30 Greatest Gimmick Match Types in WWE History
- Casket Match
The casket match made its WWE debut at Survivor Series in 1992 when The Undertaker defeated Kamala. Since then, the casket match and the gimmick of the Undertaker have gone hand in hand. A symbolical way of ending a feud, the casket match has been scarcely used since 2000. There have been 18 casket matches in WWE history and 11 of them took place before the turn of the century.
Fans of the newer generation remember Randy Orton and his father burying The Undertaker in a casket and setting it on fire, just for Taker’ to return at Survivor Series to claim Orton’s soul. It was that type of OMG feeling that the casket match (and the Undertaker) brought to fans.
The reason it finds itself so low on this list, is because of how important it was for The Undertaker to be in the match for it to be realistic and successful. Daniel Bryan took on Kane in a casket match on Smackdown in January of this year, and it just felt out of place and kind of forced. Even in recent years when the Undertaker was involved, it felt weird, odd and not used for the right feuds.
Notable Match: Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship at the Royal Rumble in 1998
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