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  • The Big Show Talks Braun Strowman’s Potential And Undertaker Rumours

    The Big Show Talks Braun Strowman’s Potential And Undertaker Rumours

    There’s no hiding Braun Strowman’s physicality, demand for respect, and desire to destroy everything.

    But does The Monster Among Men have what it takes last in WWE, or will he be just another big guy?  As a guest on Uproxx’s With Spandex Podcast, The Big Show has given his take on Braun Strowman’s career potential in WWE.

    The Big Show explained that Strowman has all the right qualities to make it as one of the all-time greats, as long as he stays healthy.

    He’s got the right attitude, he’s got the right intensity and hunger for it, and he understands there’s times to be a monster, and there’s also times to make other guys look good.

    The Big Show explained that it’s easy to make yourself look good, but the true greats work to make others look good.  He furthered this with a three step philosophy when approaching any match:

    1. Get the match over,
    2. Get your opponent over,
    3. Then get yourself over.

    The Big Show also emphasised the importance of versatility when it comes to big men in WWE.  Being dependable against any opponent, whether they are 5’2” or 7′.  And according to the veteran, Braun Strowman shows great promise and potential when moving forward.

    As one of the long standing superstars in the WWE who has worked with The Undertaker throughout their career, the usual question of The Dead Man’s career was also mentioned.  The Big Show was very clear with his answer, which was actually quite shocking:

    “No, man, I’m telling you: the Undertaker, they don’t call him ‘The Phenom’ for nothing bro, I’m telling you. An Undertaker at 30 percent is better than most everybody else at 90 percent, I’ll tell you that much. If that makes any sense at all. He’s just that damn good.”

    Opinion:

    While most know what match they would want The Undertaker to return for, is it possible that WWE may set-up Braun Strowman to take on The Dead Man?

  • Bruce Prichard Reveals How The Undertaker Looked When He Say Him A Month Ago

    Bruce Prichard Reveals How The Undertaker Looked When He Say Him A Month Ago

    Former WWE official Bruce Prichard was recently a guest on Busted Open to promote his upcoming live podcast recording of “Something To Wrestle” at the Barclays Center on January 19th. During the interview, Prichard was asked about the rumors surrounding The Undertaker and speculation that he could be wrestling at WrestleMania 34 this year. If you haven’t already heard, it’s expected WWE will begin a program between The Undertaker and John Cena at RAW’s 25th Anniversary Show, which will lead to a match at WrestleMania 34.

    Prichard said that he saw “The Deadman” about a month ago and claimed he looked the best he’d seen him in 10 years. He also said The Undertaker claimed to feel the best he has in the past 10 years. Prichard also revealed that the former WWE Champion insisted he has wrestled his last match of his career, but Prichard said he has been hearing that for the past 15 years:

  • Plans For Two Top WrestleMania Matches, WWE HOF Inductees

    Plans For Two Top WrestleMania Matches, WWE HOF Inductees

    WrestleMania 34 is less than three months away and plans are well underway to lock in the top matches planned for the show. In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer confirmed that WWE has settled on the top two matches for the show.

    The main event will surprise nobody, as Roman Reigns will challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship. This match has been years in the making and was effectively set in stone going back over a year, when Meltzer reported it prior to last year’s Mania.

    The other top match for WrestleMania 34 will see “free agent” John Cena finally squaring off against The Undertaker. 

    With Taker being backstage at SmackDown this week and the sports entertainment company promoting him for the RAW 25 Anniversary show, the feeling is that the angle for Cena vs. Undertaker will be shot in two weeks at the special edition of RAW.

    WrestleMania 34 is set to be held on April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This event airs on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network and is the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history. 

    As for the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018, Meltzer confirmed the names that were on a list first reported by Brad Shepard of Bleacher Report. The headliner for this year’s HOF class will be former WWE & WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg, who had a successful return to WWE after over a decade out of the ring.

    Additional inductees for this year include:

    • Bam Bam Bigelow
    • Ivory
    • The Dudley Boyz
    • Kid Rock (celebrity wing)
  • The Undertaker Reportedly Backstage At Last Night’s SmackDown

    The Undertaker Reportedly Backstage At Last Night’s SmackDown

    While last year it may have seemed that The Undertaker had wrestled the final match of his professional wrestling career, that my no longer be the case. PWInsider reports that “The Deadman” was backstage at last night’s SmackDown Live taping from Birmingham, Alabama. It’s not known why Taker was backstage for the show, but it’s being speculated it was to go over plans for his big return to WWE TV.

    Undertaker is set to return to WWE on the 25th Anniversary Monday Night RAW special in just two weeks’ time on January 22nd. The program will be the go-home show to the Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) and it’s possible The Undertaker could begin the buildup to a possible WrestleMania 34 match with whoever his opponent may be.

    It has been speculated that The Undertaker could possibly be working with John Cena at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans. Cena is said to be scheduled for a match that will be bigger than any of the title bouts on the WrestleMania card. With a very short list of names being able to make that possible, The Undertaker is the frontrunner when it comes to rumors regarding “The Leader Of The Cenation’s” WrestleMania opponent.

    Discussion: Why do you think The Undertaker was backstage at last night’s SmackDown Live? And will he compete at WrestleMania 34? If so, against who?

  • How WWE Could Possibly Book The Undertaker vs. John Cena At WrestleMania 34

    How WWE Could Possibly Book The Undertaker vs. John Cena At WrestleMania 34

    The 25th Anniversary special episode of Monday Night RAW later this month is supposed to begin to lay the groundwork for several WrestleMania storylines. One such storyline could be for a match between John Cena and The Undertaker. The show is set to go down on January 22nd and will be the go-home show to the Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV).

    During the latest installment of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez speculated how WWE could book The Undertaker vs. John Cena on RAW’s 25th Anniversary special. Alvarez said The Undertaker could tease retirement on RAW before Cena comes out to the ring and challenges “The Phenom” to one last match at WrestleMania 34. Alvarez also said that there is a “big plan” for Cena’s match at this year’s WrestleMania.

    It’s said to be “bigger than the championship matches on the card.” With the possibilities running very thin, a match between The Undertaker and John Cena is the only match that could make sense as it pertains to what Alvarez is referencing to.

    Discussion: What do you think the “big plan” for John Cena is at WrestleMania 34? If it is a match against The Undertaker, how would you like to see it booked?

  • Backstage News On Huge Potential WrestleMania 34 Match

    Backstage News On Huge Potential WrestleMania 34 Match

    As we’ve previously reported, the main event for WWE’s Fastlane pay-per-view (PPV) in March has been leaked out – a Fatal-Five Way match for the WWE Title between AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. The match has yet to be confirmed by WWE, however, if that match does take place it would indicate that Orton, Nakamura, Owens, or Zayn won’t be winning the Royal Rumble match as it wouldn’t make sense for them to challenge for the title at Fastlane after winning the rumble.

    There has been speculation that perhaps John Cena could win the Royal Rumble and go on to challenge AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34, with the storyline being Cena trying to break the record he shares with Ric Flair of being a 16-time World Champion. Per a report from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Cena vs. Styles will not be happening as Cena will be involved in a much bigger match at WrestleMania 34 instead.

    Meltzer noted that he didn’t know who Cena would be facing, however, he was told it would be made clear over the next several weeks. The only names Meltzer could come up with were The Undertaker, Batista, Goldberg or Hulk Hogan. Hogan would be a huge surprise given the leak of his racist comments a few years ago and the issues he has with his back. It’s expected that some matches for WrestleMania 34 will begin to build-up at RAW’s 25th Anniversary special on Monday, January 22, 2018.

    The event will be a special simulcast event from both the Barclays Center and the Manhattan Center in New York City; with names such as John Cena, The Undertaker, Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels, and more scheduled to appear. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more….

  • The Most Disliked WWE Videos On YouTube, Kane Talks Working On Christmas In WWE

    – In Alfred Konuwa’s latest blog on Forbes, he takes a look at the most disliked videos on WWE’s YouTube channel. The most disliked video of 2017 was Roman Reigns’ promo the night after defeating The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33. The video has 35,000 dislikes compared to the 27,000 likes, making it’s dislike percentage of 56%. One of Emmalina’s promos from January received 11,000 dislikes compared to 1,000 likes, giving it a dislike percentage of 92%. You can read Konuwa’s full blog at this link.

    – Newsday recently did an interview with Kane to promote yesterday’s WWE live event from the Nassau Coliseum. During the interview Kane discussed having to work on Christmas Day for a live episode of Monday Night RAW. Here’s what he had to say:

    “The thing about it is that this is one of our most important times of the year business wise. We do really, really good business the week after Christmas,” Kane said. “It is what it is. There’s always trade-offs. We’re not the only people who this year will be working on Christmas Day. A lot of people do that to provide for their family.”

  • Kane On The Undertaker Making Fewer Appearances In WWE

    Kane On The Undertaker Making Fewer Appearances In WWE

    Kane recently spoke to The New York Post to talk about a variety of professional wrestling topics. “The Big Red Machine” talked about getting another shot at the main event scene in WWE, his thoughts on Braun Strowman and today’s WWE roster, and The Undertaker making rare appearances on WWE TV nowadays. You can check out the highlights here below:

    Being in the main event scene with WWE again:

    “I have to take advantage of everyone that comes along. This might be the last one. I don’t know. I certainly think the match at Royal Rumble is going to be special for me.”

    His thoughts on Braun Strowman and the WWE roster today:

    “The company has done a tremendous job with him, you know positioning him where he needs to be and he gets it and that can be a rarity often. … I think he has a really bright future ahead of him. I think he is going to be a guy that going forth for many years is going to be at top or near the top of WWE. If you look at our roster, it seems like 20 years ago we had a lot of big guys, not as big as him, but a lot of big guys. Nowadays not so much, I think our guys are better athletes now but they are not as big.”

    The Undertaker making rare appearances on WWE TV nowadays:

    “Undertaker, for almost as long as many of us have been watching WWE, he’s been part of it. So, it’s one of those things like, man almost a piece is missing now to some extent.”

    You can read Kane’s full interview with The New York Post by clicking this link here.

  • Former WWE Superstar Reveals He Was Nearly a ‘Brother of Destruction’

    Former WWE Superstar Reveals He Was Nearly a ‘Brother of Destruction’

    Former WWE and TNA star Matt Morgan has revealed that he was very nearly cast as a brother of Kane and The Undertaker.

    The initial plans in 2005 called for Morgan to appear in a mask that was almost identical to the ‘Big Red Machine’s’ and to have Morgan work a similar in ring style to Kane. The similarities in style would become obvious in time and it would’ve been later revealed that the ‘Brothers of Destruction’ did have another sibling.

    Morgan also revealed to Wrestling Inc that his character’s name would’ve been ‘Abel,’ obviously a play on the biblical story of Cain and Abel. As you may well know this isn’t exactly what Morgan ended up with, his stuttering gimmick landed him on the preverbal scrapheap and he later enjoyed a somewhat successful run in TNA.

    Oh how different Morgan’s career could have been…

     

  • WWE Announces Paige’s Return To Singles Competition, Undertaker To Make Appearance

    WWE Announces Paige’s Return To Singles Competition, Undertaker To Make Appearance

    – WWE has announced that former Divas Champion Paige will return to singles action on RAW tomorrow night when she takes on Sasha Banks. Paige returned to WWE two weeks ago with NXT call-ups Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville at her side, forming the trio known as “Absolution”:

    – The Undertaker is scheduled to appear at the Ace Comic Con in Uniondale, New York from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Taker’s appearance is scheduled from 4:30-8:30 PM on Friday, December 8th. You must have a ticket for admission, autographs and photo opportunities – and availability is limited. Click here for more information.

  • Jerry Lawler Reveals The Undertaker Was Backstage At Survivor Series

    Jerry Lawler Reveals The Undertaker Was Backstage At Survivor Series

    During the latest episode of his Dinner With The King Podcast, Jerry “The King” Lawler revealed that the Phenom The Undertaker was backstage at the recent Survivor Series PPV. Below are some highlights from his podcast:

    Undertaker looking too good:

    “I think he might have looked too good, I think when you get when you hang around or you show up and you look that good, they in the WWE, they’re ready for you to come back. You know, closer to the time after WrestleMania and I think I said that I believe we’ve seen the last of Undertaker in the ring. Now, I’m going to I’m going to go back on my word. Just looking at him the other night, I think there’s some more matches left in the Undertaker.”

    Sitting with Taker and Kane backstage to watch the show:

    “So there’s a TV and monitor to watch the show, There were three seats. Three chairs in front of the monitor and I was sitting in the one on the left hand side and in the middle now, to my right, sitting next to me, was Undertaker. And to his right sitting next to him was Kane.”

    John Cena’s reaction when he saw these three:

    “We were all just sitting here watching the show talking about old times and stuff, and all of a sudden, the door happened to be open. All of a sudden, we saw John Cena. He went past the door and glanced in, and then he just went past. Suddenly we saw him backing up, he just backed up, and he looked in at the three of us sitting there – and he said, ‘that’s pretty cool.’ And he just walked on.”

    At this point, it’s not known if The Dead Man was on a casual visit or if it meant something for his future. Undertaker is scheduled to return to WWE TV during the 25th-anniversary episode of Raw on January 22nd. Though it will most likely be a one-off appearance.

    Quotes via WrestlingInc

  • Batista Reveals Why He Was Upset With WWE After WrestleMania 23 Match With The Undertaker

    Batista Reveals Why He Was Upset With WWE After WrestleMania 23 Match With The Undertaker

    Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Batista recently did an interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross on his podcast, The Ross Report. During the interview “The Animal” discussed not being ready for the push he received early in his career with WWE, when he finally came into his own, and being upset with WWE that his WrestleMania 23 match with The Undertaker didn’t close the show. Here are the highlights:

    Not being ready for his WWE push:

    “There [were] a few people that believed in me and there [were] a few people that just didn’t know what the hell to make of me. And sometimes, I didn’t know what the hell to make of myself. I tell people I got into [pro] wrestling for all the wrong reasons. I was desperate, man. I was going on 30 [years old] and I didn’t have a dime to my name and I just didn’t know what to do with myself. I was somewhat of an athlete and I had somewhat of a look. I had some athletic capability, so I gave it a shot. And then, once I did, I just fell in love with it. I was obsessed with it, but often times, I found myself lost. I didn’t know what to do with myself, who to be. It was a big puzzle I was trying to figure out.

    “Even when I moved up in WWE, I wasn’t ready. It took me a long time to figure out things. I just kind of… I just kept putting my best foot forward and kind of tried to show people I was working hard and that I really wanted it, but I was still trying to figure out that puzzle of being very much an introvert and it wasn’t easy. A lot of times, people took me the wrong way, so, no, it definitely wasn’t easy and I have to be the first to say I wasn’t ready.”

    Coming into his own around his WrestleMania 23 match with The Undertaker:

    “It was weird because by the time I came in for my first run with Take, going into WrestleMania 23, I believe it was, I was really starting to come into my own. And I think that match we had at WrestleMania was when I actually felt like I had really come into my own and I could really carry my own weight. I didn’t feel like people were carrying me through matches anymore or building me. It was actually that time that I could start to build other guys. That was that time when I felt like the company’s investment in me had paid off, that I was really going to start making some money for them, serious money for them.”

    Being upset with WWE that his match with The Undertaker didn’t close WrestleMania:

    “I was really upset that we weren’t the main event. I just felt like we should have been. We deserved to be. We set some milestones with that and I know with the exchange of title and everything, it was just more significant of a match. And I also just felt like Take deserved that to be the main event and should’ve gone on last. So I had a bit of a chip on my shoulder. It was [John] Cena/ Shawn [Michaels], I believe. And I just didn’t.. I felt like we got robbed of that top spot and we should’ve had it. And I felt like our match speaks for itself. I think we had the match of the night. And I just felt like Taker should have been the last thing that people saw that night, so I had a chip on my shoulder and I was a little bent out of shape that we didn’t.

    “It was just a special night. It was the first time [Undertaker] held that particular title. And I still feel like we should’ve [closed the show]. Again, I say our match speaks for itself. I believe personally that we stole the show that night. I’ll just kind of leave it at that.”

    You can listen to Batista’s interview on The Ross Report by clicking this link here.

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • “30 For 30” Director On What The Undertaker Is Really Like, Brad Maddox On WWE Run

    “30 For 30” Director On What The Undertaker Is Really Like, Brad Maddox On WWE Run

    – If you watched ESPN’s “30 For 30” special on Ric Flair last night, you saw several professional wrestling legends being interviewed on the program. One such legend was none other than “The Deadman” The Undertaker. Taker was completely out of character, which is extremely rare, and “30 For 30” director Rory Karpf took to Twitter to reveal what he was like behind-the-scenes:

    – Former WWE personality Brad Maddox was recently a guest on the final episode of The World According To Wrestling podcast’s series, and revealed what he would do differently if he got a second chance with WWE:

    “If I had to do it again I would have gone to Vince from day one and said ‘Hi. I’m Brad Maddox. Do you know who I am? Do you know about my experience? Do you know I have been in your company for three years now and I’m a trained wrestler?’ I would have communicated better and I would’ve taken my own career into my own hands instead of hoping or thinking that the writers were going to do my job for me,” Maddox said.

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • NFL Player Wears Undertaker Custom Cleats (Video)

    NFL Player Wears Undertaker Custom Cleats (Video)

    You may recall earlier this month when several players of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons paid tribute to Ric Flair with custom airbrushed cleats bearing his likeness.

    Now, The Undertaker is the latest WWE legend to get the ‘custom cleats’ treatment.

    Courtesy of Mache Custom Kicks, Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle ‘Big Country’ Rudolph will be “Dead Man Walking” later today for their game against the Baltimore Ravens.

    The game kicks off at 1pm (Eastern) from Minneapolis, site of tonight’s WWE TLC PPV.

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  • Sting Reveals Why A Match Against The Undertaker Never Happened

    Sting Reveals Why A Match Against The Undertaker Never Happened

    WWE Hall of Famer Sting was recently interviewed by Al Arabiya to promote the release of WWE 2K18. In addition to hyping the game, Sting spoke about Seth Rollins being one of WWE’s top in-ring performers, his character’s evolution throughout the years, WWE embracing WCW history with Starrcade and WarGames and more.

    Sting spoke about his relationship with Vince McMahon, which goes back a lot farther than many people are aware of. Sting had on and off discussions with Vince about joining WWE dating back to the early 90’s all the way through the Monday Night Wars and after. He had several opportunities to jump ship to WWE during the prime of his career, but revealed why it didn’t happen until 2014.

    “In the early years I always felt that [Vince] wanted me to undermine WCW as the number one reason. The number two reason was to have me on his roster. I didn’t want it to be that way. Maybe I was wrong. Then in later years, when I made a phone call and said, hey have you turned the page? The rest is history. He’s just treated me fantastic, every step of the way. Really, everybody has.”

    A dream match that fans speculated about for years was Sting vs. The Undertaker. That ship has sailed and fans will have to play WWE 2K18 to see these two in the ring together. Sting was well aware that a match against The Undertaker would be big business and says he actually spoke to the Dead Man several years back about the possibility. For whatever reason, The Undertaker just wasn’t interested.

    “We’ve had a brief conversation, and I just told him, I said, man, I just always wanted to have that match. It wasn’t necessarily reciprocated so I’m not sure where he stands or if he had any interest at all, to be quite honest. But I did. I don’t mind saying.”

    There’s a lot more to the interview, which you can read in its entirety over at alarabiya.net.

  • Undertaker Making Rare Appearance, Young Bucks Working On WWE Game, More

    Undertaker Making Rare Appearance, Young Bucks Working On WWE Game, More

    – The Undertaker will be making a rare public appearance on October 28th at the Wizard World Comic Con from Oklahoma City at the Cox Convention Center. For more details, click here.

    – WWEShop.com is selling commemorative plaques celebrating The Shield’s reunion on this week’s RAW. Each plaque includes a swatch from the t-shirts worn by Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose.

    – An updated seating chart has been released for NXT: War Games, which takes place on Saturday, November 18th from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

    – WWE’s issues with The Young Bucks are well-documented, so this next news item is pretty surprising. In the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reports the day after the Young Bucks received a cease and desist oder from WWE, representatives from 2K Games asked them to do motion capture work for next year’s WWE 2K19 game.

    The Young Bucks aren’t very popular with WWE management, but they’re apparently very popular with WWE fans who play the WWE 2K video game series. Apparently so many people use the game’s “Create-A-Wrestler” mode to play as Nick and Matt Jackson, 2K wanted to get the Young Bucks on board to record all of their signature moves for next year’s game.

  • JBL On His WWE Hiatus, Wrestler’s Court, Undertaker’s Future

    JBL On His WWE Hiatus, Wrestler’s Court, Undertaker’s Future

    Former WWE Champion JBL recently spoke with Riju Dasgupta of Sportskeeda while in Mumbai, India to work with a charity that helps underprivileged children, Magic Bus.

    Visit MagicBus.org for information about how you can support this great cause.

    Here are some highlights of what JBL said about:

    Departing SmackDown’s Broadcast team:

    “I’m still part of the WWE family which I’m thrilled about. I’ve been there for twenty-one years. I’ll still be going back for WrestleMania and Tribute to the Troops.

    I had no chance to come to places like India and visit Magic Bus, and do some things that I really wanted to do, as long as I was doing commentary every week. So, I got a chance to back off and do a few big events every year which I love doing. Love seeing Ron Simmons from the APA. He comes to all the big events too. But I love being able to come out here and visit with the kids and learning what people are doing, which to me is the most important work in the world.”

    A story from the infamous “Wrestler’s Court” backstage:

    “A funny Wrestler’s Court story? I’m not sure I can tell any of those to the media. There are so many. I had so many with Big Show in Iraq. Big Show was…we had a lot of fun. He didn’t fit in the latrines, he was so big. So, I had to figure out a different way for him to go to the bathroom. At that time, he was 500 something lbs. He’s a true giant. Had a lot of fun with Big Show. One time we were playing golf and he had the old man putter. So he sneaks the putter into the hole and sucks the ball out. I’m like ‘What are you doing?.’

    He’s like my hand’s too big to fit in the hole. And it was. His hand was too big to fit in the golf hole.”

    If WrestleMania 33 was The Undertaker’s last match and what the atmosphere backstage was like:

    “I don’t know if it was his last match. I met with him beforehand. He was the groomsman at my wedding. We are good friends. I wrestled him probably more than anybody else in my career. Probably more than anybody else in his career, as well. So, I know him very well.

    Such a great character. I don’t know if it was his last match, and if it was, it was an amazing way to go out.”

    Head over to Sportskeeda to read the full interview.

  • John Cena Explains Why He Never Faced The Undertaker At WrestleMania

    John Cena Explains Why He Never Faced The Undertaker At WrestleMania

    John Cena vs. The Undertaker. It’s the WrestleMania dream match that fans have been talking about for years, but will probably never see.

    During his recent appearance on Edge & Christian’s E&C Pod of Awesomeness, the 16-time World Champion gave a pretty logical explanation why a match against Undertaker on the ‘grandest stage of them all’ never game together.

    “We have to do the best for WrestleMania, period,” Cena explained. “That event is completely [essential to] the fiscal future of the company and every single year, there were plans to do the right thing for WrestleMania and that match was not in the plans. And that’s the best I can say.

    “So many guys complain about not being in the last match, or a main event match, or with a certain partner. Man, if it was only work with people you’re comfortable with, I would’ve had another 10,000 matches with [Edge]. Like that’s the easy part. The difficult part as a professional is to take what they need you to do and make it creative.”

    Cena is intrigued by the chance to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania, but only if that’s the best possible match-up for him at the time.

    “In a perfect world, would I want to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania? That’s every pro wrestler’s dream! That’s any WWE Superstar’s dream, to work pretty much the maestro of WrestleMania at WrestleMania. That’s it! But if our company’s success depends on me doing something else, then my job is to do that something else. And I think the way all that went, I don’t have any regrets on the way any of that went. I think it was completely put together the right way. Would I have loved to do it? Yes! But I show up to work to do work.”

    A similar argument line of reasoning could be applied to several other dream matches that never took place in WWE, such as Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan or Steve Austin vs. Hogan or Goldberg.

    Considering The Undertaker’s sendoff after losing to Roman Reigns back in April at WrestleMania 33, another match for Taker next year in New Orleans seems like a fleeing possibility. If the Dead Man does decide to take one last ride, we can’t think of a better final opponent for him than John Cena.

    You can listen to the full John Cena interview on the E&C Pod of Awesomeness here:

  • John Cena On E&C Podcast (Audio), Latest Photo Of The Undertaker & More

    John Cena On E&C Podcast (Audio), Latest Photo Of The Undertaker & More

    – Emma’s new theme music, “All About Me” by CFO$, is now streaming on Spotify.

    – John Cena was Edge & Christian’s guest on the latest episode of the E&C Pod of Awesomeness podcast.

    A mere two days prior to No Mercy, John talked with E&C about Roman Reigns, his future in the ring, and what it takes to succeed in the WWE. Also, John reminisced about some of the great matches he had with Edge, spoke on why he hasn’t wrestled the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, and told the story of how he started integrating rap into his promos, which may have kept his wrestling career afloat.

    In addition to E&C’s talk with John Cena, they honored Bobby “The Brain” Heenan and talked about Edge’s jetlag, after his flight to Ireland.

    – Former WWE Superstar Michelle McCool shared this photo of her and her husband, The Undertaker.

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    – WWE has announced that 205 Live star Cedrick Alexander will be making special appearances for EVOLVE’s live events this weekend in Chicago and Detroit.

  • Big Cass Talks About His Relationship With The Undertaker

    Big Cass Talks About His Relationship With The Undertaker

    WWE Superstar Big Cass was recently a guest on The Sam Roberts’ Wrestling Podcast to talk about his singles run in WWE and his push. Cass noted that he tries to model his in-ring style after the likes of The Undertaker and Kevin Nash, and also revealed that he turns to guys like The Big Show and Triple H backstage for advice.

    As it pertains to “The Deadman,” Cass noted that when The Undertaker is around backstage he’s able to pick his brain a bit:

    “Undertaker is another guy when he’s around, I try to talk to him as much as possible,” Cass said. “Yeah, but a lot of people are kind of intimidated by him. He’s The Undertaker, he’s the godfather of the locker room. I feel like I have a good rapport with him and I try to talk to him as much as possible.”

    He continued, “When he’s around I try to pick his brain and just try to listen to what he thinks about what I’m doing and what other people are doing because he’s The Undertaker.”

    You can listen to the full episode here:

  • Diamond Dallas Page On Rumours Of Having Heat With The Undertaker

    Diamond Dallas Page On Rumours Of Having Heat With The Undertaker

    One of the most controversial storylines during the WWE Invasion angle was the feud between The Undertaker and Diamond Dallas Page based on a story that DDP was the stalker of Taker’s wife Sara.

    However, this feud didn’t last long and at the time it was rumored that Page had real life heat with Undertaker. It was also said that The Dead Man was responsible for their feud to be cut short and DDP’s push to be halted.

    Although during his recent interview with The Irish Sun, the WWE Hall Of Famer denied these rumors and claimed that he never had any real heat with the Last Outlaw:

    “I never had any real heat with ‘Taker, It wasn’t like we didn’t like each other. But our styles didn’t really mix. I knew Mark from WCW before he was ever ‘Taker. And I always liked him.”

    Continuing on the topic, Dallas also revealed that The Former World Champion also recently complimented him for his work with DDP Yoga:

    “Today Taker and I are tight, He came up to me after he saw The Resurrection of Jake the Snake and said, ‘Dude, what you’re doing for the business and people, in general, is super special.’”

    Apart from this, Diamond Dallas Page also commented on his early days in WWE and more.

  • Braun Strowman Comments On Undertaker Match Rumors

    Braun Strowman Comments On Undertaker Match Rumors

    WWE Superstar Braun Strowman recently did an interview with Myles at the WWE 2K18 launch event in New York this past weekend. Strowman discussed the rumors the rumors of him at one point being considered to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33 this past April, and only having shown a glimpse of what he’s capable of thus far in his WWE run. You can check out the highlights here:

    Rumors that he was supposed to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania:

    “I try not to read into that stuff too much,” Strowman said. “It’s a lot of hype and a lot of smoke being blown around.”

    Strowman saying he has only shown a glimpse of what he is capable of thus far:

    “WWE finally took the chains off me and let me show the world what I’m capable of doing and I’ve only shown you a glimpse of what ‘The Monster’ can do,” Strowman said. “I am like no other athlete this company has ever seen. I am, without a doubt, the best guy at what I do. There’s not another man on this Earth – my size – that can do what I can do.”

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • Jerry Lawler Comments On Why Undertaker Was In NYC For SummerSlam Weekend

    Jerry Lawler Comments On Why Undertaker Was In NYC For SummerSlam Weekend

    On the latest episode of WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler’s Dinner With The King podcast, The King commented on why The Undertaker was in New York City this past weekend for SummerSlam weekend.

    A photo surfaced online of The Undertaker on a plane headed to New York, which set off speculation that the Dead Man might be appearing at the show.

    Undertaker’s wife Michelle McCool was backstage and posted a photo with with new SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya and WWE producer Finlay.

    When asked about The Undertaker at SummerSlam, Lawler initially responded, “Was he there?” He said he didn’t see Undertaker or hear him mentioned.

    Lawler then realized that Undertaker might have been there to get his face and body scanned for a future WWE video game. Lawler said he and the rest of the WWE roster were getting scanned. He noted that it wasn’t for WWE 2K18 and was for a different game coming out next year.

    You can listen to Jerry Lawler discussing The Undertaker in NYC this past weekend here:

  • Kurt Angle Believes The Undertaker Is Not Done With Wrestling Yet

    Kurt Angle Believes The Undertaker Is Not Done With Wrestling Yet

    Despite his apparent retirement at WrestleMania earlier this year, you can never really rule out a possible surprise appearance of the Undertaker on a WWE event somewhere down the line because of the mystique surrounding his character.

    However, when it comes to him possibly wrestling again, the opinions are divided as many believe that his gesture at Mania indicated his retirement from the in-ring action while others think that WWE will try to call him again as long as they can because of the massive appeal.

    And it appears that the Raw General Manager Kurt Angle belongs to the second group as he believes that Taker is not done with wrestling just yet.

    During a recent Q&A session on his official Facebook page, a fan asked Kurt Angle about the retirement of the Dead Man and if he wishes that he had a match with him at WrestleMania.

    Replying to it, the Raw GM said that in his opinion, the former World Champion is not done just yet and it would be dream come true to face him at the Show Of Shows:

    “My opinion? He’s not done yet, but that’s my opinion. And to wrestle Taker at Mania? That’s a dream come true. Everybody wants Taker at Mania.”

    It’s worth mentioning here that just recently, an alleged photo of The Undertaker boarding a flight to New York started rumours of him appearing at SummerSlam. While Taker ended up not being a part of the PPV in any capacity, many still believe that he can appear on the following episode of Raw or SmackDown.

     

  • Pro Boxer Comes Out To Undertaker’s Theme Song

    Pro Boxer Comes Out To Undertaker’s Theme Song

    British boxer Ohara Davies used The Undertaker’s theme song for his entrance on Saturday night in Glasgow for his WBC silver super lightweight title defense against Josh Taylor.

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    Davies was upset by Taylor in the seventh round. Davies turned his back while he was under attack, leading the ref to stop the fight and award Taylor the winner. After suffering the first loss of his career, Davies’ record fell to 15-1, with 12 of the victories coming by knockout.

    During a recent interview with Sky Sports, Davies explained why he uses the Undertaker’s theme for his entrance. “I’ve been a wrestling fan since I was a kid – I’ve always loved it. Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin were my favourites – Undertaker’s entrance music, with all the bells, was always exciting.”

    “I’m in the entertainment business, so I have fun with it,” he said. “Everyone loved it. I got a gown made for me, to make it as realistic as possible.”