10 Forgotten Classics From The Undertaker's WWE Career

10. Vs. CM Punk - SmackDown (23 October 2009)

CM Punk is considered among The Undertaker's greatest rivals simply because of their barn-burning collision at WrestleMania 29. The ironic thing is that they had a much longer running feud four years prior to that which, thanks to interference from the-powers-that-be, failed to deliver a PPV match the calibre of which we now know they're capable of delivering.

But while the Breaking Point screwjob sucked and the Hell In A Cell disappointed, we did get this gem from the pre-Bragging Rights edition of Friday Night SmackDown. A submission match, it played heavily on the screwjob as Teddy Long was at ringside and Scott Armstrong served as referee once more - all in a bid to screw 'The Deadman' out of the title one more time.

It wasn't an instant classic like their future 'Mania bout, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable affair that benefited from strong storytelling both in the ring and out of it - something that ensured we were all on edge as the new champion attempted to overcome the same odds that he once could not - and this was all effective in elevating a decent match to greatness, ensuring that it was better than any of their PPV offerings in 2009.