Hell in a Cell (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a type of professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in which the ring and ringside area are surrounded by a roofed steel cell which stands 16 feet (5 meters), or, more recently, 20 feet (6 meters), off the ground. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,
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Background
Hell in a Cell matches are rare; there have been only fifteen such matches in WWE since the first in 1997. Due to the logistical difficulty in setting them up, their dangerous nature, and their perception as a special attraction, Hell in a Cell matches are generally seen only at pay-per-view events; only two matches have been shown on regular television, both of which occurred on RAW in 1998, and ended in no contests. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is
The match and cell are billed as very dangerous. Michael Cole and Tazz described it as the most gruesome match in WWE. Michael Sean Coulthard Due to his war zone experience in 1995 he was also selected to cover the aftermath of the bombing of the Alfred P Peter Senerchia (born October 11 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler and current Color commentator best known Jim Ross calls the cell a "devil's playground" that is "custom built for injury. James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J "
The cell differs from the cage used in a normal steel cage match, having a roof (cages in traditional cage matches have no roof) and a wide space between the ring apron and the cell (cage match cages hug the ring closely). Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Generally, the cell door is locked during the match. Despite this, many Hell in a Cell matches have featured wrestlers fighting out of and even on top of the cell:
- In the first Cell match, the door was unlocked to allow the removal of an injured cameraman, which led to Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker fighting on top of the cage. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker.
- In the Mankind / Undertaker match, the competitors began the match on top of the cage, both climbing on top of the cage and fighting and resulting in Mankind being thrown off the top of the cage and onto the commentators table and also being chokeslammed through the roof of the cage. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana.
- In the Triple H / Cactus Jack match, Cactus Jack threw steel steps at Triple H, but missed and damaged the wall, then charged the cell wall until it broke enough for the two to get through. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana.
- In the six man Armageddon Cell match, Vince McMahon used a truck to pull off the door of the cell while attempting to destroy the cell and stop the match. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr
- The Triple H and Chris Jericho match, the door was opened with bolt cutters to allow the removal of legitimately injured referee Tim White. Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage Timothy Rhys White (March 25 1954 is a former Professional wrestling Referee.
- The Triple H and Chris Jericho match was the last Hell in a cell match where the wrestlers climbed and fought on top of a cell. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage It was also the first and only Hell in a cell match where someone (Chris Jericho) got pinned on top of the cell.
Naturally, there are no disqualifications in the match, and the match can only be won either by pinfall or submission. However, to date, a Hell In A Cell match has never been won by submission. Also, no title changes have been made inside Hell in a Cell.
Also, every single Hell In A Cell match has in some way involved Triple H or The Undertaker, including the 1998 match between Kane and Mankind (although neither was officially featured in that match, Undertaker did come to try and interfere, which would lead to the match becoming a no contest). Although, only the Six-Way Hell In A Cell match at Armageddon 2000 featured both Triple H and The Undertaker as participants.
Match history
| No. | Match | Event and Date | Length |
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| I | Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker to become the number one contender for the WWF Championship. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. | In Your House: Badd Blood October 5, 1997 |
29:59 |
| II | The Undertaker and Steve Austin vs. WWE Bad Blood (originally Badd Blood) was a World Wrestling Entertainment Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event that was held in 1997 2003 Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Mankind and Kane went to a no contest | RAW is WAR June 15, 1998 |
5:10 |
| III | The Undertaker defeated Mankind | King of the Ring June 28, 1998 |
17:38 |
| IV | Mankind vs. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) King of the Ring (1998 was the sixth annual King of the Ring Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Kane went to a no contest | RAW is WAR August 24, 1998 |
7:41 |
| V | The Undertaker defeated The Big Boss Man | WrestleMania XV March 28, 1999 |
9:46 |
| VI | Triple H defeated Cactus Jack to retain the WWF Championship | No Way Out February 27, 2000 |
23:59 |
| VII | Kurt Angle defeated The Undertaker, Triple H, Steve Austin, The Rock and Rikishi to retain the WWF Championship | Armageddon December 10, 2000 |
32:14 |
| VIII | Triple H defeated Chris Jericho | Judgment Day May 19, 2002 |
24:31 |
| IX | Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker to retain the WWE Championship | No Mercy October 20, 2002 |
27:18 |
| X | Triple H defeated Kevin Nash to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (with special guest referee Mick Foley) | Bad Blood June 15, 2003 |
21:01 |
| XI | Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels | Bad Blood June 13, 2004 |
47:26 |
| XII | Batista defeated Triple H to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | Vengeance June 26, 2005 |
26:54 |
| XIII | The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton | Armageddon December 18, 2005 |
30:31 |
| XIV | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and The Big Show | Unforgiven September 17, 2006 |
25:04 |
| XV | Batista defeated The Undertaker to retain the World Heavyweight Championship | Survivor Series November 18, 2007 |
21:25 |
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Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Armageddon (2005 was the sixth Armageddon Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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Legacy
The Hell in a Cell match was first introduced by The Undertaker at the Badd Blood pay-per-view event on October 5, 1997 in St. Louis, Missouri, when he challenged Shawn Michaels for the number one contendership to the WWF Championship. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. WWE Bad Blood (originally Badd Blood) was a World Wrestling Entertainment Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event that was held in 1997 2003 Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Undertaker had been feuding with Michaels since SummerSlam 1997, where Michaels was a special guest referee in a match between the Undertaker and Bret Hart for the WWF Championship. SummerSlam (1997 was the tenth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Towards the end of the match, Kane made his debut. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest [1] The match became the only Hell in a Cell match to earn a five star rating from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. David Allan Meltzer (born October 24 1961 is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON.
The Undertaker vs. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. Mankind, the third ever Hell in a Cell match occurred at King of the Ring 1998. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. King of the Ring (1998 was the sixth annual King of the Ring Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling A couple of minutes into the match, The Undertaker threw Mankind off of the top of the cell, which was a full 16 feet, onto the Spanish Announce team table. The footage of that fall has since become one of the most used videos in professional wrestling history. [2] The match was named PWI Match of the Year in 1998 and is the only Hell in a Cell match to win the award. The PWI Match of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated,
References
- ^ "In Your House: Badd Blood". WWE Bad Blood (originally Badd Blood) was a World Wrestling Entertainment Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event that was held in 1997 2003 World Wrestling Entertainment. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, [[October 5, 1997]]. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
- ^ Mcavennine, Mike. "Go to "Hell"", SLAM! Sports, 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Retrieved on 2007-10-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat
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