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3 Takeaways from WWE Hell in a Cell 2015

By Evan Gomes

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Time to Retire the Cell

Both matches inside the Hell in a Cell structure were fantastic matches. Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt had a slugfest to end their feud, and Brock Lesnar and Undertaker had a fitting cap to their saga. Each match was brutal, with high spots and tons of action. One thing was unnecessary with each of them though: the cell itself.

In the WWE’s current PG environment, the cell does not lend itself to the brutality it once did. No one will be tossed off of the top of the cell like Mankind was in 1998. The company’s current vision simply doesn’t allow that to happen. The company is reluctant to put their performers through that kind of bodily harm.

The matches tonight were still brutal. Reigns and Wyatt went though a combined three tables, including a nasty spear spot on the outside. They battered each other with kendo sticks and chairs, leaving each other exhausted and destroyed after the match.

Undertaker and Lesnar’s battle included a series of suplexes that were damaging. They used chairs, steel steps, and even exposed the ring under the mats. Both men were left bloodied, and the storytelling of Lesnar doing whatever he needed to do to win.

The key element between both of the matches is that neither one needed the cell. The gimmick match has had a good run, and it’s been running as long as Kane has been around. It’s time to retire the cell because it’s just not necessary. All of the potential spots in the Hell in a Cell match type have been done already, and the ones that remain using the cell are out of the picture in the PG environment.

As fond as the memories of the Hell in a Cell matches are, it may be time to retire them.

Evan Gomes is a journalism student at Loyalist College in Ontario, Canada. Connect with him on twitter at @E_Gomes. For booking, contact egomes27@gmail.com.

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