The 6 greatest Hell in a Cell matches in WWE history

#5 The Undertaker vs. Mankind in a Hell in a Cell Match (King of the Ring 1998)

The Undertaker vs. Mankind is by far the most infamous Hell in a Cell Match of all time. Heading into King of the Ring 1998, the feud between the two men included different physical encounters. They faced off for the first time two years earlier at King of the Ring 1996.

Through the Boiler Room Brawl, Buried Alive and Paul Bearer turning on Taker, this rivalry hit heights of intensity never seen before. The Undertaker and Mankind had lofty expectations to meet after the initial Hell in a Cell classic that took place the year prior. Mick Foley then took things to unimaginable levels in order to elevate this match beyond the first Hell in a Cell contest.

Mankind climbed the Hell in a Cell before The Undertaker even came out to the ring, so The Phenom met him on top of the cage to start this contest. In one of the craziest spots ever, The Deadman tossed Mankind off the 20-foot tall cage, so Foley crashed through the commentary table. As a result, it looked like the match was over before it even started.

But Mankind pulled himself off a stretcher and returned to the top of the Hell in a Cell. He would take an even bigger, more horrifying bump when The Undertaker dropped him with a chokeslam through the top of the cage The thud heard when Mankind hit the ring is still cringeworthy to this day. Even after this, the match was not over.

Mankind continued to persevere, even after he was almost stretchered out a second time. The two men fought for another 10 minutes, and stiff steel chair shots and thumbtacks came into play. The sight of a bloody Mankind smiling while he had a tooth hanging out of his nose remains one of the iconic visuals of the Attitude Era.

To conclude the brutal bout, The Undertaker dropped Mankind with a Tombstone piledriver for the win. Of the 46 Hell in a Cell matches, this one is the most unforgettable of them all. When non-wrestling fans say that this business is not real, wrestling fans can always show this matchup to make them think otherwise.