HBK Reveals Inspiration for the First Hell in a Cell
WWE.com has published a new interview with Shawn Michaels, Bill Apter, Paul Ellering and Tommy Rich, to discuss “The Last Battle of Atlanta” match between Tommy Rich and Buzz Sawyer from 1983 which was recently added to the “Hidden Gems” collection on the WWE Network.
During the interview, HBK reveals that the cage used in the match was the inspiration for the first Hell in a Cell match, and he recalled the following:
“Undertaker and I had done a Lumberjack Match the month before [the first Hell in a Cell Match]. The next logical step is a cage. I can remember saying, “We’ve done cage matches.” We had that big blue steel cage that was brutal. It hurt so bad. It was tight up against the ring. I remembered years ago, Buzz Sawyer and Tommy Rich in The Omni, they had a top on the cage. I remember suggesting that. I had no idea the cage itself would turn into what it turned into.”
CM Punk News
Ahead of his fight against Mickey Gall at UFC 203, CM Punk spoke with Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, and you can watch the entire interview above. During the interview Punk talked about the WWE locker room missing guys like Bob Holly who would enforce locker room etiquette and get the “slobs” in WWE to keep it clean.
“I just mean there’s nobody in that locker room that’s, in a good way, an enforcer,” Punk said. “Nobody is gonna pick up the locker room, nobody is gonna clean up after themselves. They’re just gonna destroy stuff. It was happening when I was there. I was the guy that was picking stuff up and that’s because Eddie Guerrero always told me ‘hey pick up the locker room’, ‘can you pick up the locker room before you go’? And I’d be like, ‘yes sir’.”
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In related news, we noted earlier today that CM Punk weighed-in at 170 pounds this morning, which is the contracted weight for his UFC 203 match against Mickey Gall. At the weigh-in, which you can watch below, Gall extended his hand to Punk, but Punk refused to shake Gall’s hand.
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CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 07: Phil CM Punk Brooks holds an open workout session for fans and media at Gateway Plaza outside Quicken Loans Arena September 7, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 07: Phil CM Punk Brooks holds an open workout session for fans and media at Gateway Plaza outside Quicken Loans Arena September 7, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 07: Phil CM Punk Brooks interacts with media after an open workout session for fans and media at Gateway Plaza outside Quicken Loans Arena September 7, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: (L-R) Opponents Phil CM Punk Brooks and Mickey Gall face off during the UFC 203 press conference at Quicken Loans Arena September 8, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Phil CM Punk Brooks poses for photos during the UFC 203 press conference at Quicken Loans Arena September 8, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Phil CM Punk Brooks interacts with media during the UFC 203 press conference at Quicken Loans Arena September 8, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Phil CM Punk Brooks interacts with media during the UFC 203 press conference at Quicken Loans Arena September 8, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
