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No match in the WWE has made, and destroyed, more in-ring careers than Hell in a Cell match. Ever since the first appearance of the match back in 1997, the match has become a staple of the WWE programming, and can easily be regarded as one of the most dangerous stipulation matches in WWE along with Elimination Chamber.
Often associated with names like The Undertaker and Triple H, who have been part of 14 and 9 matches inside the structure respectively, this stipulation match has produced some of the most violent and famous matches in the history of WWE. Even though the over usage of the structure in recent times has decreased the excitement of the match, one can not deny that the match is still more popular than most of the stipulation matches.
Fans will witness the return of the Cell after a year when the WWE visits San Antonio for the 10th annual Hell in a Cell event in September. At this moment, WWE has a whole bunch of matches - Styles/Joe, Roman/Braun, Hardy/Orton and Becky/Charlotte - that can take place inside the cell.
Having been a part of the WWE programming for two decades, the Cell has witnessed a number of interesting stats and facts over the years, some of which are very well known to the fans. There are a few other vital facts that the fans are unaware of. Here are the 5 less known facts about The Demonic Structure that is Hell in a Cell.
Worst Win/Loss Record
Winning a Hell in a Cell match is not an easy task, especially when you are facing the likes of The Undertaker and Triple H, two of the most prolific guys in the match's history. WWE Hall of Famer, and himself a Hell in a Cell legend, Mick Foley learned this the hard way, as he holds the infamous record of the worst record in the history of Hell in a Cell match.
Under his more popular personas of Mankind and Mick Foley, Mrs. Foley's Baby Boy was part of 4 Hell in a Cell matches and failed to emerge victorious in all of them. He first lost, along with Kane, to the team of Undertaker and Steve Austin on an episode of Raw in 1998. This was followed by the loss to The Undertaker in that universally known match at King of the Ring 1998 and a no contest against Kane on Raw two months later.
His last appearance, as Cactus Jack, ended in a loss to Triple H in a Career Threatening match for WWF Title at No Way Out 2000, giving him a record of 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 no contest in 4 appearances. Closely following Foley at second place is a surprising name in the Prodigal Son himself, Shane McMahon, who has 3 losses in 3 appearances to his name. Despite that horrendous record, Foley's matches against Taker and Triple H are considered as two of the best matches in the history.
Undefeated inside the Structure
While Mick Foley and Shane McMahon are only two of the many superstars (23, to be exact) who only have losses to their name inside the Demonic Structure, only a handful of superstars can proudly call themselves to be undefeated inside The Cell. In fact, there are only 8 superstars who are yet to taste defeat in a Hell in a Cell match.
Batista, Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens - These are the only four superstars who have two wins in as many matches inside the Cell. Batista emerged victorious against two of the most prolific performers, Triple H and The Undertaker, in 2005 and 2007. Lesnar's two victorious against his mortal enemy The Undertaker, when he defeated The Phenom in two of the most violent matches in 2002 and 2015.
The Current Universal Champion Roman Reigns joined this list in 2016 when he defeated Bray Wyatt and Rusev in 2015 and 2016. The latest member of this group was Kevin Owens, who successfully overcame Seth Rollins and Shane McMahon in 2016 and 2017. Apart from these four, Kurt Angle, Mark Henry and The Usos are the only other superstars who are undefeated inside the Cell (1 win each).
Longest Match
Hell in a Cell stipulation is usually brought into consideration when it is time to end a long-standing rivalry. Hence, it is not uncommon to witness long matches inside the Cell. While we have seen a handful of matches cross the 30-minute mark in the match's 21-year-long history, only one match hold the illustrious record of crossing the 40-minute mark.
That record belongs to the violent clash between Hell in a Cell veterans Shawn Michaels and Triple H, whose clash in the main event of Bad Blood 2004 clocks in at 47 minutes and 26 seconds between the opening and the closing bell. Back when this match took place, it was longer than the erstwhile longest match, the Armageddon 6-man Hell in a Cell match, by a full 15 minutes.
Even 14 years after that clash, no match has even managed to break the time limit record set by this match. The match that comes second on this list is the Shane McMahon-Kevin Owens clash, which lasted for a full 39 minutes. With WWE presenting two or more matches every year on the same show, it is highly unlikely that this record will be broken anytime in the near future.
Multiple Encounters inside the Cell
Before the Hell in a Cell pay per view became the permanent home of the demonic structure, the stipulation was only utilized when it was time to bring an end to the rivalry. However, with three or four matches taking place every year, the chances of two superstar coming face-to-face inside the structure on more than one occasion has become a common thing, something that rarely happened in the past.
Before the start of the Namesake event, the only pairing to have faced each other inside the Cell was the duo of The Undertaker and Mankind. The two wrestled in two matches, a tag team match and a one-on-one match, inside the Cell within a span of 2 weeks in 1998. Interestingly, the next pairing was not a duo, but a trio, when John Cena, Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk were part of two HIAC in the same week in 2011.
This was followed by the duo of CM Punk and Ryback, who met each other inside the Cell in two consecutive years in 2012 and 2013. Two more pairing were added to this list in the subsequent years when John Cena and Randy faced each other in 2014 for the second time after their first clash in 2009 and Undertaker and Brock Lesnar bringing an end to their rivalry inside the Cell in 2015 after beginning it inside the Cell in 2002.
Appearance as a participant and an official
In the 38 Hell in a Cell matches that have taken place in WWE since its inception in 1997, a total of 41 men have entered the structure as participants and have witnessed their lives change forever after that. While taking part in a Cell match is a big deal in itself, there is a distinguished group of superstars who have not only entered the match as a participant but also as an official.
In fact, there are only two superstars who have both wrestled and officiated a match inside the Cell - WWE Hall of Famers Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels. Foley became the first member of this club when he was the special guest referee of the World Heavyweight Title match between Triple H and Kevin Nash at Bad Blood 2003.
He was joined by Shawn Michaels in that club when HBK officiated the 'End of an Era' Match between Triple H and Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVIII. After wrestling in multiple Hell in a Cell matches, Michaels became the first man to officiate and wrestle in more than one Hell in a Cell match when he was the special guest referee in the Randy Orton v Daniel Bryan match for the vacant WWE Championship in 2013.
