Why HELL IN A CELL needs to be a changing of the guard for WWE

The WWE is claiming there are TWO main events at Hell in a Cell, which takes place on 10/26/2014 at 8pm EST, but the question remains as to which of the two main events, John Cena / Randy Orton or Seth Rollins / Dean Ambrose, will actually close the show, thus deeming it the real "Main Event."

WWE has always been blasted by the internet wrestling community (IWC) for always sticking to the formula for too long, and then not having enough established superstars to take their place when they move on.

If WWE allows Orton / Cena to go on last, they are saying they don't trust Ambrose nor Rollins to be the next guys to take their place. Buy rates don't matter anymore, network subscriptions do. That's why the WWE champion is not on this show. Because it isn't the same as it ever was. This is a new world, uncharted territory and you can't expect the old guard to be here forever, you need to continue churning the new blood.

Dean Ambrose is catching fire with his microphone tapping, half-cocked (and other half crazy) approach that hasn't been seen since the likes of the 3 faces of Foley. Seth Rollins in a workhorse who can make anyone look good. Ambrose, the fire and personality are there, and we've seen him getting one over on the stooges week in and week out, without it being overly corny, in almost a "what will he do next" way. Rollins, while the personality is still being ironed out, has all the tools to get over in this, and as the Money in the Bank owner, has an air of wickedness in him, as well.

Back to the point of this blog, though. Rollins and Ambrose NEED to go on last. It NEEDS to be a changing of the guard, to see if it draws more attention and gets them rolling. In the days of the "Brand Extension" (where Raw and Smackdown had seperate crews and didn't intermingle except at Wrestlemania) it would have easily been the final match on the card. But would it have done buyrates? No telling.

By placing their match on last, it's a nod from the trusted veterans that they trust these boys to take everyone home. It's a push to the future, while the buyrate won't take a dive by having the trusted money makers still taking care of business on the show. But more than anything else...it makes Rollins and Ambrose look like legitimate contenders that Cena and Orton wouldn't lose credibility if they actually got pinned 1-2-3 by either of them, and they'll look like real contenders for Brock Lesnar's championship, especially if they give us a 5 Star match.

Stardom is born in Hell in a Cell, but let me ask you this...with all the talk about Foley and Taker in the 1998 HIAC, that match wasn't last that night, Austin / Kane in a First Blood match was, and Foley, after two falls from the top, a seperated shoulder and a tooth in his nose, came down to help Kane win the match, and even showed up the next night.  Foley wasn't even on the cover of the DVD...Sable was.

It's time for WWE to make a decision for their future. If Ambrose and Rollins aren't just going to be footnotes and midcarders, it's time to give them the rub.

-Rob