 Storylines between the characters were produced on WWE's weekly television shows "Raw" and "SmackDown" of the Raw and SmackDown brands—storyline divisions in which WWE assigned its employees to different programs.The main event matches for the Elimination Chamber event consisted of two Elimination Chamber matches, with Raw's WWE Championship defended in one and SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship defended in the other.Qualifying matches were held on the February 1 episode of "Raw" to determine the five challengers who would face the WWE Champion Sheamus in Raw's Elimination Chamber match.