From the ashes of the WWE Draft was born Hell in a Cell 2020 where several feuds reached boiling point and others were just starting to ignite
The pay-per-view featured three HIAC matches, with several championships in play and one of them doubling down on gimmicks like an I Quit contest
As with any show, there was potential for this to be great and plenty of opportunities to miss out. Now that the event is over, how did things go? Was it a scorching PPV with a lot of amazing moments, or did some other negatives stand out?
Shown in order of appearance, here’s a look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of Hell in a Cell 2020
For the most part, almost every WWE launch show is a low point Overall, so is the Sunday version
R-Truth and Drew Gulak had a standard 24/7 Championship game that wasn’t worth coming back to watch it again There wasn’t even a title change, though it wouldn’t have mattered either
However, there was a highlight, when R-Truth called Jeff Jarrett the Jesse James ‘Road Dogg’ version of Double J rather than the WWE Legend’s own variation of the nickname
Despite all the downsides of not having fans present, a match like this benefited from being able to hear all the garbage conversations and interactions inside the ring
The highlight of the Universal Championship match was easily the story told through dialogue, rather than the action itself
This may upset some people who wanted more of an action-packed run, but given the gravity of most stories these days in WWE, seeing it was more than worth sacrificing athleticism. pure
Wrestling has always been melodramatic, but this feud has been awesome It’s the best character work Reigns has ever done and puts Usos on a different level
When an event only has a handful of games announced in advance, showing that WWE doesn’t care much other than the top three selling points, the rest of the map should step up to prove its worth
However, Elias vs. Jeff Hardy didn’t exceed any expectations It was nothing beyond what fans would normally see on a regular episode of Raw
WWE uses the disqualification crutch way too much, but pay-per-view and special events should be safe from lame endings like this
Unfortunately, what happened here is that Hardy used a guitar on Elias to get himself disqualified, making this contest unnecessary
Unlike the Hardy vs Match Elias, The Miz vs Otis had real stakes, a heel turn, a tag team split, and a surprise change to the Money in the Bank briefcase that more than justified its place on the map
It started with Otis launching a new theme song So many recent changes in this department have been horrible, as most of the music was incredibly generic, although it sounded decent After Tucker’s attack on his teammate Heavy Machinery, however, it became clear why Otis had a new look when he entered.
Tucker’s turn against his friend is far from the most shocking split in WWE history, but it was still a surprise
However, The Miz suddenly increased his status on the roster and became one of the top superstars to watch, which will be interesting
This segment has done so much in such a short period of time, which was necessary after the uneventful contest that preceded it
After teasing a split between Bayley and Sasha Banks over the past three years, they’ve finally had their match and WWE hasn’t succumbed to the temptation to delay a title change
The match was good but not as epic as it should have thought The most important contest between the two remains that of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn in 2015, but it was enough for a mention in their respective CVs
In an ideal situation, Bayley vs The Banks would have taken place at a show like WrestleMania in front of thousands of fans that wasn’t the case, but the right choice was made by bringing out The Legit Boss with the title
Payouts have seemed horrendous since they started their WWE careers, and the company continues to reserve them in ways that kill the group’s credibility
Not announcing a Hell in a Cell game in advance is one thing, but deciding on an impromptu challenge on the Kickoff show that most people don’t watch is another
Then, two minutes before the bell, The Hurt Business pointed out how silly people like Slapjack look with their ridiculous masks. Moments later, he was tapping The Hurt Lock, as Bobby Lashley and his team sent the retribution packaging again
How are fans supposed to get involved in this faction if they continually present themselves as laughable instead of intimidating after regular losses?
Slapjack shouldn’t have won the title by any means, but that only increased the negativity surrounding Retribution
On its own, it was a solid game with a surprise ending that made Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre look strong
However, it hasn’t lived up to the matches of Hell in a Cell’s past. McIntyre’s downfall, for example, is nothing we haven’t seen a dozen times before
As the heel champion, Orton also has a lot less options to wrangle on Raw right now compared to McIntyre we’ve seen The Viper vs. Keith Lee before, so who else can make an opponent. interesting?
In comparison, babyface Scot could have rivaled Bray Wyatt, Sheamus, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman and the newly crowned Mr. Money in the Bank, The Miz
Taking into account that next month’s Survivor series is expected to feature WWE and the Universal Champions against each other, why does WWE have the Orton heel vs Reigns Contest in pencil?
If the answer is that McIntyre won the title on Raw before that, the Scotsman should have just kept the belt If the answer is that WWE doesn’t care about the mess that will happen in the months to come, then they has no one else to blame but himself
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