Official HELLo in the CELLo Thread 10/06/19

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I LOVED the ending. It was clear right from the outset when they didn’t put the ring announcer on the mic that the match was being thrown out/stopped/declared a no contest. Hell (in a Cell, lol), it was clear when they put the ref in Rollins way and had him try and talk him down from swinging the hammer. It’s a wrestling match, not a contest to see who can up and murder the other guy first - if Rollins suddenly pulls a gun, the ref is calling for the bell. He has that grounded, human based obligation.

I think they have a lot to go with now. The Fiend got his gimmick in at the end, so he’s still this bizarre, unstoppable force. He still hasn’t eaten a loss. Rollins has a wrinkle in his character now - he always plays up the fact that he fights tooth and nail when backed into a corner, but god damn he tried to straight up kill a guy and is that who he’s supposed to be?

It was a fun show, and people are acting like this isn’t the third HiaC match to end without a decisive winner or something.

It’s just wrestling, y’all.

Anyone see the Goldberg/Riddle confrontation? I found it hilarious and if it’s scripted, perhaps some of the better writing they have done in a while. In my opinion more entertaining than the entire PPV.

I don't even know why they are doing Team Hogan vs Team Flair? Why copy ideas from 2010 TNA?

lol. you'll will all still watch tonight.

The show was good till the final match. Yet so many Chicken Littles are running around screaming to the hilltop that "The Fed Is Dead". Shame really.

The thing that struck me after that match was the show of respect Orton gave Ali. He pounding on his chest, not in the "I'm the man, you're my b*tch" sort of way, but more like, "yeah kid, you were able to hang with me" - and he kept nodding to Ali when he left the ring. Don't be surprised if Ali get's selected as part of Team Flair.

Don't see enough Chicken Little references. Brilliant

HAHAHAHA, I still just can't help but laugh at how horrendous Hell In The Cell was. Potentially the most BS ending to any match/PPV ever. Fan outrage just shows. I just find it hilarious if I'm going to be honest.

But from what little I watched of the rest of the show (women's matches only), the rest wasn't too bad. I really wanted Sasha to win the title, I think Becky has had a good long reign, but I thought it was time to refresh. I'm not a fan of super long title reigns, unless there's a turn halfway through to freshen things up (CM Punk's WWE title reign is the perfect example). And obviously, there's simply no way Becky turning heel could work anytime soon - if ever. But the match made up for the result. Really good match, with a ton of really creative spots. AND THE WOMEN FINALLY BROKE A TABLE!! Seriously, that meteora through the table spot looked really good. The biggest positive I see out of this PPV is people giving Becky and Sasha the credit they deserve - which is great to see, because both of them are just fantastic wrestlers, and deserve the recognition. My only complaint with the match itself was the ending. Sasha was clearly fully capable of grabbing a chair and whacking Becky with it to break the hold; the chair was literally within her grasp!! So the ending just looked dumb to me. I don't know why, but it seems whenever Sasha taps out, it's always in the most frustrating way possible (e.g. tapping out with literally three seconds on the clock at Roadblock).

I just really wonder where Becky goes from here in terms of challengers, but I guess the draft will sort that out.

Kabuki Warriors VS Bliss/Cross was really weird. Title match with zero build, Kabuki Warriors win. Kabuki Warriors wrestling as heels without a heel turn was really weird. They REALLY need a brand new tag team theme, their theme mashup sounds awful. Asuka using Poison Mist was pretty cool. Happy with new champs, but this match really deserved build-up instead of being randomly made a couple of hours before showtime.

Charlotte VS Bayley was a good match. Expected Charlotte to win, wanted her to win, so happy with her winning. Bayley throwing a tantrum after was a bit weird, but hopefully now she becomes a fully-fledged heel. Would be a good character arc there.

The Fiend VS Seth Rollins, I don't think I even need to say anything about it. Been summed up pretty well right now all over social media. But depending on how you look at it, it's either hilariously bad, or so bad it makes you angry. I'm far more on the finding humour from it side.

The biggest problem I had with the Hell in a Cell match with Fiend/Rollins was the red lighting during the match because it was like fighting in the dark but they are more or less fighting in red light. That is what really grinded my gears. Had they fought in regular lighting, then the match wouldn't have been so bad. Another problem being the BS finish. I mean seriously like how? How? How does the match end in a DQ? I mean really, WWE really? This match really more or less just turned me off on the fact that Rollins is still WWE Universal Champion. Hell, if he had lost the title I think people would have cared more especially when it comes to his character. If they had Wyatt go over and win the title, people like myself would not have been so sour on the match. I mean it is like Vince and company are going out of their way to protect Rollins at every turn and it is because of that people are going to end up hating Rollins much like they did Roman Reigns not so long ago.