In SmackDown's Elimination Chamber match, Edge retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show, Drew McIntyre, Kane, Rey Mysterio, and Wade Barrett.

[3] The following year, WWE scheduled a second event to be held on February 20, 2011, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, thus establishing Elimination Chamber as a recurring pay-per-view.

[8] After The Miz won the WWE Championship in November 2010, Raw commentator Jerry Lawler was given what was billed as his first WWE Championship match,[9] after criticizing Miz's win by using his Money in the Bank briefcase while former champion Randy Orton was injured.

He lost to Miz in a TLC match after his fellow commentator Michael Cole stopped Lawler from climbing the ladder.

On the final episode of SmackDown before the pay-per-view, acting general manager Guerrero stripped Edge of the championship and awarded it to Ziggler, only for Theodore Long, the real general manager, to give Edge a return match which he won.

After this, Long fictitiously Kayfabe fired Ziggler leaving an open spot in the Elimination Chamber match (which was subsequently filled by Big Show).

[9] The event opened with Alberto Del Rio facing Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston.

[13] Next was the Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship involving Edge, Rey Mysterio, Kane, Drew McIntyre, Wade Barrett and Big Show.

[13] Next, Booker T came to the ring and introduced a returning Trish Stratus who was going to be joining him and Stone Cold Steve Austin as a trainer for the new season of Tough Enough.

After that, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov defended the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Corre (Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel).

Cena eliminated Punk after an Attitude Adjustment onto the chamber floor to win a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania XXVII.

[13] After becoming #1 Contender to the WWE Championship, John Cena faced The Miz for the title at WrestleMania XXVII.

[14] On the April 11 episode of Raw, Edge retired from professional wrestling due to a legit neck injury[17] and relinquished the World Heavyweight Championship on the April 15 episode of SmackDown, thus retiring as World Heavyweight Champion.

[18] Edge's best friend Christian would go on to win the vacant title against Del Rio in a ladder match at Extreme Rules.

[19] That reign would only last two days, as on May 3, during the taping for the May 6 episode of SmackDown, Christian lost the title to Randy Orton.