5 Lesser Known Facts about Hell in a Cell match

Appearance as a participant and an official

Shawn Michaels has multiple appearances as both participant and referee.

In the 38 Hell in a Cell matches that have taken place in WWE since its inception in 1997, a total of 41 men have entered the structure as participants and have witnessed their lives change forever after that. While taking part in a Cell match is a big deal in itself, there is a distinguished group of superstars who have not only entered the match as a participant but also as an official.

In fact, there are only two superstars who have both wrestled and officiated a match inside the Cell - WWE Hall of Famers Mick Foley and Shawn Michaels. Foley became the first member of this club when he was the special guest referee of the World Heavyweight Title match between Triple H and Kevin Nash at Bad Blood 2003.

He was joined by Shawn Michaels in that club when HBK officiated the 'End of an Era' Match between Triple H and Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVIII. After wrestling in multiple Hell in a Cell matches, Michaels became the first man to officiate and wrestle in more than one Hell in a Cell match when he was the special guest referee in the Randy Orton v Daniel Bryan match for the vacant WWE Championship in 2013.