It is an odd choice to move a PPV that is traditionally slated for October to June.
It makes sense to me considering that one, the weather is too damn hot and two, our world's current economics relies on profit rather than need.
Sh*t, this is damn near hell on earth, my guys.
All random tangents aside, how was the 2021 edition of Hell In A Cell? It was a decent/enjoyable 2 and half hours of professional wrestling.
I would be lying though if I said that y'all should go out of their way to see this show because nothing actually notable happened here.
I've not seen the tag match at the pre-show but based on the participants, I'm going to assume that the match was okay because ain't nobody praising it.
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Bianca Belair vs Bayley For The SmackDown Women's Championship In A Hell In A Cell Match.
Like I've said in my previous reviews, Bayley's psychotic laugh is scarier than anything that WWE tried to pull off with Alexa Bliss.
I thought the opening exhibition was quite average. It didn't do anything to re-invigorate the Hell In A Cell structure. The bout felt like a standard no DQ match inside a cage.
Bayley may have a chair in hand for some devastating offence but Bianca got something that's even more brutal. Her hair (no sh*t, Omar).
It would be cool if Bianca used her hair to carry a chair or a kendo stick and whip it on Bayley (sh*t, I should be a producer bruh. What a genius idea).
The former Smackdown women's champion did some damage to Belair's arm.
And that wasn't enough to defeat Bianca as the EST of WWE walked out of the final PPV on the Thunderdome still the champ.
Bianca Belair comments on her match. Meanwhile, Alexa Bliss cut a promo saying the usual weird sh*t.
Seth Rollins vs Cesaro.
Before the bell had rung, Cesaro was attacked by the so-called "your" resident drip expert named Sethy.
Their matches were nothing but bangers and this was no exception.
Seth Rollins outwrestled the Swiss cyborg with an inside cradle from Rollins to win the match.
A weird decision to make that will definitely lead to yet another rematch (that I don't mind, by the way).
Shayna Baszler vs Alexa Bliss.
It's that type of match which means hide your kids, grab your wife and better get outta sight otherwise Alexa Bliss will definitely utter the phrase, "Who do you voodoo, B*TCH!"
To say that the match was weird, is an understatement.
The woman had Nia Jax control Jax's hand and with the help of Bliss' voodoo a** powers, Jax legit b*tch slapped Reginald which made me laugh uncontrollably like a f**king psychopath.
The laugh stems from the fact that everything surrounding the feud and the match itself is so darn bad. Bliss wins with the twisted Bliss.
Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn.
Sami Zayn channelled his inner Ric Flair of some sort by selling that throw from Kevin Owens that had Zayn land on the top apron.
The thing I love about this match is that I always find some innovative things about the match.
For instance, the way Owens kicked out of a pin by moving his shoulder is such a brilliant booking decision.
The bout was simply a fun encounter. Sami won here with the helluva kick and he honestly needed that W given that he's been losing a LOT as of late.
Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair For The RAW Women's Championship.
I wasn't a fan of how this feud was constructed. Throughout the rivalry, Flair has been taking loss after loss even though the rivalry involves the women's championship.
Those two women have great in-ring chemistry though and it was shown here. I thought both women delivered a great old school slow-paced match but that ending gave me a bad bitter taste in my mouth.
Rhea Ripley used the top announce table cover to end the match via a DQ.
I get that this was a way to protect yet another L from Flair but it was just an uncreatively path to execute that milestone.
Drew McIntyre vs Bobby Lashley For The WWE Championship.
The match started off way too slow but it picked up well midway through the match.
They literally (pun intended) beat the holy hell out of each other.
The outcome was a predictable one but the way the match had ended was so Goddamn lame.
Really? A f**king roll up? It's like playing/enjoying the video game Cyberpunk 2077 only to get the Araska ending. It's so frustratedly awful.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair, Drew McIntyre vs Bobby Lashley (the matches itself), Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins vs Cesaro.
Didn't: The ending of both the Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley match and the Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair match, Shayna Baszler vs Alexa Bliss.