3 Risky WWE Hell in a Cell moves that were approved and 2 that were not

#1 Approved: Rikishi & Shane McMahon’s WWE Hell in a Cell falls

When it comes to WWE Hell in a Cell, there is nothing riskier than a Superstar falling from the top of the giant steel structure.

After Shawn Michaels (Badd Blood 1997) and Mick Foley (King of the Ring 1998 and No Way Out 2000) both suffered WWE Hell in a Cell falls, Rikishi was the next Superstar who took a big bump in a WWE Hell in a Cell match.

The moment took place in the six-man WWE Championship match at Armageddon 2000, where The Undertaker chokeslammed Rikishi from the top of WWE Hell in a Cell and onto a bed of sawdust in the back of a truck.

WWE director Bruce Prichard made it clear on his Something to Wrestle With podcast that he did not like the risky stunt.

“I hated it. I guess a lot of people loved it. I hated it because, to me, it fed into that, ‘We’ve got to top ourselves with the Mick Foley bump. Shawn Michaels bump, Mick Foley bump, what are we going to do? What’s the next big bump we’re going to do? It’s Hell in a Cell, you’ve got to have a big bump.’”

Over 15 years on from those bumps, Shane McMahon launched himself off the top of WWE Hell in a Cell in scripted moments at WrestleMania 32 (vs. The Undertaker) and WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 (vs. Kevin Owens).

McMahon’s second WWE Hell in a Cell jump was especially risky, as Sami Zayn had to pull Owens out of the way at exactly the right time to avoid the then-SmackDown Commissioner from landing on his opponent.