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When Edge steps into Hell in a Cell at SummerSlam against the returning Undertaker, he will be competing in his first match inside the sadistic structure, while The Phenom will have a history of matches and moments to his credit. Recently, however, Edge has unleasehed a much more aggressive and angry side of himself, hoping to help even the odds inside the Hell in a Cell, something other Superstars do not think is possible. Superstar reactions to Undertaker's return.  

But the last time the Rated-R Superstar made an appearance in the Cell, it was when he returned after a long absence from injury, costing Undertaker the World Heavyweight Championship, and rekindling one of the most intense rivalries in WWE in recent memory – a rivalry that the WWE Universe and Superstars alike had believed culminated with Undertaker's banishment from WWE.

At the Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer, the Ultimate Opportunist will come face-to-face with the man he thought he would never have to stand toe-to-toe with again, all by order of his wife, SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero – a woman scorned badly enough to bring back the Deadman.

Survivor Series 2007 - Undertaker vs. Batista

Undertaker and Batista were locked in the Hell in a Cell with the World Heavyweight Championship in the balance at Survivor Series 2007. When it appeared The Deadman had the power to reclaim the gold, Edge shocked the world, attacking Undertaker and costing him the title. Days later, on SmackDown, the love affair between Edge & Vickie Guerrero came to light, beginning the hellish ride for The Phenom.

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Armageddon 2005 - Undertaker vs. Randy Orton

To conclude a rivalry that lasted nearly all of 2005, Undertaker returned to Hell in a Cell at Armageddon against Randy Orton. With both men pretty much even in wins, it was finally to be settled inside the Cell.

That night, The Phenom put to bed the notion of the Legend Killer destroying his legacy once and for all. Randy’s father, WWE Hall of Famer “Cowboy” Bob Orton even got involved, but that didn’t matter to The Deadman. After battering and bloodying Randy – and busting Bob open as well – Undertaker finally put a seal on their rivalry by dropping the Legend Killer with a vicious Tombstone for the pinfall. Following the bout, The Phenom climbed up onto the Cell roof and dropped to one knee, posing for the capacity crowd while bathed in an eerie purple light.

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No Mercy 2002 - Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar

After a near two-year absence, Undertaker returned to the Cell sporting a 2-2-1 record at No Mercy 2002. This time, Hell in a Cell meant facing Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship.

Unfortunately, The Phenom left Little Rock, Ark., that night with both an empty waist and a losing Cell record. Despite battling Lesnar tooth-and-nail in another bloody, brutal battle, The Deadman came up just short. In an impressive display of strength, Lesnar reversed a Tombstone attempt into his own F-5 Signature move, using that to pin Undertaker and retain the WWE Championship.

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Armageddon 2000 - Six-Man Scramble for the WWE Championship

Armageddon 2000 saw the first Hell in a Cell Match featuring more than four combatants, as six men piled into the structure to do battle over the WWE Championship. Undertaker wasn't victorious in the bout – then-champion Kurt Angle retained the title – but The Deadman was responsible for another classic Hell in a Cell moment.

As The Phenom battled Rikishi on the Cell roof, flashbacks of poor Mick Foley ran through the minds of many. Those were validated just minutes later, as Undertaker hoisted the 300-plus pound Samoan in the air, chokeslamming him down off the roof and into the bed of a Mr. McMahon-driven pickup truck parked nearly 20 feet below. 

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WrestleMania XV (1999) - Undertaker vs. Big Boss Man

In 1999, faction warfare between Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness and The McMahons' Corporation reached its brutal peak on WWE's grandest stage when Mr. McMahon sent his trusty head of security, Big Boss Man, inside Hell in a Cell at WrestleMania XV to battle The Deadman.

There could only be sweet Philadelphia freedom for one combatant, and unfortunately for Boss Man, he found out that the saying, "Don't Cross the Boss," didn't just apply to his own leader. After brutalizing Boss Man and introducing him into the Cell the hard way, Undertaker finished him off with a vicious Tombstone Piledriver, and Ministry members  Gangrel, Edge & Christian – rappeled from the ceiling to take the fallen former Prison Guard as a token sacrifice.

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King of the Ring 1998 - Undertaker vs. Mankind

As his lengthy rivalry with Mankind (Mick Foley) intensified, Undertaker prepared to meet Foley inside the Cell. After an early-June 1998 Cell battle pitting Undertaker & Stone Cold vs. Mankind & Kane was ruled a No Contest, The Phenom was still hungry for his first victory inside the structure.

In quite possibly the most widely-replayed moment in WWE history, Undertaker tossed Foley off the top of the Cell. Mankind's body hurtled over 20 feet, finally crashing back to terra firma in the form of the announcers’ table. Foley somehow then scrambled back to the top of the Cell, where Undertaker chokeslammed him through the roof, sending Mankind crashing 15 feet to the mat below. Mercifully, the match ended minutes later following a Tombstone.

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Badd Blood 1997 - Undertaker vs. HBK

The Deadman was part of the first Hell in a Cell Battle, as his rivalry with Shawn Michaels – who had cost him the WWE Title at SummerSlam 1997 – led to the structure’s inaugural appearance. On Oct. 5, 1997, our fans witnessed first-hand the devastation that can occur inside the Cell; for more than a half hour, Undertaker battered Shawn Michaels to within an inch of his career, bloodying HBK like never before. However, Badd Blood wasn’t just the first appearance of Hell in a Cell, it was also the first appearance of Kane. And thanks to a timely Tombstone from Undertaker’s baby brother, Michaels somehow escaped the brutal beating with a pinfall victory.

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