On the Royal Rumble of 1996, Undertaker faced then-WWF champion, Bret Hart for the title, but an interference by Diesel costs him the match. As revenge, Taker would then cost Diesel his opportunity for the title at In Your House: Rage in the Cage. The two would settle their feud at WrestleMania, which would be Diesel's final match at the annual event before departing for WCW a month later. Diesel lost to The Undertaker via Tombstone Piledriver.