Had this remained Mick Foley's retirement match for even two months, then it assuredly would be ranked higher, but the fact that Foley wrestled six weeks later and then unretired officially does not negate the emotional resonance of the Hell in a Cell match against Triple H. Besides, Cactus Jack was only half the match. The Game started an incredible run that still goes on to present day with his feud against Foley. The Cerebral Assassin earned that moniker by physically dissecting Foley in a fit of psychologically sound brutality. Going back to Jack for a moment...bear in mind that he went through the top of the Cell on purpose after everything that he had endured in 1998. You could argue that he never did live up to that first Cell performance, but his Hell in a Cell swan song surely must be seen to watch him try.
"The Doc" Chad Matthews has written wrestling columns for over a decade. A physician by trade, Matthews began writing about wrestling as a hobby, but it became a passion. After 30 years as a wrestling fan, "The Doc" gives an unmatched analytical perspective on pro wrestling in the modern era. He is a long-time columnist for Lordsofpain.net and hosts a weekly podcast on the LOP Radio Network called "The Doc Says." His first book - The WrestleMania Era: The Book of Sports Entertainment - ranks the Top 90 wrestlers from 1983 to present day, was originally published in December 2013, and is now in its third edition.
Matthews lives in North Carolina with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.
