WWE: 10 Best Pre-Match Promos Ever

6. Undertaker Vs Kane At Wrestlemania 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UefYx8bv9Ug Spoiler: The Undertaker is in this list a lot. But the reason for this is that he's one of the best for selling a storyline. Not only is he an excellent character in his own right, but he also sells better than anyone else as a dominant force to be reckoned with. This is the benefit of having a legacy like his, because you can get people buying into his storyline based on his reputation alone. In this example, he isn't even present for the entire build up to this match, all that's needed is his overhanging presence. The first half details Kane's storyline, and it does a good job of explaining his motivations and getting his character across. Then The Undertaker begins to play his mind games, and Kane sanity begins to show cracks through his fear and denial. 'Taker had been in his "American Badass" persona for four years, abandoning all the supernatural elements associated with his character. But from the second the bell tolls, we're reminded of all of it, and we're awash in nostalgia from then on. Lightning strikes, fog, blue light, all backed up with a soundtrack of Gregorian chanting and subliminal shots of The Deadman of old. The final scene shows Kane finding Paul Bearer's urn inside a coffin and throwing them out of the ring, screaming that he isn't afraid of The Undertaker, before lightning strikes The Undertaker's symbol and sets it on fire, as ghostly forces move and shift the ring. This storyline was a big part of the success of Wrestlemania 20. The anniversary show had the tagline "Where it all begins again" and the resurrection of the old Lord Of Darkness gimmick contributed hugely to the apparent reboot of WWE. As for 'Taker, he went from being just another wrestler to once again being a phantom for the locker room to fear.