Mick Foley and The Undertaker staged an instant classic inside Hell in a Cell, but did they raise the bar too high for brutality?
The Undertaker is one of wrestling biggest legends. After humble beginnings most fans have forgotten as Mean Mark Callous he made the unlikely gimmick of The Dead Man his own for a remarkable three-decade run in WWE, highlighted by his undefeated streak at WrestleMania, WrestleMania main events, world title wins, and much more. Mick Foley proved one of his best foils not a physical specimen quite like The Phenom but a relentless madman who could absorb the most brutal punishment The Undertaker had to dish out and keep coming at him in unconventional ways. In the end, their feud is best remembered for the King of the Ring 1998 PPV, where they clashed in a Hell in a Cell Match that immediately became one of the most iconic bouts in pro wrestling history.
Few matches in WWE history have taken on as much of a life of their own as The Undertaker vs. Mankind in Hell in a Cell, complete with a laundry list of facts and trivia gathered by fans over time. The match had an unlikely start, beginning on top of the Cell before The Dead Man threw his rival off it, through an announce table. The battle raged on with another huge spot that saw Mick Foley crashing through the roof of the cage to the mat below. The Hardcore Legend was not done yet, though, fighting valiantly onward once he regained consciousness.
The match was a spectacle unlike anything fans had seen before, selling The Undertaker as a destructive force at a new level, and cementing Foley as someone capable of absorbing inhuman degrees of punishment.
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