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The Grave History of Buried Alive Matches: photos- S( p4 d* w( J
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8 ?" E- Z5 Y2 y% X6 d& LThe Undertaker and Mankind squared off in the first-ever Buried Alive Match in October 1996.
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To win, you must incapacitate your opponent, throw him in an open grave and shovel dirt upon him.3 w/ {6 X& d; D* B
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' Q4 G v3 U- @The Phenom looked to have the upper hand on Mankind in this horrific bout ...0 o5 V4 z4 y% \2 D2 S+ |
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... until a group of evil Superstars attacked Undertaker and buried him alive!6 p2 T2 l5 N7 S4 ^- _
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The Undertaker, however, let his foes know he would not be resting in peace.
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At In Your House: Rock Bottom in December 1998, The Deadman took on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in the macabre match.
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9 B5 R. n# w# W: G/ `# h9 e( b2 d# iThe winner would be entered into the 1999 Royal Rumble.. P A& M8 a* R8 I$ b& Y
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: u1 l% O, Q: Q2 A& UThe Texas Rattlesnake fought out of Undertaker's demonic clutches.' S$ P, O; k$ ^& v
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, @3 @& `; c2 m8 w, c4 j6 aAustin got a helping hand from Kane, whose Tombstone gave The Bionic Redneck the opening to bury The Deadman.
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& ~$ x* f' s* f) F1 q' |+ `$ P# R) `Undertaker and Big Show took on The Rock 'n' Sock Connection in the only Tag Team Buried Alive Match.- t& V6 s, q* I1 [4 u, M! |5 R" w) h
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The Phenom blinded The Great One with a handful of dirt.
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Though The Rock got the upper hand, his gigantic opponents overpowered Mankind to win the match.
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WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon was forced to take on The Deadman in a Buried Alive Match at Survivor Series 2003.
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7 K. J! k( D& L9 n) f, IThe Big Red Monster decimated his brother and threw him in the grave.9 K! T$ o) z: Z$ i2 a. z
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6 g+ ?+ ?+ R2 h$ V+ }' `! XKane directed traffic as Mr. McMahon dumped a huge pile of dirt on The Deadman.& J- E7 J6 ~7 `' v, |4 }8 e
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The Devil's Favorite Demon cackled with glee, thinking he had rid WWE of his brother once and for all.; G8 }, C _1 Z- {9 B0 H9 \
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Seven years later, The Brothers of Destruction collided in a Buried Alive Match for the World Heavyweight Title.# _% m$ x3 r1 O {
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2 c- U3 Z* D( I' \( u$ b5 b1 vAny and all types of weaponry came into play as Undertaker and Kane sought to settle their 13-year-long score.
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The Undertaker was moments away from burying his brother when The Nexus attacked him.- `. W" w" O; y5 ]
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# h+ W- C, g( A* MThe group of rookie Superstars held The Phenom as Kane bashed him in the head with Paul Bearer's urn.
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6 s) ]2 T* p3 i7 wThe Nexus started to fill in the grave with dirt until The Big Red Monster sent them away.8 n6 D3 D1 t2 {
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