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WWE's 12th annual edition of Hell in a Cell takes place this weekend inside the ThunderDome at the Amway Center. So far, five matches have been announced, all with high stakes.
A handful of the matches on the card are actually rematches, including the match between Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, which is set to be the third time the pair have fought over the title. In all, there are three championships and the Money in the Bank briefcase on the line at the event.
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Fans have been anticipating the matches between the stars at the ThunderDome this weekend. Here are five Superstars who need to win this weekend at WWE's Hell in a Cell.
#5 Elias needs to win at WWE Hell in a Cell
The rivalry between Elias and Jeff Hardy is somewhat of a revisit of the feud between Hardy and Sheamus. During the angle a few months ago, Elias was hit by a car and left injured, and Jeff Hardy was initially blamed for the incident. It later transpired that Sheamus was the person to blame, but since Elias and Jeff Hardy have reunited on RAW, Elias has decided to blame Hardy for his injuries.
Since the pair moved the RAW on the draft, they have been at one another's throats. Elias made his surprise return by hitting Jeff Hardy with a guitar. This week, Hardy returned the favor by disguising himself as a guitarist during Elias' concert showcasing his new album and later attacked him - with his own guitar.
The match between Elias and Jeff Hardy is the former's first big bout in quite some time. Going into Hell in a Cell, it feels as though Elias has much more to prove than Hardy. Hardy has recently enjoyed a reign as WWE Intercontinental Champion and a huge blowout match between him, Sami Zayn, and AJ Styles at Clash of Champions. However, Elias has been absent for some time from WWE television and has much more to prove.
Elias emerging as the winner in this match would help to cement him as a main roster star.
#4 WWE Money in the Bank contract match - The Miz
The storyline between Otis and The Miz is one that has lasted for months on SmackDown and is now straddling across both The Blue Brand and RAW since the WWE Draft. Building up to this match, The Miz has been doing anything that he can to get to Otis - including getting Mandy Rose moved away from him to RAW.
Over the past few weeks, The Miz has served Otis with legal documents to get the Money in the Bank contract away from him. The storyline has even involved a court segment, a parody of Law and Order, dubbed "Law and Otis", where the current Mr. Money in the Bank defended himself against The Miz, who had John Morrison by his side.
The Miz and Otis will face off for the contract at WWE Hell in a Cell. The move that makes the most sense at the moment is The Miz taking the win. Otis has had a fun run with the Money in the Bank contract, but it almost seems like an afterthought. The Miz becoming the new Money in the Bank contract holder is a great way to move the briefcase to WWE RAW and add a new twist to the storyline.
As well as this, there have been a few hints towards a rivalry between The Miz and John Morrison. Tucker noticed that Morrison's name was missing from the lawsuit, so this could be the potential next step in the storyline.
#3 WWE Championship match - Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre has won the adoration of fans ever since his Royal Rumble victory and subsequent win at WWE WrestleMania over Brock Lesnar. McIntyre's comeback story has been one of the biggest of the year, and he has been shown as a strong, fighting champion, able to defend the title against Bobby Lashley and Seth Rollins, amongst others.
The rivalry between Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton has spanned months, with The Scottish Psychopath defeating The Legend Killer at SummerSlam and Clash of Champions. Defeating Orton would solidify McIntyre's title as one of the strongest in WWE and deservedly so. It would also allow both stars to move on to new feuds, especially now that the WWE draft has shaken up both the RAW and SmackDown rosters considerably. There are plenty of stars that would be worthy of a shot at the championship, including AJ Styles or even The Fiend.
The previous pay-per-view offerings between this pairing haven't disappointed yet, and their bout in the cell is bound to live up to fans high expectations.
#2 WWE Universal Championship match - Roman Reigns
Fans were stunned when Roman Reigns made an unexpected return at the end of SummerSlam and were even more shocked when he returned as a Paul Heyman guy. Reigns quickly won the WWE Universal Championship and has been dominating SmackDown ever since.
The Universal Champion has recently struck up a rivalry against his cousin Jey Uso. Reigns is determined to be the Tribal Chief of the Anoa'i family and seems to be wanting to work his way through the members of this family in WWE.
The feud between Jey Uso and Roman Reigns has heated up, as he has added more stipulations to their Universal Championship match at WWE Hell in a Cell. The match is now an "I Quit" match, the first to take place inside the famous structure, and if Uso loses, he, Jimmy, his wife, and his children will be cast out of the family for months.
There is a lot at stake for Jey Uso, but Reigns winning feels like the option that will drive this storyline forward. It seems as though Reigns is set on being known as the Tribal Chief and him casting The Usos out of the family on his way there is cementing his new villainous status and will open the dialogue up for more family members to be brought into this. Fingers crossed for a Roman Reigns vs. The Rock match in the future.
#1 WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match - Sasha Banks
Sasha Banks vs. Bayley has been one of the biggest rivalries so far this year in WWE. The relationship between former best friends turned sour after losing the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships to Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax at Payback when Bayley well and truly turned on Banks after they lost a rematch a week later.
Ever since, the pair have been cutting amazing promos against one another, with Bayley often accompanied by the very chair that she used to brutalize Sasha Banks. The pair had a championship match a few weeks ago on SmackDown, which, as expected, ended in a disqualification.
Sasha Banks has been hell-bent on taking the SmackDown Women's Championship from Bayley, and Bayley has done everything in her power to keep the championship in her grasp. Sasha even had to force Bayley to sign the contract for the match on the go-home edition of SmackDown after the Role Model initially refused.
The stakes are high in this match, and Sasha Banks ending Bayley's historic reign as SmackDown Women's Champion seems to be the next step to take. The feud has been a massive hit with fans and could even be continued once Bayley has been dethroned. Sasha Banks is more than ready to become the new SmackDown Women's Champion.
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