With the announcement that the Sasha Banks-Charlotte Flair Hell in a Cell match will not end the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view as of this moment, fans might be wondering what WWE is thinking after getting all of our hopes up for the perfect finish to the much-awaited event.
There is a lot riding on Sunday night – where Raw must once again show that it can put together a pay-per-view with as much depth and success as its brother SmackDown Live. The back and forth tennis match is proving to be a good thing for WWE, as both brands try to master the art of “one-upmanship” while trying to keep the masses entertained.
If anything, WWE is trying its best to be a better wrestling promotion.
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All things being equal, this is Raw’s last effort of the year for a pay-per-view of its own. Can the matches – which may be the most anticipated of the year – keep the momentum?
What surprises will the McMahons have to answer for come Monday night? Does the final match of the pay-per-view dictate how Raw will move forward and who makes the surprise appearance that leaves our jaws on the floor? Here are seven things we must see Hell in a Cell.
#1 Interference by Chris Jericho
Watch out everyone, or you might make The List. Actually, the only list Chris Jericho might want to be a part of is the one where he has his name attached to the Universal Heavyweight Title.
How WWE plans to use the former 6-time world champion in the Hell in a Cell match between Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens will determine how Owens is booked moving forward. Jericho is so refreshing and he should confront his BFF. How and where and why is still to be determined.
The only thing I am sure of is the fact he will help decide the winner of the match.
#2 A New Day
I hate to say it, but The New Day must relinquish the WWE World Tag Team Titles. I know, as does everyone else, the reason for the continued run by Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods is to pass Demolition as the greatest tag team of all time. Enough with the records already.
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While I am not a fan of Sheamus and Cesaro as a tag team, they are very good together as the odd couple. Let the newly formed team take the belts off the current champions and finally give Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson a chance to grab the brass ring.
#3 A better fate for Sami Zayn
It appears the match between Sami Zayn and Braun Strowman is on hold as a potential last minute match. Actually, both wrestlers deserve better. Zayn is a solid performer and a fan favourite. Strowman is in need of a holding partner.
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If WWE really wants to promote Strowman as a beast on a mission, he must defeat the former NXT Champion. This should be a kickoff match, if for nothing else to help Strowman’s rise in the company. Zayn is still in purgatory, which must be addressed in 2017.
#4 More Bayley
I love how WWE is using both Dana Brooke and Bayley as the second team up in the women’s division.
Fact is, no one is going to break into the title picture right now because Banks and Flair are white hot. As much as I love Bayley – I know I have said that before – I am equally impressed with the work of Brooke as the sidekick to Flair and the potential of a title in the future.
What these two women benefit from this PPV is the fact they won’t be in the steel structure, which won’t confine their efforts in the ring.
#5 Hello Triple H
Will we finally find out why Triple H helped Kevin Owens win the Universal Heavyweight Title? Will we ever know why he turned on his protégé, Seth Rollins? The biggest question in WWE MUST be answered. There has to be a connection for the actions of the guilty.
Triple H must come out during the title match and somehow become a part of the event. Fans deserve an answer. If not, then once again WWE has dropped the ball. The red brand is not in a situation to fail in any angle it promotes right now. Failure to connect the dots could be disastrous.
#6 Dissention in the ranks
I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. The chummy relationship between Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley cannot last forever. When do the cracks in the ceiling begin to show? Hopefully, there will be answers to why Rollins was duped and Foley will slowly start to question everything the McMahons have been doing behind the scenes.
There is nothing like a good McMahon plot twist. The odd managing couple must find faults in each other at some point. There must be a twist heading into Survivor Series. The seeds must be planted and harvested now.
#7 Who goes last?
Rusev’s quest to regain the United States Title from Roman Reigns has been the best angle on the men’s side and their matches and the hype has been better than the Universal Heavyweight program. That said, the work between Banks and Flair has been the best overall in the company. There has to be some happy medium here.
WWE is worried about the women closing the show. The right thing is to have the US Title match end the night. But Banks and Flair deserve this moment. These are good problems to have, but WWE must play this correctly so it does not upset a fan base that is excited about what happens Sunday night.
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#3 Interference by Chris Jericho
Watch out everyone, or you might make The List. Actually, the only list Chris Jericho might want to be a part of is the one where he has his name attached to the Universal Heavyweight Title.
How WWE plans to use the former 6-time world champion in the Hell in a Cell match between Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens will determine how Owens is booked moving forward. Jericho is so refreshing and he should confront his BFF. How and where and why is still to be determined.
The only thing I am sure of is the fact he will help decide the winner of the match.
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