Professional Wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker who is a former seven times WWE World Champion recently talked about the similarities between his famous professional wrestling gimmick and the true self of his real life.
The gimmick of the Undertaker is considered one of the most revolutionary gimmicks in the history of professional wrestling. The Undertaker is considered one of the best things that Vince McMahon has ever created. For over 30 years it has been one of the biggest deals in professional wrestling.
The Undertaker Reveals The Similarities Between His Gimmick And Real Life
Over the years the gimmick has been cloned and copied by a lot of professional wrestling promotions, even WWE tried to impersonate the same thing that they created themselves for other wrestlers. But the Dead Man could never be replaced, he is simply irreplaceable. These types of gimmicks are not very common anymore, they focus on realistic gimmicks these days, even though it is always special to see the Dead Man walking on to the isle.
WWE experimented a new gimmick for the Undertaker in 2000s which was famously known as the American Badass gimmick. It was actually quite true to the real self of the Undertaker, and this was the biggest reason why such a character was brought into the world of WWE. The gimmick lasted for nearly four years but after the failure of this gimmick, WWE decided to scrap it forever.
At WrestleMania XX, WWE decided to bring back the original Dead Man gimmick through a storyline with his half brother Kane. The American Badass gimmick is the rarely mentioned after scrapping it. WWE decided to induct him into the Hall of Fame class of 2022. He will always remain one of the biggest legends in the world of professional wrestling.
The Undertaker who is a former seven times WWE World Champion recently spoke to Out of Character with Ryan Satin where he talked about the similarities between his famous professional wrestling gimmick and the true self of his real life. He said;
“I was always into scary stuff. I liked scary movies. I was always just enthralled by mystery. When I was a kid, it was more theater of the mind. Later on, the movies kind of went into full gore, and they didn’t leave anything for you to think about. I mean, they showed you everything.
“But early on, they would cut things off, and just kind of let your mind figure it out. So, but, yeah, I was always fascinated even with death. There was a time where I had family members that actually worked in a funeral home, so I was around caskets, and I was in embalming rooms.
“Little did I know at that point where my career and my future was going to go, but you, it’s funny how things work out. But yeah, I mean, The Undertaker is a lot of things blown up to the 100th degree for sure.”
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