WWE Hell In A Cell 2017: 8 Results Predictions
Presages from the cage.
I'm not a violent person by any means, but if somebody headbutted my dad, initial rage would mean I'd have no qualms whatsoever about going after my old man's assailant within the confines of a cage. No escape from retribution and all that.
But then, about a week later, the full repercussions of my grandstanding bluster would hit me square in the face - namely, that my rival will probably do the same. That seems to be Shane McMahon's thinking in declaring his Hell in a Cell clash with Kevin Owens 'Falls Count Anywhere'. It's an escape route: Legging it is a noble option in a fight.
The additional stipulation may seem otiose in what should be a no-holds barred contest, but it could be there to allow for some pre-recorded chicanery. Which tells you all you need to know about WWE's confidence in its potential quality. And this is the main event.
Extrapolating from that fact, expectations are understandably low for Sunday's rage in the cage, but there are still some points of interest. Will a xenophobe get their comeuppance? Can Rusev go more than five seconds? And who will turn up in the pre-show dressed as a chicken?
As ever, let's prognosticate, as we attempt to foretell happenings in the Cell.
8. The World's Greatest Prelim Guys
The break-up of the Soviet Union happened more efficiently than that of the Hype Bros., and possibly, more entertainingly. Just get on with it already so we can all get back to still not caring.
As ever, there's little in the way of interest to be drawn from a pre-show contest, in the knowledge it'll be repeatedly interrupted by Bruno Sammartino or whoever's dignity has been traded for dollars in a colonel/chicken costume. The cynic in me gravely predicts a 'Hell in a Chicken Coop' match involving a trio of hard-on-their-luck legends.
There's more life left in the Marx Bros. than the Hype Bros. at this stage, and Gable and Benjamin have only been mates for a matter of weeks. They'll pick up the victory.
Prediction: The World's Second Greatest Tag Team win, spelling DOOM (!) for the Hype Bros.