Ranking The 28 Greatest Hell In A Cell Matches In WWE History

14. Randy Orton Vs. Undertaker (Armageddon 2005)

Many had hoped that, perhaps, a classic distinction could be reserved for a match between Randy Orton and Undertaker in 2005. They had a nice series of matches that year, particularly the bouts at WrestleMania 21 and Summerslam, but none of them were great. Their Hell in a Cell at Armageddon gave them a chance in the blow off match to their lengthy rivalry. Unfortunately, they did not deliver much more than they had previously despite an added ten-plus minutes of bell-to-bell time. That is not to say that they did not deliver a very good half hour of wrestling, stripping away the pre-match expectations. It featured several swings in momentum over the course of 30-minutes and Orton certainly came away from both the match and the feud with his career back on track after that disastrous face turn in the fall of 2004. This was during the time when the WWE was transitioning the Cell to its current format, though. As such, one could say that it was lacking something to push it over the top into the best ten. On a rainy day, you could bring this up to view and have plenty of historical subplots (Orton€™s resurgence, Taker€™s role in it, both of their respective places in WWE lore) to sink your teeth into along with their half year of on-screen feuding.
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