WWE Hell in a Cell Results
September 16, 2018
San Antonio, Texas
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
“Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
A video highlighting the major matches on tonight’s show is shown. We then go live into the arena to see a hot crowd in San Antonio. They advertise a new look for the Hell in a Cell, but it’ll be the same pain.
The brand new red Hell in a Cell structure begins to lower over the ring. The show will open up with Jeff Hardy taking on Randy Orton.
Hell in a Cell Match
Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy
The bell rings, and Hardy immediately charges Orton and punches away at him. Orton quickly kicks him and uppercuts him into the ropes. Hardy falls to the apron, and Orton snaps him off the top rope. Orton then hits the ropes and knocks him off the apron into the cell. Orton goes outside and tries to slam his face onto the cell, but Hardy blocks it. Hardy fights back and sends Orton headfirst into the cell before sending him headfirst into the turnbuckle. Hardy then throws him into the cell, and Orton turns and hits the ring post for good measure. Hardy goes under the cell and pulls out a table. Hardy puts it in the ring, but Orton grabs it before clotheslining him on the floor. Orton gets Hardy in the ring, and Hardy comes back by giving the table a baseball slide into Orton’s ribs. Orton grabs a chair, while Hardy grabs a ladder. Hardy drives the ladder multiple times into Orton’s ribs to take him down. Orton quickly cracks the chair off Hardy’s back and punches him down. Orton sets the chair up at ringside and grabs Hardy. Orton goes for an RKO onto the chair, but Hardy pushes him off. Hardy then jumps off the chair to do Poetry in Motion. A loud “DELETE” chant picks up.
Hardy gets in the ring with Orton and hits a donkey kick before hitting a slingshot corner dropkick. Hardy pulls him to the center of the ring for a two count. Hardy splashes him and signals for a Swanton Bomb. Hardy goes to the top rope, but Orton cuts him off. Orton connects with a top rope superplex and slowly covers him for a near fall. Both men take a few moments to pull themselves to their feet. Hardy gives Orton a back elbow and connects with Whisper in the Wind for a near fall. Hardy goes outside and sets up the ladder upside down at ringside. Hardy tries to suplex Orton onto it, but Orton counters with a front suplex onto the supports of the ladder! Orton gets him into the ring for a near fall.
Orton grabs a chair at ringside and cracks it off Hardy’s back. Orton takes a few moments before hitting him a second time. Orton talks some trash and rips off Hardy’s mesh shirt. Orton then cracks the exposed back two more times. Orton takes Hardy’s belt, decorated with steel studs, and smacks it off his back for a two count. Orton rakes his boot on Hardy’s face before grabbing the ladder. A “Let’s go Hardy” chant fires up, and Orton looks disgusted. Orton sets up a ladder, but keeps it on its side. Orton sandwiches Hardy in between the ladder faces and pulls his head through a rung. Orton then tries closing the ladder and stomping it to hyperextend Hardy’s neck. Orton pulls him out of this for a near fall.
Orton applies a chin lock, and the crowd gets behind Hardy. Hardy fights up to his feet and elbows out. Hardy has a whip reversed, but he comes back with a running forearm. Hardy connects with an inverted atomic drop, hits a double leg drop to the midsection, and a low dropkick to the face for a near fall. Hardy gets a “DELETE” chant going and tries for a Twist of Fate, but Orton pushes him off and hits a scoop powerslam for a near fall. Orton covers again for the same result. Orton smiles and rolls out of the ring. Orton looks at a few weapons at ringside before going to a toolbox and pulling out a screwdriver. Orton gets in the ring and grabs Hardy by the hair. Orton ties up his arm and looks at the ear lobe of Hardy, already deformed by a gauge. Orton puts his finger in the hole before putting the screwdriver inside. Orton begins to twist the screwdriver, ripping into the ear lobe! Hardy gets to his feet and low blows him to get out of it.
Hardy smacks Orton with his belt a few times before unloading some chair shots on his back for a near fall. Hardy goes to the top rope, but Orton cuts him off and crotches him. Hardy collapses to the mat and rolls to the apron. Orton’s back is bleeding from the metal studs of Hardy’s belt. Orton then gives him a hanging DDT. Orton’s back leaves a bloody impression on the mat. Orton signals for the end. Hardy somehow comes back with a Twist of Fate and stomps on the chair to flatten it out. Hardy lays it on Orton’s chest and gives him a Swanton Bomb, but Orton kicks out.
There is a piece of skin dangling on Orton’s leg from a wound. Hardy gets a ladder in the ring and pulls out another table. Hardy sets up the tall ladder in the ring before setting up a smaller ladder next to it. Hardy then sets up a table. Hardy gives Orton a Twist of Fate and lays him on the table before climbing the smaller ladder. Hardy then leapfrogs the taller ladder and looks at the roof of the cell. Hardy then climbs the taller ladder and grabs the roof of the cell and hangs on a support beam. Hardy starts swinging himself and lets go, but Orton moves! Hardy crashes through the table! The referee starts to yell and backs Orton up. The cell starts to rise, and Orton is furious. Orton tells him to stop and covers. The referee won’t count, but Orton tells him to do his job. Finally the referee counts the pinfall.
Winner by Pinfall: Randy Orton
EMTs are quickly down to ringside, loading Jeff Hardy onto a stretcher. Orton knocks the ladders down and poses on the turnbuckle. Orton then leaves while Hardy is stretchered out of the arena.
An advertisement plays for WWE Super Show-Down.
AJ Styles is interviewed backstage. Styles cannot wait for his match against Samoa Joe. Joe has talked about his family one too many times. He’s going to rip Joe’s heart out of his chest and walk out as WWE Champion because this is the house that AJ Styles built.
Video Package: Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch for the Smackdown Women’s Championship
Smackdown Women’s Championship
Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (c)
A “Becky” chant picks up while the bell rings. Lynch quickly hits a waistlock takeover before applying a front facelock and rolling her around. Flair fights up to her feet and hits a waistlock takeover. Flair then applies a front facelock and rolls her around. Lynch fights up, so Flair kicks her away. They circle the ring, and Flair takes her down. Lynch quickly comes back with a side headlock. Flair whips her off, but Lynch shoulder blocks her down. Lynch hits the ropes, but Flair leapfrogs her. They sloppily go into a Figure Eight attempt before Lynch counters into a Dis-Arm-Her attempt. Lynch applies an overhead wristlock, but Flair gets out and attacks the leg before tying it up. Lynch gets out and kicks her in the midsection before putting her in the corner. Flair ducks a right hand and drives her shoulders into Lynch’s midsection. Flair charges, but Lynch sidesteps her. Lynch then kicks her off the apron to the floor. Lynch jumps off the apron to take her down. The crowd applauds Lynch. Lynch gets her in the ring and picks up a two count. Lynch takes her down by the arm and ties up the arm. Lynch ties the arm around the ropes before sending her into the corner, but Flair rolls up the turnbuckle to the apron and punches her back. Flair gets a roll-up for a two count. Lynch then takes her down and applies an overhead wristlock. A “Let’s go Becky” chant picks up. Lynch then bridges to put more pressure on the arm. Flair fights up and chops the chest, but Lynch quickly takes her down for a two count. Lynch drops a leg and and elbow before Flair moves out of the way of another leg drop. Flair drops her on the apron, but Lynch snaps the arm off the top rope. Lynch gets on the apron, but Flair knocks her off to the floor. Flair then hits a baseball slide to take her down. They both get on the apron and start punching it out. Lynch then spikes Flair’s shoulder on the apron before getting her in the ring for a near fall. Lynch tries for the Dis-Arm-Her, but Flair gets out and connects with a back suplex.
Both women are down. Another “Becky” chant picks up. They trade uppercuts before Flair gives her a backslide pin for a one count. Flair chops the chest a number of times, but Lynch attacks the arm. Flair quickly comes back by countering a kick and big booting her. Flair goes to the top rope and tries for a moonsault, but Lynch moves. Lynch tries for a Fujiwara Arm Bar, but Flair gets out, powers her up, and hits a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall. They take some time to get up before exchanging forearms from their knees. Lynch comes out on top with the forearm shots and hits a hammerlock reverse DDT for a near fall. Lynch is furious. Flair counters a missile dropkick and applies a Boston Crab. Lynch manages to get out and slams the left arm of Flair off the ring post. Lynch gets in the ring, and Flair rolls her up. Lynch gets out and applies the Dis-Arm-Her, but Flair gets out. Lynch soon comes back by taking a spear but rolling into a pin to win the championship!
Winner and NEW Smackdown Women’s Champion: Becky Lynch
Charlotte Flair sits in the ring with a stunned look on her face. Lynch then poses with her new championship. They go face-to-face, and Lynch holds the title up in her face before talking trash and walking off.
Jeff Hardy was taken to a local medical facility complaining of severe abdominal pain. Replays are shown of The New Day defeating Rusev Day to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships.
The New Day wildly celebrate their win earlier in the night before announcing they’ll be defending their Smackdown Tag Team Championships against The Bar at WWE Super Show-Down. They then pour a Gatorade bucket full of hotcakes onto an assistant.
RAW Tag Team Championships
Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre (c’s) vs. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose
Seth Rollins starts against Dolph Ziggler. They lock up and trade hammerlocks before letting go. They go for a test of strength before Rollins tosses him off. Dean Ambrose tags in, and they take turns hitting Ziggler for a two count. Rollins tags back in, and they send Ziggler into the ropes for a double-team wishbone split. Drew McIntyre eventually tags in, and Ambrose tags as well. They trade punches before Ziggler causes a distraction, and McIntyre takes Ambrose down. McIntyre chops the chest and tags in Ziggler. Ziggler works over Ambrose and applies a chin lock. Ambrose fights up and drops him on the top rope. Rollins hits a Sling Blade and kicks him down. Ziggler rolls out of the ring. Rollins hits the ropes, but McIntyre sweeps the feet. Ziggler then runs into the ring and hits a snap DDT for a near fall.
McIntyre tags in and peppers Rollins with punches before applying a chin lock. Ziggler tags in and rakes the face. McIntyre is back in, and he stomps the hand. McIntyre then takes him down before working on the arm. Rollins tries to fight out, but they keep him grounded. Ziggler talks a little trash to Ambrose before taunting Rollins. Ziggler jumps on the back and applies a sleeper hold. Rollins nearly fades away, but he eventually counters out with a slam. McIntyre tags in, and Rollins quickly sends him out of the ring. Rollins goes for a tag, but McIntyre pulls Ambrose off the apron. McIntyre gets in the ring and hits an inverted Alabama Slam, but Ambrose breaks up the pin. McIntyre is furious. Rollins flips through a back suplex and makes the tag, but Ziggler was distracting the referee so it wasn’t seen. McIntyre and Ziggler double-team Rollins while the referee argues with Ambrose. Ziggler tags in and punches Rollins in the corner. Ziggler puts Rollins on the top rope, but Rollins pushes him off. Ziggler charges back up, but Rollins again pushes him off. McIntyre tags in, and Rollins hits a blockbuster.
Ambrose tags in, and he unloads on McIntyre, stomping him down in the corner. Ambrose hits the ropes and clotheslines him. Ambrose goes for a suplex, but McIntyre blocks it. Ambrose goes for Dirty Deeds, but McIntyre fights it. Ambrose takes him down for a two count. Ambrose goes to the top rope, but he kicks Ziggler away. Ambrose goes for Dirty Deeds off the apron, but McIntyre knocks Ambrose to the floor. Ambrose quickly sends McIntyre headfirst into the ring post before sending Ziggler into the barricade. Ambrose gets to the top rope and jumps, but McIntyre counters with a belly-to-belly suplex into the corner.
Rollins and Ziggler are tagged in, and Rollins hits a springboard clothesline before knocking him out of the ring. Rollins goes for a suicide dive, but Ziggler and McIntyre catch him. Ambrose then connects with a suicide dive to take them out. Rollins and Ziggler get in before being counted out. Rollins counters a spike DDT into a falcon arrow for a near fall! Rollins signals for a Stomp, but Ziggler moves. Ziggler tries for a famouser, but Rollins reverses into a turnbuckle powerbomb. Ambrose runs in to cut McIntyre off. Rollins knees McIntyre in the back before rolling through a pin attempt by Ziggler. Ziggler quickly connects with a Zig-Zag for a near fall.
They try for a Claymore Kick/Zig-Zag, but Ambrose pulls Ziggler out of the ring. Rollins superkicks McIntyre and hits a frog splash for a near fall. Rollins and Ambrose isolate McIntyre and try for a double-team superplex, but Ziggler pulls them off. Rollins gets him out of the ring and tries for a plancha, but Ziggler moves. McIntyre hits a diving clothesline and kips up. They go for a Doomsday Device, but Ambrose fights it. Rollins blind tags in, and McIntyre and Ambrose tussle out of the ring. Rollins hits a superplex and tries for a falcon arrow, but McIntyre hits a Claymore Kick halfway through the move! Ziggler rolls over and picks up the win.
Winners and still RAW Tag Team Champions: Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre
Mick Foley comes up to Braun Strowman. Foley says he will need to respect his authority. Strowman says as long as he does his job and counts to three before giving him his championship, then he’ll be fine. Otherwise he’ll have a monster problem.
A promo plays for 205 Live.
Video Package: Samoa Joe reads a bedtime story
WWE Championship
Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles (c)
They do the ring announcements in the ring. Samoa Joe gets booed while Styles gets cheered.
The bell rings, and Styles immediately pounces on him and punches away. Joe quickly turns him around and shoulders him before hitting some jabs. Joe kicks him in the chest, but Styles responds with punches and chops. Joe fights back with a chop and hits the ropes, but Styles dropkicks him down. Joe rolls out of the ring to regain his composure. Styles goes outside and leaps onto the apron to hit a running knee to the head. Styles slams his face onto the commentary table before bouncing him off the apron. Styles gets in the ring and waits for Joe to get to his feet. Styles then hits a baseball slide. Styles gets him in the ring and signals for a Phenomenal Forearm, but Joe gets out of the ring. Joe capitalizes with a big boot at ringside and sends him into the steel steps before getting him into the ring for a one count. Styles tries to make a comeback, but Joe takes him down and knees him in the face. Styles starts to kick at the knee and punches him in the corner. Joe quickly comes back with a splash and a snap kick in the corner before getting him out of the ring. Joe then wipes him out with a suicide dive forearm to the face. Joe takes some time before getting him in the ring for a near fall.
Joe applies a neck vice, but Styles fights out. Styles hits the ropes, but Joe turns him inside out with a nasty back elbow. Joe applies a chin lock before releasing and putting him on the top rope. Joe goes for a superplex, but Styles slides under the legs and sweeps the feet. They take their time before getting to their feet, and Styles connects with a strike combo before clotheslining him in the corner. Styles hits a low forearm to the face for a near fall. Styles punches him back before hitting a moonsault reverse DDT for a near fall. Styles goes for a springboard moonsault, but Joe gets the knees up. Joe takes him down and applies a submission, but Styles gets out. Joe head-butts him down in the corner. Styles eventually makes a comeback with a torture rack spinout bomb for a near fall. Styles gets to his feet and hits a springboard 450 splash for a near fall. Joe makes a comeback with a catapult and a clothesline that turns him inside out for a near fall.
Styles is bleeding from the mouth. Styles tries for a Styles Clash, but Joe kicks him in the ear. Styles tries for a Calf Crusher, but Joe wipes him out with a kick to the skull. Joe strikes away at him, but Styles hits a Pelé Kick. Styles gets on the apron and tries for a Phenomenal Forearm, but Joe sidesteps and attempts a Coquina Clutch. Joe finally locks it in, but Styles flips through and picks up the pin!
Winner and still WWE Champion: AJ Styles
Joe flips out and immediately says that Styles tapped out before the pin. Joe goes outside and slams the commentary table. Joe gets inside the ring and grabs the WWE Championship. Styles then takes him out with a kick. Replays show that Styles did indeed tap out before the count of three, but the referee’s decision stands.
Ronda Rousey is seen warming up backstage.
Charly Caruso is backstage with The Miz and Maryse. Miz says Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella should thank them for the free publicity. Maryse says Brie Bella has put her hands on her husband twice knowing he’ll never hit her back, but she can. Miz says they’re going to turn this into a public relations nightmare.
Video Package: Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella vs. The Miz and Maryse
Maryse and The Miz vs. Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan
Brie Bella will start against Maryse. The circle the ring, and Maryse immediately tags in The Miz, meaning Daniel Bryan is in the match by default. Maryse distracts Bryan, and Miz big boots him. Miz punches him down in the corner and taunts the crowd. Miz sends him to the corner, but Bryan backflips over him and hits a flying elbow. Bryan punches away at him in the corner before sending him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Bryan takes Miz down for a YES! Lock attempt, but Miz gets out of the ring. Miz taunts him from ringside. Bryan tags Bella in, so Maryse is in the match. Bella gets in the ring, but Maryse tags Miz right back in. Bella is already frustrated.
They circle the ring, and Bryan blocks a kick before taking him down. Bryan punches away at him before hitting the ropes, but Miz turns him inside out with a knee to the midsection. Miz hits a few of Bryan’s running dropkicks in the corner and mocks the “YES” chant. Miz hits his patented corner clothesline before going to the top rope. Bryan sweeps the feet, and Miz nearly falls to the floor. Bryan pulls him back up and hits a super hurricanrana. Bryan gets a “YES” chant going and tries for the Busaiku Knee Kick, but Miz moves. Bryan applies a YES! Lock, but Maryse breaks it up. Bella chases her around the ring, but Maryse gets away. Bryan counters a Skull Crushing Finale into a roll-up for a two count. Bryan hits a running dropkick in the corner, but Miz avoids a second one. Miz comes back with a Reality Check for a near fall. Miz digs his knee into the spine and applies a chin lock. Bryan fights up, but Miz backs him to the corner and shoulders him. Miz looks at Bella before hitting some kicks in the corner. Miz puts him on the top rope, but Bryan knocks him off. Bryan goes for a diving head-butt, but Miz moves and Bryan’s head bounces off the mat. Miz stops Bryan from making a tag and punches away at him. Miz sends him into the ropes, but Bryan holds on. Miz charges, but Bryan drops him over the top rope to the floor. Bella tags in, so Maryse is in the match. Maryse looks terrified.
Miz gets in between them, and Bella punches at Miz before sliding through his legs and hitting a baseball slide on Maryse. Bella bounces Maryse off the commentary table before Bryan hits a flying knee off the apron. Miz is busted open. Miz then sends Bryan into the barricade. Bella gets Maryse in the ring and hits a Thesz Press before connecting with a missile dropkick. Miz breaks up the pin. Bryan gets in the ring and punches away at Miz. Bryan yells, “Nobody touches my wife!” Bryan and Bella start hitting the YES! Kicks, but Miz and Maryse roll out before the roundhouse kick. They grabs Miz and Maryse before they walk off. Bella gets Maryse in the ring and hits a running knee to the face. Bella sends Maryse into Miz to knock him out of the ring. Maryse then rolls Bella up to pick up the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Maryse and The Miz
Miz gets in between them, and Bella punches at Miz before sliding through his legs and hitting a baseball slide on Maryse. Bella bounces Maryse off the commentary table before Bryan hits a flying knee off the apron. Miz is busted open. Miz then sends Bryan into the barricade. Bella gets Maryse in the ring and hits a Thesz Press before connecting with a missile dropkick. Miz breaks up the pin. Bryan gets in the ring and punches away at Miz. Bryan yells, “Nobody touches my wife!” Bryan and Bella start hitting the YES! Kicks, but Miz and Maryse roll out before the roundhouse kick. They grabs Miz and Maryse before they walk off. Bella gets Maryse in the ring and hits a running knee to the face. Bella sends Maryse into Miz to knock him out of the ring. Maryse then rolls Bella up to pick up the win.
The Miz and Maryse wildly celebrate on the ramp. Daniel Bryan tries to calm Brie Bella down in the ring.
Replays are shown from earlier in the night of the Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton match inside Hell in a Cell. Hardy has been throwing up blood since.
Video Package: Ronda Rousey vs. Alexa Bliss for the RAW Women’s Championship
RAW Women’s Championship
Alexa Bliss w/ Alicia Fox and Mickie James vs. “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (c) w/ Natalya
They lock up, and Rousey applies a side headlock before hitting a takeover. Bliss gets out and applies a waistlock, but Rousey quickly takes her down for a two count. Rousey rolls Bliss up with a creative bridge for a two count. Rousey gets Bliss in the ropes before the referee makes her back up. Bliss shoves her, so Rousey takes her down. Rousey punches away at her and takes her down before signaling for an arm bar. Fox and James get on the apron to distract her. Rousey hits a wild inverted t-bone suplex. Fox and James pull Bliss out of the ring. Rousey gets out of the ring, and Bliss is so scared that she falls down. Rousey punches her and gets her in the ring. Rousey talks a little trash and lets Bliss get to her feet. Rousey then sidesteps Bliss, and she flies out of the ring into James and Fox. Rousey grabs Bliss and brings her into the ring, but she snaps Rousey off the top rope. Bliss takes her down for a one count. Bliss hits a snapmare and applies a grounded abdominal stretch. Rousey fights up and tries for a swinging fireman’s carry slam, but her back gives way. Bliss hits Insult To Injury for a near fall. Bliss stretches her out before kicking her to the corner. Rousey manages to cut her off and put her on the top rope. Bliss gets her in the tree of woe and kicks her for a near fall. Bliss reapplies the grounded abdominal stretch. Rousey gets out, but Bliss throws her into the corner before stretching the midsection around the ring post. Fox and James pull on Rousey, so Natalya breaks it up. Natalya hits a snap suplex on the floor on Fox while Rousey sends James into the ring post. Rousey and Bliss then hit stereo cross-body blocks to take each other out.
Rousey rolls her up for a two count. Bliss takes her down and mocks Rousey’s face. She quickly puts on a look of fear when Rousey is staring back at her. Rousey fights up and hits a gutwrench suplex. Rousey punches feeling into the ribs punches away at her. Rousey blocks a punch and hits a swinging fireman’s carry slam. Rousey then applies the Arm Bar for the win.
Winner and still RAW Women’s Champion: “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey
Replays are shown of the controversial finish to the AJ Styles/Samoa Joe match. Styles was shown tapping out before the count of three.
Samoa Joe is yelling at the referee about the finish. Smackdown Live General Manager Paige comes in and tells him to calm down. The referee’s decision is final, however he’ll get his rematch at WWE Super Show-Down. Joe says three weeks isn’t good enough. He should be WWE Champion right now. If she doesn’t change the rules, he’ll make things worse. There has to be a winner. She agrees. Joe says, “Don’t worry — there will be.”
Video Package: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman for the WWE Universal Championship inside Hell in a Cell
WWE Universal Championship
Hell in a Cell Match
Special Guest Referee: Mick Foley
Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns (c)
During the pre-match introductions, Braun Strowman stole the WWE Universal Championship and held it up. Reigns punched him.
The bell rings, and Reigns punches him to the corner. Strowman turns him and splashes him in the corner. Reigns quickly big boots him, but Strowman comes back by sending him shoulder-first into the ring post. Reigns is on the apron, so Strowman shoulder blocks him off the apron into the cell. Strowman sends him into the ring post before sending him into cell. Strowman gets him in the ring and grabs him by the throat. Reigns fights out and hits a clothesline to get him out of the ring. Reigns goes outside, and Strowman absolutely steamrolls him down. Strowman slams his face off the ring steps before throwing him down. Strowman picks up the steps, but Reigns stuns him with a Drive By Dropkick.
Reigns knocks him back and charges, but Strowman chokeslams him onto the apron. Strowman grabs a kendo stick and a steel chair. Reigns takes the kendo stick and destroys it on Strowman. Strowman blocks it and gets him in the ring. Reigns hits him with a steel chair while he gets back in the ring a few times. Strowman blocks a chair shot and charges, but he hits the ring post when Reigns sidesteps him. Reigns DDTs him on the chair for a two count. Reigns is stunned. Reigns hits a Superman Punch, but Strowman doesn’t go down. Reigns hits a second one for the same result. Strowman then counters a third one and hits a chokeslam for a near fall. Strowman argues with Foley over the count. Reigns counters a flapjack attempt into a Superman Punch for a near fall.
Reigns goes under the ring and grabs a table. Reigns gets it in the ring and lets out a yell. Reigns then runs around 3/4 of the ring before Strowman feeds him a pair of ring steps to the face. Strowman gets him in the ring and smashes him in the face with the steps again for a near fall. Strowman isn’t happy with the count. Strowman yells, “Why won’t you stay down, you moron?” Strowman stands over Reigns and slams the steps off the ribs before throwing the steps out of the ring. Strowman scoops him up and hits a Running Powerslam for a near fall. Strowman is furious. Strowman props up the table in the corner. Reigns hits a pair of Superman Punches before hitting a spear through the table for a near fall.
Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre run down and want to get into the Hell in a Cell. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins run down to cut them off. They grab Ziggler before he runs away and sends him into the cell. They clear a commentary table, but McIntyre cuts them off. They soon take McIntyre down. Ziggler tries to escape by climbing to the roof of the cell. Rollins climbs and follows him up. Rollins and Ziggler are punching it out on top of the Hell in a Cell! McIntyre gets up there, and they start double-teaming Rollins. Ambrose climbs up with a kendo stick and takes them out. Ambrose and McIntyre then hit a double clothesline on the roof. Ziggler starts to climb down, but Rollins grabs him. Ziggler punches him back and climbs down. Rollins and Ziggler punch it out on the side of the Hell in a Cell structure. They then both fall off the side of the Hell in a Cell through two commentary tables!
Brock Lesnar’s music hits, and he walks out with a beard alongside Paul Heyman!Lesnar rips the door off the Hell in a Cell and gets in the ring. Heyman maces Foley. Lesnar puts the door inside the ring and slams the table fragments off both men. Lesnar then hits an F5 on Strowman. A “Suplex City” chant picks up. Lesnar then gives Reigns an F5 onto Strowman before posing. A new referee comes down and declares the match a no contest.
Winner: No Contest
The show comes to an end with everyone down and Brock Lesnar walking out of the ring.
Quick Match Results
The New Day def. Aiden English & Rusev (Kickoff) to retain the SmackDown Live tag team titles
* Randy Orton def. Jeff Hardy inside a Hell in a Cell match
* Becky Lynch def. Charlotte Flair to win the Smackdown Women’s Championship
* Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre def. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose to retain the RAW Tag Team Championships
* AJ Styles def. Samoa Joe to retain the WWE Championship
* Maryse and The Miz def. Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan
* “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey def. Alexa Bliss via Submission to retain the RAW Women’s Championship
* Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman went to a No Contest for the WWE Universal Championship inside Hell in a Cell