The 2015 Hell in a Cell was the seventh annual Hell in a Cell professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It took place on October 25, 2015, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. This was the first WWE pay-per-view, other than SummerSlam, to be held in the city of Los Angeles since No Way Out in February 2007. This was also the last Hell in a Cell event to be held before the reintroduction of the brand extension in July 2016.
Promotional poster featuring Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker
The event was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Alberto Del Rio made a surprise return to WWE at the event, answering John Cena's open challenge and defeated him for the United States Championship.
Hell in a Cell is a professional wrestling steel cage-based match which originated in 1997 in the World Wrestling Federation. It features a large cell structure, a five-sided cuboid made from open-weave steel mesh chain-link fencing which encloses the ring and ringside area. Unlike the steel cage match, the only way to get out of the Hell in a Cell without damaging the Cell's structure is through its door—but this door is locked by thick chains and a padlock. Only an in-ring pinfall or submission will ordinarily result in a win and there are no disqualifications. The gimmick was strongly associated with the Undertaker during his career with WWF/WWE, including the inaugural match with Shawn Michaels and a brutal encounter with Mick Foley in his Mankind persona. Both matches featured spectacular falls from the top of the cage which became a signature of the match.
The Hell in a Cell structure at the Hell in a Cell event in October 2017
Shawn Michaels was the inaugural winner in October 1997
The Undertaker holds the record for both the most wins at 8 and the most Hell in a Cell matches with 14, with his final appearance at WrestleMania 32 in April 2016
Sasha Banks holds the record for most women's Hell in a Cell match appearances with 3.
