4 Feuds From The Past That Should Culminated Inside Hell In A Cell

This is too personal to be contained in just a square ring, sadly WWE will never learn
This is too personal to be contained in just a square ring, sadly WWE will never learn

#1 CM Punk vs. John Cena, Hell in a Cell 2012

A great rivalry inside the rivalry finisher, just imagine
A great rivalry inside the rivalry finisher, just imagine

While it could have amazed to see CM Punk and John Cena blow-off their feud inside a Hell in a Cell in 2011, considering storylines it wouldn't have been possible. In 2012, though, the two men were at it again. Unfortunately, it seemed by the time Hell in A Cell rolled around, John Cena was too injured to take part.

WWE most likely wished for this match to not only end their feud but also another point for Cena to go spiraling on his way to Wrestlemania 29. Instead, the injury forced the company's hand. Yet what made them think Ryback should have been in John Cena's place?

Simple, Ryback for all his greenness was over and chomping at the bit. Yet the match we got, Ryback vs. CM Punk, also revealed a fundamental truth about WWE's booking decisions. Their inability to either pay off a hot angle or more importantly to properly create a babyface worth celebrating.

Shoved into the deep end Ryback failed, never to recover. CM Punk lost his luster slowly with these undue contests. John Cena meanwhile came back soon enough with nothing to lose. Cena versus Punk could have been a game changer inside the cell this year or the one before it.

If only WWE, if only.

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Edited by Amar Anand
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