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The Hell in A Cell match is one of the most iconic yet perilous match types in the history of professional wrestling. Although it is widely believed to be one of the most painful matches, it is considered as a huge honour and achievement to compete inside the Devil's Playground due to the structure's rich history and prestige.
The Hell in A Cell match has been around for twenty years now but WWE has always used it sparingly. Until 2009, before the Hell in A Cell pay-per-view was introduced, only sixteen matches had taken place which means that, on average, the fans saw a Hell in A Cell on WWE programming after every year and a half. Now that the pay-per-view has been introduced, fans get to watch at least two matches per year. The Hell in A Cell structure has been used twice outside of the pay-per-view since 2009. with both matches taking place at Wrestlemania 28 and Wrestlemania 32 respectively.
Given that match's limited use, it's no surprise that many of the all-time greats haven't had the opportunity to compete inside the historic structure. With that said, let's look at 3 of the greatest WWE stars who have never competed inside the Hell in A Cell structure.
3.Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy is a three-time world champion, four-time Intercontinental champion, multi-time tag team champion and former US Champion. He is also the ninth Grand Slam champion in WWE history and has helped revolutionize tag-team wrestling alongside his brother, Matt Hardy. Hardy has found considerable success inside and outside of WWE. Although Hardy took part in the first-ever TLC match-up, The Charismatic Enigma is yet to compete inside Hell in A Cell.
In my opinion, it's a huge shame that a risk-taker like Hardy hasn't competed inside one of the most extreme and brutal match types,i.e Hell in A Cell. Hardy is known to take things to an extreme level and just imagine the risks he could take inside the structure.
Hardy is rumoured to face Randy Orton at this year's Hell in A Cell pay-per-view, let's hope that comes to fruition inside Hell in A Cell.
2. Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio is regarded as the greatest high-flyer and little man in WWE history. Rey Mysterio is a three-time world champion, former Intercontinental and tag-team champion. Mysterio is also a Triple Crown Champion and won the Royal Rumble in 2006. Despite all that he has accomplished, it's extremely difficult to fathom that he hasn't competed inside Hell in A Cell.
Like the afore-mentioned Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio is known for taking dangerous risks inside the ring. Mysterio could easily put on a brutal match of the year candidate with anyone inside the Hell in A Cell.
Mysterio has been inked for a return to the WWE, where he would like to cap his career off. However, as great it would be to see Mysterio compete inside the cell, it's unlikely that WWE would put him inside the cell given his age and past injuries.
1.Ric Flair
Ric Flair is considered to be the greatest professional wrestler of all time by many fans. Flair is a sixteen-time world champion, former US and Intercontinental champion. Flair is the only two-time WWE Hall of Famer and the first to be inducted as an active competitor. Flair's accomplishments are unparalleled and endless as his career has spanned for 40 years and he has found massive success in WWE, WCW, NWA and TNA.
It is, without the slightest doubt, that Flair is the greatest star to have never stepped inside the Hell in A Cell structure in spite of competing for wrestling promotions for almost a half-century. Flair has had memorable rivalries with Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Randy Orton that could've culminated inside Hell in A Cell, but it wasn't meant to be.
Well, we will never get to see Flair wrestle inside Hell in A Cell as 'The Nature Boy' has retired from professional wrestling.
