 minutes entrance, and give us the Rhea and Io match, or an US title match, or Ic or anything. And don't give me the «It guve us time to breath between matches», no one need 20 minute after a match. Maybye I'm just making a big deal out of nothing, but 4 matches on a 3 and a half hours show is a trash pacing in my book, and it's disrespectful to the fans who paid an overly expensive price to come and watch the show"
[7.0] "Pretty good show. Definitely a step-up from the disastrous Royal Rumble, filler episodes of RAW and recent string of abysmal SmackDown's. Women's chamber match was alright, nothing too special. Jade's return was great, and I can't believe I'm saying this but Liv Morgan shined in the match. I still can't stand her voice but her development in the ring is noteworthy. I have no opinions regarding the tag match. The brutal unsanctioned match between KO and Sami was spectacular, but you would except no less from the two of the very best. Men's chamber match was good. Only issue I have is they made Drew look like a bitch once again. Cena winning due to Seth's interference foreshadowed his heel turn. I would take the main event segment more seriously if Travis Scott wasn't standing there for no reason."
[7.0] "Nothing bad here and the two Chamber matches were a lot of fun and set things up nicely for the weeks ahead. I wasn't as in to Owens Vs Zayn as much as some others, but it was still a well worked contest that also laid the table well for future events. Sadly there were a lot of long breaks between matches and I felt that really derailed the momentum of the show, hence why I've not gone higher than 7 overall. Still a very good show, but have your fast forward button ready at points when between matches"
[9.0] "WWE's best PLE since Mania 40 honestly. 2 great Chamber matches and a very good match for Sami and KO. Hell of an ending angle too, definitely one you have to watch."
[6.0] "Women's Chamber - *** ; Women's Tag Match - ** ; Owens/Zayn - ***3/4 (great match, these two always deliver, some brutal spots, and that barbed wire chair was such an ECW vibe) ; Men's Chamber - ***1/2 (my favoirte part of the match was CM Punk kicking out from everything)"
"I was extremely dubious going into Elimination Chamber 2025 this year, as WWE's track record over the past few months has been bad, and it's all been pretty spotty since WM40. Like most people, Rock's strange "I want your Soul" promo on Smackdown a few weeks ago left me slightly confused, and uncomfortable. The payoff at the conclusion of Elimination Chamber felt great, as did the return of Randy Orton. I thought the Women's elimination chamber match was far better than past years, though I would of preferred a differing outcome. Most of the card was phenomenal outside of the tag match."
[9.0] "This PLE had so much happen in hindsight. Jade Cargill showing up and decimating Naomi set the tone from the beginning and the women's Elimination Chamber rocked. Liv Morgan was the MVP. The Trish/Tiffy match was the only bad spot on the card. Sami/KO never fails to deliver. The icing on the cake was the Unholy Hollywood union of John Cena turning heel and joining The Rock. Epic PLE."
[10.0] "Is this the edition of Elimination Chamber that you would never expect to be one of the best ever? Indeed. After a few weeks of doubts, complaining and crying because WWE was doing a disastrous Road to WrestleMania we have had one of the best events so far this year. I loved it. The fights, the end with the turn heel of John Cena, the return of Randy Orton. One of the best WWE events in one of the worst creative moments of the company. When WWE wants to, it does things right."
[9.0] "This ppv had one of the greatest segments in wrestling history along with incredible chamber matches and classic between ko aand zayn. The only reason this does not get a 10 is because the womens tag match was a bit clunky. By the way i don't care what anyone says this is the best heel turn since hulk hogan. This is definitley second to that"
[8.0] "Nun, ich bin mir sicher die meisten geben 10er auch wegen dem Ende. Aber ich bin da anders. Was ich insgesamt sah veranlasst mich nicht 10 Punkte zu geben sondern, 8 sehr starke Punkte. Zu allen Guide-Einträge jeweils dort mehr."
[10.0] "I'm giving 10 not because it's perfect, but because 9 felt too low for this masterpiece of an event. The women's ec was alright, everything you would want is there and a solid winner. The tag match I didn't watch, I hope the ratings don't undervalue it. Owens vs Zayn was intense, it manged to be hardcore visually, and emotionally challenging. I really loved Owens depressed look at the end, it really told the whole story and Orton coming back, so cool! The men's ec got off to a fairly normal start, and you would suddenly find yourself in a triple threat between Cena, Punk and Rollins. Nothing but greatness beyond this point as the two old rivals still had the same chemistry which was lovely to see. Punk losing in the end wasn't as disappointing since he was screwed out by Rollins and I can only imagine where their rivalry goes from here. Then we seamlessly transition to The Rock segment. The heel turn will be legendary for all time. The only odd thing was Travis Scott, but he's quickly overshadowed by Cena's seemingly impossible turn to the dark side"
[9.0] "The only thing preventing me from giving a 10 is the women's tag team match. Phenomenal chamber matches, fantastic and gritty affair from Sami and Kevin and God, that heel turn from Cena. A truly historic night"
[9.0] "Both Chamber matches were pretty good, nothing spectacular but still very well done, you could argue either one was the better Chamber match. The Jade return was surprisingly early in the match but still well done. Women's tag match was whatever. Where this show shined best, however, were the fantastic Kevin and Sami match followed by a great return from Orton, and most importantly the final segment with Cody, Rock and Cena, where Cena shockingly turning heel. A brutal and very well done segment. Great PPV."
[7.0] "The show was pretty good, with Sami vs. KO being the highlight. I enjoyed Cargill and Orton's comebacks. The women's and men's EC matches were also good, with the men's chamber match outshining the other. I thought the women's tag team match was unnecessary beforehand, but the poor quality of the match only proved me wrong. The last segment of the show with Cody, The Rock, Cena, and Travis Scott (for some reason) was ridiculous. Having Cena turn heel was an interesting choice and will add flavor to the road to WrestleMania, but The Rock's involvement leaves a bad taste in my mouth."
[9.0] "I didn't think this was particularly a great show even after the main event was over but there are angles that come far in between that can only happen if you have decades worth of build, you can book the most killer one year storyline and it might even get a bigger reaction than what we saw here but nothing could be as big. Whether this works out or not, I don't know but it was very well done and was so huge. The angles tonight were really well done even if the matches under delivered for me but the angles were big enough to compensate for that"
[8.0] "Solid show, one of the best WWE PPV I've seen in a long time if you don't watch it live to skip the sea of ads and promos. Women's Elimination Chamber was one of the best chamber of the PG era, physical and no botches, Jade Carguill return was really good, Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan were the MVPs, Alexa Bliss looked cool and I'm happy Belair won since I missed her in serious singles matches! The second match women's tag team with Trish Stratus in her hometown was skippable, then a lot of fast forward to get to a big Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn! What an epic feud, very good obviously but still a little disappointed, it lacked some impact and violence/blood, started too slow and boring, then picked up but it was too much of a regular PG style hardcore match, but a good one at least. Still, WWE proved with Punk vs McIntyre HIAC and the last segment that they can have some balls and go crazy, should have treated this match more seriously imo. Men's Chamber was surprisingly carried by John Cena and CM Punk who worked their asses off! Most of the match was the classic soft and forgettable action we've seen since 2010, but those two vets made it more memorable! Then the biggest part of this show was the closing angle with Cody, Rock and the shocking Cena heel turn! Could have been perfect without that Travis guy ruining this sacred moment, as he apparently didn't know/forgot what to do. Anyway the most fun I had with a WWE show since Backlash France, but this time the crowd did not carried the show and the wrestling was actually good!"
"Everything I wanted went to this show. Excellent wrestling, the heelers, Punk and Cena after 14 years in the 1st ring show vigorous wrestling, Alexa Bliss, Jade Cargill, I just came from all the violence that was offered to me at this PPV 1. Logan Paul was shown as cool 2. Drew was shit on 3. Cena and Punk 4. Attack after elimination 5. And the ending with Cena."
[9.0] "This whole show was tremendous. The tag match was solid filler, the rest excellent work, the exhilarating stuff WWE is capable of at their best. John Cena turning heel worked for me and gave me a ton of feelings. Looking forward to seeing where this story goes heading into WrestleMania."
[6.0] "Well there are great moments like jade's return, orton's return and definitely the cena heel turn, which HOLY MOTHER, even i didn't see it coming. The matches are solid, the angles and storyline are great. Then why not 10? It's because there is just 2 hours of Wrestling in this 3 & half hour of show. And it would be 2 hour and 15 minutes of total content if you include the promos, the entrance and the aftermath. And soul selling ceremony was 17 minutes. Rest of the one hour is wasted on Ads, and I know this is how WWE earns it revenue but this still isn't acceptable for a PLE to waste 2 matches worth of time for advertisements. And as a guy who is watching live at 5:30 am, this all things are putting back to sleep. And this is why I am hating the TRIPLE H's 4-5 match formula because a 3 hours ppv can easily content 7-8 matches, and 4 hours ppv can have 10 matches. It isn't working for me. Still a great show"
[10.0] "One of the greatest B shows ever. It's up there with Backlash 2000. Jade's return, Orton's return and Cena's heel turn cement this show in moments. The Zayn and Owens unsanctioned match and the mens chamber were also adrenaline pumping."
[7.0] "Gute 7 und das ist für die WWE wirklich viel. War kein Fan vom Unsanctioned Match und allgemein ziehen sich lange WWE Matches oft wie Kaugummi . Der Angle am Ende war natürlich bockstark. Alleine die Mimik von John Cena. Grandios gemacht. Hoffe Cena ist oft genug da die nächste Zeit."
[7.0] "Starkes PLE aber weit von einer großartigen entfernt. Die Women's Chamber (7, 5/10) und Zayn vs Owens (8/10) waren fantastisch. Das andere Chambermatch war gut (6/10) und das Tag Team Match eher unterdurchschnittlich. Das Segment am Ende hinterlässt bei mir bis dato mehr Fragezeichen, wenngleich der Turn gut vollzogen wurde."
[10.0] "Excellent show. First time in a while that the words HHH used to describe a show actually matched how it went. Top to bottom engaging (- one tag match)."
[9.0] "An earth-shattering moment, instantly one of my favorite moments in pro wrestling, is not the only star of Elimination Chamber 2025. The chamber matches were good, not great, but enjoyable. This year I finally liked the chamber design, more robust and looks painful enough. Sami vs KO was fun to watch, although too clean to me. This match and overall the whole event was visually a treat. The low-light was obviously the tag-team match that should've been at least shorter. Furthermore the commentary was constantly annoying, especially during the unsanctioned match. At the end of the day, the most awaited heel turn of all time actually being real guaranteed that I left with a surreal happiness. But I hope history will remember the rest of the show, too."
[10.0] "The in-ring action was good (women's tag) to really good (the two Chambers) to great (Zayn vs. Owens), but Elimination Chamber 2025 will forever be remembered for John Cena finally turning heel, during his retirement year no less, joining forces with The Rock (and Travis Scott for some reason) to brutally attack Cody Rhodes, setting up this year's WrestleMania main event. The gold standard for heel turns over the last 30 years was Hulk Hogan in WCW to form the New World Order, and this was by far the closest to that in worldwide impact. It's turned an uninspiring Mania 41 build into must see TV, and certainly a great recovery from that "Cody's Soul" promo. My only criticism would be that there weren't people trying to break it up, and it gave the impression that the locker room didn't care about Rhodes, or were scared of Cena or The Rock, but the sheer scale of something we never thought would happen finally happening makes this one of the great WWE angles."
[7.0] "It seems like I didn't enjoy this PLE as much as everyone else did, I didn't think it was bad at all though. I was going to give this a six, but the Cena heel turn bumped it up to a seven for me, it made me really excited to see what's going to happen next. I really felt like this years Wrestlemania needed a big story like that"
"Chamber match for women's was decent. I didn't watch the tag match, I have no interest in it. But the unsanctioned match was really great! Match of the night and the men's chamber was great! But the talking point was Cena's heel turn. Chef's kiss and made WrestleMania hundred times more interesting"
[7.0] "Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn had the best match on the show with the unsanctioned rules. The match had some good parts and spots. The womens chamber match stsrted good and ended good, but the middle part was boring. The womens tag team match wasn't good. The men's chamber match was allrigbt and the ending with John Cena was interesting."
[9.0] "Difficult to rate this PLE overall, the only match that was not crazy was the tag match. Overall, the rest is good. The women's EC was nice but nothing more. Zayn vs Owens was perfect in my opinion and allows to introduce the rivalry Owens vs Orton now. The male EC was very good, we have the construction of rivalry through with McIntyre vs Priest, Rollins vs Punk. The end between The Rock, Cena, Cody and... Travis Scott? was the moment to remember. Cena has just made the biggest heel turn of the business. However, the new light system for selecting the new entrant in the Elimination Chamber is poorly done. You can barely see the light. I go for a 9/10"
[10.0] "[4.75/5.00]: Let's be real: the show itself was solid, but that heel turn at the end is going to steal all the headlines, and for good reason. It's the kind of game-changing moment that only comes around once in a blue moon, and it's already setting the stage for WrestleMania in a huge way. Where it goes from here is anyone's guess, but it's definitely shaken things up in the best possible way. As for the rest of the show, it delivered across the board. There wasn't a single bad match, and Jade Cargill's attack early on was an absolute highlight, setting the tone perfectly. The best part about a show like this is that it leaves you with so much to talk about heading into next week. And honestly, that's exactly what you want this close to WrestleMania, big moments, big questions, and a whole lot of excitement. Great stuff all around."
[7.0] "One of the best events in a long time. The women's chamber started in an explosive way with the return of Cargill and the elimination of Naomi, the rest of the fight was quite normal and with a fairly predictable ending. The women's tag match was quite slow and not to my liking, by far the lowest point of the night. The fight between Sami vs Owens was one of the best of both, but not one of my favorites, the external intervention distracted me a lot and was unnecessary, the rest was all entertaining and correct. Finally, the main event went from less to more, with a fairly predictable ending, but the post match was one of the most shocking segments in the history of the company with a heel turn that I never expected. An event with very high points and some low points, but it has been one of the best in a long time. 7/10."
[9.0] "I've been harsh on Triple H recently. So credit where credit is due, he really did put on a hell of a show tonight. Sure, it's still a WWE show, and as such there are structural elements in the show that still annoy me - such as a slow pace and a tiny card - but they were much more bearable tonight. Except for Pat McAfee; dear god, the whining about the national anthem was a major irritant, and whilst a bit of friendly international banter can sometimes add to proceedings (just ask Bret Hart), there's a time and a place for it, and tonight was neither. But even with the small card, this was a very good show with two matches at "rather good" and one excellent match, and even the worst match wasn't a complete stinker. And hey, we finally got the Cena heel turn! I had a feeling after the Rumble presser it was going to happen, and I'm glad to see it effected as well as it was. Having Travis Scott in the ring for it was a bit silly, though; feels like classic WWE over-egging the pudding (see also: the friendship bracelet spot during the Drew/Punk HIAC). Still, feels like the build to Mania is looking a bit sturdier after a shaky start. Let's just hope they stick the landing."
[6.0] "A bang average and mostly boring show, until the fantastic John Cena turn, which bumps this midathon from a 5 to a 6. The lack of violence or blood really hurts the Elimination Chamber matches, which come across like 6-person Royal Rumbles inside of a plastic cage more than the ultra dangerous career changers that WWE constantly and comically tries to get them over as. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn was a perfectly standard if not kinda boring brawl that was hurt badly by the over the top commentary behaving as if we were watching two men on the verge of crippling one another, when nothing they were doing came across any more dangerous or remarkable than any other standard WWE brawl. Paul Levesque era lazy four match PPVs are deadly consistent in the areas of wasting half of the run time with endless dead space between the limited matches, and long boring bouts that struggle to hold the attention of the live fans. Skip this show and fast forward straight to the Cena turn."
[10.0] "The best PLE of WWE so far! It was amazing ! The crowd was really hot, the matches tonight were great! And the final segment! That was the most unexpected turn in all of WWE HISTORY! No can could predict what could happened at the last segment! I am still shocked! The elimination matches were great! The womens tag were a good fan service, the KO vs Zayn were a banger, that was the steal the show! It was amazing, with the surprising retur of Randy Orton too! And The last segment...that was incredible, that was like a cinema scene!"
[9.0] "A PLE must be a perfect blend of both good in ring but also good cinematic bits, of course the main attraction there was the story between Cody and TheRock yet it didn't hide all the rest of the show and all the rest of the wrestling. Overall we had very good matches, it's a shame that they turn down the network but i kinda saw everything on the official youtube channel of WWE. The most promissing was the KO vs Zayn match, we see barbed wires and a lot of violent moves, the good turn of Jade Cargill too, and of course the peek cinema with the heel turn of Cena, what a surprise, the crowd had a good reaction, only drawback was perhaps Travis Scott who felt like your custom character in a cutscene, and the big collection of sponsors on the ring. But aside from this a very solid and historic show."
[8.0] "The Rock/Cody Rhodes show closing segmnt was interesting at first especially when Cody used the f bomb on Rock, but then John Cena turning heel by attacking Rhodes and aligning with The Rock was shocking to see ahead of WrestleMania 41. Bianca Belair vs Alexa Bliss vs Bayley vs Liv Morgan vs Naomi vs Roxanne Perez: A solid women's chamber match, Jade Cargill returning and teasing attacking Morgan and then attacking Naomi was shocking causing Naomi to be eliminated , glad Belair won the match after eliminating and defeating Morgan, Roxanne did okay in her first chamber match, Alexa Bliss not being in the final two was shocking as she did quite well even eliminating Perez [****]. Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus vs Candice LaRae & Nia Jax: Good to see Trish back in the ring for this match to team with the WWE Women's Champion Stratton, they teamed well against Nia and Candice, the ending sequence with the top rope Stratusfaction followed by the miscue when LaRae hit the lionsault onto her own partner which led to Stratton taking advantage and getting the win for her team was good to see [***1/2]. Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn: These two set out to destroy each other and KO set out to target the neck of Zayn, they had some cool spots in this one like the blue thunder bomb onto a barbed wire chair, a very physical match that could have gone either way [****]. John Cena vs CM Punk vs Damian Priest vs Drew McIntyre vs Logan Paul vs Seth Rollins: A great men's chamber match with some surprising moments like McIntyre being eliminated first and then the final elimination with Punk going to sleep in the STF allowing Cena to win the chamber match for the last time in his career, Priest hitting the hurricanrana from the top rope was shocking to see, MOTN definitely [****1/2]"
"[9/10] From an in-ring perspective, it's difficult to not rate a 9 to something with only one match that was not at least an 8, & once again, Kevin Owens' excursion is the standout of the night and is absolutely goddamn brilliant. The Jax-LaRae/Stratton-Stratus match was super just there, and I'm not rating a 10 to an event with a match in it that I'm not fond of. The Cena heel turn was cool and all, but really if you think about it, this is a turn that's getting such a wild reception that in reality, should have happened, like, 15 years ago. It's like enthusiastically congratulating someone for learning not to piss their pants at an advanced age. Excellent PPV though. I'm excited to see what the result of the men's rumble means for tensions between Rollins & Punk."
[9.0] "Among the best Triple H Era PLEs that WWE has broadcasted. Both chamber matches were pretty solid. The women's tag match was nothing to write home about, but the Sami KO match was a great showcase of both men's skill and chemistry in ring. The end of this show was incredible, and one of the most shocking moments in modern wrestling history that will be talked about for years if not decades to come. I hope the momentum continues into Wrestlemania, and that we have yet another classic mania to look forward to."
[10.0] "The greatest event of Triple H's run as the lead booker bar WM40. 2 really good chamber matches and an incredible Sami/Kevin match. But this event will forever be remembered for possibly the greatest heel turn in wrestling history. A forever babyface superstar who has been the company face and mascot for the past 2 decades but has not won a match on his own in like 6-7 years and in his final year as a wrestler wants to achieve that record breaking 17th title has sold his soul to the evil corporate madman. An awesome show with an all-time ending."
[10.0] "The biggest takeaway from this event is undoubtedly Cena's heel turn, it's the moment everyone will be talking about. But beyond that, this was a fantastic show overall. Both Chamber matches delivered, with winners that made sense for the ongoing storylines. However, the real standout was Zayn and Owens. They added another unforgettable chapter to their 20-year rivalry with a match that was equal parts brutal and brilliant. It was exactly what it needed to be: violent, emotional, and utterly compelling. From start to finish, this was a solid show that accomplished exactly what it set out to do: build excitement and intrigue for WrestleMania 41."
[10.0] "That segment alone was the greatest thing i have ever seen on the wwe. Pure picture perfect storytelling while tying everything together in one of the most shocking turns of events i've seen. But also, the woman chamber was a blast, we got jade back on a cool return, then sami and ko was the greatest thing ever and also randy is back! Then some trish stratus love which is always nice to see (i mixed the order of those two sorry) and then the main chamber. An all timer event, unbelievable from start to finish"
"I can't rate the show, since I didn't watch it in full and only watched the last two matches. However, I wanted to take the opportunity to say something here considering that this is wrestling history. Cena has been bland and depthless for almost two decades. People for years upon years have been begging for a John Cena heel turn, just to give his character any kind of change. It turned into this myth, something that was always fantasy booked and speculated so much it became parody. As time went on, it just became less and less likely, especially with the Make-A-Wish stuff and becoming a beloved actor. I remember watching an Adam Blampied booking (sorry to bring that name up) an actual decade ago, and thinking then how unlikely a heel turn would be. So now, in his final run, he will ride off into the sunset, probably with a world title, and be forever beloved by the fans. Those bastards did it. They found a way to turn Cena heel in a way that not only makes sense, but actually come out of nowhere. If he turned heel on Punk in like 2011, it wouldn't be nearly as surprising as that was speculated/begged for a long time. Nobody was seriously booking a heel turn now, making the turn even more shocking and unbelievable. Its wild to think I witnessed this generations Hogan NWO heel turn back in 96, this will be talked about in video essays and documentaries for decades. This is all not even bringing up what this does for the WrestleMania match. Heel Hollywood Cena vs Babyface Cody is going to bring in insane amounts of money and interest to what was shaping up to be a below average Mania. An incredible jolt to not only the company now, but the industry. Bravo WWE, bravo."
"this is the best thing i ever watched, this is the best elimination chamber ple ever, absloute cinema and its worthy to watch over and over again in the future"
[10.0] "My rating for Elimination Chamber 2025 is a perfect 10/10, this was an overdose of Cinema, starting with the return of Jade Cargill attacking Naomi, then Sami vs Kevin, a masterpiece of Storytelling, emotion and pure cinema. To finish with the legendary turn heel of John Cena that will be remembered and get talked about in the years and years to come, the matches were all amazing, taking out the Trish and Tiffany vs Nia and Candice that didn't give something for storylines or whatever, It was an event full of great matches, Sami and Kevin took it all, and corrects and cleans the road to WrestleMania after the problems Royal Rumble caused with Jey Uso winning specially, and the road to WrestleMania looks better now, Thank you Rock/Final Boss, Thank you Cena, Thank you Cody, Thank You Travis Scott, Thank you Triple Cinema. 10/10"
[10.0] "it may be because it just happened but truthfully i believe that this opinion of mine will live on. This is atleast a minimum top 3 best/favorite ppv ive watched live. Holy freaking hell this is a moment we all were just grateful enough to watch as a moment in real time that will live on well beyond we all leave this earth. This i believe is my favorite moment of all time and certainly the most shocking. They actually freaking did it man. I am so shocked but also so happy because this is so unreal to me. The one thing about the segment i didn't enjoy is travis scott being out there because why is he even out there lol. But legit everything else was done so well they played the crowd so well. And it's not just that main event segment it is the entire show as a whole. Beginning to end INCREDIBLE stuff. Best show of the hhh era other the mania last year my jaw is still on the ground. Excellent work WWE"
[10.0] "Gen Z finally got our Bash at the Beach 1996 moment and it blew past any expectations that I had for it at any point. Sami and Kevin went out and looked like they wanted to kill each other in a time when you could be down on hardcore wrestling in WWE and not sound ridiculous. Both Chamber matches let everyone involved shine. Multiple surprise returns is what the Road to WrestleMania is all about. Loved Trish getting a moment like this in Toronto. The "not feeling like WrestleMania" sentiment that existed before this looks real funny now. A show I'm excited to run back within the week."
[9.0] "Elimination Chamber is top 5 or 3 PLEs EASILY. Darn near perfect even if it was almost 4 hours for a 4 match card. The ending is unspeakably incredible. The reveal of Jade Cargill's attacker was great and the match itself was fantastic. KO vs Zayn was insane with brutal bumps. The men's chamber definitely picked up with the last 3 participants. This whole show was incredible. 9/10 Women's EC: ****1/4 Tiffy/Stratus vs Jax/LeRae: ***1/4 KO vs Zayn: ****1/2 Men's Chamber: ****1/2"
[5.0] "People are getting overhyped because one of the most shocking moments in the History of wrestling happened live to their eyes, but I'm sure that the PPV will age very badly. The Womens Chamber [**] has been screwed by a terrible turn from Cargill, with nonsense in the Chamber Rules that you established for 20 years. Will be Even worse if it's not Naomi who makes the turn here. And the turn depicted the rythm of the match for 20 minutes, who were pretty bad until Roxanne elimination. Morgan did very well and the best wrestler won. But it was dead at arrival, like the crowd. Couldn't care less of the tag team. Owens/Zayn was very sad to see, it looked like Matt and Jeff had a retirement match between each other [** 1/2], but they did what they could for bumps. Moreover, nobody Will remember the match because of the main event. Chamber was alright, especially when you had Cena / Punk sequences. Rollins and HHH screwed us by making incoherence in Chamber rules for the 2nd Time tonight, but it was alright [*** 1/2]. The end was historical but I found it disrespectful to put Travis Scott innit. Wtf youre doing here, get the fuck out of my ring ! Secondly, it's more like a prédiction, but I think that people Will regret the moment they cheered Cena Heel turn because it Will lead to him beating Cody for his last dance OR having nothing planned after that because he Will lose 80% of its interest if he doesn't beat Cody. Making wrestling complicated won't ever work if you can't do a proper easy booking, Hunter. People Will understand it one day..."
[8.0] "A fun show with a uber importent end. The chamber matche ware both fun tho i have my issues with both, i loved sami vs ko and the tag match was a thing aswell. But the big story of this show is ofc what happend when the rock (and travis scott? ) came out. Once i saw cena still in the ring i could feel it coming and when cody told rick to F off it beacme clear what was gona happen. Niw i dont think either cena or rock are grate actors but i think they did a goid joob with cena turning, the beatdown after was ok if a bit slow but its a huge moment and you want to let it sink in. Exited for whats nexst from cody and cena"
"[10.0] I would just say Cena turned heel but the whole show was awesome, jade returning, cena winning, cena vs punk final 2, Zayn vs Owen's, just a master class."
"[10.0] what a show. Top to bottom just flawless. The matches, the surprises, and don't even get me started on the ending. Road to wrestlemania just got real!"
[10.0] "Oh My Fucking God, this show was absolutely insane man. Jade attacking Naomi, Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn was amazing, the Men's Chamber was fantastic, and that ending. Dude, that had to be the greatest thing to ever happen to WWE in 2025, John Cena turned heel and sold his soul to Dwayne and beat the absolute shit outta him. Cody's uncensored f bomb was amazing as well. Great ppv."
[10.0] "absolutely the best WWE show since mania 40 imo. the womens chamber was fantastic, everybody performed well, and Jades return and attack on naomi was done very well. bianca winning, while predictable was probably the best choice and i can't wait to see her vs rhea (or iyo) at mania i WILL be seated. the tag match did what it needed to do, got the home town pop for trish, got tiffany some love, and her pinning nia was the perfect way to end the match. while not a 5 star match, it deserved its place on the show and i enjoyed it. the kevin sami match however was fucking incredible. match of the year in wwe so far with EASE. i'm very glad we got to see that and the unsactioned stipulation was done quite well. randys return was also sick, and i can't wait for that feud. the mens elimination chamber was also phenomenal, especially the chemistry between punk and cena. i'm very glad that's still there. only problem is that i don't like how they're using drew. why tf does he keep losing to roll ups? i don't hate damian priest, but i think drew deserves a much better opponent for wrestlemania (if that's where they're going with it). other than that though phenomenal chamber and cena winning was the right choice, especially given the final segment. i was a little disappointed that this was main eventing, but boy was i in for a surprise. a cody f bomb, and a HEEL CENA? in 2025? i'm so excited to see where they go with that story. fantastic show."
"First off, the women's Chamber match was DECENT for me! But Jade Cargill's return and attack on Naomi? That was expected. Props to those Women's giving their all tho. The women's tag match felt like it was mainly there to give Trish Stratus a moment in front of her home crowd. Now, THAT SAMI ZAYN VS. KEVIN OWENS MATCH WAS AN ABSOLUTE BEAST! Easily the match of the night for me. They absolutely killed it. Their fights feel endless, like they're destined to battle forever. This match truly resonated with their history. But let's not forget Randy Orton made his return! He was about to hit the banned move, the Punt Kick, but Kevin managed to escape. Their confrontation isn't over, and I can't wait to see what happens next. Moving on to the men's Chamber match, the outcome shattered expectations. Many predicted Damian Priest would win based on his match record. Others thought Logan Paul would interfere and cost someone the match. But none of that happened. Instead, we got a straight up battle where every competitor fought desperately for the chance to main event WrestleMania. There weren't many jaw dropping spots, but that actually made the match feel more authentic. It was about smart, tactical wrestling instead of reckless risks. John Cena winning? The crowd loved it. But let's talk about that ending. I guess THIS is what Triple H meant by "industry changing moments." Cody Rhodes dropping an F bomb on The Rock was shocking enough. But then JOHN CENA TURNED HEEL. Nobody saw that coming. Cena, The Rock, and even Travis Scott all ganged up on Cody, unleashing brutal attacks to send a message for WrestleMania. This was the perfect ending, and the way it sets up WrestleMania is absolutely must watch."
[10.0] "Started with a bang - crowd went nuts for Jade. Womens Chamber was good and had the right winner - Rhea vs Bianca will be absolutely awesome. Nice showing for Tiffy, match was excactly what it needed to be and finished the feud between Tiffy and Nia nicely while giving her a good victory before her Mania match. Only 3 things in life are certain: death, taxes and Owens vs Zayn put on a banger every time they wrestle. Was so brutal for a modern WWE match, Randy return and the punt kick tease were awesome, setting up another Mania match I am very much looking forward too. Mens Chamber match was a nailbiter, Punk kicked out of so many finishers - I really wanted him to win and they made me believe. Rollins interference to set up the triple threat with Roman (? )(hype). Then history happened. Cena turning heel is on the same level as Hogans turn in 96 and the Undertakers streak ending. You just needed to whitness this. Never before has the WWE made me feel this way. It's 5am where I live, but I'm not even thinking about sleeping - whish I could give a higher rating"
[10.0] "One of the greatest WWE PLEs of all time. OH MY WORD! I am totally speechless and my brain is dead. This is one of the most jaw-dropping, non-stop adrenaline rush, and unexpectedly surreal shows of all time. Why? The heel turn of the century + One of the greatest unsanctioned matches of all time + one of the greatest chambers of all time. It is really both great wrestling-quality show and marvelous industry-changing storytelling. Women's EC Chamber (****1/2). Nia and Candice Vs Tiffy and Trish (***1/4). Kevin Vs Sami (*****1/2). Men's EC (****3/4). Rock/Cody/Cena Segment (10/10)"
[10.0] "Holy fucking Shitt this fucking event made me higher than Travis Scott. Except for the Tag match, which was just alright but kinda did nothing, everything kicked a higher ceiling than the thing before it did. Women's chamber was superb, the start was real intense, and Liv's performance was commendable. Amazing match and amazing performance by anyone. And what can I even say about Kevin vs Sami... Holy Smokes! Intensity was through the roof and they were killing each other with any fucking object that they got their hands on. And the men's EC followed by the biggest plot twist of the goddamn decade. This fucking made me lose my shit. Fucking 10/10"
[10.0] "Diese Show hat wirklich alles was man sich wünschen kann. Starke Matches, gutes Booking und einen der most shocking Heel Turns der Wrestlinggeschichte. Gepaart mit einer tollen Crowd ist das eines der besten Events des Triple H Regimes. Ich war in den letzten Wochen etwas besorgt, da die RTWM bis jetzt leicht enttäuschend war. Dieses PLE hat das komplette Momentum geshiftet und einen der größten Plottwists kreiert, an die ich mich so erinnern kann. MOTY ist klar Owens/Zayn (*****), aber auch die beiden Chambermatches (Men: **** 1/2, Women: ****) waren sehr unterhaltsam. Zusätzlich noch die Returns von Orton und Cargill, welche super inszeniert waren. Eigentlich eine perfekte Show. (10/10)"
"Still speechless as I am typing this one. To turn Smackdown from being a show that you can easily miss and not miss anything to being perhaps a must watch show as we head to Wrestlemania. Last year it was a longer build with Cody and Roman really starting at the Royal Rumble and that Wrestlemania Press Conference, this year the build has just gone from 0 to 100 in just a matter of hours. The crowd was decent in the bigger venue and at the end they were great. John Cena turning heel is a top 10 moment in sports entertainment history. The women's match was awesome with some higher paced action and a great way to start the show. The Stratton and Stratus match was a fun match that I don't have any real complaints about. KO and Sami was absolutely incredible once again. They can put on a classic no matter the circumstances. Men's chamber did start slower than I would have liked and Punk did look very very strong to not win rubbed me the wrong way. And the ending, no words at all. It was incredible. 2025 is starting off very good when it comes to PLEs."
"(10/10) Incredible. I'm speechless. Jade returns and seemingly confirms Naomi attacked her, the tag match is fine, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn put on not only a banger but an absolute massacre, they literally tried to kill each other, and Randy returns and sets up a match at Mania (oh he's hitting that punt kick). The Men's Chamber match is amazing with Punk and Cena being the last 2, it brings back childhood; a bit sad that Punk didn't win but I'm okay with John winning (by the elder gods Rollins screaming DIE to Punk hits so hard). But holy christ the ending has to be one of the most shocking ending I've ever seen in my life. Cody casually dropping an F bomb to Rock, only to reveal that it was Cena who sold his soul to Rock and turns heel along with Travis Scott what? My WWE PLE of 2025 as of now, now I'm really excited for the buildup to WrestleMania 41. Also Triple H dubbed this PLE as the 'start of an industry changing weekend', and you know what, he was right all along."
[10.0] "The first two matches were decent; but the last two matches made this PPV and frankly restored all hype for the Road to WrestleMania. All of the winners tonight were the correct winners, and this show was phenomenal. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn showed out in their home country and put an extra notch into their historic rivalry. The Men's Chamber is probably one of the best Chambers of all time and showcased each individual perfectly. The ending segment is what really made this show though. Overall 10/10."
[10.0] "HOLY FUCKING SHIT, What an ending. John Cena, who has been the Biggest of Babyfaces for the past 22 years, TURNED HEEL! It's the most shocking moment since Hogan turned Heel at Bash at the Beach 1996. The matches were excellent as well, with Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens having a barnburner as usual, the Men's Chamber match having several great moments, and the Two Women's matches being of Decent Quality. Now, what does this Rock/Cena partnership entail? Do we get NWO 2.0? Do we get something resembling the Corporation? Who knows, but I'm excited after tonight!"
[9.0] "A wonderful PLE, the Women's Elimination Chamber was an excellent match both in terms of wrestling and storytelling. One of the best matches of the year so far took place between Owens and Zayn, likely a classic. A solid Men's Elimination Chamber, which, although imperfect, is probably one of the most emotional in recent years. The only downside was the tag team match, which was insufficient but not disastrous, and finally, that ending. The ending of this PLE will forever be remember in history of WWE."
[9.0] "Okay that was a much much better premium live event than the Royal Rumble - To start with the women had a great chamber match and bianca winning sets up theRhea and Bianca match - the only bad part of the show was the women's tag team match which was just average - Then Steenerico pulled out yet another classic between them in which it will go down as one of the Matches of the year - and the main event chamber match great and the post match segement with Cody Rock and Cena was shocking in a great way - i never imagined Cena would turn heel"
