{"id":140832,"date":"2022-06-05T13:12:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T18:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=140832"},"modified":"2022-06-05T13:12:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T18:12:10","slug":"heydorns-take-dont-hold-me-to-this-wwe-hell-in-a-cell-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/05\/heydorns-take-dont-hold-me-to-this-wwe-hell-in-a-cell-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"HEYDORN&#8217;S TAKE: Don&#8217;t hold me to this &#8211; WWE Hell in a Cell 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1498989448\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Call me intrigued by this year\u2019s iteration of WWE Hell in Cell. No men\u2019s world championship matches, but a Hell in a Cell match that is tuned up, primed, and ready for the Hell in a Cell stipulation.<\/p>\n<p>Is somebody messing with me?<\/p>\n<p>Look, overall, the card is a bit stung on the surface without a men\u2019s world title match and without Ronda Rousey defending her Smackdown Women\u2019s Championship. The Raw Women\u2019s Championship will be on the when Belair defends against both Becky Lynch and Asuka. Cody Rhodes will take on Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell for, presumably, the show\u2019s main event.<\/p>\n<p>I say on the surface for a reason. I can sympathize with the opinion that \u201coh this card sucks, where is my Roman Reigns title defense?\u201d But I\u2019d push back and say that is an expectation that yes, WWE has coached into us all the last two years as well as years before without Reigns as champion, but the championship being on the line during the events, but an expectation that doesn\u2019t need to be there. Wrestling events existed without world titles on the line and worked out just fine.<\/p>\n<p>This show can too. It\u2019s the Hell in a Cell show and you have a properly timed Hell in a Cell match headlining the show. That makes sense. Gimmick show, gimmick in the main event. Maybe I\u2019m crazy, but I\u2019m glad we didn\u2019t see Roman Reigns vs. Shinsuke Nakamura or Riddle hot-shotted into the Cell just because it needed to be on the card.<\/p>\n<p>I get it. You can\u2019t say it often and it feels weird when you do, but WWE got this right given the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Call this a preview, a calm look into the distant future, or a gaze into a wondrous crystal ball; just don\u2019t hold me to anything, ok?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Asuka \u2013 WWE Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-839207960\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Tough to break this down without acknowledging that plans changed on a dime when Naomi and Sasha Banks walked out of the company. That said, this has been a fine feud, but it\u2019s been more about establishing Bianca Belair\u2019s challengers than establishing her as champion. They can and will fix that with the match itself. Belair will be the feature in this one and retain the championship.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Theory vs. Mustafa Ali \u2013 WWE United States Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, we know how WWE likes to treat stars in their hometowns and Ali is in his for this match. Doesn\u2019t bode well for him. It is what it is in wrestling sometimes and this match is about Theory and really not at all about Ali. Look for the match to play out with that in mind and Theory retains in definitive fashion.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>The Judgement Day vs. A.J. Styles &amp; Finn Balor &amp; Liv Morgan<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you consume any of my Torch content, you know I very much dislike The Judgement Day angle. It neutralizes Edge and feels inauthentic and \u2026 ok, I\u2019ll stop ranting. Once that is stipulated to, though, this whole thing worked out just fine. Styles, Balor, and Morgan have history with The Judgement Day and the rivalry feels at a bit of a boiling point. Not a main event angle by any means, but a well-built feud for the middle of the card.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Bobby Lashley vs. Omos &amp; MVP<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was a fan of this feud. I really was. WAS a fan, though. We can\u2019t still be going with this right? I guess we are and you can see right through the reason for it. One of two things. First, Lashley can take a pin and be protected since it was 2 on 1. Or, Lashley can beat MVP and get the win without making Omos weak. Here\u2019s the thing, if that type of protection is needed across the board and on either side, just don\u2019t do the match \u2013 it\u2019s been done three other times after all. I digress and pick the second way. Lashley pins MVP and maybe moves on to something else.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Madcap Moss vs. Happy Corbin &#8211; No Holds Barred<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3064305694\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ll be in the building and will bet that crowd will simply love Moss destroying Corbin around the Allstate Arena. The feud has been booked to go that way and it\u2019ll deliver. Moss to win.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Kevin Owens vs. Ezekiel<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sorry, folks. I know this feud has a bit of a cult following at this point, but what are we doing here? Kevin Owens is doing this? If this match ends with Owens dismantling Ezekiel with a fury of heel heat from the Chicago audience, hey, I was wrong. It\u2019s not going that way, though. Owens gets beat here and the crowd pops for Ezekiel getting the win. A yawner all the way at this point, but I hope I\u2019m wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins \u2013 Hell In A Cell Match<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best built match on the card and my pick for match of the night. We\u2019re proud of you, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE<\/a>. All of us. You remembered that the Hell in a Cell PLE was on the calendar and booked a program in such a way that it deserves that stipulation. Bravo. Rhodes and Rollins have been good throughout the build. Both are in clear lanes and have played the roles well, successfully cultivating a real disdain for the other. A tough outcome to book, but Rhodes is looking like he\u2019s being positioned as \u201cthe guy\u201d on Raw. \u201cThe guy\u201d wouldn\u2019t do the job in this match and neither will Cody.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/04\/hell-in-a-cell-preview-for-seth-rollins\/\">PPV PRIMER \u2013 WWE HELL IN A CELL 2022: Preview and predictions for Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-591554392\"><div id=\"pwtor-885848850\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Call me intrigued by this year\u2019s iteration of WWE Hell in Cell. 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