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

1. Handicap Match - SmackDown (Oct, 2003)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Iy8QuPkZE Fresh off of a controversial conclusion to the Biker Chain match between Undertaker and Brock Lesnar at No Mercy, new SmackDown general manager Paul Heyman booked Vince McMahon's number one nemesis, the Dead Man, in a two-on-one handicap match against Lesnar and the Big Show. Undertaker weathered an early storm, withstanding punishing offense from his opponents and fighting back to the best of his abilities, all the while knowing in the back of his mind that McMahon and his latest arm candy, Sable, were watching from a luxury suite high up in the arena. A momentary bit of dissension among the heels allowed Undertaker to knock Lesnar off the apron and focus his attention squarely on Big Show, who was sitting on the top rope. Grabbing him by the throat, he delivered a massive chokeslam that netted him what he thought was the pinfall victory. Heyman would appear and announce that the match was now a best two-of-three falls match. Undertaker and Lesnar carried the majority of the second fall. The former appeared to be in control as action spilled to the outside. That is, until Big Show caught him with a clothesline. Undertaker fought back, taking out both of his opponents and beating the referee's count back inside. He was awarded the second fall by count-out and, again, appeared to be victorious. Heyman struck again, announcing that the bout had no count-outs. Moments later, when Big Show was disqualified for using a chair, he added a no disqualification ruling to the mix. With the fix appearing to be in, Undertaker found himself at ringside, where he pulled a biker chain off of his bike and blasted both Lesnar and Big Show. A cover of Lesnar led to the second pinfall victory of the evening. Heyman had no other choice but to let the win stand, something that did not please an onlooking Mr. McMahon. The match was an overbooked mess, a hot and steaming pile of garbage, to say the least. The booking of the match alone was enough to give one a headache but the action between the bells was seriously lacking. How anyone could have justified Undertaker beating two monstrous Superstars every way possible is a mystery. Lesnar and Show looked incredibly weak for not being able to put away one man and, considering their status as WWE and United States champion, respectively, that is quite pathetic. A bad match that suffered from too much overbooking. Luckily, that should not be a problem when Undertaker and Lesnar do battle inside the historic Superdome in New Orleans on April 6 at WrestleMania XXX.
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