The most recent WWE pay-per-view event, Hell in a Cell, concluded its title match for the Universal Championship between Seth Rollins and Bray "The Fiend" Wyatt in a controversial fashion, much to the chagrin of fans.
As Seth unleashed everything he could on an incapacitated Fiend in the assumed no-holds-barred cage match to end the night, referee Rod Zapata called the bout before the Fiend could concede, ending the marquee fight with a no-contest result. In WWE-sponsored web talk show The Bump, reflecting on recent events for the professional wrestling organization, Zapata provided a written statement explaining his decision.
"With Bray motionless, and Seth clearly doing whatever it was going to take to win that match...I had to think of the competitor's safety and at that moment, I did what I thought was best," read the statement from the main event referee.
The Bump's hosts are visibly divided by the statement, a sentiment shared by fans attending the show who audibly booed and chanted for refunds as the main event came to a close. With the confrontation between Seth and the Fiend unresolved, fans will hopefully get an epic rematch and sense of closure denied by the cage match's final results.