Hell in the Cell

Hell in a Cell is a professional wrestling cage-based match held in WWE (formerly World Wrestling Federation). It features a large "cell" structure, a 5-sided cuboid made from open-weave steel mesh Chain-link fencing which encloses the ring and ringside area. Unlike the steel cage match, wherein exiting over the cage results in a win, only an in-ring pinfall or submission will result in a win. There are no disqualifications. The original Cell was 16 ft (4.9 m) high and weighed over two tons but has since been replaced by an amplified version of 20 ft (6.1 m) and five tons. 38 Hell in a Cell matches have taken place in WWE since its inception in October 1997. The match type spawned its own pay-per-view and later WWE Network event in 2009, WWE Hell in a Cell, which has been held annually in October since. This event generally features anywhere from one to three Hell in a Cell Matches on the same card.

The original concept for the Hell in a Cell structure was created by Jim Cornette. As detailed in the Kayfabe Commentaries release "Timeline of WWE: 1997", Cornette described this concept as a combination of a cage which surrounded the majority of the ringside area (this was a cage design which was popular in Memphis wrestling promotions), and the cage used in both the NWA (National Wrestling Aliance) and WCW (World Championship Wrestling) for their WarGames matches (which had a top on the cage). On an October 2015 video podcast, Vince Russo said Cornette probably did come up with the concept, but the name "Hell in a Cell" came from him.

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