Hell in a Cell (2012)

The 2012 Hell in a Cell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It was the fourth annual Hell in a Cell and took place on October 28, 2012, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The event centered on the men's Hell in a Cell match, a 20-foot-high roofed steel cage that surrounds the ring and ringside area with no countouts or disqualifications and the only way to win is by pinfall or submission in the ring. Eight matches were contested at the event. Only one Hell in a Cell match was held, which was the main event where CM Punk defeated Ryback to retain the WWE Championship, ending Ryback's undefeated streak. In other prominent matches, Big Show defeated Sheamus to win the World Heavyweight Championship and Eve Torres defeated Layla and Kaitlyn in a triple threat match to retain the WWE Divas Championship. The event drew a total of 199,000 pay-per-view buys, an improvement over last year's event, which drew 182,000 buys.