7 Extreme WWE Hell In A Cell Moments You'll Never See Again

The next gimmick-themed WWE PPV is just around the corner, and fans are gearing up to see who will face Seth Rollins inside the demonic structure known as Hell in a Cell: John Cena or Dean Ambrose. If that is the only cell match on the PPV of the same name, then it will be the 29th HIAC match in WWE history, a storied past that reaches back 17 years. Hell in a Cell is supposed to be a rarely used gimmick in WWE that is an endpoint for feuds. Consider that before WWE implemented the Hell in a Cell PPV in 2009, there had been only 16 cell matches (over 12 years). That means the remaining 12 have taken place in the last five years (although one is a dark match). Ten have taken place at the five HIAC PPVs, and the outlier is the Undertaker-Triple H €œEnd of an Era€ match at WrestleMania XXVIII. The Hell in a Cell match is one of the most brutal types of matches in existence (at least, in major mainstream wrestling promotions). Throughout its history, the Hell in a Cell match has produced some iconic images that have become synonymous not just with the match, but WWE itself. The terms €œhardcore€ and €œbloodbath€ easily could be used to describe various moments. These violent, death-defying acts can all be relived thanks to YouTube and the WWE Network, but those are about the only places you€™ll see them. Fans who tune in to watch the Hell in a Cell PPV later this month will not see any of these acts during the cell match involving Rollins and Cena or Ambrose. While these moves don€™t fit in with a company that has €œgone PG,€ several of them have been phased out due to concern for the wellbeing of the wrestlers competing and just plain common sense. So enjoy this stroll down a bloody Memory Lane, and wonder what havoc still can be wrought inside Hell in a Cell.