Hell in a Cell 2009 Hell in a Cell 2009 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on October 4 , 2009 at the Prudential Center in Newark , New Jersey . " Monster " by Skillet was the official theme song for Hell in a Cell . It featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown brands . The name of the event was voted by fans via WWE ' s official website . Hell in a Cell was chosen over No Escape , Lock Up and Rage in a Cage . Eight matches took place on the event ' s card . The show was what is known as a supercard , which featured more than one main event match . The concept of the show was that each of these main event matches would be contested as Hell in a Cell matches . The main events of the evening included D - Generation X ' s Triple H and Shawn Michaels defeating The Legacy ' s Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase , Randy Orton defeating John Cena to win the WWE Championship , and The Undertaker defeating CM Punk to win the World Heavyweight Championship . Other matches featured on the show were John Morrison defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler , Mickie James versus Alicia Fox for the WWE Divas Championship , Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and The Big Show versus Batista and Rey Mysterio , Drew McIntyre facing R - Truth , and a Triple Threat match for the WWE United States Championship among Kofi Kingston , The Miz and Jack Swagger . The use of the cell was limited by the absence of blood , due to the WWE ' s no blading policy . As a result , the matches lacked the brutality expected from Hell in a Cell contests , making the event a huge disappointment . The pay - per - view drew 283 , 000 buys , and is up from the 261 , 000 buys No Mercy 2008 got . Background . The main rivalry from the Raw brand is between John Cena and Randy Orton over their vying for the WWE Championship ; at SummerSlam , Orton had retained the title in a controversial fashion that saw him intentionally get disqualified before ultimately retaining the title ; WWE owner , Vince McMahon , announced a rematch at Breaking Point ; an " I Quit " match which was won by Cena . The following night on " Raw " , Orton received a rematch for the title from the night ' s guest matchmaker Trish Stratus at Hell in a Cell in the eponymous match . The main rivalry from the SmackDown brand is between the World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and The Undertaker . At Breaking Point , the two faced off in a submission match . Despite Undertaker successfully forcing Punk to submit with his Hell ' s Gate submission hold , SmackDown general manager Theodore Long declared that the hold had been banned " a long time ago " by Vickie Guerrero and restarted the match . Reminiscent of the Montreal Screwjob , Punk later locked in his Anaconda vise hold and despite Undertaker never submitting , Punk was declared the winner when referee Scott Armstrong called for the bell to be rang . On the September 18 edition of " SmackDown " , Undertaker kidnapped Long inside his limousine . Released from a casket a week later , a startled Long announced a reversal on the Hell ' s Gate ban and that a rematch between the two will take place at the event in a Hell in a Cell match . Triple H and Shawn Michaels reformed their tag team unit D - Generation X at SummerSlam in a winning effort against Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes ( collectively known as The Legacy ) . Their confrontations continued in the coming weeks before leading to a falls count anywhere match that can only be won by submission , which saw The Legacy get the victory . After one last major brawl between both teams the following night on " Raw " , it was announced later that night they would face one more time at the event in a Hell in a Cell match of their own . Dolph Ziggler continued his pursuit for the WWE Intercontinental Championship that he started in July when he won a triple threat match on the August 27 edition of " WWE Superstars " against Mike Knox and Finlay to become the number - one contender . A week later on " SmackDown " , John Morrison defeated Rey Mysterio to become the new Intercontinental Champion . The match between Ziggler and Morrison was originally set to take place at Breaking Point . However , the match was later postponed and subsequently announced to take place at Hell in a Cell instead . Batista made his return to the company following a torn biceps brachii muscle and joined " SmackDown " , where he came into immediate conflict with Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and The Big Show . After several confrontations with the team , Batista announced his contention for the titles at Hell in a Cell with partner Rey Mysterio . Event . Preliminary matches The first televised match was a Hell in a Cell match between World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship . Punk focused on Undertaker ' s leg in the early going . Punk hit Taker with a steel chair to score a near - fall . After Punk performed his signature knee strike , Taker hit a Last Ride to score a near - fall . Punk then attempted to hit Taker with a steel chair again but Taker countered with a big boot . Taker hit a chokeslam followed by a Tombstone Piledriver to become the new World Heavyweight Champion . The next match featured Intercontinental Champion John Morrison defending his title against Dolph Ziggler . Control of the match shifted between both superstars . Morrison missed the Starship Pain in the early part of the match . Ziggler dominated until Morrison countered a powerslam attept into a DDT . Morrison then missed a Flying Chuck , after which Ziggler hit a German suplex . Ziggler attempted to use a Zig - Zag but Morrison held onto the ropes . Morrison retained his title after hitting Ziggler with a knee and performing the Starship Pain . Next was the Divas Championship match between defending champion Mickie James and Alicia Fox . James dominated most of the match before countering a bridge attempt by Fox into a DDT to score the pinfall and retain her championship . The next match was between Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & The Big Show and Batista & Rey Mysterio . The challengers dominated the early part of the match , isolating Jericho from his partner . Batista hit Jericho with a spinebuster to score a near - fall , after which Jericho hit a Codebreaker on Batista to score a near - fall . Big Show then performed a chokeslam on Batista but Mysterio broke the pinfall . Batista speared both Jericho and Show on the outside . Rey then hit a 619 on Show but was hit with a knockout punch while attempting a West Coast Pop . Show then pinned Rey to retain the titles . Main event matches The first main event match was a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship between champion John Cena and Randy Orton . Both competitors had control at different points of the match . " The Champ " used the cage to his advantage when he slammed Orton twice into the wall of the cage . When Cena attempted to slam Orton a third time the challenger pushed him into the wall instead . Orton the attempted to drive Cena onto the steel steps but " The Champ " bodyslammed the challenger to the outside . Cena followed with his usual You Can ' t See Me and Five Knuckle Shuffle . Orton then hit his middle - rope DDT for a near - fall . Cena followed with an Attitude Adjustment but Orton kicked out . Orton hit Cena on the neck with a steel chair , followed by a pin attempt which Cena kicked out of . Cena applied the STF to Orton but Orton managed to get to the ropes . When Cena attempted another STF Orton pushed him off , knocking the referee out in the process . Cena applied another STF and Orton tapped out , but the referee was unconscious at the time . After Cena checked on the referee Orton hit an RKO but Cena kicked out . Orton then nailed Cena with a punt kick to win his fifth WWE Championship . The next match featured R - Truth against Drew McIntyre . R - Truth hit a dropkick and leg lariat in the early going before McIntyre hit him with a boot to the face and a clothesline . McIntyre attempted twice to hit his Future Shock DDT but Truth countered each one until McIntyre threw him from the top rope . McIntyre followed with the Future Shock to score the pinfall . Next was a Triple Threat match for the United States Championship between champion Kofi Kingston , The Miz and Jack Swagger . Miz and Swagger worked together to deliver a double clothesline and double Irish wip to Kingston . Miz however attacked Swagger and hit Swagger and Kingston with some of his signature moves . Swagger hoisted Miz on his shoulders for an electric chair and Kingston hit Miz with a crossbody at the same time . Swagger delivered a belly - to - belly suplex on Kingston and covered him but Miz broke the pin . Kingston afterwards performed a Boom Drop on Swagger but Miz broke that pin too . Swagger attempted a German suplex on Miz but Kingston hit him with the Trouble in Paradise . Miz the delivered a Skull - Crushing Finale to Kingston but Swagger put Kingston ' s foot on the rope . Swagger hit his Gutwrench Powerbomb on Miz after which Kingston hit another Trouble in Paradise on Swagger . Kingston then pinned Miz to retain his title . The final match was a Hell in a Cell tag team match between D - Generation - X and Legacy . Rhodes and DiBiase attacked DX during their entrance which led to a brwl outside the cage before the match even started . Rhodes delivered a Cross Rhodes on the entrance ramp to Triple - H . Legacy then put Michaels inside the cage and locked the door with HHH outside . Rhodes and DiBiase focused on Michaels ' knee , performing knee breakers ramming it into the steel post . HBK fought back , delivering an atomic drop , chops and a Sweet Chin Music to DiBiase . However Legacy continued to dominate Michaels as Triple - H tried to break the lock with a chair . Triple - H then left , seemingly abandoning HBK . However , HHH returned with pliers and opened the door , dominating Rhodes and DiBiase . Triple - H hit DiBiase with a sledgehammer and delivered a Pedigree on him , then left him outside the cage - and locked the door ( " Deja Vu " ) . HHH and HBK finished Rhodes off with a sledgehammer / Sweet Chin Music to win the match . After the match , DiBiase entered the ring but was greeted with a Sweet Chin Music . Reception . " Hell In A Cell " received generally mixed reviews . The Sun gave the event a generally mixed review . The newspaper praised the quality of the wrestling , but criticized the usage of the cell , claiming it pointless for the first two cell matches , and only marginally utilized in the third . They noted , " [ The ] current PG rating is polluting the quality of the matches , allowing for no Blood . " Overall they awarded the event a 6 . 5 / 10 . In a more positive review , Chris & Bryan Sokol of SLAM ! Wrestling awarded the World Championship match a 6 out of 10 , the WWE Championship match an 8 out of 10 , and the main event tag team match a 7 out of 10 . Overall , they awarded the event a 7 out of 10 .