Welcome to the second edition of the WrestleMania Flashback series here at FanSided, where we’ll be taking a look back at some of the greatest matches and moments in WrestleMania history as we travel the road to WrestleMania 33. Last week, we celebrated the five-year anniversary of the “Once In A Lifetime” match between John Cena and The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII and today, we’ll be taking a look back at that same WrestleMania as we chronicle the events of the “End of an Era” match that took place that night in Miami between The Undertaker and Triple H.
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In the storied history of WWE, the list of people who can tell better stories in the ring than The Undertaker, Triple H and Shawn Michaels wouldn’t be very long. So we were well aware that putting these three men together in the ring at WrestleMania XXVIII could be something very special. And that’s just what we got five years ago in South Beach.
The buildup to this match was beautifully executed. The Undertaker had beaten Shawn Michaels at the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania in arguably the greatest match in WrestleMania history and then proceeded retire The Heartbreak Kid one year later at WrestleMania XXVI. Another year later, Triple H tried to get some revenge for his longtime best friend but came up short in a great No Holds Barred Match inside the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. But while The Undertaker got the victory, Triple H was the one who was able to walk away from the contest under his own power as for the first time ever, ‘Taker was carted out on a stretcher at the biggest show of the year to the shock of everyone watching the scene play out t
This played beautifully into setting up this match at WrestleMania XXVIII.
