Hell in a Cell

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The Hell in a Cell structure at the Hell in a Cell event in October 2017 Hell in a Cell 03.jpg
The Hell in a Cell structure at the Hell in a Cell event in October 2017

Hell in a Cell is a professional wrestling steel cage-based match which originated in 1997 in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It features a large cell structure, a four-sided cuboid made from open-weave steel mesh chain-link fencing which encloses the ring and ringside area. Unlike the steel cage match, the only way to get out of the Hell in a Cell without damaging the Cell's structure is through its door—but this door is locked by thick chains and a padlock. Only an in-ring pinfall or submission will ordinarily result in a win (although Triple H pinned Chris Jericho atop the cell to win the Hell in a Cell match at Judgment Day in May 2002) and there are no disqualifications. The gimmick was strongly associated with The Undertaker during his career with WWF/WWE, including the inaugural match with Shawn Michaels and a brutal encounter with Mick Foley in his Mankind persona. Both matches featured spectacular falls from the top of the cage which has since become a signature of the match.

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The original Cell was 16 ft (4.9 m) high and weighed over two tons, but has since been replaced by a more robust version of 20 ft (6.1 m) and five tons. The first match took place at Bad Blood In Your House in October 1997 and a total of 53 Hell in a Cell matches have since occurred. The match type spawned its own pay-per-view event in 2009, WWE Hell in a Cell, after which the event was held annually in October, although once in September and twice in June. This event generally featured one to three Hell in a Cell matches on the same card, with the main event always contested as a Hell in a Cell match. Following Triple H's appointment as WWE Chief Content Officer in August 2022, the Hell in a Cell annual event was discontinued alongside other gimmick PPVs except for WWE Money in the Bank, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and WWE Elimination Chamber.

History

The Hell in a Cell match was first introduced at Badd Blood on Sunday October 5, 1997, at the Kiel Center, now known as Enterprise Center, in St. Louis, Missouri. The background to the inaugural match was built on The Undertaker's loss to Bret Hart two months prior at SummerSlam in a WWF Championship match which Shawn Michaels was assigned to referee. Michaels had deliberately interjected himself in the match and cost The Undertaker a win which resulted in a match between the two at In Your House: Ground Zero. That match was ruled a no-contest due to the two bypassing and attacking the officials. As a climactic end to the feud, their following bout was originally scheduled to be held as a steel cage match. However, a larger roofed structure was constructed instead of a normal cage enclosing only the ring, enclosing not only the ring but also the surrounding ringside area. The wider space between the ring apron and the cell walls allowed for entering and exiting the ring and for cameras to be situated at ringside. At Badd Blood, Michaels defeated The Undertaker (with interference from The Undertaker's debuting half-brother Kane), becoming the number-one contender to the WWF Championship. The original concept for the Hell in a Cell structure was created by Jim Cornette. He described his concept as a combination of a cage surrounding the majority of the ringside area (the design, he stated, was popular in Memphis wrestling promotions) and the cage used in both the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling for their WarGames matches (which had a top on the cage). [1] On an October 2015 video podcast, Vince Russo said Cornette probably did come up with the concept, but the name Hell in a Cell came from him. [2] WWE credits the match as being based on the Last Battle of Atlanta. [3]

The 1998 Hell in a Cell match between The Undertaker and Mankind remains one of the most iconic matches of all time, with its level of extreme violence and dangerous spots, which led to Mankind getting legitimately knocked unconscious at the end of the match and suffering multiple injuries towards the end of the match. Despite the match's popularity, it remains controversial due to the wrestler's lack of safety. In 2011, this incident was named the number one "OMG!" incident in WWE history. Journalist Michael Landsberg called it "maybe the most famous match ever." [4] [5] The first title defense in Hell in a Cell was at No Way Out in February 2000 with Triple H defending the WWF Championship against Cactus Jack. The first title change inside Hell in a Cell was in October 2009, when The Undertaker won the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk. The longest Hell in a Cell match was held at Bad Blood in June 2004 between Triple H and Shawn Michaels at over 47 minutes. The Undertaker has been involved in the most Hell in a Cell matches, having competed in fourteen and having the most victories at eight. All Hell in a Cell matches have been broadcast live on pay-per-view except for five matches, three of which were televised on Raw Is War , later Monday Night Raw, with two in 1998 and one in 2021 and one on Friday Night SmackDown also in 2021. The Hell in a Cell match on the June 15 episode of Raw Is War showcasing Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker against Kane and Mankind, ended with Austin and Undertaker winning after Raw Is War went off the air. On the August 24 episode of Raw Is War, Mankind fought Kane (his tag team partner at the time) in a Hell in a Cell match. This match went to a no-contest after Austin interfered and assaulted Kane. On the June 18, 2021, episode of Friday Night SmackDown, the first televised title match contested inside the structure took place between Roman Reigns and Rey Mysterio for the WWE Universal Championship which saw Reigns retain the title via submission. Three days later on the June 21, 2021, episode of Monday Night Raw, WWE Champion Bobby Lashley faced Xavier Woods in a non-title Hell in a Cell match which saw Lashley win via submission. These matches, along with the two matches at the Hell in a Cell event, were held in a span of 4 days, with Lashley being the only wrestler to have competed in Hell in a Cell matches on back-to-back days. Only one Hell in a Cell match was not televised, the match took place on the September 26 episode of Raw in 2011 as a dark match where John Cena retained the WWE Championship in a five-way match against Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, and CM Punk in a match that lasted only 5 minutes, making it the shortest Hell in a Cell match. Hell in a Cell matches have appeared at WWF/WWE's flagship event WrestleMania four times (XV, XXVIII, 32, and 39). In 2009, WWE debuted its first pay-per-view event to be named Hell in a Cell.

In 2016, Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks became the first women to step inside the Hell in a Cell match at Hell in a Cell in October 2016 when Banks defended the Raw Women's Championship against Flair, who won the match.

Ahead of Hell in a Cell in September 2018, the structure went through a significant overhaul. The fully crimson-red structure is smaller, with the wires being less pliable, making the structure stronger, yet lighter. Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy faced off against each other in the first crimson cell, a match which Orton won. [6] The crimson cell would be swapped out for the standard gray one come WrestleMania 39 in 2023.

Kennel from Hell match/Other appearances and variations

The structure itself has made four additional appearances, although WWE does not consider them to be Hell in a Cell matches. During the first-ever First Blood match which was between Kane and Stone Cold Steve Austin at King of the Ring in May 1998, the cell used earlier in the night was lowered. The second featured Big Boss Man challenging Al Snow for the WWF Hardcore Championship in a Kennel from Hell match at Unforgiven in September 1999. The match consisted of a standard steel cage with the cell placed atop it and the object was to escape from both the cage and cell while trying to avoid guard dogs that were placed between the ring and cell door. Snow, the first competitor to escape the steel cage and the cell, was declared the winner. The third time was on September 28, 2009, episode of Raw during a gauntlet match with John Cena against Chris Jericho, Big Show and Randy Orton. The cell was lowered after Cena defeated Jericho and Big Show by disqualification when Orton's turn came. Cena ordered the cell to be lowered and then brawled Orton on top of the structure. The match was declared a no-contest. The fourth time was on October 20, 2014, episode of Raw when the Hell in a Cell structure was lowered on orders from Kane during a handicap street fight involving Kane, Orton, and Seth Rollins against Cena and Dean Ambrose which Kane, Orton, and Rollins won. At Hell in a Cell in October 2017, Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens competed in a Hell in a Cell match billed as the first under Falls Count Anywhere rules (despite the Hell in a Cell previously having this stipulation in its rules by default). In October 2020, Roman Reigns and Jey Uso competed in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match contested under an "I quit" stupulation

Reception

The first Hell in a Cell match in 1997 between Undertaker and Shawn Michaels was highly acclaimed, with Dave Meltzer giving it 5 stars, a feat that no other Hell in a Cell match would accomplish until the ones between Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes in 2022 & CM Punk and Drew McIntyre in 2024. [7] Some critics claimed that the Hell in a Cell has been watered down during the later years, particularly during the 2010s, most notably the main event between Seth Rollins and "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in 2019. [8] Former WWE producer Arn Anderson said that WWE overused the concept, as not many rivalries justified a match of that caliber. [9] Answering Anderson, Mick Foley said he did not think the Hell in a Cell had been overused. [10]

List of Hell in a Cell matches

NumberMatchStipulationsEventDateVenueLocationLength
1 Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker Singles match to determine the number one contender for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series Badd Blood: In Your House October 5, 1997 Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri 30:00
2 The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Mankind and Kane Tornado tag team match Raw Is War June 15, 1998 Freeman Coliseum San Antonio, Texas10:38
3 The Undertaker defeated Mankind Singles match King of the Ring June 28, 1998 Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania17:10
4 Mankind vs. Kane ended in a no contest Singles match Raw Is War August 24, 1998 Corestates Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania7:41
5 The Undertaker defeated Big Boss Man Singles match WrestleMania XV March 28, 1999 First Union Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania9:48
6 Triple H (c) defeated Cactus Jack Singles match for the WWF Championship
Since Cactus Jack lost, he had to retire as an active wrestler in the WWF		 No Way Out February 27, 2000 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut 23:57
7 Kurt Angle (c) defeated The Undertaker, Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Rikishi, and The Rock Six-man match for the WWF Championship Armageddon December 10, 2000 Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena Birmingham, Alabama 32:12
8 Triple H defeated Chris Jericho Singles match Judgment Day May 19, 2002 Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee 24:06
9 Brock Lesnar (c) defeated The Undertaker Singles match for the WWE Championship No Mercy October 20, 2002 Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas 27:18
10 Triple H (c) defeated Kevin Nash Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship with Mick Foley as the special guest referee Bad Blood June 15, 2003 Compaq Center Houston, Texas21:01
11 Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels Singles match Bad Blood June 13, 2004 Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio 47:26
12 Batista (c) defeated Triple H Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship Vengeance June 26, 2005 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 26:54
13 The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton Singles match Armageddon December 18, 2005 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island 30:31
14 D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated Mr. McMahon, Shane McMahon and Big Show Two-on-three handicap match
This also marked the debut of the amplified version of the cell		 Unforgiven September 17, 2006 Air Canada Centre Toronto, Canada25:04
15 Batista (c) defeated The Undertaker Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship Survivor Series November 18, 2007 American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida21:24
16 The Undertaker defeated Edge Singles match SummerSlam August 17, 2008 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana26:43
17 The Undertaker defeated CM Punk (c) Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship Hell in a Cell October 4, 2009 Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey 10:24
18 Randy Orton defeated John Cena (c) Singles match for the WWE Championship 21:24
19 D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase) Tornado tag team match 17:48
20 Randy Orton (c) defeated Sheamus Singles match for the WWE Championship Hell in a Cell October 3, 2010 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas22:51
21 Kane (c) defeated The Undertaker Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 21:38
22 John Cena (c) defeated Alberto Del Rio, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, and Jack Swagger Five-man match for the WWE Championship Raw
(dark match)		September 26, 2011 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri 5:01
23 Mark Henry (c) defeated Randy Orton Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship Hell in a Cell October 2, 2011 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 15:54
24 Alberto Del Rio defeated John Cena (c) and CM Punk Triple threat match for the WWE Championship 24:07
25 The Undertaker defeated Triple H Singles match with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee WrestleMania XXVIII April 1, 2012 Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 30:52
26 CM Punk (c) defeated Ryback Singles match for the WWE Championship Hell in a Cell October 28, 2012 Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia11:22
27 CM Punk defeated Ryback and Paul Heyman Two-on-one handicap match Hell in a Cell October 27, 2013 American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida13:48
28 Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan Singles match for the vacant WWE Championship with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee 22:07
29 John Cena defeated Randy Orton Singles match to determine the number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Hell in a Cell October 26, 2014 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas 25:52
30 Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose Singles match 14:00
31 Roman Reigns defeated Bray Wyatt Singles match Hell in a Cell October 25, 2015 Staples Center Los Angeles, California23:08
32 Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker Singles match 18:10
33 The Undertaker defeated Shane McMahon Singles match
Had Shane McMahon won, he would have gained control of Raw and Undertaker would have been barred from competing at WrestleMania again		 WrestleMania 32 April 3, 2016 AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas 30:08
34 Roman Reigns (c) defeated Rusev Singles match for the WWE United States Championship Hell in a Cell October 30, 2016 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts24:35
35 Kevin Owens (c) defeated Seth Rollins Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship 23:15
36 Charlotte Flair defeated Sasha Banks (c) Singles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship 22:25
37 The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) defeated The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) (c) Tornado tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Hell in a Cell October 8, 2017 Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Michigan22:00
38 Kevin Owens defeated Shane McMahon Falls Count Anywhere match 39:00
39 Randy Orton defeated Jeff Hardy Singles match Hell in a Cell September 16, 2018 AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas24:50
40 Roman Reigns (c) vs. Braun Strowman ended in a no contest Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship with Mick Foley as the special guest referee
This was also Strowman's Money in the Bank cash-in match which was scheduled in advance		24:10
41 Becky Lynch (c) defeated Sasha Banks Singles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship Hell in a Cell October 6, 2019 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, California 21:50
42 Seth Rollins (c) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt ended in a match stoppage Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship 17:30
43 Roman Reigns (c) defeated Jey Uso "I Quit" match for the WWE Universal Championship Hell in a Cell October 25, 2020 Amway Center Orlando, Florida 29:20
44 Sasha Banks defeated Bayley (c) Singles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship 26:35
45 Randy Orton defeated Drew McIntyre (c) Singles match for the WWE Championship 30:35
46 Roman Reigns (c) defeated Rey Mysterio Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship Friday Night SmackDown June 18, 2021 Yuengling Center Tampa, Florida 16:00
47 Bianca Belair (c) defeated Bayley Singles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship Hell in a Cell June 20, 202119:45
48 Bobby Lashley (c) defeated Drew McIntyre Last Chance match for the WWE Championship 25:45
49 Bobby Lashley defeated Xavier Woods Singles match Monday Night Raw June 21, 202113:40
50 Edge defeated Seth Rollins Singles match Crown Jewel October 21, 2021 Mohammed Abdu Arena Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 27:40
51 Cody Rhodes defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins Singles match Hell in a Cell June 5, 2022 Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 24:20
52 Edge defeated "The Demon" Finn Bálor Singles match WrestleMania 39 April 2, 2023 SoFi Stadium Inglewood, California 18:10
53 CM Punk defeated Drew McIntyre Singles match Bad Blood October 5, 2024 State Farm Arena Atlanta, Georgia 31:25

Participant list

Shawn Michaels was the inaugural winner in October 1997 Shawn Michaels WM24 shot.jpg
Shawn Michaels was the inaugural winner in October 1997
The Undertaker holds the record for both the most wins at 8 and the most Hell in a Cell matches with 14, with his final appearance at WrestleMania 32 in April 2016 Undertaker with Fire.jpg
The Undertaker holds the record for both the most wins at 8 and the most Hell in a Cell matches with 14, with his final appearance at WrestleMania 32 in April 2016
Sasha Banks holds the record for most women's Hell in a Cell match appearances with 3. WWE Raw 2016-04-04 19-40-26 ILCE-6000 2497 DxO (28352231546) (cropped).jpg
Sasha Banks holds the record for most women's Hell in a Cell match appearances with 3.

Males

WrestlerVictoriesAppearances
The Undertaker814
Triple H69
Randy Orton58
Roman Reigns45
Shawn Michaels34
CM Punk36
Batista22
Brock Lesnar22
Kevin Owens22
Bobby Lashley22
Edge23
John Cena24
Kurt Angle11
Mark Henry11
Jimmy Uso11
Stone Cold Steve Austin12
Alberto Del Rio12
Jey Uso12
Cody Rhodes12
Kane13
Seth Rollins15
Big Boss Man01
Rikishi01
The Rock01
Chris Jericho01
Kevin Nash01
Mr. McMahon01
Big Show01
Ted DiBiase01
Sheamus01
Dolph Ziggler01
Jack Swagger01
Paul Heyman01
Daniel Bryan01
Dean Ambrose01
Rusev01
Big E01
Jeff Hardy01
Braun Strowman01
Rey Mysterio01
Finn Bálor01
Ryback02
Bray Wyatt/"The Fiend"02
Xavier Woods02
Shane McMahon03
Drew McIntyre03
Mankind/Cactus Jack04

Females

WrestlerVictoriesAppearances
Charlotte Flair11
Becky Lynch11
Bianca Belair11
Sasha Banks13
Bayley02

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