The WORST Wrestling Story Every Year (1989-2025)

2010 - Kane Vs. The Undertaker

Kane Undertaker
WWE

The Undertaker was capable of reaching the very peak of the pro wrestling industry, and, fittingly, the depths of hell. This was diabolical.

If you’re a longtime wrestling fan, with family members aware of your hobby, you’ll have been asked the same question: is the Undertaker still in it?

In 2010, as you hurriedly reached for the remote control in a frantic bid to spare yourself the embarrassment of watching Kane trying to bury him alive, you said “Yeah…sometimes…”, hoping you'd not been caught.

Kane accused Rey Mysterio of injuring ‘Taker so badly that he entered a vegetative state when, of course, he himself was the perpetrator. This was revealed at SummerSlam, sparking a long and dreadfully uninspiring retread of something that had happened 12 years prior - the equivalent of Jake Roberts and Hercules working a programme at Fully Loaded 2000.

Every long pay-per-view match was more tedious than the last. Hilariously, WWE didn’t even bother with the pretence of a straight singles match to kick it off. Fully expecting that to be bad, they immediately afforded Kane and the Undertaker several shortcuts under the No Holds Barred stipulation at Night of Champions. The match was boring. Next up was a Hell In A Cell match. It was also very boring. Paul Bearer turned heel on ‘Taker at the finish. What next? A Triple H Vs. Sgt. Slaughter feud?

Then again, their In Your House match was Misawa Vs. Kobashi compared to this leaden, turgid crap, which was brought to a merciful if sadly not very swift at all conclusion at Bragging Rights.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!