It happened....the unthinkable....Undertaker lost at Wrestlemania again and to Roman Reigns of all people but not only that BUT, Taker also removed a lot of his gear, his gloves,hat,coat and left them in the centre of the ring. This signalled one thing....the retirement of the dead man.
Going into Mania 33 i was confident Taker would slay the Roman Empire. I said i would give up WWE if Roman beat Taker and when Taker retires....i also said Cena will be the one to retire Taker.....I was wrong about Cena being the one to retire Taker. As for not watching WWE i do feel like this was it. The last time i should watch this ageing stale product that we have gotten over the past decade.
This blog post i am dedicating entirely to The Undertaker and will be talking or rather writing about his accomplishments and career history and will be linking and providing pics for you to browse and watch and just remember fondly and enjoy as Taker is my all time fave wrestler so i have to dedicate a whole blog post just to him in his retirement because he is worthy of it and it is really fitting and i hope this post serves as a good tribute to him.
BUT SCOTT.... WHAT IF....this is not the end of Undertaker completely.....WHAT IF.....this is the end of The Deadman Gimmick? WELL i don't know at the moment all signs in this universe point to "The End" so i have to just go with it. IF thing's change and HE DOES comeback well i shall be eternally happy and UPDATE this post but for now THIS IS IT, SO READ ON!
The Undertaker made his debut at WWF Survivor Series 1990. He made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania VII, quickly defeating "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. He is often highly praised as being the most respectful/respected wrestler ever. Wrestler Big Show named The Undertaker as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, while Mark Henry and WWE chairman Vince McMahon have called him their favorite. WWE Hall of Famer and company executive, Jim Ross, said: "Without question, The Undertaker is the greatest big man in the history of wrestling. There is no greater WWE star ever than The Undertaker".
Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition mentioned Undertaker as having the most consecutive victories at WrestleMania. In November 2015, Telegraph journalist Tom Fordy called The Undertaker "the world's greatest sportsman". As of 2017, The Undertaker became the first and only wrestler to remain in the WWE since 1990, expanding a 25-plus-year career within the company. Calaway has appeared on 61 different pay-per-view posters, which, as of 2015, is the highest of any WWE superstar. He has had many changes in his persona over the year's from deadman to lord of darkness,american badass, big evil and finally back to being the deadman.
I looked up Taker's match statistics and here is how it all shapes up.
Total number of matches: 2275
Total number of wins: 1717 (75.5%)
Total number of losses: 467 (20.5%)
Total number of draws: 91 (4.0%)
The years he won the most matches in was 1993 and 1996 with that number being 144 Wins out of 160 matches in those years. 1991 he had the most matches with 189. Most losses in a year is also 1991 with the number of losses being 85.
Undertaker is a hell of a singles decorated wrestler with title wins and awards of which i will list now for you.
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion
WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion
WWE World Heavyweight Champion 3 times
WWF Hardcore Champion
Royal Rumble winner (2007)
Slammy Award winner (12 times)
Eyegore award winner.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
5 Star Match (1997) vs. Shawn Michaels in a Hell in a Cell match at Badd Blood
Best Gimmick (1990–1994)
Best Heel (1991)
Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Batista
Match of the Year (2009) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV
Match of the Year (2010) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Comeback of the Year (2015)
Feud of the Year (1991) vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Feud of the Year (2015) vs. Brock Lesnar
Match of the Year (1998) vs. Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring
Match of the Year (2009) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV
Match of the Year (2010) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI
Match of the Year (2012) vs. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania XXVIII
Ranked No. 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002
Ranked No. 21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
Longest Wrestlemania ppv win streak 21 - 0 before his loss. Streak end upon retirement is 23 - 2.
We looked at his singles title wins and awards now for his tag team title wins.
WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kane
WWF Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Stone Cold Steve Austin (1), Big Show (2), The Rock (1) and Kane (2)
As you can see or know not all of his tag titles were won thanks to brotherly love. Taker had many alliances in his career.
He started with Ted DiBiase with Brother Love.
He eventually went with his longest serving manager Paul Bearer and the duo were to be feared and have also turned against each other many times but Paul is Taker's most well known and loved manager.
Taker has also joined with Vince McMahon and had his own stable called the ministry of darkness which consisted of Bradshaw, Faarooq, Mideon, Viscera, Gangrel, Edge & Christian.
Undertaker's in ring style
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Boxing
Wrestling
Undertaker's signature moves
Chokeslam, Hell's Gate, Old School, Last Ride & Tombstone Piledriver, Snake Eyes, Big Boot, Old School Elbow.
Unique Entrances
In this post you have mostly seen Taker be The Deadman but i actually really love his Biker gimmicks so the American Badass & Big Evil. Here's a pic below.
Taker has always been the guy with unique entrance's that will either give you chills or will pump you up.
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| Le Taker signature eye roll. |
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| He enter's slowly, with fire and smoke with no lights on....to then get up the steel steps and raise's his hands in the air to turn the lights on and slowly enters the ring to take his jacket off and then slowly his hat followed by the trademark Taker eye roll and grin which always sends chills and scare's anyone he is facing. |
Now it's time to tuck in and watch some of his best moments and matches that i could find on YOUTUBE so do follow the links below to watch some of the greatest pieces of wrestling entertainment ever!
SOME OF - The BEST Taker Matches!
V Jeff Hardy Ladder Match - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ANV_KiB9Q
V Kane Mania 14 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyZ3YTW7p8o
V Edge Hell In A Cell Summerslam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgF1QaLAQqQ
V Mankind Hell In A Cell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWDqHeCjUCc
V HBK Mania 25 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrKmy-DkBQM
V HHH "End Of An Era" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wJcOc8jRTY
A Top 10 Best Streak Matches by TOP 10 Wrestling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apI0SqFJoaI
WWE UNDERTAKER TOP 10'S
The Last Rites
Goodbye to the legend, the phenom, the deadman, the lord of darkness, the icon, the big evil, the american badass and the demon from death valley. I can not thank the Undertaker enough for his hard work and dedication to the business. He is a hero of mine and has been since i first discovered wrestling when i was merely 6 years old. There will never be another Phenom. Much love and respect to you. For i will forever miss you and the WWE will never be the same without you, Undertaker. Legends never die! Until we see you again deadman, rest well in peace and may the man behind Taker enjoy the rest of his life.
Thank You.
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