The Undertaker won hearts at Wrestlemania 36 with his unique appearance that might have brought back his American Badass persona, after a long wait.
He did not only end up winning the first-ever Boneyard match against AJ Styles but also buried his opponent alive throwing shade back to his old dominance. The movie treatment that WWE brought along in this match was something that we’ve never expected.
WWE Wrestlemania 36 Results From Night I: April 4, 2020
While AJ Styles tried to mock The Undertaker arriving in the Graveyard in a coffin, his opponent outsmarted him coming in a bike. He drove right into the cemetery with Metallica’s “Now That We’re Dead” single playing in the background.
He got us.??#WrestleMania #BoneyardMatch @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/SPQGpQHU1c
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) April 5, 2020
From the get-go, this match garnered attention making it a number one trend on social media as the two veterans fought it out all over the cemetery.
Two Huge Title Change Hands At WWE Wrestlemania 36 Night I
AJ Styles tried to taunt The Undertaker taking crap about his wife, Michelle McCool and also had some backup in the form of some druids, Gallows, and Anderson. At one point, AJ almost dragged ‘Taker into the grave but he sat back surprising him.
We thought we were ready for this #BoneyardMatch. We were ??,?? wrong. #WrestleMania #Undertaker @LukeGallowsWWE @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/FCFlUhTIZC
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) April 5, 2020
Since then, nothing could stop The Deadman. He fought against all the druids and put down gallows-Anderson using a shovel. A huge Tombstone Piledriver was delivered to Anderson on the top of a tin roof.
We accept this life. #WrestleMania #Undertaker #BoneyardMatch @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/tRJNazPjrs
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 5, 2020
The Undertaker then chokeslammed AJ Styles into the whole and unloaded soils off a tractor to bury the latter alive. It was a sight to behold where the old Undertaker was back in styles delivering a straight message to the world that he’s not finished.
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi noted on Twitter that WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle had a conversation with Undertaker. Taker was reportedly disappointed with his botched win over WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg at Super ShowDown in June 2019. So, he wanted to redeem himself at Wrestlemania 36.
“The first thing I said to him was, ‘What about [wrestling] AJ [Styles]?’ … It’ll be the best match you’ve had in years,'” Angle said to Taker.
The legacy continues. @WWE superstar The @Undertaker walked out to “Now That We’re Dead” on @WWENetwork! pic.twitter.com/mC4hCGLpOm
— Metallica (@Metallica) April 5, 2020
Metallica also seemed proud, the way WWE used their music for The Undertaker’s entrance and exit theme for the Boneyard Match win over AJ Styles on Night One of WrestleMania 36.
Overall, it was a match that will be remembered for a long time making the first half of the show of shows, a major success.
