Roman Reigns beats Braun Strowman and 5 smart booking decisions

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WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 is showcased by Roman Reigns against Braun Strowman for the World Championship, AJ Styles against Samoa Joe for the WWE title, and highlights from Ronda Rousey, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.

After a SummerSlam pay-per-view that has far exceeded expectations, Hell in a Cell is looking to continue this momentum with a spectacular projection at the AT & T center in San Antonio, Texas. There's a lot of buzz around the WWE product right now, thanks to a SummerSlam show that has resulted in a huge increase in the number of viewers for Raw and SmackDown and has a lot of fans and critics wondering and a bunch of people. other big stars.

On paper, Hell in a Cell has the potential to be as good, if not better than SummerSlam, but as always, it will depend on the booking decisions made by the creative team. In 2018, WWE has had a difficult time booking its product, which recently featured such highlights as the reunion of The Shield or Randy Orton. with Kevin Owens at the seemingly endless rivalry between Finn Balor and Baron Corbin.

Of course, the WWE really needs to move up a gear in the fall, when the number of viewers in the company tends to deteriorate and the quality of its products diminishes at a time when several other TV series are raising the pace . With a very solid PPV card for Hell in a Cell that presents huge rivalries like Joe vs. Styles and Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch, this series could however pave the way for a formidable series Survivor Series in November.

Will WWE avoid doing creative nonsense in San Antonio? Here are five smart booking decisions that WWE must make at Hell in a Cell.

Shield Dethrones Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre

With Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins battling Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre at Hell in a Cell, two-thirds of The Shield will play one of their biggest games since they ended up on Raw after Summerslam.

Going from the front, The Shield's race should aim to restore and reinforce what made them so popular during their first WWE race that ended in 2014: their dominance.

After all, there is money to be won with another dominant run for The Shield after the WWE attempt in 2017 was ruined by Ambrose's injury and Reigns' disease. Indeed, The Shield has always been a major player in WWE, both as an individual and as a trio, and WWE must take advantage of it as much as it can. Rollins, Reigns and Ambrose have all been selected as the best freight carriers since 2015 and are still so today, but they have been as successful in this department as the best faction in WWE history. .

In addition to selling a ton of merchandise, The Shield has been an undisputed success for Raw and could be the glue of the red brand this fall after their reunion created a ton of buzz for the red brand. Raw, of course, will need a series of telling stories to keep his TV ratings from breaking during the NFL season, and with Ambrose, Reigns and Rollins ranking among the most popular stars in the WWE, after her last attempt, she failed to take flight because of a wide variety of circumstances.

This means that Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler will have to do the honors at Hell in a Cell, losing to Ambrose and Rollins as a way to cement this last duo as a must. Instantly instilling Ambrose and Rollins as an unbeatable duo (and making Rollins a double champion) while Reigns holds the Universal title could pave the way for a number of potentially intriguing scenarios, including another implosion of Shield for Ambrose. Potential singles quarrels between some of The Shield's stars and perhaps even a triple threat match at WrestleMania 35, which the betting odds have rated as one of the series favorites.

With Raw struggling to create compelling angles in recent months, The Shield is a simple story that's both easy to tell and intriguing, but to begin with, we need Rollins and become champions by team to show fans that The Shield is really back.

Samoa Joe Wins WWE Championship

One thing is very clear about Samoe Joe: he is an incredible heel, without shades of gray, and he comes at the right time.

Joe ran every week with his performances, whether it was his phenomenal match with AJ Styles at SummerSlam or his promo of the following Tuesday. There is no more credible, more credible or more vicious stub at the WWE now that the creation of SmackDown has done an absolutely amazing job adding a personal layer to the Styles vs Joe quarrel, which could easily have been much appreciated . dream match between two great wrestlers.

Instead, the Joe / Styles rivalry presents itself as a "Feud of the Year" nominee that will last several months but tell a more compelling storyline if Joe ends up overthrowing Styles to win the WWE Championship. Of course, it is almost always better for a baby-face to challenge a title, and Joe is very attractive as a major player who generates a strong audience and has always been at the head of the PPV in quality matches . It's a good time to take advantage of the momentum that he has accumulated by making him complete the very impressive reign of over 300 days of Styles.

Styles is well established as a great mercenary and one of WWE's biggest fans, and nothing will change, without even losing the WWE title after the third longest reign of the WWE since 1994 behind John Cena and CM Punk. There's no shame that Joe is defeating Styles, while Joe will never have a chance to win the title and start a new era as SmackDown's top scorer.

A double trick for Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch

According to Cageside Seats, "WWE does not intend to reverse the situation with Charlotte-Becky Lynch's scenario. "

In other words, the WWE goes ahead with Becky Lynch in heel and Charlotte Flair as a baby-face in this rivalry, though the reaction of the crowd makes quite clear the opposite. The vast majority of fans support Lynch in an irresistible way because Lynch has managed to find a place in the SummerSlam title and they wanted her to win the women's SmackDown title on pay-per-view. Flair, on the other hand, won just one game to get her shot and became a seven-time women's champion, once again showing how much she's been pushed.

Flair has become, in many ways, the female version of Roman Reigns, pushed incredibly to the detriment of other players. This time, it's Lynch who feels it the most. WWE forces Lynch to play a heel role when fans want to cheer him on, and even if he behaves very well in that role, fans start to revolt against a Babyface Flair as they did with Reigns. Especially knowing how much Reigns' Babyface thrust has been frustrating for fans, why would WWE want to repeat that mistake?

WWE seems to be of the opinion that "any reaction is a good reaction," but when the fans permanently reject a scenario to the point of affecting the quality of a quarrel and a whole female division, then it is certainly time to change. WWE really needs to turn the tide of this quarrel and book it in a way that makes Flair the heel and reinforces the idea that Lynch is a babyface that is made to have by the management WWE.

This is the best story to tell here, and rest assured that the creative team will make a huge mistake if it does not make a 180 and reserve this quarrel that way.

Daniel Bryan fails to pin the Miz

Daniel Bryan has signed a new signature with WWE, which means that WWE should extend its formidable rivalry with The Miz in the foreseeable future.

So imagine this scenario unfolding at Hell in a Cell: Brie Bella pin Maryse in the mixed team match, which will allow Miz to stay, that Bryan had two chances to beat him and failed both times. Even though WWE portrays Miz as a friendly character, almost babyface on Miz and Mrs., who was so successful that he was quickly renewed for a second season, he is obviously a full heel on SmackDown and a culprit in that.

So another option for the mixed team match result at Hell in a Cell is that The Miz wins another sneaky victory over Bryan (eg Maryse cheats to pin Brie), one that would give Miz the right to boast to have beaten Bryan even though he will not pin it really, as we saw at SummerSlam. A scenario like this or that one where Brie, Bryan's wife, pins Maryse (who will not hurt Maryse since she's no longer active in the ring) will help create one of the biggest intrigues of the WWE in its trio of reality shows. Total Bellas, Total Divas and Miz and Mrs., while promoting this quarrel by postponing Bryan's first victory over The Miz so that it means even more when it finally happens.

While some of WWE's hardcore fans do not care about reality TV shows in the ring, Brie and Maryse's involvement in this great rivalry between Miz and Bryan offers WWE many cross-breeding opportunities among its wide variety. of TV Shows. Therefore, if the WWE wants to extend the rivalry between Miz and Bryan (and it should), having Brie pin Maryse (or vice versa) is a simple but effective decision that would only turn the heat on between two of them. biggest stars of SmackDown.

Neither Romain Reigns nor Braun Strowman is stuck, but reigns

Roman Reigns finally did it. At SummerSlam, he defeated Brock Lesnar to win the world championship, and there is no turning back now.

Reigns will defend his new title against Braun Strowman in Hell in a Cell, and after three years of quest to become a champion, the last thing WWE has to do with Reigns is to give it another short title. In his previous three relays as WWE Champion, Reigns held the title for only 119 days and never held it for more than 77 consecutive days, allowing Reigns to win the title. The very purpose of his victory over Lesnar, however, was to establish him as the new face of the WWE, so dropping him so quickly would only exacerbate the major problem that has become his difficult relationship with the Universe. WWE.

If the WWE wants to go to the end with Reigns, you have to go with Reigns. Whether you like Reigns or not, he should get a masterstroke as a universal champion rather than a transient reign of short duration that brings him back to square one as a fake babyface in pursuit of the title. WWE is not going to remove Reigns from Raw's main image, especially with the audience coming back in the right direction to join Lesnar at SummerSlam, and that would be a giant step if he had another forgettable reign. champion.

At the same time, Strowman is in the early stages of a run, and if he loses without fear in front of Reigns at Hell in a Cell, he will not have Money in the Bank briefcase, no championship Universal and no reason to continue playing. the image of the title to Raw. WWE is already making a huge mistake in forcing Strowman to play a heel role when fans are still encouraging him, so WWE must avoid making another one and make sure Strowman does not lose his head for Reigns at Hell in a Cell will paint the picture that "The monster among men" simply can not do the job.

Strowman vs. Reigns is one of those situations in which neither of the two stars should be pinned, so if that means the shield is involved, Reigns retains its form at random or we get another type of controversial end, the WWE's best bet that allows this red rivalry to continue to boil while ensuring that Reigns does not have another dull title reign.

Blake Oestriecher is a primary school teacher by day and a sports writer by night. It contributes to @ForbesSports, where he mainly covers WWE. You can follow him on Twitter @BOestriecher.

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WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 is showcased by Roman Reigns against Braun Strowman for the World Championship, AJ Styles against Samoa Joe for the WWE title, and highlights from Ronda Rousey, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.

After a SummerSlam pay-per-view that has far exceeded expectations, Hell in a Cell is looking to continue this momentum with a spectacular projection at the AT & T center in San Antonio, Texas. There's a lot of buzz around the WWE product right now, thanks to a SummerSlam show that has resulted in a huge increase in the number of viewers for Raw and SmackDown and has a lot of fans and critics wondering and a bunch of people. other big stars.

On paper, Hell in a Cell has the potential to be as good, if not better than SummerSlam, but as always, it will depend on the booking decisions made by the creative team. In 2018, WWE has had a difficult time booking its product, which recently featured such highlights as the reunion of The Shield or Randy Orton. with Kevin Owens at the seemingly endless rivalry between Finn Balor and Baron Corbin.

Of course, the WWE really needs to move up a gear in the fall, when the number of viewers in the company tends to deteriorate and the quality of its products diminishes at a time when several other TV series are raising the pace . With a very solid PPV card for Hell in a Cell that presents huge rivalries like Joe vs. Styles and Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch, this series could however pave the way for a formidable series Survivor Series in November.

Will WWE avoid doing creative nonsense in San Antonio? Here are five smart booking decisions that WWE must make at Hell in a Cell.

Shield Dethrones Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre

With Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins battling Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre at Hell in a Cell, two-thirds of The Shield will play one of their biggest games since they ended up on Raw after Summerslam.

Going from the front, The Shield's race should aim to restore and reinforce what made them so popular during their first WWE race that ended in 2014: their dominance.

After all, there is money to be won with another dominant run for The Shield after the WWE attempt in 2017 was ruined by Ambrose's injury and Reigns' disease. Indeed, The Shield has always been a major player in WWE, both as an individual and as a trio, and WWE must take advantage of it as much as it can. Rollins, Reigns and Ambrose have all been selected as the best freight carriers since 2015 and are still so today, but they have been as successful in this department as the best faction in WWE history. .

In addition to selling a ton of merchandise, The Shield has been an undisputed success for Raw and could be the glue of the red brand this fall after their reunion created a ton of buzz for the red brand. Raw, of course, will need a series of telling stories to keep his TV ratings from breaking during the NFL season, and with Ambrose, Reigns and Rollins ranking among the most popular stars in the WWE, after her last attempt, she failed to take flight because of a wide variety of circumstances.

This means that Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler will have to do the honors at Hell in a Cell, losing to Ambrose and Rollins as a way to cement this last duo as a must. Instantly instilling Ambrose and Rollins as an unbeatable duo (and making Rollins a double champion) while Reigns holds the Universal title could pave the way for a number of potentially intriguing scenarios, including another implosion of Shield for Ambrose. Potential singles quarrels between some of The Shield's stars and perhaps even a triple threat match at WrestleMania 35, which the betting odds have rated as one of the series favorites.

With Raw struggling to create compelling angles in recent months, The Shield is a simple story that's both easy to tell and intriguing, but to begin with, we need Rollins and become champions by team to show fans that The Shield is really back.

Samoa Joe Wins WWE Championship

One thing is very clear about Samoe Joe: he is an incredible heel, without shades of gray, and he comes at the right time.

Joe ran every week with his performances, whether it was his phenomenal match with AJ Styles at SummerSlam or his promo of the following Tuesday. There is no more credible, more credible or more vicious stub at the WWE now that the creation of SmackDown has done an absolutely amazing job adding a personal layer to the Styles vs Joe quarrel, which could easily have been much appreciated . dream match between two great wrestlers.

Instead, the Joe / Styles rivalry presents itself as a "Feud of the Year" nominee that will last several months but tell a more compelling storyline if Joe ends up overthrowing Styles to win the WWE Championship. Of course, it is almost always better for a baby-face to challenge a title, and Joe is very attractive as a major player who generates a strong audience and has always been at the head of the PPV in quality matches . It's a good time to take advantage of the momentum that he has accumulated by making him complete the very impressive reign of over 300 days of Styles.

Styles is well established as a great mercenary and one of WWE's biggest fans, and nothing will change, without even losing the WWE title after the third longest reign of the WWE since 1994 behind John Cena and CM Punk. There's no shame that Joe is defeating Styles, while Joe will never have a chance to win the title and start a new era as SmackDown's top scorer.

A double trick for Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch

According to Cageside Seats, "WWE does not intend to reverse the situation with Charlotte-Becky Lynch's scenario. "

In other words, the WWE goes ahead with Becky Lynch in heel and Charlotte Flair as a baby-face in this rivalry, though the reaction of the crowd makes quite clear the opposite. The vast majority of fans support Lynch in an irresistible way because Lynch has managed to find a place in the SummerSlam title and they wanted her to win the women's SmackDown title on pay-per-view. Flair, on the other hand, won just one game to get her shot and became a seven-time women's champion, once again showing how much she's been pushed.

Flair has become, in many ways, the female version of Roman Reigns, pushed incredibly to the detriment of other players. This time, it's Lynch who feels it the most. WWE forces Lynch to play a heel role when fans want to cheer him on, and even if he behaves very well in that role, fans start to revolt against a Babyface Flair as they did with Reigns. Especially knowing how much Reigns' Babyface thrust has been frustrating for fans, why would WWE want to repeat that mistake?

WWE seems to be of the opinion that "any reaction is a good reaction," but when the fans permanently reject a scenario to the point of affecting the quality of a quarrel and a whole female division, then it is certainly time to change. WWE really needs to turn the tide of this quarrel and book it in a way that makes Flair the heel and reinforces the idea that Lynch is a babyface that is made to have by the management WWE.

This is the best story to tell here, and rest assured that the creative team will make a huge mistake if it does not make a 180 and reserve this quarrel that way.

Daniel Bryan fails to pin the Miz

Daniel Bryan has signed a new signature with WWE, which means that WWE should extend its formidable rivalry with The Miz in the foreseeable future.

So imagine this scenario unfolding at Hell in a Cell: Brie Bella pin Maryse in the mixed team match, which will allow Miz to stay, that Bryan had two chances to beat him and failed both times. Even though WWE portrays Miz as a friendly character, almost babyface on Miz and Mrs., who was so successful that he was quickly renewed for a second season, he is obviously a full heel on SmackDown and a culprit in that.

So another option for the mixed team match result at Hell in a Cell is that The Miz wins another sneaky victory over Bryan (eg Maryse cheats to pin Brie), one that would give Miz the right to boast to have beaten Bryan even though he will not pin it really, as we saw at SummerSlam. A scenario like this or that one where Brie, Bryan's wife, pins Maryse (who will not hurt Maryse since she's no longer active in the ring) will help create one of the biggest intrigues of the WWE in its trio of reality shows. Total Bellas, Total Divas and Miz and Mrs., while promoting this quarrel by postponing Bryan's first victory over The Miz so that it means even more when it finally happens.

While some of WWE's hardcore fans do not care about reality TV shows in the ring, Brie and Maryse's involvement in this great rivalry between Miz and Bryan offers WWE many cross-breeding opportunities among its wide variety. of TV Shows. Therefore, if the WWE wants to extend the rivalry between Miz and Bryan (and it should), having Brie pin Maryse (or vice versa) is a simple but effective decision that would only turn the heat on between two of them. biggest stars of SmackDown.

Neither Romain Reigns nor Braun Strowman is stuck, but reigns

Roman Reigns finally did it. At SummerSlam, he defeated Brock Lesnar to win the world championship, and there is no turning back now.

Reigns will defend his new title against Braun Strowman in Hell in a Cell, and after three years of quest to become a champion, the last thing WWE has to do with Reigns is to give it another short title. In his previous three relays as WWE Champion, Reigns held the title for only 119 days and never held it for more than 77 consecutive days, allowing Reigns to win the title. The very purpose of his victory over Lesnar, however, was to establish him as the new face of the WWE, so dropping him so quickly would only exacerbate the major problem that has become his difficult relationship with the Universe. WWE.

If the WWE wants to go to the end with Reigns, you have to go with Reigns. Whether you like Reigns or not, he should get a masterstroke as a universal champion rather than a transient reign of short duration that brings him back to square one as a fake babyface in pursuit of the title. WWE is not going to remove Reigns from Raw's main image, especially with the audience coming back in the right direction to join Lesnar at SummerSlam, and that would be a giant step if he had another forgettable reign. champion.

At the same time, Strowman is in the early stages of a run, and if he loses without fear in front of Reigns at Hell in a Cell, he will not have Money in the Bank briefcase, no championship Universal and no reason to continue playing. the image of the title to Raw. WWE is already making a huge mistake in forcing Strowman to play a heel role when fans are still encouraging him, so WWE must avoid making another one and make sure Strowman does not lose his head for Reigns at Hell in a Cell will paint the picture that "The monster among men" simply can not do the job.

Strowman vs. Reigns is one of those situations in which neither of the two stars should be pinned, so if that means the shield is involved, Reigns retains its form at random or we get another type of controversial end, the WWE's best bet that allows this red rivalry to continue to boil while ensuring that Reigns does not have another dull title reign.

Blake Oestriecher is a primary school teacher by day and a sports writer by night. It contributes to @ForbesSports, where he mainly covers WWE. You can follow him on Twitter @BOestriecher.