Ranking The 28 Greatest Hell In A Cell Matches In WWE History
23. CM Punk Vs. Ryback And Paul Heyman (Hell In A Cell 2013)
The match was oddly structured with Heyman spending the entire match on top of the Cell, but it ultimately provided a nice visual. Punk defeated Ryback and then scaled the Cell to meet Heyman up top. There, Punk gave Heyman the uninterrupted whooping that fans had been hoping for since that summer. It was not a brutal beat down, but it served its purpose well. Ryback appeared to turn a corner in the match, becoming a serviceable worker. He executed a nice spot in giving Punk three vertical suplexes into the side of the cage. The match, generally, was well booked. The pace was good, though they did not try to do too much. The overall presentation was what it needed to be.
"The Doc" Chad Matthews has written wrestling columns for over a decade. A physician by trade, Matthews began writing about wrestling as a hobby, but it became a passion. After 30 years as a wrestling fan, "The Doc" gives an unmatched analytical perspective on pro wrestling in the modern era. He is a long-time columnist for Lordsofpain.net and hosts a weekly podcast on the LOP Radio Network called "The Doc Says." His first book - The WrestleMania Era: The Book of Sports Entertainment - ranks the Top 90 wrestlers from 1983 to present day, was originally published in December 2013, and is now in its third edition.
Matthews lives in North Carolina with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.
