So I was reading Justin Henry’s 20 Worst Wrestlemania Matches Ever list and I came across this tidbit he wrote on the Wrestlemania XV Hell In A Cell match between the Undertaker and the Big Boss Man (RIP), which saw the latter participant hanged. Here’s the blurb in question:
Yes, not only was a man hanged, but Michael Cole on commentary expressed his shock and disgust about it. Then four seconds later, he changed tone and said, “Well folks, coming up next–“, as if he had just forgotten that a man was vertically asphyxiated before his very eyes. See kids, Cole’s been a dumbass for a loooong time. Oh, and the match was probably the worst Hell in a Cell ever, with about as much ultraviolence as a game of Parcheesi.
Now I have to disagree with this assessment; while this is not one of the better efforts within the Hell In A Cell structure, it is far from the “worst.” People seem to forget that Kennel From Hell match between Al Snow and The Big Boss Man, which not only featured the Hell In A Cell structure, but that cell also surrounded the classic blue barred cage and supposedly vicious dogs that didn’t care about the match and took a piss instead. No, really. That’s what happened.
Aside from that, however, the match itself wasn’t anything special, but there was a hanging. It’s more than what we get from Hell In A Cell matches these days… which is probably why I’m not as excited about the HHH/Taker snorefest in a cell match as everyone else is. It’s pretty much going to be the same sloppy, slow-motion mess of a match that we got last year, except within a cage and Hunter’s BFF HBK as the special ref. It’s going to take something more than juice to really get me excited about this match, because at the moment, I honestly don’t give a rat’s ass about either one of these guys in this match.
dtm666 