9 Match Star Ratings For WWE Hell In A Cell 2019

9. KICKOFF: Natalya Vs. Lacey Evans

One of those WWE feuds so interminable that it feels like it started in 2017 - and Bray Wyatt is still a joke, so nothing has changed, really - this wasn't even the last chapter. Did anybody give a toss about the first?

This isn't a bad idea for a programme. WWE is high on Lacey Evans, and Natalya, as profoundly overexposed as she is, is best-equipped to steer her under the harsh glare of TV lights.

It's just a bad programme.

Useful only to chart Lacey's progress, the mat work was an exponential improvement on their catastrophic exchanges at the Royal Rumble. She looked composed here, where she has a tendency to get lost in the work when she juggles it with her more natural ability to project herself. She did well to weave her character work into the actual wrestling, by slapping Natalya on the a*se when applying a hold, and generally, this on-the-job training doubled as a fairly engaging and competent pro wrestling match.

Repetitive and methodical is a marked improvement on aimless and ugly, but still, this sort of thing is surely better suited for the Performance Center, not pay-per-view.

Star Rating: ★★¼