The Undertaker is one of the biggest legends of professional wrestling and throughout his historic wrestling career he had some amazing matches and moments. He was involved in some of the best matches in the history of professional wrestling, including the best WrestleMania match ever. The career of The Phenom is really phenomenal.
One of his most iconic matches was his Hell in a Cell match from King of the Ring 1998 where he faced Mankind. The most iconic movement from this match was Taker throwing Mankind off of the Cell roof directly on the announce table. It became the biggest highlight of the event and also one of the most famous moments in professional wrestling history.
Shocking Revelation: The Undertaker Refused to Do This Classic and World Famous WWE Spot!
But surprisingly, The Undertaker refused to do this moment and mankind was determined to take this spot as he is famously known as one of the biggest risk stickers in professional wrestling history. Speaking on D-Von Dudley’s YouTube channel, The Dead Man recently looked back at this Classic match and revealed the insider about it;
Undertaker faced Mankind at King of The Ring 1998 in a Hell in a Cell match
“I refused to do this. I said, ‘Mick, we don’t need this.’ I said we’re good enough. Mick was worried because I had the first Hell in a Cell match with Shawn [Michaels], which was fantastic, which was Kane’s debut… Mick was worried that we wouldn’t be able to live up to that, so he gets this in his head, and we’ll fool them into thinking they’ve seen something special.
Undertaker and Mankind had a fierce rivalry during the Attitude Era
“That was his mindset, and I was like, ‘Mick, we’re good enough that we can come up with something where you don’t have to kill yourself to pay off.’ I refused to do it. I wouldn’t even listen to him; I would shut it down, but he was persistent. Then he got in the old man’s [Vince McMahon] ear.”
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This match is one of the biggest pillars that led Mankind aka Mick Foley to be ultimate success. Prior to this match, he was mostly a mid card. But this spot from this match and him a main event status, total of three World Championship titles, and he is still known as one of the biggest legends of wrestling. This spot also earned him the nickname that everybody addresses him as; The Hardcore Legend.
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