6. The Undertaker Wipes Out On A Dive Over The Ropes - WrestleMania 25
The Undertaker-Shawn Michaels epic in Houston is rightly regarded as one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time. Virtually every memory of the half-hour clash is of the rave and positive variety, which means that oftentimes, a rather scary close call gets glossed over. About halfway into the match, a spot called for Undertaker's hands-free leap over the ropes, at which point Michaels would drag a cameraman (in reality, Sim Snuka in disguise) into the oncoming path, which in reality would break Undertaker's fall. When Undertaker jumped, Michaels grabbed Snuka, but the positioning was off, and 'Taker ended up landing almost squarely on his head, planting like a javelin. In the moment, there were a few tense seconds before Undertaker began moving his extremities, and he would finish the match without any overt difficulty.
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.
