The Undertaker vs. Mark Henry

The Winner: The Undertaker

Background Noise

This match was a casket match. A casket match, for those unaware, is a match, with a casket at ringside. The only way to win is to stuff your opponent into the casket and shut the lid.

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On the March 3 2006 edition of SmackDown!, Undertaker challenged Kurt Angle for the World Heavyweight Championship. During the match, after Undertaker executed a Tombstone piledriver, Henry came out and attacked Undertaker, causing the match the end via disqualification. Undertaker won the match, but since a championship cannot change hands via countout or disqualification, he did not win the title. The following week, on SmackDown!, Undertaker challenged Henry to a Casket match at WrestleMania.

This match is taking place on April 2^nd 2006.

The Bell

This would be the first and to this date ONLY casket match in WrestleMania history. Mark Henry ambushed The Undertaker from behind as Undertaker was removing his hat and jacket. When Undertaker finally got the match in his control, he was unable to knock down Mark Henry. He tried 2 clotheslines and all they did was stagger Mark Henry. Henry blocked the third and continued his work on The Undertaker’s back with splashes and forearm smashes. Outside the ring, Mark Henry threw Undertaker into the steps. Undertaker returned the favor but once again, it was nothing to Mark Henry. Back into the ring Henry got a choke on Mark Henry. Undertaker fought out with uppercuts and then he went for Old School. Mark Henry cut him off before he got up top. Finally Mark Henry called for the casket to open. Undertaker fought off and nobody went inside. Undertaker goes for Old School again and this time hits it. Henry does not go down however. Undertaker tries an STO takeover, Henry blocks and Taker goes down. Henry then calls for the casket to be opened again. He goes for his Chocolate Mousse move (ridiculous name), after he hits it, he realizes he is standing in the casket. Undertaker tries to knock Henry down in the casket. Henry pulls him in. IN CASKET BRAWLING~!. They both exit the casket and get back in the ring. Undertaker got caught on a clothesline and hit with Henry’s World’s Strongest Slam. Henry goes for a pin, but there are no pins. Henry rolls Taker into the casket but he can’t take advantage, Taker escapes quickly. Henry attempted a standing corner punch set, Undertaker reversed into a Last Ride. Undertaker threw Henry out of the ring onto (not into) the casket. He then proceeded to dive over the top rope and the casket and onto Henry. Back into the ring. Tombstone by Undertaker. He calls for the casket to open and rolls Henry into it. He slams the lid. WIN~!

The Verdict

Short of the dive over the top rope, I didn’t like this match. It told a good story of Undertaker struggling to get Mark Henry down but casket matches really aren’t very exciting. This would however be the last match of The Streak that could be considered something other than a “show stealing performance”