Match of the Week (August 20, 2018) - Mark Henry vs. The Undertaker (WWE Unforgiven 2007)

I honestly didn't mean to choose two Undertaker matches in a row to start off my Match of the Week posts. Nonetheless, The Undertaker is still going to be my feature considering he will be returning to the ring in October to face Triple H. Look, we all know the battles these two have had but I figured I would dig deep to September of 2007. I was just a freshman in high school and the WWE was coming off the worst summer in its existence. Injuries and controversies plagued the company as a whole but finally... The Deadman was ready to make his return and get some revenge against a man who had decimated him after The Undertaker had gone through a grueling steel cage match, Mark Henry. The weeks leading to this match on episodes of Friday Night SmackDown were so well put together and if there is anyone that could close out a PPV that already had two world championship matches on the card, it's The Undertaker. Was the match the greatest thing ever? Absolutely not, but not every match needs to be five stars with tons of nearfalls and crazy bumps everywhere. This match represented that not only was The Undertaker back, but the company was ready to get back on its feet again.

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Mark Henry vs. The Undertaker (Taken from WWE Unforgiven 2007 Review)
After being placed on the shelf for four months, The Phenom is set to return in a huge main event against Mark Henry. Henry comes down to the ring and talks tons of trash as he looks supremely confident. I always have to mention how great a heel Henry makes, this dude is ruthless and I absolutely love it. The Undertaker makes an incredible entrance to the ring as the Memphis crowd stands in awe. Shame this entrance tends to get forgotten, the ambiance created here was unreal. I could only imagine what it felt like to be in the arena for this. Henry managed to squeeze in some offense but this was The Deadman's show. Henry managed to also kick out of a Chokeslam but eventually had to succumb to a Last Ride. More of a spectacle than a match. They planned this match when Undertaker had to drop the title to Edge and had Henry come out before that to plant the seeds. I like it, it all made sense and his return led for a grand main event to save the show and give the fans a big reason to buy the PPV. What a return for The Undertaker as he goes on to now challenge for the top prize on SmackDown.
Winner: The Undertaker
Rating: **1/2