Tag: Hell in a Cell

Cody Rhodes Wrestled Injured At WWE HIAC, Update On Injury And Impending Surgery

Cody Rhodes could be facing a lengthy layoff from the ring following his impressive Hell In A Cell performance due to his recent injury. Fightful Select reports that The American Nightmare is set to undergo surgery this Thursday. Several notable WWE stars have suffered the same injury and missed anywhere from three months (John Cena) to a more realistic five months (Triple H & Elias).

Rumors started swirling about Rhodes’ injury status after he was removed from a WWE live event in Champaign, Illinois on June 4, just one day before the aforementioned Hell In A Cell event. Many fans were then left speculating about what had happened to Rhodes and if he would be able to compete at last night’s premium live event.

Hours ahead of Hell In A Cell, WWE confirmed Rhodes suffered a torn pectoral while training last week but also stated that Rhodes was adamant he would still compete inside the monstrous structure against Seth Rollins. WWE’s update noted that Rhodes had torn his pectoral muscle completely off the bone while preparing for the big match. While that sounded bad, fans did not truly grasp the extent of the injury until just before the match when Rhodes took off his entrance jacket and revealed massive bruising on the right side of his chest.

Rhodes went on to not only compete in a 20+ minute Hell In A Cell match against Rollins but win the match as well. Following the show, Rhodes addressed the fans in attendance letting them know it was his decision to wrestle and that he would give a further update on his injury tonight on “WWE Raw.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Hell In A Cell Results 6/5/2022

RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bianca Belair (c) defeated Asuka and Becky Lynch

HANDICAP MATCH
Bobby Lashley defeated Omos & MVP

Kevin Owens defeated Ezekiel

The Judgement Day (Edge, Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley) defeated AJ Styles, Finn Balor & Liv Morgan

“NO HOLDS BARRED” MATCH
Happy Corbin defeated Madcap Moss

Corbin is put on a stretcher and wheeled away from ringside.

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Theory (c) defeated Mustafa Ali

HELL IN A CELL MATCH
Cody Rhodes defeated Seth Rollins

WWE Hell In A Cell 6/5/2022

DATE: June 5, 2022 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA
AVAILABLE ON: Peacock (U.S.), WWE Network (International)

CARD

HELL IN A CELL MATCH
Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins

RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Asuka vs. Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair (c)

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mustafa Ali vs. Theory (c)

The Judgement Day (Edge, Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley) vs. AJ Styles, Finn Balor & Liv Morgan

“NO HOLDS BARRED” MATCH
Happy Corbin vs. Madcap Moss

Bobby Lashley vs. Omos & MVP

Ezekiel vs. Kevin Owens

WWE Hell In A Cell Results 6/20/2021

KICKOFF
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Natalya defeated Mandy Rose

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL)
Bianca Belair (c) defeated Bayley

Seth Rollins defeated Cesaro

Alexa Bliss defeated Shayna Baszler

Sami Zayn defeated Kevin Owens

WWE RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Charlotte defeated Rhea Ripley (c) via Disqualification (Ripley retains the title)

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL)
Bobby Lashley (c) with MVP defeated Drew McIntyre (McIntyre can’t challenge Lashley for the title again.)

WWE Hell In A Cell 6/20/2021

DATE: June 20, 2021 7:00 pm
LOCATION: WWE ThunderDome, Tampa, Florida
AVAILABLE ON:Peacock, WWE Network (outside of the U.S.) and on traditional pay-per-view

CARD

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL)
Bobby Lashley (c) with MVP vs. Drew McIntyre
If McIntyre loses, he can’t challenge Lashley for the title again.

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL)
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Bayley

WWE RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte

Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins

Shayna Baszler vs. Alexa Bliss

Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayne

WWE Hell In A Cell Results 10/25/20

WWE 24/7 CHAMPIONSHIP (KICKOFF)
R-Truth (c) defeated Drew Gulak

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP (“I QUIT” HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Roman Reigns (c) with Paul Heyman defeated Jey Uso

Elias defeated Jeff Hardy

RIGHTS TO WWE MITB CONTRACT
The Miz defeated Otis (holder) to become Mr. Money in the Bank

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Sasha Banks defeated Bayley (c) to win the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship

WWE US CHAMPIONSHIP
Bobby Lashley (c) defeated Slapjack

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Randy Orton defeated Drew Mcinytre (c) to win the WWE Championship

WWE Hell In A Cell 10/25/20

DATE: October 25, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:00 PM ET)
LOCATION: WWE Thunderdome (Amway Center), Orlando, Florida
AVAILABLE ON:WWE Network (first month free for new subscribers)

Below is the current card at the time of this writing:

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP (“I QUIT” HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Roman Reigns (c) with Paul Heyman vs. Jey Uso

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks

RIGHTS TO WWE MITB CONTRACT
Otis (holder) vs. The Miz

Jeff Hardy vs. Elias

WWE US CHAMPIONSHIP
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Slapjack

WWE 24/7 CHAMPIONSHIP (KICKOFF)
R-Truth (c) vs. Drew Gulak

Kairi Sane To Provide Japanese Commentary For Hell in a Cell

J Sports WWE announced on Twitter that the Japanese version of Sunday’s Hell in a Cell PPV will have guest commentary from Kairi Sane. Kairi Sane recently moved back to Japan but is still working for WWE in a new role as promotional supporter.

The translated tweet reads: “The Japanese live version of the PPV tournament Hell in a Cell is a guest commentary by Kairi Sane. @KairiSaneWWE Is here! Maybe you can hear behind-the-scenes stories that you can’t usually know and behind-the-scenes stories of superstars. I expect it! The Japanese live version will be available from 6 pm on Wednesday, October 28!”

Source: 411Mania

Backstage News On The Original Bray Wyatt Vs. Seth Rollins WWE Hell In A Cell Finish

This past Sunday at the Hell in a Cell PPV, fans were left disappointed when there was no definitive finish to Seth Rollins v. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt for the WWE Universal Championship. The referee stopped the bout after thinking about the safety of Bray.

While the idea was to stop the match after a Rollins sledgehammer shot, that wasn’t the original booking decision.

According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the original finish to the Hell in a Cell match was for Wyatt to take a gimmicked bump off of the top of the cell. As a result, he would be unable to continue and the match would be stopped. Following the conclusion of the bout, “The Fiend” would pop up like The Undertaker and take Rollins out with the Mandible Claw. As you saw this past Sunday, a version of that was done.

Additionally, Dave Meltzer stated that while Vince McMahon didn’t want Wyatt to be beaten early, he also wanted Rollins, Brock Lesnar, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair as the champions heading into the WWE Draft.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Backstage Notes On The WWE Hell In A Cell Main Event Finish

As noted earlier, fans online and fans inside of the Golden1 Center in Sacramento, California were not happy with the way the Hell In a Cell main event between “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins ended. Fans in the arena made several negative chants after the show ended, and many hung around after the show ended, just to voice their frustration. Chants included “AEW!” and “Refund!”

In an update, PWInsider reports that the creative idea behind the Wyatt vs. Rollins finish was that the referee officially stopped the match after Rollins did the sledgehammer shot to Wyatt’s head, while Wyatt was under the pile of weapons.

While the finish led many to believe that the match ended in a DQ, the official idea is that the match ended due to referee stoppage.

To go along with this, the WWE website officially lists the main event as ending by Match Stoppage. They wrote the following at the end of the match recap, noting that the referee called the match off:

“Clearly sensing that a line was about to be crossed, the referee tried to stop Rollins from using the hammer. But The Beastslayer did it anyway, bringing the tool straight down on the whole pile, causing the ref to wave off the match while a crew of medics tended to Wyatt. Rollins, who was clearly on the verge of madness, made the mistake of straddling his fallen foe and quickly found himself ensnared in the Mandible Claw as Wyatt rose up from his back and continued his attack.Rollins was helpless to respond as Wyatt took him outside the ring, exposing the arena floor by tearing up the mat. It became clear that the Universal Championship was the last thing on Wyatt’s mind. Wyatt smashed Rollins face-first into the arena floor with Sister Abigail and applied the Mandible Claw once again. This time, the writhing Rollins was spared only by the signature shrieks that precede Wyatt’s exit. Hell in a Cell did not end with “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt as Universal Champion. But clearly, he’d gotten what he came for all the same.”

Below is another post-show video of the unhappy fans:

Source: Wrestling Inc.