![]() Good thing he rotated properly onto his back. Taker whips Michaels and lands a back body drop, and his feet hit the cell ceiling. He head-butts Michaels and chokes him with his foot then lands a Hogan leg drop for another two-count. He works the arm then lands his Old School forearm club. Taker goes for a pin but gets a two-count. He fights back with punches and whips ‘Taker, but ‘Taker reverses it and then drops Michaels with a clothesline. Taker goes for a Chokeslam but Michaels escapes. Undertaker tosses him face-first into the turnbuckle three times and he goes flying again. In the ring, Michaels ducks a clothesline but goes flying from a big boot. Michaels looks for an exit as the bell rings. After Undertaker enters the cell, the door is locked with a chain. Michaels enters first and he has a worried look on his face. The match took place at the Kiel Center in St. But that story was put on the side for Undertaker, as Michaels became his primary target going into Badd Blood. Bearer revealed more and more about Kane as weeks passed, and ultimately warned that Kane was coming to exact his revenge on the Undertaker. He eventually did: Kane, the Undertaker’s long-lost brother, was alive, even though Undertaker thought him long dead. After Undertaker left his former manager Paul Bearer, Bearer began threatening to reveal ‘Undertaker’s biggest secret’. There was also another story taking place at the time concerning the Undertaker. That way, Shawn wouldn’t be able to escape Undertaker, and Shawn’s flunkies couldn’t help him. They ganged up on ‘Taker many times, so ultimately it was decided that he and Shawn would face off inside the first-ever Hell in a Cell match. This led to ‘Taker being constantly attacked and harassed by Michaels and his new band of cronies, D-Generation X. ‘Taker blamed Shawn for his loss and wanted revenge. In his title defense against Hart, referee Shawn Michaels ‘accidentally’ hit ‘Taker in the head with a steel chair, allowing Hart to win the match and the title. On the other hand was the Undertaker, who was one of the top stars in the company and WWF/E Champion until SummerSlam. Yet they briefly put their differences aside for business, as both of them were involved in a WWE title match at SummerSlam 1997. That led to a real backstage fight and unending personal hostilities between them. He would do and say the stupidest of things, including cutting a promo on RAW alleging Hart was cheating on his wife with Sunny. At the time, Michaels was universally known as an incredible in-ring performer, and also a massive jackass as a person. It was a rivalry that was both professional and personal. On one hand, you had the ongoing rivalry between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. This match was a convergence of two storylines. The events surrounding this match are just as important as the match itself. Check out previous entries in my 5 Star Match Reviews series right here. It goes back to the 1980s and I’m going to pick different matches from different eras to see how they look today. Let’s see if such a rating is still deserved, knowing what has happened since then.Īs a reminder, I am reviewing Five Star wrestling matches as rated by Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer. Also, our TJRWrestling’s owner John Canton has also rated this match five stars as well and has written many times that it is one of his favorite matches ever. Yet despite all the craziness (both good and bad) that has taken place in a HIAC match, the original one is the only one to ever get the 5-star treatment. Because it’s considered the craziest, most dangerous match in WWE, there has been an expectation of higher risks and incredible action in such matches each time they’ve been announced. A lot of crazy things have happened in HIAC over the decades. Since then, there have been 42 HIAC matches in WWE in total. It was rated ***** by the Wrestling Observer when it first happened. Today, we revisit the original Hell in a Cell match from October 1997 between Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker. ![]()
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