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  • Hell in a Cell (2013)
  • TV-PG
    TV Special | 180 min | Short, Action
Hell in a Cell (2013)
TV-PG
TV Special | 180 min | Short, Action

The main feud heading into Hell in a Cell was between Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton over the vacant WWE Championship. After defeating John Cena to win the WWE title at SummerSlam in August, Bryan was betrayed by the special referee of that ...See moreThe main feud heading into Hell in a Cell was between Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton over the vacant WWE Championship. After defeating John Cena to win the WWE title at SummerSlam in August, Bryan was betrayed by the special referee of that match, Triple H, which allowed Orton to cash-in his Money in the Bank contract and win the championship. In their rematch at Night of Champions in September, Bryan defeated Orton to win back the title, albeit with the referee Scott Armstrong deciding the pinfall with a very fast count. This controversial ending to the match resulted in Armstrong's (kayfabe) firing and Bryan being stripped of the WWE Championship by Triple H the next night on Raw. Bryan and Orton's next scheduled encounter for the now-vacant title on pay-per-view at Battleground on October 6 ended in a no contest after Big Show interfered and attacked both wrestlers and the referees, including a returning Scott Armstrong. With still no WWE Champion yet, on the October 7 edition of Raw, general manager Brad Maddox announced that Bryan and Orton would again compete against each other for the vacant WWE title in Hell in a Cell and with a special referee for the audience to choose from WWE Hall of Famers Booker T, Bob Backlund and Shawn Michaels; Michaels won the vote. Another major feud playing out in the WWE pitted CM Punk against Paul Heyman and his wrestler clients, whom he dubs "Paul Heyman guys". At the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in July, while still posing as his supporter, Heyman turned on Punk and cost him the Money in the Bank ladder match for a future WWE Championship match. This started a rivalry that soon brought Heyman's client, Brock Lesnar, into the fray, leading to a No Disqualification match between Lesnar and Punk at SummerSlam, which the former won with Heyman's help. At Night of Champions the next month, in a 2-on-1 handicap elimination no disqualification match, Punk eliminated Curtis Axel (another Heyman's client), before beating down Heyman himself. However, Ryback interfered in the match and put Punk through a table, allowing Heyman to pin him and win the match. As the newest "Paul Heyman guy", Ryback faced Punk at Battleground, but lost the match, when Punk pinned him after hitting a low blow behind the referee's back. This loss irked both Heyman and Ryback, and it was officially announced on WWE.com on October 9, that Punk will face off against Ryback in a rematch at Hell in a Cell. On the October 14 episode of Raw, Heyman attempted to convince Maddox to turn the encounter into a 2-on-1 handicap match, with Axel teaming with Ryback. Instead, Maddox set up a "beat the clock" contest in two matches featuring Punk and Ryback individually, with the wrestler to win his match in shorter time than the other to pick the stipulation for their match at Hell in a Cell. Though Ryback defeated R-Truth in a time of 5:44, Punk defeated Axel with 11 seconds to spare, thus "beating the clock". As result of this victory, Punk himself added Heyman to the match as Ryback's partner, additionally making it a Hell in a Cell match, at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Written by AB THE BOSS See less
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Oct 27, 2013 (United States)

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48 cast members
Name Known for
Randy Orton
Randy Orton Randy Orton   See fewer
Bryan Danielson
Daniel Bryan Daniel Bryan   See fewer
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels   See fewer
CM Punk
CM Punk (as C.M. Punk) CM Punk (as C.M. Punk)   See fewer
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman Paul Heyman   See fewer
Ryan Reeves
Ryback Ryback   See fewer
John Cena
John Cena John Cena   See fewer
Alberto Del Rio
Alberto Del Rio Alberto Del Rio   See fewer
A.J. Mendez
AJ Lee AJ Lee   See fewer
Celeste Bonin
Kaitlyn Kaitlyn   See fewer
Ettore Ewen
Big E Langston Big E Langston   See fewer
Jonathan Good
Dean Ambrose Dean Ambrose   See fewer
Cody Rhodes
Cody Rhodes Cody Rhodes   See fewer
Dustin Rhodes
Goldust Goldust   See fewer
Colby Lopez
Seth Rollins Seth Rollins   See fewer
Joe Anoa'i
Roman Reigns Roman Reigns   See fewer
Jonathan Solofa Fatu
Jimmy Uso Jimmy Uso   See fewer
Joshua Samuel Fatu
Jey Uso (as Jey Uso) Jey Uso (as Jey Uso)   See fewer
Johnny Curtis
Fandango Fandango   See fewer
Danielle Moinet
Summer Rae Summer Rae   See fewer
Dalip Singh
The Great Khali The Great Khali   See fewer
Nattie Neidhart
Natalya (as Natalie Neidhart) Natalya (as Natalie Neidhart)   See fewer
Claudio Castagnoli
Antonio Cesaro Antonio Cesaro   See fewer
Mike Chioda
Mike Chioda Mike Chioda   See fewer
Orlando Colón
Fernando Fernando   See fewer
Michael Coulthard
Michael Cole Michael Cole   See fewer
Brie Garcia
Brie Bella (as Brie Bella) Brie Bella (as Brie Bella)   See fewer
Nikki Garcia
Nikki Bella (as Nikki Bella) Nikki Bella (as Nikki Bella)   See fewer
Lilián García
Lilian Garcia Lilian Garcia   See fewer
Jake Hager
Jack Swagger Jack Swagger   See fewer
Joe Hennig
Curtis Axel Curtis Axel   See fewer
Jon Huber
Luke Harper Luke Harper   See fewer
Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston Kofi Kingston   See fewer
Jerry Lawler
Jerry 'The King' Lawler Jerry 'The King' Lawler   See fewer
John Layfield
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield John 'Bradshaw' Layfield   See fewer
Dutch Mantell
Zeb Colter Zeb Colter   See fewer
Mascarita Dorada
El Torito El Torito   See fewer
Nic Nemeth
Dolph Ziggler Dolph Ziggler   See fewer
Renee Paquette
Renee Young Renee Young   See fewer
Dylan Postl
Hornswoggle (archive footage) Hornswoggle (archive footage)   See fewer
Windham Rotunda
Bray Wyatt Bray Wyatt   See fewer
Joseph Ruud
Erick Rowan Erick Rowan   See fewer
Sarona Snuka
Tamina Snuka Tamina Snuka   See fewer
Aron Stevens
Damien Sandow Damien Sandow   See fewer
Mark Yeaton
Self - Timekeeper Self - Timekeeper   See fewer
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