Hell in a Cell is a match originally intended to serve as the blowoff to WWE's most intense rivalries and feuds. It was the setting for some of the most violent matches to ever occur, not to mention some of the most memorable.
Over time, the match became so popular that the company could not help but realize the potential earnings that could result from a show devoted to the contest.
In 2009, WWE produced the first Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Rather than being a great show full of matches true to the formula that had made the popular gimmick match such a success in the first place, it became more about popping a buyrate while staying the course with the top programs of the time, whether or not they were Hell in a Cel...
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