5 unforgettable WWE SummerSlam main event conclusions

#3 The Undertaker Vs. Edge – Hell in a Cell Match (SummerSlam 2008)

Undertaker delivering a Tombstone piledrive to Edge.

Prior to SummerSlam 2008, these two wrestlers had an on-off feud for over 15 months, which all started when Edge cashed in his Money in the Bank contract against The Undertaker. Six months later, Edge attacked The Undertaker again, costing him the World Heavyweight Championship. Despite The Undertaker managing to win the World Heavyweight Championship off Edge four months later at WrestleMania XXIV, it appeared the Ultimate Opportunist had the last laugh when he won a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match, forcing the Deadman to leave the WWE.

After cheating on his fiance (and also SmackDown general manager) Vickie Guerrero, Edge’s nightmares came flooding back when Guerrero decided to punish him by reinstating The Undertaker and making them fight each other in a Hell in a Cell match. Taking into consideration that The Undertaker had fought in seven previous Hell in a Cell matches, whilst Edge hadn’t fought in any, the match on the surface seemed like it would be one-sided.

However, Edge spearing Undertaker out of the cell and also onto an announce table proved that his sadistic persona more than made up for his lack of experience in this match. In the end, after a brutal match, a combination of a con-chair-to and a Tombstone Piledriver was enough to beat Edge.

But, as The Undertaker was leaving the ring, he still saw Edge moving, which angered the Deadman who then came back into the ring and chokeslammed Edge off a ladder through the ring and the canvas. Flames then surrounded the canvas where Edge was, finally ending the feud between the two juggernauts and giving the WWE a memorable conclusion at SummerSlam.

The Hell in a Cell match has been one of The Undertakers' favorite yards. Many WWE legends have faced the wrath of the Deadman inside the steel structure and Edge was dished out a similar treatment.

The concluding angle of the match where the Undertaker made his trademark pose accompanied by purple lights as Edge's body was half way through the ring, makes for an eerie view.