The Undertaker's 10 Greatest Wrestling Matches Of All Time
8. Vs. The Rock Vs. Kurt Angle (Vengeance 2002)
The 2002 vintage of The Undertaker's star rating record was, if not exactly drastic, at least majorly disappointing, especially given the calibre of high-profile opponents he met on PPV that year. Presumably the Royal Rumble elimination to Maven rocked his confidence for real, as he pulled off a veritable Mt. Rushmore of mediocrity in a series of stinkers against The Rock, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan and Triple H.
It'd take supremity, not star power, to lift 'Taker from his disinterested slump. That came in the form of Kurt Angle at Vengeance 2002 - although the match was still sprinkled with the latter in the form of the Hollywood-bound Rock. The ingredients were in place for one of the finest examples of a WWE three-way, replete with breathtaking near-falls and an intensity which had seemingly deserted Death Valley's finest. His mojo back in tow, Undertaker would roll on to his memorable feud with the emerging Brock Lesnar.