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Inside the Elimination Chamber structure: photos( `- I d) @) O
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On Feb. 23, 2014, one of WWE's most dangerous and brutal structures — the Elimination Chamber — will make its return at the pay-per-view event of the same name.
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2 H9 j9 ~- K4 m* v4 rThe chaotic and grueling Elimination Chamber Match will be contested for Randy Orton's WWE World Heavyweight Championship. But winning the title will come at a hefty price.
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The demonic Chamber is made of black-painted steel with 16 frames, each weighing 300 pounds.
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Composed of two miles of chain and 10 tons of unforgiving steel, the Elimination Chamber is suspended over the ring by eight motors!/ v" n" a, e0 V: ]9 Y) d; w
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. [3 T& y4 v1 s4 K- p \& iThe imposing and potentially career-ending structure must be transported on a flatbed truck, and it takes eight hours to assemble.
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The Superstar to emerge victorious from the punishing structure this year will join icons like Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Edge and The Undertaker as Elimination Chamber conquerors.! _" d4 x3 K0 A# | Y
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' d" y5 t$ ~" b# P% uThe winner of this year's war will face off with the winner of the 2014 Royal Rumble Match, Batista, at WrestleMania XXX on April 6 in New Orleans.% J' Z1 o9 t* o, a$ y
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& U: \4 E, P$ O2 g& e) I; I. p% aWWE Superstars can rest easy that the punishing Elimination Chamber will not be seen again until 2015. |
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