Ranking The 28 Greatest Hell In A Cell Matches In WWE History
9. Chris Jericho Vs. Triple H (Judgment Day 2002)
When Hell in a Cell first came into existence, it was Undertakers yard. By 2002, Triple H had firmly laid claim to it being his gimmick. To wrap up his lackluster feud with Chris Jericho, Trips dusted off the Cell for the first time in 18 months the longest period ever between Cell matches. It needed the break, frankly. Thanks to Mick Foley and, to a lesser extent, Shawn Michaels, people expected utter carnage when they saw Satans Structure. Triple H and Jericho did their best to add a wrinkle to the match that had not been used before, spending the climactic portion of their match at the top of the Cell without anyone falling off. The carnage, unfortunately, extended to the referees, as long-time official and former Andre the Giant behind-the-scenes assistant, Tim White, suffered a career-ending injury. Innovative as the finish may have been, HHH vs. Y2J suffers from a similar problem as many of the middle of the pack Cell matches, in that it arguably struggles to stand up to the test of time. Its position at #9 is somewhat deceiving, as there is no suitable separation criteria to make it definitively better than the last 5-10 matches listed. Nevertheless, when compared to todays versions, its final scenes are almost breathtaking.
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