It was the 14th annual and final Hell in a Cell and took place on Sunday, June 5, 2022, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.

The event aired via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and featured wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.

In the main event, Cody Rhodes defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match.

It aired on pay-per-view (PPV) worldwide and was available to livestream on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in international markets.

[13] At Night 1 of WrestleMania 38, Bianca Belair defeated Becky Lynch to win the Raw Women's Championship.

[10] On the April 25 episode of Raw, Lynch wanted a rematch, but Asuka interrupted, making a surprise return after nine months of inactivity due to injury.

[12] The following week, Asuka defeated Lynch to earn the right to face Belair for the Raw Women's Championship at Hell in a Cell.

(This was originally supposed to be a six-pack challenge also involving Doudrop, Nikki A.S.H., and WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi, but got changed when Banks and Naomi walked out before Raw due to legitimate creative frustrations.

At WrestleMania Backlash, despite Priest being banned from ringside, Edge again defeated Styles after interference from Rhea Ripley.

[16] On the May 30 episode, a six-person mixed tag team match pitting Morgan, Styles, and Bálor against The Judgment Day was made official for Hell in a Cell.

[20] At Night 1 of WrestleMania 38, Madcap Moss distracted Happy Corbin, causing him to lose his match.

[22] The next day on Talking Smack, it was reported that Moss suffered a (kayfabe) cervical contusion.

[23] Moss returned on the June 3 episode of SmackDown, where he lost to Corbin via disqualification after using a steel chair.

[24] On the April 4 episode of Raw, while Kevin Owens was talking about his loss at Night 1 of WrestleMania 38 two days earlier, he was interrupted by Ezekiel.

[19] The event opened with Bianca Belair defending the Raw Women's Championship against Asuka and Becky Lynch in a triple threat match.

Lynch performed a Top Rope Leg Drop on Belair, but Asuka broke up the pin.

Belair slammed Asuka onto Lynch and performed a handspring into a Standing Moonsault onto both for a nearfall.

In the end, Lynch threw Belair out of the ring and performed a second Manhandle Slam on Asuka.

That distraction from Alexander allowed Lashley to perform a Spear on Omos and force MVP to submit to the Hurt Lock to win the match.

Priest performed a South of Heaven Chokeslam on Bálor, but was caught with a Phenomenal Forearm from Styles.

Edge threw Styles into the ring post as Bálor again attempted the Coup de Grâce, but Ripley stepped in to stop it.

Theory chop blocked the bad knee and performed A-Town Down on Ali to retain the title.

[28] The main event saw Cody Rhodes take on Seth "Freakin" Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match.

Rollins pulled out a polka dot weight belt to lash Rhodes in the injured shoulder.

[31][32] Cody Rhodes opened the following night's episode of Raw and said that he was finally done with Seth "Freakin" Rollins.

[34][35] Also on Raw, The Judgment Day (Edge, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley) boasted about their victory over AJ Styles, Finn Bálor, and Liv Morgan.

Later that night, Ripley won the fatal four-way match by pinning Doudrop to face Bianca Belair for the Raw Women's Championship at Money in the Bank.

Afterwards, Ezekiel stated that on the June 20 episode, his older brother, Elias, would be coming to Raw for a special concert.

[37] On the August 8 episode, Owens stretchered Ezekiel out of the arena after performing an Apron Powerbomb on him, thus ending their feud.

[40] Their rivalry ended on the July 4 episode of Raw with Lynch defeating Asuka in a No Holds Barred match.