Hell in a Cell

The Hell In A Cell is a type of professional wrestling match sometimes seen in World Wrestling Entertainment where the ring and ringside area are surrounded by a roofed steel cage. The cell differs from the cage used in a cage match, having a roof (cages in traditional cage matches have no roof) and a wide space between the ring apron and the cell (cage match cages hug the ring closely). Hell in a Cell matches are rare; there have been only thirteen such matches in the WWE since the first in 1997. Due to the logistical difficulty in setting them up and their dangerous nature, Hell in a Cell matches are generally seen only at pay per view events.

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Professional wrestling - World Wrestling Entertainment - Cage match - 1997 - Pay per view

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A variation of the Hell in a Cell is the Hell in a Cell Ladder Match, where, like a ladder match, the objective is placed above the ring - however in this case the object is suspened over the cell rather than in the open air. For convienience, ladders to directly reach the object are available inside the cell. A variation is that the object in question is placed above the cell - meaning that escaping the cell and scaling the cell exterior is necessary to win the match.

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World Championship Wrestling referred to the Hell in a Cell match as a Caged Heat match.

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Despite the "locked in" theme of the match, many Cell matches have featured wrestlers fighting outwith and even atop the Cell:

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• In the first Cell match, the door was unlocked to allow the removal of an injured cameraman.
• In the Mankind / Undertaker Cell match, the competitors began the match on top of the cage, and entered through a hole in the roof rather than through the door.
• In the Triple H / Cactus Jack Cell match, Cactus Jack charged the Cell wall until it broke.
• In the six man Cell match, Vince McMahon used a truck to pull off the door of the Cell while attempting to destroy the Cell and stop the match.
• In the Triple H / Chris Jericho Cell match, the door was opened with bolt cutters to allow the removal of the injured referee Tim White.
 
Hell in a Cell: The Undertaker v. Shawn Michaels ►