Hell in a Cell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on October 4, 2009 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The name of the event was voted by fans from WWE's official website. Hell in a Cell was chosen over No Escape, Lock Up and Rage in a Cage. It was the first event in the Hell in a Cell series.