WWE Hell In A Cell 2019 will take place on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT live on the WWE Network with the kickoff show beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. Here are the final match card predictions for one of the most hellacious PPVs of the year.
From WWE Raw, there are only two officially scheduled matches: (1) Seth Rollins (c) vs. Bray Wyatt for the Universal Championship, and (2) Becky Lynch (c) vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women’s Championship.
From WWE SmackDown, there are only two officially scheduled matches: (1) Bayley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and (2) Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan vs. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan.
With only four matches officially announced for the entire PPV card, the WWE Universe could be in for a surprise treat. It’s now time to predict the Hell in a Cell 2019 card, starting with the only non-title match on the card: Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper.
Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper [Tag Match]
Murder. Mendacity. Match. These three words sum up this rivalry in a nutshell. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper allegedly attempted to murder Roman Reigns with a forkilift and a car on two separate occasions.
When Erick Rowan was interrogated by his former friend and tag team partner, Daniel Bryan, he lied about doing what he did. As the WWE Universe knows, Daniel Bryan hates liars.
Due to recent association with Rowan, Bryan decided to side with Roman in this match to clear his good name. In doing so, he is thereby assisting Roman in attaining justice for the heinous attacks he was subjected to in the past few months.
Arguments can be made that Harper and Rowan must win this match since they just reunited and Harper just returned to in-ring competition. However, Rowan defeated Roman Reigns with assistance from Luke Harper at Clash of Champions 2019.
With 50:50 booking being a common theme in the WWE, Reigns and Bryan are bound to pick up the victory in this bout. While Roman must obtain redemption, Bryan just became a full fledged babyface and must prove to Roman as well as the WWE Universe that he is the man of gravitas that he says he is.
Many think Bryan is still the mastermind behind this, but imagine if Bryan ‘lied’ about having nothing to do with the heinous actions perpetrated against Roman? Wouldn’t that mean that he hates himself? Far from it.
Although attempted murder of any individual could be used as a means of population control to solve the overpopulation problem today, it is far beyond Bryan’s character to go that far in saving the environment. Hell in a Cell is the perfect PPV for this feud to end and justice can feasibly be served with a solid babyface victory by Reigns and Bryan.
Prediction: Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Sasha Banks [Raw Women’s Championship: Hell In A Cell]
At Clash of Champions 2019, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch’s championship match stole the show yet ended inconclusively with a disqualification victory for The Boss. Since Banks defeated Lynch but failed to capture the championship, she was automatically guaranteed a championship rematch to settle the score decisively at the next PPV in October, Hell in a Cell.
At Hell in a Cell 2019, they will take their rivalry to the next level. Banks and Lynch are two of the best superstars in the business, and their talent as well as their heart will shine through inside the ring. However, the true winner of this bout will have her aggressiveness and tenaciousness shine through inside the cell.
From a booking standpoint, Banks needs to unquestionably solidify her return to WWE as well as her abrupt heel turn with a championship victory. Imagine a top star returning to WWE after four months just to lose to Becky Lynch? That would be quite embarrassing.
From an insider’s standpoint, Becky Lynch has been rumored to get drafted to SmackDown in October, and it’s safe to say that she has done all she could with the Women’s Championship on Raw. Before she leaves the red brand, the best superstar for her to drop the championship to is definitely Sasha Banks.
Many would argue that Lynch should not to lose to anyone after defeating Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35 in the first ever women’s main event. In order to counter that perceptive argument, Becky Lynch can be salvaged from looking weak in defeat if Bayley broke into the cell and helped Banks win the championship.
As a result, expect the reign of The Boss to finally commence. Hopefully, it will be an everlasting one as she attempts to fulfill her end goal of main eventing WrestleMania in the near future.
Prediction: Sasha Banks
Bayley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair [SmackDown Women’s Championship]
Also at Clash, Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair by exposing the steel on the corner turnbuckle and thrusting Charlotte’s face into the steel. This is just the beginning of Bayley cementing herself as a top heel in the WWE.
From a booking standpoint, Bayley should be a safe bet to retain her SmackDown Women’s Championship in order to solidify her heartwarming reunion with Sasha Banks. The Boss N’ Hug Connection as champions is best for business.
Bayley and Sasha’s loss on the go-home of SmackDown indicate their inevitable wins at this PPV. Lynch and Charlotte had their time to shine for the majority of 2018-2019, and it’s now time for Banks and Bayley to elevate their respective divisions.
Prediction: Bayley
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Bray Wyatt [Universal Championship: Hell in a Cell]
During the last PPV, Clash, Seth Rollins slayed the monster to retain his Universal Championships. Hopefully, Rollins does not slay ‘The Fiend’ too.
Seth Rollins’ Universal Championship reign was not as exciting to experience as it was hyped up to be. It was pleasant to see Rollins slay the Beast at WrestleMania 35 because the WWE Universe was fed up with a part-time Universal Champion and wanted someone to execute stellar matches and killer segments for them every week.
When Seth Rollins was Intercontinental Champion, he did that for the WWE Universe and even more was expected of him when he became Universal Champion. Sadly, those expectations were not met as he decided to become the corporate ‘yes’ man that no one ever wants.
The trend of melding the face of the WWE into someone the WWE Universe cannot connect with is quite ironic. If the WWE wants good business, they should want the face of the WWE to connect with their audience, but they frequently fail to facilitate this connection.
Seth Rollins’ babyface momentum has significantly simmered in the eyes of the common viewer. He definitely needs a break from the title picture before he starts getting booed like Roman Reigns was booed for the past four years.
With the draft coming up, Rollins should drop the title to the hottest commodity in WWE sports entertainment today: Bray Wyatt. Albeit it’s quite early to put the championship on Wyatt, it’s never wrong to strike while the iron is hot.
From a booking standpoint, Wyatt needs to look unstoppable with his new gimmick. Losing to Rollins would ruin all of the momentum he gathered up in recent months.
From an insider’s standpoint, Lynch’s rumored draft to SmackDown could be a sign that Rollins also gets drafted to SmackDown. In fact, his match with Nakamura on the go home-show of Friday Night SmackDown Fox Premiere highlights how this rumored draft could be true.
With Lesnar as WWE Champion on SmackDown, it is very unlikely that Rollins would go to SmackDown with the Universal Championship. Henceforth, Rollins must drop the title to The Fiend with no questions asked before getting drafted.
Prediction: Bray Wyatt