The 2013 WWE Hell in a Cell Kickoff pre-show starts with a trial of the Cell hanging high on top of the ring as fans file into the american Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. josh Mathews welcomes us. He’s joined on the panel by Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth and Kaitlyn. They point out tonight’s show.
We go backstage to Renee Young in the social media lounge. The hashtag for tonight is #WWEHellInACell. There’s a mr. Hell in a Cell poll on Facebook tonight and choices are undertaker, HHH, Mick Foley, Orton and shawn Michaels.
Vickie Guerrero is backstage once The Miz walks up. He desires a match against Bray Wyatt tonight. She says Miz isn’t medically cleared thus she can’t sanction him in a match. Miz says there'll be a fight then and he walks of.
Big E Langston is at the panel now. He talks regarding CM Punk’s Hell in a Cell match tonight with the panelists.
More hype for tonight’s matches. Mathews talks to The shield, who are somewhere backstage. They feel it’s an injustice they need to get their title shot in a three-way tonight. big E and Dean ambrose end up having words. big E challenges him to a title match tonight. ambrose downplays big E like he’s just some NXT rookie. ambrose says big E doesn’t deserve a title shot. big E tells him to back it up and place the title on the line. ambrose says he will teach a lesson to big E later tonight.
More hype for Cena’s come back.
Damien Sandow Vs. Kofi Kingston
We go to the ring and out comes Damien Sandow. He cuts a promo and mentions John Cena’s return. Kofi Kingston is out next. They go at it to start the match and we cut to more promos.Back from the break and Sandow is in control. He nails the Elbow of Disdain for a close 2 count. Sandow keeps Kofi grounded and slams him into the mat. Sandow with an abdominal stretch now. Sandow goes to the top but Kofi cuts him off and sends him to the mat. Kofi makes a comeback with chops and a dropkick. Kofi with the big right hand and a Boom Drop. Sandow ducks Trouble In Paradise. Kofi blocks a back drop and kicks Sandow in the head. Kofi springboards in with a crossbody and covers for 2. We see Rey Mysterio on the Spanish commentary team tonight. Kofi with another springboard in for a 2 count. Sandow ends up getting the win with the full nelson slam.
Winner: Damien Sandow
We get more hype for tonight’s matches.
Back from the break and Sandow is in control. He nails the Elbow of Disdain for a close 2 count. Sandow keeps Kofi grounded and slams him into the mat. Sandow with an abdominal stretch now. Sandow goes to the top but Kofi cuts him off and sends him to the mat. Kofi makes a comeback with chops and a dropkick. Kofi with the big right hand and a Boom Drop. Sandow ducks Trouble In Paradise. Kofi blocks a back drop and kicks Sandow in the head. Kofi springboards in with a crossbody and covers for 2. We see Rey Mysterio on the Spanish commentary team tonight. Kofi with another springboard in for a 2 count. Sandow ends up getting the win with the full nelson slam.
Winner: Damien Sandow
WWE Tag Team Championship:The Rhodes Brothers (c) The Usos vs The Shield
Goldust and Seth Rollins start things off in the ring but Seth quickly tags one of the Usos. Cody tags in and it met with a Crucifix by one of the Usos for 2. Jimmy Uso slams Cody to the ring but Cody is able to power through and tag in his brother Goldust. Jey is brought into the ring. Roman blind tags Jey and now Goldust is taking a beating from The Shield. Rollins boots Goldust in the head as he was leading near the apron. Goldust tries to tag in Cody but Seth elbows Cody out of the picture. Roman is now in the ring with Goldust and puts him in a necklock submission. Baseball slide for 2 by Goldust. Roman begins to stomp on Goldust as he tries to tag in Cody. Goldust is hit with a big elbow for 2.A DDT plants Roman and Goldust tries to make the hot tag to his brother but Seth Rollins takes him out of the ring. Roman comes charging and Goldust pulls down the ropes. Roman is back into the ring with a Back Drop Suplex on Goldust. Roman and Rollins taught Goldust and the fans. Goldust his a huge powerslam and made the hot tag to his brother. Cody with a missle dropkick and a sunset flip for 2. He goes up top and hits a moonsault for 2 on Rollins. Cody goes for the Disaster Kick but misses. Jimmy makes the blind tag and hits Rollins with the Saoan Ass Thrust. Jey with a HUGE Samoan Drop to Rollins for 2. Cody makes a tag and goes for CrossRhodes on Rollins but it is reversed.
Cody and Rollins are on the top rope and Cody suplexes Rollins onto the floor, taking our EVERYONE in the match! Jimmy hits the Top Rope splash to break up the tag. Cody again misses the Disaster Kick but Cody hits Rollins with a right hand and Cody nails Seth with CrossRhodes for the win.
Winners: The Rhodes Brothers.
Backstage, HBK is shown to laughing and joking around with HHH.
A video for John Cena’s video game App is shown.
The Miz makes his way down to the ring. He told Vickie Guerrero on the YouTube PreShow that if she would not make a match with him and Bray Wyatt, then he would just fight him.
The Miz tells Bray Wyatt to come and get him. Bray Wyatt appears on the big screen and tells The Miz that his words mean less than salt to him.
In the ring, Roman and Harper are in the ring and begin to dismantle The Miz. KANE makes his way down to the ring and takes out The Wyatts. Kane chokeslams The Miz for good measure.
Summer Rae and Fandango make their way out of the ring.
Fandango cuts a promo about how the fans don’t know how to salsa dance…yes…really. Fandango and Summer Rae begin to dance.
The Great Khali, Natalya, and Hornswoggle come out and it appears that we have a mixed tag team match.
Mixed Tag Team :Fandango and Summer Rae vs The Great Khali and Natalya:
Fandango and Khali go at it to start the match. Khali takes control and sends Fandango across the ring. Khali follows for a big chop in the corner. Summer comes in and argues with Khali, which brings Natalya in. Summer charges, they lock up and go at it. They run the ropes and Summer hip tosses Natalya. Summer with a takedown and jackknife cover for a 2 count. Natalya with a two count now. Summer nails a dropkick and dances to show off. Natalya trips Summer while she dances and she falls on her face. Natalya with a takedown. Summer counters with a head scissors. They go to their feet and trade holds again. Natalya with a drop toe hold and big slap. Fandango tags in and dances to Natalya. She grabs him for a Sharpshooter but he retreats to the floor. Hornswoggle mocks Fandango. Fandango grabs him but Khali makes the save. Khali brings Fandango in the ring over the top rope. Fandango dropkicks Khali’s leg and starts working it over.
Fandango taunts Natalya and dodges a slap from her. He turns around to a big shot from Khali. Fandango runs into a big boot and goes back down. Fandango slides out of a big slam and tags in Summer. She dances and tries to distract Khali. Natalya comes in and slaps her to the mat. Natalya with a suplex and a sitdown slam. More back and forth. Natalya with a kick and an Anvil clothesline. Natalya goes for a Sharpshooter but Summer blocks it and rolls her up for the win.
Winners: Fandango and Summer Rae.
WWE United States Championship Match Dean Ambrose vs. Big E. Langston:
Ambrose taunts Big E after the bell rings. They come face to face and Dean slaps him. Big E shoves him to the mat and covers for a 2 count. More offense and a pin attempt from Big E. Langston takes Ambrose to the corner and works him over. Big shoulder thrust from Big E. Ambrose ducks a clothesline but leaps into Big E’s arms. E drops him with a backbreaker. Ambrose turns it around in the corner with chops. Ambrose hits him but Big E powers back and stares at him. Big E turns it around easily. Big E with high knees now. He scoops Ambrose up over his shoulder and drops him on the mat. E with another pin attempt and a bear hug.
More back and forth. Big E with a belly to belly suplex for a 2 count. Langston with a headbutt and another splash for a 2 count. Ambrose starts walking away from the ring but Big E brings him back. Ambrose takes control as Big E re-enters the ring. Ambrose drops Big E on his face for another 2 count. Ambrose runs into the ring post. Big E runs the ropes and spears Ambrose from the apron but they both hit hard on the floor. The referee starts his count. Ambrose stumbles to his feet but doesn’t make it back in the ring.
Winner by Count Out: Big E Langston
Handicap HIAC Match: CM Punk Vs. Ryback And Paul Heyman:
Out first comes CM Punk to a big pop from the crowd. This is the 27th Hell In a Cell match in history. Punk sizes up the Cell before entering. Out next comes Ryback for the second Cell match of his career. Ryback heads towards the Cell with no Paul Heyman yet. Finally, we see a scissors lift start to move near the stage. Paul Heyman is riding on it with a WWE crew member in control. Heyman rides to the Cell on top of the scissor lift. It appears they’re having some trouble getting the lift to steer correctly. The lift is pulled right up to the Cell door, pretty much blocking it. Heyman takes the mic and introduces himself. Heyman says he is the best in hell. The lift starts to lift Heyman up to the top of the Cell. Heyman says he’s Satan himself in WWE and Punk sold himself to the devil a long time ago. Ryback is the man who’s going to collect Punk’s soul for all the dirty deeds Heyman did on Punk’s behalf. Heyman walks out on top of the Cell now. He’s risen from hell and now is on top of the world, he says. Heyman says he owns Punk and that’s it. The bell rings with Heyman still on top of the Cell. Ryback and Punk go at it.
Ryback brings it back in the ring and slams Punk for another 2 count. Ryback with more offense and another 2 count. Punk finally drops Ryback with a high knee to the jaw. Punk springboards in but Ryback catches him in mid-air with a powerslam for a 2 count. Ryback says it’s time to finish it. He goes for Shell Shocked but Punk slides out and ducks a clothesline, sending Ryback into the turnbuckles face first. Punk grabs the kendo stick and nails Ryback with it a few times. We see Heyman looking down from the roof of the Cell. Punk with another kendo stick shot on Ryback. Punk goes to the top rope and nails the big elbow drop for a 2 count. Punk with more kendo stick shots. Punk goes under the ring and brings a table back in. Ryback attacks and sets the table up on its side. Ryback goes for a powerbomb into the table’s edges but Punk slides out. Ryback counters Punk and crotches him over the edges of the table. Heyman laughs from the top of the Cell.
Ryback with another 2 count on Punk. Ryback sets the table up and Heyman tells him to finish Punk. Punk nails Ryback with a low blow. Ryback falls on top of the table. Punk goes to the top and nails the big elbow drop through the table. Heyman looks shocked as fans chant for Punk. They both get up but Punk nails Ryback with the kendo stick. Punk nails GTS and slowly covers for the win.
Winner: CM Punk
Los Matadores Vs. Jack Swagger And Antonio Cesaro
Cesaro starts things off with Diego and they go at it. Cesaro goes down after a hurricanrana. More offense from Diego. Cesaro blocks a head scissors takedown and sends Diego to the floor. Swagger tags in and takes out Diego’s knee on the floor. Swagger brings him back in the ring and nails a Swagger Bomb. Cesaro tags in for some double teaming and a 2 count. Real Americans keep control with moves in the corner and more tags. Swagger with big knees to the gut on Diego. Swagger drops him with a clothesline and tags back in Cesaro. Cesaro keeps Diego from making a tag.
Swagger gets dumped to the floor but Cesaro stops Diego from tagging. Cesaro knocks Fernando off the apron with a big boot. Diego rolls Cesaro up for 2. Cesaro hits a very long Cesaro Swing on Diego, probably the longest yet. Cesaro stumbles around but covers Diego for a 2 count as Fernando makes the save. Diego nails a kick. Swagger and Fernando tag in at the same time. Fernando takes control and leaps off the top with a forearm on Swagger. Fernando counters and hits a big DDT for 2 as Cesaro breaks the pin. Diego sends Cesaro to the floor and follows. Cesaro rams him into the barrier. Diego comes off the top on Swagger but Swagger knocks him out of mid-air. Swagger with the ankle lock on Diego. Cesaro pulls the rope back so he can’t reach it. Cesaro gets knocked to the floor. Matadores tag in and hit a double team move on Swagger for the win.
Winners: Los Matadores
World Heavyweight Title: John Cena Vs. Alberto Del Rio:
We go to the ring and out first comes World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio waving a Mexican flag. Out next comes a returning John Cena to a big mixed reaction.
Del Rio brings it back in the ring and keeps control of Cena. Cena goes for Del Rio’s leg but Del Rio kicks him off. Cena runs right back but Del Rio catches him with a German suplex for a 2 count. Del Rio goes back to work on Cena’s injured arm. Cena fights to his feet and out of the hold. Cena nails a dropkick on Del Rio. Cena runs into a shoulder and goes back down. Del Rio stomps on the arm. Del Rio goes to the top and comes crashing down on Cena for another 2 count. Del Rio works on the arm once again. We see Damien Sandow watching backstage with his briefcase. Del Rio keeps control of Cena and uses the ropes. Del Rio charges but misses and lands out on the floor.
Del Rio drops Cena as he makes his way back into the ring. Del Rio goes to the top and waits for Cena to get up. Cena dropkicks Del Rio out of mid-air. Cena runs the ropes and hits the usual set of moves for his comeback. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle to a mixed reaction. Cena goes for the AA but Del Rio slides out and nails a Backstabber for a 2 count. Cena blocks the cross armbreaker but runs into the turnbuckles. Del Rio misses an enziguri. Cena nails a tornado DDT for a close 2 count. Cena goes to the top but Del Rio runs up and nails the enziguri for a close 2 count. We see Sandow getting ready backstage. Cena ducks another enziguri but misses the STF. Cena can’t hit the AA either. Del Rio nails a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a 2 count.
Del Rio turns Cena upside down in the corner and charges. Cena pulls himself up and Del Rio runs into the ring post. Cena climbs up and hits a big crossbody for a 2 count. Del Rio drops Cena with an armbar on his bar arm. Del Rio hits the cross armbreaker but Cena rolls through and applies the STF. Del Rio crawls for the ropes and breaks the hold. Del Rio with the super kick to the gut. Del Rio nails a roundhouse to the head and covers for another 2 count. Del Rio applies the cross armbreaker on Cena’s bad arm. Del Rio rolls down the protective sleeve. Cena powers up with the hold still applied and powerbombs Del Rio to break it. Cena goes for the AA but it’s blocked. Cena blocks Del Rio and nails the AA for the win.
Winner and New World Heavyweight Champion: John Cena
WWE Divas Title Match: Brie Bella Vs. AJ Lee:
WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee is out first with Tamina Snuka. Brie Bella is out next with her sister Nikki. Some taunting and lots of back and forth to start the match. AJ sends Brie to the floor and Tamina approaches. AJ follows andbrings Brie back in for a 2 count.
AJ keeps control and chokes Brie with the ropes. AJ with a neckbreaker. AJ skips around and laughs as fans cheer. Brie cuts her off with a knee to the gut. AJ blocks a neck breaker but gets caught in a bear hug. AJ backs Brie into the corner and breaks the hold. Brie nails a missile dropkick. More back and forth. Brie counters the Black Widow and rolls AJ up with a half crab. Tamina gets on the apron but Nikki pulls her down and they go at it. AJ makes it to the ropes and breaks the hold. Brie accidentally knocks Nikki off the apron when AJ moves out of the way. AJ applies the Black Widow for the win.
Winner: AJ Lee
WWE Championship Match Randy Orton vs Daniel Bryan:
The match begins with a slugfest before Orton tosses Bryan to the outside. Bryan comes back into the ring and is met with a powerslam by Orton. Bryan goes for the missile dropkick and follows up with several kicks to Orton’s chest. Orton catches Bryan with a dropkick. Orton hangs Daniel up in the ropes and then smashes him into the Cell wall. Orton sends Daniel into the Steel Steps. Orton grab the steps and rams them into Bryan shoulder. Orton tries to whip Bryan into the stairs again but Bryan reverses and sends Orton into them. Bryan begins to smash Orton’s head into the Steel Steps and The Cell Wall. Back in the ring, Bryan gets a 2 count. Orton gets hit with several kicks and gets hung up in the tree of woe where he gets hit with a missile dropkick. Orton gets dropkicked over the top rope and then gets hit with a sucide dive.
Bryan goes for another but Orton sends him flying into the Steel. Orton crotches Bryan on the ring post on the outside and follows up with his patented backbreaker. In the ring, Orton gets a 2 count. Orton sits Bryan on the top rope and goes for the Superplex. Daniel Bryan reverses it into a Sunset Flip Powerbomb. We soon have a European Uppercut Battle between Orton and Bryan. Daniel hits his signature clothesline and nails Orton with 2 dropkicks in the corner. Daniel Bryan hits a top rope hurricanrana and goes for the Headbutt. He only gets a 2 count. Daniel goes for the Buzzsaw Kick but Orton reverses and rolls up Bryan for 2. Orton is about to slither out of the Yes Lock and on the outside, Bryan rams Orton into the Cell wall. He dropskicks Orton into the wall and pulls a chair out from under the ring. Daniel begins to chop Orton down to size with those chair shots. Daniel Bryan is looking under the ring and pulls out every chair he can find, which is at least 10. Orton pokes Bryan in the eyes and begins to attack Bryan with chair shots. Orton hits several big chair shots and goes for the cover after each of them, only getting 2 counts. Orton stacks up the chairs in the middle of the ring. Orton puts Bryan up on the top rope and suplexes him. He misses the pile of chair though and gets a 2 count. HHH makes his way down to the ring and tells HBK to do his job. Orton clears the ring of the chair and hits a T-Bone Suplex on Orton. HBK can’t make the cover cause he is arguing with HHH. Orton comes out and he yells at HBK. Bryan tries to get Orton in the Yes Lock but Orton reserves into the Viper DDT.
Orton is shoved into HBK by accident and we have a classic ref bump. HHH orders for the Cell door to be opened so HBK can be check on. HHH gets hit with a Knee from Bryan. HBK superkicks Daniel Bryan for attacking his friend. Orton goes for the cover and HBK counts it.
Winner: Randy Orton.