WWE Hell In A Cell 2019 DVD Review feat. Seth Rollins vs. The Fiend

Hell In A Cell 2019
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Title: Hell In A Cell 2019
Producer: WWE
Running Time: 191 Minutes
Certificate: 15
Number Of Discs: 1
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Released: November 18 2019

(Thanks to Fetch Publicity for arranging this review.)

This is our DVD review for WWE Hell In A Cell 2019, an interesting show for good and bad reasons. There were some thrilling matches, and also some – well, let’s be polite, underwhelming bouts. On DVD, it is a slightly easier watch because you know what’s coming, but there is still that feeling that HIAC 2019 is far from a must-see event. This is the latest DVD review for our site. So, let’s see what we think of Hell In A Cell 2019!

WWE Hell In A Cell 2019

Hell In A Cell 2019 Under Card

The opening bout inside the Cell between Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks is the highlight of the night, with some creative spots and a clear desire to put on great performances by both resulting in a match that the crowd is fully invested in. The high-quality action continues with a strong tag bout which sees Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan slay Luke Harper and Erick Rowan; what’s more, contrary to expectations, Bryan did not stab Reigns in the back, and Daniel is still a tweener leaning towards the babyface side as I write this.

Randy Orton vs. Ali is mostly okay but it does feature a tremendous finishing sequence that nobody sees coming. Though Daniel Bryan did not resume his heel ways, we do get an attitude adjustment for The Kabuki Warriors during their Women’s Tag Team Title shot at Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, which again is unexpected. Conversely, The O.C. vs. Braun Strowman and The Viking Raiders feels like something from Raw, and though Shorty G vs. King Corbin is entertaining, they had put on better matches in prior weeks. Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair is a worthy bout, though there were complaints when Flair won the SmackDown Women’s Championship yet again. Mind you, they paled in comparison to the outrage towards the final match.

Hell In A Cell 2019 Main Events

Up until this point, HIAC 2019 was fairly decent if not completely memorable. But the Cell match between Seth Rollins and The Fiend is sadly a historic booking failure for WWE. Seth’s repeated Stomps (as in, more than a dozen) only for The Fiend to keep getting up renders his already-weakened finisher as a totally ineffective move in a big-match situation, while his increasingly-violent attempts to keep the masked alter ego of Bray Wyatt down result in heavy boos (partly because fans didn’t want to see The Fiend lose).

But the decision to stop the match on what was effectively a disqualification in a Hell In A Cell match is the moment when the audience completely turns, and not only on the arena but also online, where the universal reaction to this, erm, Universal Championship match was one of gobsmacked disbelief. The Fiend did beat down Seth afterwards in a grisly visual, but it wasn’t enough to offset the feeling that this presentation harmed everybody involved: Rollins (Raw‘s top face who has received boos ever since), Fiend (who technically didn’t lose, but also didn’t officially win), the referee (who in kayfabe ended the contest) and even the stipulation, which has now seen two straight years of poor booking decisions turn it into a match that very few fans are now completely invested in.

Hell In A Cell 2019 Analysis

However, that was at the time. Since HIAC took place, The Fiend has captured the red-strapped crown from Seth in a rematch at Crown Jewel. I mention this because, now that The Fiend has won the gold, it is a bit easier to rewatch this Cell match. And easier, too, to ponder WWE’s decision-making with less intensity than what the company received in early October. Okay, so it is still over-the-top on the violence (especially since we are still in the PG era, despite what some would imply). And the ending remains nonsensical (since when could you stop a HIAC match due to excessive brutality?). But it is merely a wrong turn on the path towards Fiend striking gold. As opposed to being the moment when WWE killed off its most promising character in ages.

Hell In A Cell 2019 Summary

Still, that being said, WWE Hell In A Cell 2019 is still not a show that you absolutely need to watch. The first two matches are very good, and the third bout has its moments, but the rest is filler before a main event that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. I wouldn’t suggest that you should not check the card out, but there are several other WWE PPVs this year that I would recommend instead.

Overall Rating: 5/10 – Average

Further Link

To purchase WWE Hell In A Cell 2019 on DVD online, click here.

So, those are our thoughts on WWE Hell In A Cell 2019 on DVD! But what do you think? Let us know by leaving a comment below!