14. June 28, 1998: Mankind's Fall Through The Cell
This was arguably one of WWEs most famous moments of all timeand is one that might be haunting Vince forever for how close it was to disaster At King of the Ring 1998, The Undertaker faced Mankind at the third ever Hell in a Cell match. Within a few minutes of starting, Undertaker threw Mankind off of the top of the cell through the announcers table. Mick Foley fell a total of 22 feet, but this was a planned spot. What wasnt planned was the second spot, when Undertaker Chokeslammed Foley through the top of the cell. It wasnt supposed to break, and Foley hit the mat really hard, to the point that Jerry Lawler ominously said on commentary, thats it, hes dead. The commentators, like many of those who witnessed the match, legitimately thought that Foley was dead, including the Undertaker. This night will haunt Vince because not only did he cause another human being severe permanent damage to his body, but the standard was raised so high after this match for violence and high spots that many others tried to go as far as possible in terms of violence and brutality without directly copying this move. It wouldnt be surprising, therefore, for Vince to hear JR screaming Good God Almighty! Theyve killed him! as he tries to sleep.
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