The 2015 Elimination Chamber (known as No Escape in Germany) was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE.
The event aired via livestreaming, marking the first Elimination Chamber to be broadcast on the WWE Network, and it was available on pay-per-view (PPV) in various territories outside the country.
In the main event, Dean Ambrose defeated WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins by disqualification.
In other prominent matches, Ryback defeated Dolph Ziggler, King Barrett, Mark Henry, R-Truth, and Sheamus in an Elimination Chamber match to win the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship, NXT Champion Kevin Owens defeated WWE United States Champion John Cena in Owens' main roster debut match, which was a non-title match, and in the opening bout,The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando), The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil), and Tyson Kidd and Cesaro in a tag team Elimination Chamber match to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship.
[5] WWE's other originally scheduled live event for May 31 in Greenville, South Carolina was canceled in order to bring the entire WWE roster to Corpus Christi, Texas, replaced by an upcoming episode of Raw in Greenville for November 16.
[11][12] The event comprised eight matches, including one on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines.
[15] On the May 18 episode of Raw, R-Truth, Sheamus, King Barrett, Ryback, Dolph Ziggler, and Rusev were added to the match.
[15] On the May 18 episode of Raw, Kidd and Cesaro, Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito), The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), and The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) were revealed as challengers.
On the last Raw before the event, The Authority tried to avoid the match by having Ambrose taken away from the arena in a police van before the official contract signing.
[15] After Nikki defeated Naomi by disqualification in a Divas Championship match on the May 18 episode of Raw, Paige returned from injury and attacked both contestants.
Nikki was then scheduled to defend the title against Paige and Naomi in a triple threat match at the event with Tamina banned from ringside.
The Prime Time Players eliminated The Ascension when Young pinned Viktor after a "Gut Check".
The Prime Time Players were eliminated when O'Neil was pinned by Kingston after a "Trouble in Paradise", resulting in The New Day retaining the WWE Tag Team Championship.
[24] Next, Nikki Bella defended the WWE Divas Championship against Paige and Naomi in a triple threat match.
Near the end of the match, Naomi performed an inverted frankensteiner on Paige for a near-fall and then attempted an enzuigiri on Nikki.
Ryback pinned Sheamus following "Shell Shocked", thus winning his first Intercontinental Championship and his first title in WWE overall.
[24] In the main event, Seth Rollins defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Dean Ambrose.
At the end of the match, Ambrose attempted a diving elbow drop, but Rollins pulled the referee in front of him who was knocked down.
Roman Reigns then appeared, attacking Rollins with a superman punch and threw the title belt to Ambrose.
Jason Powell of Pro Wrestling Dot Net found both Elimination Chamber matches "disappointing"; he called the first a "train wreck opener", and the second "flat".
Roman Reigns then appeared to tell them that Ambrose would be coming back with the belt only if Rollins was man enough for the title at Money in the Bank in a ladder match.