WWE is continuing the streak of shorter PPVs and as a guy that lives overseas, I don't mind WWE doing this even if the fans come back to arenas.
Also, The 2020 edition of Hell In A Cell had a decisive and conclusive ending. Yayyyyyy!
The show itself was okay but it did have its moments, to say the least.
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Roman Reigns vs Jey Uso. Hell In A Cell I Quit Match.
I gotta say.
It is so weird to hear boos that WWE adds in the background for Roman Reigns given the history they've had in altering actual boos from the crowd many years ago.
It is also weird for WWE to open this show with a match that main evented the previous PPV.
The question is, was it worth it? Heck yeah, dude.
Both men hit each other's finishers not once but twice and it wasn't enough for Reigns and Jey Uso to quit.
At one point, the match was turned into a strap match of some sort because Roman and Jey tied themselves with that strap.
Jey used the strap to knock out the big dog but it didn't end the match because Roman didn't say "I quit".
After a relentless beating from the tribal chief, WWE officials came out to stop Roman from further beating Jey Uso.
Jey's brother Jimmy, showed up and told Roman that whatever Roman's going through, "we" can fix it.
Roman shook Jimmy's hand but unfortunately, it led to Roman locking Jimmy with a submission that made Jey say "I quit".
Post-match saw Roman being acknowledged as the Tribal chief by Afa and Sika aka the Wild Samoans.
I appreciated how despite what Roman Reigns did to Jey, Jimmy wanted to help Reigns and I'm not gonna lie, that brought in onion tears in me.
This is a different way to kick off the match with some emotion rather than a typical spot fest opening match.
I'm not saying spot fest matches are awful, I just appreciate how unique it was to open the show.
Elias vs Jeff Hardy.
By the way, I talked about how WWE is looking at Elias as one of their top stars on the most recent The 5 News Week so check it out here.
The match itself was decent. It ended via a DQ due to Jeff Hardy hitting Elias with the guitar.
Obviously, the rivalry doesn't end there because it would be odd if it did.
Otis vs The Miz. Winner Takes The Money In The Bank Contract.
Tucker just turned heel. Wtf WWE?
Because of him, The Miz just won the match and became a 2 time Mr Money In The Bank.
WWE really hates tag team wrestling. YOU HAVE NO TAG TEAMS. WHY DO THIS?
Tucker's motivation? He explained it in an interview with Kalya Braxton, saying that it was him that helped Otis succeed.
Otis then attacked Tucker. Tucker ran while Otis was chasing him.
I swear to God, if I was a wrestler going to WWE, I am not joining a tag team because one day, my partner will turn on me.
WWE creative really does hate long-lasting friendships for the most part.
Bayley vs Sasha Banks In A Hell In A Cell Match.
Speaking of long-lasting friendships. This encounter was damn sure of a good one. F**king loved every single minute of it.
I cannot get tired of seeing Sasha Banks delivering the meteora over and over and over again because while it is a decent move, Banks made it cool to watch.
Bayley put Banks through a kendo stick that was positioned between the cage and the steel steps which it absolutely looked brutal.
Banks then delivered a sunset flip to Bayley onto the cage.
Bayley replied with a sunset flip of her own to Banks on the chair that was on the middle turnbuckle.
Sasha blinded Bayley with the fire extinguisher onto the champion's face.
The match concluded with Sasha Banks using the chair to lock in the bank's statement on Bayley to win the SmackDown women's championship for the very first time.
Maybe, if the rematch does happen then WWE can tell the story of how Banks can't retain a championship because of her history with the championships that Banks has won?
Bobby Lashley vs SlapJack For The United States Championship.
Another meh match. Lashley is still the champion with the full Nelson.
After the match, out came the rest of Retribution and they ganged up on Bobby Lashley but the CEO of the Hurt Business got some back up in Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander and MVP.
Cool.
Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton For The WWE Championship In A Hell In A Cell Match.
So, Randy Orton was wearing pants throughout the first half of the match which I don't think I've ever seen him wrestle a match with pants on.
Out of all the Hell In A Cell matches that happened today, this was the weakest of the bunch.
That is not to say that it was a bad match because it wasn't.
Rather, the bout was just fine as a whole.
During the match, Orton and McIntyre fought on top of the cell. Moments later, Drew McIntyre fell from the middle cage through the announce table.
The match ended with an RKO from the viper to become the 14 time WWE champion.
I wouldn't mind Randy winning the championship had he won it back at SummerSlam.
This feud dragged on so hard that by the time Orton captured the gold, it didn't feel all that special.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: Bayley vs Sasha Banks For The SmackDown Women's Championship, Roman Reigns vs Jey Uso For The Universal Championship.
Didn't like: Why break up Heavy Machinery? WWE barely has tag teams, the Randy win doesn't feel special in my opinion.
The real question is, was Hell In A Cell 2020 great, terrible or somewhere in between? Sound off in the comments below. Follow me on Twitter @omartheplayaguy and follow this very blog for honest pro wrestling opinions. Anyways, stay safe smarks.