2. The Undertaker vs Mankind (King Of The Ring, 1998)
One of the key reasons a lot of people can't find themselves invested in pro wrestling is the old stigma: "wrestling is fake". Showing this match to your lover, preferably before anything else (unless they are squeamish) will immediately cement home the fact that while wrestling is scripted stylised violence, it sure as hell isn't fake. Your bae doesn't need to know anything about the match heading into it, just press play and wait for the reactions. Explaining the injuries Mick Foley accrues over the course of the match will make the viewing even more intense for them. Watching a man be thrown off an 16-foot cage through an announce table onto a concrete floor, fall through the roof of the cell with a steel chair smacking him in the mouth upon landing and being tossed onto thumb tacks - twice - will be a real surprise, and chances are your viewing partner will be instantly intrigued by the wonderfully sick world of professional wrestling.
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