The most recent Three Stages of Hell match that has actually taken place in WWE was John Cena vs. Ryback at WWE Payback on June 16, 2013.

Recent and upcoming note

  • WWE has recently announced a new Three Stages of Hell match: Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Championship on SmackDown in Berlin on January 9 (airing in early 2026), but that bout has not taken place yet.
  • Because that Berlin match is still upcoming, the last completed Three Stages of Hell match on record remains Cena vs. Ryback in 2013.

Quick recap of the match type

  • A Three Stages of Hell match is a two-out-of-three falls stipulation where each fall has a different match type (for example, standard match, then street fight, then steel cage or ladder match).
  • WWE uses it very rarely, which is why there has been such a long gap between the 2013 bout and the newly announced Rhodes vs. McIntyre match.

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