The Undertaker's 10 Greatest Wrestling Matches Of All Time

9. Vs. Mankind (King Of The Ring '98)

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People thought they knew what to expect following the debut Hell in a Cell contest some months prior. What actually transpired in The Undertaker and Mankind's barbaric rage in the cage didn't just shock the fans, but the company itself.

When The Phenom flung Foley from the top of the structure to the table below, Jim Ross spoke with the grave tone of a TV newsreader announcing a tragic disaster. Terry Funk rushed to ringside; he legitimately thought his close friend had died following the fall.

That this was just the first of two sickening bumps in the match speaks of its industry-changing brutality. Foley took a second, unplanned plummet through the cell's flimsy roof onto the canvas below; this time, The Undertaker himself feared for his opponent's life. The amount of damage the match caused not just to its participants, but to a generation of talent who subsequently sought to 'better' it, means it probably shouldn't be celebrated today. But we certainly can't forget it.

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