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A '''Hell in a Cell match''' (sometimes referred to as '''Hell in the Cell''') is a [[professional wrestling]] [[professional wrestling match types|match]] seen in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] in which the ring and ringside area is surrounded by a 20-foot-high roofed steel cage (or "cell") structure weighing over 2 tons. Originally, it was 16 feet high and weighed over 1 ton.


Described by WWE announcer [[Jim Ross]] as "the devil's playground", this type of match is known to end the most intense of rivalries due to its dangerous nature. Only 16 Hell in a Cell matches have taken place in the WWE since its inception in 1997.


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== Background ==
* the [[Swiss People's Party]] (Schweizerische Volkspartei), a right-wing political party in Switzerland
The Hell in a Cell match was first introduced at [[WWE Bad Blood#1997|In Your House: Badd Blood]] on [[October 5]], [[1997]] at the [[Kiel Center]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. It featured [[The Undertaker]] and [[Shawn Michaels]], who had cost The Undertaker a [[WWE Championship]] bout (where he was [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special referees|special guest referee]]) against [[Bret Hart|Bret "The Hitman" Hart]] two months prior at [[SummerSlam (1997)|SummerSlam]]. They fought one-on-one at [[In Your House#Ground Zero: In Your House|In Your House: Ground Zero]], but the match went to a no contest after they kept knocking out officials who were trying to restore order in the match.
* the [[South Tyrolean People's Party]]
* ''[[Society of Saint Vincent de Paul]]'', a [[Roman Catholic]] [[Charitable trust|charity]]
* the job title ''Senior [[Vice President]]''
* ''S'il vous plaît'', [[French language|French]] for ''[[Please]]'' (literally, "if it pleases you")
* the [[Society of Vertebrate Paleontology]]
* [[save percentage]], goalkeeping statistic used by some sports leagues
* '''S'''er'''v'''ice '''P'''rocessor
* specific vocational preparation -- US Department of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles; See http://www.onetcenter.org/
* the [[Secure Video Processor]], a hardware based content-protection system
* [[Sega Virtua Processor]]
* [http://www.tzi.de/svp/ Semantic Video Patterns], a Master's program at the [[University of Bremen]] in Germany
* [[Plumbing drainage venting|Soil & Vent Pipe]] (British building industry)
* [[sympathetic vibratory physics]]
* [[Struški Večeri na Poezijata]], international poetry festival in [[Struga]], [[Republic of Macedonia]]
* [[shortest vector problem]]


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Their next match was meant to be a normal [[Professional wrestling match types#Enclosure-based variations|steel cage match]], but the WWE took it one step further: instead of a normal steel cage enclosing only the ring, a bigger steel structure with a roof was made enclosing not only the ring but also the surrounding ringside area. Therefore, there is a wider space between the ring apron and the cell walls. And unlike a steel cage match (wherein escaping the cage is one way to win), the only way to win this match called the Hell in a Cell is via pinfall or submission; there are no count-outs or disqualifications.
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Generally, the combatants battle inside the cell while the cell's door is locked and chained to keep out Superstars who would try to interfere in the match. However, there have been Cell matches wherein the wrestlers have fought outside (and even on top of) the cell, as well as non-participants interjecting themselves in the match:
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*In the first Cell match, the door was unlocked to allow the removal of an injured cameraman. This led to Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker fighting outside the cell, eventually climbing the structure and fighting on top of the cell.
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*Also in the first Cell match, Shawn Michaels was hanging on the edge of the Cell when The Undertaker (who was standing near the edge of the cell) stepped on the hands of HBK, who then fell on the announcers table outside the cell.
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*In the [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] vs The Undertaker match, both the competitors climbed to the top of the cell and started their match there, resulting to Mankind falling 16 feet onto the announcers table as well as him being Chokeslammed by The Undertaker through the Cell.
*In the [[Triple H]] vs Cactus Jack match, Cactus Jack threw steel steps at Triple H but missed and damaged the wall, then charged repeatedly towards the cell wall until it broke for the two to get through.
* In the Six-Man match at [[WWE Armageddon#2000|Armageddon]], [[Vince McMahon]] used a truck to pull off the door of the cell while attempting to destroy the cell and stop the match. This led to all six Superstars brawling outside and on top of the cell. [[Rikishi]] was thrown off the roof of the cell onto the truck by The Undertaker.
* In the Triple H vs [[Chris Jericho]] match, the door was opened with bolt cutters to allow the removal of legitimately injured referee [[Tim White]]. This was the last Hell in a Cell match where the wrestlers climbed and fought on top of a cell, and the first and only Cell match where someone (Chris Jericho) got pinned on top of the cell.
* In the [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] vs The Undertaker match, Edge launched himself from the steel ring steps and speared The Undertaker crashing through the cell wall and landing outside the cell.

Hell in a Cell matches are rare in the WWE as it is designed to end the most intense feuds and to "shorten careers." <ref name="specialty">[http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/hellinacell]Specialty Matches: Hell in a Cell</ref> The Superstars who fight inside the Cell usually beat each other so badly that their rivalry will be ended forever. There have only been 16 such matches in the WWE, 14 of which are seen only on [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|pay-per-view events]] due to the logistical difficulty in setting them up, the match's dangerous nature, and its perception as a special attraction. However, there are two Cell matches that have been shown on TV, both in [[1998]] on [[WWE Raw|Raw]].

The cell and the match itself are billed as very dangerous by WWE announcers and Superstars. Jim Ross, who have called many Hell in a Cell matches, have described the cell as "two tons of unforgiving steel" and as a "perverse, vile, diabolical structure." [[Jerry "The King" Lawler]], [[Michael Cole]] & [[Peter Senerchia|Tazz]] have described the match as the most gruesome in the WWE.

==Match History==
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Number
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Match
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Event and Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Length
|-
|align=center| I || [[Shawn Michaels]] defeated [[The Undertaker]] (with interference by [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]])|| [[WWE Bad Blood#1997|In Your House: Badd Blood]]<br/>[[October 5]], [[1997]] || 30:00
|-
|align=center| II || The Undertaker and [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]] versus [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] and Kane went to a no contest || ''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]''<br/>[[June 15]], [[1998]] ||10:38
|-
|align=center| III || The Undertaker defeated Mankind || [[King of the Ring (1998)|King of the Ring]]<br/>[[June 28]], 1998 || 17:38
|-
|align=center| IV || Mankind versus Kane went to a no contest (with interference by Stone Cold Steve Austin)|| ''Raw Is War''<br/>[[August 24]], 1998 || 7:41
|-
|align=center| V || The Undertaker defeated [[Ray Traylor|The Big Boss Man]] || [[WrestleMania XV]]<br/>[[March 28]], [[1999]] || 9:46
|-
|align=center| VI || [[Triple H]] defeated Cactus Jack to retain the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] || [[WWE No Way Out#2000|No Way Out]]<br/>[[February 27]], [[2000]] || 23:59
|-
|align=center| VII || [[Kurt Angle]] defeated The Undertaker, Triple H, Steve Austin, [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] and [[Solofa Fatu|Rikishi]] to retain the WWF Championship || [[WWE Armageddon#2000|Armageddon]]<br/>[[December 10]], 2000 || 32:14
|-
|align=center| VIII || Triple H defeated [[Chris Jericho]] || [[WWE Judgment Day#2002|Judgment Day]]<br/>[[May 19]], [[2002]] || 24:31
|-
|align=center| IX || [[Brock Lesnar]] (w/ [[Paul Heyman]]) defeated The Undertaker to retain the WWE Championship || [[WWE No Mercy #2002|No Mercy]]<br/>[[October 20]], 2002 || 27:18
|-
|align=center| X || Triple H defeated [[Kevin Nash]] to retain the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] ''(with [[Professional wrestling match types#Special referee|special guest referee]] Mick Foley)'' || [[Bad Blood (2003)|Bad Blood]]<br/>[[June 15]], [[2003]] || 21:01
|-
|align=center| XI || Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels ||[[Bad Blood (2004)|Bad Blood]]<br/>[[June 13]], [[2004]] || 47:26
|-
|align=center| XII || [[Dave Batista|Batista]] defeated Triple H to retain the World Heavyweight Championship || [[Vengeance (2005)|Vengeance]]<br/>[[June 26]], [[2005]] || 26:54
|-
|align=center| XIII || The Undertaker defeated [[Randy Orton]] (w/ [["Cowboy" Bob Orton]]) || [[Armageddon (2005)|Armageddon]]<br/>[[December 18]], 2005 || 30:31
|-
|align=center| XIV || [[D-Generation X]] (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated [[Vince McMahon]], [[Shane McMahon]] and [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] || [[Unforgiven (2006)|Unforgiven]]<br/>[[September 17]], [[2006]] || 25:04
|-
|align=center| XV || Batista defeated The Undertaker to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (with interference by [[Adam Copeland|Edge]]) ||[[Survivor Series (2007)|Survivor Series]] <br/>[[November 18]], [[2007]] || 21:25
|-
|align=center| XVI || The Undertaker defeated Edge ||[[SummerSlam (2008)|SummerSlam]] <br/>[[August 17]], [[2008]] || 26:41
|}
'''Notes:'''
*The cell itself was used during a [[First Blood Match]] between [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]] and [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] at ''[[King of the Ring (1998)|King of the Ring 1998]]'', but it was not officially a Hell in a Cell match. (The cell had been used earlier in the evening for the match between the Undertaker and Mankind.) The cell was only lowered twice during their match.
*The cell was also used in a ''Kennel from Hell'' match between [[Al Snow]] and [[Ray Traylor|The Big Boss Man]] at [[WWE Unforgiven#1999|Unforgiven 1999]]. The match was a cage match inside a Hell in a Cell cage, and the space between the cage and the Cell cage was occupied by "rabid" dogs.

==Legacy==
The Hell in a Cell match was first introduced by [[The Undertaker]] at the [[WWE Bad Blood#1997|Badd Blood]] pay-per-view event on [[October 5]] [[1997]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], when he challenged [[Shawn Michaels]] for the number one contendership to the WWF Championship. The Undertaker had been feuding with Michaels since [[SummerSlam (1997)|SummerSlam 1997]], where Michaels was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Special referee|special guest referee]] in a match between The Undertaker and [[Bret Hart]] for the [[WWE Championship]] where Shawn Michaels had hit The Undertaker over the head with a [[Folding chair|steel chair]]. Towards the end of the match, [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] made his debut.<ref>{{cite episode|title=In Your House: Badd Blood| episodelink=WWE Bad Blood|series=World Wrestling Entertainment|serieslink=World Wrestling Entertainment|airdate=October 5, 1997}}</ref> The match became the only Hell in a Cell match to earn a [[Dave Meltzer#Rating system|five star rating]] from [[Dave Meltzer]] of the ''[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]''.

During the Hell in a Cell match between Kane and Mankind, Undertaker got involved on Kane's behalf and pulled Mankind off the cell wall causing him to fall through an announce table.

The Undertaker vs. [[Mick Foley|Mankind]], the third ever Hell in a Cell match, occurred at [[King of the Ring (1998)|King of the Ring 1998]]. A couple of minutes into the match, The Undertaker threw Mankind off of the top of the cell, which was a full 16 feet, onto the Spanish Announce team table. The footage of that fall has since become one of the most used videos in professional wrestling history<ref name="HellCell">{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Mcavennine|title=Go to "Hell"|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/listthis/mostextremematches/mostextremematches1|publisher=SLAM! Sports|date=[[2007-05-21]]| accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>, and inspired play-by-play commentator Jim Ross to utter what is considered the most popular comment in the history of pro-wrestling: "Good God almighty, good God almighty! That killed him! With God as my witness, he is broken in half!" <ref name="jr">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/undertaker/undertakerhiac/|title=Deadman's History of Hell}}</ref> Later, back on the roof of the cell, Undertaker [[chokeslam]]med Mankind through the roof onto the unbudging ring below (this was a [[botch (professional wrestling)|botch]] and was never supposed to happen), causing commentator [[Jim Ross]] to scream "Good God, good God, will somebody stop the damn match?! Enough is enough!" while his broadcast partner Jerry 'the King' muttered softly "That's it; he's dead". Even though they tried to stretcher Foley out of the arena, he got off the stretcher and went back to the ring to finish the match. The match was named [[PWI Match of the Year]] in 1998 and is the only Hell in a Cell match to win the award. The match is on the [[Mick Foley's Greatest Hits and Misses]] DVD. It is also on Tombstone: The History of The Undertaker.

The Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels match was by far the longest Hell in a Cell match ever, clocking in at over 45 minutes. It was exceptionally brutal and bloody, and included the use of the steel steps, tables, ladders, and chairs.

The Edge vs Undertaker match was also one of the most brutal matches in Hell in a Cell history. Edge speared the Undertaker off the steel steps and through the cell. After that tables, chairs, ladders and TV monitors were involved The match also included the Undertakers first ever Con- Chair- To in his career. After the match, as The Phenom exited the cell, he saw Edge moving on the TitanTron. He then returned to chokeslam the immobile Edge off a ladder and through the ring. The hole where Edge had been was then set on fire.

In October 2008, WWE is scheduled to release a 3 disc set of all the Hell in a Cell matches except for The Undertaker vs. Big Bossman from Wrestlemania 15 and The Undertaker vs. Edge from Summerslam 2008.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/exclusives/5793966 WWE.com's History of the Hell in a Cell]
*[http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/hellinacell History of the Cell at WWE.com]

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