Hell in a Cell answered a lot of questions. We saw a decisive end to the feud between The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar, a shock return for John Cena's US Open Challenge, and a surprisingly shenanigan-free Cell encounter between Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt. Even Seth Rollins and Kane ended in a clean manner, despite being a pretty underwhelming match. However, for every question answered, another seemed to be thrown up in its place. The final image of the show is surely its biggest question mark - the Wyatt Family beating down an exhausted Undertaker and carrying him off to the back. There's also the small matter of Seth Rollins' next opponent, Brock Lesnar's future, and that mysterious backstage conversation between Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns...
10. Is This The Beginning Of Cena's Decline?
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Alberto Del Rio's return at the beginning of the show was certainly one of Hell in a Cell's most surprising moments, but the manner of his victory was even more shocking. Cena was defeated in a pretty straightforward fashion, seeing an Attitude Adjustment reversed into a nasty backstabber and a follow-up boot to the head. 1, 2, 3; end of discussion. Nobody has beaten Cena this cleanly since Brock Lesnar, and that match at least had the benefit of a big-match feel. This was surprisingly brief, and although Del Rio sold the shock of his pinfall, it was clear that he was put over as the superior man. No mention was made of Cena's impending time off - something he could perhaps confirm on this week's Raw - but this certainly could be interpreted as the beginning of a slow decline. We should probably expect one final record-breaking title reign before he's firmly replaced in the main event scene, but it looks like that won't be for a while.