5 Previous WWE Buried Alive Matches - Ranked Worst To Best

1. The Undertaker Vs. Mankind - Buried Alive 1996

This was the first Buried Alive match that took place at an In Your House event named Buried Alive in October of 1996. The Undertaker's rivalry with Mankind was one of the best things about WWE that year. Undertaker's manager Paul Bearer turned heel on him to side with the evil Mankind and they had a very personal feud that led to the first Buried Alive match in history. Since they are two of the best brawlers ever, they were skilled enough to where they could pull off a match like this. They brawled all around the ringside area and then took the action over to the grave site. Undertaker ended up hitting the Tombstone in the ring. Then he had to carry Mankind all the way to the grave by the entrance. He did it by carrying him on his shoulders because he's such a nice Undertaker. Mankind tried to fight him off as they got to the grave, but Undertaker gave him a Chokeslam into the grave. Undertaker dumped the dirt into the grave and Undertaker won the match when it appeared as though Mankind was buried. What fans remember from this match was what happened after it was over when Undertaker was attacked by a masked man. We found out his name was The Executioner played by Terry Gordy. He pulled Mankind out of the grave and together they put Undertaker into the grave. Even Goldust, Triple H and Bradshaw helped to bury Undertaker alive. They poured dirt on Undertaker, so even though Mankind lost he looked like the winner at the end of the night. The night ended with a famous image as a lightning bolt struck the grave and then Undertaker's hand emerged along with his purple glove. Fans cheered at the sight of the Deadman showing that he would not rest in peace. That was the only Buried Alive match that didn't have blatant interference before the finish of the match. There was interference after it was over, but that was just part of building a future storyline. "He's alive! The Undertaker is alive! The Undertaker lives!" - Vince McMahon on commentary. The first Buried Alive match between Undertaker and Mankind remains the best one.