Hell in a Cell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on October 4, 2009 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The name of the event was voted by fans from WWE's official website. Hell in a Cell was chosen over No Escape, Lock Up and Rage in a Cage. It was the first event in the Hell in a Cell series.
Background
Hell in a Cell contained professional wrestling matches, with the main event matches being held in a Hell in a Cell match. The events involved wrestlers from all three Brands, Raw, WWE SmackDown and ECW. The wrestlers portrayed either a good guy or a bad guy as they followed a series of events which lead to a wrestling match or a series of wrestling matches.