5 Best Undertaker vs Triple H matches

#2 Singles Match (WrestleMania X-Seven)

This is a match that often gets lost in the shuffle of some underrated classics. While it didn't have the emotion and drama that the match at WrestleMania XXVII had a decade later, the quality of in-ring work and the backstory involved during the build of this match forced me to put this match from 2001 at the penultimate spot on this list.

Plus, it took place on the best show in the history, so that also played a big part in deciding these two spots.

Unlike the previous two entries, there was a proper heel-face dynamics in this rivalry. Triple H was in the midst of his McMahon-Helmsley Faction period, and, having defeated Stone Cold at the previous show, was the biggest heel on the entire roster.

With Taker promising to make him famous, the two consistently targeted each other, with HHH getting Taker arrested and Taker asking Kane to hold Stephanie McMahon on the balcony for this match at Mania.

In front of a record-breaking crowd in Houston, the two started battering each other even before the bell rang, and continued to assault each other for several minutes.

The match is also famous for that lengthy referee bump, when, with the referee knocked out cold, Taker and HHH fought through the crowd that ended with Taker chokeslamming HHH off a production unit.

The final few minutes saw a handful of finishers, close calls and even blood loss before Taker retaliated with a Last Ride to pin HHH and win this 18 minutes gem.