Austin was a solid match that both elevated Undertaker to champion and protected Austin as the top babyface of the company. However, in that time, Undertaker participated in an array of decent matches, including a five-star outing with The Rock at King of the Ring In early , Dave Batista was arguably at the peak of his popularity, holding the World Heavyweight Championship credibly for a combined total of 13 months between and only vacating the title due to injury.
Undertaker, on the other hand, had been absent from the title scene for some time—despite a series of thrilling showings against the likes of Ken Kennedy and MVP toward the tail end of Nevertheless, Undertaker was victorious and embarked on a deserved title run that lasted until May with the strap only being dropped due to a torn bicep muscle sustained around the time of the Backlash pay-per-view. A culmination of storyline events stretching back almost a full year, Undertaker vs. Edge from March was a classic World Heavyweight title match, and can rank as one of the most breath-taking main events in WrestleMania history.
Before the match even began, a determined Edge set the tone by delivering one of the best interview segments of his career. As is evident in his extremely light schedule over the last several years, the Undertaker appears to be in the early stages of winding down his plus-year professional wrestling career. Alas, it is a sobering thought to think that one of the greatest characters in WWE will most probably never hold heavyweight gold again. The Undertaker is in a unique position—he will forever be a top draw, with or without a championship belt around his waist.
Their second reign with the titles happens to be the Undertaker's fifth shortest title reign in his career, lasting just 13 days. The Undertaker and Kane were a full-fledged team during the Invasion storyline and became three-time tag team champions during this period. However, one of their reigns ended up as The Undertaker's fourth shortest title run in his career. The Brothers of Destruction became tag team champions for the first time on the April 17, , taping of SmackDown by defeating Edge and Christian in a No-Disqualification match.
The Undertaker is one of the more surprising superstars to have held the Hardcore Championship. His reign with the title ended up as one of the Deadman's longest title in his career. Maven once again shocked the world by defeating The Undertaker to win the Hardcore title, but this time, he did it with a little help from The Rock and ended the Deadman's reign at 58 days.
The Undertaker didn't enjoy much success with the Tag Team Championships as most of his title reigns ended within a few days. However, the reign didn't last long as the Undertaker and Big Show lost the titles to the Rock "n" Sock Connection on the August 30, , episode of Raw. The reign ended in just eight days, making it the Undertaker's third shortest title runs in his career.
The Phenon challenged Batista for the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania 23 with both bitterly disappointed with the position of their match. This bout no doubt should have closed out the show but they tore the house down. Undertaker and Batista's rivalry in was superb which did wonders for both competitor's careers. They had several false finishes and Batista looked believable in ending Undertaker's legendary WrestleMania streak.
It's hard to believe that The Undertaker had to wait 11 years for his second WrestleMania appearance. Ric Flair's retirement may have grabbed the headlines but Undertaker and Edge hit a home run in a competitive World Title encounter. The Undertaker is one of WWE's greatest legends of all time. But what are The Deadman's best matches on pay-per-view, according to Cagematch. Hulk Hogan - Judgment Day Share Share Tweet Email.
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