The Undertaker vs. Kane

The Undertaker controlled much of the early match, repeatedly overpowering Shawn Michaels and using the Cell to prevent him from escaping. Michaels fought back when he could and used the steel structure to create openings, but The Undertaker continued to pursue him around the ring and ringside area.

The match eventually moved outside the Cell after officials opened the door to attend to an injured cameraman. Michaels tried to escape by climbing the structure, but The Undertaker followed him onto the roof.

After they fought on top of the Cell, Michaels attempted to climb down the side. The Undertaker stepped on his hands, causing Michaels to fall from the structure and crash through an announcer’s table. Michaels was already bleeding heavily by the time The Undertaker brought him back inside the Cell.

The Undertaker continued his attack after they returned to the ring, hitting Michaels with a chokeslam from the top rope and later striking him with a steel chair. He appeared ready to finish Michaels with the Tombstone Piledriver when the lights went out.

Paul Bearer then appeared with Kane, who was making his first WWF appearance after Bearer had spent months warning The Undertaker that his presumed-dead half-brother was still alive.

Kane tore the Cell door from its hinges, entered the ring, and confronted The Undertaker. After a brief staredown, Kane struck his brother and delivered a Tombstone Piledriver before leaving with Bearer and officially beginning his rivalry with The Undertaker.

Michaels, who had been left badly injured from the match, crawled over The Undertaker and covered him for the pin. Kane’s interference gave Michaels the victory and the WWF Championship opportunity at Survivor Series.

The Undertaker controlled much of the early match against Shawn Michaels, repeatedly trying to weaken him enough to place him inside the casket. During one exchange, Michaels went over the top rope and landed lower-back first on the edge of the casket, suffering the back injury that would later contribute to his extended absence from wrestling.

Michaels continued despite the injury and fought back around ringside. He drove The Undertaker onto the steel steps with a piledriver, while Triple H also became involved from ringside.

Michaels later connected with Sweet Chin Music and put The Undertaker into the casket, but stopped to taunt him instead of closing the lid immediately. The Undertaker recovered and resumed the attack.

The Undertaker eventually delivered a Tombstone Piledriver that put Michaels inside the casket and appeared to have the match won. But before he could close the casket, members of D-Generation X, the New Age Outlaws, and Los Boricuas became involved.

Kane came to ringside and initially cleared the attackers away, making it appear that he had finally decided to help his brother. However, Kane then turned on The Undertaker and chokeslammed him into the casket. Michaels was able to close the lid, giving him the victory and allowing him to retain the WWF Championship.

After the match, Paul Bearer joined Kane as the casket was taken toward the entrance. Kane attacked it with an axe before he and Bearer set it on fire. The betrayal finally pushed The Undertaker into accepting a match against Kane.

Kane used his size and strength to control long portions of the match against The Undertaker. Paul Bearer also became involved at ringside, taking advantage of opportunities to attack The Undertaker while Kane maintained control.

Kane hit an early chokeslam but pulled The Undertaker up rather than completing the pin. The fight later moved outside, where The Undertaker attempted to dive over the top rope onto Kane. Kane moved out of the way and redirected him through the Spanish announce table. Kane followed with a flying clothesline after they returned to the ring.

The Undertaker attempted a Tombstone Piledriver, but Kane reversed it and delivered his own Tombstone. The Undertaker kicked out. He recovered with a chokeslam and connected with a Tombstone, but Kane became one of the first wrestlers to kick out of the move. A second Tombstone also failed to keep Kane down.

The Undertaker followed with a flying clothesline from the top rope, then delivered a third Tombstone Piledriver. This time he held Kane down for the three-count. Kane began rising almost immediately after the pin, and the rivalry continued after the bell when Bearer attacked The Undertaker, and Kane struck his brother with a chair before delivering another Tombstone onto the chair.

The Undertaker and Kane fought inside a ring surrounded by flames, with the fire rising higher after major moves and impacts. Both wrestlers repeatedly tried to force the other toward the ropes while also exchanging their usual power offense in the middle of the ring.

The Undertaker connected with Old School and later survived Kane’s attempts to force him toward the fire. Kane hit a sidewalk slam and climbed to the top rope, but The Undertaker met him there and brought him down with a superplex. The Undertaker later knocked Kane over the ropes, although Kane avoided falling into the flames.

Kane attempted to leave the ringside area, but Vader appeared in the aisle and attacked him. The Undertaker then cleared the flames with a dive over the top rope onto Kane and Vader. Paul Bearer became involved afterward and struck The Undertaker with a chair, drawing The Undertaker away from Kane long enough to attack Bearer.

When The Undertaker returned to Kane, Kane attempted to use a chair. The Undertaker stopped him with a boot, sending Kane’s arm into the flames. Kane immediately ran away with his arm burning, giving The Undertaker the victory in the first Inferno Match.

Kane entered WrestleMania XX still insisting that The Undertaker was gone. Paul Bearer appeared first with the urn, followed by torch-bearing druids. The Undertaker then made his return in the Deadman presentation he had used before becoming the American Badass.

Kane initially reacted with disbelief and hesitated when the match began. The Undertaker attacked with punches before taking the fight outside and hitting his leg drop across the ring apron. Back inside, he connected with corner clotheslines and attempted the Last Ride, but Kane escaped.

Kane gained control with a big boot, sidewalk slam, and flying clothesline. The two exchanged power offense before Kane caught The Undertaker and delivered a chokeslam. Instead of immediately following with a cover, Kane watched as The Undertaker suddenly sat up.

The Undertaker took control again with a flying clothesline and chokeslam. He then lifted Kane for the Tombstone Piledriver and connected for the pin. The victory completed The Undertaker’s return and ended the chapter that Kane had started by burying him at Survivor Series.

The Undertaker attacked Kane on the entrance ramp before the action reached the ring. The brothers fought across the stage and around ringside, using the barricade, ring post, and steel steps during the opening portion of the match.

Kane took control and used the World Heavyweight Championship belt as a weapon against The Undertaker’s ribs. He followed with a top-rope clothesline, leg drop, corner offense, and continued attacks around ringside. The Undertaker responded by sending Kane into the steel steps and hitting his leg drop across the ring apron.

The fight also moved into the crowd before returning to ringside and eventually the ring. Kane maintained control for another stretch, but The Undertaker began his comeback with a leaping clothesline, corner splash, Snake Eyes, a big boot, and a leg drop.

The Undertaker then hit Kane with a chokeslam and attempted to finish him with the Tombstone Piledriver. Kane reversed the move, lifted The Undertaker into position, and delivered a Tombstone of his own. Kane made the pin without outside interference and retained the championship, giving him a decisive victory over his brother before their rivalry moved into Hell in a Cell.

The Undertaker attacked Kane on the entrance ramp, and the brothers brawled through the ringside area and into the crowd before eventually reaching the ring. The Undertaker repeatedly pursued Kane when he tried to create distance.

Kane gained control after using a steel chair. He hit The Undertaker with chokeslams before dragging him away from the ring and toward the burial site near the entrance. The Undertaker recovered as they reached the grave and began fighting back.

Kane tried to force The Undertaker into the grave, but The Undertaker caught him in Hell’s Gate. Kane eventually lost consciousness in the hold, allowing The Undertaker to roll him into the grave. Instead of immediately completing the burial, The Undertaker turned his attention toward Paul Bearer and prepared to put him into the grave with Kane.

The Nexus suddenly arrived and attacked The Undertaker. The numbers allowed Kane to climb out of the grave while The Undertaker was overwhelmed. Kane took Bearer’s urn and struck The Undertaker with it, sending his brother into the grave. The Nexus began shoveling dirt onto The Undertaker before Kane ordered them away.

Kane then used the machinery at the burial site to dump the remaining dirt into the grave, completing the burial and retaining the World Heavyweight Championship. The result gave Kane his third consecutive championship victory over The Undertaker and brought the competitive side of their long-running rivalry to a close.