10 Best WWE Hell In A Cell Matches EVER - According To Dave Meltzer
3. The Undertaker Vs Mankind (King Of The Ring 1998, ****1/2)
As Shane McMahon crossed his heart and hoped not to die at WrestleMania 32, he did so looking to use his body to create a moment that would last a lifetime in the hearts and minds of wrestling fans the world over.
The reality of his situation was rather less romantic. The unforced plunge of a 45-year-old spoilt rich kid lacked the gravitas of the...gravity that dragged Mick Foley's battle-worn frame so beautifully back down to earth with a thud following an Undertaker throw that will rightfully be replayed ad infinitum.
It was a vile yet beautiful bump, with a million stories flickering through the fall like the flashbulbs that accompanied it. Mankind and The Undertaker despised one another after a 1996 angle that reinvigorated 'The Deadman' as much as it did make Foley. Though ostensibly a babyface, the involvement of brother Kane in his WWE life had brought an unpleasant and violent side out in 'Taker that manifested in the form of such wanton brutality.
Foley's perception had shifted in the opposite direction. A brief view into the man behind the mask in 1997 replaced his horrific veneer with something more human. Fans the world over now knew of his Dude Love dreams and Cactus Jack concessions, and felt physical pain alongside Mankind's emotional strife.
His second bump through the roof to the ring was even more sickening. But you don't need this article to tell you that - you've seen the match a hundred times and will see it a hundred more, such was the power of the legendary opening bump.