10 WWE WrestleMania Matches That Sadly Get Overlooked
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6. The Undertaker Vs. Diesel (WrestleMania 12)
It's a bit of a strange pehenominam that Undertaker's best WrestleMania matches didn't begin until he was in his forties - the battles with Shawn Michaels, Triple H, CM Punk, Edge, and Batista marked a seven-Mania run that began when "The Deadman" was 42.
There are a few decent matches pre-"life begins at 40" for Undertaker, and the one in this entry was probably the first WrestleMania match of his that you could call "pretty good."
The fifth win in Undertaker's Streak came against an outbound Kevin Nash, whose last day with WWE sat two months ahead. The pair had issues since the end of 1995, and after each cost each other the WWE Championship at consecutive pay-per-views, the monsters collided at WrestleMania 12.
By this time, Undertaker was toning down some of his character's inhumanity, and his more energetic brawling matched up well with a Diesel that was proud to do the honours for a man he respected.
It's a very good power-based brawl, even if most people remember 12 more for the Iron Man closer.
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
