Ranking All 22 Women’s Matches in Elimination Chamber History

With WWE’s Elimination Chamber’s celebrating its fifteenth event on March 1, it’s time to look back at the past. Women have been involved in 22 matches in the event’s history, even though they didn’t have their first match in the Elimination Chamber structure until 2018.

Much like I did with the Royal Rumble, I’m here to rank all 22 matches.

Two notes: There is one match that also involves men – a mixed tag team match – which is ranked in this. I also count matches on Kickoff and other preshows in the countdown as they are presented as part of the overall package.

These are merely my opinions, and you should form your own as well by watching the matches that interest you. I’ve included the ratings from Scott, Dave and the Cagematch review base as well, though they may vary greatly from mine. I tend to have a more emotional connection to the women’s matches and that affects things sometimes. Your emotions should sway how you feel about things. Don’t be afraid of your emotions.

I’ve also thrown in the YouTube links for the matches that WWE has uploaded to YouTube.

Let’s get to ranking!

22 – 2022: Naomi & Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair & Sonya Deville

(Scott – **.5, WON – **, Cagematch – 3.63)

This was certainly a match that was shoehorned into a story. Ronda had to wrestle with one arm behind her back because Sonya Deville is an evil boss, and it would be a roadblock for Ronda on her way to Charlotte at Mania.

Well, it wasn’t much of a roadblock as Ronda and Naomi won in under ten minutes. It wasn’t much of anything, but it happened.

21 – 2013: WWE Divas Title – Kaitlyn vs Tamina Snuka

(Scott – did not review, WON – *.25, Cagematch – not long enough tor rate)

We were doing things with the Divas division in 2013. Not sure what we were doing, but we were doing it. Kaitlyn won the title in a Raw battle royal in a result that wasn’t supposed to happen. The company ran with it for a while, including giving Kaitlyn a match against Tamina at the 2013 Chamber.

This being pre-2015, the match didn’t go longer than five minutes. That’s probably for the best. I’ll always say Kaitlyn deserves better and I’m one of the few who dig Tamina, but this one didn’t do it.

20 – 2014: WWE Divas Title – AJ Lee vs Cameron

(Scott – -**, WON – -*, Cagematch – not long enough to rate)

Originally planned to be AJ Lee versus Naomi, Naomi’s Funkadactyl sister Cameron stepped in due to injury. On the rating scale of wrestling ability in the Funkasaurus universe, Cameron is tied for last with Brodus.

This wasn’t good at all, but Cameron was not good enough to do hot against AJ.

19 – 2019: WWE Raw Women’s Title – Ronda Rousey vs Ruby Riott

(Scott – DUD, WON – not rated, Cagematch – not long enough to rate)

With ten women tied to the Chamber match, that left few contenders for any title matches. Being 2019, shows had to be hours and hours long with far too much happening, so there was going to be a title match. That left Ronda Rousey defending her title against Ruby Riott.

I like Ruby! I like her a lot. Nobody in the world believed she was beating Ronda Rousey. And after under two minutes, she did not beat Ronda.

18 – 2012: WWE Divas Title – Beth Phoenix vs Tamina Snuka

(Scott – *, WON – **.25, Cagematch – 4.38)

Why was Tamina getting a title shot in 2012? Who knows!

Beth was a very competent champion, but they threw random challengers at her sometimes that she just couldn’t pull up to her level. Tamina was one of those.

17 – 2010: LayCool vs Gail Kim & Maryse

(Scott – did not review, WON – did not rate, Cagematch – not long enough to rate)

I had trouble finding reviews of this one despite my best Googling. This was originally set to be Maryse vs Gail, but they argued backstage and GM Vickie Guerrero decided they should team and face LayCool instead. Why? Why not?

This was just for the wacky partners energy, and they were so wacky they didn’t get along and lost. Maryse attacked Gail after the match. Yawn.

16 – 2021: WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles – Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler vs Bianca Belair & Sasha Banks

(Scott – *.5, WON – **.75, Cagematch – 3.73)

Oh look, wacky tag partners that might not be able to get along. Yeah, that old favorite. This year’s wacky challengers are Bianca and Sasha, who were on a course to face each other at WrestleMania.

This was a match that happened, and it was okay, but the champs retained and tension built between the challengers. Maybe it’s better they didn’t give in and give the belts to the team that couldn’t co-exist, as the tag belts had enough issues in their first few years.

15 – 2017: Natalya vs Nikki Bella

(Scott – **, WON – **.34, Cagematch – 4.79)

I love both of these women, but if you’ve seen anything from the late 2010s, you’ve seen this match 38 times. Natalya and Nikki were two that were in a majority of the matches in the era, especially Nikki.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing – Nikki HAD improved and Nattie is fine – but this was just a match for the women. At least they were trying to bulk up the women’s side of the card. This ending in a double count out did not help.

14 – 2024: WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles – Kabuki Warriors vs Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell

(Scott – did not review, WON – **.5, Cagematch – not enough votes)

As the 2024 event was in Perth, Australia, there was an effort to get several Australian talents on the show. Rhea Ripley was the poster girl of course, and we had Grayson Waller host The Waller Effect. Indi Hartwell found her way onto the Kickoff as well, teaming with Candice LeRae to challenge the Women’s Tag Team Champions Asuka & Kairi Sane.

There was a small thought they Indi & Candice might win to give the hometown crowd something to cheer for, but it was a small thought as the Warriors and Damage CTRL were on a path to face bigger names. It was a fine match, a good warmup, but nothing incredibly notable. It was good to see Indi get the reception she did.

13 – 2017: WWE SmackDown Women’s Title – Alexa Bliss vs Naomi

(Scott – *.5, WON – **.25, Cagematch – 4.67)

Nestled between a hot Randy Orton/Luke Harper match and the main event Chamber, this poor match was stuck in the death spot.

There wasn’t a lot to the match, but Naomi pulled off the surprise win and went into WrestleMania with the title. She wouldn’t get too much of a reign, but she would reach greater heights later.

12 – 2015: WWE Divas Title – Nikki Bella vs Naomi vs Paige

(Scott – *.5, WON – *, Cagematch – 4.17)

The 2015 event was a test for the WWE, airing in the United States solely on WWE Network. It was also thrown into the middle of May instead of its usual February spot.

There wasn’t a whole lot going on in the Divas division in 2015, and this is a good example of it. You did have Paige popping up and Naomi moving from Funkadactyl dancer to Funkadactyl wrestler. Nikki was the constant. The match was okay, with Nikki continuing her reign.

11 – 2018: Asuka vs Nia Jax

(Scott – ***.25, WON – **.25, Cagematch – 5.21)

I know, I know: but NIA. Nia in her first run worked well with people who could adapt, and she and Asuka had several serviceable matches. This was one of them.

This had an added stipulation. If Asuka won, she moved onto her rightfully won WrestleMania title shot. If Nia won, it turns into a triple threat. The doubt over the result did not change.

10 – 2020: Elimination Chamber Match – Shayna Baszler vs Natalya vs Liv Morgan vs Asuka vs Ruby Riott vs Sarah Logan

(Scott – -*, WON – **.25, Cagematch – 4.09)

This was the last PPV before Covid changed the industry, with only a Raw with a live crowd between this show and the first empty arena SmackDown. In idea, this was a really fun Chamber – Shayna choking out everyone and being dominant. In execution, the waiting between victims was slow. I still dig it.

9 – 2023: Elimination Chamber Match: Asuka vs Carmella vs Liv Morgan vs Nikki Cross vs Natalya vs Raquel Rodriguez

(Scott – **.25, WON – ****, Cagematch – 6.63)

This was a bit of an odd match, as several in it seemed like far cries from winning – Carmella, Nikki, Natalya. One of those far cries ended up being the big threat at the end, Carmella.

Carmella was the last one for Asuka to eliminate and yes, Asuka won. It was a good performance for Carmella and not a bad Chamber, but not the best the women have had. Asuka moved on to the title match at Mania.

8 – 2017: Becky Lynch vs Mickie James

(Scott – **.5, WON – ***.25, Cagematch – 6.28)

Continuing the story of Mickie helping Alexa Bliss against Becky, we land at Mickie and Becky opening the 2017 show.

This is a good match between two good wrestlers who could pull off a good match in their sleep. The crowd was into it, and it did a good job at waking the crowd up at the beginning of the show. I’m sure they wouldn’t do anything to put the crowd back to sleep after. Oh, up next was Apollo & Kalisto against Dolph Ziggler?

7 – 2022: WWE Raw Women’s Title – Becky Lynch vs Lita

(Scott – ***.5, WON – ***.25, Cagematch – 6.38)

This was a dream match for Becky, as it would be for most of the modern women. The good news is that several of them would get to be across the ring from Lita.

I enjoyed this match, as Lita looked good and Becky at her best. They worked well together and put on a good match, though it was another of those Chamber forgone conclusions as most didn’t think we were going into Mania with Lita as champion. A funny thing would happen though, and Lita would end up going into Mania with tag gold and Becky as a partner a year later.

6 – 2022: Elimination Chamber Match: Bianca Belair vs Alexa Bliss vs Doudrop vs Liv Morgan vs Nikki ASH vs Rhea Ripley

(Scott -**.25, WON – ***, Cagematch – 5.67)

The 2022 Chamber was a weird card, with the two highest rated matches being women’s matches. It was a Saudi show, which probably affected things a bit. The Women’s Chamber was the best match of the show, with a solid field of possible winners (and also Doudrop and Nikki).

I’d say it was a very basic Chamber match, with no crazy uses of the Chamber. That’s not always a bad thing. Bianca won and moved on to Mania. You’re not missing much.

5 – 2023: Beth Phoenix & Edge vs Rhea Ripley & Finn Balor

(Scott – ***.25, WON – ****, Cagematch – 6.88)

For the second month in a row, Beth Phoenix and Edge teamed up for a mixed tag on the big PPV. This time, they faced Judgment Day with Dominik Mysterio getting that nuclear heat at ringside. This outshined the Woman’s Chamber that opened the show, with steady action and a better crowd reaction.

With Beth and Edge hitting a Shatter Machine on Finn, they won the match. Of course, the war wouldn’t be over as Edge and Finn would go to Mania and Hell in a Cell. Mami had bigger fish to fry at Mania than Beth.

4 – 2024: WWE Women’s World Title – Rhea Ripley vs Nia Jax

(Scott – did not review, WON – ***, Cagematch – not enough votes)

Australia’s golden Goth Mami herself, Rhea, was the focus here. There wasn’t much doubt she was winning – there was no way she was going to lose in the main event in front of her home country crowd, right? And she didn’t, but Nia put up a good fight.

This was one of Nia’s better matches in her return – and she’s improved a lot since her return – but the ending was never in doubt.

3 – 2024: Elimination Chamber Match – Becky Lynch vs Bianca Belair vs Liv Morgan vs Naomi vs Raquel Rodriguez vs Tiffany Stratton

(Scott – did not review, WON – ***.75, Cagematch – not enough votes)

With Bayley choosing to face the SmackDown Women’s Champion at WrestleMania, that left the Raw women to go into the Chamber for a shot against Rhea Ripley or Nia Jax. The field was strong, with Becky, Bianca and Liv as the big mainstays. Naomi had recently returned at the Rumble, Tiffany was still fairly new on the main roster, and Raquel had returned on SmackDown. There were several possible winners.

The winner did end up being Becky Lynch, but it was a good showing for all. Tiffany had the biggest reactions, and it might’ve been her breakthrough moment on the main roster.

2 – 2018: WWE Raw Women’s Title Elimination Chamber Match: Alexa Bliss vs Sasha Banks vs Bayley vs Mickie James vs Sonya Deville vs Mandy Rose

(Scott **.5, WON – ***.25, Cagematch – 7.22)

For the first time, the women stepped into the Elimination Chamber. Sonya and Mandy were a bit of a surprise as entrants, but there was the possibility of them teaming up which was nice. The others were expected names: champion Alexa, Sasha and Bayley, and Alexa’s friend and legend Mickie James.

This match means a lot to me, but I think the tag match eclipses it a bit in the rankings. Seeing the emotion on their faces is enough to bump it up for me, but them having a solid showing that the fans were behind was just as nice. A very good match.

1 – 2019: WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles Elimination Chamber Match: Boss & Hug Connection vs Carmella & Naomi vs Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville vs Nia Jax & Tamina vs IIconics vs Riott Squad

(Scott – ***, WON – ***.5, Cagematch – 6.95)

What better way to determine the first holders of the modern Women’s Tag Team Titles? Throw ‘em all in a cage!

There was a certain excitement to the crowd and a certain nervousness in the eyes of many of the talents, but it really was an entertaining match. Sasha Banks and Bayley took the win to become the first (and maybe best) Women’s Tag Champions. They really carried the SmackDown brand through the first year of the pandemic.

And with that, we’ve rated all 22 women’s matches in Elimination Chamber history. The lineup is rough (I didn’t expect the mixed tag to crack the top five), but the top quarter of the chart is full of winners.

Next time: WrestleMania! Help me.