Hell in a Cell (2013)
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| Theme song(s) | "Out of Time" by Stone Temple Pilots | |||
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| Promotion | WWE | |||
| Sponsor(s) | WWE 2K14 | |||
| Date | October 27, 2013 | |||
| Attendance | 9,000[1] | |||
| Venue | American Airlines Arena | |||
| City | Miami, Florida | |||
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Hell in a Cell (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE and sponsored by WWE 2K14. It took place on October 27, 2013 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.[2] It was the fifth annual Hell in a Cell event.
The event received 212,000 buys, which was up from last year's event of 199,000.[3]
Background
Hell in a Cell featured eight professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match that involved wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on WWE's primary television programs Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
The main feud heading into Hell in a Cell was between Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton over the vacant WWE Championship. After defeating John Cena to win the WWE title at SummerSlam in August, Bryan was betrayed by the special referee of that match, Triple H, which allowed Orton to cash-in his Money in the Bank contract and win the championship. In their rematch at Night of Champions in September, Bryan defeated Orton to win back the title, albeit with the referee Scott Armstrong deciding the pinfall with a very fast count. This controversial ending to the match resulted in Armstrong's (kayfabe) firing and Bryan being stripped of the WWE Championship by Triple H the next night on Raw. Bryan and Orton's next scheduled encounter for the now-vacant title on pay-per-view at Battleground on October 6 ended in a no contest after Big Show interfered and attacked both wrestlers and the referees, including a returning Scott Armstrong. With still no WWE Champion yet, on the October 7 edition of Raw, general manager Brad Maddox announced that Bryan and Orton would again compete against each other for the vacant WWE title in Hell in a Cell and with a special referee for the audience to choose from amongst WWE Hall of Famers Booker T, Bob Backlund and Shawn Michaels; Michaels won the vote.
After defeating Rob Van Dam in a Hardcore Rules match at Battleground to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, Alberto Del Rio tried to coerce SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero on the October 7 edition of Raw to formally announce him as the "face of the WWE", making his case saying he was the only World Champion in the company at the moment (the WWE Championship being vacant) and without any new challenger in sight. Later in the evening, during his match with his formal personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez, Vickie announced that Del Rio would defend his World Heavyweight Championship against a returning John Cena - who had been out of action since SummerSlam due to an elbow injury - at Hell in a Cell.
Another major feud playing out in the WWE pitted CM Punk against Paul Heyman and his wrestler clients, whom he dubs "Paul Heyman guys". At the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in July, while still posing as his supporter, Heyman turned on Punk and cost him the Money in the Bank ladder match for a future WWE Championship match. This started a rivalry that soon brought Heyman's client, Brock Lesnar, into the fray, leading to a No Disqualification match between Lesnar and Punk at SummerSlam, which the former won with Heyman's help. At Night of Champions the next month, in a 2-on-1 handicap elimination no disqualification match, Punk eliminated Curtis Axel (another Heyman's client), before beating down Heyman himself. However, Ryback interfered in the match and put Punk through a table, allowing Heyman to pin him and win the match. As the newest "Paul Heyman guy", Ryback faced Punk at Battleground, but lost the match, when Punk pinned him after hitting a low blow behind the referee's back. This loss irked both Heyman and Ryback, and it was officially announced on WWE.com on October 9, that Punk will face off against Ryback in a rematch at Hell in a Cell. On the October 14 episode of Raw, Heyman attempted to convince Maddox to turn the encounter into a 2-on-1 handicap match, with Axel teaming with Ryback. Instead, Maddox set up a "beat the clock" contest in two matches featuring Punk and Ryback individually, with the wrestler to win his match in shorter time than the other to pick the stipulation for their match at Hell in a Cell. Though Ryback defeated R-Truth in a time of 5:44, Punk defeated Axel with 11 seconds to spare, thus "beating the clock". As result of this victory, Punk himself added Heyman to the match as Ryback's partner, additionally making it a Hell in a Cell match, at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
At Night of Champions, AJ Lee defeated Brie Bella, Natalya and Naomi to retain the Divas Championship when she made Natalya submit. At Battleground, Brie Bella received a rematch against Lee, but lost when Tamina Snuka attacked Brie's sister Nikki, causing a distraction for AJ to win the match. On the October 18 episode of SmackDown, Brie defeated Lee in a non-title match. The following week, on the October 21 episode of Raw, Brie pinned AJ during a tag team match and earned another opportunity for the Divas Championship.
On the October 14 episode of Raw, Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeated Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns of The Shield to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. The next week, Rollins and Reigns fought The Usos (the previous number one contenders) for the next title shot, which ended in a no contest due to Rhodes and Goldust (who was on commentary during this match) attacking a taunting Dean Ambrose. Triple H then announced that all three teams would compete in a triple threat match for the titles, by Triple H.
Another match confirmed for the event featured Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) taking on The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger).
On the October 18 edition of SmackDown, Big E Langston helped CM Punk fend off an attack by Ryback and Curtis Axel. On the October 21 episode of Raw, Langston pinned Axel in a tag team match. He was then granted a shot at Axel's Intercontinental Championship on the Hell in a Cell Kickoff. Before the Kick-off show began, it was announced that the match between Langston and Axel for the Intercontinental Championship was cancelled due to Axel suffering a hip injury.[5] The replacement match for the Kickoff, announced by WWE on Twitter, would be Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow.[6] Also during the Kick-off, Langston was part of the "expert panel" and was interrupted by The Shield. Dean Ambrose then said that he would defend his United States Championship against Langston later on during the pay-per-view.
Event
The pre-show included the Kickoff panel of Josh Mathews, Dolph Ziggler, R-truth and Kaitlyn previewing the matches. Also on the Kickoff show, Damien Sandow defeated Kofi Kingston after hitting the You're Welcome.
Miscellaneous
The English commentators were Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and John "Bradshaw" Layfield while there were also Spanish and German commentators ringside. Lilian Garcia and Justin Roberts were ring announcers.
Preliminary matches
The first match of the night saw Cody Rhodes and Goldust defending the WWE Tag Team Championships in Triple Threat tag team match against The Usos and The Shield's Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. A brawl starts to kick this one off. Lots of back and forth and tags. Rollins works over Goldust. Goldust fights out of a headlock but Rollins knocks Cody off the apron. Reigns tags in and they keep Goldust in their corner. Goldust fights out of a hold and backslides Reigns. Goldust drops Reigns with a DDT. Rollins tags in and dropkicks Cody off the apron. Goldust back drops Rollins and tries to tag but Cody is down on the floor. Reigns tags back in. Goldust sends him to the floor by pulling the top rope down. Reigns pulls one of the Usos off the apron as Goldust went to make a tag. Cody unloads on Reigns as there’s no disqualification in this one with Triple Threat rules. Cody is backed out of the ring by the referee. Reigns grabs Goldust and whips him hard into the corner. Reigns taunts Cody and runs his mouth to Goldust. Reigns throws Goldust into the corner and continues taunting him. Reigns calls Goldust an old man and tells him to get up. Goldust catches Reigns in a big powerslam. Goldust finally tags Cody in. He takes Rollins out with a dropkick and takes Reigns off the apron. Cody with more offense and a 2 count. Lots more back and forth with everyone out on the floor at two different times. The end comes when Goldust assists and Cody nails Cross Rhodes on Rollins for the win.
Later The Miz came to the ring, addressing The Wyatt Family. Saying they have stalked him for weeks, talking about what they did to him on SmackDown. Miz says he’s not cleared to wrestle tonight but that doesn’t mean he can’t fight. Miz tells Bray to get off his Cracker Barrel rocking chair and come fight. He says to leave Erick Rowan and Luke Harper, just come fight. The Wyatt Family entrance starts up. Bray sitting in a rocking chair singing something to himself. Wyatt says it pains him to see Miz like this – broken and disheveled like a man who has nothing to lose. Wyatt says Miz’s words mean less than salt to him. If Miz could only see the monster behind Bray’s eyes. Bray laughs and the lights go back out. They come on and Miz is fighting off Rowan and Harper. He fights them off at first but gets beat down and double teamed. Pyro goes off and out comes Kane. Kane decks Rowan on the floor and goes to the ring for Harper. They go at it and Kane sends Harper out to the floor. Rowan and Harper back up the ramp as Kane looks on from the ring. Kane grabs Miz and lays him out with a chokeslam.
The second match was a Mixed tag team match between the team of The Great Khali and Natalya vs. Fandango and Summer Rae. They won after Summer Rae rolled-up Natalya for the win.
The third match was Dean Ambrose defending the WWE United States Championship against Big E Langston.They come face to face and Dean slaps him. Langston takes Ambrose to the corner and works him over. Ambrose ducks a clothesline but leaps into Big E’s arms. Ambrose turns it around in the corner with chops. Ambrose hits him but Big E powers back and stares at him. He scoops Ambrose up over his shoulder and drops him on the mat. Ambrose tries to suplex Big E back in but it’s blocked. Ambrose instead runs Big E into the ring post and he falls out to the floor. Langston comes back in but Ambrose stomps away. Ambrose keeps control and works Big E over in the corner some more. Ambrose leans Big E into the ropes and hits a dropkick to the chest. Ambrose with a clutch but Big E powers to his feet with Ambrose on his back. Big E with a backdrop and a big splash, followed with a belly to belly suplex for a 2 count. Ambrose starts walking away from the ring but Big E brings him back. Ambrose takes control as Big E re-enters the ring. Ambrose drops Big E on his face for another 2 count. Ambrose runs into the ring post. Big E runs the ropes and spears Ambrose from the apron but they both hit hard on the floor. The referee starts his count. Ambrose stumbles to his feet but doesn’t make it back in the ring. After the match, Ambrose grabs his title and goes to leave the ringside area. Big E runs back to him, brings him in the ring and nails a Big Ending.
The fourth match was a Handicap Hell in a Cell match between CM Punk and the team of Paul Heyman and Ryback. Heyman is riding on a scissors lift with a WWE crew member in control. Heyman rides to the Cell on top of the scissor lift. Heyman takes the mic and introduces himself. Heyman says he is the best in hell. The lift starts to lift Heyman up to the top of the Cell. Heyman says he’s Satan himself in WWE and Punk sold himself to the devil a long time ago. Ryback is the man who’s going to collect Punk’s soul for all the dirty deeds Heyman did on Punk’s behalf. Heyman walks out on top of the Cell now. He’s risen from hell and now is on top of the world, he says. The bell rings with Heyman still on top of the Cell. Ryback and Punk go at it. Punk takes control and keeps looking up at Heyman. Punk kicks Ryback out of the ring. Punk goes for a suicide dive and they go into the Cell wall. Punk pulls out a kendo stick from under the ring. Ryback lifts Punk and rams him hard into the steel. Ryback sends Punk back and forth into the steel. Ryback beats Punk with the kendo stick. Ryback brings the fight into the ring and keeps using the kendo stick. Heyman cheers Ryback on from the roof of the Cell. Ryback drops Punk with a high elbow. Ryback keeps control and steps on Punk’s head. Punk sends Ryback to the floor and goes under the ring for another weapon but Ryback sends him into the steps. Ryback suplexes Punk into the side of the Cell three times and then pushes him to the floor, almost hitting the camera man. Punk finally drops Ryback with a high knee to the jaw. Punk springboards in but Ryback catches him in mid-air with a powerslam. He goes for Shell Shocked but Punk slides out and ducks a clothesline, sending Ryback into the turnbuckles face first. Punk grabs the kendo stick and nails Ryback with it a few times. Punk with another kendo stick shot on Ryback. Punk goes to the top rope and nails the big elbow drop. Punk with more kendo stick shots. Punk goes under the ring and brings a table back in. Ryback attacks and sets the table up on its side. Ryback goes for a powerbomb into the table’s edges but Punk slides out. Ryback counters Punk and crotches him over the edges of the table. Punk nails Ryback with a low blow. Ryback falls on top of the table. Punk goes to the top and nails the big elbow drop through the table. They both get up but Punk nails Ryback with the kendo stick. Punk nails GTS and slowly covers for the win. After the match, Punk grabs another kendo stick from under the ring and puts it in his tights so he can crawl up with it. Punk climbs up the Cell to make his way to Heyman. Heyman pleads with Punk as he approaches. Punk pokes Heyman with the kendo stick. Punk grabs Heyman by the collar and beats him with the kendo stick on top of the Cell. Punk calls for a GTS and lays Heyman out with it.
The fifth match was a Tag team match between the team of Los Matadores vs. The Real Americans. Los Matadores won after hitting the Double leg hook Samoan Drop on Jack Swagger.
The sixth match was Alberto Del Rio defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena, who made his return after an injury. They lock up and go at it, trading holds. Cena comes back in and Del Rio takes control. They break again and Del Rio unloads on Cena with kicks and punches. Cena fights back and backs Del Rio into the corner. Cena nails a bulldog. Del Rio kicks Cena in the face and dropkicks him. Del Rio kicks Cena in the arm, sending him out to the floor. Del Rio goes to the floor and slams Cena’s arm into the steel steps. Del Rio brings it back in the ring and keeps control of Cena. Cena runs right back but Del Rio catches him with a German suplex. Del Rio goes back to work on Cena’s injured arm. Cena fights to his feet and out of the hold. Cena nails a dropkick on Del Rio. Cena runs into a shoulder and goes back down. Del Rio stomps on the arm. Del Rio goes to the top and comes crashing down on Cena. Del Rio works on the arm once again. Del Rio charges but misses and lands out on the floor. Del Rio drops Cena as he makes his way back into the ring. Cena dropkicks Del Rio out of mid-air. Cena runs the ropes and hits the usual set of moves for his comeback. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle, and goes for the AA but Del Rio slides out and nails a Backstabber. Cena blocks the cross armbreaker but runs into the turnbuckles. Del Rio misses an enziguri. Cena nails a tornado DDT. Cena goes to the top but Del Rio runs up and nails the enziguri. Cena ducks another enziguri but misses the STF. Del Rio nails a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Cena pulls himself up and Del Rio runs into the ring post. Cena climbs up and hits a big crossbody. Del Rio drops Cena with an armbar on his bar arm. Del Rio hits the cross armbreaker but Cena rolls through and applies the STF. Del Rio crawls for the ropes and breaks the hold. Del Rio with the super kick to the gut. Del Rio nails a roundhouse to the head. Del Rio applies the cross armbreaker on Cena’s bad arm. Del Rio rolls down the protective sleeve. Cena powers up with the hold still applied and powerbombs Del Rio to break it. Cena goes for the AA but it’s blocked. Cena blocks Del Rio and nails the AA for the win.
The seventh match was AJ Lee defending the WWE Divas Championship against Brie Bella. AJ keeps control and chokes Brie with the ropes. Brie cuts her off with a knee to the gut. AJ blocks a neck breaker but gets caught in a bear hug. AJ backs Brie into the corner and breaks the hold. Brie nails a missile dropkick. Brie counters the Black Widow and rolls AJ up with a half crab. Tamina gets on the apron but Nikki pulls her down and they go at it. AJ makes it to the ropes and breaks the hold. Brie accidentally knocks Nikki off the apron when AJ moves out of the way. AJ applies the Black Widow for the win.
Main Event
The main event was Daniel Bryan facing off against Randy Orton for the vacant WWE Championship in a Hell in a Cell match, with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee. They start trading punches. Orton tosses Bryan out of the ring. Bryan kicks Orton into the steel but he comes back in. Orton rushes in the ring and powerslams Bryan. Bryan drops Orton over the top rope and nails a missile dropkick from the top. Bryan dodges Orton and runs the ropes but Orton nails a dropkick. Orton suplexes Bryan and drops Orton over the top rope. Orton takes control and starts stomping on Bryan. Orton sends Bryan flying out of the ring and into the Cell wall. Orton sends Bryan into the steel steps. Orton grabs half of the steps and runs them into Bryan’s shoulder. Orton grabs the other half of the steps and stands it up in front of the Cell wall. Orton shoves Bryan’s face into the chains. Bryan counters and sends Orton flying into the steps and the side of the Cell. Bryan misses a roundhouse kick but dropkicks Orton out of the ring and into the steel. Bryan hits a suicide dive and sends Orton into the steel, and another dive. Bryan goes to a third dive and Orton side steps, sending Bryan face first into the steel. Orton with right hands and headbutts. He climbs up for a superplex but Bryan knocks him back to the mat with a powerbomb. They trade uppercuts in the middle of the ring. Bryan takes control and unloads on Orton. Bryan takes Orton to the top and nails a hurricanrana. Bryan climbs back up and nail the big headbutt. Bryan takes Orton to the floor and runs him into the steel several times. Bryan brings a steel chair from under the ring and hits Orton in the gut with it. Bryan brings out several chairs and starts tossing them into the ring. Orton blocks a chair shot and unloads on Bryan with a chair. Orton with a big chair shot to the back. Orton puts all the chairs into one pile in the middle of the ring. Orton takes Bryan to the top for a superplex. Bryan tries to fight him off. Bryan knocks Orton to his feet. Orton crotches Bryan on the top turnbuckle. Orton climbs back up and superplexes Bryan onto the pile of chairs. Bryan’s legs hit but his back really didn’t hit the center of the pile. Triple H comes down. Triple H argues with HBK from outside of the Cell. Orton has control of Bryan and tosses him with a suplex. Orton covers but HBK isn’t there because he’s arguing with Triple H. This leads to more arguing. Orton joins in on the argument. They go back in the ring and Bryan goes for the Yes Lock. Orton fights him off and nails the second rope draping DDT. Triple H is trying to get HBK’s attention by climbing the Cell. Bryan blocks a RKO and inadvertently shoves Orton into Michaels, and HBK is down. Triple H and a trainer enter the Cell to check on HBK. Bryan lays Orton out with the Running Knee and pins him for longer than 3 but there is no referee. Bryan tries to wake HBK up but Triple H shoves Bryan to the mat. Bryan charges and takes out Triple H with the knee. HBK stumbles to his feet and nails Sweet Chin Music on Bryan. Orton takes advantage and covers Bryan for the win.
Aftermath
The next night on Raw, John Cena would address the fans about being back for good when he was interrupted by Damien Sandow who unsuccessfully cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase. Later that night, Alberto Del Rio announced that he still had a rematch clause in his contract.
After beating Ryback in the Hell in a Cell match and attacking Paul Heyman with a kendo stick and a GTS on top of the cell, CM Punk would face Ryback again in a street fight, which Punk won. As Punk was celebrating the win he was attacked by The Wyatt Family, with Bray Wyatt hitting his finisher and saying the devil made him do it.
After Randy Orton won the WWE Championship for the eighth time after guest referee Shawn Michaels super kicked Daniel Bryan, Michaels would address the fans on why he cost Bryan the match. Bryan would then be invited by Michaels to come down to the ring and Michaels said he interfered in the match because Bryan attacked his best friend, Triple H. Michaels would then ask Bryan to shake his hand and forgive him, but Bryan refused. After Michaels insulted him, Bryan then applied the Yes! Lock to Michaels. During a backstage interview on how he felt about Michaels betraying him, Bryan was attacked by The Wyatt Family.
Later that night, Orton, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon held a celebration for Orton winning the WWE Championship. Big Show would then interrupt and told Triple H about the lawsuit he was filing.
Originally at this pay-per-view, Big E Langston was scheduled to face Curtis Axel for the Intercontinental Championship on the Kickoff, but was postponed due to Axel suffering an injury. However on the November 18, 2013 episode of Raw, Langston defeated Axel, who was medically cleared to compete, to win the Intercontinental Championship.
Results
See also
References
- ↑ "Attendance for the 10/27 Hell in a Cell PPV in Miami". Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ↑ "WWE Presents Hell In the Cell Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 8:00 PM". Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ↑ "WWE releases preliminary PPV buys for Hell in a Cell, Battleground" (Press release). cagesideseats.com. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". WWE. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Curtis Axel injury forces cancellation of Big E. Langston match at Hell in a Cell". Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ↑ Grant, Aaron (October 27, 2013). "New Hell in a Cell Kick-off Match Announced". RingsideNews.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Damien Sandow def. Kofi Kingston". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ "WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust def. Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins and The Usos". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ "Fandango & Summer Rae def. The Great Khali & Natalya". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ "Big E Langston def. United States Champion Dean Ambrose (Count-out)". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ "CM Punk def. Ryback & Paul Heyman in a Handicap Hell in a Cell Match". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ "Los Matadores def. The Real Americans". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ "John Cena def. Alberto Del Rio to capture World Heavyweight Championship". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ "Divas Champion AJ Lee def. Brie Bella". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ↑ "Randy Orton def. Daniel Bryan". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
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