![]() The original concept for the Hell in a Cell structure was created by Jim Cornette. At Badd Blood, Michaels defeated The Undertaker (with interference from The Undertaker's debuting half-brother Kane), becoming the number-one contender to the WWF Championship. The wider space between the ring apron and the cell walls allowed for entering and exiting the ring and for cameras to be situated at ringside. However, a larger roofed structure was constructed instead of a normal cage enclosing only the ring, enclosing not only the ring but also the surrounding ringside area. As a climactic end to the feud, their following bout was originally scheduled to be held as a steel cage match. That match was ruled a no-contest due to the two bypassing and attacking the officials. Michaels had deliberately interjected himself in the match and cost The Undertaker a win which resulted in a match between the two at In Your House: Ground Zero. The background to the inaugural match was built on The Undertaker's loss to Bret Hart two months prior at SummerSlam in a WWF Championship match which Shawn Michaels was assigned to referee. The Hell in a Cell match was first introduced at Badd Blood on October 5, 1997, at the Kiel Center, now known as Enterprise Center, in St. Following Triple H's appointment as WWE Chief Content Officer in August 2022, the Hell in a Cell annual event was axed. This event generally features one to three Hell in a Cell matches on the same card the main event is always contested as a Hell in a Cell match. The match type spawned its own pay-per-view event in 2009, WWE Hell in a Cell, since which the event has been held annually in October, although once in September and twice in June. The first match took place at Badd Blood: In Your House in October 1997 and a total of 52 Hell in a Cell matches have occurred ever since. The original Cell was 16 ft (4.9 m) high and weighed over two tons, but has since been replaced by a more robust version of 20 ft (6.1 m) and five tons. Both matches featured spectacular falls from the top of the cage which became a signature of the match. ![]() The gimmick was strongly associated with the Undertaker during his career with WWF/WWE, including the inaugural match with Shawn Michaels and a brutal encounter with Mick Foley in his Mankind persona. Only an in-ring pinfall or submission will ordinarily result in a win (although Triple H pinned Chris Jericho atop the cell to win the Hell in a Cell match at Judgment Day in May 2002) and there are no disqualifications. ![]() Unlike the steel cage match, the only way to get out of the Hell in a Cell without damaging the Cell's structure is through its door-but this door is locked by thick chains and a padlock. It features a large cell structure, a five-sided cuboid made from open-weave steel mesh chain-link fencing which encloses the ring and ringside area. Hell in a Cell is a professional wrestling steel cage-based match which originated in 1997 in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). ![]() The Hell in a Cell structure at the Hell in a Cell event in October 2017 For the pay-per-view event named after this match, see WWE Hell in a Cell. This article is about the professional wrestling match. ![]()
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