Hell in a Cell (2013)

Hell in a Cell
Promotional poster featuring R-Truth (who neither competed on the card nor appeared at the event)
PromotionWWE
DateOctober 27, 2013
CityMiami, Florida
VenueAmerican Airlines Arena
Attendance9,000[1]
Buy rate212,000[2]
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The 2013 Hell in a Cell was the fifth annual Hell in a Cell professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on October 27, 2013, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The event received 212,000 buys, which was up from last year's event of 199,000.

The card comprised nine matches, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. The main event saw Randy Orton defeat Daniel Bryan to win the vacant WWE Championship in a Hell in a Cell match with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee. In other prominent matches, John Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the World Heavyweight Championship, Big E Langston defeated defending champion Dean Ambrose by countout, thus Ambrose retained the United States Championship, Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) defeated Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger, and AJ Lee defeated Brie Bella to retain the Divas Championship.

  1. ^ "Attendance for the 10/27 Hell in a Cell PPV in Miami". Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "WWE releases preliminary PPV buys for Hell in a Cell, Battleground". Cageside Seats (Press release). December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.