WWE New Year ' s Revolution New Year ' s Revolution was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event , that was produced every January by the American professional wrestling promotion , World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . The event was created in 2005 , with its inaugural event produced in January of that year . To coincide with the brand extension , the event was made exclusive to the Raw brand throughout the event ' s history . Since its inception in 2005 , the event has been held in one country : the United States . It has been held in two U . S . states and once in Puerto Rico , where every event has been held in an indoor arena . Each event featured professional wrestlers from WWE competing in various professional wrestling match types . Since the inaugural event , three championship matches have taken place in the main event . New Year ' s Revolution was removed from the WWE schedule when they reduced the number of PPVs per year . History . New Year ' s Revolution was a pay - per - view ( PPV ) event consisting of a main event and undercard that featured championship matches and other various bouts . The first New Year ' s Revolution took place on January 9 , 2005 and aired live on PPV . The main event was an Elimination Chamber match , a special professional wrestling match type promoted on rare occasions in WWE . The Elimination Chamber is 16 - feet - high and weighs 10 - tons . It is composed of two miles of chain , steel grating , and plexiglas pods ( which contain the individual wrestlers ) . The 2006 event also featured an Elimination Chamber match as the main event . In 2007 , however , the annual Elimination Chamber match was moved to December to Dismember and was made ECW - exclusive . After its 2007 return , the December to Dismember event was canceled , and the Elimination Chamber matches were moved once again to the No Way Out event . The New Year ' s Revolution event was then canceled in 2008 . In 2002 , WWE held a draft that split its roster into two distinctive brands of wrestling , Raw and SmackDown , and ECW later in 2006 . Before the draft , matches featured wrestlers from the roster without any limitations ; after the draft , however , matches consisted only of wrestlers from their distinctive brands . The first New Year ' s Revolution event which took place on January 9 , 2005 . New Year ' s Revolution was exclusive to the Raw brand . After three years of being produced as a brand - exclusive event , New Year ' s Revolution 2007 was the final New Year ' s Revolution event . At the final New Year ' s Revolution in 2007 , the main event was a singles match for the WWE Championship between John Cena and Umaga , which Cena won to retain the title . Reception . The 2005 event never reached Billboard . com ' s top ten list for Recreational Sports DVDs . The first week the event appeared on the Billboard chart , it ranked 19th . The following week , the event ranked 17th , only to drop off the chart the next week . The 2006 event ranked third on its first week in the chart ' s top ten list . The following week , the DVD reached second on the list , and remained in the top ten for five weeks until the week of April 8 , 2006 , when the event dropped to 11th . The 2007 event ranked second in its first week in the top ten . The DVD remained in the top ten for four weeks until the week of March 31 , 2007 , when it ranked 11th . " Canadian Online Explorer " ' s professional wrestling section rated the 2005 event a three out of ten stars . The main event was rated a seven out of ten stars . The 2006 event was given a rating of three out of ten stars also , with the main event being rated six out of ten stars . The 2007 event was rated six out of ten stars , the highest a New Year ' s Revolution event has been rated . The main event was given a six out of ten stars rating , the same as the previous year ' s main event .