5 matches that should take place inside Hell in a Cell at the PPV

Hell in a Cell has been a WWE pay per view since 2009. Every year at Hell in a Cell, the top rivalries are settled inside the Cell. Now, the past 2 editions of Hell in a Cell have been exclusive to either Raw or Smackdown but this year, Hell in a Cell is a co-branded pay per view event.

Settling rivalries inside the Cell has proven to be quite effective in the past but out of the 7 or 8 matches on the card, only 2 take place inside the Cell.

This year, WWE has succeeded with story-telling. The quality of matches haven’t been so great lately but the stories behind the matches have been told in an excellent manner. Almost all ongoing feuds in WWE have been quite intense lately and an intense rivalry couldn’t be settled in a standard match.

This is why it would be better for WWE to book every match at Hell in a Cell inside the Hell in a Cell. Almost all of the matches advertised for the event could be seen as grudge matches but here are 5 matches which would convince you why every match needs to take place inside Hell in a Cell.

#5 The New Day vs. The Bar or a Fatal 4 Way Tag Team Match

The New Day recently became 5-time Tag Team Champions.

Ever since The Bar came to Smackdown Live earlier this year, they haven’t been a part of a proper story-line. After their first few weeks on Smackdown, both Sheamus and Cesaro disappeared for a while before returning in July where they lost to New Day in a tournament final, leaving them out of yet another pay per view, Summerslam. This past week on Smackdown, however, it looked like The Bar had yet again started their journey to the top of the mountain as their backstage promo implied that they would be facing The Good Brothers very soon to earn a shot at the Tag Team Championships.

Now, it’s almost certain that if that match ends up happening, either The Bar would come out on top (as almost every other team on Smackdown has had their shots at the titles this year) or the match would end in a draw leading to a multi-team match and if that happens, we could also see The Usos entering the match. If you saw the Spectacular Hell in a Cell match between The New Day and The Usos at last year’s Hell in a Cell event, you must be hoping that The New Day’s match this year should be inside the Cell too. There’s no doubt that the Smackdown Live Tag Title match would be a show-stealer but it would be even better if that match takes place inside the Cell.

#4 Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton

Orton and Hardy's feud knows no bounds.

Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton’s current feud has been pushing the boundaries of brutality on a weekly basis. On the most recent edition of Smackdown Live, we saw Jeff Hardy hitting Randy Orton with a Swanton Bomb through a table, and there’s no doubt that the feud would get even intense in the coming weeks. Settling this feud in a regular or even a No Disqualification match wouldn’t be enough. This is one match that MUST take place inside the Huge Steel Structure.

This could be Jeff Hardy’s first-ever Hell in a Cell match and the extreme moments throughout the match would be jaw-dropping. Both Hardy and Orton, especially Hardy would make full use of this opportunity to put on an extreme and destructive Hell in a Cell match. We could even see a spot from the top of the Cell. After all, Jeff Hardy needs to top that 30-feet dive on Orton back in 2008 and a huge dive off the top of the Cell would be a perfect way to achieve this feat.

#3 Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman

Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman spent most of 2017 feuding with each other.

Whether you are Reigns' fan or hater, you can’t deny that his feud with Braun Strowman has yielded some of the most brutal matches of this era. Their Ambulance match at the Great Balls of Fire last year was really intense and even made us think that it was the start of a heel turn by Roman. Now that the feud has officially re-started, AT&TCenter is advertising Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship at Hell in a Cell.

Now, this match will most likely be the main event of the show and most definitely take place inside the Hell in a Cell and it rightfully deserves this stipulation. It has been less than a week since the intense rivalry between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman re-started but it quickly became one of the best ongoing stories as the WWE Universe knows what these 2 guys are capable of and the only way to continue their intense rivalry would be allowing them to have a brutal match in & at Hell in a Cell.

#2 AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe:

AJ Styles and Samoa Joe have been battling each other for over 12 years.

A few people were worried when Samoa Joe was announced as the new challenger for AJ Styles’ WWE Championship because of how WWE ruined the AJ Styles/Shinsuke feud this year but the Styles/Joe rivalry has been booked amazingly so far. Joe has proven to be quite a roadblock in AJ Styles’ path to success. Their match at Summerslam was great and the rivalry only got personal during the match after Joe involved AJ’s family, causing AJ to lose his cool and hit Joe with the Steel Chair, getting himself disqualified in the process.

Now, this rivalry is far from over and the two are confirmed to battle at Hell in a Cell for the WWE Championship. This match will most likely be the main event from Smackdown’s side and that too for the WWE title. Two of the top superstars of Smackdown would be representing Smackdown in the match so what else does this match need to be considered worthy enough to take place inside The Cell? Absolutely nothing, and that is why this match should and must be a Hell in a Cell match.

#1 Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre and Dolph ZIggler

Dean Ambrose is finally back and is a part of the re-united Shield.

This is also one of the many matches advertised for Hell in a Cell. Dean Ambrose made his return to WWE TV after nearly missing 9 months of in-ring action. Ambrose returned to help Seth Rollins even the odds against Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler, as the duo had been feuding with Seth for the past 2 months. Although Rollins defeated Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship at Summerslam, this rivalry seems far from over.

Now, it’s no doubt that both of these teams are capable of doing great things inside the ring. Also, this match will likely get the most attention from WWE Universe as Ambrose and Rollins are fan-favorites and receive monster pops from the WWE Universe on a weekly basis. The match is going to be great, and there’s no doubt in that but if it takes place inside Hell in a Cell, it would be even better. Rollins and Ambrose had an amazing Hell in a Cell match in 2014 where they tore the house down but now that they are fighting on the same side, it would be interesting to see how they would use the steel structure to their collective advantage. Also, Drew McIntyre, who is on the verge of breaking out as a monster heel would get enough time to shine and show his true potential.