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WWE’s most recent PPV, Hell in a Cell, has come to a close. The yearly event placed a few WWE superstars inside the titular cell, which was red this year for the first time. The show took place at the AT&T Center in Dallas, Texas, and there were a few shocking moments during the evening, including a couple of surprise wins, which you can learn about from our live coverage results.

We saw the Smackdown Women’s Championship change hands while Ronda Rousey retained her championship in a hard-fought battle against Alexa Bliss. Compared to past events, like Summerslam, this was a smaller show, with only eight matches taking place on the card, one of which was on the Kickoff Show.

However, when it comes to the PPV itself, how did each match stack up? Did these bouts live up to their hype after weeks of building up the storylines, or did it fall flat? The GameSpot staff has a few thoughts of their own, move forward to check them out. The card–as it appeared on the show–is listed below.

Match card:

• The New Day (c) vs. Rusev & Aiden English (Smackdown Tag Team Championship) [KICKOFF SHOW]
• Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton (Hell in a Cell match)
• Charlotte (c) vs. Becky Lynch (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
• Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntrye (c) vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose (Raw Tag Team Championship)
• AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe (WWE Championship)
• Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella vs. The Miz & Maryse
• Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Alexa Bliss (Raw Women’s Championship)
• Roman Reigns (c) vs. Braun Strowman (Hell in a Call match for the Universal Championship with Mick Foley as guest referee)

The first image of actor Joaquin Phoenix in the role of the Joker for the upcoming standalone film focused on Batman’s nemesis has been revealed.

Director Todd Phillips posted a picture of Phoenix in character on his Instagram page with the caption “Arthur.” It was previously rumoured that the Joker will go by Arthur Fleck in the new film, and this new post seems to confirm it.

Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, and Frances Conroy have also signed on to play parts in the upcoming standalone Joker movie.

The film will be an origin story for the Clown Prince of Crime, and it is currently filming. Additionally, there is another Joker movie starring Jared Leto, who played the character in Suicide Squad.

Director Todd Phillips is known for directing the Hangover movies. In other news, Alec Baldwin has cleared up rumours of his involvement in the new Joker movie–he won’t be in it.

It’s time for WWE superstars to be completely enclosed by a giant chain-linked cage. Coming to the AT&T Center in Dallas, Texas today is WWE’s latest event, Hell in a Cell. Superstars from both Smackdown and Raw will battle it out at this PPV, and a few of their matches will take place in the dreaded Hell in a Cell match.

The PPV is coming to the WWE Network and PPV today, airing at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET / 12 AM BST (Sept. 17), with a Kickoff show starting one hour prior. Multiple championships will be on the line, but surprisingly, neither the Intercontinental nor United States Championships will be defended at this show.

However, there are still six title matches to look forward to, including Roman Reigns taking on Braun Strowman in a Hell in a Cell match for the Universal Championship, in which Mick Foley will be the special guest referee. Additionally, Samoa Joe takes on AJ Styles for the WWE Championship all while trying to become the new dad in the Styles’ household. That’s been one really weird storyline. There have been a lot of rumors for the PPV, some of which have been confirmed, and if you want to know our take on the show before it happens, we have predictions for every match.

Check out the match card below. The matches may not happen in the order listed. In case you’re not caught up, don’t worry; we put the final results in spoiler blocks.

• Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton (Hell in a Cell match)
• Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntrye (c) vs. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose (Raw Tag Team Championship)
• Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella vs. The Miz & Maryse
• The New Day (c) vs. Rusev & Aiden English (Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
• Charlotte (c) vs. Becky Lynch (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
• Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Alexa Bliss (Raw Women’s Championship)
• AJ Styles (c) vs. Samoa Joe (WWE Championship)
• Roman Reigns (c) vs. Braun Strowman (Hell in a Call match for the Universal Championship with Mick Foley as guest referee)

Kickoff Show

Kickoff Show begins at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET.

While WWE’s PPV Hell in a Cell is about to kick off, it’s hard not to think about the recent announcement that Matt Hardy is calling it quits. He said it himself last night, and you can check out the video for yourself below. In addition to that news, there are plenty of rumors leading into the dual-branded PPV this evening. More often than not, these rumors are totally bunk, but most wrestling fans enjoy knowing more about what’s going on backstage, even if the info isn’t 100% accurate.

Things are sure to get chaotic when WWE’s PPV Hell in a Cell comes to the WWE Network and PPV on Sunday, September 16. This year’s event will be hosted by the AT&T Center in Dallas, Texas, and the show will begin at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT with a Kickoff Show starting one hour prior. There will be multiple title matches and at least two confirmed Hell in a Cell matches at the show.

So far, there aren’t any huge rumors leading into Hell in a Cell yet, but WWE programming still has to get through this week’s episodes of Raw and Smackdown to push forward, which is usually when the rumor mill really starts moving. Below, you can see the latest rumors for the upcoming PPV. If you’d like to know more, check out the updated match card for the show and our predictions.

The biggest news to come out prior to Hell in a Cell is Matt Hardy’s retirement. After a house show in Texas, Hardy took to Twitter to thank his fans and say that the Saturday evening match he had may be one of his final ones. You can check out the video for yourself in the tweet below.

Since coming back to WWE, he’s won the Raw Tag Team Championships twice, once with his brother Jeff and once with his rival-turned-partner Bray Wyatt. Additionally, Hardy won the Andre the Giant Battle Royal at Wrestlemania. More than likely, Hardy will make a more official announcement on the September 17 episode of Raw.

As rumors get confirmed or debunked, we’ll keep you updated.

• Becky Lynch and Charlotte have been battling back and forth on Twitter, and Charlotte posed the idea that their match should be a Hell in a Cell match. As of this writing, that would make three of the event’s matches contested inside the cage. [UPDATE] The match doesn’t have this stipulation yet, and it doesn’t seem like it will be added.
• The AT&T Center has revealed some of the card for the PPV. One match has not been confirmed by WWE, and the card is always subject to change. The new addition is Rollins & Ambrose vs Ziggler and McIntyre for the Raw Tag Team Championships. [UPDATE] Match confirmed and recently added to the card.
• Shawn Michaels may be coming out of retirement for the next Saudi Arabia show on November second, according to Wrestling Observer. Apparently, he would be involved in a tag match.
• It’s looking like Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Lashley will be added to the card, according to how Owens’ storyline is going, with his most recent attack on Lashley. [UPDATE] It’s hours before the event, and this match hasn’t been added. It seems very doubtful.
• Many are speculating that Nikki Bella will interfere with Ronda Rousey’s match, in order to set up Bella/Rousey for WWE’s all-women’s PPV, Evolution, for October.
• Kurt Angle has been away for a while, and according to Sportster, Hell in a Cell or the Raw after the PPV could be when he returns, in which he’ll battle Constable Baron Corbin so Angle can get his spot back as General Manager.

Make sure to come back to GameSpot on Sunday for live coverage of Hell in a Cell.