WWE Hell in a Cell 2021: 5 botches you probably missed 

There were several botches last night at Hell in a Cell
There were several botches last night at Hell in a Cell

WWE presented their final pay-per-view in the ThunderDome on Sunday night. Surprisingly, Hell in a Cell didn't see any of the three championships defended change hands.

It was also a night that the women of WWE shone since, for the first time in history, the women had more matches on a card than the men. The SmackDown and RAW Women's Championships were defended on the main Hell in a Cell show, whilst Mandy Rose and Natalya collided in the only match on the kickoff show.

Alexa Bliss and Shayna Baszler also went toe-to-toe after recent issues regarding Bliss' doll Lilly. Meanwhile, Kevin Owens took on Sami Zayn, Cesaro and Seth Rollins renewed their rivalry and Drew McIntyre was given a final chance at the WWE Championship inside Hell in a Cell.

The following article looks at just five botches that the WWE Universe may have missed throughout the course of the show.


#5. The RAW Women's Championship match ends via disqualification at Hell in a Cell

Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair collided over the RAW Women's Championship last night at Hell in a Cell after months of issues between the two women. It was a hard-hitting match between The Nightmare and The Queen but the WWE Universe was left short-changed by the finish.

Rhea Ripley was taking the announcer's table apart on the outside when Charlotte Flair was struck by one of the pieces of the table. The table has been used as a weapon by WWE stars in the past. Several stars have even been put through the table and the match has continued.

The referee called for the bell and the match was then deemed a disqualification. Charlotte then made it appear as though Ripley had gotten herself disqualified on purpose.

The Queen told The Nightmare that she was learning after the match at Hell in a Cell came to an end, making it appear as though this was part of a much bigger story.

Whilst this isn't an actual botch from the two performers, it's a botch from WWE since the table has not been seen as a weapon in the past and has not resulted in a DQ finish.

#4. Commentary botches took away from the impact of Hell in a Cell throughout the show

There were only seven matches officially on the card for last night's Hell in a Cell, which makes the show much smaller than WWE's recent affairs.

Despite this, it appears that the commentary team still had some issues and the kickoff show panel once again showed that they didn't actually watch the product.

JBL was part of the Hell in a Cell kick off-panel and stated that for the match between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, the latter would have Commander Aziz as his backup. Of course, Apollo Crews is the star who has Commander Aziz in his corner, even though Aziz did hit Owens with The Nigerian Nail on SmackDown last week.

Whilst Bayley and Bianca Belair were inside Hell in a Cell, Bayley went for the spot that she tried last year with the two kendo sticks taped together. Pat McAfee and Michael Cole ruined the surprise of Bayley going on to tape the sticks together. They claimed that the sticks were already taped when Bayley pulled them out from under the ring.

#3. Charlotte Flair was seen kicking air at Hell in a Cell

Charlotte Flair challenged for the RAW Women's Championship last night at Hell in a Cell. Despite winning the match, she wasn't able to walk out with her 13th Women's Championship.

Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair's rivalry dates back to last year's WrestleMania when the two women collided over the NXT Women's Championship. Once again, it was Charlotte Flair who walked out victorious, but that time around she took the title.

Given the experience level in the ring during this match at Hell in a Cell, it was expected to be a show-stealing event. Sadly, this wasn't the case. Instead, there were several botches which then led to an underwhelming finish.

One of the botches that stood out and was shared online saw Charlotte Flair kicking air after her attack on Rhea Ripley seemingly didn't go to plan. Whilst Flair was mocking her opponent at the time, it was clear that she wanted the kick to hit and it was miles off target since The Nightmare moved out of the way.

#2. Mandy Rose vs Natalya was a botchy affair on the Hell in a Cell kickoff show

Mandy Rose took on one half of the Women's Tag Team Champions Natalya as part of the kick-off show for last night's Hell in a Cell event. Their tag team partners Tamina and Dana Brooke watched the match from their vantage points at ringside.

This match was there as a way to push Brooke and Rose into the Women's Tag Team Championship picture. Regardless, Rose was beaten by Natalya when she was forced to tap to The Sharpshooter.

The match itself wasn't announced ahead of Hell in a Cell and was another forgettable outing for the Women's Tag Team Champions, despite it being a botchy affair from a fan standpoint.

Both Natalya and Rose are experienced as technical wrestlers, but there were still some sloppy and shaky moves throughout the match. At one point, Rose reversed Natalya into an abdominal stretch and the champion herself had to pull Rose's leg over her so that she was locked in the move.

#1. Someone can be seen hiding under the ring at Hell in a Cell during the main event match

Drew McIntyre was given his final shot at Bobby Lashley as the WWE Champion last night at Hell in a Cell but came up short.

It was believed that there would be a controversial finish to the match which would see a return or surprise interference that would allow the feud to continue. This wasn't the case and the match ended with a roll-up instead. McIntyre will now be sent to the back of the queue for the WWE Championship.

There was a point in the match where fans believed that interference would come from inside the Hell in a Cell structure. The moment came after McIntyre was put through a table. A hand appeared from under the ring just as the camera moved towards McIntyre following the spot.

The hand appeared to be a member of WWE's production crew pushing a table out from underneath the ring. Many fans had hoped that it was Brock Lesnar making his long-overdue return.

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