WWE Hell in a Cell: Preview, Prediction, Primer for New Orleans Pay-Per-View

John Cena goes to Hell this Sunday, as per the tagline of 2011's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio will be more equipped for such an environment given their ring attire, while John Cena's heavy duty Jorts will certainly do him no favors in such heat.

Luckily your Hell in a Cell main event will not literally take place in Hell (although in some people's minds it will should Cena go over), but Cena still walks into the pay-per-view as an underdog as the WWE Championship potato has been hottest at pay-per-views. 

Themes To Watch For

No Blood

 Word on the street is that WWE's PG-fundamentals have been weaker than ever internally, and Cody Rhodes bled (hard way) like Ric Flair after a fight with his wife on a recent episode of SmackDown, but don't expect WWE to do a 180 and feature blood even on an occasion as necessary as Hell in a Cell.

This pay-per-view had a weak build during an abbreviated period of time, and it will be further damaged by the fact that what WWE has insisted is a "hellacious" structure will submit none of its victims to blood loss. 

The Future Endeavored

 There was no sign of the recently "released" Awesome Truth or Kevin Nash this past week on RAW, but Awesome Truth has been involved in run-ins during the house show circuit and were mentioned multiple times on RAW as was Nash. 

Truth, Miz, and/or Nash will likely influence the outcome of the WWE Championship main event as the plot thickens in the WWE power struggle angle that appears to be John Laurinaitis trying to upend Triple H.

Predictions

Sin Cara Over Sin Cara.

 That's me being cute. Seriously folks, look for the blue-mask to gain the victory, although it would make sense for the evil Sin Cara to go over if this feud is to continue and mean anything. 

Beth Phoenix Over Kelly Kelly

 Let's see if I, along with all other pro wrestling analysts, can pull a hat trick and whiff on Beth Phoenix capturing the Diva's title yet again. A heel title chase? R-Truth, who broke up both a CM Punk pin on Triple H as well as a Triple H pin on CM Pink, thinks this is backwards.  

Sheamus Over Christian

Sheamus and Christian need something to do and this will be a more than serviceable feud. My guess is that Christian takes the loss so that he has more grounds to sue WWE. 

Mark Henry Over Randy Orton

WWE Has caught lightning in a bottle with Mark Henry and his dominant reign as World Champion. The build-up of Randy Orton not being able to hit an RKO on Henry made it seem as if that move would come during their Hell in a Cell match with Orton getting the unlikely victory.

However, with Orton being able to score an RKO on this past week's go-home show of SmackDown, all signs point to Henry getting his heat back at the pay-per-view. 

John Cena Over Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk

 The odds are heavily against both major titles staying with their owners, however there is such quick turnaround for this pay-per-view that it may be another episode of RAW. Cena remains champion until at least Vengeance, where there will be a whopping three weeks to build up to a possible title loss. 

Projected Buyrate

Up against a Sunday Night Matchup featuring two playoff-caliber teams, in the Jets and the Ravens, and with a minuscule two-week build, WWE Hell in a Cell will likely draw worse than Stevie Wonder.  65,000 buys. 

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