WWE Hell in a Cell
WWE Hell in a Cell is a professional wrestling event produced annually by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion, and broadcast live and available only through pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network. The event was established in 2009, replacing No Mercy in the early October slot of WWE's pay-per-view calendar.[1] In 2012, WWE announced that Hell in a Cell would be moving to late October, leaving only one pay-per-view in October. However, in 2013, WWE added Battleground (originally as Over the Limit) in the early October slot. In 2018, Hell in a Cell moved to the September slot, but returned to the October slot the following year.
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Promotion(s) | WWE |
Brand(s) | Raw (2009–2010, 2016, 2018–present) SmackDown (2009–2010, 2017–present) ECW (2009) |
First event | 2009 |
Signature match types | Hell in a Cell match |
With the brand extension reinstated in 2016, the pay-per-view in 2016 was a Raw branded event. However, the 2017 edition of the event was a SmackDown-exclusive show. In 2018, it was announced that all pay-per-views after April's WrestleMania 34 would no longer be brand exclusive.[2]
The concept of the show comes from WWE's established Hell in a Cell match, in which competitors fight inside a 20-foot-high roofed cell structure surrounding the ring and ringside area.[1][3][4] Each main event match of the card is contested under the Hell in a Cell stipulation. Hell in a Cell was chosen over No Escape, Locked Up and Rage in a Cage.[1][4]
Championship bouts are scheduled on every card, with the lower-tier titles contested on the undercard and the top-tier appearing on the main card.
Concept
The concept of this pay-per-view is that all the main event matches would be fought inside a 24-foot-high roofed cell structure surrounding the ring and ringside area. In a Hell in a Cell match, there are no disqualifications or count-outs (also no escape). The only way to win is by pinfall or submission inside the ring.
Dates and venues
Raw-branded event | SmackDown-branded event |
References
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- Johnson, Mike (July 19, 2019). "WWE HELL IN A CELL LOCATION & TOP MATCHES CURRENTLY ADVERTISED".
- Currier, Joseph (September 11, 2020). "UPDATED DATE FOR THIS YEAR'S WWE HELL IN A CELL PPV". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved September 13, 2020.