Elimination Chamber (2013)

Elimination Chamber
Promotional poster featuring CM Punk, The Rock, John Cena, Sheamus, Ryback, Big Show and the roof of the Elimination Chamber structure
Promotion	WWE
Date	February 17, 2013
City	New Orleans, Louisiana
Venue	New Orleans Arena
Attendance	13,000[1]
Buy rate	213,000[2]
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Royal Rumble Next → WrestleMania 29
Elimination Chamber chronology
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The 2013 Elimination Chamber (known as No Escape in Germany) was the fourth Elimination Chamber professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on February 17, 2013, at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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. In other prominent matches, Jack Swagger defeated Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Mark Henry in an Elimination Chamber match 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.