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Satan's Prison DVD Review
I have the UK version of the set which is stupidly titled 'Iron Will' . I decided to label it as the much more appropriate 'Satan's Prison' . Right , time to get started .
The pillar boxes on the non-HD matches are quite annoying .
Disc 1 Matches :
Triple H vs Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho vs Rob Van Dam vs Booker T vs Kane : Elimination Chamber
Ah the very first Chamber match . The first and probably the best as well . A lot of intrigue heading into this match , as it had never been seen before . HBK's haircut was a little strange . RVD showed some very innovative offense and probably helped get the chamber match over . RVD taken out , quite surprisingly , with a missile dropkick from Booker T . Booker out with a lionsault . Kane out with a combination of superkick , pedigree and lionsault . Superkick takes out Y2J . HBK hits the superkick on HHH to win the world title in a feel good moment . Fantastic match that every fan should see . ****1/2
Triple H vs Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho vs Kevin Nash vs Randy Orton vs Goldberg : Elimination Chamber
The second chamber match in history , made after the huge success of the first one . HBK and Y2J start the match off and that can only be a good thing . Nash eliminated with a superkick . Goldberg was really over in this match . Probably the peak of his popularity . Orton eliminated by a spear . Jericho being speared in the glass looked awesome . HBK out with a jackhammer . Y2J also out with a jackhammer . This would have been a perfect time to have Goldberg win the World title , but no , HHH had to ruin it by beating him with a sledgehammer and killing his momentum . Still a great match though . ***1/2
Triple H vs Chris Jericho vs Chris Benoit vs Randy Orton vs Batista vs Edge : Elimination Chamber
It should be noted that anything complimentary said about Benoit has been edited out of the match . HBK was also the guest referee for this Chamber . A new World champ was guaranteed on this night . A superkick and a lionsault takes out Edge . Benoit out with a spinebuster . Batista bomb eliminates Jericho . This is a brilliant chamber match . An RKO takes out Batista . One of the better chamber matches for sure . HHH wins back his world title with a pedigree to Orton . ****1/2
John Cena vs Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle vs Kane vs Carlito vs Chris Masters : Elimination Chamber
I think this one had a nice mix of newcomers and veterans . It was pretty surprising that Carlito and Chris Masters lasted until the end , but I think everyone knew that there was no way they would win the title . Angle should have been in much longer because the match was amazing when he was in it . A superkick eliminates him . Kane out with a double team attack from Masters and Carlito . HBK eliminated by Carlito . Masters out with a roll up and Carlito immediately followed with a roll up to give Cena the win . Great chamber match . ***3/4
Fortunately , Edge's MITB cash in is included , and as we all know , it was a fantastic moment that paved the way for future cash ins .
Big Show vs Hardcore Holly vs CM Punk vs Test vs Rob Van Dam vs Bobby Lashley : Extreme Elimination Chamber
This is widely considered to be the worst chamber match in history and it's not hard to see why . According to CM Punk's DVD , he was actually scheduled to win the title here , but WWE decided that Lashley would be a better fit . Worked out well for them didn't it ? The match wasn't too bad and the weapons probably helped it . The fans only cared about CM Punk and RVD , and they didn't even make it to the end . I won't bother mentioning the eliminations . Fans chanting ' where's our refunds ' was pretty funny . Lashley wins the ECW title . Hooray . **1/4
Undertaker vs Great Khali vs Finlay vs Big Daddy V vs MVP vs Batista : Elimination Chamber
This was one of the more predictable chamber matches in it's history . Only Taker and Batista had a realistic shot at winning , and even then it was obvious that Taker would win it . That being said , the action between the two of them really makes the match worth watching . V out with a DDT to the steel . Khali out thanks to hell's gate . MVP eliminated with a chokeslam from the pod . Finlay out after a chokeslam to the steel . Taker wins the match with a tombstone . A better chamber match than expected . ***3/4
Triple H vs JBL vs Umaga vs Shawn Michaels vs Jeff Hardy vs Chris Jericho : Elimination Chamber
A lot of star power in this chamber , and the winner would face the WWE Champion at Wrestlemania . Always a great idea to start off with HBK and Y2J . the double samoan drop by Umaga was awesome to look at . JBL out with a codebreaker . Umaga out with a combination of everyone's finishers . Y2J quickly eliminated with a superkick . HBK followed quickly with a pedigree . I can't believe that Jeff managed to kick out of a pedigree . HHH wins the match with another pedigree , this time on a steel chair . Brilliant chamber match . ****
Undertaker vs Big Show vs Vladimir Kozlov vs Triple H vs Jeff Hardy vs Edge : Elimination Chamber
Hardy & Edge are starting things off . Hardy hits the twist of fate but misses the swanton . Edge goes for the spear but Hardy rolls him up and he is eliminated ! Woah ! That is huge . A new champ is guaranteed in this match . Kozlov out next and this will slow things down for sure . Finally someone else enters and its ... Big Show. Great more slow stuff . Hardy tries to fight back but Show takes him down . Kozlov takes down Show . Show returns the favor . And now HHH is in . Undertaker is now in and runs straight through everyone in sight . The last ride eliminates Kozlov . Amazing superplex to Show . Pedigree to Show and then a Swanton from the top of the pod ! Show is out . Hardy eliminated with a tombstone . Pedigree to Taker and he kicks out ! This is amazing . HHH hits the pedigree again and gets the pin . A flat out awesome match . ****1/4
John Cena vs Mike Knox vs Kane vs
Ok this was great for Edge's character but was really confusing . So because he entered a pod , he's suddenly officially part of the match that could have went to someone else ?? At least Y2J and Mysterio start off the match to make up for it . Rey just went head first into a pod ! 619 then a codebreaker to Kane ! Seated senton from the pod and Kane is out ! Mike Knox is in . Codebreaker to Knox and he is out . Edge is in next and Rey quickly unloads on him . Amazing sunset flip - german suplex from the top rope . And the World champ , Cena , is now in . And eliminated quickly ! That is huge . There will be another new world champ tonight . Jericho now eliminated and its down to Edge and Rey . So many nearfalls ! And a spear ends the match with Edge as the new champ . This match rocked ! Better than the earlier match and that's saying something . ****1/2
John Cena / Sheamus / Kofi Kingston / Triple H / Ted Dibiase / Randy Orton : Elimination Chamber
As far as chamber matches go , I'd say this is an underrated one . It had all the elements of a great match , such as nice in-ring action and the guarantee of a new champion . It even had the advancement of the Legacy imploding storyline thanks to Ted pinning Orton . The ending with HHH going against Cena was great and was really hard to predict . Cena is able to win the title by making HHH tap to the STF . ***3/4
The WWE Title match between Cena and Batista is included in full .
Rey Mysterio / John Morrison / Chris Jericho / Undertaker / R-Truth / CM Punk : Elimination Chamber
How badass was Undertaker walking through a HUGE flame to get to the ring . Truth is eliminated quite quickly after a GTS . Punk then decides to be awesome and has a mid-match straight edge promo . Mysterio in next and these two have amazing chemistry . Punk is out after a top rope splash from Rey . Jericho in next and he and Rey have always had such great chemistry . Mysterio eliminated with starship pain . Morrison out with a chokeslam on the steel . This is awesome . HBK pops into the chamber and delivers a superkick to Taker and that makes Jericho the new world champ . ****1/2
8/10 . This is a fantastic collection of matches , but it is pretty hard to watch them back to back . The quality definitely shows here since only one match is under three stars and the lowest three star rating is ***1/2 . A DVD set worth getting .
Bonus Chamber Match Reviews !
Kane vs Drew McIntyre vs Wade Barrett vs Big Show vs Rey Mysterio vs Edge : Elimination Chamber
This is one of the best ever chamber matches , if not the best . I loved the little mini-storylines going through the match like Edge/Drew and Show/Wade . This match was entertaining throughout and was never boring . The ending was especially great and was very unpredictable . Edge and Rey started things off which is always great . Wade enters the chamber . Next up it's Kane . Kane really cleans house . Drew is in next and launches Rey at a pod ! He also makes Barrett crash through one ! He is really stealing the show here . Show enters the match . He makes Wade crash through another pod ! Wade eliminated after a WMD . Show is eliminated after everyone hits their finisher on him . Drew eliminated after a chokeslam . Kane eliminated after a 619 and a spear . He decides to chokeslam both guys before leaving . Either guy could win here since Del Rio took out Edge's best friend Christian , and Mysterio has a history with him . So intense and exciting . So many nearfalls . Rey kicks out of the spear ! Edge kicks out of the 619 ! As Rey dives off the top rope , Edge spears him and retains his title . ****1/2
Randy Orton vs R-Truth vs CM Punk vs John Cena vs Sheamus vs John Morrison : Elimination Chamber
I think that Cena was the only guy that actually had a chance during this match . At the time I was really hoping Morrison would win and The Rock would challenge Cena at Wrestlemania . Obviously that never happened and who knows if it was for the best . So a pretty predictable match here . That usually happens when a heel is the champ . It does have to be said that Morrison easily stole the match here . Too bad he got stuck with a mixed tag match at Wrestlemania . Orton enters first into the chamber . Morrison crashes through a pod ! Punk is in next but his pod won't open and Orton decides to beat down on him . He gets an RKO and is eliminated . The Anonymous GM of Raw chimes in saying that Punk was unfairly eliminated and so he is still in the match and back in his pod . Cena is in next . Truth in next . He is eliminated quickly after a brogue kick . Morrison takes another crash through a pod . Punk enters once again . Cena takes an RKO on the steel ! Punk hits the GTS on Orton and he is eliminated . Morrison climbs to the top of the chamber and lands right on Sheamus and eliminates him . Punk eliminates Morrison after an GTS . Cena wins after an AA to Punk on the steel . ***3/4
Chris Jericho vs The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler vs R-Truth vs Kofi Kingston vs CM Punk : Elimination Chamber
A lot of great athletes in this one , and the fact that Kofi and Punk are starting off makes it even better . Hope those guys can have a match in the future . This should be great . Kingston and Punk do a springboard at the same time and collide ! R-Truth enters the match . Truth is eliminated after a Savage elbow . Punk takes a trouble in paradise and kicks out ! Dolph takes a DDT on the steel ! The Miz enters . Miz locked in the anaconda vice and Jericho comes in and stares down Punk . The two of them go at it . A codebreaker eliminates Ziggler . Jericho slams a pod door right into the head of Punk . That looked and sounded brutal . Kingston with a crossbody off the top of the pod onto Miz and Punk ! This is a great match . Walls of jericho eliminates Kingston . Jericho is kicked in the head by Punk and falls right out of the chamber . That eliminates him as he cannot continue . A great way to eliminate Jericho as it makes him look good for his Wrestlemania match . Miz hits the skull crushing finale but its only a 2 ! CM Punk wins with a GTS . ***3/4
The Great Khali vs Cody Rhodes vs Santino Marella vs Daniel Bryan vs Wade Barrett vs Big Show : Elimination Chamber
This is a weird chamber . 2 giants , 3 great athletes and Santino . Probably the strangest one ever . Not a good start to the match with some fans chanting ' boring ' . Big Show wasn't a good starting choice . Finally we have a countdown . Rhodes is in . Match is still going a little slow . And we have another countdown and it's Santino . Definitely the fan favourite here . I laughed when Big Show shouted Jesus . Double suplex to Show on the steel ! And now Khali is in . Oh great . He gets a ' you can't wrestle chant ' . And Khali is out quickly after a spear from Show . Show stares down Bryan and breaks into his pod . That was awesome . Daniel Bryan smashed through his pod ! Big Show eliminated after an elbow drop from Barrett . Cody eliminated after a roll through from Santino ! Cody returns the favour with crossrhodes . Santino kicks out ! Bryan powerbombed into the chamber ! Bryan takes a pod door to the head ! Barrett out after a flying headbutt . Just Santino and Bryan left . The crowd is going nuts for Santino ! COBRA !! Kick out ! Santino submits to the Labelle lock . The last ten minutes or so of this match give it an easy ***1/2 . Sheamus comes out to attack Bryan and show that he's going after his title at Wrestlemania .
Also a great example of how my writing style sort of changed . Soon I'll be uploading the ranking of every chamber match .
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