Hell In A Cell 2010 starts off with a highly evolved Cell as it appears to be talking to us. The first match of the night is the triple threat submissions count anywhere match for the United States Title with Daniel Bryan defending against the Miz and John Morrison. All three men got some solid spots in and some close taps. The match went all over the arena and Alex Riley made an appearance as all three were at the top of the ramp. In the end Bryan makes Miz tap to the LaBell lock on the top of the ramp. Winner via submission and still U.S. Champ:Daniel Bryan. Although I picked Bryan to win the match I thought Morrison would take the loss and Miz would cash in his Money In The Bank afterwards. So where does this angle go from here? This match felt like the blow of for Miz and Bryan but I'm not too sure it will be. I'm not too sure where these two can go. They've had a series of matches both picking up victory's, and it could get stale pretty quick.However the inclusion of Morrison and Riley can keep it fresh.
The second match of the night is the Hell In A Cell for the WWE Championship as Randy Orton will defend against Shameus. A lot of back and fourth aggressive action with these two. Shameus has done a great job with this angle looking like he genuinely hates Randy Orton. Again a lot of back and fourth action in this one with both men having some decent control throughout the match.Good use of weapons in this one, by good I mean good for being inside a cell in the PG-Era. Exposed turnbuckle(hey now), chairs, cell walls, and steal steps all came into play. Ultimately Shaemus ate and RKO on the steel steps in the middle of the ring. Winner via pin fall and still WWE Champion:Randy Orton. I'm not too sure where they can go from here. Cena will be wrapped up with Nexus(gasp spoiler), Edge is MOST LIKELY going to move to Smackdown. Jericho is apparently on another vacation. Unless HHH comes back I'm not sure who can step up and face Orton. I'm sure Shameus will somehow keep himself in the mix, I just hope they can get a little original with it.
Alberto Del Rio makes his way down to the ring next. He says that this is his first PPV in the WWE and bla bla bla usual stuff. He gets interrupted by Edge who says that he and this whole thing is stupid so hes here to take him. Jack Swagger makes his way down yelling at Edge about taking out the Swagger Soaring Eagle on Friday. They get into it and suddenly the Raw GM is in the house. The computer tells us that Edge must apologize Monday night and that hes booked Edge vs. Swagger for right now. Back and fourth action which included the second camera man of the night being taken out(the first being in the opening match). Edge is able to get to the ropes while in the ankle lock and ends up spearing Swagger for the 3. Winner via pin fall Edge. I knew WWE would add a match to the card, I just didn't think it would be this. I thought we were going to get Del Rio vs. Mysterio. I think this is obviously setting up an Edge face turn and move to Smackdown.
Cena vs Barret is next as Wade makes his way to the ring without Nexus. Cenas next to a massive pop. Back and fourth at the start but Barrett gains control. The crowd actually splits at one point chanting for Cena AND Barrett(this seems to be a growing trend no matter who Cena faces, take the hint Vince please). Cena eventually goes for his trademark moves but gets distracted when Nexus surrounds the ring(I thought they weren't allowed out, maybe I'm wrong). Big Show leads the charge with a hefty portion of the locker room behind him and the all take the boots to Nexus. Refs out to kick everyone out and the match continues. The 2 continue to exchange blows and near falls. At one point Barrett kicks out of a pin after an Attitude Adjustment. Cena locks in the STF on Barrett. A "fan" enters the ring and the referee is distracted with that. Meanwhile another "fan" comes in and clocks Cena with something enabling Barrett to get the pin. Winner:Wade Barrett. Afterwards all the members of Nexus laugh and Cena who looks really not happy about things. I'm glad this went down the way it did. Its going to keep things interesting on Raw. The face in the heel stable isn't a new concept but its one that hasn't been done in a while. Cena can still get the pops and sell the shirts while doing Nexus' bidding...all the while setting up an actual heel turn.
The Divas title match is next as Natalya will finally get a shot at a belt. Michelle McCool is representing LayCool with Layla on the outside. Natalya is OBVIOUSLY the better wrestler here. It goes to the outside at one point with McCool tossing Nattie into the steel barricade. Neidhart locks in the sharpshooter but McCool counters out of it. Nattie locks it in a second time but gets Layla's shoe thrown at her in front of the ref for the DQ. Winner via DQ Natalya. LayCool are still the chaps(that always sounds weird) Nattie tries to lock in a sharpshooter on Layla but the escape. Natalya grabbed McCool from the apron but gets Layla's other show in the head as the champ(s) run away. Nattie is left in the ring with Michelle McCool's title belt. Natalya NEEDS to be champion. I'm on board with LayCool although its a Beautiful People rip off I still enjoy it. But Natalya is hands down the best Diva they have and she needs to be rewarded as such. Soon enough, soon enough.
The last match of the night is the other Hell In A Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship as Kane defends against his older brother The Undertaker with Paul Bearer. Kane is out first followed by Paul Bearer with The Undertaker a few feet behind him. Bearer wants to stay inside the cell but Taker tells him to leave. Kane really in control this match. Very aggressive against the Deadman and did not let up one bit. Action is as you'd expect from 2 big men. Slow, methodic and whatever weapons they can find.Lots of back and fourth as the match progresses. A few near falls. Both men hit a big boot at the same time and go down and then sit up as they always do. Kane gets a 2 count on Taker but thinks its 3 and argues with the ref. He lays the ref out and continues to beat on Taker. The officials open the cell to get the injured ref out and put a new one in.. Paul Bearer makes his way in as well. Kane sees this and goes after him. Bearer tries to run but Kane follows him to the outside. He demands that Bearer gets in the ring and he follows him in. Kane starts to yell at Paul telling him he should have never come back. Taker gets up and choke slams Kane. Just then the lights go out and "lightning" hits the ring. Bearer opens the urn up and a bright light comes out blinding the Undertaker. Taker is able to shake it off but runs into a choke slam from Kane for the 3 count. Winner via pin fall and still World Heavyweight Champion:Kane. Kane leaves with Paul Bearer and the Urn. They get to the top of the ramp and Bearer opens the urn to expose the light again shining right on Kane's face as the show goes off the air. As solid of a match as two older big men can have. Taker doesn't take a hit by losing but it definitely helps Kane.
Overall for a show that was only 2 weeks removed from their last PPV and had only a few matches it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I'm surprised the Miz didn't walk away with the U.S. Title and I'm left wondering where there going from here as it appears he cant beat Daniel Bryan. My only thought is he's next in line for Randy Orton. Not too too upset Natalya didn't walk away with the title(well, I guess she kinda did just not officially). She'll get it soon enough. I did pick Shameus to win. Although I'm sure he'll keep his nose in Orton's business for a while I'd look for HHH to return soon and start a feud with him. Taker doesn't need the title to be over and I feel Kane does so kudos to WWE for keeping it on Kane. I knew Paul Bearer would turn on Taker just didn't think it would be this soon. Interesting to see where this goes. And for once I'm excited about a John Cena angle!
So in the end I went 5-0 for the night(and if Edge/Swagger would have been advertised I don't know one person who would've picked Swagger so we can call it 6-0 right?) I just thought Nattie and Miz would walk out with titles. Alas, glad WWE sees most things my way.
Brian
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