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Buried Alive match
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A Buried Alive Match is a type of professional wrestling match occasionally seen in World Wrestling Entertainment. The objective is for one wrestler to completely cover his incapacitated opponent in a designated area of the arena, set up as a "grave." A winner is declared when, in the judgement of the referee, the opponent has been "buried alive."
Generally, these matches are no-disqualification affairs; outside interference, illegal manueuvers and use of objects are allowed, and countouts are disregarded.
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The Buried Alive" match was introduced at WWF In Your House 11: Buried Alive, as part of the feud between The Undertaker and Mankind. The Undertaker has fought in each of the four "Buried Alive" matches to date, compiling a 2-2 record vs. his opponents. As such, these matches have been used to settle the Undertaker's feuds, or – more often than not – intensify them.
| No. | Match | Event, Date and Location | ||
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| I | The Undertaker defeated Mankind | In Your House 11: Buried Alive October 20, 1996, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| II | Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker | In Your House 26: Rock Bottom December 13, 1998, Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| III | The Undertaker and The Big Show defeated Mankind and The Rock to win the WWF Tag Team Championship |
WWF SmackDown! September 9, 1999, Albany, New York |
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| IV | Vince McMahon defeated The Undertaker |
Survivor Series November 16, 2003, Dallas, Texas |
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- Mankind has competed in the second-most Buried Alive Matches with two. He has lost both of his matches.
- The third Buried Alive Match had several firsts: A championship (the WWF World Tag Team Championship) was at stake; it was a tag team affair, and it aired on "live television"(It was on Smackdown so it was shown on tape delay) .
- The Buried Alive match that aired on WWF SmackDown! was the only one not to take place at a wrestling pay per view event.