WWE Hell In A Cell Preview: 16th September 2018

Hell In A Cell is tonight and it's going to be a much better PPV than you might think! With only eight matches on the overall card (seven on the main card), WWE has made sure that they're going to focus more on quality of matches over quantity, as compared to SummerSlam which had a stuffed card.

In a surprise move, WWE shifted New Day vs Rusev Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships to the Kickoff show. That's undoubtedly going to be a match that can deliver in a big way if given the time. They don't have any other company on the kickoff show so it's quite likely that they will.

It'll be good fun to watch and expect a lot of antics with Aiden English and perhaps Xavier Woods, who may try to compete for musical supremacy. Either way, with The New Day fresh off a victory against The Bludgeon Brothers, the momentum is definitely on their side.

Either way, Hell In A Cell is stacked and here's what you need to look forward to heading in.

#7 Charlotte Flair (c) vs Becky Lynch - SmackDown Women's Championship

Enter capti — Charlotte vs Becky has turned into the hottest rivalry in WWE

After Charlotte Flair snatched a victory and regained the SmackDown women's title at SummerSlam, Becky turned on her and has shown a completely different attitude since. She's been playing the mind games with Charlotte and getting one over her.

Despite the change in attitude, fans seem to love it. But will it translate to capturing the title again? It's been over two years since Becky won the gold. Is it her time to shine or will The Queen prevail?

#6 Jeff Hardy vs Randy Orton - Hell In a Cell match

Enter cap — Will it be the end of the rivalry?

Ever since his return, Randy Orton has targetted and tortured Jeff Hardy in every possible opportunity. With Jeff Hardy once stating that he wanted to compete inside the Cell, his wish seems to have been granted.

The two old rivals will square off inside the cell to settle the major grudge feud. With Matt Hardy confirming his retirement, could Randy Orton also attempt to send Jeff into retirement? It's no secret that The Charismatic Enigma hasn't been in the best physical shape of late.

Randy Orton was a legend killer before. Will he kill another legend?

#5 Ronda Rousey (c) vs Alexa Bliss - RAW Women's Championship

At SummerSlam, Ronda Rousey took everyone by surprise when she squashed Alexa Bliss in minutes to become RAW Women's Champion. The surprise was more in the nature of her win rather than the win itself, for she was still the favourite.

She still is the favourite heading into Hell In A Cell but she has a major roadblock - her ribs. On the last episode of RAW, Alexa Bliss made sure to attack Rousey's ribs persistently, making it her target for Sunday.

Expect Bliss to attack her ribs constantly. One thing is for sure - it's not going to be as one-sided as SummerSlam and Rousey is going to have to scratch and claw to get that victory.

#4 Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella vs The Miz & Maryse - Mixed Tag Team match

Brie Bella is making her PPV return in a mixed tag team match against The Miz & Maryse. The two couples have not held back on words nor physicality.

While Bryan & Brie stood tall on the go-home SmackDown this past week, will it be enough to give them the psychological edge.

The war between the couples may not even conclude regardless of who wins!

#3 Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre (c) vs Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose - RAW Tag Team Championship

Enter ca — The rivalry has had more than just two teams involved

In one half of the main feud on RAW, Ziggler & McIntyre take on Rollins & Ambrose in a RAW tag title match.

The feud has not only involved a larger alliance with Braun Strowman but somehow, they got a large chunk of the locker room on their side against The Shield.

With Ambrose giving Rollins weird looks over the past few weeks, don't be surprised to see him turn on his partner. While there is a trust, it can be more fragile than expected. Will Ambrose end up turning on Rollins and costing them the match?

#2 AJ Styles (c) vs Samoa Joe - WWE Championship

To say that this one is personal would be an understatement

Psychological warfare. That's what Samoa Joe vs AJ Styles has been about. Before, during and after SummerSlam, Samoa Joe has constantly targetted AJ Styles' wife Wendy and his kid.

He's brought out a side of Styles that we usually don't see. With the biggest prize in the industry on the line, things are about to break down between the two veterans.

Will Styles prevail or will the mind games of Samoa Joe result in him capturing the WWE title?

#1 Roman Reigns (c) vs Braun Strowman - Hell In A Cell match for the Universal Championship (Mick Foley as special guest referee)

How will Mick Foley factor into the match?

The main event will feature Roman Reigns defending the Universal Championship against Braun Strowman, who cashed in his Money In The Bank contract for a title opportunity.

With The Shield first preventing his MITB cash-in, he turned on Roman Reigns with tagging with him to take Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre under his wing. Together as a faction, they evened the odds and more.

Roman Reigns' first Universal Championship title defence is going to be a major challenge as he renews his old rivalry with Strowman - this time with bigger stakes.

Mick Foley announced this week that he requested to be special guest referee, so it's going to be interesting to see how he factors into it all. Perhaps Strowman may be irate with him and could very well destroy the legend.

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