After SummerSlam our next PPV is Night of Champions. While there still has been no word of Punk resigning our WWE Championship match is Alberto Del Rio defending against Rey Mysterio. With outside assistance from Roberto Rodriquez, ADR is able to retain the belt.
With HHH declaring his professional jealousy towards Cena, the main event is HHH's position of COO against a title shot for Cena. Even after Nash attempts to interfere once again, Cena is able to triumph and receive his title match at Hell in a Cell
Since people have been interfering in Cena's and ADR's most recent matches, the WWE Championship Match takes place inside the Hell in a Cell structure. After a long grueling bout with several near falls, Cena comes out victorious and is once again King of the Mountain in WWE. The Champ. All is right in the WWE Universe. As the cage is lifted, Awesome Truth (Miz and R Truth) slide into the ring and with ADR, they proceed to unleash a vicious assault against Cena. With the controls ringside, Roberto Rodriquez is able to get his hands on it and lower the cage.
Cue Rey's music as Rey runs down to the ring, punches Roberto grabs the controls and starts lifting the cage again. Rey then proceeds to slide under the cage, after giving controls to a ref at ringside to continue the cell's ascent, to come to Cena's aid. Rey and Cena are then able to drive the heels out of the ring and stand victorious.
The next night, Raw opens up with Cena and Mysterio in the ring challenging ADR and Awesome Truth to a handicap 3 on 2 tag team match at Vengeance in 20 days. ADR and his hired minions accept the challenge, as long as Cena puts his title line and ADR, Miz, or R Truth pins Cena, that competitor wins the title. Not one to turn down a challenge, Cena accepts their stipulation if ADR gives up any thoughts of becoming WWE Champion as long as Cena is holding the title, if ADR;s team loses. After a bit of hesitation, ADR accepts with a wry smirk on his face.
Fast forward to the end of the night. As Rey is leaving the arena, heading toward his rental, Rey is jumped by ADR and Awesome Truth. The bounce Rey off of cars in the lot, body slam onto the hood of his rental and they use his head to shatter the windshield. As Cena dashes out of the arena to come to Rey's aid, the three perpetrators scurry away leaving behind a bloodied and beaten Rey. As Cena gets to an unconscious Rey and yells for help, we fade to black.
The next Monday, Raw opens up with a pissed off Cena in the middle of the ring letting us know tat because of what ADR and Awesome Truth did to Mysterio, Mysterio would be out of action for the next several weeks. He then calls the three out to the ring so he can give them all the beating they deserve. No answer. Cena again calls them down to the ring. No answer. Cena unfolds the chair, sits down and says he isn't leaving the ring until they come down and face him.
John Laurinaitis, VP of Talent Relations, comes out to the stage. He informs Cena that he has been on the phone all week with the Board of Directors getting his butt handed to him after what went down last week in the parking lot. He is not going to allow the Golden Goose of WWE suffer a beating like Rey did. The Board would have his job then. He reminds Cena that he still has his chance at Vengeance to get revenge on the three, if he has a tag team partner, which Laurinaitis has already found for him, that night.
Motorhead's The Game, is heard as HHH walks onto the stage. Cena is even more irritated asking why HHH is here since he lost his job at Night of Champions. Laurinaitis reminds Cena that HHH is no longer COO, however he still has a valid contract as a competitor with WWE.
Cena lets Laurinaitis know that after the shady crap HHH has done to him recently, there is no way in hell he can trust HHH as a partner. Laurinaitis goes to speak and HHH cuts him off. He agrees with what Cena said. If he was in Cena's shoes, he wouldn't trust himself either. With that being said he has an idea. If the two of them win the handicap tag team match in 13 days. He also states that as much as he enjoys kicking ass inside the ring, he enjoys being in charge even more. Knowing that he has every WWE Superstars' career in the palm of his hands is intoxicating and that Cena knows this. Relectantly Cena agrees to HHH as his partner as JR asks if Cena has really made a deal with the devil.