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7 Takeaways From WWE Hell In A Cell 2018

By Robert Lentini
WWE Hell in a Cell
WWE Hell in a Cell

WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 aired live from AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. New Day successfully defended their SmackDown Tag Team Championships against Rusev Day on the Kickoff Show. Here are 7 takeaways from the PPV:

Randy Orton Defeated Jeff Hardy In A Great Match

Jeff Hardy faced off against Randy Orton inside the cell to start off the show. Hardy drove Orton to the corner to begin the match. Orton battled back and blasted Jeff to the ring apron. Orton followed it up with a shoulder tackle that sent Hardy flying into the cell surrounding the ring.

Randy stayed on the attack and bounced Jeff’s face off the steel cell. Hardy responded by smashing Orton’s head off of the ring post and then launched him into the cell. Jeff brought out a table from under the ring and slid it inside. Orton got back up and decked Jeff with a Clothesline.

Jeff Dropkicked the table into Orton’s midsection and Randy collapsed to the floor. Jeff grabbed a ladder from under the ring and bashed Orton in the ribs with it a few times. Orton grabbed a steel chair and slammed it over Jeff’s back. Orton set up the chair and Jeff used it to leap onto Randy against the cell.

The action returned to the ring and Hardy connected with a Dropkick for a near fall. Orton battled back and perched Hardy up on the top turnbuckle. Orton planted Hardy with a giant Superplex for a two count. Jeff elbowed Orton in the face and followed it up with Whisper in the Wind off the top rope for a near fall.

Hardy brought out another ladder from under the ring and set it up upside down next to the ring. Jeff went for a Suplex but Orton blocked it and launched Hardy into the ladder as the crowd chanted “holy sh*t!”.

Orton rolled Hardy back inside the ring and went for a cover but Jeff was able to kick out at the last second. Randy grabbed the steel chair and hit Hardy across the back with it a few times. Orton took off Hardy’s belt and whipped him with it for a two count.

Randy set up a ladder and placed Jeff inside of it. Orton shut the ladder on Jeff and stomped on him as Jeff’s head was in between one of the rungs for a near fall. Hardy battled back with a Clothesline and followed it up with an Atomic Drop. Jeff followed it up with a Dropkick to Orton’s face for another near fall.

Orton countered Hardy’s Twist of Fate with a Powerslam for a two count. Randy then grabbed a screwdriver from under the ring and brought it inside. Orton put his finger in the earring hole and then shoved the screwdriver through it. Orton started twisting it as the crowd gasped and Hardy screamed in pain.

Hardy connected with a low blow and then started whipping Orton with the belt. Jeff grabbed the steel chair and started beating the hell out of Orton with it. Jeff made his way to the top rope but Orton got back up and knocked him back down to the canvas. Orton planted Hardy with a DDT and set up for an RKO.

Jeff blocked the RKO and countered with a Twist of Fate. Jeff put the steel chair on top of Orton and hit him with the Swanton Bomb for a near fall. Hardy brought a giant ladder into the ring and set up next to a tiny ladder in the ring. Hardy hit Orton with a Twist of Fate and then draped him on top of a table. Jeff climbed up the small ladder and then got on top of the giant ladder.

Hardy then swung from the top of the cell and tried to hit a Splash onto Orton but Randy got out of the way and Jeff crashed through the table. The referee called for help but Orton shouted at the ref to do his job and covered Hardy. The referee hesitated but ultimately made the count and Orton won the match via pinfall. Orton then posed in the corner of the ring as Hardy was loaded onto a stretcher.

Opinion: I absolutely loved this match. This feud has been great and I hope it continues going forward. More Hell in a Cell matches should be like this one. There was blood pouring out of Orton’s leg and back during the match. The screwdriver spot was insane to watch and Hardy risking it all was the perfect way to end this match. I thought this match was going to be solid but it turned out to be excellent.

Becky Lynch Won The Title

Charlotte Flair defended her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Becky Lynch tonight at WWE Hell in a Cell. Charlotte and Becky locked up in the middle of the ring to start off the match. Becky got the advantage and applied a Headlock. Charlotte quickly escaped and slammed Becky to the canvas before applying a Headlock of her own.

Becky reversed it but Charlotte escaped and the two retreated to opposite corners fo the ring. Flair took Becky down to the canvas but Becky quickly got Flair back in a Headlock. Charlotte bounced Becky off the ropes but Lynch decked Charlotte with a shoulder tackle. Charlotte went for the Figure Four but Becky blocked it and tried for the Dis-Arm-Her.

Flair escaped and Becky once again got Flair in a Headlock. Charlotte broke the hold with an Arm Drag and then focused her attack on Becky’s leg. Charlotte leaped towards Becky in the corner but Lynch dove out of the way and Charlotte crashed into the ring post. Becky then knocked Charlotte to the outside and hit a Clothesline off the ring apron.

Back in the ring, Lynch went for a cover but Flair kicked out at two. Becky snapped Charlotte’s arm back and went for another cover but the champ kicked out at two. Flair rolled up Becky for a two count and then Becky hit another Clothesline for a near fall.

Charlotte took control of the match for a bit and then traded shots with Becky on the ring apron. Becky grabbed Flair’s arm and slammed her arm into the apron for a two count. Charlotte connected with a Belly to Back Suplex and both Superstars fell to the mat. Becky went for an uppercut but Flair blocked it and hit Lynch with a series of chops.

Flair bounced Becky’s face off the top turnbuckle and then knocked her down with a big boot to the face. Charlotte made her way to the top rope and went for a Moonsault but Becky got out of the way and Flair crashed to the canvas. Becky went for the Dis-Arm-Her but Flair showed off her power and planted Lynch with a Powerbomb for a near fall.

Becky battled back and planted Charlotte with a Neckbreaker for a two count. Becky went for a Dropkick off the top rope but Charlotte dodged it and locked in a Boston Crab on Lynch. Becky crawled across the ring and grabbed the bottom rope to break up the hold. Becky rolled out of the ring and pulled Flair into the ring post.

Lynch returned to the ring and Charlotte quickly went for a roll-up but Becky kicked out at two. Becky locked in the Dis-Arm-Her but Charlotte quickly reached the ropes to break the hold. Flair elbowed Becky in the face and went for a Spear but Becky countered with a DDT into a roll-up for the pinfall victory. Becky Lynch is the new SmackDown Women’s Champion. After the match, Charlotte tried to raise Becky’s hand but Lynch wasn’t having it. Lynch told Charlotte that she wasn’t going to take her moment from her. Lynch left the ring as Charlotte had a disappointed look on her face.

Ziggler & McIntyre Retained

Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre defended their RAW Tag Team Championships against Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins tonight at WWE Hell in a Cell. Ziggler and Rollins started off the match. Ziggler went for a Headlock but Seth shoved him away and then the two Superstars locked up.

Rollins took Dolph down to the canvas and applied a Headlock. Ziggler quickly escaped and the two Superstars once again locked up in the middle of the ring. Dolph got the advantage and booted Rollins in the midsection. Rollins drove Dolph to the corner fo the ring and tagged in Dean Ambrose.

Dean connected with a Clothesline and followed it up with an Elbow Drop for a two count. Rollins tagged in and went for The Stomp but Ziggler rolled out of the ring to avoid it. McIntyre tagged in and blasted Seth with a shoulder tackle. Ambrose wanted in and asked Rollins for a tag. Seth obliged and Ambrose and McIntyre circled each other in the ring.

Dean and Drew then got in each other’s face and McIntyre connected with a punch. Dean got pissed off and took McIntyre to the mat with a Dropkick to his knee. Dolph got into the ring to distract Ambrose and Drew capitalized with a Clothesline that knocked Dean to the mat.

McIntyre threw Ambrose to the corner of the ring and tagged in Ziggler. Dolph beatdown Dean in the corner of the ring for a bit and then raked his face across the top rope. Ziggler trapped Ambrose in a Headlock but Dean quickly battled out of it. Ambrose caught Ziggler and slammed him throat first into the top rope.

Seth tagged in and hit Dolph with a Slingblade. Rollins knocked McIntyre off the apron and then connected with an Enziguri that sent Dolph out of the ring. Seth was going for a Suicide Dive but Drew McIntyre tripped him up. Ziggler followed it up with a DDT for a near fall.

McIntyre tagged in and continued the beatdown of Rollins. Ziggler tagged in and planted Rollins with a Neckbreaker for a near fall. Ziggler applied a Sleeper Hold to Rollins but Seth broke it up with a Belly to Back Suplex. McIntyre tagged in and Seth knocked him out of the ring.

Rollins tried to tag in Ambrose but McIntyre dragged Dean off the ring apron. Drew then got into the ring and slammed Rollins to the mat. McIntyre went to the cover but Ambrose broke it up at the last second. Ziggler tagged in and perched Seth up on the top rope. Rollins shoved him to the mat and then hit McIntyre with a Slingblade right when he tagged in.

Ambrose finally tagged in and started beating the hell out of McIntyre in the corner of the ring. Ambrose hit Ziggler with a Clothesline and then delivered one to McIntyre. Ambrose went for Dirty Deeds but McIntyre escaped and launched Dean into the turnbuckle with a Belly to Belly Suplex. Ambrose battled back and took out everyone with a Suicide Dive outside the ring.

Back in the ring, Rollins planted Ziggler with a Falcon Arrow for a two count. Ziggler then hit Rollins with a Zig Zag out of nowhere for another near fall. McIntyre tagged in and Rollins knocked him to the mat. Seth then hit a gigantic Frog Splash and went for the cover but McIntyre kicked out at two.

Ambrose drove McIntyre out of the ring as Rollins tagged back in. Rollins hit Ziggler with a Superplex and was going to roll through for a Falcon Arrow but McIntyre appeared out of nowhere and drilled Rollins with a Claymore kick. Ziggler then pinned Rollins and Dolph & Drew McIntyre retained the titles.

AJ Styles Escaped With The WWE Championship

AJ Styles defended his WWE Championship against Samoa Joe tonight at WWE Hell in a Cell. Styles started off the match in control and bounced Joe’s face off the announce table. AJ followed it up with a Dropkick and Joe fell to the floor outside the ring.

Styles went for a Phenomenal Forearm but Joe dodged it and booted AJ in the knee. Joe then hit AJ with a big boot to the face and then launched him into the steel steps. Samoa Joe brought AJ back into the ring and went for a cover but the champ kicked out at one.

Samoa Joe stayed on the attack and delivered a chop to Styles’ chest. Joe sent AJ to the corner and hit him with a running knee to the face. Joe then hit AJ with an Enziguri for a two count.

Styles charged at Joe but Joe was ready and hit him with a ridiculous elbow that sent AJ flying across the ring. Joe quickly went for a cover and then applied a Sleeper Hold in the middle of the ring. Styles escaped and bashed Joe’s face off the top turnbuckle and both men fell to the mat.

AJ connected with a forearm to the face and went for a cover but Joe kicked out at two. Styles followed it up with a Moonsault into a reverse DDT for another near fall. Styles went for a Springboard Moonsault but Joe got his knees up and then planted AJ with a Powerbomb for a two count. Joe then locked in an STF in the middle of the ring but AJ was able to get his foot on the bottom rope to break the hold.

Styles lifted Joe up onto his shoulders and slammed him to the canvas for a two count. AJ followed it up with a Springboard 450 Splash for another near fall. Joe got right up and absolutely leveled AJ with a massive Clothesline for a two count. Joe went for a Muscle Buster but AJ escaped and sent Joe to the corner.

Joe battled out of the corner with a boot to the face for another two count. AJ connected with the Pele Kick and Joe stumbled to the corner of the ring. Styles went for the Phenomenal Forearm but Joe dodged it and locked in the Coquina Clutch. Styles countered into a roll-up for the pinfall victory. Joe claimed that AJ tapped out and that he should have won the match. Samoa Joe grabbed the WWE Championship and celebrated but AJ dropped him with an Enziguri. The replay showed that AJ Styles tapped out during the roll-up.

Later on the show, SmackDown GM Paige confronted Samoa Joe backstage. Paige informed Joe that he will get a rematch at WWE Super Show-Down. Joe said that wasn’t good enough and said that he wanted the match to be No Disqualification. Paige agreed with Joe and made the match official.

The Miz & Maryse Got The Better Of Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella

Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella faced The Miz & Maryse in a tag team match tonight at WWE Hell in a Cell. Bryan started off the match by kicking Miz’s ass in the corner of the ring. Miz rolled out of the ring and Daniel tagged in Brie.

The Miz hopped on the apron and quickly tagged himself back in so Maryse wouldn’t have to fight. The Miz made his way to the top rope but Bryan greeted him with a few punches to the face. Bryan sent Miz across the ring with a Hurricanrana and went for the running knee but Miz dodged it.

Bryan went for the Yes Lock but Maryse ran into the ring and broke it up. Brie chased Maryse around the ring as Bryan rolled up Miz for a two count. Bryan sent Miz to the corner and hit a few Yes Kicks and followed it up with a Dropkick. Miz dodged Bryan’s second attempt at a Dropkick and Bryan crashed into the turnbuckle.

The Miz locked in a Sleeper Hold in the middle of the ring and taunted Brie Bella while doing so. Bryan battled out of the hold with an elbow to the ribs but Miz quickly planted him with a Neckbreaker for a near fall.

The Miz hit Bryan with a few Yes Kicks in the corner of the ring and then went for a Superplex but Daniel blocked it. Daniel sent Miz to the mat with a headbutt and then went for a diving headbutt off the top rope but Miz rolled out of the way.

Bryan launched Miz out of the ring and then tagged in Brie Bella. Brie got into the ring and Maryse hopped off the ring apron. Brie then blasted Miz in the face and chased Maryse to the outside. Brie bounced Maryse’s face off the announce table several times as Bryan hit Miz with a running knee off the ring apron.

The crowd chanted “yes!” as Brie rolled Maryse back inside the ring. The Miz launched Bryan into the barricade outside the ring as Brie hit Maryse with a Dropkick. Brie went for the cover but Miz broke it up at two.

Daniel got back into the ring and hit Miz with a flurry of punches. Bryan called Miz a son of a b*tch and then hit him with Yes Kicks as Brie did the same to Maryse. The Miz and Maryse rolled out of the ring and then made their way up the entrance ramp.

Brie and Daniel chased after them and Brie brought Maryse back into the ring. Brie then shoved Maryse into Miz and he fell out of the ring. Maryse then rolled up Brie from behind and grabbed her tights for leverage for the pinfall victory.

Ronda Rousey Is Still The RAW Women’s Champion

Ronda Rousey defended her RAW Women’s Championship against Alexa Bliss tonight at WWE Hell in a Cell 2018. Alicia Fox and Mickie James accompanied Alexa Bliss to the ring. Natalya came down to the ring with Ronda Rousey.

Rousey started off the match in control and quickly applied a Headlock to Alexa Bliss. Alexa broke the hold with an elbow to the ribs but Rousey shrugged it off and rolled up Bliss for a near fall.

Bliss battled back and bounced Rousey’s face off the top turnbuckle. Ronda launched Alexa across the ring and then went for the Arm Bar but Mickie & Alicia dragged Bliss out of the ring.

Rousey brought Alexa back inside the ring and then threw her back out on top of Alica Fox and Mickie James. Bliss once again battled back and beatdown Rousey in the middle of the ring. Bliss grabbed Rousey by her hear and threw her to the corner of the ring.

Alexa stomped on Ronda in the corner a few times and then booted her in the face as Alicia and Mickie cheered her on. Bliss then locked in the Abdominal Stretch on Rousey in the center of the ring.

Rousey battled to her feet as the crowd chanted her name. Ronda lifted Bliss onto her shoulders but Alexa escaped and dropped Rousey to the mat. Bliss delivered Double Knees to Rousey’s ribs for a two count.

Bliss stomped on Rousey in the corner but Ronda fought back and perched Alexa on the top rope. Rousey went for a Superplex but Bliss blocked it and escaped off the turnbuckle. Bliss tripped Rousey up and hit her with a Dropkick to the ribs for a two count.

Alexa hit Rousey with another Dropkick and then slammed her into the bottom turnbuckle. Bliss then stretched Rousey out across the ring post as Ronda screamed in agony. Natalya went after Fox and planted her with a Suplex as Mickie hopped up on the ring apron.

Ronda knocked Mickie to the floor and then went after Bliss. Rousey and Bliss then hit a Crossbody at the same time and both Superstars fell to the mat. Rousey rolled up Bliss for a two count and then Alexa connected with a boot to Ronda’s injured ribs.

Rousey got pissed off and planted Bliss with a Powerbomb. Ronda pounded on her injured ribs to fire herself up as Alexa slowly made her way back to her feet. Rousey beat the hell out of Bliss in the corner of the ring but Alexa responded with another kick to Ronda’s ribs.

Rousey caught Alexa’s punch and planted her with a Samoan Drop. Rousey then locked in the Arm Bar in the middle of the ring and Bliss immediately tapped out. Ronda Rousey is still the RAW Women’s Champion.

Brock Lesnar Interfered In The Universal Championship Match

Roman Reigns defended his Universal Championship against Braun Strowman in a Hell in a Cell match in the main event of the PPV. Mick Foley was the special referee for the match.

Braun ripped the Universal Championship away from Reigns before the match started and started taunting him. Roman responded with a punch to the face right when the bell rang. Strowman shrugged it off and launched Reigns into the ring post.

Strowman then connected with a shoulder tackle that sent Roman flying into the cell. Braun controlled the next few minutes of the match by slamming Reigns into the ring apron and the steel steps.

Reigns battled back and connected with a Drive-By while Strowman was leaning against the ring apron. Strowman quickly responded with a Chokeslam on the ring apron as the crowd chanted “get these hands!”.

Strowman grabbed a steel chair from under the ring but Reigns popped up with a kendo stick and hit Braun a few times with it. Braun grabbed the stick and broke it in half as Reigns returned to the ring. Reigns then grabbed the steel chair and struck Strowman across the spine a few times with it.

Braun ripped the chair away and charged at Reigns in the corner of the ring. Roman got out of the way and Braun slammed into the ring post. Reigns connected with a DDT on top of the steel chair and went for a cover but Braun kicked out at two.

Reigns geared up in the corner and hit Strowman with a Superman Punch. Roman hit another Superman Punch but Strowman didn’t go down. Reigns went for a third Superman Punch but Strowman caught him and planted him with a Chokeslam for a two count.

Strowman started arguing with Foley after the count and then turned his attention back to Reigns. Roman hit a third Superman Punch and went for the cover but Braun kicked out just in time. Reigns brought a table into the ring as Strowman made his way back to his feet.

Reigns went for a Spear but Strowman was ready and bashed Roman in the face with the steel steps. Back in the ring, Strowman hit Reigns in the head once again with the steel steps for a near fall.

Braun called Reigns a moron for not staying down and then grabbed the steps once again. Strowman slammed the steps into Reigns’ midsection and then threw the steps out of the ring. Strowman followed it up with the Running Powerslam and went for the cover but Roman kicked out at two.

Strowman set up the table in the corner of the ring and demanded that Reigns get up. Roman got up and hit two Superman Punches and then a Spear through the table in the corner of the ring. Reigns then went for the cover but Strowman somehow kicked out at two.

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre rushed down to the ring and were quickly followed by Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Ambrose and Rollins slammed McIntyre and Ziggler into the cell and then beatdown Dolph. McIntyre and Ziggler turned the tables and knocked Rollins and Ambrose to the floor.

Ziggler started climbing up the cell as Ambrose and McIntyre battled into the crowd. Rollins followed Ziggler to the top of the cell. Dolph and Seth traded shots on top of the cell as McIntyre started climbing up there as well.

Dean Ambrose decided to join the party and climbed up the cell with a kendo stick. Ziggler hit Rollins with a Superkick as Ambrose reached the top. Dean started beating the hell out of Ziggler and McIntyre with the kendo stick. McIntyre and Ambrose then took each other out with a double Clothesline.

Dolph started climbing back down the cell but Seth grabbed him by his hair. Rollins and Ziggler both started climbing down and then traded shots on the side of the cage. They both slammed each other’s faces off the cell and then crashed through the announce tables ringside.

Brock Lesnar’s music then hit and Lesnar and Heyman emerged on the entrance ramp. Lesnar marched down to the ramp as Heyman demanded the key to the cell. Lesnar kicked the door off of it’s hinges and entered the cell as the crowd chanted “holy sh*t!”. Heyman then sprayed something in Foley’s eyes as Lesnar bashed Strowman in the back with a piece of the broken table in the ring.

Brock then hit Reigns with the table as well. Lesnar followed it up with an F5 to Braun Strowman and then hit Roman with an F5 and Reigns landed on top of Strowman. Lesnar and Heyman then left as a new official ran down to the ring. The referee called for the bell as WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 went off the air.

Opinion: WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 was a very good PPV. The worst match of the night was Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey. The rest of the show was entertaining. Both the WWE Championship and Universal Championship match ended in controversy. It has already been established that Samoa Joe will get another shot at the WWE Championship at WWE Super Show-Down. It will be interesting to see what transpires next in the Universal Championship picture.

What did you think of WWE Hell in a Cell 2018? Let us know in the comments below.

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