WWE: Ranking Undertaker's 21 WrestleMania Victories Worst To Best

13. Jake "The Snake" Roberts, WrestleMania VIII

WrestleMania VIII was Undertaker's coming out party. Sure, he had been part of the WWE roster for two years at that point and had become one of the most captivating characters Vince McMahon had ever created in such a short period of time but he had yet to have that one definitive win that really launched him into the stratosphere of headline Superstars. Even his win over Hulk Hogan at Survivor Series 1991 failed to really accomplish that feat, thanks to the heavy interference from Ric Flair. Early in 1992, Undertaker underwent a babyface turn that earned him the full support of the fans, most of whom had already been cheering him thanks to the aura he exuded anyway. Refusing to allow Jake Roberts to strike Miss Elizabeth and Randy Savage with a steel chair set in motion a feud between the two that would culminate in one of the more understated, and underrated, matches on the WrestleMania VIII lineup. Any fans looking for a technical masterpiece were surely disappointed but fans of storytelling were elated by the masterful job the performers did in the second match of the evening. Roberts threw an onslaught in the direction of the Undertaker but very little, if anything, affected him. Roberts, a master of psychology, sold every little bit of offense from his opponent perfectly and really put over the Dead Man as a force of nature. The DDT in the center of the ring looked to be just what Roberts needed to score the victory but he watched from the mat as Undertaker sat up, the move doing minimal damage at worst. A second DDT allowed Roberts to head outside the ring and focus his attention on Paul Bearer, whom he had viciously DDT'd during an episode of the Funeral Parlor weeks earlier. Undertaker, however, sat up and followed the Snake outside the squared circle, where he planted him with a Tombstone on the floor. That would be all Undertaker needed to secure his second WrestleMania victory. The match worked in that it immediately elevated the Dead Man in the eyes of the fans. Roberts was a household name, one of the biggest stars from one of the most popular eras in pro wrestling history and beating him still meant something. What meant even more was that Undertaker kicked out of the DDT, which was still a very protected maneuver and was recognized as one of the most dangerous in the entire sport. Recovering from two and winning the match was unheard of, making Undertaker's win that much more impressive.