The 2018 edition of
Hell in a Cell takes place on Sunday, Sept. 16 at the AT&T Center in San
Antonio, Texas. Below you'll find everything you need to know about the 10th
edition of this WWE event, including results, news, features, history and more.
Hell in a Cell 2018 card
(c) - indicates
defending champion
Universal championship
Hell in a Cell (Special guest referee: Mick Foley)
Roman Reigns (c)
vs. Braun
Strowman
WWE championship
AJ Styles (c)
vs. Samoa Joe
Raw women's championship
Ronda Rousey (c)
vs. Alexa Bliss
SmackDown women's championship
Charlotte
Flair (c) vs. Becky Lynch
Raw tag team championships
Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre (c)
vs. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins
SmackDown tag team championships
The New Day vs.
Rusev Day (Rusev & Aiden English)
Daniel Bryan &
Brie Bella vs. The Miz & Maryse
Hell in a Cell
Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton
Hell in a Cell 2018 news
Rusev Day
beats The Bar to earn tag team title shot at Hell in a Cell
There were a few common themes on Tuesday night's edition of
SmackDown as we head towards Hell in a Cell. There were blindside attacks;
Randy Orton went after Jeff Hardy and caused a DQ late in Hardy's match against
Shinsuke Nakamura, while Becky Lynch hid in the crowd with a disguise and
attacked Charlotte Flair after her win over Sonya Deville. The other theme was
marital strife, as AJ Styles and Samoa Joe traded pre-taped promos. Styles
reiterated similar points to what he's already said, but Joe took it to an
entirely different level with a full-blown children's storybook that ended with
Joe stealing Styles' title, wife and kid. Similar tension was present in the
night's main event, as The Miz paid for getting physical with Brie Bella and
got punched and clotheslined by Bella and Daniel Bryan as Maryse also got
involved.
Raw had a couple of memorable moments heading into Hell in a
Cell, like Roman Reigns putting Braun Strowman through a piece of the stage set
with a Samoan Drop, but there wasn't a whole lot of forward momentum during
WWE's first broadcast up against Monday Night Football in 2018. Alexa Bliss
went after Ronda Rousey's ribs after she and Mickie James lost to Rousey and
Natalya, Nikki Bella beat Ruby Riott (handing Riott her first one-on-one loss
since March) and Finn Balor defeated Elias. The B-Team failed to regain the Raw
tag team titles, Chad Gable and Bobby Roode had some friction in a tag team
victory and AOP beat a couple of Grade-A enhancement talent. Even Kevin Owens
coming in to try to explain the last few weeks of stories couldn't do much to
clarify the direction Raw's heading in. Perhaps Hell in a Cell can be a
launching point for some fresh stories on Monday nights.
Charlotte
Flair vs. Becky Lynch official for Hell in a Cell
A strange week in the WWE continued on SmackDown, as R-Truth
defeated The Miz in the main event. Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella attacked The
Miz and Maryse, but ultimately ended the night with Andrade "Cien"
Almas and Zelina Vega in matching "Yes" locks. Bryan defeated Almas
in a very solid rematch to open the night's action, and Rusev Day defeated
SAnitY and The Usos to earn a match against The Bar to determine the new No. 1
contenders for the tag team titles. AJ Styles attacked Samoa Joe and they had
to be pulled apart and, rounding out the night, Naomi beat Peyton Royce in a
match that lasted just over a minute.
Shawn Michaels was interrupted mid-promo by The Undertaker,
and the result was a tremendously powerful moment for HBK -- as well as a
massive surprise for the audience. After hearing "one more match"
chants for the last 10 years, Michaels talked about how he's turned down
millions of dollars to keep from going back on his word. The Undertaker, who
defeated Michaels at WrestleMania 26 in a retirement match, claimed it was fear
rather than respect keeping him away - and that Super Show Down in Melbourne,
Australia will be another in a long line of moments in which he has put down
Michaels and Triple H.
HELL IN A CELL PPV HISTORY
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YEAR
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LOCATION
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MAIN EVENT
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2017^
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Detroit, MI
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Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon
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2016*
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Boston, MA
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Raw women's championship
Sasha Banks (c) vs. Charlotte Flair |
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2015
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Los Angeles, CA
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Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
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2014
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Dallas, TX
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Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
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2013
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Miami, FL
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WWE championship
Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan (Guest referee Shawn Michaels) |
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2012
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Atlanta, GA
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WWE championship
CM Punk (c) vs. Ryback |
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2011
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New Orleans, LA
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WWE championship
John Cena (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. CM Punk |
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2010
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Dallas, TX
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World Heavyweight Championship
Kane (c) vs. The Undertaker |
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2009
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Newark, NJ
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DX vs. The Legacy
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All matches
contested inside Hell in a Cell
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* - Raw-exclusive
PPV
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^ -
SmackDown-exclusive PPV
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