10 Worst WWE Hell In A Cell Matches EVER - According To Dave Meltzer

2. Kane Vs The Undertaker (Hell In A Cell 2010, 1/2*)

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Though their explosive relationship began inside the confines of the very first Hell In A Cell encounter, a 2010 retread of the regularly revisited rivalry generated a rock bottom battle that only highlighted how aged both the performers and their connective tissues were.

Kane ripped the door clean off the original structure, but metaphorically kicked it in when he debuted so emphatically. Dropping his storyline brother with an impactful Tombstone to cost him a victory he so desperately needed against Shawn Michaels, the 'Big Red Machine' was instantly established as threat becoming of his planned WrestleMania showdown with 'The Deadman'.

He was less worthy of wearing the World Heavyweight Title in 2010, but Undertaker himself was equally unsuited to be challenging for it. WWE's main event scene had largely been taken over by the ongoing scuffle between John Cena and The Nexus, allowing experimental periods for both titles that yielded mixed results.

The aforementioned Randy Orton/Sheamus rivalry was bland, but Kane and Undertaker's final go-around was all the wrong kinds of brutal.

Chasing a nostalgic buzz, the company even brought Paul Bearer back to life for the angle, with the rotund 'Father Of Evil' swerve-turning on The Undertaker in the match to gift victory to Kane. Even that lacked the urgency and intensity of the three's original melee in the mesh.

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