WWE Hell in a Cell 2014: Live Coverage and results - October 26, 2014
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to our live coverage of WWE Hell In A Cell. We are at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas and for the next three hours we will take through our match by match result and analysis. John Cena is set to take on Randy Orton while Dean Ambrose will square off against Seth Rollins – both Hell In A Cell matches. Renee Young and Paul Heyman will kick off the pre-show.
Pre – show match:
Mark Henry defeated Bo Dallas.
Main show:
Dolph Ziggler vs. Cesaro in 2 out of 3 falls for the WWE Intercontinental championship
Cesaro and Ziggler locked up as Ziggler went on the offensive. Cesaro and Ziggler had an intense staredown as the fans chanted for Ziggler. Cesaro locked Ziggler in a chinlock and followed it up with a shoulder block for a nearfall. Ziggler and Cesaro traded pin attempts as Cesaro went for the Cesaro swing! Ziggler rolled Cesaro up out of nowhere to pick up the first pinfall victory!
Winner of the first fall: Dolph Ziggler
Cesaro attacked Ziggler after the first fall and connected with an uppercut for a nearfall. Cesaro scooped Ziggler, but failed to connect with an elbow. Cesaro dropped Ziggler with a right, and connected with the chinlock as Ziggler tried to fight out of the predicament. Ziggler connected with a shoulder breaker, but Cesaro connected with a double hook powerbomb for yet another nearfall! Ziggler then locked Cesaro in a tilt – a – whirl sleeper hold, and then countered it into a kimura! Cesaro managed to shake Ziggler off, and went to the top with Ziggler on him!
Cesaro came down with a huge superplex, but looked to have injured his arm in the process, as the crowd started a “This is awesome” chant. Cesaro covered Ziggler for yet another nearfall. Cesaro missed with a spear in the corner, as Ziggler connected with the fame – asser, but Cesaro kicked out at 2! Cesaro then threw Ziggler up and connected with the upper cut in mid air, but Ziggler kicked out at 2 once again. Cesaro then hit Ziggler with the back breaker, but Ziggler connected with a shoulder breaker, followed by a superkick and then the Zig Zag to pick up the second fall, and the victory.
Winner of the second fall and still the WWE Intercontinental champion: Dolph Ziggler
Rating: ****
Analysis: That was an amazing match to kick things off! Ziggler and Cesaro were the favorites to put on the match of the night, and they certainly delivered, although I’m not sure why WWE went ahead with a clean win for Ziggler. It would’ve been better had Cesaro won one fall as well. Anyway, this leaves Cesaro in an interesting predicament, and we’ll have to see what happens next with both men.
Backstage, Orton interrupted The Authority and wanted to know where Seth Rollins was. Triple H managed to talk Orton out of it, and wanted him to concentrate on his match with John Cena. Orton then agreed with Triple H, but warned Seth not to get in his way again.
Brie Bella vs. Nikki Bella
The stipulation was that the loser would either get fired, or become the personal assistant of the winner. Both women started off by pulling each other’s hair. Nikki dropped Brie with an electric chair, and then locked Brie in a chin lock. Nikki then dropped Brie on her knee for a nearfall. The crowd started a JBL chant as Nikki used Brie’s hair. Brie planted Nikki face first for a nearfall, and then connected with a couple of dropkicks, and decked her with a knee to the face, as Nikki rolled out of the ring. Brie then connected with a suicide dive!
Brie then connected with a missile dropkick, but Nikki kicked out at 2. Nikki kicked Brie in the gut and then connected with the backbreaker, but Brie kicked out at 2! Brie locked Nikki in the Yes Lock, but Nikki reached the bottom rope, and then decked Brie with a right, and connected with the Rack Attack to pick up the victory!
Winner: Nikki Bella
Rating: **
Analysis: That was a surprisingly good match, considering it involved Nikki and Brie. Brie now has to be Nikki’s assistant for the next one month, or leave the WWE for good, although WWE took that path some time ago which didn’t play out too well.
The Usos vs. Goldust and Stardust for the WWE Tag Team championships
Usos made their way out first, followed by the bizarre one and his brother. Stardust started things off with Jimmy, and dropped him with a hip toss. Jimmy returned the favors and went for a pin attempt, as Stardust kicked off. Jey then made his way in, as Stardust tagged his brother in. Jey dropped Goldust with a huge right as Jimmy was tagged in. Jimmy was then attacked by Stardust, who rammed his leg into the steel post, as the champs went on the offensive. Goldust and Stardust worked in tandem, working on Jimmy Uso, as the crowd chanted for The Usos. Goldust locked Jimmy in a reverse chinlock, but Jimmy connected with a jawbreaker. Goldust then dropped Jimmy for a nearfall and tagged Stardust back in.
Stardust came out aggressively, and worked on Jimmy. Stardust went for a bulldog, but Jimmy threw Stardust, but Goldust was tagged in before Jimmy could reach his brother. Jimmy decked Goldust, and threw him out of the ring. Jimmy finally tagged in Jey, as he hit the flying crossbody on both Goldust and Stardust. Back in the ring, Jey connected with yet another crossbody on Goldust for a nearfall! Jey connected with a running knee to the head, but Stardust distracted Jey, as Goldust hit a spinebuster on Jey for yet another nearfall! Goldust missed with a flying back elbow, as Jey decked him with the superkick for yet another nearfall. The Usos then hit a double superplex on Goldust and Stardust, as the crowd started a “This is awesome” chant.
Jey connected with a splash, but Stardust made the save. In the melee, Goldust connected with a knee to the back of the head and planted Jey to pick up the victory!
Winners and still the WWE Tag Team Champions: Goldust and Stardust
Rating: *** ¾
Analysis: That was yet another amazing tag team match between The Usos and Goldust and Stardust. Usos came very close to winning the tag titles back, but Goldust and Stardust found a way to come out on top once again. Will that be the end of their feud? We’ll have to wait and find out.
WWE then put over a breast cancer survivor.
WWE aired a video package, looking back at the rivalry between John Cena and Randy Orton.