<P> Hell in a Cell is a professional wrestling cage - based match which originated in 1997 in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE). It features a large "cell" structure, a 5 - sided cuboid made from open - weave steel mesh chain - link fencing which encloses the ring and ringside area . Unlike the steel cage match, only an in - ring pinfall or submission will ordinarily result in a win (though in Hell in a Cell at Judgment Day 2002 Triple H pinned Chris Jericho atop the cell to win the match), and there are no disqualifications . The original Cell was 16 ft (4.9 m) high and weighed over two tons but has since been replaced by a more robust version of 20 ft (6.1 m) and five tons . The first match took place at Badd Blood: In Your House in October 1997; a total of 40 Hell in a Cell matches have occurred . The match type spawned its own pay - per - view event in 2009, WWE Hell in a Cell, since which the event has been held annually in October and occasionally September . This event generally features one to three Hell in a Cell matches on the same card . </P> <P> The Hell in a Cell match was first introduced at WWF Badd Blood on October 5, 1997 at the Kiel Center, now known as, Enterprise Center, in St. Louis, Missouri . The background to the inaugural match was built on Undertaker's loss to Bret Hart two months prior at the WWF SummerSlam 1997 in a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match which Shawn Michaels was assigned to referee . Michaels had deliberately interjected himself in the match and cost The Undertaker a win which resulted in a match between the two at In Your House: Ground Zero . That match was ruled a no - contest due to the two bypassing and attacking the officials . As a climatic end to the feud, their following bout was originally scheduled to be held as a steel cage match . However, instead of a normal cage enclosing only the ring, a larger roofed structure was constructed, enclosing not only the ring but also the surrounding ringside area . The wider space between the ring apron and the cell walls allowed for entering and exiting the ring (and for cameras to be situated at ringside). At Badd Blood, Michaels defeated The Undertaker, (with interference from The Undertaker's debuting brother Kane) becoming the number - one contender to the WWF World Heavyweight Championship . </P> <P> The original concept for the Hell in a Cell structure was created by Jim Cornette . He described his concept as a combination of a cage surrounding the majority of the ringside area (the design, he stated, was popular in Memphis wrestling promotions), and the cage used in both the NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) and WCW (World Championship Wrestling) for their WarGames matches (which had a top on the cage). On an October 2015 video podcast, Vince Russo said Cornette probably did come up with the concept, but the name "Hell in a Cell" came from him . </P> <P> The first title defense in Hell in a Cell was at No Way Out 2000 with Triple H defending the WWF Championship against Cactus Jack . The first title change inside Hell in a Cell was in 2009, when The Undertaker won the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk . </P>

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