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Early into The Undertaker's career, he would defeat various jobbers and other established stars in squash matches, leading to a match with Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. [23] The match at WrestleMania VII ended when Snuka's attempted springboard maneuver was countered as The Undertaker caught him, and he then hit the Tombstone Piledriver before ...
Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by his ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler.Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, [13] Calaway spent the vast majority of his career wrestling for WWE and in 2022 was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Both participants have said that the original Hell in a Cell match, between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels at Badd Blood: In Your House on October 5, 1997, was the superior of the two matches; [21] in 2003, Calaway named the Badd Blood contest as his favorite match, [71] while both Foley and Moody have called it the greatest Hell in a Cell ...
The Undertaker vs. Triple H Hell in a Cell match won the 2012 Slammy Award for the match of the year as well as being voted the match of the year on Pro Wrestling Illustrated. It has since been regarded as one of the greatest Hell in a Cell matches of all time, as well as one of the best matches in professional wrestling history. [55] [56] [57]
The Undertaker faced a diverse lineup of opponents during “The Streak” and delivered many memorable matches, but Calaway points to the match with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25 in 2009 as ...
Shawn Michaels, seen entering at WrestleMania 25, would attempt to end The Undertaker's winning streak at the event; the match was acclaimed by critics and is often considered to be one of the greatest matches in professional wrestling history. WrestleMania 25 received mixed reviews from various sources.
One of the featured preliminary matches was a Casket match between The Ortons (Randy and "Cowboy" Bob) and The Undertaker. The Ortons won the match after placing Undertaker inside the casket and closing it. Another primary preliminary match was a standard match between John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) and Rey Mysterio, which JBL won.
The fireworks were provided by the last three matches, all of which were superb." He described Bret Hart vs. The Undertaker as "an epic encounter (over 28 minutes), which was the last truly great match of 'The Hitman's' career", and credited Michaels for having given "the heel performance of the year." [4]