10 Most Surreal WWE Matches Ever
5. The Undertaker Vs. Mankind - King Of The Ring 1998
The WWF had already implemented a more violent approach prior to June 1998 in their march towards the Attitude Era: Steve Austin popularised the crazed arena-wide brawl; the blood ban had been lifted; the Spanish announce table was now firmly a wrestler-sized crash pad; chairs were as plentiful in the ring as they were in the stands...
This was something else. The Undertaker threw Mankind from the top of the Cell, a fall that incurred several horrendously painful-sounding injuries - and then through it, a fall that almost incurred death, given how close the leg of one such chair was in proximity to Foley's skull. This was suicidal backyard wrestling performed on the grandest and most glamorous stage, essentially. Mankind kept getting back up, and back up, after suffering the sickest bumps ever performed in the mainstream. It was like taking in a blockbuster sequel the very second before you left your cinema seat.
This remains the most harrowing, violent and disturbing match Mick Foley ever wrestled - and this is a man who has dealt with exploding barbed wire boards and timed bombs.