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After the obligatory video package, we cut to a graveyard to hear The Undertaker's entrance music. A hearse pulled in through the gate and two cloaked individuals pulled a casket out of the back with AJ Styles inside.
He sat up and laughed about having fooled everyone. He called for The Deadman to appear and fight him like a man. That was when Taker rolled up on a motorcycle to reveal he was back as The American Badass.
The Phenomenal One tried to grab a rock as a weapon, but Taker hit him before he had a chance to use it. He dominated the fight for a long time before Styles got in any offense.
Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows showed up with a group of cloaked followers to surround The Deadman. He told them to bring it and took them out one by one until The O.C. ganged up on him.
Styles came out of nowhere to smash a tombstone into Taker's head. As he taunted the veteran, sad music began to play in the background. The Phenomenal One broke a shovel over The Undertaker's back to knock him into an open grave.
As Styles prepared to push a mound of dirt over him from a digger, The Deadman magically appeared behind him. He used some of his supernatural powers to summon a fire before he fighting off The O.C. in its entirety.
Styles tried to apologize to stop the attack and begged The Undertaker not to bury him. The Phenom told him he respected him for fighting his butt off and commended him on giving him such a tough fight before turning around and kicking him into the open grave.
The Deadman ended the match by dumping a pile of dirt onto Styles.
Grade: A+ with extra credit
Not having commentary was the right choice as hearing Michael Cole and JBL call this match would have taken us out of the moment.
This was easily the most unique bout we have seen in a long time: Everything from the presentation to the way they were fighting was different.
This was more like an experimental film than a wrestling match and that worked in its favor. WWE took a lot of inspiration from Matt Hardy's Ultimate Deletion and used it to create something special.
This was the best possible outcome for The Undertaker at this point in his career. WWE did a great job putting this together in a way that made him look better than he has in years.