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A retrospective of Triple H and The Undertaker's Hell in a Cell clashes in photos
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( c5 e3 o; t! Q+ ?8 Z a# ^8 [5 K4 FOct. 5, 1997: The dawn of a new dimension, as Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker become the first WWE Superstars to brave Hell in a Cell. r, n0 G" U! C2 v, v: J
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On that fateful night, the WWE Universe also got its first glimpse of Kane, who interfered in the bout by attacking The Phenom ...! ]1 n5 h( O3 u3 O
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The Undertaker and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin fought Kane and Mankind (aka, Mick Foley) to a no-contest in the second Hell in a Cell in June 1998.+ e! C% N h3 y: D# e1 M* A R
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, t3 e, f! l Q) L7 jWeeks later, Mankind and The Undertaker collided in a memorably brutal match at King of the Ring. During the contest, Foley survived two dramatic falls, including a chokeslam that launched him through the roof of the cage.
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) u0 z7 Y& \7 j( w0 v. hThe brutal aftereffects of fighting The Undertaker inside the Cell are on full display. Should Triple H take note?. w W9 [6 P+ ^, M# y& }* @$ @
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8 E% T7 a# r+ }1 _' |8 }( _The Big Boss Man and The Undertaker warred in the first WrestleMania Hell in a Cell Match, back in 1999.
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Even after his huge falls in 1998, Mick Foley - this time, as Cactus Jack - scaled the cage and returned to its rooftop in his Feb. 27, 2000, WWE Championship Match against titleholder Triple H.3 N7 s3 n( d) e$ B$ N
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In a scene that Triple H hopes to replicate April 1, The Game stands victorious atop the Cell.6 y, J, K7 z' T, l+ t$ y
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Dec. 12, 2000: Both The Phenom and The Game took part in a six-Superstar melee that also featured The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
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Well acquainted, by that point, with doing battle on the roof of the cage, Hell in a Cell veteran The Undertaker sent Rikishi flying.
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) X. B6 Z) U1 b: LMay 19, 2002: At WWE's Armaggedon, Triple H defeated Chris Jericho inside the Cell.0 ?! k* a8 e; E. U- m: ]" \
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/ V `6 m g6 g. u7 V$ Q7 g0 q' T- h1 ^9 LOn that night, Jericho was not the "best in the world."
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. O/ s" v L1 a2 `Roughly a year later, Triple H again found himself locked inside the cell - this time, against Kevin Nash.
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& j2 ?( Y" L$ V' n+ Y' a/ c: TWith special guest ref Mick Foley looking on, Nash and Triple H held nothing back. In the end, Big Sexy fell to The Game, giving Triple H his third Hell in a Cell win." x! x9 @3 @/ F
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The June 13, 2004, Hell in a Cell bout between The Game and HBK was a true war of attrition, lasting nearly 50 minutes., h- H3 A, m2 j
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Before the night was over, Triple H accomplished a feat that even The Undertaker couldn't muster - a Hell in a Cell victory over The Showstopper.% _/ u' B' {& g+ f
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2 R* X, `1 q" ^June 26, 2005: Former Evolution running mates Triple and Batista took to the Cell to settle the score.6 H+ \4 k0 u* l5 ]6 K
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[5 }; D$ l% b- C' I# o! @* n" MThe Cerebral Assassin endured a beating ...
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i! q2 s y. S+ Z" ~) y% _The Phenom met Randy Orton - and steel - head-on in a December 2005 Hell in a Cell Match.6 [5 |. f3 F- C) w
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Triple H measures Mr. McMahon with a precise kneedrop in the only handicap Hell in a Cell Match to date.
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The bout was also the debut of D-X, as a unit, inside the Cell.% c' q; x" E) J5 E* q- r0 T
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2 F; U% |0 i) a# }" X& GBatista turned into a caged "Animal" during his Hell in a Cell fight with The Deadman.
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1 t& _- s4 ?) d& }The Undertaker tops off his assault with a thunderous Tombstone onto the steel ring steps. H3 \2 r# r J
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3 `, Q7 ?* }3 U% Q, dThe Phenom returned to winning form in his match against Edge at SummerSlam 2008.
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D-X returned to the Cell against The Legacy team of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase at the 2009 Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Rhodes and DiBiase gained an early upper hand by locking Triple H out of the Cell.
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8 K. ~ m4 {. c* }7 @4 xAlso at the aptly named Hell in a Cell event, The Undertaker wrestled the World Heavyweight Championship away from CM Punk.
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The Phenom's victory marked the first time in history that a championship changed hands inside the Cell.* k& I2 F& z; i$ R* E3 v
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Almost 13 years to the day after making his debut at the intial Hell in a Cell, Kane competed against his half-brother, The Undertaker.- j# P$ _' [2 {
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