WWE Hell in a Cell: Every match winner in the history of WWE’s most unforgiving gimmick match

See who competed in and won every Hell in a Cell match in WWE history.

Hell in a Cell. Just saying the name of the match makes it sound like something bad is about to go down.

Yet wrestling fans have fallen in love with this particular gimmick match, which made its debut in 1997 when the biggest wrestling promotion in the world was still called WWF. Who knew then it would still be thrilling spectators 25 years later?

Like most special matches, Hell in a Cell has had its share of iconic moments (Mick Foley being thrown off the cage by Undertaker is about as legendary as it gets) and some stinkers as well (no one is nominating Ryback for the Hell in a Cell hall of fame, and he was once in two of these in a row). But there’s something about the visual of the cell itself and the way it reinforces the idea that it can shorten the careers of people who enter it that makes it undeniable, even after 50+ matches.

Want to take a walk down memory lane to see who participated in and won each one? We’ve got the complete history of WWE Hell in a Cell matches right here, so just read on.

WWE Hell in a Cell matches: Complete history

  • 1. Badd Blood: In Your House, Oct. 5, 1997, St. Louis
    • Shawn Michaels def. The Undertaker
  • 2. Raw, June 15, 1998, San Antonio
    • The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Mankind and Kane
  • 3. King of the Ring, June 28, 1998, Pittsburgh
    • The Undertaker def. Mankind
  • 4. Raw, Aug. 24. 1998, Philadelphia
    • Mankind vs. Kane ended in a no contest
  • 5. WrestleMania XV, March 28, 1999, Philadelphia
    • The Undertaker def. Big Boss Man
  • 6. No Way Out, Feb. 27, 2000, Hartford, Connecticut
    • Triple H def. Cactus Jack to retain the WWF Championship
  • 7. Armageddon, Dec. 10, 2000, Birmingham, Alabama
    • Kurt Angle def. The Undertaker, Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Rikishi and The Rock to retain the WWF Championship
  • 8. Judgment Day, May 19, 2002, Nashville
    • Triple H def. Chris Jericho
  • 9. No Mercy, Oct. 20, 2002, North Little Rock, Arkansas
    • Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker to retain the WWE Championship
  • 10. Bad Blood, June 15, 2003, Houston
    • Triple H def. Kevin Nash to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
  • 11. Bad Blood, June 13, 2004, Columbus, Ohio
    • Triple H def. Shawn Michaels
  • 12. Vengeance, June 26, 2005, Las Vegas
    • Batista def. Triple H to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
  • 13. Armageddon, Dec. 18, 2005, Providence, Rhode Island
    • The Undertaker def. Randy Orton
  • 14. Unforgiven, Sept. 17, 2006, Toronto
    • D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) def. Mr. McMahon, Shane McMahon and Big Show
  • 15. Survivor Series, Nov. 18, 2007, Miami
    • Batista def. The Undertaker to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
  • 16. SummerSlam, Aug. 17, 2008, Indianapolis
    • The Undertaker def. Edge
  • 17. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 4, 2009, Newark
    • The Undertaker def. CM Punk to win the World Heavyweight Championship
  • 18. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 4, 2009, Newark
    • Randy Orton def. John Cena to win the WWE Championship
  • 19. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 4, 2009, Newark
    • D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) def. The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase)
  • 20. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 3, 2010, Dallas
    • Randy Orton def. Sheamus to retain the WWE Championship
  • 21. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 3, 2010, Dallas
    • Kane def. The Undertaker to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
  • 22. Raw (dark match), Sept. 26, 2011, Kansas City, Missouri
    • John Cena def. Alberto Del Rio, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger to retain the WWE Championship
  • 23. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 2, 2011, New Orleans
    • Mark Henry def. Randy Orton to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
  • 24. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 2, 2011, New Orleans
    • Alberto Del Rio def. John Cena and CM Punk to win the WWE Championship
  • 25. WrestleMania XXVII, April 1, 2012, Miami
    • The Undertaker def. Triple H
  • 26. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 28, 2012, Atlanta
    • CM Punk def. Ryback to retain the WWE Championship
  • 27. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 27, 2013, Miami
    • CM Punk def. Ryback and Paul Heyman
  • 28. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 27, 2013, Miami
    • Randy Orton def. Daniel Bryan to win the vacant WWE Championship
  • 29. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 26, 2014, Dallas
    • John Cena def. Randy Orton
  • 30. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 26, 2014, Dallas
    • Seth Rollins def. Dean Ambrose
  • 31. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 25, 2015, Los Angeles
    • Roman Reigns def. Bray Wyatt
  • 32. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 25, 2015, Los Angeles
    • Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker
  • 33. WrestleMania 32, April 3, 2016, Arlington, Texas
    • The Undertaker def. Shane McMahon
  • 34. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 30. 2016, Boston
    • Roman Reigns def. Rusev to retain the WWE United States Championship
  • 35. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 30, 2016, Boston
    • Kevin Owens def. Seth Rollins to retain the WWE Universal Championship
  • 36. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 30, 2016, Boston
    • Charlotte Flair def. Sasha Banks to win the WWE Raw Women’s Championship
  • 37. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 8, 2017, Detroit
    • The Usos def. The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) to win the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
  • 38. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 8, 2017, Detroit
    • Kevin Owens def. Shane McMahon (Falls Count Anywhere)
  • 39. Hell in a Cell, Sept. 16, 2018, San Antonio
    • Randy Orton def. Jeff Hardy
  • 40. Hell in a Cell, Sept. 16, 2018, San Antonio
    • Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman ended in a no contest; Reigns retained the WWE Universal Championship
  • 41. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 6, 2019, Sacramento, California
    • Becky Lynch def. Sasha Banks to retain the WWE Raw Women’s Championship
  • 42. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 6, 2019, Sacramento, California
    • Seth Rollins def. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt to retain the WWE Universal Championship
  • 43. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 25, 2020, Orlando
    • Roman Reigns def. Jey Uso in an “I Quit” Match to retain the WWE Universal Championship
  • 44. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 25, 2020, Orlando
    • Sasha Banks def. Bayley to win the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
  • 45. Hell in a Cell, Oct. 25, 2020, Orlando
    • Randy Orton def. Drew McIntyre to win the WWE Championship
  • 46. SmackDown, June 18, 2021, Tampa, Florida
    • Roman Reigns def. Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE Universal Championship
  • 47. Hell in a Cell, June 20, 2021, Tampa, Florida
    • Bianca Belair def. Bayley to retain the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
  • 48. Hell in a Cell, June 20, 2021, Tampa, Florida
    • Bobby Lashley def. Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Championship
  • 49. Raw, June 21, 2021, Tampa, Florida
    • Bobby Lashley def. Xavier Woods
  • 50. Crown Jewel, Oct. 21, 2021, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Edge def. Seth Rollins