When it comes to the history of Survivor Series, the 2002 edition is one of the most notable. It came at the height of the original brand split, didn’t feature a traditional survivor series tag team match, Scott Steiner made his return and most importantly – the first ever Elimination Chamber match went down. Triple H defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Shawn Michaels, Rob Van Dam, Kane, Chris Jericho & Booker T – but Booker T didn’t want to be in the mix.
Booker T Realized It Was A Dangerous Match
While nowadays, the Elimination Chamber has more padding and safety features – the original cage was as dangerous as they came. Over time performers realized how to use the structure while protecting themselves, but that was not the case back in 2002. Booker T realized that someone was going to get hurt, and wished he was able to get out of that match. He’d reveal this on his podcast, stating the following.
“I did not want to be in that match. I knew somebody was going to get hurt. You can slip down, brace yourself and literally hit your elbow and be out for six months. That’s how much steel was around that grate. It was nuts. It was like a monstrosity. There was no way you could go in that thing and not get hurt. People don’t really realize how serious that match was that night as there was no way around going out there and not being a stuntman. You’re just going to take it.
You’re going to be hurting the next morning. It was scary. That’s why you never saw me in a whole lot of those matches because I never really lobbied to be in those kinds of matches. Of course, these guys today thought they could go out and do those same moves in the Elimination Chamber. No way. You saw my face. My face was scared like I don’t want to do this.”
Elimination Chamber Matches Are Still A Fan Favorite
Over the years, the Elimination Chamber matches have become an annual event with their own PPV on the Road to Wrestlemania. Fans will finally get to see it again in person in either February or May in 2022 – both months having no PPV events named yet. February has been the usual home, but WWE could look to change things up and do it after Wrestlemania. They are now using a different cell. Booker T agrees it’s safer, saying the following.
“Today it’s a really nice chamber. You’re still going to go out there and it’s not going to be a cake walk, but I don’t think there’s anywhere near as many ways to get hurt.”
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