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  • The Undertaker Returns On WWE Monday Night RAW

    The Undertaker Returns On WWE Monday Night RAW

    The Undertaker made his return to the flagship show of the WWE, Monday Night RAW, which marked his first appearance on the TV series since RAW 25 back in January.

    As seen on this week’s episode of RAW in Columbus, OH at the Schottenstein Center on the USA Network, Taker interrupted WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels while he was cutting a promo to hype the upcoming match between Taker and Triple H at Superstar Show-Down. They had an exchange of words that involved Michaels explaining why he has stayed retired. Taker questioned Michaels’ explanation of having enough respect for Taker to stay retired and that’s why he hasn’t come back for one more match. 

    The last time that Taker competed inside of a WWE ring was when he teamed up with Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to defeat Elias, Baron Corbin, and Kevin Owens at a WWE live event at MSG in July. Prior to his recent RAW appearance, the Undertaker was last seen on WWE programming once he beat Rusev in a Casket Match in late April at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia.

    The WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia. Here is the card:

    Triple H vs. The Undertaker

    #1 Contender’s Match: Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz

    WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe

    John Cena and Bobby Lashley vs. Elias and Kevin Owens

    The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre – Six-Man Tag Team Match

    Ronda Rousey & The Bella Twins vs. The Riott Squad – Six-Woman Tag Team Match

    WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander vs. Buddy Murphy

  • Undertaker, Sting & Flair Appearing At Church Sermon Series

    Undertaker, Sting & Flair Appearing At Church Sermon Series

    Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker and a few Hall Of Famers have been announced for a Texas church sermon series.

    Grapevine, Texas-based pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church will be interviewing Taker, Ric Flair, Sting and Ted DiBiase. The interviews are part of Young’s new “Wrastlin’” sermon series. The series lasts four weeks and kicks off on Sunday, September 9th.

    Fellowship Church’s main stage will feature a wrestling ring where the interviews will take place. On the other side of the church a section will be available for the congregation to see the interviews. An official statement and video announcement for the series has been released. Check those out below:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptys38AWg3M&feature=youtu.be

    Wrastlin’ – A Series by Ed Young. Beginning September 9, 2018

    Over four weeks this September, Ed Young and Fellowship Church welcome four legendary guests from the world of professional wrestling – Ric Flair, The Undertaker, The Million Dollar Man, and Sting!

    The Bible often compares the Christian life to that of a warrior, a wrestler. Wrestling is a metaphor commonly used in the Christian life and one that will remind us that no matter what, God is ready and able to step in between the ropes and help us overcome any challenge we face!

    For more information, visit Fellowshipchurch.com/wrastlin.

  • Spoiler: Big Name Backstage At WWE RAW

    Spoiler: Big Name Backstage At WWE RAW

    One huge name is backstage for tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW. PWinsider.com is reporting that The Undertaker is in town for the show and will likely appear on the show although that has yet to be confirmed.

    The reason that he could appear on the show is due to WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels working the show to do a promo in the ring about the upcoming match between Taker and Triple H at the Super Show-Down event.

    The pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia and will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks.

    The Undertaker was last seen on WWE programming once he beat Rusev in a Casket Match in late April at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. His last competed inside of a WWE ring once he teamed up with Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to defeat Elias, Baron Corbin, and Kevin Owens.

    WWE holds tonight’s show in Columbus, OH at the Schottenstein Center. As noted, WWE has already announced that The Bella Twins return to clash with The Riott Squad and The Revival challenge The B-Team for the RAW Tag Team Titles.

  • Goldberg Open To Wrestling The Undertaker, Says WWE HOF Ceremony ‘Sucks’

    Goldberg Open To Wrestling The Undertaker, Says WWE HOF Ceremony ‘Sucks’

    WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg recently spoke with the guys from Inside The Ropes after his sold-out stage show from Dublin, Ireland. Goldberg spoke about a variety of topics, including his thoughts on the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony, feeling like a caged animal on RAW the night after WrestleMania and the possibility of wrestling The Undertaker. Here are the highlights

    WWE’s Hall of Fame Ceremony

    Bill Goldberg was the headline inductee for this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class. By the time Goldberg gave his induction speech, many of the WWE Superstars had already left the arena. The ceremony lasts 3+ hours during WWE’s busiest weekend of the year. Goldberg reveals he spoke to Vince McMahon about the need to make changes to the event’s formt.

    “First and foremost I went to Vince and I told him my impression of the Hall Of Fame and what should happen,” Goldberg said. “I don’t think it’s a justice to the people being inducted. I don’t think it’s a justice to the fans that sit there for four hours. I think it needs to be changed completely right up on its head.”

    He continued, “It needs to be changed because it sucks … I don’t care about what other people say or how they did it, I’m telling you in my experience as a headliner in 2018 in the Hall Of Fame — it needs to be changed.”

    The Possibility of Wrestling The Undertaker

    The night after WrestleMania, Goldberg addressed the WWE Universe as a Hall of Famer. He thanked everyone for supporting him during his latest WWE run. He was very grateful that his son got a chance to see him be ‘Goldberg’ in person.

    Goldberg also revealed that it was very difficult for him to be backstage at Raw, because he saw all the Superstars going out and doing what he loves to do. He is very competitive,  and still has the itch to compete under the right circumstances. When asked about the possibility of wrestling The Undertaker, Goldberg was very specific with the wording of his answer.

    “No, don’t put words in my mouth,” Goldberg said when asked if he ‘would like’ to have a match against The Undertaker.  I wouldn’t like to have it. If it became available and it was right and people wanted it, I’m still capable of doing it. Because once I sit here and say, ‘It’s a match I’d like to have,’ it means that I’m asking for it. I’m not asking for anything. i’m just saying, if the cards fell right, I wouldn’t say no.”

    Watch Bill Goldberg talk about WWE’s HOF Ceremony, The Undertaker: & More

  • The Undertaker Scheduled For Next Week’s WWE Raw

    The Undertaker Scheduled For Next Week’s WWE Raw

    The Undertaker is slated to make his return to WWE television next week on the flagship show of the company, Monday Night RAW, in Columbus, OH at the Schottenstein Center.

    PWinsider.com is reporting that “The Deadman” will be backstage at the TV event presented by the WWE. However, as of this writing, there’s no word yet on if Taker will be appearing on TV or just for the live crowd.

    It should be noted that WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels has already been confirmed to appear on the show to talk about the upcoming match between Taker and Triple H at the WWE Super Show-Down event. 

    The Undertaker was last seen on WWE programming once he beat Rusev in a Casket Match in late April at the Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. His last competed inside of a WWE ring once he teamed up with Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to defeat Elias, Baron Corbin, and Kevin Owens.

    The WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia and will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks.

  • Undertaker Teases Rematch With John Cena On Instagram

    Undertaker Teases Rematch With John Cena On Instagram

    The Undertaker has teased a rematch with John Cena on Instagram.

    “The Deadman” joined the social media world not too long ago, and its been entertaining to say the least. Undertaker has shared photos of himself at concerts, vacations and even showed off his new gun safe.

    He also posts a lot of old photos from his career with people such as The Rock and Paul Bearer. Undertaker’s latest picture was a shot from his WrestleMania 34 meeting with John Cena.

    Undertaker defeated “The Leader Of The Cenation” in New Orleans in a squash match. Cena has expressed interest in a rematch since the defeat.

    Many have speculated that the match could take place at SummerSlam. However, there are currently no indications that Cena or Undertaker are booked for the show.

    The WWE’s Super Show-Down in Australia on October 6th has also been suggested. The only issue with that is Undertaker is slated to face Triple H on that show.

    Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter has since reported that there have been talks “around in certain circles including insider circles.”

    Undertaker Teases Rematch With John Cena

    All rumors aside, Undertaker now seems to be getting in on the fun. He posted the following photo from he and Cena’s match in April:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BmOllfIAAPn/?taken-by=undertaker

    In an interview with Sports Illustrated earlier this year, Cena talked about his WrestleMania loss to Undertaker and said it was an honor to bring back a WWE icon:

    “I did not do well in this match. My ‘WrestleMania Moment’ was to spend the time in the crowd and not do well in a very short performance, but I loved it because it got the job done.

    “The focus was not me, the focus was someone else. Often times, we look at things so selfishly, asking, ‘What’s in it for me?’ Well, what was in it for me was the chance to reintroduce a WWE icon.

    “I had to stretch the suspension of disbelief to its breaking point to do it, but it was awesome.

    “Every single week, the crowd would chant at the top of its lungs and no one thought I would be sitting in the crowd at WrestleMania, but I was able to do that. I was able to go out and be handily defeated in three minutes and bring back an icon.

  • Undertaker Reveals Custom Gun Safe (Photo), Carmella On Charlotte’s Addition To SummerSlam Match

    Undertaker Reveals Custom Gun Safe (Photo), Carmella On Charlotte’s Addition To SummerSlam Match

    Undertaker Reveals Custom Gun Safe (Photo)

    Since joining Instagram, The Undertaker has been revealing a lot more about his real personality. It turns out “The Dead Man” is actually a pretty big gun enthusiast. He took to his Instagram and revealed a gift his wife, former WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool, got him for Father’s Day.

    Taker showed off a new custom safe, with one of his guns, for his “2a toys” (second amendment toys). The safe reads “Deadman Inc.” and also has Taker’s logo under it:

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    Carmella Reacts To Charlotte’s Addition To SummerSlam Title Match

    On this week’s episode of SmackDown Live, Charlotte Flair was added to the SmackDown Live Women’s Title match at SummerSlam. Carmella will now defend her strap in a Triple Threat match against Flair and Becky Lynch at “The Biggest Party Of The Summer.”

    Carmella took to Twitter and voiced her displeasure for Charlotte’s addition to the match:

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  • Update On Shinsuke Nakamura, Undertaker Gets Custom Sneakers (Photo)

    Update On Shinsuke Nakamura, Undertaker Gets Custom Sneakers (Photo)

    Injury Update On Shinsuke Nakamura

    Former NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura returned to in-ring action during yesterday’s (Mon. July 9, 2018) WWE live event in Augusta, Maine. Nakamura suffered a defeat to AJ Styles for the WWE Championship in a No Disqualification main event match.

    This was the Japanese star’s first match since being bitten by a dog a few weeks ago. The belief is that Nakamura was re-evaluated yesterday and then cleared. Nakamura will take on Styles in a non-title match tonight on SmackDown Live.

    Undertaker Receives Custom Sneakers

    The Undertaker recently took part in WWE’s live event from Madison Square Garden this past weekend (Sat. July 7, 2018). “The Deadman” teamed up with Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to defeat the team of Kevin Owens, Elias & Baron Corbin.

    While visiting MSG, Taker apparently received some custom sneakers from Mache Custom Kicks. The design is actually pretty cool, and you can see a picture of them being presented to Taker via Mache Custom Kicks’ Twitter account:

  • Updated Card For Saturday’s WWE Event At MSG (7/7)

    Updated Card For Saturday’s WWE Event At MSG (7/7)

    WWE is scheduled to hold a live event at Madison Square Garden in New York City this Saturday night (July 7th, 2018). The sports entertainment company is promoting three big matches for this event.

    One of those matches includes The Undertaker as he will returning to in-ring action when he teams up with Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to take on Elias, Baron Corbin, and Kevin Owens in a six-man tag team match.

    This marks the first time in eight years that Taker will be competing in the arena. He returned to in-ring action earlier this year as took on John Cena at WrestleMania 34 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Then the future WWE Hall of Famer beat Rusev in a Casket Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event back in April in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah International Stadium.

    The Card

    – The Undertaker & Roman Reigns & Braun Strowman vs. Elias & Baron Corbin & Kevin Owens.

    – WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins.

    – Nia Jax vs. Ronda Rousey with WWE RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss as the guest referee in Rousey’s WWE debut in MSG.

    WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt, Bayley, Natalya, and Bobby Roode are also advertised for the show.

    What are your thoughts on this card for the show? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Why Vince McMahon And Undertaker Disagreed On Biker Character, Mick Foley Remembers HIAC Match

    Why Vince McMahon And Undertaker Disagreed On Biker Character, Mick Foley Remembers HIAC Match

    Vince McMahon and Undertaker disagree

    WWE’s YouTube channel has posted the following video from the latest episode of Something Else to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard that has been released in the on-demand section of their streaming service, WWE Network. The episode looks at The Undertaker‘s shocking character change in 2000 where he went from his deadman gimmick to his biker gimmick.

    Prichard noted that McMahon and Taker disagreed on the gimmick as McMahon believed you don’t change or fix something that isn’t broken while Taker pushed for a character change. The longtime former WWE employee added that WWE was always planning to go back to the deadman gimmick while Taker thought that once they made the gimmick change that he could never go back to the deadman character.

    Mick Foley Remembers

    WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley took to his official Facebook page to remember his legendary Hell in a Cell match against The Undertaker at the sixth annual King of the Ring pay-per-view event on June 28, 1998, at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He wrote the following:

    https://www.facebook.com/RealMickFoley/photos/a.150133228350157.28288.126269440736536/2174148892615237/?type=3

    What are your thoughts on Taker’s biker gimmick? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Graves Wants Hilarious T-Shirt, Undertaker & McCool Celebrate Anniversary, Ember Moon

    Graves Wants Hilarious T-Shirt, Undertaker & McCool Celebrate Anniversary, Ember Moon

    Corey Graves Loves Anti-Saxton Merch

    When Corey Graves and Byron Saxton shared the WWE commentary booth on Monday Night RAW, the former NXT star loved to burn his colleague. Now, of course, they work together on SmackDown Live after some things were moved around for the Superstar Shake-Up.

    Despite the move to Tuesday nights, Graves’ love for burning Saxton remains the same. He recently showed his support for a “Shut Up Saxton” t-shirt idea on WWE Shop which was suggested by a fan:

    Undertaker & Michelle McCool Celebrate Wedding Anniversary

    Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker and former WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool recently celebrated eight years of marriage. She shared some photos from the occasion on Instagram:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bkgs8j8BR4l/?utm_source=ig_embed

    Ember Moon Has Bank Account Shut Down Without Notice

    RAW Superstar Ember Moon took to social media to call out Chase bank for closing her bank account unexpectedly and without explanation after seven years of business. She posted the following:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BkgHyjihrYV/?utm_source=ig_embed

  • Edge Discusses Exchanging Gear With The Undertaker At WrestleMania

    Edge Discusses Exchanging Gear With The Undertaker At WrestleMania

    WWE Hall Of Famer Edge and Christian discussed exchanging ring gear in a recent episode of their podcast, E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness. Christian first started things off by confessing that he never has been good at keeping memorabilia from his matches, and knows he’ll probably regret that one day:

    “I have talked about this before, I have always been bad at saving memorabilia. I tried to get better at it my last two years,  have done it on a couple of occasions, but I know for you [Edge], like when you had your match against Undertaker, you were better at exchanging things and doing things like that than I have.

    “I wished for some of the bigger moments and matches, looking back now someday I am going to regret not doing more of that.”

    Edge then revealed that the only time he ever swapped gear with someone was after WrestleMania 24 with The Undertaker. Edge lost the World Heavyweight Championship to The Undertaker. Edge gave Taker his kick-pads and tights, while Undertaker gave him his gloves:

    “The only time I have exchanged gear with someone was with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 24. I gave him my kick-pads and my tights from that and I got his gloves. It is pretty cool. I am glad I got that memory. I saved everything; all my gear over the years; my trench coats and stuff that I have saved.

    “It is all packed away nicely and neatly in vacuum-sealed bags and all that stuff. One day if the girls decide they want to do something with it—whether they want to give it away to charity, or buy a slushy with it, I don’t know, but it’ll be there.”

    You can listen to E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness by clicking this link here.

    H/T IWNerd for the transcriptions

  • WWE Adds Kenny Omega Match To Network, Kurt Angle On One Of His Favorite Undertaker Matches, MITB

    WWE Adds Kenny Omega Match To Network, Kurt Angle On One Of His Favorite Undertaker Matches, MITB

    WWE Adds One Of Kenny Omega’s Matches To The WWE Network

    We’ve recently noted that WWE has been mentioning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega quite a bit recently to promote The New Day vs. The Elite (Omega and The Young Bucks) at E3 in a Street Fighter V video game tournament.

    It seems like WWE is taking things a step further, adding an old WWE match of Omega’s to their Network. Omega was signed to a developmental deal with WWE several years back in the early stages of his career.

    WWE has added Kenny Omega vs. Cru Jones from Deep South Wrestling in 2006 to the WWE Network. It’s under the “Hidden Gems” collection on the application. WWE’s YouTube channel posted the following preview:

    Kurt Angle Reveals One Of His Favorite Undertaker Matches

    A fan recently took to Twitter to pay homage to the matches The Undertaker and Kurt Angle have put on together during their professional wrestling careers.

    The Monday Night RAW General Manager responded and said that one match of theirs he recommends viewing is their meeting at No Way Out 2006. Angle said it’s a good viewing experience for fans and aspiring professional wrestlers:

    https://twitter.com/WWEWasim/status/1007358384994226179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mandatory.com%2Fwrestlezone%2Fnews%2F965051-kurt-angle-reveals-one-of-his-favorite-undertaker-matches-photos-of-stephanie-on-undercover-boss

    WWE Posts Briefcases For All Possible Men’s MITB Match Winners

    WWE’s Instagram recently published a photo showcasing all the possible designs for a briefcase for all the men involved in the Men’s Money In The Bank (MITB) Ladder match this weekend. There’s actually some pretty cool designs. You can check them out here:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BkDHRuuAKV9/?utm_source=ig_embed

  • The Undertaker’s Next Match Announced

    The Undertaker’s Next Match Announced

    The Undertaker is slated to make his WWE live event return.

    WWE is scheduled to hold a live event at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 7th. The official Twitter account for the arena announced on Monday morning that Taker would be returning to in-ring action at this upcoming event.

    This marks the first time in eight years that he will be competing in the arena.

    Taker returned to in-ring action earlier this year as took on John Cena at WrestleMania 34 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on the WWE Network.

    Then the future WWE Hall of Famer beat Rusev in a Casket Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event back in April in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah International Stadium.

    The WWE will be announcing more matches for this live event in the coming weeks.

    Updated Card For WWE’s Return To MSG (7/7)

    – Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. Elias

    – Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax

    – The Undertaker returns to action

    Do you think this means The Undertaker is wrestling at SummerSlam?

  • Undertaker Joins Instagram? Indie Star Starting With WWE Soon

    Undertaker Joins Instagram? Indie Star Starting With WWE Soon

    Undertaker Joins Instagram?

    The Undertaker is considered an old school guy who is known to maintain the Kayfabe in public, meaning that the Dead Man has no personal social media account even in today’s age.

    While there is an Official Facebook page on his name, it’s used by the WWE social media staff for promotion instead of being used by the Last Outlaw himself.

    Though now it appears that the former World Champion may have finally joined Instagram as a verified account of Taker has emerged recently and it’s also followed by his wife Michelle McCool.

    The Insta handle @Undertaker features only one post at the time which is a photo of the Attitude Era Star captioned ‘Dead Man’ and it can be seen below:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BjXWcrmADGG/?taken-by=undertaker

    Indie Star Starting With WWE Soon

    It appears that top Indie Star Keith Lee will be starting with WWE soon as he is finishing up his Indie commitments. Lee had his farewell bout for the Beyond Wrestling Promotion this past weekend.

    Keith wrestled in an intergender match against Mia Yim and lost the bout. Following his loss, the Indie star thanked everyone, saying that he hopes they will support him in what he does next.

    Below is a video featuring the highlight from his farewell match for the promotion:

  • Seth Rollins Believes The Undertaker Should Retire

    Seth Rollins Believes The Undertaker Should Retire

    Seth Rollins has given his take on The Undertaker.

    The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion recently took part in a quick Q&A with Give Me Sport where he talked about a wide range of topics. One of those topics was about The Deadman.

    Over the past few years, he has gone from being a full-time talent to a part-timer. After years of speculation of when Taker would retire from pro wrestling, it once appeared that he had his farewell at WrestleMania 33 in the main event against Roman Reigns last year in Orlando, Florida.

    After the match, Taker put his gloves and hat in the middle of the ring before leaving. It turns out that Taker decided to wrestle again as he took on John Cena at WrestleMania 34 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on the WWE Network.

    Then the future WWE Hall of Famer beat Rusev in a Casket Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event back in April in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah International Stadium.

    In this Q&A, Rollins was asked if Taker should retire from pro wrestling, which he responded by saying “Yes.”

    Rollins was also asked about his favorite WrestleMania match of all-time which he responded by stating the Submission Match between Steve Austin and Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13 in 1997.

    https://twitter.com/GMS_WWE/status/1000831769048952832

    Do you agree with Rollins? Should Taker retire? Sound off in the comment section below.

     

  • Triple H Explains Why The Undertaker Has Earned The Right To Call His Own Shots

    Triple H Explains Why The Undertaker Has Earned The Right To Call His Own Shots

    WWE COO Triple H recently did an interview with Sky Sports to talk about several professional wrestling topics. One such topic was future WWE Hall Of Famer The Undertaker and where he’s at at this point in his professional wrestling career.

    The Undertaker comes off a squash win over John Cena at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans, followed by a Casked match win over Rusev in Saudi Arabia at the Greatest Royal Rumble last weekend.

    Triple H explained why he believes, at this point in his career, Undertaker has earned the right to call his own shots:

    “I think there’s one person who has the rights to call the shots and that’s the Undertaker. I think it will all depend on him and I think it should all depend on him. At this point, it should be what he wants to and feels comfortable doing. I know that he, as a performer, always wants to be able to give his best and, if he can’t then he doesn’t want to do it.

    “When he’s in a position where he is right now, I think he feels great and wants to be able to be out there and show the Undertaker to the world, but it really comes down to himself, as it should.”

    You can read Triple H’s full interview with Sky Sports by clicking this link here.

  • Rusev Jokes About Undertaker Casket Match, Big RAW Dark Match Advertised

    Rusev Jokes About Undertaker Casket Match, Big RAW Dark Match Advertised

    Rusev On Chris Jericho Being Removed From Undertaker Casket Match

    There has been a ton of changes made to The Undertaker’s Casket match at the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. Originally, Rusev was scheduled to face The Dead Man.

    After some controversial comments were made by Rusev to TMZ regarding Undertaker, WWE made the change to have Chris Jericho step in for Rusev instead. It was later cleared up Rusev didn’t offend The Undertaker and he was inserted back into the match.

    The Bulgarian Brute took to Twitter to tease Jericho’s previous involvement in the match, posting a promotional image for Undertaker vs. Jericho and captioning it “TBT”:

    Big Dark Match Announced For Monday Night RAW

    A Six-Man Tag Team dark match has been announced for next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW. The team of Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins will take on Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and Jinder Mahal.

  • Rusev & Lana Say Rusev Will End Undertaker’s Career At Greatest Royal Rumble

    Rusev & Lana Say Rusev Will End Undertaker’s Career At Greatest Royal Rumble

    Rusev has the fight of his life coming up on April 27th when he faces The Undertaker in a Casket Match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

    TMZ Sports caught up with Rusev and Lana in Los Angeles, CA this week and asked the WWE power couple about the upcoming match. Rusev said The Undertaker is a legend, but so is he. They said The Undertaker is past his prime, while Rusev is the stronger, faster and overall better athlete.

    When asked about the fact that WWE won’t be bringing any of the female performers to Saudi Arabia later this month, Rusev said Lana “has more important things to do” at home.

    You can check out the ful linterview here:

    The Greatest Royal Rumble

    The event will air live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, beginning at 12 noon EST on April 27th. 7 championship matches will be apart of the show as well as a special Triple H vs John Cena single’s match and the Rumble. With the addition of the Casket Match, the event now has 10 scheduled matches.

    1. 50-person Royal Rumble
    2. Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns – steel cage – Universal Championship
    3. Seth Rollins vs the Miz vs Finn Balor vs Samoa Joe – ladder match – Intercontinental Championship
    4. WWE Championship Match TBA
    5. United States Championship Match TBA
    6. the Bar vs TBA – Raw Tag Team Championship Match
    7. the Bludgeon Brothers vs the Usos – Smackdown Tag Team Championship
    8. Cruiserweight Championship Match TBA
    9. John Cena vs Triple H
    10. the Undertaker vs Rusev – Casket Match
  • Steve Austin Offers His Thoughts On Undertaker Squashing John Cena At WM 34

    Steve Austin Offers His Thoughts On Undertaker Squashing John Cena At WM 34

    WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin has released a new episode of his podcast, The Steve Austin Show, in which he breaks down this past weekend’s WrestleMania 34 event. One match in particular Austin discussed was Undertaker’s squash match over John Cena.

    Austin explained that WWE didn’t advertise the match so that it could be viewed as a bonus for fans at the event:

    “It was a little shocking to me with Cena calling him out for so long.” Austin explained, “basically, it was an unadvertised match. I mean, Cena’s trying to call out [Undertaker] and I kept thinking, ‘there’s no way, no way that he’s going to get an acceptance on the day-of,’ so, yeah, it was teased and they paid off the tease, but it wasn’t really advertised. So nonetheless, the crowd felt like they got a bonus, but in that bonus was a very short match and Cena got squashed.”

    The former WWE Champion believes that the match would’ve been a lot more effective had The Leader Of The Cenation gotten in a bit more offense against Taker:

    “I’ve got nothing but respect for both guys,” Austin prefaced. “Undertaker has been around forever. He has had one of the best runs in the history of the [pro wrestling] business, so has John Cena.

    “And, man, had it been a 15-minute bing, bang, boom kind of thing, I don’t know that that’s what they needed, but it just seems like maybe if Cena got in just a little bit more offense into that Tombstone, then, do the favors, maybe it would have been a little bit more effective.”

    With all that being said, Austin said he respects Cena, arguably the greatest WWE Superstar of all time, for accepting the match and his willingness to lose the way he did at WrestleMania:

    “It was what it was and I don’t know how Undertaker’s feeling on a physical level.” Austin continued, “he looked phenomenal and he’s one of the toughest guys, I think, in the business.

    “But Cena’s probably moving on to do other things with movies, and series, and endorsements, and stuff like that. But he continues to be an ambassador for the company, and [has] a great attitude, and it not afraid to put somebody over. I respect him for that.”

    You can listen to The Steve Austin Show by clicking this link here.

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • Chris Jericho Explains Why John Cena Should Lose To Undertaker At WrestleMania 34

    Chris Jericho Explains Why John Cena Should Lose To Undertaker At WrestleMania 34

    Chris Jericho discussed the potential John Cena vs. Undertaker WrestleMania match on a recent Talk is Jericho. The sports entertainment company has still yet to announce this match despite the reports of it happening at the biggest event of the year for the WWE.

    Jericho has done it all under the sports entertainment banner. He has been under contract with the sports entertainment company off and on since 1999. He is also a record nine-time Intercontinental Champion.

    Jericho is the first Undisputed WWE Champion, and thus the final holder of the World Championship (formerly the WCW World Heavyweight Championship), having won and unified the WWE and World titles by defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock on the same night in 2001.

    It’s safe to say that his opinion should be taken and considered. Thus, he stated during this podcast that if the WWE does indeed book this match, then Cena should lose to The Deadman.

    “There might be a match of Undertaker versus John Cena because John Cena [has] been calling for it. Let’s take a little detour. Chances are that the match is going to happen. Chances are that Vince [McMahon] didn’t want Undertaker to waste an entrance on Raw. I think that, knowing Vince, he’s probably thinking, ‘People are going to buy this show either way and the tease of Cena coming in week after week, ‘Where’s Underaker?’ No response. ‘Where’s Undertaker?’ Everybody knows, even though they don’t know, that Undertaker’s going to come out and you get your big entrance and that sort of thing.’”

    Jericho continued, “Listen, guys, from what I know and what Jack Slade knows, which is lots, 99% on my part, there will be Cena versus Undertaker. I have a theory. Undertaker should not lose at WrestleMania ever again. ‘The streak’ is done. He lost to Brock [Lesnar]. He lost to Roman [Reigns]. He does not need to be losing to John Cena. Cena right now, he’s about to become, I’m not going to say ‘the next Rock’, but we know he [has] got Blockers, he’s a star, and Duke Nukem, and Transformers. Cena is going to lose, as he should, because, at this point, if Undertaker’s going to be effective as a performer, he should never lose again. Ever. Yeah, he lost his match and he lost his other one to the heir apparent, the prodigal son of Roman Reigns. After that, he should beat everybody! If he’s going to continue wrestling, my opinion Taker beats Cena in a match of 1,000 false finishes.”

    H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcript.

  • Update On The Undertaker’s Status At WrestleMania 34

    Update On The Undertaker’s Status At WrestleMania 34

    We have some good news regarding the status of The Undertaker for WrestleMania weekend.

    For several weeks now, WWE fans have been wondering when the WWE will announce that John Cena would face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34.

    Cena has been laying down the challenge to “The Deadman” for a match at the biggest event of the year for the sports entertainment company. However, nothing has come about from it.

    PWinsider.com is reporting that The Undertaker has been spotted in New Orleans, which is the site of WrestleMania 34.

    It’s been reported for months that this match will happen at the show but in recent days there has been speculation that Taker could just have a stare down with Cena in the ring to lead to a match in the future. Either way, it’s safe to say that Taker is very likely to make an appearance at WrestleMania.

  • Chris Jericho Doesn’t Think American Badass Undertaker Will Return At WM 34

    Chris Jericho Doesn’t Think American Badass Undertaker Will Return At WM 34

    There has been a ton of speculation on whether or not The Undertaker will return under his American Badass gimmick at WrestleMania 34 this weekend. Taker is expected to confront John Cena, who has been calling him out for the past several weeks on RAW, however it’s unknown if the pair will have a match or not.

    In a recent episode of Busted Open Radio, former WWE Champion Chris Jericho explained why he doesn’t think the gimmick will be returning this weekend:

    “American Bad Ass is a pretty cool character, and Taker loves it, but guess which character Vince McMahon loves? It’s the Undertaker, Vince’s greatest creation. I’ll be the devil’s advocate to you guys – I would feel a little disappointed if it was the American Bad Ass, because I love the Undertaker, and I love that entrance, and you’ve been out there when you hear that bell and the druids chanting – it’s second to none.

    “There’s never been an entrance like that in wrestling, in my opinion, and we’ve been waiting for it, teasing for it, for so much I feel if it was the American Bad Ass it would be a little bit of a downer – for me.”

    “Your fanbase is a little bit more of a knowledgeable fan base, a little bit more of a hardcore fan base I would venture to say. Where you have 70,000 people in the Superdome where 60,000 of them don’t even remember what the American Bad Ass is? We haven’t spoken of the American Bad Ass, we haven’t had any video packages or any recollections of that guy, you would have a bunch of people going ‘What is this?’ in my opinion.

    “Once again, I think that it’s a really cool debating point if you know wrestling and you’re a giant wrestling fan and you’ve been watching since 2000. There’s a lot of people who just started watching over the last three or four or five years, a lot John Cena fans that don’t know what happened in 2000.

    “So, once again, in my opinion, the hardcores would like to see it cause it’s something different, whereas your general, average wrestling fan will go nuts when the Undertaker’s music hits and I think, I’m a 100% certain, that it’s gonna be the Undertaker at WrestleMania, and not the American Bad Ass.”

  • Michelle McCool Responds To Upset Fans On Undertaker Missing RAW, Paige Pranks Absolution (Video)

    Michelle McCool Responds To Upset Fans On Undertaker Missing RAW, Paige Pranks Absolution (Video)

    – Fans are upset that The Undertaker wasn’t on Monday Night RAW last night to accept John Cena’s WrestleMania challenge. For the past several weeks The Leader Of The Cenation has been calling The Deadman out, but to no avail. Since Taker doesn’t use social media, fans typically go to his wife, former WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool, for answers.

    One fan told McCool they were very disappointed her husband didn’t show up last night. When he asked “where is your husband???” McCool responded by revealing they’re actually eating breakfast:

    – This past weekend at a WWE live event, with some help from Mike Rome and Nia Jax, Paige pranked her fellow Absolution members Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. The pair were told Paige missed her flight and got in trouble before being sent home. Check it out here:

  • John Cena Continues To Troll Undertaker, Miz Snickers Commercial (Video)

    John Cena Continues To Troll Undertaker, Miz Snickers Commercial (Video)

    – As we’ve noted, The Undertaker did not appear on last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW to accept John Cena’s WrestleMania 34 challenge. Despite Undertaker remaining silent, Cena continues to poke fun at The Deadman on social media. He posted the following on his Instagram:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BhGm59yAyOw/?utm_source=ig_embed

    – WWE posted Intercontinental Champion The Miz’s new Snickers ad on their YouTube channel. You can check it out here: