Lesnar's performance inside the Cell earned Undertaker's respect. Up until that point, he thought he was just some punk kid stepping in his 'yard' but afterwards he had to admit that Lesnar was the real deal. He did so in the ring, face-to-face with Lesnar on October 24th episode of Smackdown. Undertaker acknowledge that Lesnar was the better man and didn't hide behind the excuses of his broken hand or the trouble with his family. He said that he's been in there with the best and beaten the best but, at No Mercy, Lesnar was the best. Lesnar, for his part, said he only used 'Taker's family situation against him because he knew he needed an edge. It was a good, to-the-point segment and a smart idea to give Brock The Undertaker's endorsement since he was due to turn face in the near future.