On the October 28 episode of Raw, Bischoff stated that the Elimination Chamber would be a combination of WWE's Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and WCW's War Games matches, in that a countdown timer comes from the Rumble and War Games, the enclosed cage format from War Games, and the elimination process from the Rumble and Series. Bischoff also added that the match will involve six superstars.
During the October 28th episode of Raw, Bischoff explained that the Elimination Chamber would be a unique hybrid match combining elements from three different WWE events: the Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and WCW's War Games. He described it as incorporating aspects like a countdown timer from the Rumble, an enclosed cage format similar to War Games, and the elimination process from both the Rumble and Survivor Series.