It took place on October 26, 2014, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and was the second Hell in a Cell at this venue after the 2010 event.

Hell in a Cell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced annually in October by WWE since 2009.

In addition to airing on traditional pay-per-view worldwide,[5] it was the first Hell in a Cell to livestream on the WWE Network, which launched in February.

At Night of Champions, Dean Ambrose returned to WWE after a one-month hiatus, attacking Seth Rollins.

[9] On the October 6 episode of Raw, Cena defeated Rollins, Orton, and Kane by disqualification in a handicap match.

[13] At Night of Champions, AJ Lee defeated Paige to win the Divas Championship in a triple threat match that also included Nikki Bella.

On the October 13 episode of Raw, during a WWE.com exclusive, Nikki interrupted Brie's interview with the news that they will face off at the event, concluding that the loser of the match would become the winner's personal assistant for one month.

On the October 6 episode of Raw, The Miz defeated Sheamus due to interference by Damien Mizdow.

[20] On the September 22 episode of Raw, Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz to win the Intercontinental Championship.

[21] On the September 26 episode of SmackDown, Cesaro won a battle royal to face Ziggler for the title later in the night.

[18] On the September 29 episode of Raw, Ziggler successfully defended the title in a triple threat match against The Miz and Cesaro.

[23] The analysis team was hosted by Renee Young and consisted of Alex Riley, Booker T, and special guest Paul Heyman.

Mizdow asked Miz what are his chances of winning the WWE United States Championship later in the night.

[24] The actual pay-per-view opened with Dolph Ziggler defending the Intercontinental Championship against Cesaro in a two out of three falls match.

Nikki executed a second Rack Attack to win the match, making Brie her personal assistant for 1 month.

[25] In the penultimate match, AJ Lee defended the Divas Championship against Paige (accompanied by Alicia Fox).

[25] In the main event, Dean Ambrose faced Seth Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match.

Ambrose climbed the cell before the match began, and Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury emerged and tried to coax him down.

Both attacked each other until they fell off the side of the cage and through the announce tables (similar to Mick Foley's famous 1998 incident).

Wyatt emerged from the smoke and executed a Uranage Slam on Ambrose, who was then pinned by Rollins for the victory.

[25] The next night on Raw, Big Show and Mark Henry faced Gold and Stardust for the WWE Tag Team Championships.

[27] Randy Orton, who was Curb Stomped by Seth Rollins on the Raw prior to Hell in a Cell,[13] managed to get his retribution the next week.

Orton was eventually attacked by fellow Authority member Kane, injuring him (in kayfabe) and leaving him to bleed.

This triggered a massive brawl involving the entire locker room, although Cena still stood tall in the end.