Mr. WrestleMania’s definitive WrestleMania match, this half-hour epic was almost too powerful.
In the years since, many have tried to imitate the Undertaker’s famous facial expression here—but it was never the same. Those who wore similar expressions of sheer shock had not sacrificed decades of a phenomenal supernatural legacy to portray themselves as the haunted equal of a mere mortal in the fight of his life. ‘Taker’s offence has never looked so destructive, and yet, Michaels earned one of the best near-falls in company history through a performance of unreal mettle.
A tale of sheer human cunning in the face of an unyielding force of nature, this wasn’t just pro wrestling; this was survival horror cinema.
