Hell in a Cell 2014 Hell in a Cell 2014 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by WWE , which took place on October 26 , 2014 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas , Texas . It was the sixth annual Hell in a Cell event . Background . Hell in a Cell featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre - existing scripted feuds , plots , and storylines that play out on WWE ' s primary television programs , " Raw " and " SmackDown " . Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension , and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches . At Night of Champions , Dean Ambrose returned to the WWE after a one - month hiatus , attacking Seth Rollins . Later on in the show , John Cena defeated Brock Lesnar by disqualification for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship when Rollins attacked Cena . Rollins then attempted to cash in his Money in the Bank contract on Lesnar , but was stopped by Cena . On the September 29 edition of " Raw " , Cena and Ambrose defeated Randy Orton and Kane by disqualification after Rollins attacked Ambrose . On the October 6 edition of " Raw " , Cena defeated Rollins , Orton and Kane by disqualification in a handicap match . Triple H then announced that Cena would face Ambrose at the pay - per - view , with the winner facing Rollins later in the night in a Hell in a Cell match . On the October 10 edition of " SmackDown " , during the Miz TV segment , it was announced by The Miz that the match will be a No Holds Barred Contract on a Pole match . On the October 13 episode of " Raw " , Triple H announced that the Cena – Ambrose match would take place on " Raw " in the main event and the winner would face Rollins . Later in the show , Orton was granted by Triple H a match against the loser of the Contract on a Pole match , also taking place in a Hell in a Cell match at the event . Ambrose went on to win the match against Cena , thus setting up Ambrose vs . Rollins and Orton vs . Cena . At SummerSlam , Nikki Bella attacked Brie Bella during her match against Stephanie McMahon . On the October 13th episode of " Raw " , during a WWE . com exclusive , Nikki interrupted Brie ' s interview with the news that they will face off at the event , concluding that the loser of the match will become the winner ' s personal assistant for one month . However , if the loser fails to perform those duties , they will be forced to quit WWE . Since losing the Intercontinental Championship back to Dolph Ziggler , The Miz began feuding with United States Champion Sheamus after several tag matches with his " stunt double " " Damien Mizdow " against Sheamus and Ziggler . On the October 6 edition of " Raw " , The Miz defeated Sheamus due to interference by Damien Mizdow . On the October 13 edition of " Raw " , The Miz defeated Sheamus via count – out . On October 14 , it was announced on WWE . com that Sheamus will defend the title against Miz at the event . Big Show defeated Rusev by disqualification on the September 26 edition of " Smackdown " after Rusev hit Big Show with a Russian flag . On the September 29 edition of " Raw " , Big Show attacked Rusev and tore down a Russian flag . On the October 3 edition of " Smackdown " , Rusev attacked Big Show . On the October 13 edition of " Raw " , Rusev defeated Big Show by disqualification after Mark Henry attacked Rusev . On October 14 , it was announced on WWE . com that Big Show would face Rusev at Hell in a Cell . At Night of Champions , AJ Lee defeated Paige to win the Divas Championship in a triple threat match that also included Nikki Bella . On the September 29 edition of " Raw " , Paige and Alicia Fox attacked AJ after Fox defeated AJ . On the October 6 edition of " Raw " , Paige and Fox defeated AJ and Emma . On the October 10 edition of " Smackdown " , AJ defeated Fox , after which AJ and Paige attacked each other . On the October 13 edition of " Raw " , AJ and Layla defeated Paige and Fox . On the October 17 edition of " Smackdown " , AJ defeated Layla , after which Paige attacked AJ . On October 20 , it was announced on WWE . com that AJ would defend the title against Paige at Hell in a Cell . At Night of Champions , Gold and Stardust defeated The Usos for the WWE Tag Team Championship . On the September 26 edition of " Smackdown " , the Usos defeated Gold and Stardust via disqualification in a rematch for the tag title . The following weeks , the two teams have been clashing in Six - man tag team matches , which the Usos won . On October 20 , it was announced on WWE . com that Gold and Stardust would defend the title against the Usos at Hell in a Cell . On the September 22 edition of " Raw " , Dolph Ziggler defeated Miz to win the Intercontinental Championship . On the September 26 edition of " Smackdown " , Cesaro won an Intercontinental Championship number one contender battle royal to face the champion later in the night . Later in the night , Ziggler defeated Cesaro , but Cesaro was holding the bottom rope and the referee didn ' t see it . On the September 29 edition of " Raw " , Ziggler successfully defended the title in a triple threat match against Miz and Cesaro . On the October 20 episode of " Raw " , Cesaro defeated Ziggler in non title match . On the October 24 episode of " Smackdown " , Ziggler successfully defended the title against Cesaro . Later in the night , it was announced that Ziggler would defend the title against Cesaro in a 2 - out - of - 3 falls match at the event . The Kickoff Show had a special broadcast of " Mizdow TV " with The Miz as the special guest . Event . Miscellaneous . The English commentators were Michael Cole , Jerry " The King " Lawler and John " Bradshaw " Layfield while there also Spanish and German commentators ringside . Lillian Garcia handled ring introductions . The analysis team was hosted by Renee Young and consisted of Alex Riley , Booker T and special guest Paul Heyman . Three backstage segments were featured . The first centered around The Authority , with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon telling Randy Orton to finish John Cena . Orton did not want Seth Rollins interfering . The second centered around the Bella Twins . Brie Bella was packing luggage in a car when Nikki Bella asked for her smoothie . Nikki poured the smoothie on Brie and asked to get another . The third featured Dean Ambrose talking about Halloween and Seth Rollins . Pre Show . The pre - show featured an segment of " Mizdow TV " , hosted by Damien Sandow with The Miz as the special guest . The pre - show was broadcast on the WWE Network , the WWE App , YouTube , Twitter , Facebook , Google + , Pheed and Pinterest . Mizdow asked Miz what are his chances of winning the WWE United States Championship later in the night . Sheamus appeared on the TitanTron and said that Miz would eat a Brogue Kick instead . Next on the pre - show was a backstage segment . Paige was interviewed by Byron Saxton and she stated that AJ Lee tore her heart and threw it in the dustbin . She vowed to steal AJ ' s " best friend " : the WWE Divas Championship . Immediately afterwards Mark Henry defeated Bo Washington in a one - night - only match . After the match , Bo Washington said he wasn ' t ready for his match . Henry rammed him in the barricade before departing the ring Main Card . The first match to open the show was Dolph Ziggler defending his WWE Intercontinental Championship against Cesaro . Ziggler got the first pin after rolling up Cesaro . Immediately following this , Cesaro turned ruthless and constantly began attacking Ziggler . Cesaro executed an uppercut on Ziggler but only claimed a nearfall , while the latter executed his Famesseur but got another nearfall as well . Ziggler finally got the win after executing a Zig - Zag , thus winning the match ( 2 falls to 0 ) and retaining the title . The second match was Nikki Bella taking on Brie Bella . Nikki executed a Rack Attack on Brie in the first half of the match , but only a 2 count was rendered , which infuriated Nikki . Brie managed to apply the YES Lock on her sister but managed to reach the ropes . Nikki finally claimed the victory with a second Rack Attack . The third match of the night saw Goldust and Stardust defend the WWE Tag Team Championship s against The Usos . Goldust claimed the victory for his team after he executed a modified neckbreaker on Jey Uso for the pin . The fourth match was John Cena taking on Randy Orton for a future shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship . It was contested in Hell in a Cell and was their second encounter inside . Cena and Orton began fighting ringside before Orton sent face first in the wall of the Cell . Orton wedged a chair one side of the rings corner , afterwards Cena returned to the ring and attempted an AA . Cena responded by sending Orton at the steel steps . Cena brought a table in the middle of the ring while Orton attacked Cena with the table and propped in the corner of the ring . Orton executed his RKO on Cena at but only a 2 count was rendered . Orton called for another RKO but Cena tried another AA attempt . Orton attacked Cena with a low - blow , but Cena responded with an STF . Cena finally executed two AA ' s but Orton kicked out of both . Cena finally got the win after he executed another AA from the second rope . The fifth match saw Sheamus defending the WWE United States Championship against The Miz . At one point , Miz executed his Skull Crushing Finale , but secured a two count only . Sheamus won the match after executing a Brogue Kick . The sixth match was Big Show taking on Rusev . At the climax of the match , Mark Henry came down to support his friend . Rusev won after applying the Accolade once again The seventh match was AJ Lee defending the WWE Divas Championship against Paige . AJ got the win after applying the Black Widow . Main Event . The main event was Dean Ambrose taking on Seth Rollins . Ambrose climbed the Cell firing the crowd , while Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble emerged backstage and tried to reach out to Ambrose to come down . Mercury and Noble climbed the Cell but Ambrose attacked them with kendo sticks repeatedly . Rollins emerged and climbed the Cell . Both attacked each other until they both fell through the announce table ( similar to the Mick Foley incident ) . Both were placed onto stretchers , until Ambrose woke up and attacked Rollins . The match officially started when both participants entered the Cell . Ambrose took out some duct tape and a chair from under the ring , he sat on the chair and insulted Rollins for his betrayal . Ambrose tried to put Rollins through cinder blocks once again but Rollins avoided it . Though the Cell was designed to prevent outside interference , Kane showed up at one point and sprayed a fire extinguisher on Ambrose ' s face . Rollins executed his signature Curb Stomp on Ambrose but Ambrose kicked out . Just when everything seems to go Ambrose ' s way , Bray Wyatt emerged from a cloud of smoke and splashed Ambrose . Rollins won the match after pinning him immediately . After the match , Wyatt hit Sister Abigail on Ambrose and laughed to closed the show .