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Royal Rumble 1998

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Guest The Mountie

I know this only happened like 4 years ago, but what do you people think of the casket match between HBK and The Undertaker at Royal Rumble 98? I picked up a copy of the show a few weeks ago, having not seen it since the days after the PPV and think it’s really underrated, probably because of the finish being too much like the 94 Undi’/Yokozuna casket match and the subsequent ‘death of the Undertaker’ angle. The actual match is excellent, with Michaels giving one of his last great performances (including a lovely moonsault from the top) and some amazing spots, especially the jumping tombstone piledriver from the apron into the casket. Any thoughts?

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Guest Tony149

I thought the match was good. Kane setting the casket on fire was a cool visual, IMO. The match is best remembered for HBK hitting his back on the edge of the casket.

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Guest dreamer420

That match was sweet.  HBK almost gets crippled flying over the top rope and hitting his back on the edge of the casket.

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Guest Maurizio C... Version 2

one of the funniest scenes of the match hapopens when undie is in the casket and hbk stands on it... all of a sudden you see an arm and it's taker grabbing hbk balls... hilarious!

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Guest goodhelmet

The casket match is solid throughout, but it pales in comparison to Hell In a Cell

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Guest Army Eye

I thought it was a very good match.  I'd give it about **** too.  The angle with Kane 'killing' him after was good too, nowhere near as cheesy as RR '94.  I think the reason nobody talks about this match is just because it's overshadowed by the Hell in a Cell match

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Guest Tony149

Yep, the match is overshadowed by their Hell In A Cell match. Both were very good matches. You have to wonder what the match would of been like since Owen Hart was supposed to wrestle HBK.

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Guest Haku

I never got to see the entire thing so i can't rate it. But the I really enjoyed the Undertaker/Micheals Feud.

 

"How would u like your Undertaker...?"

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Guest Kahran Ramsus

I never really cared for the Casket Match.  I always have thought of it as a letdown after the matches at Ground Zero & Badd Blood.

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