WWE HELL IN A CELL 2013 Review

WWE have really tried to make this PPV a big deal, the return of John Cena, the Hell In a Cell matches themselves and the return of HBK to referee the WWE championship match. Hopefully the PPV will deliver to the hype surrounding it. Follow me on twitter @bigboss010 and my close friends @site of shite.

Match # 1 – No DQ Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Match

Cody Rhodes & Goldust (c) vs. The Usos vs. The Shield

Ok I understand the Shield being in here, I understand the tag champs obviously being involved but why are the Usos in this match, the commentators are saying that the Usos are the #1 contenders for the tag straps and I have no clue when that happened. Well got to give props to Goldust since his comeback he has actually had some good matches and he is looking in good shape too, his brother Cody has proved time and time again he is a good performer. The Shield team of Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns have improved greatly not only as singles perfomers but as a tag team they have come along leaps and bounds, but it was certainly time for them to lose the tag belts, they don’t really need them.

My goodness I don’t think ive ever seen a superplex from the top rope to the outside especially onto the wrestlers on the outside! Fantastic. Cody Rhodes and Goldust win the match after Cody hits Seth Rollins with the Cross Rhodes, which I would like to highlight he sells brilliantly! Good match, very action packed and a good way to start the PPV off, hopefully the rest of the PPV matches that.

Segment

The Miz is in the ring, challenges Bray Wyatt to a fight as he isn’t medically cleared to wrestle because of an attack by the Wyatt Family. Bray Wyatt comes on the titantron and tells Miz his words are meaningless, some crackerjack nonsense. The lights come back on the the Wyatt family are in the ring and attack the Miz again. The Pyro hits and Kane makes his way out to the ring! He clears the ring and stares down the Wyatt family as they leave. Then chokeslams the Miz, hits the pyro and leaves. Looking in good shape though, think he has lost some weight!

Match # 2 – Mixed tag team match

Fandango & Summer Rae vs. The Great Khali & Natalya with Hornswoggle

Fandangos cuts a promo saying he is the master of salsa dancing, him and Summer Rae then do some dancing until they are interrupted. In all honesty I cant seem to care about this match, im really trying as Summer Rae is pretty fit and Fandango is a pretty cool wrestler, so is Natalya but yet I still cant find myself a way to care. Im sorry.

Ok the mini match between Natayla and Summer was actually quite good but then the guys were tagged in and its just gone downhill from there really.

Summer Rae rolls up Natalya to win the match for her team.

Match # 3 – United States Championship Match

Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Big E Langston

Ambrose in my opinion has lost a lot of momentum, doesn’t seem to be doing much with the US belt, hopefully this match is the start of a bit of a resurgence for the belt. Big E Langston has made a sudden come back after being dropped from the AJ story, maybe going for a black Ryback??

 Big E Langston wins via Count Out so doesn’t win the belt. Big E then goes puts Ambrose back into the ring and hits him with the Big Ending and then stands over Ambrose holding the belt. Wasn’t a fantastic match but was ok for what it was, I’m sure they could have done better and will see in the return match.  

Match # 4 – Hell in a Cell Match

CM Punk vs. Ryback & Paul Heyman

It’s funny how this angle has nothing to do with the current HHH / Steph power angle, it’s almost as if these guys are on a different show. This should be ok, but this isn’t there first time we have seen Punk vs. Ryback in a HIAC match, so the addition of Paul Heyman is a new twist but I can’t imagine it being a big one in my opinion. The only real problem I have had with this whole angle has been that the Paul Heyman guys have been made to look like total bitches, especially Curtis Axel which is a real shame considering he is the IC champ.

Heyman comes out on a mobile lift which puts him on top of the HIAC and leaves Ryback and Punk to fight it out inside the Cell.

CM Punk beats Ryback inside the cell to win the match, he then proceeds to climb to the top of the cell brandishing a kendo stick to meet Heyman, he beats Heyman senseless with the kendo stick to roaring Yes chants from the crowd. He then signals for the GTS and levels Heyman before standing tall on top of the cell.

Was a pretty good match and certainly gives the fan what they want with Punk finally getting his hands on Heyman, Ryback put on a much better show then I was expecting inside the cell  itself but again came up short.

Match # 5 Tag Team Match

Los Matadores vs. The Real Americans

Its good to see Epico and Primo with a new gimmick and one that seems reasonably over too. However the Real Americans are an odd one, they have an over catchphrase and some really over moves, they seem to be turning face by default despite being obvious bad guys! Its very confusing.

Los Matadores win after hitting a double team on Jack Swagger, quite an entertaining match and the crowd seemed quite into it too. Especially when Cesaro hit the big swing, the crowd were really cheering.

Match # 6 World Heavyweight Championship match

Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. John Cena

Ok, I’m thinking this match isn’t going to be contested inside a cell, very strange considering you would think this match would certainly have to be a cell match. Well Del Rios world title reign hasn’t been that significant to my knowledge really, he hasn’t really stood out as the world champion, obviously the reason why they felt the need to job him out to Cena. Cena who of course is returning from injury as he had a major tricep infection, he has been out for only about 2 months yet they have made such a big deal out of him coming back.

The commentary team are really bigging this match up and to be honest without then i don’t think this match would be as good as it is. They are selling that Del Rio has been the champ for a while and that he has a had great success defending the belt, they are also commenting on the recovery rate of Cena all builds to a great story. One plus point of this match is that we got to see a German suplex and how often do we see them anymore?!

John Cena hits Del Rio with the Attitude Adjustment to get the pinfall victory and to become the new World Heavyweight champion. Well as I said, the main good points of this match are the because of the commentators and Del Rios talent really.

Match # 7 – Divas Championship Match

AJ Lee (c) with Tamina vs. Brie Bella with Nikki Bella

I’m not going to slate this match as the last few WWE divas title matches have surprised me. I really like AJ anyway, she is pretty cool. With the Total Divas show getting plenty of publicity the Bella sisters have been getting some more air time.

AJ Lee gets the submission victory after using her black widow submission. Not a bad match, short and sweet, was quite shocked at how technical Brie Bella was during that match, maybe the Divas division is becoming something to watch again.

Match # 8 – WWE Championship Hell in a Cell match

Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton WITH Shawn Michaels as the Guest Referee

This story has become the focal point of WWE TV over the last few months, the almost rehashing of the Austin / McMahon storyline cannot be denied and it is working even under the PG environment. Daniel Bryan with his “Yes” chant is a parallel to Austin with his “What” chant. Randy Orton on the flip side of that can only be compared to the Rock in a sense of he is the corporate chosen champion, he is playing the character to perfection as well.

HHH comes out to the ring holding the WWE championship that he presents to Shawn Michaels.  

Randy Orton pins Daniel Bryan after HBK super kicked Bryan after he attacked HHH. What a match, even with the screwed finish that was a solid match and was certainly the most entertaining match of the show. It felt like they made more of an effort with this cell match and certainly made up for the fact there were only 2 cell matches on the card. Will be interesting to see where they take it from there though, especially with the Big Show’s potential involvement and how the result will influence Bryan in the upcoming future.

Well thanks for dropping by and reading this little review I hope you enjoyed the show as it was fairly good for a thrown together PPV event. The next major show is the Survivor Series which even though is only 4 weeks away will see some good matches. You can follow me on twitter @bigboss010 and you can follow my cohorts @siteofshite too. Thanks again for reading, I’m Big Boss and I’m out PEACE.