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A retrospective of Triple H and The Undertaker's Hell in a Cell clashes in photos$ N2 i3 x1 Z" ^4 \8 Y
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Oct. 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.
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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 ...
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... and paving the way for an HBK victory.$ q; h6 U* {" n4 C- z4 a
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9 ^; t/ U _3 I5 c) } ]5 pThe 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.. x% P/ n9 U6 Z6 Q( M
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2 U% I7 j @7 A. c. k' J8 |Weeks 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.& g5 m) y( s) \5 A, N
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The brutal aftereffects of fighting The Undertaker inside the Cell are on full display. Should Triple H take note?; A, A: p& L% ^
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The Big Boss Man and The Undertaker warred in the first WrestleMania Hell in a Cell Match, back in 1999.- |2 U) r# q. p! @
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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.% e0 f) L: u2 w$ ^
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In a scene that Triple H hopes to replicate April 1, The Game stands victorious atop the Cell.( T; W6 ~1 ^, [3 @7 t, P, _
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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.4 O0 S7 `6 w( ?# t0 k
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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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May 19, 2002: At WWE's Armaggedon, Triple H defeated Chris Jericho inside the Cell.
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Roughly a year later, Triple H again found himself locked inside the cell - this time, against Kevin Nash.2 |* p1 M- F* l
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/ E- Q$ X0 R; a' D' QWith 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.
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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.9 K- `( v l& T$ b+ t
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June 26, 2005: Former Evolution running mates Triple and Batista took to the Cell to settle the score.
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The Cerebral Assassin endured a beating ...
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Triple H measures Mr. McMahon with a precise kneedrop in the only handicap Hell in a Cell Match to date.4 Z" }* o' c* f4 z+ i
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# ^+ r) m0 X) T. L3 u" QBatista turned into a caged "Animal" during his Hell in a Cell fight with The Deadman.
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The Phenom returned to winning form in his match against Edge at SummerSlam 2008.
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Also at the aptly named Hell in a Cell event, The Undertaker wrestled the World Heavyweight Championship away from CM Punk.
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! N& {! l1 t5 \ S5 p) S# _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.
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