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Hell in a Cell kicked off with a recap of Roman Reigns and Jey Uso's feud before we headed for the first match of the night, an 'I Quit' match for the Universal Championship. The kickoff show saw R-Truth defeat Drew Gulak to retain the 24/7 Championship, among other shenanigans.
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso - I Quit Match for the Universal Championship inside Hell In A Cell
Reigns started off strong but Jey sent him outside for a dive that sent the champ into the cage wall. Roman was sent into the cell wall over and over before he countered with a spear in the ring.
Reigns gave Jey a warning before kicking him in the teeth and took out a steel chair. Uso was hit with another spear in the ring but Jey was still holding on. Jey countered a spear and hit two Uso Splashes before Reigns went down.
Uso got some leather straps and Heyman pleaded him to stop but Jey whipped Reigns with it. Reigns with another spear and Jey refused to say the words. Reigns went at him with the straps and tied their wrists together so that Uso couldn't get away at Hell In A Cell.
Uso dodged a Superman Punch and choked Reigns with the strap until he passed out for a bit. Jey went for the chair but Roman hit the Superman Punch and locked in the Guillotine.
Jey was out cold before Roman set him up on the apron and hit a drive-by. Reigns got the top half of the steel steps and set it up against Jey's face for another drive-by at Hell In A Cell.
Jey was unresponsive and the referee wanted to call the match but Reigns threw him out of the ring. Another referee and then Adam Pearce came in with a bunch of officials but Reigns scared them off as well at Hell In A Cell.
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jey Uso - I Quit Match for the Universal Championship inside Hell In A Cell (contd...)
Reigns was then about to smash Jey's head with the steps but Jimmy Uso came to stop him. Reigns started crying and said he didn't know who he was anymore before catching Jimmy in the Guillotine. Jey finally said "I Quit" to save his brother and Reigns picked up the win at Hell In A Cell.
Result: Roman Reigns def. Jey Uso
Match rating: A+
Elias was out next and started singing a song he wrote about almost getting killed by Jeff Hardy, but Hardy's entrance interrupted him.
Elias vs. Jeff Hardy at Hell in a Cell
Elias was dominating early on in the match but Jeff hit an Atomic Drop and took control of the bout. Elias sent him outside but Hardy came back in with a dropkick and missed a dive to the outside, going into the barriers himself.
Elias countered a Twist of Fate and hit a powerbomb before Hardy came back with the Whisper in the Wind.
Elias vs. Jeff Hardy at Hell in a Cell (contd...)
Hardy hit the Twist of Fate but Elias dodged the following move and went for his guitar. Hardy snatched the guitar from Elias and smashed it on his back, earning a DQ loss at Hell In A Cell.
Result: Elias def. Jeff Hardy via DQ
Match rating: B
The Miz vs. Otis - Money in the Bank Contract Match at Hell in a Cell
Otis tossed Miz around as the match started and got a near fall. The Miz tried for a finisher but the big guy blocked it. Otis sent Miz outside and then into the announce table before Morrison ran a distraction leading to a near fall for The Miz.
Morrison hit a cheap shot from the apron before Miz went for a headlock and then hit a big boot. Otis got up and hit the Miz with some big moves but Morrison interrupted the caterpillar. Morrison tried to hit Otis with the Money in the Bank briefcase but the ref caught him and sent him away.
Otis hit a clothesline and was going for the win but Tucker took him out with the briefcase and let Miz pin him for the win!
Result: The Miz def. Otis to become the new Mr. Money in the Bank
Match rating: B
After the match, The Miz warned the WWE and Universal champs that he was coming for them, backstage at Hell in a Cell. Tucker was there and said that he did everything for the team and Otis but he was always overlooked. Otis ran backstage and attacked Tucker before we headed back to Hell in a Cell.
Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks - Hell in a Cell Match for the SmackDown Women's Championship
Sasha Banks took Bayley's steel chair and tossed it outside the cage just as it was coming down over the ring. Bayley was stunned and Sasha dominated the starting minutes of the match, leading up to a Banks Statement but Bayley stepped outside.
Bayley sent Banks into the steel cage and used a kendo stick on her but Banks took her out at ringside before going for a table and using it to send Bayley into the cell wall followed by two Meteoras. Banks got a few chairs out and Bayley came back with some big moves but was taken out again.
Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks - Hell in a Cell Match for the SmackDown Women's Championship (contd...)
Sasha set up some kendo sticks near the steel steps but she ended up going through them. Bayley used the kendo sticks again before taking Banks back to the ring at Hell In A Cell.
Bayley sent Banks into a steel chair set up in the corner but Sasha still kicked out. Bayley got the elbow drop but still no pinfall. Bayley was still in control but Banks sprayed her with a fire extinguisher. Banks went nuts and started demolishing Bayley at ringside, smashing her into the steel cage wall at Hell In A Cell.
Banks hit a frog splash but Bayley had a steel chair to protect herself. Back in the ring, Bayley set up a ladder horizontally on two chairs and knocked Banks into it. Bayley set up Banks on the ladder but missed the dive. Banks hit a Meteora and a Bayley to Belly but the champ kicked out again.
Banks used a steel chair to lock in a Banks Statement and stomped on it to make Bayley tap out at Hell In A Cell!
Result: Sasha Banks def. Bayley to become the new SmackDown Women's Champion
Match rating: A+
MVP was backstage at Hell in a Cell and sent a threat to Ali before Bobby Lashley was set to face Slapjack. Lashley wanted MVP to make it a title match for the US championship.
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Slapjack - United States title match at Hell in a Cell
Lashley kicked off the match by manhandling Flapjack and sent him into the corner for a shoulder charge. He then bounced him off the corner and hit the stalling suplex.
Slapjack managed to sneak in a dropkick in the corner and then a cannonball. Lashley was hit with a big boot and then a DDT but Lashley kicked out. Lashley was back up and hit a suplex and locked in the Hurt Lock for the win at Hell In A Cell.
Result: Bobby Lashley def. Slapjack to retain the United States title
RETRIBUTION attacked Lashley after the match and The Hurt Business came out to save their champ. Ali and RETRIBUTION backed off without escalating things.
Match rating: C
Up next was the main event of Hell in Cell, the WWE title match.
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton - Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Orton attacked Drew McIntyre during his entrance at Hell In A Cell and a brawl broke out outside the cage. Randy cleared the announce desk but Drew took him down and dragged him to the ring before the match started.
McIntyre was dominating early on and sent Randy into the cage walls before hitting him with the steel steps. Randy got control of the match soon after with a steel chair and set Drew's head on the steel steps, stomping on it. He then scraped the cage wall onto the champ's face.
Drew was sent into the steel steps before taking a backbreaker in the ring but he still kicked out. McIntyre got back in control and was setting up for the finish but Orton fled the ring. Drew sent Orton through the table that was set up before.
Orton hit a DDT and went for some bolt cutters, breaking the lock on the cage and walking out. Drew followed him out and dragged him back at Hell In A Cell.
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton - Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship (contd...)
Orton started climbing to the top of the Hell In A Cell structure and invited Drew up there. Drew joined him up there and Orton took out a metal pipe of some kind. Drew took him down and was showboating when Orton hit back. Randy was trying to climb back down and so was the champ.
Halfway to the bottom, McIntyre was about to fall and Randy pushed him off onto the announce desk, smashing it. Drew was bleeding from the mouth and Orton was stalking him at ringside. They returned back to the ring and Orton took a claymore before Drew went for a second but Randy dodged it!
Randy hit the RKO and picked up the win becoming the new WWE Champion for the 14th time at Hell in a Cell.
Result: Randy Orton def. Drew McIntyre to become the new WWE Champion
Match rating: A+
PPV Rating: A
Hell in a Cell gave us at least three incredible matches in addition to Tucker's heel turn and a shockingly brutal conclusion to Roman Reigns and Jey Uso's match.
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