 Canadian Online Explorer's professional wrestling section rated the entire event a 7 out of 10 stars.The rating was higher than the SummerSlam event in 2004, which was rated a 5 out of 10 stars.The Elimination Chamber main event match from the Raw brand was rated an 8.5 out of 10 stars, with an additional rating of 1 out of 10 stars for the process in which the match ended.