Oba Femi Beats Lesnar in Hell in a Cell, Completes Torch Pass
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- Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell at U.S. Bank Stadium, handing Lesnar his first loss in the structure and completing a trilogy that began with Femi's win at WrestleMania in April.
- Brock Lesnar appeared to pass the torch after the match, taking the microphone to call Femi the future of WWE and himself the past — a role reversal from his own dominant 2002 debut year.
- CM Punk retained the Undisputed WWE Championship over Cody Rhodes in a match interrupted when Randy Orton returned and hit an RKO on Rhodes after Rhodes accidentally took out referee Charles Robinson.
- Randy Orton had been absent since his loss at Allegiant Stadium, and his surprise return sets up a potential mentor-vs-student feud with Rhodes heading into Survivor Series.
- Solo Sikoa continued his babyface turn by teaming with LA Knight and Royce Keys to defeat The Bloodline, earning loud crowd support and a post-match embrace with Knight.
- Liv Morgan defeated Iyo Sky to retain the WWE Women's World Championship, while Fatal Influence beat Paige and The Bella Twins — after which both Bellas turned on Paige.
- Gunther defeated Nick Aldis on the card, positioning himself as a looming challenger for CM Punk's Undisputed WWE Championship.
Why it matters: Femi's three straight wins over Lesnar — WrestleMania, King of the Ring in June, and Hell in a Cell — put him on the same two-year trajectory Lesnar himself followed to his first WWE title, with the source naming the World Heavyweight Championship, contested between Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins on Night 2, as his next obvious target.
