5 iconic Hell in a Cell moments

#1. Mankind's iconic sacrifice during Hell in a Cell match: King of the Ring 1998

The deranged Mankind risked life and limb as he returned to the #HellInACell structure to take on @KaneWWE (w/ The @undertaker)! #HIAC https://t.co/jDENO2CLYk pic.twitter.com/mUKFo2vr7H

— WWE (@WWE) October 18, 2020

When you think of Hell in a Cell, does anything else come to mind before Mankind's legendary falls from the top of the cage?

Of course this was number one. Mick Foley was known for taking punishment and dishing it out just as badly, but nobody could ever match the man when it came to his performance at King of the Ring in 1998.

Mankind and The Undertaker were in the middle of a heated feud that led to the third installment of this match. Two weeks prior, The Deadman and Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Mankind and Kane in the sinister structure on an episode of RAW is War.

While the first two installments of this stipulation aren't remembered too well aside from Kane's hellacious debut, this match will go down as the most memorable Hell in a Cell match of all time.

THAT #HellInACell match between Mankind and @undertaker happened 2️⃣2️⃣ years ago today.Which do you think of first? pic.twitter.com/lB7qsbdDAL

— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) June 28, 2020

This one started out fast, with both competitors climbing to the top of the cell and squaring off while teasing the WWE Universe of a possible fall. However, fans got far more than they bargained for when Taker launched Mankind off Hell in a Cell's structure and onto the announcer's desk below.

At that point, they probably could've ended it right there. It was a terrible sight, with Foley's body crashing through the table at high speeds and sliding halfway under the steel barricade separating the fans from the action.

Of course, as we all know, that wasn't the end. Foley was taken halfway up the ramp on a gurney but got off and stormed the cage, again climbing it to meet his opponent. After a few more minutes on top, The Deadman chokeslammed Mankind on top of a chair and through the cage roof, sending him careening to the mat below and, even worse, dropping that chair on his face.

There's that iconic picture of Foley with a tooth lodged in one of his nostrils that will live on in WWE fans' minds forever, especially when they hear "Hell in a Cell" mentioned on TV.

As the match went on, Mankind and The Undertaker continued to add more bloodshed to this match with the inclusion of thumbtacks. Eventually, Mankind was vanquished with a Tombstone onto those tacks. It was a brutal contest that peaked with two of the most dangerous moments we'd ever seen inside Hell in a Cell, and moments like those are why fans around the world will always chant "Thank you Foley."

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