10 Forgotten Classics From The Undertaker's WWE Career

3. Vs. Batista - Cyber Sunday 2007

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The battles between The Undertaker and Batista caught fans off-guard in 2007 just because how darn good they were. While both men were known for rising to the occasion, you'd be forgiven for dismissing the fact that the two monsters would work well together given the plodding 'big man' matches we've seen in the past.

Their trilogy of World Championship matches in the first half of the year are considered among the greatest of both men's careers - and rightly so - but the fact that their feud continued in the second half (following 'Taker's return from injury) is often overlooked and, as a result, so are their subsequent matches.

That's right, the rivalry was reignited at Cyber Sunday when the pair collided for the World Title again - with Batista having reclaimed the gold at the previous PPV - in a match that saw Stone Cold Steve Austin serve as the guest referee.

In spite of the fact that they had done this dance three times in the same year and, perhaps more importantly, in spite of the fact that 'Taker had just come back from a severe injury, the titanic pair managed to recreate the magic of before by pulling off a hard-hitting - and hard-fought- brawl that kept us all on the edges of our seats as we waited to see if 'The Animal' could finally defeat 'The Phenom'.

The drama was off-the-charts - benefiting from Austin's presence - and the match was almost as sensational as their previous bouts.

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