WWE: The Undertaker Appreciation Thread

[The Lunatic Fridge]

Taker needs a full hip replacement & he wanted to hold it off until after retirement. Which means he worked at least the rumble up to his retirement with literally one leg. Including getting speared 8 billion times and being put through a table.

What. a. legend.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

I really don't get why WWE is being so vague about this. He's either retired or he's not. Instead they use the word "speculation"

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

I really don't get why WWE is being so vague about this. He's either retired or he's not. Instead they use the word "speculation"

They never use words like "retired' just like they stopped using "grand daddy" for wrestlemania because it made it sound old or some dumb **** like that.

I don't even recall them ever using the words retired for flair or HBK either. Just "your career would be over"

 

[GKJ]

Because guys truly hardly ever retire. Shawn is a special case where he did that and retired and stayed retried. But they also wanted him back.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

He should be the only inductee next year.

At the site where the streak was lost? Would certainly be interesting but it's also a place where they should be inducting Daniel Bryan into the Hall.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Bryan can wait. This is The Undertaker.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Bryan can wait. This is The Undertaker.

He might not want to do it next year either. Especially if he's still recovering from medical procedures.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Saw his debut live at Survivor Series in Hartford. Came out with Brother Loooooooooooooove. Shame he had to share the spotlight with the Gobbley Gooker.

He was awesome.

 

[GKJ]

Bryan might not want to do it because he isn't retired

 

[Fish on The Sand]

I really don't get why WWE is being so vague about this. He's either retired or he's not. Instead they use the word "speculation"

Maybe he hasn't made a final decision yet?

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Even though I stopped watching wrestling around 2000-2001 or so, Ministry of Darkness-era 'Taker (before that storyline was ruined by that Corporate Ministry ********) was my favourite.

I also loved when 'Taker would do that "rolling-his eyes-back-to-the-whites" thing back in the day. Or when he'd make that "throat slitting" hand gesture.

Dude was just straight up badass.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Bryan might not want to do it because he isn't retired

He might not want to but he's retired from a WWE perspective.

 

[TNT87]

Even though I stopped watching wrestling around 2000-2001 or so, Ministry of Darkness-era 'Taker (before that storyline was ruined by that Corporate Ministry ********) was my favourite.

I also loved when 'Taker would do that "rolling-his eyes-back-to-the-whites" thing back in the day. Or when he'd make that "throat slitting" hand gesture.

Dude was just straight up badass.

I liked it when he put the wrestlers in the body bags after the match.

 

[These Are The Days]

I'm watching his match with Kurt Angle at No Way Out 2006 and by God it's a masterpiece. 4 stars my foot.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I liked it when he put the wrestlers in the body bags after the match.

That too.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

If Taker is indeed retiring, I think it is a shame that they didn't even have the forethought to do the right thing. Taker ending his career in anything but losing a casket match is simply blasphemy as far as I'm concerned.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I remember watching this segment on TV and thinking it was fantastic...



That laugh that 'Taker emits at like 8:29 (after flipping his hair back) is probably still the most menacing/evil laugh I have ever heard on television. I loved it.

 

[Megahab]

If Taker is indeed retiring, I think it is a shame that they didn't even have the forethought to do the right thing. Taker ending his career in anything but losing a casket match is simply blasphemy as far as I'm concerned.

I think that would be terrible. Has there ever been a good casket match? Plus it wouldn't allow Taker to do the whole post-match salute/goodbye.

 

[GKJ]

I think that would be terrible. Has there ever been a good casket match? Plus it wouldn't allow Taker to do the whole post-match salute/goodbye.

Shawn had a good one with him. And he basically broke his back

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I think that would be terrible. Has there ever been a good casket match? Plus it wouldn't allow Taker to do the whole post-match salute/goodbye.

Yes there has but that's subjective. Also, not every gimmick needs a whole post-match salute/goodbye.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Had he still been alive, having "Paul Bearer" accompany 'Taker to the ring for this final match would have been cool.

Ohhhhhh yessssss.

 

[DenisSamson3]

Bruce Pritchard and xpac think undertaker will wrestle again next year. Are there any other notable people who have taken this position?

 

[GKJ]

so many people never stay retired that nobody will ever know unless it happens or does not happen

 

[Kimi]

Wrestling retirements are as permanent as comic book deaths are.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Bruce Pritchard and xpac think undertaker will wrestle again next year. Are there any other notable people who have taken this position?

He needs a full hip replacement. He should be done unless he's completely stupid.