The Undertaker hinted at being done with pro wrestling during the final episode of his The Last Ride documentary but Ric Flair believes that the Dead Man will return to the ring.
The 16-time world champion recently had an interview with ITRWrestling where he talked about a number of things and also discussed the future of the former World Champion.
Flair praised the documentary series featuring the Last Outlaw saying that it was fabulous but the wrestling legend predicted that Taker will be back:
“I thought The Last Ride was fabulous—there’s not a finer man that has ever been in our business and I’m looking at that from every possible aspect. But I think he will be back.
I think he wants it and I think the fans deserve to see him go out in front of 80 or 90,000 people live.” said Ric Flair “I think he needs to wrestle again once we get this COVID under control and I would think it will be at ‘Mania.”
Ric also appreciated the cinematic match between Undertaker and AJ Styles but said that he can see them going at it again inside the ring. He also claimed that AJ Styles would jump off the top of a building to get back in the ring with Taker.
Would you like to see The Undertaker returning to the ring for one more match against AJ Styles in the presence of fans? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.
Sting vs. The Undertaker is one of the biggest dream matches of the wrestling history which never took place despite both the stars having careers spanning many decades and crossing paths in both WCW and WWE.
The Dead Man was recently interviewed by Barstool Sports where he talked about a number of things and the former World Champion also revealed if he ever had any talks with The Icon about a potential bout.
Taker was asked if he ever discussed a match with Sting. Replying to it the legend claimed they never talked about it despite knowing each other since the 80s:
“Not even once, I knew him from my days in WCW in the the late 80s but I never actually saw him again until he joined WWE, Its crazy that we never spoke.
We never called each other and discussed, ‘hey would you like to do this mega match’ or whatever. My schedule was always full, there were always guys waiting to face me.”
Undertaker went on to explain that a match between the two would have been cool in the early 90s when they were in their primes because he doesn’t want people to get a watered down version of their characters:
“To be completely honest, the match would have been cool in the 90s or early 2000s. I don’t want people to get a watered down version of that character.
I want people to remember the 90s, the WrestleMania matches with Edge, Batista, Shawn, and Punk, and not the match I had with Roman, when I was all beat up and out of shape. I looked like a Bloated Elvis.”
Ultimately, Undertaker vs. Sting will go down in history as one of the biggest dream matches in the wrestling history that never took place despite the possibility of it being one of the biggest wrestling matches of all time.
The Undertaker is venturing into the world of TikTok.
The WWE Legend launched an official TikTok account this week, which can be found at @undertaker. He currently has 50,700 followers.
The Dead Man shocked fans around the world in May 2018 when he created an Instagram account. He then launched a Twitter account in January 2019.
Undertaker appeared on The Bill Simmons Podcast back in May of this year and talked about why he got into social media.
“I got a social media account, it’s probably less than two years, right? You know, the writing was on the wall,” he said. “I got more matches behind me than I do in front of me. And, people are saying like, ‘Dude, you need to get yourself out there because your wrestling career is coming to an end. Now, it’s time to cash in on the brand, you know, the stuff that you didn’t do all these years.'”
TikTok launched in September 2016 but has become a household name in the past year. The video-sharing social platform is especially popular with teenagers, and most of the half-a-billion-plus users are under the age of thirty. The website is facing a possible ban by the United States government due to its parent company’s authoritarian links to the Chinese government. The Guardian recently reported on privacy, data and national security concerns that has led to ongoing controversy for the site from multiple countries.
Taker has not started creating content on TikTok as of this writing, but below is a screenshot of the account:
On the final episode of the Last Ride docuseries on the WWE Network, the Undertaker said he has no desire to ever return to the ring. Many have taken this as the Deadman announcing his retirement from pro-wrestling.
There have been teases of the Undertaker’s retirement before. Perhaps the most notable retirement tease was when Taker left his gloves, hat, and jacket in the ring after being defeated by Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33.
Taker admitted during the show that if Vince needed him, he might come back some day.
“If Vince was in a pinch, would I come back? I guess time will only tell there,” Taker said on the final episode of the Last Ride. “In case of emergency, break glass. You pull out the Undertaker. I mean, I would have to consider that. Never say never but at this point in my life, and in my career, I have no desire to get back in the ring.”
Taker also noted that while his Boneyard match with AJ might not have been his idea send-off, it was well-received enough that he can end his career on its note.
“Is it what I envisioned when I said yes to the match? Absolutely not,” he said. “But, it was damn good and damn good was what I was looking for. It’s like, how do you top that?”
The Undertaker has been doing media rounds to promote his The Last Ride documentary series and in the spree he recently had an interview with Pardon My Take podcast. During the interview, the former World Champion was asked about the worst bump he has ever taken and The Dead Man recalled one of his old matches with Yokozuna where he gave the Monster Sized Athlete a flying DDT.
Taker explained that Yokozuna hit the mat half a second before him and it drove up a piece of wood. The wood caught him in the ribs and it broke a couple of his ribs. According to the wrestling legend, it was a pretty painful experience. The Last Outlaw then also talked about his recent Super Showdown match with Goldberg and discussed a ‘nearly catastrophic’ bump he took during the bout:
“Obviously, I’ve had a few recently. The bump that I had in Saudi when I was working with Goldberg, I think that one was a couple of inches from being catastrophic.” said the Undertaker. “The way I hit on that one, it kind of set out nerve impulses to all of my injuries at once. It was like an electrical charge went through my body.”
The Attitude Era star also talked about the various types of matches he has competed in and said that he always trusted the company and never objected to any kind of match. The Undertaker faced Goldberg at Super Showdown 2019. The former WCW Champion got concussed early in the match and his condition resulted in many failed spots. The bout attracted a lot of criticism from the fans after the show.
While the Undertaker’s wrestling days might be coming to an end, the Deadman says he’ll never retire from the industry completely.
During a recent interview with Postmedia in Canada, the 55-year-old icon says he will always be involved in wrestling, even when he’s no longer fit for active competition.
“I’ll never, ever retire completely,” Undertaker said. “I may not get in the ring and wrestle anymore, but I’ll always somehow be involved I’m sure within the industry. For 30 years, I’ve been a mainstay in the ring.”
The Undertaker helped create another WrestleMania moment at this year’s event. The positive reception to his Boneyard Match with AJ Styles has many fans wondering if “cinematic” matches might extend the Undertaker’s career. Others have said it offers Taker a chance to close his career on a high-note. Taker compared the possible end of his career to how John Elway and Brett Favre ended theirs.
“There’s the John Elway ending and there’s the Brett Favre ending,” Taker said. “John Elway wins the Super Bowl and retires. Brett Favre leaves the Packers and he goes to the Jets, then he goes to the Vikings and he just never gets there again. Then his last game is kind of sad. I’m trying really hard not to have that ending and coming to grips with the fact that I may not get the Elway ending.”
“That’s what this whole process has been. I’m trying to weave a real intricate web here and I’ve got to make some really tough decisions very soon.”
The full interview with the Undertaker can be read here.
There are a lot of stories about how Vince McMahon is in real life but if there is one person who knows the Boss up close and personal, then it’s the Undertaker. The Dead Man has been with WWE for 3 decades now and in the time he has developed a relationship with the boss which only a few stars have developed in the history of the company.
During a recent interview with The Bill Simmons podcast, Taker talked about the Boss and revealed how Mr McMahon is in real life. He was talking about his match with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30 where Undertaker suffered a concussion. The Last Outlaw was taken to the hospital after the bout and he revealed that Vince left the show to go with him:
“I don’t remember doing any of this but I cut a promo on him like ‘Don’t you have a show to run? Why are you here? Most people think he’s this tyrant, but you really only get to see it if you’re close to him, he’s just such a giving person. He’s a really kind giving person, he knows how to run business obviously, but for years all the charities we worked with there was no publicity about any of it.
“We worked with Make A Wish for years and you never heard a word about it because that’s not what he was about.” said Undertaker. “Tribute to the Troops, every year whether it was Iraq or Afghanistan, he was on that plane with us. I don’t think people realize what a big heart he has and how much he cares about the people around him.”
The Undertaker also talked about a potential retirement for the chairman saying that McMahon loves the product and he loves working out. Taker mentioned how Mr. McMahon’s mother is 99 years old and she played tennis when she was 97. He then said that he hopes that nobody is waiting to take over Vince’s position because he will be there for long and the Dead Man claimed that McMahon will outlive him.
The ending of Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak at the hands of Brock Lesnar still remains one of the most controversial decisions made by WWE. Six years later, the fan opinion is still torn on whether it was the right call or not.
The Dead Man recently had an interview with Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show where he talked about a number of things and also opened up about his loss to the Beast.
During the discussion, the former World Champion revealed his reaction to learning about the decision. Taker claimed that most of his peers thought that it was a horrible decision and revealed what he said to Vince McMahon about it:
“It was always in the back of my mind that it would end.” said the Undertaker “Although, most of my peers and people that I work with thought it was a horrible decision, and I just asked Vince, ‘are you sure? Is this what you want?’ He was like, ‘if it’s not Brock, who can beat you?’ Alright, well, it’s your call.”
The former World Champion also said that he knew that the Streak would end someday because that’s the way the wrestling business works and in this business, you don’t walk away undefeated like Floyd Mayweather or Rocky Marciano.
The Undertaker On Why He Didn’t Say No To The Loss
The Undertaker also addressed the notion that he should have rejected the decision saying that he is not the kind of man and for him, the business comes before anything:
“Everybody thinks I have all this juice like I can say yes or say no, I could have said no, but what good was that gonna do? That really would have disappointed people. What do I do? I go out and throw a tissy and go, ‘if I’m not going over, then I’m not going in.’ That’s not me. I’m business, and business comes first before anything personal.
Taker continued by saying that he double-checked with The Boss to make sure that this was 100% what he wanted and after confirming the plan, he went with it.
Undertaker had talked some more about the match in the WWE documentary series The Last Ride and revealed that he had lost his confidence after the bout. You can check out his comments on the matter at this link.
The first chapter of “Undertaker: The Last Ride” was released today on the WWE Network. Chapter 1 of the docuseries is titled, “The Greatest Fear” and focusses on Taker wrestling with the idea of his in-ring career coming to an end.
During the documentary, Taker revealed that after suffering a concussion in his match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30, he lost his confidence as a performer.
“What I think happened is between getting older and then not having all the reps and taking all the bumps through the course of the year, eventually, it caught up with me,” Taker said. “I think that explains what happened in New Orleans, I think that’s why the concussion.”
“I’m not sure when I got concussed… I don’t know how that match happened. I have no recollection of any of that.”
– The Undertaker
He continued to talk about how the concussion impacted his confidence moving forward.
“It’s one concussion in one match, destroyed my confidence,” he continued. “I don’t even think anybody even knew really.”
Footage from the documentary then moved backstage at WrestleMania 31 before Taker’s match against Bray Wyatt.
“It was Triple H that really spotted it and I’m waiting to go out just riddled with self-doubt. Triple H came to me, ‘hey, remember who the f**k you are.'”
Triple H then gave his thoughts on the same interaction the two shared at WM31.
“I remember that being mind-blowing to me,” Triple said. “Like, this is the f***king Undertaker. It was hard for me to contemplate that he had those doubts.”
Taker continued to say that Triple H’s comments were enough to restore his confidence and get him through his match against Wyatt. From that point on, Taker’s confidence began to come back but he also was subjecting his body to more wear and tear.
“What’s going on is I’m getting my confidence back,” Taker continued. “But what’s also happening is more wear and tear.”
Undertaker Experiences Self Doubt Leading To WrestleMania 33
As things moved to WrestleMania 33 and his match against Roman Reigns, Taker said he began to experience self-doubt again at that year’s Royal Rumble.
“When I got in the Rumble, I knew,” Taker continued. “I was like ‘what have I done?’ You’re about to put your whole legacy on the line and you know you have no business being in that match. That match should be somebody else’s.”
“One of my biggest fears is becoming a parody of myself,” Taker said.
The documentary is the most open look at the Undertaker and his storied career ever produced. It is streaming now on the WWE Network.
The boneyard match between Undertaker and AJ Styles was the highlight of night 1 of WrestleMania 36 and its production received praise from the fans. Whatculture has a new report on the bout and it reveals some interesting details behind the production of this first-ever match between the two wrestling veterans.
Some photos of the match’s production have surfaced online as well which you can check out below.
The chosen location was in Florida, but it was reportedly not anywhere near the performance center. The company hired an outside production unit to build the set. It took five days to complete the whole thing and eight hours to shoot the match.
Triple H and Michael Hayes were in charge of the production. The set was originally intended to be used for a promo but the quality impressed the WWE executives when they arrived and the concept for the unique bout was born.
Using Metallica’s ‘Now That We’re Dead’ song was always the plan but the set up for Undertaker’s entrance was changed.
The original plans for his entrance included an abandoned ditch and a bridge as well but the production crew warned them that it was city property and the company did not have enough time to get the shooting permit.
Undertaker & Styles Improvised
Interestingly, the trash talk between the two stars which many believe added a layer to the match wasn’t part of the original script and it was improvised after both Taker and Styles requested for it.
Triple H happily obliged to this request and after seeing the results, the Game eventually encouraged the participants to do as much talking as they felt they should.
The Undertaker made the decision to re-shoot his window attack on AJ Styles from a different angle. However, he ended up smashing the glass in the process. Both the breaking of the glass and the blood spike from the Dead Man’s arm were unintentional.
The final moments of the match also had an improvised spot. AJ Styles’ hand that was coming out of the grave after Taker buried him was a prop that Triple H and Michael Hayes had spotted earlier and they wanted to use it in the match.
However, the Executives couldn’t figure out what to do with it until the end and this is where Undertaker stepped in. He suggested the use of the hand, which was a call back to his own desperate bid for survival back at In Your House: Buried Alive in October 1996.
It seems that the improvisations in this match worked out in the favor of the involving stars as it made the match more interesting and the bout has been receiving high praise from the fans and WWE stars alike.
The Undertaker put on an epic Boneyard Match against AJ Styles Saturday night at WrestleMania 36. According WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle, the match was the result of the Dead Man wanting to redeem himself in the eyes on fans.
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi recently made a tweet in which he revealed a recent conversation he had about the Last Outlaw with WWE Hall Of Famer Kurt Angle.
Per Marc, Undertaker had a discussion with Angle where he showed his disappointment over his match with Goldberg and expressed the desire to redeem himself.
After hearing about the situation, the Olympic Gold Medalist suggested him to wrestle AJ Styles and Angle assured him that a match with The Phenomenal One will be the best bout he has had in years:
Kurt Angle told me Undertaker was talking to him recently, disappointed in his Goldberg match and wanting to redeem himself.
Angle: "The first thing I said to him was, 'What about [wrestling] AJ [Styles]?’ … It'll be the best match you've had in years.’" #WrestleMania
It seems that the Dead Man took this advice from Angle as reports suggest that Taker picked Styles to be his opponent for the Show Of Shows himself.
The decision seems to have worked in the favor of the former
Champion as well because the boneyard match has received universal acclaim and
it’s receiving praise from fans and WWE stars alike.
For those who don’t know, Undertaker had a match with Goldberg at Super Showdown in June 2019. However, the bout turned out to be a disaster and It received criticism from fans for the poor execution of the match.
WWE Hall of Famer and co-host of Busted Open Radio Bully Ray recently discussed the events of the Monday Night RAW. This week’s episode was once again filmed with no live audience, and a lot of the promo work was shot ‘backstage.’
Bully would compare the work between the ‘big 4’ promos on the show; notably Kevin Owens, Edge, Undertaker and Paul Heyman.
Bully Ray on Edge and Undertaker
“‘Takers promo was good, Edge’s promo was great,” Bully Ray began. “They were all [the big four], you know, all of them did a phenomenal job. But there was a reason why Edge’s was better. But man, all of these people talking to us. Edge made me want to put my hands in my pocket and pull out money to plop down on a pay per view.”
This will of course be Edge’s first singles match back in a WWE ring since 2011, following his return from a neck injury that kept him out of action. It was originally believed that Edge would never be able to return, but seemingly he has the fire and passion to cut some of the best promo work of his career over the past few months.
Selling Fans on a PPV
“And whenever I’m teaching students at the Team 3d Academy, and I’m teaching them about the art of the promo? I say I tell them you have one job at the end of this promo” Bully Ray elaborated.
“That one job is that when you’re done talking, no matter what you say, and no matter how long you say it for. Whether that’s one second, one minute, or five minutes. The idea is to make the fan want to put their hands in their pocket and plunk down 20 bucks for a T shirt. Plunk down 50 bucks for a pay per view, plunk down whatever for a ticket. And those four promos last night from ‘Taker, Edge. Owens and Paul? They all made me want to do it.”
“The only part I don’t think I liked? Is when ‘Taker said: ‘you mentioned her.'”
– Bully Ray
Bully Ray would then go into why he felt Edge’s promo was better, citing the fact that Undertaker’s may have felt a little bit more ‘scripted’ in execution. “Taker had me hook line and sinker” Bully began. “The only part I don’t think I liked? Is when ‘Taker said: ‘you mentioned her.’ [He] was telling AJ ‘you mentioned her,’ I knew that he was talking about his wife Michelle. But then when he had to go ahead and say her whole name Michelle McCool? I went, ‘Ah, don’t tell me her whole name I know her whole name already!’ that felt a little forced to me.”
Styles Clash vs Faithbreaker
Ray would then move on to the fact that Undertaker was trying to bring the Styles Clash vs Faithbreaker conversation into the story. With Michelle McCool seemingly ‘borrowing’ AJ’s move in the early 2010’s.
“Bringing up the name of the finish that Michelle McCool used, which is basically the styles clash, I guess she had given another name? That felt a little bit forced.”
“I personally never saw Michelle McCool use the finish. I know they showed me maybe footage once of it. I’m really not associating Michelle McCool with the Styles Clash, so it almost came across to me like Undertaker was really pushing his wife. To get over her. That part right there felt like a little bit of a round peg in a square hole. So that’s why I said his stuff was good because I loved everything that he did. And I especially loved his holy trinity line.”
The overwhelming feeling from both Bully Ray and co-host Dave LaGreca was that the promos from Monday Night RAW were more than enough to convince people to purchase WrestleMania 36 this weekend. For the first time ever the event is being held over two nights, and will now be available to purchase on FITE TV.
Do you feel that Edge’s and Undertaker’s promos were enough to get you to watch WrestleMania this weekend? Let us know in the comments
The Undertaker has been in news recently due to reports of him traveling to Saudi Arabia despite not officially being announced for the show.
Videos of the Dead Man arriving in the country had surfaced
online yesterday and now WWE has also confirmed the former World Champion’s
presence.
The company confirmed Undertaker’s sighting via a post on their official website. They mentioned how he has not been announced for the show so far but teased a Super Showdown appearance for him as well.
The Last Outlaw is scheduled to face AJ Styles at WrestleMania this year and speculation is that he can set up his match with the Phenomenal One during the event on Thursday night.
Though it’s also possible that the company holds off the
start of their rivalry for some more time and Taker makes an appearance as a
special attraction on the show.
Undertaker and some other major names are currently advertised for an appearance on the March 9 episode of Raw which will be the post Elimination Chamber episode of the show.
So if he doesn’t set up a match with Styles on the PPV from
the Middle Eastern country, then this upcoming Raw seems to be the next best
spot to kick off the feud.
PWinsider is reporting that The Dead Man is currently scheduled to make an appearance at the March 9 episode of Raw from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
Baszler will be competing in the Elimination Chamber match
to determine the WrestleMania opponent for Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and
while not confirmed, the NXT star is rumored to face ‘The Man’ at the Show Of
Shows.
The Undertaker, on the other hand, is expected to face AJ
Styles at WrestleMania this year and it’s possible that he has a confrontation
with the Phenomenal One during the episode.
It was reported yesterday morning that the Undertaker is traveling to Saudi Arabia for the Super Showdown event and now videos of his arrival have surfaced online.
@Enjoy_Saudi Twitter account recently posted some clips of WWE superstars arriving in the country for Thursday’s event. As seen in the post below, the video captures stars such as Goldberg, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, and The Undertaker:
Taker has not officially been announced for Super Showdown so far and there is no word yet on what the Dead Man will be doing at the Pay-Per-View event.
Though previous reports have revealed that the current plans
are for the former World Champion to face AJ Styles in a one on one match at
WrestleMania 36.
So fans are speculating that Undertaker can make an
appearance on the show to confront Styles and set up their match at this year’s
edition of the Show Of Shows.
AJ Styles is set to compete in the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy gauntlet
match alongside Andrade, Bobby Lashley, Erick Rowan, R-Truth, and Rey Mysterio.
This match itself also made some headlines recently when WWE replaced Rusev with Rey Mysterio and reports have since revealed that the Bulgarian Brute backed out of this appearance at the last minute.
‘The Dead Man’ Undertaker is traveling to Saudi Arabia for Thursday’s Super Showdown event, according to reports from Wrestling Observer Radio.
Previous reports have revealed that Taker is expected to compete against The Phenomenal AJ Styles at this year’s edition of WrestleMania.
Styles is currently scheduled to wrestle in a gauntlet match for the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy on the Saudi show. Other participants for the match include Andrade, Bobby Lashley, Erick Rowan, R-Truth, and Rey Mysterio.
While there is no word yet on what the Last Outlaw will be doing at the event, it’s speculated that he can set up his upcoming match with the former World Champion in some way during the PPV.
It’s been a while since the Undertaker last wrestled for WWE
and his last match for the company was a tag team bout where he teamed up with
Roman Reigns to face Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre at Extreme Rules in July
last year.
Some photos of the former World Champion had sparked rumors of him returning at the Royal Rumble PPV earlier this year but the appearance obviously didn’t happen.
Taker was also recently spotted at the Performance Center in
Orlando and it would now be interesting to see if he gets physical in any
capacity at the upcoming show.
The Super Showdown this year will be taking place from
Mohammed Abdu Arena on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Thursday,
February 27.
While there are no reports of him returning to WWE anytime
in the near future, a new announcement is making fans wonder if the Undertaker
could be making his comeback during the upcoming Survivor Series PPV.
The Dead Man has been announced to be making an appearance at the Chicago Sports Spectacular on Saturday, November 23 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.
What’s interesting to note here is that the Convention Center is near the Allstate Arena where WWE Survivor Series will be held the next day on Sunday, November 24th.
This means that the former World Champion will at least be
in the Chicago area during the Survivor Series weekend and it wouldn’t be a
surprise if he also visits the arena during the show.
The Undertaker last wrestled at the Extreme Rules PPV back
in July this year where he teamed up with Roman Reigns to defeat the team of
Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon.
He did not make an appearance at the recent Crown Jewel
event, making it the first WWE event in Saudi Arabia not featuring the legend
and currently, there is no word yet on when he might make his next WWE
appearance.
It appears that the upcoming Crown Jewel event will be the first Saudi Arabian PPV of WWE which will not feature The Undertaker on the show.
Taker is not booked for any match on the show and despite the fact that there are less than 2 weeks remaining for the event, there has been no mention of the Dead Man on WWE Programming.
While he was advertised for the show earlier, Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that the Phenom is currently not scheduled for the upcoming PPV.
There is no word on why the former Champion is not working Crown Jewel. Though it’s possible that with the likes of Tyson Fury and Cain Velasquez being on the show, the company doesn’t feel the need of additional star power for the event.
WWE has so far produced 3 PPV events from Saudi Arabia after
their deal with the General Sports Authority of the country and Taker has been
part of all the shows.
He wrestled Rusev in a casket match at the Greatest Royal Rumble event and teamed up with Kane to compete against DX at the Crown Jewel PPV last year.
The Last Outlaw’s last match in Saudi Arabia was his bout with Goldberg which was the main event of Super Showdown in June this year.
The Undertaker is possibly being advertised to make an appearance on the other side of the world, namely at the Comic Con Hyderabad in India.
WWE India’s Twitter account posted an advertisement for the Deadman’s appearance at the event, which is set to take place on October 12 and October 13.
The advert reads, “Here’s your chance to rise from #TheDeadman’s casket… when you experience the world of #Undertaker at this year’s @ComicConIndia!”
It’s not confirmed on which date Taker would appear, since he is already scheduled for Comic Con Scotland on October 13, as Wrestling Inc noted.
Comic Con India has featured the “WWE Zone” in the past, where convention attendees could experience WWE style entrances, buy WWE merch and play WWE games.
The Comic Con India website lists WWE under its “Experiences And Zones” section. It mentions that an event will be held which will give attendees a chance to meet a WWE star in real life: “Get ready to smack down at the #BestWeekendOfTheYear. Exclusive WWE merch and gaming zone and a chance to meet a WWE STAR in real life!”
It is possible that the event is about just the “experience” part, ie only the Phenom’s casket and graveyard will be used as part of the WWE Zone.
As for the in-ring side, Undertaker is also advertised to appear on the upcoming Crown Jewel pay-per-view event in Saudi Arabia which is set for October 31.
WWE recently confirmed the Undertaker’s return to SmackDown Live announcing that he will be making an appearance at the upcoming episode of the show taking place at Madison Square Garden.
Dave Meltzer discussed Taker’s return in the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Newsletter and provided some updates on the reason behind his appearance.
Per Meltzer, WWE has not added the Dead Man to the show
because of low ticket sales, since the company had planned this appearance for
a while now.
While the MSG show will be serving as the go-home edition of
the show for the Clash Of Champions PPV, so far there is no news of the former
Champion wrestling at the upcoming PPV.
It’s speculated that the Last Outlaw’s appearance at the episode will set up some kind of angle, leading to another appearance at the upcoming 20th anniversary special of The Blue Branded Show.
Though there are no plans for The Undertaker to wrestle at either of the shows and he is only expected to be involved in a segment at the special episode.
WWE will be returning to Madison Square Garden for Raw and
SmackDown tapings on September 9th and 10th respectively, while the 20th
anniversary special will be taking place on October 4rth, the same night when
SmackDown premieres on Fox Network.
WWE and Undertaker have evidently reached a deal which will prevent the Undertaker from working for another wrestling promotion seemingly for the rest of his life. The “Deadman” is reported to have signed a new deal with WWE recently which is said to be so long in length it might as well be a lifetime contract.
“The new deal Undertaker signed, while not exactly a lifetime contract, is so long that for all intents and purposes it is. . .” wrote Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer.
Taker last performed for WWE at last month’s Extreme Rules PPV in Philadelphia. He teamed with Roman Reigns in successful fashion against Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon. Prior to that, Taker defeated Goldberg in June at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia.
Undertaker/WWE New Contract
Undertaker had been scheduled to take part in the Starrcast II convention in Las Vegas this spring. It was announced in April that he was being pulled from the event, however. Additionally, speaking tours in the U.K that had been booked were changed to no longer include fan Q&A sessions.
It looks like The Undertaker has himself a dance-partner for WWE’s biggest event of the summer.
According to local advertising, “The Dead Man” will be standing across the ring from a certain “Scottish Psychopath” when this year’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view comes to Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, August 11th.
The local ads in the Toronto market are listing The Undertaker vs. Drew McIntyre as one of the featured matches at the WWE SummerSlam event on 8/11.
Undertaker Teams With “The Big Dog” At WWE Extreme Rules
The Undertaker will team with Roman Reigns in a tag-team match against McIntyre and Shane McMahon at this Sunday’s WWE Extreme Rules PPV at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, so it would make sense from a booking standpoint that the two would splinter off into their own singles rivalry.
As noted, Dave Meltzer (@DaveMeltzerWON) reported in a recent issue of his Wrestling Observer Newsletter that The Undertaker personally requested to work with McIntyre when discussing plans with WWE officials for his return to the ring earlier this year.
WWE Extreme Rules Results At SEScoops.com This Sunday
Speaking of the WWE Extreme Rules show, which will be available on pay-per-view and will stream live via the WWE Network, featured below is a look at the current advertised lineup heading into this Sunday:
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
* Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch vs. Baron Corbin & Lacey Evans (WWE Universal & RAW Women’s Titles) * The Undertaker & Roman Reigns vs. Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre (No Holds Barred Match) * Kofi Kingston vs. Samoa Joe (WWE Title) * Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss (SmackDown Women’s Title) * Drew Gulak vs. Tony Nese (WWE Cruiserweight Title) * Daniel Bryan & Rowan vs. New Day vs. Heavy Machinery (SmackDown Tag-Team Titles) * Aleister Black vs. TBD
Make sure to join us here at SEScoops.com this Sunday for live WWE Extreme Rules results coverage to follow the latest developments in the rumored Undertaker / Drew McIntyre singles rivalry saga.
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The Undertaker shocked the audience in attention and the fans watching earlier this week when he made a surprise appearance on Monday Night Raw and saved Roman Reigns from Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon’s attack.
Shane was about to go Coast To Coast and that’s when the spine-chilling gong was heard. The Deadman appeared and Chokeslamed Shane, and kicked McIntyre outside of the ring.
It was later confirmed that this return would be an in-ring one, as The Phenom will be teaming up with The Big Dog to take on McMahon and McIntyre on Extreme Rules.
However it looks like there is another appearance The Undertaker just might make on the Monday Night show. WWE is seemingly teasing Undertaker’s appearance on Raw on their preview of the show.
“It was an alliance that no one saw coming (especially not Roman Reigns), but The Undertaker returned this past Monday night on Raw to help The Big Dog repel a two-on-one beat-down at the hands of Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre. The unexpected assist led to a blockbuster WWE Extreme Rules announcement that Reigns and The Deadman will join forces against “The Best in the World” and The Scottish Psychopath in Philadelphia.
What fallout from this shocking team-up will we witness this Monday on Raw?”
We would like to remind our readers that WWE has not officially advertised Undertaker for Raw, but that he is only featured in the preview. Do you guys think there is a possibility he will make an appearance on 1 July? Let us know below.
The Undertaker made his surprise return to WWE programming
this week and many believed that the company might have brought him back after
seeing the poor numbers of the Stomping Grounds PPV.
However, a latest report reveals that this was not the case
and Taker’s return and his match at Extreme Rules were planned before the
company had any idea about the PPVs performance.
According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Undertaker’s return was planned before the Supershow Down PPV in Saudi Arabia earlier this month, and so it had nothing to do with the low numbers of Stomping Grounds.
This also means that The former World Champion’s comeback was in the works before his highly criticized match with Goldberg at the Saudi Arabian PPV took place.
Watch: The Undertaker returns to save Roman Reigns from The Authority:
The Undertaker made his return to WWE Programming during
this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw and he saved Roman Reigns from a
beatdown at the hands of Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre.
After Taker cleared the ring of McIntyre and McMahon, WWE announced that these two will be teaming up to face the Dead Man and the Big Dog in a tag team match at the upcoming Extreme Rules PPV.
Before the now infamous main event took place at Super ShowDown, Batista tried to jokingly talk Undertaker out of his match against Goldberg.
In an interview with Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet, Batista discussed his match against Triple H at WrestleMania 35, and while on the topic, he also talked about the recent match between the two legends that took place in Saudi Arabia.
Batista said that he hasn’t watched the entire match but only seen a few clips and didn’t want to comment on it. But The Animal did reveal that he called Undertaker on the day of the show and asked the Deadman if there is any way to talk him out of the match.
Batista reveals that as soon as Taker heard this, he started laughing and said that the offer sounded good to him initially but now he has to do it since he is obligated.
Undertaker vs. Goldberg
The entire internet was in a debate on whether the Undertaker and Goldberg should retire after their performance at Super ShowDown.
At the match, Goldberg rammed into the second turnbuckle during a spear spot and took a nasty shot to the head. Goldberg later revealed that he had actually knocked himself out when he hit the ring post, and continued because he thought he could finish the match.
“Knocked myself out and thought I could finish…. love my fans…..but let u down. Everyone else that found “pleasure” ….. hope ur happy”
