5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE WrestleMania XII
1. Tall Order
Diesel and The Undertaker's blockbuster semi-main event succeeded where their friends and colleagues elsewhere on the card failed as much because of the tempered expectations of both at the time.
'Big Daddy Cool' was always serviceable in there with the right opponent at his peak, but - like The Undertaker that same year - he'd failed to inspire much excitement in a February clash with Bret Hart. Neither were form, despite the gripping grief between the two dating back to the prior December. As is so often the case with this particular pay-per-view, they were saving it for the 'Grandest Stage'.
Comfortably stealing the show, the two giants wrestled with the energy and effort of men half their size, with Undertaker extending his unbeaten streak to five at Diesel's expense. Performing perhaps for his perspective new employers, Kevin Nash gave Vince McMahon a ringside seat for what he was about to lose out on when the seven-footer went south.