HBK landed with his back on the edge, and that is what forced him into temporary retirement after he lost the title to Austin at WrestleMania three months later. HBK won this match when Kane came down and slammed Undertaker into the casket before lighting it on fire. What makes this one rank higher is that the match was a main event quality match and had little shenanigans. In this one, the two teams fought for 22 minutes, and while it still ended in a double-cross when Batista turned on Undertaker, it was great up to that point.
Michaels played the chicken heel perfectly here, trying to run away at the start, but forced back to the ring by Commissioner Sgt. The biggest problem here is that the match ended in a No Contest when Undertaker started taking out referees.
However, for 16 minutes, these guys tore down the house. Yes, this was the first-ever Hell in a Cell match , and it remains one of the best Hell in a Cell matches of all-time. The match does not have all the high spots that came in later Hell in a Cell fights, but it had some of the best ring psychology of any of them. Plus, this was the match that ended when Kane made his WWE debut , tore the door off the cage, and attacked his brother, helping HBK win.
This was the first of the back-to-back Shawn Michaels vs. Michael's entrance was amazing as he descended from the ceiling, dressed all in white, while Undertaker came in with his usual entrance, dressed all in black. The two then went out and delivered what might be the greatest WrestleMania match of all-time, fighting for 30 minutes before Undertaker hit the Tombstone for the win. He felt that he couldn't have another match of the quality of that encounter with The Undertaker.
However, WWE convinced Michaels to return for one more year and one more important story. This ended up being a retirement match. If Michaels lost, he would have to retire from WWE, and he promised if he lost it would be for good. The match was shorter, but the emotion here makes it their very best encounter. What I got was the sole reason that WrestleMania 25 became, to me, one of the greatest nights of my life. WrestleMania himself, Shawn Michaels.
The best in-ring performer that this business had ever seen. The man who was undefeated at WrestleMania, a staggering As I watched the match progress, my excitement, suspense and disbelief grew as I witnessed two legends wage war in that very ring. Then the Undertaker took his signature WrestleMania dive at Michaels, only to have one of the nastiest crash-and-burns I had ever seen.
I had risen out of my seat, in disbelief at what just happened. And soon Michaels and the referee were back in the ring, and the referee began to count. I could not believe what I was seeing, and neither could everyone else. I urged Taker to get up, not wanting this great match to end a count-out, and as the count neared 10, it seemed more and more likely. I was on the edge of my seat, screaming for Taker to get back in. I roared with a great cheer, overjoyed that it did not end that way.
With one simple count, these two managed to evoke an emotion that we rarely feel. These two men made you believe that this match was really going to end the way it nearly did, and told a phenomenal story through it. The match continued, and I watched as these two men delivered their signature moves to one another, every single one failing to get a three.
Every time a two count was made, I felt more and more suspense fill my being. I was literally holding my breath. Then Michaels tries to skin the cat, but Taker catches him and hits him with the Tombstone! It's over! It has got to be over! No one kicks out of the Tombstone! The Reliant Astrodome blew the roof off as surprise, shock and disbelief overcame me. I could not believe what I just saw. View all MLB Sites. More NHL News ». More Puck Prose News ».
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