Elimination Chamber (2013)
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Date | February 17, 2013 | ||
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| Venue | New Orleans Arena | ||
| Attendance | 15,669 | ||
| Buy rate | 213,000 | ||
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The 2013 Elimination Chamber (known as No Escape in Germany) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It was the fourth annual Elimination Chamber event and took place on February 17, 2013, at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event centered on the men's Elimination Chamber match, a type of roofed steel cage that surrounds the ring and ringside area with no disqualifications; the objective is to eliminate all other opponents either by pinfall or submission with championship implications at stake.
Eight matches, including one on the Pre-Show, were contested at the event. In the main event, The Rock retained the WWE Championship against CM Punk. Only one Elimination Chamber match occurred, which saw Jack Swagger defeat Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Mark Henry to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29. Also on the show, Kaitlyn retained the WWE Divas Championship against Tamina Snuka, and The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins) defeated John Cena, Ryback, and Sheamus.
The event received 223,000 pay-per-view buys, up from 178,000 buys the previous year's event received. This was the last Elimination Chamber event to feature the previous version of the World Heavyweight Championship, which was unified with the WWE Championship in December.