WWE spoilers: 5 names added to Elimination Chamber match

Daniel Bryan was the world champion last year at the Elimination Chamber pay per view and escaped the chamber match as the champion. That puts him at a huge advantage in this match, since he has competed in the chamber and won it as well. His one big problem here is his tag team partner Kane, who will be standing in Bryan's way.Kane is currently one-half of the WWE tag team champions with Daniel Bryan. He and Bryan have successfully defended their belts since September 2012, despite never getting along. The two eliminated each other at the Royal Rumble and now Kane has a chance to not only get another world championship opportunity, but do it at the expense of Bryan. Kane has held the world title and WWE title each one time.Randy Orton has been rumored for a heal turn for awhile now. If Alberto Del Rio beats Big Show at the pay per view, this could set up Orton's heal turn and put him in a direct path to fight Del Rio at Wrestlemania 29. Orton is a three-time world champion, and also held the WWE championship six times.View the list »
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According to WrestleZone on Feb. 1, the WWE have announced the first five men who will wrestle in the Smackdown brand Elimination Chamber match at the WWE's February pay per view.

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In normal years, the WWE has held two Elimination Chamber matches at the pay per view, one with the WWE championship on the line and the second with the world championship on the line. In 2012, the winners of the two Elimination Chamber matches were the defending champions, CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.

At this year's event, the WWE chose not to have the WWE championship on the line in an Elimination Chamber match, possibly to protect The Rock. The new WWE champion has never wrestled in the giant steel structure before and there is a chance the WWE didn't want to risk injury, or make their returning superstar look bad.

There is also a chance that the fact The Rock won't be defending his title in the Elimination Chamber made the WWE choose not to have the world championship defended in there either, possibly so it won't make The Rock look bad for not taking on the chance.

The Rock will defend his WWE championship against CM Punk while it looks like Alberto Del Rio will defend his world championship against The Big Show again.

Instead, the Elimination Chamber match will determine the number one contender to the world championship belt. Here are the five names listed for the Elimination Chamber match so far.

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  • Randy Orton has been rumored for a heal turn for awhile now. If Alberto Del Rio beats Big Show at the pay per view, this could set up Orton's heal turn and put him in a direct path to fight Del Rio at Wrestlemania 29. Orton is a three-time world champion, and also held the WWE championship six times.
  • Kane is currently one-half of the WWE tag team champions with Daniel Bryan. He and Bryan have successfully defended their belts since September 2012, despite never getting along. The two eliminated each other at the Royal Rumble and now Kane has a chance to not only get another world championship opportunity, but do it at the expense of Bryan. Kane has held the world title and WWE title each one time.
  • Daniel Bryan was the world champion last year at the Elimination Chamber pay per view and escaped the chamber match as the champion. That puts him at a huge advantage in this match, since he has competed in the chamber and won it as well. His one big problem here is his tag team partner Kane, who will be standing in Bryan's way.
  • The biggest surprise here is that Jack Swagger is involved in the Elimination Chamber match. Swagger has been gone from the WWE since September 2012, leaving after a three-month losing streak. However, when the Elimination Chamber match was announced, and Dolph Ziggler chose not to be involved, Jack Swagger made his return and asked to take part in it. Swagger is a former world champion.
  • The odd man out here is Great Khali, who stands over seven-feet tall, but moves very slowly and is not much of a wrestler. He is a popular star though, and is a former world champion in the WWE, so he has the credentials. Recently, Khali has been teaming with Hornswoggle, the WWE's leprechaun, but this gives him a chance for a more serious storyline.
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Shawn S. Lealos has wrote for the professional wrestling website 411mania.com since 2008, and has been a professional wrestling fan since childhood, where he watched Mid South Wrestling in Oklahoma City and World Class Wrestling in Dallas, Texas.

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