10 most memorable moments in Summerslam history

#6 Paul Bearer turns on The Undertaker

Staring into the face of evil.

The Undertaker's popularity throughout the first few years of his career was enough for Vince to turn the man from the dark side into a babyface. Taker took to his new role brilliantly, but the same couldn't really be said for Paul Bearer. His look and general demeanour made him much more suited to being a heel and a split between the two men felt almost inevitable.

In 1996, Mick Foley made his debut with the company as Mankind. He was immediately thrown at Taker and began costing him signature matches. Taker retaliated and the pair ended up meeting at the 1996 Summerslam show in a 'Boiler Room Brawl' match. This played off the concept of Mankind living in the boiler rooms of the different arenas the company filmed from. The idea of the match was to make it back to the ring and retrieve the urn from Paul Bearer.

After an action packed fight took place backstage, Taker made it to the ring and had his hands out stretched, ready for Bearer to give him the urn and declare him the winner. Then, to the shock of everybody watching, Bearer smashed the urn over Taker's head, turning heel and aligning himself with Mankind. It was a pretty important moment for Undertaker's career going forward, as he had clearly out grown his manager by this point and needed to be set free to pursue the WWF Championship down the road.

It was also the perfect double cross and helped expand Paul Bearer's influence over the company. He secured the services of Mankind, Vader, and The Executioner before starting the iconic rivalry between Kane and Undertaker throughout most of 1998. In a way, this was the starting pistol for the Taker's climb to the top of the company.