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  • Lana Shoots Magazine Cover, The Undertaker Fury Video, Carmella Finally Getting Gear

    – Smackdown Superstar Carmella noted via Twitter that she’ll be unveiling brand new merchandise available this Tuesday on WWE Shop.

    – An upcoming issue of “Inside Weddings” magazine is scheduled to feature WWE RAW Superstars Lana and Rusev. Lana will appear on the cover of the magazine, as she noted below:

    – The most recent WWE Fury clip features the Undertaker’s Top 15 Chokeslams of all time:

  • The Big Show On If He Thinks The Undertaker Is Done, Taker’s Entrance & More

    The Big Show recently did media in the UK for the upcoming WWE Live tour and spoke about The Undertaker’s WWE future and his WrestleMania Streak. Show does not believe his longtime co-worker is done in the ring. He said:

    “No, I don’t think Taker’s story is done. Taker’s one of those amazing, iconic characters that has built WWE and stood by WWE through thick and thin times. He’s one of the guys that never jumped ship back in the day. My personal take on it? I wish Taker would have never lost in New Orleans [to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XXX]. There was no reason for it. I get it. Anyone can lose, anything can happen in our business, it’s entertainment, nothing lasts forever, I understand all that.”

    Show continued:

    “I think the fans are happy to see Undertaker once a year and make that entrance and go out there and keep going. Taker’s always been a businessman too. He’s never been ego-driven like a lot of guys are. He goes out there and gets the match over, gets his opponent over and gets himself over. I think as long as Taker feels healthy enough and feels good enough to go out there he will. And I’m okay with seeing Taker on special events, because Taker is the ultimate attraction. That entrance is probably the greatest entrance ever. I’ve been in the ring competing with him and that GONNNG would hit, and the music, and I’ve gotten chill bumps.”

    Digital Spy has more highlights from Show’s comments on Taker at this link.

  • The Undertaker Appears For NBA Team — No Crutches (Photos)

    The Undertaker Appears For NBA Team — No Crutches (Photos)

    The Undertaker made a rare public appearance on Tuesday night for the NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers looking a lot more like his legendary persona than we’ve seen in recent photos.

    Earlier this month, Undertaker was spotted with crutches, reportedly part of his recovery from hip surgery. On Tuesday, the Cavs held a ring ceremony at the Quicken Loans Arena to commemorate winning the 2015-2016 season. As seen in the photos below, Taker is joined by Michelle McCool and The Ultimate Warrior’s family.

  • Jim Ross Speaks On The Undertaker’s Hip Surgery & Brock Lesnar vs. Bill Goldberg

    As previously reported, The Undertaker recently underwent a minor hip surgery which is why we’ve been seeing photos of him on crutches. WWE Hall of Famer weighed in on this news in his latest blog entry, assuring fans that the surgery likely won’t effect The Undertaker’s ability to show up at WrestleMania.

    “This procedure will have little to no bearing on Taker performing at WM33 in Orlando next April based on what I know,” Ross claimed.

    Ross added that he would be surprised if The Deadman doesn’t step in the ring in 2017. The former voice of RAW also talked about the possibility of this being Undertaker’s last WrestleMania performance. The Undertaker has reportedly been telling people for the last few years that he’s planning on wrapping up his career.

    “If the next Wrestlemania is Taker’s last one, then one has to assume that WWE will do nothing but capitalize on this golden opportunity market the career and accomplishments of the Undertaker with an historic weekend,” J.R. wrote.

    Ross also wrote about Monday’s RAW, featuring the return of Bill Goldberg. J.R. feels that Goldberg’s segment worked “in a major way,” but has reservations about WWE’s plans for the former undefeated WCW Champion at SummerSlam.

    “Personally, I would not place Goldberg vs Lesnar last on the card at Survivor Series and I also think that they can tell a solid story in approximately 15 minutes bell to bell,” Ross wrote. “I’m very curious to see the match that I hope fans will be intelligent enough to reserve judgment on until they see the presentation.”

    You can read J.R.’s entire blog entry here.

  • The Undertaker: Update On Recent Photos On Crutches

    Last week photos were circulating online of The Undertaker on crutches. The Dead Man is recovering from hip surgery, according to multiple sources.

    No word yet on when the surgery took place but also seen below is a photo from a September 4th wedding that Taker and Michelle McCool attended. Taker does not have the crutches in that photo.

  • Photos: The Undertaker Using Crutches Due To Undisclosed Injury

    Photos: The Undertaker Using Crutches Due To Undisclosed Injury

    Photos surfaced online this week of WWE legend The Undertaker using crutches when walking. It’s unknown which specific injury lead to the use of crutches. The former WWE Champion has dealt with numerous hip, knee, and back issues over the years.

    ‘Taker hasn’t appeared on WWE television since defeating Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 32 back in April. He’s been reportedly telling people backstage at WWE events for the last several years that he plans on retiring, but he hasn’t officially yet. The Undertaker, real name Mark Calaway, is currently 51 years old and has been on the WWE roster since he was 25.

    Here are the photos snapped by fans over the last week:

  • Clarification On The “Undertaker Holding A Cane” Photo Going Around

    Clarification On The “Undertaker Holding A Cane” Photo Going Around

    There’s been a photo going around on social media of The Undertaker holding a cane, leading some to concern about the WWE legend’s mobility.

    The fan in the photo with the Dead Man is Texas-based BBQ pit master Troy (@texas_bbq_massacre90) from Schmidt Family Barbecue in Austin, TX. Taker visited the restaurant this week and was photographed holding a rattlesnake cane that belongs to Troy’s friend. 

    Hopefully that clears things up. Not only does The Undertaker have great taste in food, but he could still whoop all of our asses.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BJD_8dChbcA/?taken-by=lolla.taker

  • Recent Photo Of The Undertaker, Samoa Joe Denies Injury Report, Aries Update

    – Prior to Monday’s RAW, WWE taped The Dudleyz vs. The Usos and Summer Rae vs. Alicia Fox for this week’s Superstars.

    – Samoa Joe has responded to a report from earlier this week about him working through a bad elbow injury. Joe denies that he’s hurt and says he is wearing medical tape as a preventative measure.

    – We noted how Austin Aries was pulled from last week’s NXT TV tapings and then did not appear at a live event from Indianapolis, where he was advertised to wrestle Hideo Itami. Aries has dismissed speculation about his status:

    – The Undertaker looks to be enjoying life. A user on Reddit posted this photo of Taker in Daytona Beach this weekend at a local golf club. He was in town for the LPGA International event.

    A wild Undertaker appeared! Just enjoying some golf… (Via r/ EnzohGorlami)

    A photo posted by With Spandex (@withspandex) on

  • More Reactions To Ricochet-Ospreay, RAW Rating Bottoms Out, More

    More Reactions To Ricochet-Ospreay, RAW Rating Bottoms Out, More

    – There continues to be a ton of buzz surrounding last week’s Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay match from NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors series. If you haven’t seen it yet, NJPW posted it online and you can watch here for free. Vader and others have been outspoken about the match for being too much of a spot-fest, with overly-choreographed ‘acrobatic’ spots. Others have heralded it as a state-of-the-art Match of the Year contender. Check it out and decide for yourself.

    Steve Austin opened this week’s Steve Austin Show: Unleashed podcast with a very positive review. Austin noted that the match could have been a masterpiece if they would have incorporated more selling, but the two men put on an athletic spectacle. He added that if he was running a wrestling promotion, he’d sign both competitors, but questioned if their hellacious in-style is sustainable long-term.

    In his latest blog at JRsBarBQ.com, Jim Ross gave the match a strong endorsement, but did acknowledge that there is a point where in-ring action can escape the realm of believability. He wrote, “Wrestling needs to be unpredictable, fundamentally sound, logical so as to not remove anyone watching from their zone of suspended disbelief and at a pace that the majority of the audience can process what they are seeing.”

    On Thursday, Chris Jericho shared his two cents on the match, echoing the sentiment that Ricochet vs. Osprey is a modern day Dynamite Kid vs. Tiger Mask.

    https://twitter.com/KingRicochet/status/738349855421005824

    – As noted on Wednesday, this week’s Memorial Day edition of RAW drew a 2.19 rating, which was down from last week’s 2.29. The good news is all 3 hours stayed above 3 million viewers, despite the holiday and Game 7 of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals doing record viewership on TNT. The bad news is that 2.19 marks the lowest rating for RAW this year. Check out out viewership report at this link.

    – IGN has posted this trailer for “Scooby-Doo and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon.” The movie comes out on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital HD on August 9th. WWE characters include Mr. McMahon, The Undertaker, Stephanie McMahon, Triple H, Paige, Sheamus, The Miz, Goldust, Kofi Kingston, Lana and Rusev.

    – On somewhat of downer note, yesterday marked 1 year since Tyson Kidd’s life-threatening neck injury.

  • The Undertaker No Longer Appearing On Any Shows On WWE European Tour

    WWE announced on Saturday that The Undertaker would not be appearing during the ongoing WWE European tour after all.

    Over the past week, The Undertaker’s status for the tour has changed a number of times. When WWE announced on Friday that Triple H and Shane McMahon were added to the tour, it was because they were both going in place of The Undertaker.

    Originally, The Undertaker was going to work the entire tour. His schedule was then cut down to three days, then two, and finally, zero.

    The WWE live event coming up in Newcastle on Wednesday, which was originally going to be Undertaker’s only house show as part of the tour, was announced as having Triple H vs. Dean Ambrose as the main event, Kalisto vs. Ryback vs. Alberto Del Rio for the U.S. title and AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho.

  • The Undertaker Added Back To Two Events On WWE’s UK Tour

    The Undertaker Added Back To Two Events On WWE’s UK Tour

    The Undertaker’s status for WWE’s tour of Europe this month has changed once again. The Undertaker was originally scheduled for five dates dates, that was reduced to two dates, then he was eventually pulled from the entire tour. Now, WWE is confirming that The Undertaker will be at two events in the UK.

    Undertaker will reportedly be appearing at the April 19th SmackDown taping in London and the April 20th live event in Newcastle. There’s no word on if ‘Taker will actually be wrestling. Kane is scheduled to fill in for him in any advertised matches he was pulled from.

    The Undertaker was telling people backstage at WrestleMania 32 that he is retiring, something he’s said before.

  • Undertaker Pulled From European Tour, Replacement Revealed

    Undertaker Pulled From European Tour, Replacement Revealed

    – F4WOnline.com reports that The Undertaker has been pulled from all events on WWE’s upcoming European tour he was booked for. Kane will reportedly be replacing him anywhere he’s advertised. Last week he was pulled from 3 of his 5 originally scheduled matches on the tour. The Undertaker was telling people backstage at WrestleMania 32 that he is retiring, something he’s said before.

    – Goldust and R-Truth went on Twitter today to tease that they may finally team up on tonight’s episode of RAW:

    – WWE RAW takes place tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and immediately after the show a portion of the roster will fly to Italy to begin their European tour. Dean Ambrose, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, A.J. Styles, and Sami Zayn are among those leaving for Italy. We’ll have live play-by-play coverage of RAW here later tonight.

  • The Undertaker Pulled From 3 Upcoming European Tour Shows

    The Undertaker Pulled From 3 Upcoming European Tour Shows

    We haven’t seen the last of The Undertaker – but several of his advertised dates for WWE’s upcoming European tour have been pulled.

    Many fans noticed that The Undertaker left his gloves in the ring at WrestleMania 32, a sign that often signals the end of a fighter’s career. Dave Meltzer noted that The Undertaker was telling people backstage at WrestleMania that his match against Shane McMahon would be his last – something he’s said a few times over the past few years.

    The Undertaker had been scheduled for a bunch of dates for this month’s WrestleMania Revenge tour – but he is no longer advertised to appear at the following shows:

    • Brussels, Belgium (April 21st)
    • Paris, France (April 22nd)
    • Málaga, Spain (April 23rd)

    The Dead Man is still scheduled to appear at the 4/19 SmackDown tapings from London’s O2 Arena as well as the 4/20 live event from Newcastle. It’s unknown if he’ll be wrestling in London, but he’ll be teaming with Kane against Braun Strowman and Erick Rowan in Newcastle.

  • Post-WrestleMania Updates On Lesnar and Undertaker

    Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker were both advertised to appear on Monday’s episode of RAW, but neither of them appeared on the show.

    According to Dave Meltzer, Lesnar actually went home after WrestleMania because the company had nothing for him, and they didn’t want to waste a date. Recently Lesnar admitted in an interview that the limited amount of dates he had signed for have been used:

    “Vince (McMahon) got his checkbook out and he’s writing more checks,” Lesnar said. “But I have a limit and we’re at that limit right now.” 

    Regarding the Undertaker, F4WOnline.com reported yesterday that The Undertaker was telling people backstage at WrestleMania that his match with Shane McMahon was his last, although Undertaker has said this in the past and would continue wrestling. As noted, Taker is advertised to wrestle on the upcoming WWE European tour.

  • Update On Shane McMahon’s Condition

    Update On Shane McMahon’s Condition

    In typical Shane-O-Mac fashion,  Shane McMahon took a 20 foot plunge of the top of the cell to land on a table (and still lost the match). Despite looking like he was “broken in half” as Jim Ross  would say, PW Insider is reporting that Shane avoided injury and was walking around backstage.  Of course WWE.COM updated his medical condition:

    “Following his Hell in a Cell showdown against The Undertaker at WrestleMania, Shane McMahon was taken to a medical facility in the Dallas area, WWE.com has confirmed”

    If you missed the leap of faith, check it out here:

    It is unclear if Shane McMahon appears on tonight’s Raw live from Dallas.

  • Reigns Vows To Recapture WWE Title, Undertaker At WWE HOF (Photo), Owens

    Reigns Vows To Recapture WWE Title, Undertaker At WWE HOF (Photo), Owens

    – WWE posted the above footage of Kevin Owens arriving at AT&T Stadium ahead of his WWE Intercontinental Title ladder match at WrestleMania 32 on Sunday evening.

    – While he has only ever appeared once at the WWE Hall Of Fame in character when his late manager Paul Bearer was inducted in 2014, The Undertaker was captured out-of-character in a photo taken backstage during the ceremony on Saturday evening. The Undertaker’s wife, former WWE Diva Michelle McCool, shared the following photo of herself and Vince McMahon on her official Instagram account, which includes The Undertaker.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BDv1G9Jhe_h/

    – On Sunday afternoon, Roman Reigns took to social media where he vowed to win back the WWE World Heavyweight Championship from Triple H at tonight’s WrestleMania 32 event. Reigns tweeted the following ahead of his main event against “The Game” this evening:

  • WWE Preparing “Major Stunt” For WrestleMania 32 At Rehearsals

    WWE Preparing “Major Stunt” For WrestleMania 32 At Rehearsals

    Yesterday in the WrestlingObserver.com Daily Update,there was an interesting (albeit not necessarily surprising item (I believe from Dave Meltzer) about what’s going on as part of WrestleMania 32 rehearsals at AT&T Stadium: “There was a major stunt being worked on and practiced yesterday afternoon.” Being that the hype for The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon has revolved heavily around Shane saying he will use his body as a weapon as well as clips of his past crazy stunts from the Attitude Era, it’s reasonable to think that if there’s a big stunt, it will be in that much. Perhaps even more so because the same update item says that the Hell in a Cell match in question is set to go on last as of the time it was written.

    Besides his trademark flying elbow drop through the announcers’ table, Shane McMahon also did some incredibly elaborate stunts when he was at his most active. Most famously, at SummerSlam 2000, he took a bump off the truss near the top of the TitanTron onto a crash pad.

  • The Undertaker Sporting A Black Eye In Dallas, TX

    The Undertaker Sporting A Black Eye In Dallas, TX

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    WWE Hall of Famer Madusa posted a photo to Instagram on Thursday night along with Ric Flair, The Undertaker, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman and Tatanka. At a glance its a nice picture with some all time greats. A closer look shows The Undertaker is sporting a prominent black eye.

    The Dead Man bled from around his eye on RAW during his brawl with Shane McMahon – so Shane o Mac has already left his mark on his WrestleMania opponent.

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  • Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, Triple H, Shane & Stephanie On ESPN This Week

    Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, Triple H, Shane & Stephanie On ESPN This Week

    ESPN will be kicking off their WrestleMania week coverage today, with several of WWE’s top performers making appearances to promote this weekend’s festivities. Here’s the schedule for WrestleMania 32 Week programming on ESPN:

    • Monday: Brock Lesnar on SportsCenter at 8:45am and 10:30am EST
    • Tuesday: Stephanie McMahon at 10:30am EST on SportsCenter
    • Tuesday: Triple H at 9pm on SportsCenter
    • Wednesday: Shane McMahon at 9pm on SportsCenter
    • TBA: The Undertaker on SportsCenter

    We’ll post video highlights of the appearances when they become available.

  • WrestleMania 32 Kickoff Show Update, Undertaker Visits WWE Performance Center

    – The Undertaker has been training hard for his match against Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 32 on April 3rd. Undertaker was spotted visiting the WWE Performance Center in Orlando on Friday to train for his Hell In A Cell match.

    – PWInsider.com reports that WWE is planning to announce a third match for their WrestleMania 32 kickoff show. The two matches confirmed for the kickoff show already are The Usos vs. The Dudley Boyz, and the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

    WrestleMania 32 takes place on Sunday, April 3, 2016, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, with live coverage & discussion on SEScoops.com all night.

  • Check Out The Undertaker’s Hell In A Cell Birthday Cake

    Check Out The Undertaker’s Hell In A Cell Birthday Cake

    The Undertaker and cake aren’t usually two things you’d associate together.

    The Phenom of WWE is celebrating his 51st birthday today and received a special Hell in a Cell birthday cake from the folks at Onnit.

    Next weekend, he’ll be locked inside the real thing when he squares off against Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 32. Based on clips we’ve seen of The Undertaker training for the match, he won’t have any problem knocking off these extra birthday cake calories.

    The Demonic Structure never looked so delicious.

  • Sting – Wanted To Face Undertaker At WrestleMania 32

    Sting recently spoke with WWE.com about his upcoming WWE Hall of Fame induction, reports of him being diagnosed with spinal stenosis and more. Here are some highlights:

    – Sting revealed that he did not have surgery after suffering the neck injury in the WWE Night of Champions match with Seth Rollins last year. Two neurologists told him the same thing – he wasn’t having any of the side effects he should have had. Despite what he’s been through, he feels normal.

    – Regarding TMZ’s report that he’s been diagnosed with spinal stenosis, Sting said, “I am not saying that is inaccurate. I’m agreeing there probably is spinal stenosis or cervical spinal stenosis.” He talked about different doctors giving different outlooks regarding his health and the health of other athletes. As long as he’s feeling alright, he doesn’t see the need to go under the knife.

    – Had he not gotten injured at Night of Champions, he absolutely planned to compete at WrestleMania 32. “I would have loved to have done one more WrestleMania and I would have called it quits at that point. The Undertaker match — that’s what I wanted to do. ”

    Head over to WWE.com to read the full interview.

  • Undertaker’s WrestleMania Legacy On The Line Inside Hell In A Cell

    Undertaker’s WrestleMania Legacy On The Line Inside Hell In A Cell

    On RAW, Vince McMahon announced another major stipulation for The Undertaker’s match against Shane McMahon inside Hell in a Cell.

    After declaring that The Undertaker is his “bitch” Vince dropped the bombshell. Not only is control of WWE on the line – but if the Undertaker does not defeat Shane McMahon, this will be The Undertaker’s final WrestleMania.

    The ante just got upped in a big way and WWE has finally given us something more tangible as to why The Undertaker is wrestling on behalf of Vince and The Authority.

    WrestleMania 32 takes place on Sunday, April 3rd from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. For the 6th consecutive year, SEScoops.com provide exclusive in-person coverage from WrestleMania 32 weekend. We’ll see you here next weekend!

  • The Undertaker Lifts 500 LBS, Shows Off 40-Inch Vertical Jump (Video)

    The Undertaker Lifts 500 LBS, Shows Off 40-Inch Vertical Jump (Video)

    Shane McMahon isn’t the only one busting his ass in the gym in preparation for Hell in a Cell less than 3 weeks away. Joe DeFranco’s gym posted a video of The Undertaker showing off his incredible strength and agility while training for WrestleMania. The Dead Man does a 500 pound barbell rack pull and shows off a 40-inch vertical jump – impressive feats by the 25-year WWE veteran.

  • Several Big Names In Talks To Appear On Steve Austin’s WWE Network Podcast

    WWE announced last week that Mick Foley will be appearing on Steve Austin’s WWE Network podcast on March 31st, and that’s not the only big name they have planned for the show.

    The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that other names in talks to appear on the WWE Network show include The Undertaker, Shane McMahon, Sting and Diamond Dallas Page.

    Wrestlers who’ve already appeared on the show include Brock Lesnar, Ric Flair, Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon.