Figure Four Weekly 10/2/2017: Previewing WWE Hell in a Cell

For the first time since July’s lackluster Battleground show, SmackDown will put on a brand-exclusive pay-per-view as Hell in a Cell takes place in Detroit on Sunday night.

Battleground was a night where nearly everything went wrong. The Punjabi Prison main event was awful, AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens had a botched finish, and only the tag title match between The New Day and The Usos saved it from being a totally irredeemable show.

At that point, Battleground was emblematic of the struggles SmackDown was having as a brand. That may have been the low point, but the SmackDown matches at SummerSlam (aside from The New Day vs. Usos again) were weaker than the Raw side as well. Even at three hours, Raw has been the better show this year. SmackDown is still trying to regain the quality it had towards the end of 2016.

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