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WWE Hell in a Cell kicked off with the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match between Bianca Belair and former champ Bayley. The kickoff show saw Natalya defeat Mandy Rose in a singles match before we headed to the main card.
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Bayley - WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match inside Hell in a Cell
Bayley was sent outside by the champ early on and they went for a couple of steel chairs but Bianca managed to avoid the early attacks. Belair used her braid to attack and Bayley blocked it with a chair before being sent into the corner.
Bayley managed to get a near fall and Bianca looked to have hurt her arm which her challenger tried to take advantage of. The multi-time WWE Women's Champion brought the steel steps in the ring and trapped Bianca's hair under her feet but the champ managed to reverse and get out.
Bayley tied Bianca's hair to the bottom rope but the champ still managed to dodge a big move and untie it. Bayley was in trouble outside the ring and she bit the champ, making her back off.
Bayley used kendo sticks on the champ before hitting a sunset flip powerbomb into the cell wall. Bayley set up kendo sticks between the ring and the cell before Bianca put her through them for a near fall.
Bayley used a chair to hurt Bianca's arm and tied her hair to the chair before missing a knee strike. Bianca freed herself and tied her hair onto Bayley's arm, using it like a bull rope to beat her up.
Bayley tried to escape the cell but the WWE Women's Champion kicked her into it before Bayley dragged a ladder out and attacked the champ with it. Bayley used the ladder in the ring and the champ rolled out before the pin.
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Bayley - WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match inside Hell in a Cell (contd...)
The WWE SmackDown Women's Champion set Bayley up on the ladder and hit a senton after missing a top rope move. Bayley was down and Bianca lifted her and hit the KOD on the ladder for the win.
Result: Bianca Belair def. Bayley to retain the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Grade: A
Alexa Bliss was in her playground and said that Lilly was still on timeout before saying that Shayna was in for a surprise.
Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro at WWE Hell in a Cell
Cesaro was making his entrance when Rollins attacked him. They ended up in the ring and the referee managed to start the match before Cesaro went for the first takedown.
Rollins was kicked out of the ring and sent into the barricades before Cesaro hit an uppercut. Back in the ring, Rollins took some more offense before managing to return fire with a rake to the eyes.
Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro at WWE Hell in a Cell (contd...)
Rollins was dominating with strikes in the ring before WWE's Swiss Cyborg managed to hit a vertical suplex. Rollins tossed him out of the ring and hit a springboard knee on the Swiss Cyborg.
Rollins went for the eye again before taking an uppercut. Rollins' glove came off and Cesaro kicked it out of the ring before hitting a powerslam for a near fall.
Cesaro blocked the superplex before Rollins taunted him and went for a submission, turning it into the Falcon Arrow. Cesaro recovered and hit the swing before locking in the sharpshooter and transitioning into a crossface.
Cesaro locked in the Sharpshooter one more time before stomping on Rollins' arm. Seth managed to roll Cesaro over and managed to get the three-count.
Result: Seth Rollins def. Cesaro
Grade: B+
Alexa Bliss vs. Shayna Baszler at WWE Hell in a Cell
Reginald went for an early distraction, letting Shayna get her offense in. Alexa was hit with joint manipulations and shots to the arm, but Baszler was trying not to look Alexa in the eyes.
Alexa Bliss vs. Shayna Baszler at WWE Hell in a Cell (contd...)
Alexa Bliss made the former WWE Women's Tag Champion look at her, confusing her before Shayna Baszler let go, as if under her control. Alexa then stared at Nia on the outside and Jax looked hypnotized before she knocked Reginald down and mirrored Alexa's movements.
Baszler tried to get a Kirifuda Clutch in but Alexa managed to get out of it. Alexa hit a modified Sister Abigail followed by Twisted Bliss from the top rope for the win.
Result: Alexa Bliss def. Shayna Baszler
Grade: B
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn at WWE Hell in a Cell
Kevin Owens unloaded on Sami Zayn as the match began and Sami was in trouble right away. Owens hit elbows and a senton before having trouble breathing from the Nigerian Nail that he took on SmackDown. Zayn managed to get the advantage and hit a dive over the ropes, taking out Owens on the outside.
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn at WWE Hell in a Cell (contd...)
Kevin Owens was struggling as Sami Zayn kept the pressure on while the WWE official was trying to figure out if KO could continue. Owens looked like his arm was in pain but still managed to hit a clothesline with the other.
Owens hit a senton from the apron but Sami got the knees up before hitting the Blue Thunder Bomb in the ring. Owens returned some kicks but Sami dodged the stunner.
Sami took kicks to the face and was busted open before Owens hit the stunner on the outside. KO rolled into the ring at the count of five and Sami barely beat the count himself.
Sami hit the Helluva kick after hitting a knee strike to the back of KO's head, getting the win.
Result: Sami Zayn def. Kevin Owens
Grade: B+
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte - WWE RAW Women's Championship match at Hell in a Cell
Charlotte Flair attacked Rhea Ripley with the title belt before the match even started. Ripley retreated from the ring for a bit before stepping back in and the match kicked off properly.
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte - WWE RAW Women's Championship match at Hell in a Cell (contd...)
The WWE RAW Women's Champion got the upper hand early but was sent into the corner before she replied with a big boot. Charlotte Flair sent the champ over the top rope before kicking her into the barricades.
Ripley came back with a top rope dropkick in the ring but failed to get the pin. Ripley locked in a submission move before Charlotte sent her into the corner. Flair hit the Natural Selection for a near fall.
The Queen of WWE hit a backbreaker before hitting a moonsault for another near fall. Ripley hit a superplex and a Riptide but failed to get the pin. Outside, Charlotte kicked Ripley's knees into the steel steps before locking in the Figure Four, but the champ rolled outside.
Ripley sent Charlotte into the announce desk, earning a disqualification. The two continued to fight until Ripley hit a Riptide and walked out with her title.
Result: Charlotte def. Rhea Ripley via DQ
Grade: B+
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE Championship match inside Hell in a Cell
The WWE Champion went straight for the weapons under the ring but Drew McIntyre cut him off and sent him into the cell wall before trying to hit him with the steel steps. Drew hit a big suplex in the ring before going at Bobby Lashley with kendo sticks.
MVP snuck his cane through the cage and Lashley used it to beat up Drew. Drew dropped the champ on the steel steps outside before taking out a set of steel chairs and tossing them in the ring.
Drew dropped the champ on the steel chairs in the ring before fighting out of the Hurt Lock. Drew used the steel steps on Lashley before being sent into the chain-link wall himself.
MVP trapped Drew in the corner of the cell with a kendo stick but Drew broke out of it. In the ring, Lashley sent Drew face-first into a steel chair before going at him with a kendo stick.
Drew caught the stick and took the WWE Champion down with a headbutt. Drew got a chair but Lashley sent him into the ref, taking him out with the chair. McIntyre went for the pin but the ref was down.
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Drew McIntyre - WWE Championship match inside Hell in a Cell (contd...)
Drew McIntyre asked for a second WWE official but Bobby Lashley got the Hurt Lock in the process. Drew got out and hit Lashley with the chair before getting the claymore. MVP broke the count by dragging the ref outside but MVP was locked in the cell now.
McIntyre unloaded on MVP and hit a Claymore on him before Lashley snuck up behind him and got the Hurt Lock in. Drew took Lashley into the table with himself, taking each other out!
Back in the ring, Lashley was being flattened with a steel chair before dodging the Claymore and tossing Drew to the outside and through the table. Drew came back in and hit the Glasgow Kiss and the Futureshock DDT.
McIntyre was setting up for the Claymore but MVP caught him from the outside, letting Lashley pin him!
Result: Bobby Lashley def. Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Championship
Grade: A
PPV Rating: B+
The show needed more actual Hell in a Cell matches but the two title matches in the cell did not fail to impress. Charlotte and Ripley had one of the better matches of the show while Alexa showed off some new tricks at WWE Hell in a Cell tonight.
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