That wording is likely to fuel plenty of speculation. With all of the conversation about whether or not the first women’s Hell in a Cell match will close the eponymous pay-per-view event, this tweet, giving it the same weight as the other Cell matches on the show, isn’t exactly clear. There’s clearly a lot of interest in the Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte, more so than the other Hell in a Cell matches. The argument is there that this is the bout most deserving of a headline slot since the women’s division was overhauled.
Even if you want to look at this pessimistically, with some fans seeing it as a lame duck show since promotion for the dual brand Survivor Series has already started, there isn’t much “harm” that Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte in the “real main event” slot could do. This will likely continue to be a hot topic among wrestling fans in the remaining seven days until the pay-per-view.
Earlier today on his Facebook page Mick Foley announced that Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte for the WWE Womens Championship would be the main event of the Hell In A Cell PPV
He has now posted a comment under that same post retracting that statement saying the match order has yet to be finalized.
Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte for the RAW Women’s Championship will be the main event of this month’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. The match was already on course to make history as the first women’s match to be held inside the demonic structure. It now has the distinct honor of being the first women’s match to headline a WWE pay-per-view.
WWE RAW General Manager Mick Foley made the announcement on Tuesday morning. “I am so happy for Sasha, for Charlotte, for all the women who paved the way, and all those who aspire to follow in their footsteps,” he said.
WWE Hall in a Cell takes place on Sunday, October 30th from Boston, MA.
WWE has sent out the official promotional poster for their annual Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. RAW Women’s Champion Sasha Banks and Charlotte and featured predominately on the poster, promoting the first-ever Women’s Title defense inside a Hell In A Cell cage.
Hell In A Cell 2016 takes place on October 30th at the TD Garden Arena in Boston, MA, with live results and discussion starting on SEScoops.com at 7:30 PM ET.
Here the current card for Hell In A Cell 2016:
– Hell In A Cell: WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins
– Hell In A Cell: United States Champion Roman Reigns vs. Rusev
– Hell In A Cell: RAW Women’s Champion Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte
– RAW Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. Cesaro and Sheamus
The following matches are now confirmed for the 10/30 Hell In a Cell PPV from Boston:
* WWE United States Champion Roman Reigns defends against Rusev
* RAW Women’s Champion Sasha Banks defends against Charlotte
* WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens defends against Seth Rollins
As of this writing, the only match confirmed for the Cell structure is Reigns vs. Rusev but as we’ve reported, WWE is planning on doing Sasha vs. Charlotte in the Cell as well.
– The 2016 WWE Hell In a Cell PPV has been confirmed for 10/30 at the TD Garden in Boston. A pre-sale is going on now and tickets go on sale this Friday at 11am via Ticketmaster.
– WWE will be airing more ads for KFC in the coming months. The new commercial with Dolph Ziggler wrestling The Miz is the beginning of a campaign that will air up until the 2017 Royal Rumble.
– Nikki Bella revealed on Instagram that she stayed hidden at SummerSlam on a tour bus, presumably that of boyfriend John Cena. She posted the following on her surprise return:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJbv7nChbZY/
– Cody Rhodes will get his first post-WWE title shot at the 11/25 WrestleCade event in Winston-Salem, NC against Global Force Wrestling NEX*GEN Champion Sonjay Dutt. Cody posted the following on the match:
?…it's the white in his knuckles, the gold in the buckle…?
In typical Shane-O-Mac fashion, Shane McMahon took a 20 foot plunge of the top of the cell to land on a table (and still lost the match). Despite looking like he was “broken in half” as Jim Ross would say, PW Insider is reporting that Shane avoided injury and was walking around backstage. Of course WWE.COM updated his medical condition:
“Following his Hell in a Cell showdown against The Undertaker at WrestleMania, Shane McMahon was taken to a medical facility in the Dallas area, WWE.com has confirmed”
If you missed the leap of faith, check it out here:
WWE has released some pay-per-view sales numbers for their Hell In A Cell PPV in October.
According to WWE, the event headlined by The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar did 87,000 PPV buys. 74% of the sales were international, and 26% were domestic. This number of course does not include viewers who watched the event on the WWE Network.
This is up from the 77,000 buys their Night Of Champions PPV did in September. For comparison, the lowest-selling PPV of the year was Fast Lane with 46,000 buys, and the highest-selling was WrestleMania 31 with 259,000.
AAA will crown a new Mega Heavyweight Champion at the Guerra de Titanes event on December 4th at Feria de Tampico in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
The AAA Mega Heavyweight Title was vacated in October when the champion at the time, Alberto El Patron (Alberto Del Rio), left the promotion and made a surprise return to WWE, defeating John Cena at the Hell In A Cell pay-per-view on October 25th to become the WWE United States Champion.
Initially, AAA Executive Vice President Dorian Roldan announced that Del Rio had forfeited the AAA Mega Heavyweight Title and a tournament would be held in December to crown a new champion. Instead, a one-on-one match between two former WWE Superstars will take place to determine the next title-holder.
The promotion announced a singles match between Rey Mysterio and Johnny Mundo (John Morrison) to determine the next AAA Mega Heavyweight Champion. The Mysterio-Mundo bout will headline their upcoming Guerra de Titanes event on December 4th.
Below is the full lineup for the AAA Guerra de Titanes event in Tampico on 12/4:
* AAA Mega Heavyweight Title Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Johnny Mundo
* The Psycho Circus vs. El Texano Jr, El Hijo del Fantasma and a mystery partner
* Blue Demon Jr, Electroshock & La Parka vs. Anarquia (Daga, El Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Steve Pain)
* Aerostar, Drago & Fenix vs. Brian Cage, Mesias & Taurus
* AAA Tag Title Match: Champions Jack Evans & Angelico vs. Joe Lider & Pentagon Jr. vs. Averno & Chessman
* Argenis & Dinastia & Fabi Apache vs. Willie Mack & Mini Charly Manson & Taya Valkyrie
– The actual numbers for the recent WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California were 14,184, which was a sellout, and a $1,324,625 gate. That is a great number for a WWE “B” pay-per-view, but with ticket prices being raised, the gates across the board have been up even with similar attendance.
– Speaking of attendance, with John Cena and Randy Orton out, from a talent name and depth standpoint, this week’s European tour is the weakest WWE European tour on record, but the brand should draw since the spring tour was up from past years and that lineup wasn’t loaded with name talent either.
– Former WCW announcer Tony Schiavone and wrestling reporter and historian Mike Mooneyham are the guests on the two newest episodes of Ric Flair’s “WOOOO! Nation” podcast. You can download both shows at Play.it.
As noted, John Cena is currently on hiatus from WWE. He is advertised to return at the December 26th WWE live event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and will be working the annual post-Christmas tour.
According to F4WOnline.com, plans as of this week call for Cena to return at the December 13th WWE TLC pay-per-view from his hometown of Boston. The idea is to have Cena return and face Alberto Del Rio for the WWE United States Championship in a rematch from Sunday’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view.
While plans could always change, that is what WWE has in store for Cena’s return as of this week. We will keep you posted if any additional information becomes available.
WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross updated his official website blog recently with his thoughts on Sunday’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view and other current topics. Below are some of the highlights. For the complete blog, visit JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
On the WWE Hell In A Cell main event:
“Best match of the night was the ‘blow off’ bout to the Lesnar vs. Taker trilogy. It was a brawl with plenty of physicality from both men. The rare, blood sighting was timely and added drama to the presentation without fail. The use of blood needs to remain essentially rare but when the environment calls for it such as in HIAC or the Elimination Chamber it becomes something to consider but I don’t look for any more blood any time soon in WWE. Lots of basic MMA elements utilized in this main event which I enjoyed. Lesnar had to receive 9 staples in his head after the event to close his head wound we are told.”
On the post-match angle with Undertaker and Wyatt Family:
“Post match with Wyatt Family attacking a defenseless Undertaker, who had no one come to his aid which I ‘get’ but still found strange, may lead to an elimination tag at the Survivor Series with Taker’s team versus the Wyatt’s. I see a 4 versus 4 traditional, Survivor Series elimination tag. Taker, Kane, Sting (if healthy) and one young talent who WWE wants to get a ‘rub’ vs the Wyatt’s. Or two, young talents if Sting isn’t abe to join the presentation.”
On Alberto Del Rio’s WWE return:
“Not totally surprised to see Alberto Del Rio back in WWE after leaving Lucha Underground over ‘differences’ which usually concerns the two, C’s, cash and creative. ADR got a short, albeit decisive victory over John Cena, who’s taking some well deserved time off, to win the US Title. I’d suggest that WWE continue the US Title Open Challenge with ADR who takes on the task of continuing to rehabilitate the United States Title. It was a good way to start the show. If ADR turns on Zeb Colter then the WWE will have a better chance to run with Del Rio as a main event level fan favorite of distinction. This would be a nice in ring segment on RAW. “
Roman Reigns won the Fatal 4-Way main event of Monday’s RAW from San Diego, CA to become the new #1 contender to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Reigns first won a qualifying match, defeating Kofi Kingston to advance to the four-way at the end of the show. He would go on to defeat Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens and Alberto Del Rio to earn the title shot.
It’s expected that Reigns will challenge Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series, which takes place on November 22nd.
After weeks of dissension with her PCB partners, Paige finally snapped on Monday’s RAW and turned on Charlotte and Becky Lunch.
PCB lost to Team Bella in a six-Divas tag-team match and Paige snapped. She delivered the RamPaige to both Charlotte and Becky, leaving them laying in the ring.
As it turns out, Vince McMahon wasn’t that upset with The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar bleeding during their “Final Battle” inside Hell In A Cell at Sunday night’s WWE pay-per-view in Los Angeles, but rather how things went after the blood started pouring.
A source who was watching the situation unfold from the gorilla position last night noted to PWInsider.com that McMahon was not upset over the blood, even if he wasn’t thrilled to see it. What set Vince off was the fact that Lesnar shoved the doctor out of the way after Vince sent him to ringside to clean things up. Lesnar shoving the doctor was not at all a planned spot. Lesnar got frustrated that the doctor was interrupting the momentum of the match and took it upon himself to attack him.
When Lesnar and Undertaker returned backstage after the match, there was no incident with McMahon calling them into his office or talking down to them in front of everyone else in sight, despite reports to the contrary.
– There is speculation regarding Nikki Bella potentially taking time off with boyfriend John Cena following last night’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. Part of that speculation stems from the fact that Bella wrote about needing to “regroup” and promising that she’ll “be back” in the following tweet.
You put up a tough fight @MsCharlotteWWE Hold on 2 that title bc my journey isn't over I feel as if I lost it all Time 2 regroup I'll b back
– New WWE United States Champion Alberto Del Rio noted via Twitter that he is back where he belongs. He posted the following on Twitter and Instagram today.
WWE has announced a number one contender match for tonight’s post-Hell In A Cell edition of RAW.
Tonight on Raw, a new No. 1 contender to Seth Rollins’ WWE World Heavyweight Championship will be determined, WWE.com has learned.
Per The Authority, winners from last night’s Hell in a Cell event will compete in a series of singles matches this evening, with the victors of those bouts going on to battle in a Fatal 4-Way Match in Raw’s main event for the opportunity to challenge The Architect for his title in the future.”
Both The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar were seen bleeding during the main event at the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view. Taker and Lesnar’s injuries were not a result of blading, but rather they were both busted open. As seen during WrestleMania 31, Lesnar ran directly into the ring post whereas Taker’s injury was caused by Lesnar taking his glove off and throwing head punches.
An insider backstage texted Bryan Alvarez from F4WOnline.com as they caught Vince McMahon’s reaction to the blood. It was said that due to the no blood policy in WWE, Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn were freaking out as they watched backstage.
Kevin Dunn was reportedly flipping out, demanding WWE doctors go into the Hell In A Cell structure to calm down the situation, however when Lesnar shoved the doctor, he did not return and the match continued regardless.
The official WWE website posted photos of Brock Lesnar receiving nine staples to close cuts on his head that he suffered during his “Final Battle” Hell In A Cell match against The Undertaker.
Lesnar ran into the ring post during the match at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night, the same spot he did at WrestleMania 31 that resulted in him being busted open, to produce the blood that we saw during the match.
For a full photo gallery of Lesnar getting staples in his head backstage after the match, visit WWE.com.
Tonight’s post-Hell In A Cell edition of WWE RAW takes place live from the Valley View Casino in San Diego, California.
John Cena is not advertised for the show tonight, however the new WWE United States Champion Alberto Del Rio, along with Zeb Colter, are expected to be there.
As noted earlier today, WWE broadcast member Rich Brennan alluded to the fact that Del Rio and Colter would be at tonight’s show, and according to WWE’s RAW Five Point Preview, we may find out what brought Del Rio back to WWE.
Other talent advertised for RAW tonight include Seth Rollins, Randy Orton, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, The New Day, Kevin Owens, Sheamus, Bray Wyatt and The Dudley Boyz.
While no matches have been advertised for tonight, WWE is hyping the following “five points” in their official RAW preview.
* What does Wyatt want with The Undertaker?
* What brought Del Rio back to WWE?
* Who‘s next to spin into contention in the Divas Revolution?
* What will happen to WWE without the Director of Operations?
* Is Roman ready to reign?
Make sure to join us here at SEScoops.com later this evening for live RAW results coverage.
– In the following video from last night’s Hell In A Cell event, Rich Brennan fails to get comments from the new WWE United States Champion Alberto Del Rio, and his advocate, Zeb Colter. While Del Rio and Colter did not appear in the video below, Brennan does tease an appearance by both on tonight’s edition of WWE RAW.
– In addition to the celebrities at Hell In A Cell that we reported about last night, Dennis “Mr. Belding” Haskins and The Soska Twins were also at the show. Below is a photo.
WWE is focusing the advertising for the November 22nd Survivor Series pay-per-view on the fact that it will be The Undertaker’s 25th anniversary at the annual event. You can check out the video promo for Survivor Series 2015 below.
Based on the finish of last night’s Hell In A Cell pay-per-view, it looks like Undertaker will be facing the four members of The Wyatt Family in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match.
Last night’s show ended with Taker losing to Brock Lesnar in their “Final Battle” inside Hell In A Cell, and then Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan dragged “The Dead Man” to the back after attacking him.
As seen at WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view on Sunday night, Alberto Del Rio made his return during the show.
Del Rio was introduced by Zeb Colter during the show and went on to defeat John Cena in his “U.S. Open Challenge” to become the new WWE United States Champion.
Del Rio, who is now affiliated with Colter in the current storylines, tweeted the following after his return last night:
I'm grateful for a 2nd chance to come back to @WWE#hellinacell and I'm happy to be performing again
– Because Seth Rollins managed to defeat Demon Kane to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view on Sunday night, Corporate Kane is relieved of his duties in The Authority.
– WWE announced a sold out Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for Sunday’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view, with 17,505 fans in attendance.
– Celebrities at the Staples Center for Hell In A Cell on Sunday night included Mark Wahlberg, Seth Green, Bill Simmons, Billy Gibbons, Rick Rubin, Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello.
To the surprise of the WWE Universe, Alberto Del Rio returned after being introduced by the returning Zeb Colter during Sunday night’s WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
WWE U.S. Champion John Cena came out to kick off the pay-per-view with his “U.S. Open Challenge” and welcomed any challenger to come out. Zeb Colter came out on a motor scooter and introduced Alberto Del Rio, who went on to challenge Cena for his title.
Del Rio ended up blasting Cena with a super kick after a back-and-forth match to pick up the 1-2-3 and the WWE United States Championship.
