WWE Hell in a Cell 2019: 5 little known facts about the event 

Hell in a Cell has created many facts over the years
Hell in a Cell has created many facts over the years

#4 There have been 40 Hell in a Cell matches to date

There have been 40 Hell in a Cell matches to date
There have been 40 Hell in a Cell matches to date

The first-ever Hell in a Cell match took place 22 years ago at Badd Blood: In Your House back in 1997. The match pitted The Undertaker up against Shawn Michaels and the match would go on to determine the number one contender for the WWF Championship at the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view.

It was Shawn Michaels who interestingly came out on top over The Deadman and the two men began what was to become one of WWE's most interesting concept matches. More than two decades later there have been 40 Hell in a Cell matches with many of them playing a part in the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view which has taken place annually ever since 2009.

This weekend's two Hell in a Cell matches will take the total to 42, which means that over the course of the past 22 years there have been 40 men's Hell in a Cell matches and just two that have featured women.

Out of those 40 matches, the United States Championship has only been defended once, the SmackDown Tag Team Championships have been defended just once and the RAW Women's Championship has been defended just once before this weekend's show.

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