Wrestlemania 36: Undertaker And AJ Styles' Boneyard Match Was A Wild Event

Matt Hardy left WWE earlier this year to pursue his career in AEW. But even though he's no longer with the company, his influence still lingers. Case in point: Wrestlemania 36's "Boneyard Match" between AJ Styles and the Undertaker. Rather than closing the first night of Wrestlemania with the title match between Braun Strowman and Goldberg--the safer, more conventional choice--WWE threw caution to the wind and allowed a heavily produced, cinematic segment to close their show--and you can read our review of it here.

The producers threw everything at the wall. The Undertaker, now in his biker gimmick from the early '00s, pulled up to a spooky graveyard, filled with smoke, dramatic mood lighting, and pyrotechnics. Styles and Undertaker brawled everywhere. They beat each other with shovels and concrete blocks. Undertaker threw people off the roof of a house. The segment even had a jump scare spot, where Undertaker appeared behind AJ Styles, lit menacingly by a spotlight.

The match ended gloriously. The Undertaker used a mini-tractor to push dirt over AJ Styles' grave. He unveiled the headstone, which read, "AJ Styles, 1977-2020." And then he got back on his chopper and drove off into the night.

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