10 WWE Stipulations That Only Had One Good Match

3. Boiler Room Brawl (Mankind Vs. The Undertaker - SummerSlam 1996)

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In total, WWE produced four 'Boiler Room Brawls' between 1996-1999, and all of them starred human punching bag Mick Foley. He worked one with The Undertaker at SummerSlam '96, one with Big Show at Backlash 1999, and two against Triple H on the 23 September SmackDown and 20 December Raw that same year.

Forget the latter three.

They were all useless compared to the ominous, odd charm the original against 'Taker had. Nobody had ever seen anything like this largely pre-taped lunacy, and it should be considered a light precursor to the kind of cinematic craziness WWE are trying today during this ongoing empty arena era.

Although it hardly offered strong technical wrestling, that wasn't the point - the shadowy 'Boiler Room' was Mankind's domain, and the manic brawling once again helped show another side to The Undertaker. The duo would continue that quest to expand horizons mere months later...

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