History of the Hell in a Cell

Intro
In 2009, the WWE renamed several of their PPV events to coincide with a theme. The Hell in a Cell PPV event replaced No Mercy on the WWE calendar. Not all matches on the event are Hell in a Cell matches, only the matches deemed to be main event worthy will be fought in the cell.

A Hell in a Cell match features the ringside area surrounded by a steel cage with a roof on it. Currently, the roof is 20-feet in the air. Introduced in 1997, the Hell in a Cell match has become one of the most anticipated stipulation matches due to the sheer violence of the matches. Typically used as a last resort to end a long-running feuds, the match became the basis for a themed PPV event starting in 2009.

The Results of Every Hell in a Cell Match

1. Bad Blood ’97: Undertaker beat Shawn Michaels
   
2. RAW ’98: Steve Austin & Undertaker vs. Mankind & Kane ended in a no contest
   
3. King of the Ring ’98: Undertaker beat Mankind
   
4. RAW ’98: Mankind vs. Kane ended in a no cotest
   
5. WrestleMania XV: Undertaker beat The Big Boss Man
   
6. No Way Out ’00: WWE Champion Triple H beat Cactus Jack and forced him to retire
   
7. Armageddon ’00: WWE Champion Kurt Angle beat Rikishi, The Rock, Undertaker, Triple H, and Steve Austin
   
8. Judgment Day ’02: Triple H beat Chris Jericho
   
9. No Mercy ’02: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar beat Undertaker
   
10. Bad Blood ’03: World Heavyweight Champion Triple H beat Kevin Nash in a match with Mick Foley as the referee
    
11. Bad Blood ’04: Triple H beat Shawn Michaels
    
12. Vengeance ’05: World Heavyweight Champion Batista beat Triple H
13. Armageddon ’05: Undertaker beat Randy Orton
    
14. Unforgiven ’06: D-Generation X beat Shane McMahon, Mr. McMahon, & Big Show
    
15. Survivor Series ’07: World Heavyweight Champion Batista beat Undertaker
    
16. SummerSlam '08: Undertaker beat Edge
    
17. Hell in a Cell '09: Undertaker won the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk
    
18. HIAC '09: Randy Orton won the WWE Championship from John Cena
    
19. HIAC '09: D-Generation X beat Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase

Title Changes
'09: World Heavyweight Championship - Undertaker beat CM Punk in a Hell in a Cell Match
'09: WWE Championship - Randy Orton beat John Cena in a Hell in a Cell Match

Hell in a Cell 2009 – Prudential Center; Newark, NJ 10/4/09
- Hell in a Cell Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: The Undertaker beat CM Punk to win the title
- Intercontinental Championship: Champion John Morrison beat Dolph Ziggler
- Divas Championship: Champion Mickie James beat Alicia Fox
- Unified Tag Team Championship: Champions Big Show & Chris Jericho beat Batista & Rey Mysterio
- Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship: Randy Orton beat John Cena to win the title
- Drew McIntyre beat R-Truth
- US Championship: Champion Kofi Kingston beat The Miz and Jack Swagger
- Hell in a Cell: D-Generation X beat Legacy