5 Worst Wrestling Matches Of 2004

1. The Undertaker vs. The Dudleyz – Concrete Crypt Match – Great American Bash 2004

Poor Undertaker. He must be the most unfortunate soul in WWE history for being shoe-horned into some of the dumbest gimmick matches of all time. The ‘concrete crypt’ match was one such a mistake.

It was a handicap match between ‘Taker and the Dudleyz, with the stipulation being that if Undertaker lost, his then-manager Paul Bearer would be buried in cement (and Bearer was actually shown in said ‘crypt’, which was a Plexiglas cube).

Yet despite sounding like a big deal, the wrestling match that it was based on didn’t have fans watching with anticipation. This was because the wrestling was slow and plodding, and the Undertaker looked dominant for almost the whole thing.

At no point did the Dudleyz ever look credible against him, despite being one of the best tag teams in WWE history. Undertaker beat them in what amounted to an elongated squash match and did so with the barely passable offence. The match also suffered from extensive stalling from all three wrestlers and interference from Paul Heyman, who taunted Undertaker throughout the match.

Then, after all, was said and done, it was Undertaker himself that pulled the lever and ‘killed’ Paul Bearer by burying him in cement. The angle was despicable, the match dreadful, and the crowd was dead.

There’s a real ‘3-D’ for you.