10 Biggest Promises WWE Broke In 2021

4. HIAC Is Strictly A PPV Attraction

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Also, this.

Hell In A Cell shifted from its traditional October slot to June this year. Again, come event time, the commentary teams on both major brands walloped fans in the face with lies. "Hell In A Cell only happens once per year", they beamed.

No it f*cking doesn't. Well, technically the pay-per-view does, but WWE promoted a bunch of other Cell bouts on TV and supershows away from the established HIAC brand. Roman Reigns vs. Rey Mysterio was booked for SmackDown's 18 June episode (two days before the pay-per-view!), and Bobby Lashley vs. Xavier Woods happened 24 hours after HIAC on 21 June.

Then, Edge worked Seth Rollins inside the fearsome cage at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. All of these matches were good, but that doesn't alter the fact that WWE claimed Hell In A Cell was a one-night deal for the company.

B*llocks. Absolute b*llocks. It happened when they felt like it or needed to pop a quick rating.

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