Cameras had actually followed Awesome Truth to the Orleans Parish Sherriff's Office, where their detainment was shown live on pay-per-view. Many people (even the smartest wrestling critics) were unsure on whether it was a work or a shoot. Triple H was shown walking towards the ring while several WWE Superstars stared at him. Looks like the roster doesn't think the COO handled this well. It was time for his match with The Executioner. A video package aired (the reinforcements removed and the Cell wall repaired) and then Executioner made his entrance. King said in many ways, Executioner was made for Hell in a Cell because of his destructive tendencies and complete lack of humanity. "The Game" by Motorhead played as Triple H entered the New Orleans Arena to a thunderous reaction. Cole said that if Executioner was made for this match, Triple H is the king of it. Eight appearances inside Hell in a Cell and six victories, even more than the man who has had recess inside The Devil's Playground more times than anyone else, The Undertaker. This makes Triple H Hell in a Cell's greatest competitor to many. Stewart agreed with Cole and said that other than The Undertaker, the only guy who can tell you everything you need to know about HIAC is Triple H. He had a great interview with The Game earlier in the week about his match, the Cell itself, and the PPV. The COO and Executioner stared each other down with The Devil's Playground around them, and then the bell rang. Booker said the stakes in this match are bigger than some people make it out to be. Either we won't see The Executioner until October 2012, or someone new will take over WWE's flagship show.
Executioner charged at Triple H from the beginning and showed undeniable ferocity, even attempting Armageddon at one point. Cole talked about how urgency has been the theme at Hell In A Cell tonight. We saw Barrett and Rhodes take out Christian repeatedly, we saw Show and Henry wearing each other down, and now we're seeing Executioner put the screws on Triple H. King said how this is not the same Triple H that has walked out of this Cell with the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships (only man to ever do that). Executioner then threw Triple H out of the ring and rubbed his face against the Cell. The 284-pounder from Cleveland used his boot for leverage. Executioner then put Triple H's arm on the steps and attempted to stomp on it, but The Game pulled it away and Executioner felt the pain. Triple H then nailed a clothesline on Executioner and tried to gain a second wind. Going under the ring, the COO grabbed his trusty sledgehammer A.J. (stands for Apathetic Judgment) and tried to connect, but Executioner ducked at the last second and A.J. simply crashed into the wall. Triple H went inside the ring, Executioner followed him, and the COO blindsided him with punches and kicks, and then took a page out of John Cena's playbook with a Fisherman's suplex. Triple H then hit two jumping clotheslines, a facebreaker knee smash, and a high knee. The King of Kings then hit the AA spinebuster, and Cole said that this is when Triple H is at his most dangerous, his most dominant point. He did his signature pose for the Bayou and then hit the Pedigree. Was it over? Could it be? Will Executioner be fired? ONE! TWO! KICKOUT! Booker said that not many men are that resilient and battle-tested to kick out of the Pedigree, and Executioner is one of those men. The COO clotheslined Executioner out of the ring and made him bleed with the Cell wall. About 20 times Executioner's skull was rammed into the wall. Stewart gave all men who walk into Hell in a Cell for the first time a tip: Never walk in there against Triple H. The Game did the DX chop to Executioner and then tried to use the steel steps against him, but a drop toehold made Triple H fall face-first onto the steps. Executioner took the steps for himself and busted his boss open with them. Executioner yelled at the referee to unlock and open the Cell door. After the door was opened, Executioner took Triple H out and suplexed him onto the wall. Executioner grabbed a mic and then climbed the 20-foot, five-ton structure. "All you people should understand something about fairytales. They're made-up, fictional, pointless. It's just for one shining moment, they give you something to believe in. Well, that's what it is here tonight. Triple H winning this match is a pointless, made-up, pathetic dream. A fairytale, a fable, a bedtime story. Not only will he not win, he doesn't GET to win." As the crowd's booing grew louder, it soon turned to cheers as Triple H started climbing the Cell as well. "You people don't get to win, the New Orleans Saints don't get to win another Super Bowl, the only person right now who gets to win...is me. And I don't give a damn what Triple H says about it." Just then, Triple H turned Executioner around and hit him with A.J. BAM! The shot went directly to Executioner's skull, and made the fans roar. The camera shot of The Cerebral Assassin bloodied made King say "The brutality of Hell in a Cell is now officially back." In many ways, he was right. Christian, Barrett, and Rhodes got the ball rolling by leaving nothing behind. Henry and Show added to that TV-14 mentality by validating it. And now, Triple H put the final nail in the coffin with that sledgehammer shot. Hell in a Cell was back, bitches. As Executioner started stirring, Triple H created a cool visual by locking in the Ace of Spades-on the Cell roof. Executioner was screaming in pain as Triple H showed no mercy with the inverted Indian deathlock. Rarely does the Greenwich native ever use this move. Until tonight, that is. This is The Devil's Playground, after all. Triple H posed and got set for the Pedigree. However, Executioner stunned all with a wicked back bodydrop. BAM! "The impact of that made The Game bounce off the roof and onto his stomach," said Cole with astonishment. Executioner climbed back down and held the COO by his arm. Before he fell onto the floor on his skull (possibly leading to a legitimate spinal injury or death) Executioner shifted his weight and had Triple H on his shoulders. The Cleveland native threw the 13-time world champion back in the ring, and went under for a weapon. Although this wasn't A.J. (you can tell because Triple H actually wrote "AJ" on it) it was still a sledgehammer, and it was still Triple H being taken down by his own weapon. Crimson-masked, Executioner waited to strike, then attacked. But Triple H kicked him in the midsection, and then in the skull with Sledgehammer #2. BAM! Triple H took out a wooden table, and set it up in the ring. Triple H then posed, and at long last, hit another Pedigree. ONE! TWO! KICKOUT! A "This is awesome!" chant broke out, and the COO simply laid in the middle of the ring. Almost 30 minutes later, and neither man has been able to finish the job. Triple H took the steps, and set it up under the table for maximum pain. Triple H set up Executioner for a third Pedigree, but it was countered into a nasty clothesline. Executioner then took Sledgehammer #2 and gave the bloody Triple H, in his own words, a taste of his own medicine. BAM! The COO was struck in the skull with the hammer. Executioner saw the 2002 Royal Rumble winner's table and steps set-up, and used it for himself. The Cleveland native hit Armageddon through the table, onto the steps. BAM x3! Everyone watched in horror as Executioner made the cover. ONE! TWO! THREE! "Everybody Down" by Nonpoint played as Executioner slowly raised up his own arm. Walking into The Devil's Playground with the man who many consider to be the king of the structure, The Executioner took a serious beating and a bloody face to save his WWE career. And in turn, he made sure Triple H would no longer run RAW. In hindsight, it didn't seem like a big problem. But this was the future of Monday nights we're talking about here. A couple of weeks ago, it was Vince and his son-in-law running the show, and not even THAT was going to be long-term. And a couple months before that, a computer was making the decisions. A freaking computer! But thanks to Jason "The Executioner" Ryder and his path of destruction, WWE has no choice but to find a brand-new man in charge. Someone who can control RAW for months, not days or even weeks. Months. Add that to Awesome Truth and "The Nightmare In NOLA," and this COO will have lots of questions to answer in 24 hours. As Executioner kept yelling, "I...AM...GOD!," referees helped a ketchup-faced Triple H out of The Devil's Playground. Blood was also on his body and arms. Cole summed up everything for us with this: "Never have I been more uncertain about the future of this company...than I am here tonight." Final result: The Executioner def. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell Match (Armageddon)
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