Hell In A Cell: Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker 10/5/97
This is perhaps the best cage match in wrestling history and easily, by leaps and bounds, the best match in the Undertaker's career. Of course, you can credit that feat to Michaels, who turned in another monumental performance. Undertaker dominated Michaels for the first nine minutes of the match, giving Michaels a brutal beating and using the cage as a weapon several times. Michaels made a comeback and hit a tope suicida on Undertaker, knocking him into the cage. Michaels hit Undertaker in the back with the ring steps. Michaels then piledrove Undertaker on the ring steps in an impressive spot. Michaels gave the Undertaker several chairshots and gained a near fall. Undertaker fought back but Michaels cut him off. Michaels hit a top rope elbow as Sgt. Slaughter ordered the cage to be risen in order to remove a cameraman previously beaten up by Michaels when he got in the way of the action. The action spilled outside the cage where Undertaker catapulted Michaels into the cage. Michaels began to bleed heavily as Undertaker continued his assault. Michaels climbed to the roof of the cage where he and Undertaker then fought. Undertaker slammed Michaels on the roof of the cage. As Michaels was hanging over the side of the cage, Undertaker knocked him off and backwards into the Spanish announcers' table. Undertaker continued to take apart Michaels, including a top rope chokeslam. However, Kane then made his WWF debut and came into the ring, where he confronted Undertaker and then tombstoned him. A groggy Michaels then covered Undertaker to win the match at 29:59. While the ending was a tainted one, it could not take away from the greatness of this match. Michaels took one of the greatest beatings in wrestling history in this match. ****3/4