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

The 11th annual Hell in a Cell pay-per-view takes place on Sunday night and so far just three matches have been announced for the show. This week has been dominated by the build-up to SmackDown's 20th Anniversary show which will see the brand moved over to The Fox Network tonight.

It is thought that many of the matches that have to be announced for the show will be revealed tonight as part of the epic show that WWE has planned.

That being said, even though there are only two Hell in a Cell matches and one tag team match announced for this weekend's pay-per-view there are still a number of interesting facts not only about this year's event but about the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view as a whole.


#5 Mick Foley has never won a Hell in a Cell match

Mick Foley has never won a match inside Hell in a Cell
Mick Foley has never won a match inside Hell in a Cell

His name is synonymous with the Hell in a Cell concept given the fact that Foley was once thrown off the top of Hell in a Cell by The Undertaker and many fans and superstars thought that the drop had killed him.

Despite this, Foley went on to appear in many Hell in a Cell matches after that and has even served as a Special Guest Referee on two separate occasions, most recently last year in the match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman, which was interrupted by Brock Lesnar.

Even though Foley has been in four Hell in a Cell matches and served as an official for two others, he has never picked up the win in a match that he made famous. The Undertaker is the man who has picked up the most victories inside Hell in a Cell since he has made 14 appearances and had his hand raised eight times.

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#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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#3 32 seconds to beat

Mark Henry defeated Bo Dallas in just 32 seconds back in 2014
Mark Henry defeated Bo Dallas in just 32 seconds back in 2014

The Hell in a Cell pay-per-view isn't only about the matches inside the structure. Whilst these matches are usually the main event of the show, there are also a number of undercard matches that need to be settled before the structure can be lowered.

In recent years there have been many interesting mid-card matches on the Hell in a Cell card and this year will be no different since the one announced match will see Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns team up for the first time to take on the reuniting Luke Harper and Erick Rowan.

Whilst this tag team match has become a hotly anticipated showdown, it's likely that it won't be seen as one of the shortest matches in the history of the pay-per-view because of a record that was set by Mark Henry.

Mark Henry took on Bo Dallas as part of the kick-off show at Hell in a Cell back in 2014 and Henry was able to pin Dallas in just 32 seconds. It's likely that this is a record that will never be broken on the main pay-per-view.

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#2 Intercontinental Championship has never been defended

Many Championships have been defended inside Hell in a Cell over the years
Many Championships have been defended inside Hell in a Cell over the years

The Hell in a Cell concept has been part of WWE programming now for more than two decades, there have been six-man tag team matches, a United States Championship match and even the first-ever Women's Championship match inside the structure, but the Intercontinental Championship has never been defended inside Hell in a Cell.

Over the years WWE has allowed more Hell in a Cell matches to take place, with three matches going inside the structure at the debut of the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view back in 2009. Every year has then seen at least two Hell in a Cell matches take place annually, which is why it's a shock that the Intercontinental Championship has never been included.

The Intercontinental Championship isn't the only title that hasn't been given a chance to be defended inside Satan's Structure since the SmackDown Women's Championship is also yet to be given the go-ahead with the only two women's matches being contested for the RAW Women's Championship instead.

The RAW Tag Team Championships have also never been defended inside the steel structure since the only Tag Team Championship match was for the SmackDown Tag Team titles.

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#1 Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt have been inside Hell in a Cell together before

Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt have been inside the structure together before
Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt have been inside the structure together before

Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt step inside Hell in a Cell for the first time against one another this weekend, but this isn't the first time that the two men have been inside the structure together.

Back in 2014 when Seth Rollins was feuding with his former Shield teammate Dean Ambrose, the duo decided to end their feud inside Hell in a Cell. They then became the youngest ever WWE main eventers and their rivalry did come to an end, but only because of Bray Wyatt's interference.

The Eater of Worlds made his way into the structure and delivered a Sister Abigail to Ambrose to help Seth Rollins to pick up a historic win. This later lead to an impressive feud between Ambrose and Wyatt heading into 2015.

Wyatt and Rollins were on the same page five years ago when they were both standing in the Cell together, but when Rollins looks across the ring on Sunday night he will be seeing a very different side of Wyatt who will be much harder to overcome.

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