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Hell in a Cell has become one of the most criticized PPVs in recent times, with great dissent for the terrible main-event. Last Sunday&#8217;s PPV featured a total of nine matches, out of which six were added less than 24 hours before the show.



It wasn’t totally terrible though, with decent wrestling in the first half of the PPV. There were certain questionable booking decisions, but the show felt above average for a long duration, until the main-event.



We look at the ups and downs from the controversial PPV, which is sure to go down in history as one of the worst PPVs ever.


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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Up: Becky Lynch vs Sasha Banks Becomes An Instant Classic</h2>



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Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks gave an impressive performance in their previous matchup at Clash of Champions and took it a notch further with a classic Hell in a Cell match. It hurts to see a match like this take place as the opening match, as it had all the right in the world to be the main event.



Banks and Lynch have had a deeply personal rivalry which has elevated the Women’s Division. Lynch winning was quite a surprising move, as she is rumored to move to SmackDown soon. Banks continues her streak of losing on PPVs, but she has no reason to worry.



Hopefully, WWE continues booking such matches in the Women’s Division in the future.


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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Up: Daniel Bryan Turns Face Again</h2>



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Daniel Bryan’s association with Erick Rowan ended recently, and the former WWE Champion teased a full-fledged face turn. However, there were still some doubts over Bryan’s motives, and it was rumored that he will turn on Reigns to join Harper and Rowan.



All those rumors were put to rest as Bryan and Reigns teamed up in a well-executed tag team matchup. Reigns and Bryan hugged after the match, indicating that Bryan has indeed turned face.



Bryan is one of the few superstars in the professional wrestling industry who is equally good as a face and as a heel. The YES Movement is back in action and the fans should get ready to do the YES! chant once again.







<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Up: Chad Gable’s Push</h2>



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It was a surprise that Chad Gable made a run into the finals of the King of the Ring tournament, but it is even more surprising to see WWE actually reward him with a proper push after the tourney.



Gable’s talents have never been in question, and the former Olympian has drawn comparisons to Kurt Angle on several occasions. After tormenting King Corbin for quite a few weeks in a row, Gable took on Corbin in the rematch from the KOTR final. Gable and Corbin produced an excellent matchup once again, and thankfully, the right man won.



Gable has all the attributes to become a major star in the company, and WWE needs to capitalize on this momentum.


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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Down: Randy Orton Going Over Ali</h2>



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Randy Orton is a 13-time World Champion. He has stayed in the company for close to two decades now and has won every possible title in the company. In comparison, Ali completes one year on the main roster next month and is yet to win a single title in the company.



The two superstars dueled during the PPV, in an impromptu matchup after a confrontation on the pre-show. Ali displayed his high-flying maneuvers and proved why he needs to get a solid push in the mid-card.



However, WWE went the tired route of giving Orton the win, which does them no favors. Orton is at a stage of his career where he should be putting over younger talents, but it seems like WWE doesn’t want to do that.







<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Down: DQ Matches At a PPV?</h2>



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Braun Strowman and AJ Styles teased a feud for the United States Championship last month, and the Monster Among Men even battled Styles in the main event of a RAW episode for the title. The match ended in a DQ, and this rivalry was put on hold for the time being.



Strowman teamed up with the Viking Raiders, who have had their issues with The OC for quite some time now, and the two teams battled in a decent six-man bout.



However, WWE went ahead and produced a DQ finish once again, which is not a great way to finish matches during a major PPV.



The main event of the PPV also ended in a DQ, more on that later.


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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Down: Charlotte At The Top, Again!</h2>



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Charlotte Flair is often termed as the Roman Reigns of the female roster, and with each passing PPV, that statement becomes more relevant. Flair won her 10th championship in WWE, which is quite a huge number considering she has been on the main roster for just four years. That’s nearly 3 reigns per year, which is a concerning fact.



Superstars like Asuka, Liv Morgan, and Ember Moon haven’t received chances as much as Flair has, who lost to Bayley at Clash of Champions due to Bayley’s use of illegal tactics.



Flair is also the first woman to pin Asuka in a WWE ring. Flair’s talents are not in question, but WWE’s fixation with keeping the title on Flair is.







<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Down: Seth Rollins Becomes The New Cena/Roman</h2>



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Every top babyface of WWE in the last decade has had the crowd turn on him a few months into his reign, and the inevitable has happened with Rollins. After Reigns left WWE last year due to his leukemia diagnosis, Rollins was pushed as the top guy in the company. He won the Rumble (similar to Reigns in 2015) and went on to defeat Lesnar for the Universal Championship. He slayed the beast once again in August and has featured in almost every segment of RAW recently.



Rollins is a victim of WWE’s inadept booking of babyfaces, and it seems like he has been relegated to merely a catchphrase (BURN IT DOWN!).


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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Down: A Nonsensical Main-Event</h2>



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The reason behind Rollins being termed as the new Cena/Roman is the horrendous main-event of the PPV. Rollins took on Bray Wyatt in the Hell in a Cell match and it was a hot, fire garbage for straight 20 minutes. The finish saw Rollins stomp Wyatt, hit Wyatt with a weapon, stomp him again, hit him with another weapon, several times before the referee called off the match (?). A match advertised as &#8216;No Disqualification&#8217;, &#8216;Anything Goes Match&#8217;, was brought to an end because a wrestler used a sledgehammer.



The fans chanted ‘Refund’, Bullsh*t and ‘AEW’ to close the show. The match has received tremendously negative reviews from every corner of the industry, and even popular pornographic website Brazzers trolled WWE for not being able to produce proper ‘finishes’.



The image of WWE has taken a massive hit after this match, and how WWE recovers from this will be interesting to see.

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