10 Genius Wrestling Decisions Made Up On The Fly
8. Mankind Vs. The Undertaker (WWE King Of The Ring 1998)
Mankind and The Undertaker’s Hell in a Cell match maybe the most famous encounter from the celebrated Attitude Era. Heck, the match has its own Wikipedia page after all.
It’s deserving of it though, with the brutality and threshold of pain Mick Foley took in the match being unbelievable, and contributing to Foley living with nagging pain for the rest of his life. The most vicious part of their Cell encounter was the (unplanned) spot where The Dead Man chokeslammed Foley through the top of the cell. Foley was knocked unconscious and suffered a plethora of injuries, and Undertaker for real thought he may have died.
Backstage personnel swarmed the ring to check on Foley’s wellbeing. Terry Funk included, who was gravely concerned for his good friend Mick. Needing to stall and save some time as Foley was being seen to, Undertaker and Terry Funk impulsively started brawling, with Undertaker chokeslamming Terry Funk out of his shoes in a memorable moment. It gave Foley just enough time to get his bearings and finish the match and take more vicious abuse to his body.