10 SICK & TWISTED Wrestling Funerals
3. "How Do You Like Your Undertaker?!"
Shortly after Shawn Michaels had defeated The Undertaker in a casket match that actually ended his career for a while, D-Generation X pulled a pretty cool sh*thouse move that revealed the true genius behind 'HBK' and HHH's sophomoric silliness.
It wasn't as memorable or replayed as barbecue jokes, a "S*ck The Cook" apron and big sausage/little n*b gags after Kane set his brother's coffin on fire, but it was f*cking good sh*t, pal.
This moment of gallows 1998 chicanery spoke to how well DX had found the balance of goofing around and getting serious in a way that might actually draw some money. The pair asking the crowd "How did [they] like your Undertaker" was a darkly amusing way to talk around the fact that an industry icon had been incinerated on pay-per-view. In a different time, this would have drawn derision and disgust. As the Attitude Era dawned, most of the crowd were stifling their giggles.
Reaching the peak of his unlikely second act just as 'The Deadman' was inexplicably doing the same, Michaels went back to the well in 2009 ahead of their WrestleMania 25 classic. This on-screen funeral was far more earnest and sold a contest unlike much we'd ever seen in company history.
All very powerful. But to fans of a certain vintage, just not as good as the grill.