The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels delivered an all-time classic at WrestleMania 25, but the pair’s rehearsal did not go well for either man.
At the April 2009 pay-per-view event, The Undertaker got the win after countering a moonsault from Michaels that enhanced the Phenom’s WrestleMania streak to 17-0.
On a recent edition of his “Six Feet Under” podcast, The Undertaker said that he and Michaels only pulled off the finish once and that was during the match. He said,
“Only did it once. We practiced it and we could never get it. We just said, ‘F**k it, we’ll do it tomorrow, and we hit it. We tried it three times the night before, I missed him every time. We do it in the show and [it was] perfect.”
The following year, this finish would cause Michaels to seek another match with the Phenom as Shawn believed he would’ve won if he’d not made this one error in judgment.
The rematch at WrestleMania 26 saw Michaels put his in-ring career on the line. Mr. WrestleMania was defeated and retired as The Undertaker went to 18-0.
