WWE Hell in a Cell Recap
Last night was truly Hell in a Cell for some of the individuals involved in those matches. The show opened up with The Undertaker taking on World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in the first of three Cell matches. Undertaker came in rare form as only he can but Punk put up a great fight against the phenom. In the end, Taker hit a Last Ride, Chokeslam and Tombstone to finish off the straightedge superstar to win the World Heavyweight Championship
Intercontinental Champion John Morrison defended his title successfully against Dolph Ziggler. This match was pretty solid. Both men stepped up in big ways as the young stars on Smackdown shined for this competitive match. Next up was Mickie James defending the Diva’s title against Alicia Fox. This match went the way I thought it would. Mickie James retained her title.
The Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and the Big Show took on the duo Batista and Rey Mysterio and this match was really great actually. All four men are major superstars in their own right and to see them compete in this tag match was really cool. The match was back and forth but in the end the Unified Tag Champs prevailed as I knew they would.
The second of the Hell in a Cell matches between WWE Champion John Cena and Randy Orton was definitely a good end to a chapter in their rivalry. Do I think the rivalry is over? No, not by a long shot but this chapter is. Randy Orton needed to win the WWE Championship otherwise he would not receive another title shot as long as John Cena was champion. Well Randy Orton did what he needed to do and won back the WWE Championship only three weeks after losing it. As I said the Orton-Cena feud is far from over.
Drew McIntyre made his pay-per-view against R-Truth. There was nothing really special here but Drew McIntyre may just be a big star. From what I hear Vince McMahon really likes this guy. He looked really impressive last night. I think you’re going to see some great things out of this kid. Stay tuned for more on his development.
The triple threat match between United States Champion Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger and The Miz was short but sweet. All three of them highlighted their skills and their styles in this match Kofi Kingston retained his title with the Trouble in Paradise kick that he has used so many times to get a victory.
The Main Event was surprisingly Triple H & Shawn Michaels vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase. Not to often is a non-title match a main event on pay-per-view. A lot of great wrestling psychology in this match. Rhodes and Dibiase attacked DX during their entrance and isolated Michaels in the cell. Michaels took most of the punishment until Triple H finally got in the Cell. Then DX isolated Cody Rhodes and locked Dibiase out of the Cell. DX practically destroyed Cody Rhodes and ended up winning the match and the war. The Legacy-DX feud thats taken place over the last three months has been really fun to watch. Legacy really has come into their own without Randy Orton. It my opinion Rhodes and Dibiase are ready to be on their own especially Dibiase. A great match and a good pay-per-view.
Because their was no blood, nothing spectacular happening in the Cell matches and no ECW Champion Christian I would give Hell in the Cell 7 out of 10. All the matches were solid but there was no blood and no craziness in the Cell so that definitely took away from the matches. Next pay-per-view is in three weeks so stay tuned for the matches on that.
