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Triple H & Stephanie McMahon (left); Roman Reigns (right)
Triple H & Stephanie McMahon (left); Roman Reigns (right)

#4. Hope is true: Drew McIntyre's tribute to Shawn Michaels at WWE Hell in a Cell

Drew McIntyre on top of the cell.
Drew McIntyre on top of the cell.

Drew McIntyre may not be the WWE Champion anymore, but holding it for 200 days in your first reign and losing it to a legend like Randy Orton at Hell in a Cell 2020 isn't a bad way to go about it.

Drew McIntyre has had to have his entire WWE title reign without an audience. But it's hard to deny that he did a great job as the Champion - having excellent matches in every single pay-per-view title defense.

He made the most of his first Hell in a Cell match by taking a big bump from a height down to the commentary desk. According to Dave Meltzer, this was a tribute to Shawn Michaels, who took a similar bump in the first Hell in a Cell match in 1997.

Sportskeeda's Kishan Prasad wrote:

According to Dave Meltzer, Drew McIntyre wanted to take the fall into the table as a tribute to Shawn Michaels. Mcintyre has fond memories of the Heart Break Kid from his first Hell In A Cell match against The Undertaker in 1997.

We hope this is true because it's a great way to pay tribute while also putting over another WWE Superstar.

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