When you think about Kane and Undertaker in tag team wrestling, you instantly picture them together as the Brothers of Destruction. However, they did spend plenty of time teaming with other wrestlers during their careers.
This match from SummerSlam is a perfect example of that. Big Show and Undertaker did capture the titles here, but it was Kane and X-Pac who were the fan favorites. With a very entertaining back and forth match, they proved just how strong they were outside of singles competition.
Kane and The Undertaker have competed at WrestleMania twice throughout their careers. One time, they had a fantastic bout, the other time was underwhelming, to say the least. The two men didn't have any storyline heading into this one, and it really hurt things.
The Undertaker had been gone for several months leading up to this moment, and WrestleMania XX was his major return. While it was cool to see the Deadman come back on the Grandest Stage Of Them All, that didn't stop the match being poor. They only competed for just over six minutes, giving them barely any time to construct an entertaining match. This was really just a glorified squash match to help put the Deadman over on his return, making it rather forgettable.
While they had wrestled before, this was the first time that they did so with these gimmicks. WWE did an amazing job at building this match up, with this being one of the show's headline bouts and Kane's first major match in general. While it isn't a technical classic, the sheer storytelling involved makes this special. Undertaker had vowed never to fight his brother that went well , and nobody knew what to expect when they finally competed.
In the end, the Deadman came out on top in what is a great match with the two men really showing their disdain for each other. You would think that a casket match between Kane and The Undertaker would be amazing, wouldn't you?
However, their Monday Night Raw match just so happened to be one of the worst they ever had. Not only was it one of their worst, but it was also one of the worst casket matches ever. This stipulation doesn't normally create classics, but they do normally last for a while as the tension builds. However, Kane and Undertaker's bout lasted for less than five minutes.
It was almost pointless having the stipulation at all in what was a quick brawl that should never have used the stipulation, ending in a no-contest.
Goldust sat down in the corner before the opening bell sounded. Goldust followed to the outside and rammed DiBiase back-first into the guardrail. Back in the ring, Goldust went up top and DiBiase kicked him in the head to send Goldust crashing to the mat. DiBiase worked over Goldust for a few minutes before Goldust made a comeback with his classic offense. Goldust made a cover and Maryse screamed as DiBiase just kicked out in time. Goldust then missed with a flying cross-body and crashed to the floor.
Back in the ring, Goldust recovered and tried to fire up the crowd, but DiBiase dropped Goldust with a spinebuster for a two count.
After a pause, both men came back to their feet as the crowd had a light chant for Goldust. Goldust and DiBiase then collided mid-ring. Suddenly, Maryse jumped Aksana from behind, which drew the biggest pop of the match. Maryse then flung Aksana into the ring and Aksana began crying. Goldust checked on his "fiancee," allowing DiBiase to nail Dream Street from behind for the win.
Post-match: Maryse entered the ring with the Million Dollar belt to give back to DiBiase, but Aksana tackled her in the ring. Aksana slowly approached DiBiase with the belt and started rubbing his chest. Cole complained about Aksana being deceptive and Lawler made his anti-women remarks, trying to get sympathy on They replayed the finish and post-match before showing Goldust and Aksana leaving with the Million Dollar Title belt again.
Decent match. DiBiase needed a credible victory here, but the post-match wiped that away. Meanwhile, the booking and inconsistent announcer talk continues to be befuddling. They said the men like their women big since it's really cold here. McCool said Natalya being in Minneapolis can't help her, just like they can't help receiving all those text messages from Bret Favre.
That actually drew a complementary applause and laughter from some of the crowd. Striker said that was Shockmaster bad. Out came Natalya to challenge for the Unified Divas Title. Natalya made a comeback and teased the Sharpshooter, but McCool reached the bottom rope for a break. It felt like a TV match leading to the expected TV-like finish.
They had a multiple-camera shoot here that added a unique production value to the commercial. Exterior shot: Mall of America. Cole said Lawler was there today. Lawler shot back that he wasn't since he was stuck on a plane after a fire broke out and avoided disaster. Cole just moved right along in an uncaring away. Stage: Josh Mathews was shown standing inside the six-foot grave to set up the Buried Alive match between Undertaker and Kane. Mathews hyped the match before they went to a video package explaining the story of "betrayal" leading to this match.
In-ring: Tony Chimel announced the Buried Alive match up next. Undertaker is checking in at pounds tonight, for what it's worth. Taker slowly made his way to the ring as smoke and fog covered the entrance ramp. Very odd seeing him in-character less than 24 hours after an out-of-character appearance at UFC Taker eventually made his way to the ring and limped around a bit before Kane and Paul Bearer made their way halfway down the entrance ramp.
Taker met Kane on the ramp and the brawl began ringside. Title match -- Buried Alive rules Taker sent Kane reeling into the ring steps before landing right hand strikes. Taker turned over the ring steps before ramming Kane face-first into the ring steps. A light "We want blood" chant turned into a louder chant for blood. It sounds like "We want Brock" at first, then sounded like "We want blood" as it grew louder. In the ring, Taker continued to dominate the match, so Kane rolled to the floor.
He tried to hop over the guardrail and met Taker with an uppercut. The fight moved to the floor and they approached a lounge table with a red tablecloth. After a trip through the VIP seating area, they moved down to the production area and to the second level of temporary grandstands.
Target received some free advertising as Kane and Taker fought on the Target logo'ed steps. The fight moved back to the production area as they traded bombs.
At , the fight moved back to ringside as objects suddenly started flying. The crowd popped as chairs flew into the ring via Undertaker. Taker landed a boot to the head on Kane before landing a "vintage" leg drop across the throat as Kane was hung over the ring apron. Taker then cleared the announce table and chucked the table cover into the ring.
Back in the ring, Taker grabbed a chair and Kane ducked out of the ring to run away again. Taker clotheslined Kane back over the guardrail to the other side of the arena. Taker followed him to the outside and they went to the second level of seats again. Taker landed rights after rights as the males got some camera time. They moved back over the guardrail to ringside as the crowd chanted for Taker.
At , Taker punched Kane back into the ring. Kane then grabbed a chair and jabbed Taker with it before cracking the chair over Taker's back.
Bearer encouraged Kane to continue the attack. Another shot to the back. And another. Kane jabbed the chair into Taker's throat before landing another chair to the back. Kane stumbled around the ring before teasing the chokeslam. And he executed center ring. Cole noted they're a long way away from the burial plot on the stage. Kane wanted another chokeslam and he connected with Part II. Kane scooped up Taker and began carrying him up the entrance ramp, but Taker slipped off Kane's shoulders and they started trading bombs.
Taker punched Kane toward the grave area, but Kane punched him back toward the ring. Taker eventually landed the KO Punch that floored Kane on the entrance ramp. The fight moved to the dirt area surrounding the burial plot as Kane retreated. Kane then threw dirt in Taker's eyes before landing an uppercut that floored Taker on the grass beside the dirt. Taker suddenly slapped on the Hell's Gate submission. Kane tapped, then faded out. In the background, Bearer was walking around on the burial plot.
Taker then rolled Kane over and into the grave. Bearer kind of leaned over on the tombstone, then Taker spotted Bearer. Bearer shrunk down to the ground and Taker rubbed Bearer's face with dirt. Taker then grabbed Bearer and wanted a chokeslam, but Nexus suddenly stormed the grave site.
Taker fought them all off as Bearer called down to Kane in the background. The numbers game eventually caught up to Taker as Cole asked why they're attacking Taker. Is Brock Lesnar the Nexus's higher power? Anyways, Kane escaped the grave and bashed Taker with the urn.
Taker fell into the grave as the crowd booed. Nexus went to work with shovels pouring dirt on top of Taker. Kane wanted to bury his brother himself and told Nexus to get out of here. Kane then did his pyro call and his music hit.
Suddenly, a bulldozer over the grave site dumped a big load of dirt on top of the grave, covering where Taker was. The bell anticlimactically sounded and Chimel declared Kane the winner. Kane walked off with the title belt as the camera zoomed in on the grave site. Suddenly, Taker's music hit and pyro flashed across the arena like a bolt of lightning to hit the tombstone. Smoke covered the tombstone as Taker's logo flashed across the text. They cut back to the announcers selling befuddlement.
Cole was speechless. Lawler said he thought this was about shoveling dirt onto your brother. They cut back to the tombstone as Taker's music continued to play. Really lame. The brawl-through-the-crowd seems to be the only thing Kane and Taker are capable of at this stage of their careers. The finish was pretty lame, but it will be interesting to see if there's a bigger storyline in-play involving Kane and Nexus or if that was a convenient means to achieve the goal of Kane getting a tainted victory over Taker.
Miz and Alex Riley, then C. Rey Mysterio was out next, then Jack Swagger, then Tyler Reks to zero reaction with that generic rock music. Santino tagged in and teased the Cobra, which drew a great reaction from Del Rio in the background. Reks ducked the Cobra and dropped Santino with his new finisher for the first elimination at Striker noted no one tried to break up the pin. Jackson entered and dropped Reks, who backed off and tagged in Show.
Zeke smiled as Show entered the ring. They traded blows, with Show dominating the exchange. Show landed multiple chops to the chest before scooping up Zeke for a powerslam. Rey Mysterio then tagged in and dropped a leg on Zeke for a two count. Kofi Kingston then tagged in, but Zeke shoved them off and landed a double shoulder knock down. Raw began working over Kofi as Sheamus officially entered the match and pounded away on Kofi.
Kofi came back with a high cross-body from the top rope for a two count before building some momentum and landing a twisting Boom Drop. Sheamus grabbed the bottom rope to escape a pin attempt.
Up top, Kofi landed multiple punches before Sheamus crotched him and landed the High Cross. Sheamus with the pin to eliminate Kofi at Rey entered for Team Smackdown and Sheamus ran him over.
Raw began working over Rey, then Punk tagged in to a big pop. The males chanted for Punk, who took a boot to the face. The announcers noted the feud between Rey and Punk earlier this year before Punk tagged in Sheamus, who went back to work on Rey. Punk re-entered to more pro-Punk chants. Rey then knocked down Punk and Del Rio blind-tagged himself into the match, which upset Rey. Del Rio knocked around Punk on the floor, then decided to throw Rey, his teammate, into the guardrail just because.
Rey was taken to the back with no official ruling on whether he was out of the match. The match continued with Swagger working over Punk as Team Raw members asked for a tag. The crowd rallied behind Punk again before Punk landed a kick on Swagger to escape. Morrison tagged in and landed high-flying offense on Swagger. Morrison fired himself up and landed the Flying Chuck for a two count. Cole said Rey has been taken to the locker room, but no announcement on whether he's actually out of the match.
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