WWE WrestleMania 30: 5 Lesnar vs Undertaker Matches To Watch First

4. WWE Championship Hell In A Cell Match - No Mercy 2002

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U69_ZbZwcc After the way that things ended the previous month at Unforgiven, it was a given that Lesnar would once again defend the WWE Championship against the Undertaker at October's No Mercy event. In a bit of a twist, however, SmackDown general manager Stephanie McMahon announced that the match would take place inside a structure made famous by the Dead Man, Hell in a Cell. When Lesnar broke Undertaker's hand to try and put the best pure striker in WWE history at a disadvantage, Stephanie once again foiled his plans by announcing that the over-sized cast Undertaker wore to protect the injury would, in fact, be allowed in the match. Even Heyman's plans to reintroduce an ex-girlfriend of Undertaker's into the equation to once again toy with the mind of the number one contender went up in smoke early in the No Mercy broadcast when Stephanie got the woman, Tracy, to reveal that the affair she claimed to have had with Undertaker in recent months was false. With nothing standing between the Phenom and the WWE champion, the competitors did battle in a Hell in a Cell bout that ranks right up there with the best in the match's 17-year history. The main event of the evening's telecast, there was a great deal of pressure on both competitors to payoff their strong feud. The perfect blend of violence, brutality and storytelling, Undertaker and Lesnar crafted a masterpiece before 10,000 fans in Little Rock's Alltell Arena that did just that. Commentators Michael Cole and Tazz did and outstanding job of relaying to the audience the action going on inside the steel structure, as well as aiding the competitors in telling their story. Lesnar was the young champion competing in his first Hell in a Cell match. How would he react to making contact with the chain link fence of the cell? How would he respond to tasting his own blood? Would he be able to survive the onslaught from Undertaker, including repeated shots about the body from the cast on the challenger's hand? The answers came gradually as Lesnar survived an onslaught from his veteran opponent, then targeted his injured right hand, ripping the cast from it and pounding away at one of Undertaker's greatest weapons. With his own blood seeping from a laceration on his forehead, Lesnar used the steel steps to bust the Phenom open. Blood poured rapidly from the wound and it appeared as though it was only a matter of time before Lesnar finished Undertaker off and successfully retain his title. Undertaker continued to fight, landing a chokeslam and Last Ride at different points and popping the crowd in the process. His attempt at a Tombstone, however, spelled the end of his comeback as Lesnar showed tremendous athleticism and strength in countering the move into the F5 and covering for the pinfall victory. Just an outstanding, must-see a match that hinted at the tremendous in-ring performer Lesnar would become and showcased just how great of an in-ring storyteller Undertaker had become over the course of his career.