1. The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar (SummerSlam 2015)
After the streak ended at WrestleMania XXX, we didn't see much of The Undertaker anymore. He returned at WrestleMania 31 for an encounter with Bray Wyatt, but the match left a lot to be desired. Fans began to question if maybe Undertaker just didn't have it in him anymore to deliver a classic match. After all, he was approaching 50 years old, so it'd be understandable if he couldn't pull a great performance out of the bag anymore. Then at the Battleground PPV, Taker returned to cost Brock Lesnar a WWE title shot and the rematch was on for SummerSlam 2015. After an incredibly heated brawl on RAW with the great verbiage of Brock screaming at Taker "I'm gonna kill you" and in a rare moment of emotion, The Phenom responding "You're gonna have to" the expectation of something great began to grow. Could the half a century old Calaway and the part time Beast really main event a SummerSlam and follow a thrilling Cena/Rollins match? The answer is yes, yes they could. In a bout that was ALL about the story, it was special from the very beginning. Lesnar would attack Undertaker before he could even get his jacket off, and they would pull out all the stops to make it a memorable match. From them both sitting up and laughing in each others faces and trading punches, to an F5 on the announce table, this match was gripping from start to finish. In the end there was a screwy finish, but even that added to the drama that Undertaker tapped out and when the referee hadn't seen it, he took the cheating route, low blowed the Beast and made him pass out.
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