4 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE Hell In A Cell 2020

1. Drama And Overbooking Done Right

Last year, we saw possibly the most overbooked Hell in a Cell match, which was so awful that it ruined the entire PPV.

Sunday, we got another overbooked HIAC match, but the pendulum swung in the opposite direction. Roman Reigns versus Jey Uso flowed like a really good, dramatic and personal “I Quit” cell match, but the bout fell apart when Reigns tossed the referee for trying to stop the match. From there, officials swarmed the ring and things ground down to a halt, with Roman delivering exposition as he prepared to squash Jey with the steel steps.

Then Jimmy Uso hobbled down to the ring and threw himself on Jey, begging Roman to step back from the edge They both cried, told each other they loved the other… and then Reigns choked Jimmy out until Jey recovered and quit to save his injured brother.

It was way overbooked, but it was expertly done, with everything being laid out to establish Roman as a heartless, soulless, merciless villain of a champion. Reigns obliterated his cousins and used their love against them to vanquish them and banish them from the family. It turned Roman into the premier heel on the entire roster in a way few have been during the past decade.

So yeah, this was way overbooked, but it was done for a very, very good reason.