The Undertaker vs. Big Bossman

 

The Winner: The Undertaker

Background Noise

This match took place on March 28^th 1999. Wrestlemania 15

This match stemmed from a feud between The Undertaker and Vince McMahon’s Corporation. Bossman was representing The Corporation. Undertaker was a heel here. I think Bossman was a face but wouldn’t be surprised if he was a heel. Undertaker was accompanied by Paul Bearer. Undertaker was at his most satanic looking here.

This was a Hell In A Cell match. I don’t actually KNOW why. I have never seen this match. My best guess is because Bossman, despite never being in one of these, was a prison guard, so he would be at home in a cell.

The Bell

Bossman started the match with a lot of offense. Undertaker would cut him off though. Bossman did get a neckbreaker and a two count quite early and proceeded to kick The Undertaker back down everytime he sat up. He then yelled at Taker to “Get up, get the hell up”. After this, Bossman tried a kick to knock Taker down again and it got caught. Undertaker took advantage again and the match went outside. Whips into the cell and Bossman pulled out a set of handcuffs and cuffed the Undertaker to the Cell. He then worked over The Undertaker with a nightstick. The Undertaker broke off the handcuffs but still was being beaten by the nightstick. Undertaker began bleeding. This enraged The Undertaker and he began firing up and he tossed Bossman into the cell and did not let up. He used a chair across the back. Then he sent Bossman face first into the cell’s mesh. Bossman also began bleeding. Bossman reversed the Old School rope walk elbow smash by shaking the ropes and crotching The Undertaker. He then knocked The Undertaker from the ring apron into the cell. Bossman won a brawling session in the ring until The Undertaker hit a lowblow. Undertaker tried to hit a Tombstone Piledriver but it got reversed. Bossman was unable to capitalize and The Undertaker hit one a few seconds after for the victory

The Verdict

It was a more back and forth match than I expected. Bossman, while not having a lot of “I think he can win this offense” did hit some tough shots. The handcuff and nightstick attack was pretty good. The ending came far too out of nowhere for me. As far as Hell in a Cell matches go, this wasn’t as hard hitting as others but I heard it was a lot worse than it was. As far as Undertaker WrestleMania matches go, it was on the lower end of significance.

All that being said, and it could be that I was a fan of The Big Bossman, I enjoyed this match.