Ranking Every Undertaker Match Type From Worst To Best
How does the Boneyard match stack up against the classics?
The Phenom known as The Undertaker has been wreaking havoc across World Wrestling Entertainment for almost three decades now. A larger than life specimen - both literally and figuratively - he has earned his spot as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in the sport's history.
A major part of that success, however, stems from the power of his gimmick. Not to take anything away from the wonderful performer he is in the ring (remember, he has given us some of best matches in WWE history), but the the timeless appeal of The Undertaker's gimmick has lent itself nicely to 'The Man From The Dark Side's legacy, accompanying him like an undying aura - no matter which decade he found himself in.
Over the years, WWE has cashed in on the popularity of that gimmick in many ways, and the-powers-that-be even went so far as to build a number of match types around it. Yes, 'The Deadman' has been responsible for the creation of some of WWE's most iconic - and demonic - match types, and 30 years after his debut, they're still building matches around him.
As WrestleMania 36's Boneyard Match joins fellow Undertaker match types, let's take a moment to look back at all the stipulations that 'Taker innovated, tried or made famous (be it directly related to his gimmick or not) and, while we're at it, rank them.
13. Concrete Crypt Match
The Undertaker has innovated many original match types over the years. Among them are some that weren't even really his matches, but by taking part in the first ever incarnation of them, he made them legendary. The Concrete Crypt match was not one of them.
Essentially just a glorified handicap match that originated at the Great American Bash in 2004, the point of the Concrete Crypt stipulation was for 'The Deadman' to lie down, give the Dudley Boyz the victory and trust that Paul Heyman wouldn't bury Paul Bearer in a concrete crypt.
'Taker defied the rules, defeated the Dudleys, used the lightning he could have used weeks beforehand to save Bearer and then buried his manager anyway. Not exactly legendary stuff.