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A retrospective of Triple H and The Undertaker's Hell in a Cell clashes in photos# s& T% b- x4 }' K: p5 j
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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 ...: I0 z$ p6 j( [. _5 S0 g" @
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7 j1 @- q7 ^5 t2 m" yThe 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.
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$ _2 q: }# Q8 Z. K- J! IWeeks 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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The brutal aftereffects of fighting The Undertaker inside the Cell are on full display. Should Triple H take note? o6 v4 V2 N7 {2 w. B M3 S
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The Big Boss Man and The Undertaker warred in the first WrestleMania Hell in a Cell Match, back in 1999.
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; P; ?7 l2 U/ w, [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.
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In a scene that Triple H hopes to replicate April 1, The Game stands victorious atop the Cell.
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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.& x7 u+ D2 t* R0 d {2 Q& Z
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& _9 {( _! n, P: z* i2 N# ?& b' K. {May 19, 2002: At WWE's Armaggedon, Triple H defeated Chris Jericho inside the Cell.
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& ]8 |; e: s _$ o: E( g i% wOn that night, Jericho was not the "best in the world."
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Roughly a year later, Triple H again found himself locked inside the cell - this time, against Kevin Nash.5 s: ]0 P; r: l, s) E* ~
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With 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.- N0 t Y' A9 ~* l( M7 W
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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 S* P1 Q% s& c- ~+ }, O$ Z4 G
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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.
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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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... and delivered his patented Pedigree.
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The Phenom met Randy Orton - and steel - head-on in a December 2005 Hell in a Cell Match.1 |. M1 Q7 K* }$ i7 p( I
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The bout was also the debut of D-X, as a unit, inside the Cell.. K# w8 Y) k, a* d2 ?1 d" J9 r, t b
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The Undertaker tops off his assault with a thunderous Tombstone onto the steel ring steps.
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$ O" ~9 c2 `' H0 uD-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.& S' S7 T# Y/ _( E
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$ L' Q7 p/ U2 k* ?- x% Z+ EThe Phenom's victory marked the first time in history that a championship changed hands inside the Cell.
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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. R) m) F9 O' U# E/ W* U& A, P e
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