Editing Hell in a Cell (section)

==Reception==
The first Hell in a Cell match in 1997 between [[The Undertaker]] and [[Shawn Michaels]] was highly acclaimed, with [[Dave Meltzer]] [[List of professional wrestling matches rated 5 or more stars by Dave Meltzer|giving it 5 stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharrington/mookieghana-prowrestlingstatistics/wwf_wwe_ppvs_1985_2013_wo_star_ratings#TOC-WWF-In-Your-House-18:-Badd-Blood |title=Dave Meltzer Star Ratings for WWF/WWE PPVs 1985–2013 |author=Harrington, Chris |website=Indeedwrestling.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129031643/https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharrington/mookieghana-prowrestlingstatistics/wwf_wwe_ppvs_1985_2013_wo_star_ratings |archive-date=2016-01-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As the match became more common, critics claimed that the concept was being overused, particularly during the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=140359 |title = USING TALENTS UP TOO QUICKLY, ANOTHER WAY TO BOOK RETRIBUTION, MY FAVORITE GIMMICK MATCH AND MORE {{!}} PWInsider.com}}</ref> Former WWE producer [[Arn Anderson]] said in 2020 that too many feuds had culminated in a Hell in a Cell match despite not justifying a match of that caliber.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arn Anderson says that WWE are overusing Hell In A Cell matches|date=October 7, 2020|website=Sportskeeda|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-arn-anderson-reveals-wwe-overusing-hell-in-a-cell-matches|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref> In 2024, prior to a Hell in a Cell match against [[Drew McIntyre]], [[CM Punk]] stated that he hoped to revitalize the match's brutality and quality, saying, "I don't want to have a cell that needs a match. I want to have a match that needs the cell."<ref>{{cite web|first=Cain A.|last=Knight|title=CM Punk is trying to change WWE’s flawed approach to the Hell in a Cell match|date=October 3, 2024|website=Cageside Seats|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2024/10/3/24261216/cm-punk-explains-hell-in-a-cell-logic-drew-mcintyre-feud-bad-blood-story-brutal-end-restore-gimmick|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref>

Heavy criticism was directed at the finish of the [[Hell in a Cell (2019)|2019]] match between [[Seth Rollins]] and [[Bray Wyatt|"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt]] after it became the first Hell in a Cell match to end via referee stoppage.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE 2019 Hell In A Cell: Rollins-Fiend a no contest, Flair becomes 10-time champ|date=October 6, 2019|website=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/27775550/2019-wwe-hell-cell-live-results-updates-grades-ratings|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Alfred|last=Konuwa|title=WWE Hell In A Cell 2019 Results: Fans Chant ‘AEW,’ ‘Refunds’ For Fiend Vs. Seth Rollins Main Event|date=October 7, 2019|website=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2019/10/07/wwe-hell-in-a-cell-2019-results-fans-chant-aew-refunds-for-fiend-vs-seth-rollins-main-event/|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Carl|last=Bennett|title=WWE has killled one of it’s{{sup|[sic]}} greatest creations – Hell in a Cell is dead|date=October 7, 2019|website=talkSPORT|url=https://talksport.com/wrestling/612443/wwe-hell-in-a-cell/|access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref>

Hell in a Cell matches have been less frequent in the 2020s, particularly since the discontinuation of the [[WWE Hell in a Cell|Hell in a Cell event]]. The event was last held in [[Hell in a Cell (2022)|2022]], where Rollins and [[Cody Rhodes]] competed in the second Hell in a Cell match to be rated 5 stars by Meltzer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iwnerd.com/dave-melter-star-ratings-wwe-hell-in-a-cell-2022/|title=Dave Melter Star Ratings – WWE Hell in a Cell 2022|work=IWNerd|access-date=February 15, 2023|date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719091404/https://www.iwnerd.com/dave-melter-star-ratings-wwe-hell-in-a-cell-2022/|archive-date=July 19, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> This feat was also achieved by the Punk–McIntyre match at [[WWE Bad Blood (2024)|Bad Blood 2024]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tjrwrestling.net/news/dave-meltzer-ratings-wwe-bad-blood-2024/|title=Dave Meltzer Match Ratings WWE Bad Blood 2024|date=October 11, 2024|last=Harold|first=James|work=TJR Wrestling|access-date=October 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241106175653/https://tjrwrestling.net/news/dave-meltzer-ratings-wwe-bad-blood-2024/|archive-date=November 6, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>