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With only five matches announced for the night, fans were looking forward to the big title matches at WWE Hell in a Cell this year. However, the company added a 24/7 Championship match to the Kickoff show, while the United States Championship was defended later on in the event.
Roman Reigns and Jey Uso kicked off the main show by competing inside Hell in a Cell for almost half an hour. Otis lost his Money in the Bank contract during the show, and Bayley and Sasha Banks put on an incredible match to light up the ThunderDome.
Elias defeated Jeff Hardy thanks to a disqualification, while Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre competed for over thirty minutes in the main event inside Hell in a Cell.
Most of the top matches delivered during the night, and we will look at the five things WWE got right at Hell in a Cell this year.
#5 United States Champion Bobby Lashley features on the WWE Hell in a Cell card
The leader of RETRIBUTION, Mustafa Ali, decided to lay down a big challenge for MVP and The Hurt Business at WWE Hell in a Cell. Earlier in the show, he challenged any member of The Hurt Business to face anyone from RETRIBUTION.
While MVP, Cedric Alexander, and Shelton Benjamin were all good choices to have on the Hell in a Cell card, WWE made the right choice by throwing in the United States Champion, Bobby Lashley.
Lashley is one of the biggest and most lethal Superstars in WWE today, and it was surprising to watch The All Mighty not have a match for Hell in a Cell before the event.
The result of the match was pretty obvious as soon as Slapjack stepped up from RETRIBUTION, and it didn't take the former MMA fighter long to apply The Hurt Lock on Slapjack and make him tap out to the move.
After his victory, RETRIBUTION tried to attack him and take him down. However, Lashley fought back and the rest of The Hurt Business arrived to send RETRIBUTION packing.
Even though the match wasn't too great and it wasn't the best way to have the United States Champion feature on the Hell in a Cell card, it still was good to see Lashley get some screentime during the big event.
#4 Tucker betrays Otis at WWE Hell in a Cell
With the Money in the Bank briefcase on the line at Hell in a Cell, Otis was looking to take out The Miz and end their rivalry once and for all. He crushed Miz in the corner as soon as the referee called for the bell and was all over him in the initial phase of the match.
Tucker and John Morrison were present at ringside as they looked to support their respective friends during the match. Morrison provided a distraction so that The A-Lister could get back into the match with a DDT. The Shaman of Sexy even hit Otis with a cheap shot of his own behind the referee’s back.
A sleeper hold could not take Otis out who got back into the match with some big moves to stun the former WWE Champion. Morrison decided to try and use the briefcase as a weapon and the referee caught him in the act.
Just then, Tucker nailed Otis with the briefcase to the shock of Miz who covered him for the victory. Many in the WWE Universe were hoping that Tucker would turn on Otis, and the company went down that route at Hell in a Cell. This was a good way to take the contract off Otis without hurting his value too much.
#3 Randy Orton finally puts down Drew McIntyre at WWE Hell in a Cell
It was interesting to see WWE put this matchup as the main event of Hell in a Cell. Drew McIntyre was set to defend his WWE Championship against Randy Orton, and he decided to attack The Viper even before they made it inside Hell in a Cell.
The Scottish Psychopath seemed more focused in this match, and he was the first one to go for a weapon. He grabbed a steel chair and smashed Orton a few times with a sadistic smile on his face.
The Viper got back into the match and used the steel steps to his advantage as he dished out punishment to the WWE Champion. After a few big spots, The Viper climbed to the top of the cell and McIntyre decided to follow him up there. The Viper then picked up a pipe he had hidden up there, but McIntyre managed to duck in time.
As they both started to climb down, Orton struck McIntyre until he fell halfway through the announce table.
Orton brought McIntyre back in the ring and looked to hit an RKO, but the Champion countered and hit him with a Claymore instead. As he set up for another Claymore, The Viper caught him with the RKO to pick up the victory.
Orton is now finally a 14-time World Champion, and it was good to watch him win the title on his third attempt. McIntyre had a great reign as the WWE Champion. However, it was the right time that the heel took the title away to give the Superstars of RAW someone new to target following Hell in a Cell.
#2 Bayley vs. Sasha Banks lives up to the hype at WWE Hell in a Cell
This was one of the most anticipated matches of the night as two former best friends looked to settle the score inside the big red steel structure. Sasha Banks had already competed in a great Hell in a Cell match last year, but it was Bayley's first time inside the hellish structure.
Bayley tried to use a steel chair before the cell was lowered, but The Boss kicked it out in time for the cell to lower and take it out of the equation. Banks applied the Bank Statement early in the match but The Role Model bit her hand to force a break.
It was all uphill from there on as the two women went hard at each other to recreate the magic they did back in NXT that made them the top competitors of WWE. Along with the Hell in a Cell structure, they used other weapons such as steel chairs and kendo sticks to try and defeat their opponent.
One of the biggest spots saw The Role Model wedge a steel chair in the corner and send the back of Banks' head into it with a sunset flip for a near fall. Banks later found a fire extinguisher and sprayed Bayley in the face inside Hell in a Cell.
Finally, Banks locked in the Bank Statement with the help of a chair and made Bayley tap out to win the SmackDown Women's Championship. This was one of the most physical and incredible matches of the night that could have very well main evented the show.
Banks winning the title at Hell in a Cell was the right call, and it will be great to watch The Role Model get in the chase after holding the Championship for over a year.
#1 Roman Reigns breaks down while choking out his cousin at WWE Hell in a Cell
This was never going to be a technical showdown. Roman Reigns was looking to teach his cousin Jey Uso a lesson at WWE Hell in a Cell, and he managed to do just that while breaking down himself.
The two men kicked off the match with a little trash talk and went straight to war afterwards. Reigns' power was too much for Jey Uso who was looking to learn from his past mistakes, but he was determined to take the Universal Championship away from him at Hell in a Cell.
Roman Reigns hit Jey Uso with a Spear early in the match, but Uso caught him with a dropkick when he went for another one. However, Reigns hit a second Spear but could not hit the third one.
Uso pulled out a leather strap from under the ring and used it to whip The Tribal Chief inside Hell in a Cell. Reigns gained back control by hitting another Spear and then used the strap against his cousin.
Reigns gained back control and began choking Jey Uso out with the strap. Things went from bad to worse as even Paul Heyman pleaded with Uso to quit so all this would come to an end. The Big Dog got desperate and used the steel steps on Jey Uso's head. The referee looked to end the match but Reigns threw him out of the ring.
Several officials came down and tried to stop him, but he locked them all in with him inside Hell in a Cell. Jimmy Uso ran down to protect his brother and called him by his real name to break character and make things more realistic.
He begged Reigns to stop who broke down crying and then grabbed Jimmy Uso into the guillotine. He choked him out until Jey Uso quit to protect his brother.
This was an intense match that fittingly brought an end to this rivalry. Reigns has become the most lethal heel in the company, and even though he cried as he did not want Jimmy Uso to feel the pain, he went to that extent just to make Jey Uso quit.
WWE build this storyline well and ended it perfectly with this match inside Hell in a Cell.
