The Undertaker recently participated in a rare out-of-character interview about the pro wrestling business while doing a series from Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church called Wrastlin. This series shows the strong connections between wrestling and the Bible. In a video that was recently released, the former WWE Champion and future Hall of Famer talked about how important the knowledge of knowing that characters not moves is in the success of a competitor in pro wrestling.
“Wrestling and sports entertainment is not about the moves, it really isn’t,” said Undertaker (h/t Sky Sports). “It’s about being able to evoke emotion in one facet or another. You either have to make people love you or you have to make them hate you, it doesn’t really matter either way.”
Taker also talked about how many matches in this era of wrestling allowed the fans to take a more closer look on the moves than putting the wrestlers over. He stated that you can only see so many crazy moves so many times before you are looking for something new and that wrestler has to step up to give them just that. He added that by doing this then you increase your potential for injuries.
The Deadman would later bring up such stars as The Rock, Ric Flair, and John Cena as those who have had the ability to make people love them or hate them because he believes that the story means more than the moves.
Taker is back in action at the WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event that takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia and will air on the WWE Network.
Watch: The Undertaker’s “out of character” interview with Sky Sports:
