WATCH: Undertaker & Mankind's 'Best Hell in a Cell' match ever
Last Updated: 07/10/17 6:51pm
Not only was it the best Hell in a Cell matches in WWE history, it was one of the company's greatest contests of all time.
As you can relive in the video above, the clash between The Undertaker and Mankind inside the steel structure at King of the Ring in 1998 was a brutal wrestling masterpiece.
The pain the two men, especially Mick Foley, put themselves through in Pittsburgh is still barely believed by fans.
Foley, as his alias Mankind, was thrown from the top of the cell through a table about 20ft below, leading to one of the most memorable commentary outbursts of 'my god, they've killed him!' by a shocked Jim Ross.
Medical treatment arrived, Vince McMahon ordered the cell be lifted, only for Foley to insist the match continue.
That wasn't a wise decision on his part, he was later thrown from the top of the cell for a second time, this time through the ceiling and onto the mat.
That led to one of the most memorable WWE photos of all-time, where one of Foley's teeth had been forced into his nose and was clearly visible to the audience.
The drama didn't stop there as Foley scattered a load of thumb tacks onto the mat, only to be slammed onto them by Undertaker.
The match was mercifully over shortly afterwards when an almost unconscious Mankind was hit with a tombstone piledriver.
The looks on the faces of WWE staff, medical personnel and fans after the bell tolled were genuine as Foley looked badly injured.
He will forever be the benchmark of a wrestler that put everything on the line to deliver for the supporters, something he's still loved for almost 20 years later.
Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon follow in the footsteps of Undertaker and Mankind at Hell in a Cell, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the early hours of Monday morning.
If they can even come close to replicating some of the drama from that night at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh then we will be in for another classic.
