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Eight matches are scheduled to take place at the 2018 WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday.
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From the Raw brand, the following matches have been confirmed: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman (Universal Championship Hell In A Cell w/Mick Foley as special referee), Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss (Raw Women’s Championship), and Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose (Raw Tag Team Championship).
From SmackDown Live, the following matches have been confirmed: AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe (WWE Championship), Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton (Hell In A Cell), Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch (SmackDown Women’s Championship), The New Day vs. Rusev Day (SmackDown Tag Team Championship), and Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella vs. The Miz & Maryse.
As things stand, no matches are scheduled for the event’s kickoff show, but at least one match is expected to be announced before Sunday.
In this article, let’s predict the outcome of every match that has been confirmed so far for Hell In A Cell.
#8 Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella vs. The Miz & Maryse
The Miz used brass knuckles, handed to him by his wife Maryse, at SummerSlam to defeat Daniel Bryan, so Brie Bella returned to SmackDown Live last month to help her husband and even up the numbers.
It has already been announced that Bryan and Miz will have a one-on-one rematch from SummerSlam at Super Show-Down on 6 October, with the winner becoming the #1 contender for the WWE Championship.
It seems likely at this stage that “The A-Lister” will win the match in Australia, just like he did at SummerSlam, and that Bryan will enter the WWE Championship picture further down the line.
If that prediction is correct, then that surely means that Bryan and Brie will win on Sunday. Miz going 3-0 against his rival in consecutive PPVs just wouldn’t be right!
Prediction: Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella def. The Miz & Maryse
#7 Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton
This rivalry reached new heights (literally) when Jeff Hardy attacked Randy Orton all over the arena during their match on SmackDown Live in August, leading to a high-risk Swanton Bomb from the stage area, so the next natural progression in the storyline was for the two men to meet inside Hell In A Cell.
Jeff has never competed in a Hell In A Cell match but he has promised that fans will witness something on Sunday “that they won’t forget”.
Does that mean he will jump/fall from the top of the cell, just like Mankind and Shane McMahon? Or could Sunday see the return of Jeff’s Brother Nero persona with “Woken” Matt Hardy by his side?
Let’s go for the latter, with Matt switching from Raw to SmackDown Live to help his brother get the win.
Prediction: Jeff Hardy def. Randy Orton
#6 The New Day vs. Rusev Day (SmackDown Tag Team Championship)
The latest SmackDown Tag Team Championship No.1 contender tournament came to an end this week when Rusev Day defeated The Bar to set up a match against The New Day at Hell In A Cell.
If given enough time, this has the potential to be one of the best matches on the card, but it feels like this storyline hasn’t had enough build for Rusev Day to be taken seriously as possible winners of the titles.
There was so much hype around Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods finally winning the tag titles for the fifth time, so to lose them less than a month later would be very surprising.
Prediction: The New Day def. Rusev Day
#5 Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose (Raw Tag Team Championship)
Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler, aka The Dogs of War, retained the Raw Tag Team Championship against The B-Team on Monday and they will be back in action again on Sunday when they put the titles on the line against Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose.
The booking surrounding the Raw Tag Team titles has been very unpredictable over the last few weeks, so this is the most difficult match to call at Hell In A Cell.
Will Rollins & Ambrose get the win, meaning The Shield will hold all four of Raw’s male championships (at least until Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman)? Or will Drew & Dolph’s short reign with the titles continue? Let’s go with the latter.
Prediction: Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler def. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose
#4 Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss (Raw Women’s Championship)
Ronda Rousey dismantled Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam to win the Raw Women’s Championship in one of the most one-sided PPV title matches in recent memory.
Since then, Alexa has gained the upper hand on Ronda with a couple of sneak attacks during segments on Raw, but can anybody really see her regaining the title this Sunday?
In all likelihood, this will be a more competitive match than the SummerSlam meeting but it will end in exactly the same way: Alexa tapping out to an armbar.
Prediction: Ronda Rousey def. Alexa Bliss
#3 Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch (SmackDown Women’s Championship)
Becky Lynch congratulated Charlotte Flair in the middle of the ring after she won the SmackDown Women’s Championship from Carmella in a Triple Threat match between the three women at SummerSlam. However, things soon turned ugly and Becky attacked her best friend after the match.
The supposed ‘heel turn’ from Becky hasn’t been received well by fans, who have been cheering her louder than ever since SummerSlam, and it appears that WWE has cooled on the idea of making “The Irish Lass Kicker” a full-on heel.
The interesting dynamic between the two personas is perfectly set up for a rare double-turn in this match on Sunday, with Charlotte becoming a heel and Becky leaving as the babyface. If that happens, “The Queen” will surely retain and her popular rival will win the title at a later date.
Prediction: Charlotte Flair def. Becky Lynch
#2 AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe (WWE Championship)
Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles via disqualification at SummerSlam after Joe insulted Styles’ family during the match and the enraged WWE champion began striking his rival with a steel chair.
The build-up to this rematch, which surprisingly doesn’t have a Hell In A Cell stipulation, has revolved around Joe criticising his rival’s ability as a husband and father, so we can expect to see Styles’ wife and daughter in the audience again on Sunday.
Joe would certainly make for a good WWE champion in the future but, given that Styles still has possible title rivalries against The Miz, Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan to come, let’s go for “The Phenomenal One”.
Prediction: AJ Styles def. Samoa Joe
#1 Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman (Universal Championship)
One of the best WWE rivalries of the last two years, Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman, will be revived on Sunday when they meet with the Universal Championship on the line inside Hell In A Cell.
Mick Foley’s role as special guest referee adds some extra intrigue heading into the match, which will almost certainly headline the PPV, but it still looks unlikely that Strowman will walk out as champion.
Reigns waited over two years to win the Universal Championship and, after conquering Brock Lesnar once and for all at SummerSlam, it's extremely doubtful that he'll lose the title at the very next PPV.
Prediction: Roman Reigns def. Braun Strowman
