7. Undertaker Returns From The Grave, Pummels Kane (WrestleMania 20)
Undertaker's 'died' more times than Kenny McCormick and Wile E. Coyote combined, but maintains a stronger penchant for bringing a furious reprisal upon his self-exhumation. While his devilish Lazarus act can be predictable, his 2004 return held special meaning. When an unhinged Kane buried him alive at Survivor Series, rumors abounded that the returning 'Taker would be bringing the 'dark side' with him. For weeks, an absent Undertaker played some of his throwback mind games with Kane, from a quaking ring, to gifting him a casket with a familiar urn inside. Those parlor tricks paled to Undertaker's actual return, preceded by Paul Bearer and a fleet of torch-wielding druids, to which even jaded New York fans were awed. Few pops have rivaled the one Undertaker received when the first 'GONG' hit. Even if his attire was merely a brimmed hat and a trenchcoat over his American Bad Ass get-up, that was good enough for most. The relative squash of Kane was academic.
Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.
