WrestleMania Rewind: WrestleMania XIV- Kane vs The Undertaker

The granddaddy of them all, WrestleMania is just about a month away. The anticipation for the extravaganza is sky high among the WWE Universe. And since the pay-per-view is richer than Richie rich when it comes to history, we have decided to take a look back at some of the best WrestleMania matches with this latest series.Now let us move to the fleet centre in Boston, Massachusetts and recall the match between the brothers of destruction. Yeah! There you are!! We are talking about Kane vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania XIV on 29th March 1998. This WrestleMania gains prominence due to the fact that this was the beginning of the so-called ‘Attitude Era’ in WWE. Here is a small coincidence that we can observe - WM 31 falls on the same date i.e. 29th March. So let’s look at how this story unveiled.

#1 The Build-Up:

This entire thing started at Badd Blood PPV. Undertaker was involved in a hell in a cell match against Michaels and was about to close it on a victory. Kane accompanied by Paul Bearer shocked the phenom by delivering him a Tombstone Pile driver and Paul Bearer challenged Undertaker for a match against his ‘Instrument of Destruction’, Kane.

Undertaker was firm that he will not compete against his own blood and flesh. But at the Royal Rumble PPV that year, Kane locked Undertaker in a casket and set it ablaze and thought that he destroyed his brother once and for all. On March 2nd 1998 episode of RAW, Kane is involved in a fight against Austin and after the match, Paul Bearer asked the time keeper to give a ten bell salute after the match to Taker. But the ringing didn’t stop after ten. Taker appeared in the arena from a lightening, as it was projected and accepted Kane’s challenge by saying that it would be the – ‘Resurrection of a damned soul’ and ‘Tormentation of a troubled past’  and the two superstars displayed their supernatural powers for a few weeks before Mania.

The stage is all set for the match.