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Becky Lynch, one of the top stars in SmackDown Live’s Women’s Division, is not a part of tonight’s WWE Hell In A Cell. She was asked about her feelings on that little face during a recent interview.

“To me, it always feels like a missed goal. I feel like I’m on a football field, I’m a striker and I missed a goal. In WWE things always change and there’s still hope, but you’ve just got to learn to ride it. You always want to be on top and you always want to be having pay-per-view matches and you always want to be having classics. That’s always my goal and my ambition – keep the eye of the tiger and keep looking forward. Who knows? By this time next year, I could have main evented WrestleMania with the Four Horsewomen. You’ve always got to keep your eye set on the ultimate goal.”

Also, in light of the women main eventing HIAC last year, she was asked if the Women’s Division not having an actual match in the Cell this year was a step back for the division.

“No, I don’t think so, personally. Say for example you had Bray Wyatt in Hell in Cell last year – I know he’s not in our division, but if he’s not in a Hell in a Cell match this year, it’s not a step backwards. Not for him or for the brand or for the company. It’s just a rotation. You can’t overdo it, as well. Or do it for the sake of, ‘Oh there’s a Women’s Revolution so they have to have a Hell in a Cell match.’ I think that’s grasping at straws and that’s forcing things. Unfortunately, Charlotte and Natalya, they haven’t had the longest storyline in this circumstance going into Hell in a Cell. Charlotte has a new character and Natalya has a new character and we’re seeing a different element of both of them. To put them into a Hell in a Cell right off the bat, where do you go from there? So no, I don’t think it’s a step backwards at all to not have a women’s Hell in a Cell match.”

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The betting odds for WWE Hell In A Cell are shifting as the event draws closer. With only a few hours to go, the favorites are becoming clearer. We saw even ground for several of the top matches yesterday, but things have changed.

Kevin Owens is the favorite to win his HIAC match with Shane McMahon, and WWE Champion Jinder Mahal has a slight edge over Shinsuke Nakamura. Charlotte is the heavy favorite to win the SmackDown Women’s Title from Natalya, and Bobby Roode is the clear favorite to win his match with Dolph Ziggler.

Just a reminder, the minus indicates the favorite and the plus is for the underdog. The number after the plus or minus tells us how favored or unfavored the competitors are.

WWE Hell In A Cell Betting Odds

WWE World Title
Jinder Mahal -280 vs Shinsuke Nakamura +200.

Hell In A Cell (Falls Count Anywhere)
Shane McMahon +400 vs Kevin Owens -600.

SmackDown Tag Team Titles Hell In A Cell
The New Day -145 vs The Usos +105.

US Title
AJ Styles -140 Baron Corbin +100.

SmackDown Women’s Title
Natalya + 260 vs Charlotte -380.

Randy Orton -600 vs Rusev +400.

Bobby Roode -600 vs Dolph Ziggler +400.

Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin -2000 vs The Hype Bros +1000.

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Jim Cornette vs Santino Marella

Jim Cornette just can’t seem to keep his name out of the headlines; some of us are starting to think it’s on purpose. Earlier today at a convention at the Cobo Center in Detroit, former WWE star Santino Marella confronted Cornette. This face off resulted in an argument between the two, and Cornette then packed up his stuff and left. The video below does have some parts with explicit language

Not surprisingly, when the news broke, Cornette took to Twitter to make light of the situation.

Sorry to anyone I missed at Cobo, some comedy midget wanted me to slap him AGAIN so he could sue since he's unemployed. Walked out instead. https://t.co/ezgCj7mqLV

— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) October 7, 2017

I am sure he will have more to say about things on his podcast in the near future.

Nattie Talks Facing Charlotte At HIAC

During a recent interview, SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya gave her thoughts on facing Charlotte at tomorrow’s WWE Hell In A Cell.

“I think about all of the incredible women I’ve competed against and I would put Charlotte Flair on top of the list of my favorite opponents. At the same time, the tables have turned. In the past, Charlotte was always the ‘bad guy’ facing me and was always the champion. Now she’s turned over a new leaf and the tables have turned. I’m the champion. It’s my house. It’s going to be interesting to see her prove to herself and to the entire WWE universe that she can hang with me. There’s probably no other women in this industry I respect more than Charlotte, but she’s going to have to show me why she’s fit to be champion.”

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WWE Hell In A Cell is just about 24 hours away, and the betting odds are ever shifting for tomorrow’s show. In the WWE World Title match, Jinder Mahal is heavily favored to retain over Shinsuke Nakamura. This is not good news for those of us who would like to see a change in the blue brand’s top singles title.

AJ Styles and Baron Corbin are neck and neck as far as the odds in the US Title match. Charlotte is favored to win the SmackDown Live Women’s Title from Natalya. And, surprisingly, The New Day and The Usos are on an even playing field in their Hell In A Cell SmackDown Tag Team Title bout.

As for the main event, Kevin Owens is heavily favored to beat Shane McMahon in their HIAC match. This should surprise one.

WWE Hell In A Cell Betting Odds

Hell In A Cell
Kevin Owens (1/7) vs Shane McMahon (4/1).

WWE World Title
Jinder Mahal (1/4) vs Shinsuke Nakamura (5/2).

SmackDown Women’s Title
Natalya (7/4) vs Charlotte (2/5).

SmackDown Tag Team Title HIAC
The New Day (5/6) vs The Usos (5/6).

US Title
AJ Styles (5/6) vs Baron Corbin (5/6).

Dolph Ziggler (4/6) vs Bobby Roode (11/10).

Randy Orton (1/9) vs Rusev (5/1).

Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin (1/12) vs The Hype Bros (5/1).

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Updated WWE Hell In A Cell Card

After last night’s SmackDown Live, Sunday’s Hell In A Cell got a few more matches and a few more stipulations to already announced bouts. We also got word that our favorite fashion police will return during HIAC with a new installment of the Fashion Files with Breezango.

Hell In A Cell Match Card

• Kickoff Show: Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs The Hype Bros.
• Rusev vs Randy Orton.
• Bobby Roode vs Dolph Ziggler.
• US Title Match: AJ Styles vs Baron Corbin.
• SmackDown Tag Title Match (HIAC Match): The New Day vs The Usos.
• SmackDown Women’s Title Match: Natalya vs Charlotte.
• WWE World Title: Jinder Mahal vs Shinsuke Nakamura.
• Falls Count Anywhere (HIAC Match): Kevin Owens vs Shane McMahon.

Sister Abigail Competing At WWE TLC?

It looks like the ever elusive Sister Abigail will be wrestling Finn Bálor at next month’s RAW TLC PPV. Of course, this won’t be your typical intergender match.

As we all saw on Monday’s RAW, Bray Wyatt “introduced” Finn to Abigail, and it’s now being reported that WWE will introduce the character at TLC. Of course, it’s going to be Bray Wyatt in drag (make-up and new gear), and word is Sister Abigail will be akin to Finn Bálor’s Demon. A little paint, some shiny (or in Bray’s case, tattered) new outfit, and there she is.

This should be interesting, to say the least.

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On October 8th, Hell will be upon Smackdown. Yes, everyone’s favorite bastardized gimmick match is returning. Hell in a Cell is nearly here. Of course, not all the matches will be contested inside the Cell, but there will be other matches.

Among these other matches are at least three championship matches. While the US title match hasn’t been announced yet, it’d be stupid to leave it off the card. For the purpose of this article, I’m assuming there will be a match.

Who will emerge victorious on October? Who will lose their coveted gold? Here are some guesses.

Baron Corbin

I think it’s safe to assume that at Hell in a Cell, the United States Championship will be defended in a triple threat match. AJ Styles is likely defending it against both Tye Dillinger and Baron Corbin. While many are no doubt pulling for Dillinger to pick up a win, I think that WWE must pull the trigger on the Lone Wolf if he is to ever be taken seriously as a competitor. WWE have done a great job with Corbin post Money in the Bank, what with him losing his cash-in and him losing to a smiling John Cena in 8 minutes. Needless to say, a loss for Corbin would be disastrous.

It would be easy to make Dillinger eat the pin, thus extending the program between Styles and Corbin. The feud can extend to whatever’s in December (also a great PPV name), where Corbin goes over. This frees up Styles for another feud, and hopefully they can put him back in the main title picture.

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John Cena’s RAW Status

John Cena might not make it to RAW this week for the No Mercy go-home episode of the show. He wrestled with the SmackDown Live roster today on the Shenzhen show in China, and unless he has some more super powers we aren’t aware of, it’s going to be difficult for him to make the 17 hour trip to San Jose to appear on WWE’s flagship show tomorrow night.

Reigns and Cena is a huge selling point for No Mercy, so his possible absence on the go-home episode isn’t a really good thing. But, neither WWE’s website nor the SAP Center’s website are advertising him for tomorrow’s show.

Rumored Plans For Rusev At Hell In A Cell

Looks like the program that Rusev had with Randy Orton on SmackDown Live will continue on through Hell In A Cell, if rumors are to be believed, that is. The two have been working Last Man Standing matches at the blue brand’s house shows, and after Rusev got beat in under a minute by Orton at SummerSlam, it looks like a rematch may be headed our way at HIAC.

Where Are Luke Harper & Erick Rowan?

While the two have been working matches against each other on SmackDown Live house shows, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan have been noticeably absent from WWE weekly television. According to reports, there was a plan in place earlier this summer to bring the duo back to Tuesday nights with a new look as a team and reveal them as the ones who keep harassing Breezango. No word now if those plans have been nixed or not.

Update On Vince McMahon Bleeding On SmackDown Live

Looks like the plan all along was for Vince McMahon to bleed like a stuck pig on last week’s SmackDown Live after taking a headbutt from Kevin Owens.

It’s being reported now that Vince bladed before the match and used either Vaseline or NuSkin to cover the cut to make it easier to have the red stuff flow after taking the shot from Owens.

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Betting Sites Dropping Wrestling?

It’s being reported that someone within WWE with some insider information on the finishes to matches made a whole heap of money off of betting on SummerSlam. Due to this one person, apparently some betting sites are considering dropping wrestling completely.

Dave Meltzer wrote:

“He did a $3.36 parlay on ten matches, all of which he got right, and won $45,600. That was a key thing where I mentioned after the show that a lot of the gambling sites were considering dropping WWE because insiders that knew could make a lot of money and that level money was ridiculous. The company that got hammered hasn’t done parlays in a long time, and won’t be doing them again.”

Meltzer also noted that some WWE talents bet heavily and some sites recognize them, which causes the odds to switch.

Kairi Sane On Winning The MYC & Working In Front Of American Audiences

Mae Young Classic winner Kairi Sane spoke with NBC Sports shortly after winning the tournament and seemed a bit shocked to be in that position.

“I was very proud of myself to be there as one of the finalists. It was surprising that I made it so far. I felt nervous, but it was such a happy day for me.”

As far as working in front of American fans as compared to Japanese ones, she seems happy to be working in front of American fans these days.

“I have to say American fans make me happier. I love their reactions. It’s very exciting and fun. It’s as if they’re fighting together with me.”

Second Hell In A Cell Match?

We already know that Shinsuke Nakamura and Jimder Mahal will fight it out for the WWE World Title in a Hell In A Cell match next month, but its now being reported that New Day will defend their SmackDown Tag Team Titles in the Call against The Usos.

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Matches Added To Hell In A Cell

On tonight’s SmackDown Live, we found out that there will be at least two Hell In A Cell matches at the upcoming PPV on October 8th.

The main event of the show will feature Jinder Mahal defending his WWE World Title against Shinsuke Nakamura in the Cell. I am guessing this is being done so that The Singh Brothers can’t interfere like they are prone to do in all of Mahal’s bouts.

The second match that was announced is Shane McMahon vs Kevin Owens in the Cell. Vince McMahon made the match on SmackDown Live tonight before getting utterly destroyed by Owens (it was glorious).

As for those wondering why Shane McMahon is in a program with Kevin Owens, it’s being reported that Vince thinks his son is a big attraction and can boost business by stepping into the ring and having a match with a top star. Shane is also required to wrestle at least twice per the terms of his WWE contract.

Backstage News On The NXT Women’s Title

It’s being reported that the winner of the Mae Young Classic (and as we all now know, Kairi Sane defeated Shayna Baszler in the finals tonight) will get a future title shot.

At this time, it appears that the new NXT Women’s Champion will be determined in with a multi-woman match. No date or indication if the match will take place on a weekly NXT show or if it will happen at a TakeOver special.

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WWE Hell In A Cell Announced

WWE announced that they will be returning to Detroit on October 8th at the Little Ceasers Arena for this year’s Hell In A Cell PPV. This year, WWE Hell In A Cell will be a SmackDown Live exclusive PPV.

SPORTS: Little Caesars Arena to host WWE Hell in a Cell from ABC7 https://t.co/ZqsUA52AyM #Detroit

— MI News Place (@minewsplace) July 30, 2017

Latest Broken Hardys News

This is the story that just won’t go away. Shock of shocks, all four of the initial trademark applications that Global Force Wrestling filed for in relation to the “Broken Universe” have been denied by the USPTO.

The “Broken Matt” trademark was denied due to it being too similar to the “Broken Matt Hardy” trademark that Matt Hardy himself filed for first. In order for GFW to get the trademark they applied for, they have to indicate whether the trademark refers to a living person, and if so, Matt would have to sign off on it since his application holds precedence.

“Brother Nero” was denied because GFW did not indicate whether or not is was going to be used to identify a living person. If it does, then they will need Jeff Hardy’s consent.

“Broken Brilliance” was refused due to GFW failing to specify whether or not the term has any significance in professional wrestling or is just a “term of art” in the business.

“Vanguard 1” was denied due to its similarity with a non-wrestling trademark.

All four trademarks received initial refusals due to the wording used for identification and classification and goods being too broad in the initial filing. The USPTO has asked for additional clarification on all of the filings.

John Cena At No Mercy

John Cena will be making his first appearance on a RAW brand PPV since the draft split last year. He’s being advertised for September’s No Mercy PPV in Los Angeles.

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