25 Greatest WWE Raw Moments Ever

21. The Undertaker & Triple H Silently Set The Stage (February 21st, 2010)

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One of the few occasions Triple H benefited from an understated comeback rather than the overblown superhuman recovery journey, his silent stare-down with The Undertaker told the best story without even saying a word.

Unknown to audiences at the time, their contest would be the third match in a quadrilogy of contests in which 'The Deadman' laid Hunter and his best friend Shawn Michaels to rest. It was at the time though a mere statement of intent from 'The Game' to avenge his friend's loss.

'Taker's Raw return had been promoted for weeks with a series of mysterious vignettes showing a shadowy figure entering a rainy shack, but the tacit undermining of the moment before he'd even uttered a word was a powerful motivation for the two to do battle on 'The Grandest Stage'.

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