WWE Hell in a Cell

WWE Hell in a Cell was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event made by WWE. The first event took place in 2009, replacing No Mercy in the early October slot of WWE's PPV calendar. In 2012, WWE announced that Hell in a Cell would move to late October, leaving only one pay-per-view in October. the 2018 event was held in September, while the 2021 and 2022 event were held in June.

The show's concept was based on WWE's well-known Hell in a Cell match, in which wrestlers fought inside a 20-foot (6-metre) high roofed cell structure surrounding the ring and ringside area. Each main event match of the card was contested as a Hell in a Cell match.  "Hell in a Cell" was chosen over "No Escape", "Locked Up" and "Rage in a Cage".

Since it began, the event has been held only in indoor arenas in the United States. Championship matches happened on every card. Under the brand extension, WWE assigned its performers to either Raw or SmackDown, which caused matches to be set up between wrestlers on the same show (except for the 2011–2015 events, since there was no brand split then). 

The 2022 event was the last Hell in a Cell event produced, as it was replaced by Night of Champions in 2023. However, in 2024, WWE brought back the Bad Blood event, which featured the Hell in a Cell match as the main event.

Concept
In this PPV, all main events were fought as Hell in a Cell matches, in which the ring and ringside area were surrounded by a 20-foot high roofed cell structure. This type of match had no disqualifications or countouts, and the escape rule from steel cage matches also did not apply. The only way to win was by pinfall or submission inside the ring.

Dates and venues
Raw-branded eventSmackDown-branded event
#EventDateCityVenueMain EventRef.1Hell in a Cell (2009)October 4, 2009Newark, New JerseyPrudential CenterD-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) vs. The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase) in a Tornado tag team Hell in a Cell match2Hell in a Cell (2010)October 3, 2010Dallas, TexasAmerican Airlines CenterKane (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship3Hell in a Cell (2011)October 2, 2011New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans ArenaJohn Cena (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. CM Punk in a Triple threat Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship4Hell in a Cell (2012)October 28, 2012Atlanta, GeorgiaPhilips ArenaCM Punk (c) vs. Ryback in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship5Hell in a Cell (2013)October 27, 2013Miami, FloridaAmerican Airlines ArenaDaniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell match for the vacant WWE Championship with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee6Hell in a Cell (2014)October 26, 2014Dallas, TexasAmerican Airlines CenterDean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match7Hell in a Cell (2015)October 25, 2015Los Angeles, CaliforniaStaples CenterBrock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match8Hell in a Cell (2016)October 30, 2016Boston, MassachusettsTD GardenSasha Banks (c) vs. Charlotte Flair in the first ever women's Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship9Hell in a Cell (2017)October 8, 2017Detroit, MichiganLittle Caesars ArenaKevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon in a Falls Count Anywhere Hell in a Cell match10Hell in a Cell (2018)September 16, 2018San Antonio, TexasAT&T CenterRoman Reigns (c) vs. Braun Strowman in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Universal Championship with Mick Foley as the special guest referee.11Hell in a Cell (2019)October 6, 2019Sacramento, CaliforniaGolden 1 CenterSeth Rollins (c) vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Universal Championship12Hell in a Cell (2020)October 25, 2020Orlando, FloridaWWE ThunderDome at Amway CenterDrew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship13Hell in a Cell (2021)June 20, 2021Tampa, FloridaWWE ThunderDome at Yuengling CenterBobby Lashley (c) vs. Drew McIntyre in a Last Chance Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship14Hell in a Cell (2022)June 5, 2022Rosemont, IllinoisAllstate ArenaCody Rhodes vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match

Related pages

List of WWE pay-per-view events
WWE Bad Blood

References
This article is based on WWE Hell in a Cell on the English Wikipedia.

Other websites
Hell in a Cell website
Pro Wrestling Events website 

Category:World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view events
Category:2009 establishments in the United States
Category:2022 disestablishments in the United States