5 Best Wrestling Matches of 1998

#1 The Undertaker vs. Mankind - Hell in a Cell - King of the Ring 1998

This match is both amazing and terrifying at the same time...

Within the first three minutes of the actual match, the Undertaker throws Mankind off the top of the cell, leading JR to scream his now-famous lines, ‘GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! THEY’VE KILLED HIM! AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, HE IS BROKEN IN HALF! If you were to say the name ‘The Undertaker’ to a non-wrestling fan, this is likely the first thing that would come to mind for them. Because this is the greatest moment in the Undertaker’s career and is the most frequently-referenced and revisited moment in WWE history.

This spot could’ve easily killed someone, yet Mick Foley was still moving after falling sixteen feet into an announcer’s table. The audience watched in utter shock as Foley’s body landed with a sickening thud before he was stretchered out of the arena.

Then, astonishingly, Foley got up and returned to the ring on his own and climbed back up the cell as if the above-mentioned fall never happened. What happened next was the most infamous botch in wrestling history.

Undertaker chokeslammed Mankind and the cell’s roof gave way, causing Mankind to fall through the cell onto the ring canvas. Many people thought he was dead (including Undertaker himself), yet Mankind got up to his feet again, and Undertaker climbed down with a broken foot.

Both wrestlers kept going despite Foley suffering two of the most devastating falls in wrestling history. This was toughness on display, plain and simple, and the audience loved every minute of it.

The match continued for another ten minutes and included more hardcore violence. Foley even introduced thumbtacks, only for the Undertaker to throw him into said bed of tacks not once but twice.

Once the match ended, both the Undertaker and Mankind received a standing ovation for the sheer brutality and craziness that was put on display in this now-legendary match.