The following match was for the Unified Tag Team Titles: Chris Jericho and The Big Show vs. Batista and Rey Mysterio. This reunion is a little offsetting, seeing as Batista was brought over to SmackDown to be in the World Title picture, while Mysterio was just suspended for failing the wellness policy. It was a spur of the moment kind of deal to match these two up again in hopes to wrangle up some more ticket and ppv sales. It was quite irresponsible for WWE to place Mysterio in a title match, when he was just suspended. Also, Batista and Mysterio did not win any qualifying matches to contest for the titles, it was solely on the basis of Batista pinning Jericho and then beating Big Show via disqualification. With not much to base this feud on, Batista and Mysterio did what every opposing tag team has done so far, isolate Jericho and hope for the best; but in the end, it's Big Show who is the deciding factor. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled that JeriShow have retained their titles time and time again... but it's always the same ending! Big Show clobbers someone with the KO Punch and the match is over. I'd like to see a Code Breaker or a Walls of Jericho win a match once in a while. You know... to shake things up! Now seeing as WWE is upset with CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler lost to John Morrison, it appears that the reunion may have been a one time deal as Batista and Mysterio may set off on their own paths in pursuit of single titles.
The second Hell in a Cell Match was for the WWE Championship: John Cena vs. Randy Orton. Now, it's one thing to open up the show with a World Title match, but to have the last World Title match thrown into the middle of the pay-per-view... what were they thinking? John Cena has been going on about how this was Orton's final chance at the WWE Title. Really? Cause Orton could just win another contender's match and instant title shot! But usually when the Champion says it’s the challenger’s final chance - you can usually put your money on the challenger. Randy Orton not only pinned, but he punted Cena's skull for the title win. Consider this as the match that never took place at No Mercy 2007. Randy Orton has only been in one Hell in a Cell match in his career - one more than Cena - but he lost to The Undertaker. But after last night's victory, he is now 1-1. Now, the WWE Creative staff were rattling their brains on how to make each hell in a cell unique, while still trying to keep to WWE’s PG environment. The theme of the ppv "Monster" by Skillet, was about Orton and what he would do to become Champion again even if it meant shedding some blood. However, things didn't go as planned as John Cena lost the blade mid-match. What is this blade you ask? Well, in wrestling, wrestlers hide a small blade in their wrist band or trunks to insert a small cut for the bleeding effect. Apparently, creative team got the ok to show blood on TV and it would’ve been a great effect if it wasn’t for Cena. Despite how things went down, it was still a brutal match that kept to the PG standards.The Drew McIntyre and R-Truth match was added less than 24 hours to the pay-per-view. It is unsure whether this or the Divas Title defense was meant to fill the void of an ECW match, but it was rather pointless. Drew McIntyre connected his Double Underhook DDT for the quick victory. It was not so much a match as it was a replay of the segments seen on SmackDown. McIntyre does not have an impressive ring persona and hopes that changes soon.
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