WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 Review: Live Results, Analysis, and Grades
Follow along with our live review of Sunday’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
On Sunday night, the WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view will take place from Boston, MA. This is the second exclusive show of Raw’s since the WWE Draft. They will have three Hell in a Cell matches headline the event, all of which are for championships.
Roman Reigns and Rusev will wage battle for the WWE United States Championship inside the cell. This feud began in August after Reigns floundered around the roster for a few weeks. He targeted The Bulgarian Brute’s title and won it at the Clash of Champions PPV in September. This match should end their three-month feud on Sunday night.
It may be a bit soon for Rusev to win back the U.S. title given the title change of just over one month ago. However, can he pull off the upset?
Kevin Owens will defend the WWE Universal Championship for the second time against Seth Rollins. This feud began on August 29, the night of the Fatal Four-Way for the belt. Triple H screwed The Architect out of winning the title and helped Owens capture it. Rollins has since looked for revenge over the past two months, but has come up short. He lost a title match to Owens at Clash of Champions after being distracted by Stephanie McMahon, so Hell in a Cell will be his latest chance. They’ll go to battle inside the structure.
A side story to this has been Chris Jericho. His friendship with Owens has eroded in recent weeks after the former NXT Champion left Y2J to flounder in the ring multiple times. Each instance saw Rollins pedigree Jericho, the third of which saw the latter argue with his best friend. It’s possible things escalate at Hell in a Cell with Jericho even helping Rollins win. Would he go that far, though?
The final and potentially most important Hell in a Cell match of the evening will see Sasha Banks defend the Raw Women’s Championship against Charlotte. This is the first time women will have wrestled a match inside this structure. It’s a ground-breaking moment for WWE’s women’s revolution and should provide an instant classic for the last time (for now) that these two face each other.
History shouldn’t be the focus, though, as this feud has been one of WWE’s top programs of the year. It started in January, stalled a bit after WrestleMania 32, and picked back up after the summer began. The Raw Women’s Championship has changed hands three times during this span across about half a dozen matches. So, for potentially one last time, Charlotte and Banks will go head to head.
With this in mind, here’s a look at the match card for Hell in a Cell.
Hell in a Cell Match for the Raw Women’s Championship
Sasha Banks (c) vs. Charlotte
Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Universal Championship
Kevin Owens (c) vs. Seth Rollins
Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE United States Championship
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Rusev
Raw Tag Team Championship Match
New Day (c) vs. Cesaro and Sheamus
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match
TJ Perkins (c) vs. Brian Kendrick
Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows
Bayley vs. Dana Brooke
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