Professional wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker who is the former seven times WWE world champion recently revealed why he would never make his return as the Dead Man, the character which he is mostly famous for portraying.
As mentioned above, the Undertaker became mostly famous for portraying his dead man gimmick. He made his debut in WWE with this gimmick back in 1990 Survivor Series pay per view event. The gimmick became a phenomenon since the very first day and he went on to become one of the biggest legends in professional wrestling history.
The Undertaker Reveals Why He Would Never Return As The Dead Man
He tried to be his real self when he adopted a new gimmick called The American Badass. He made this character on air in the year 2000. He was given the same treatment which he used to get previously. He was indeed a concrete main event star.
[11:26 pm, 21/03/2023] Trevor Morris: But this character was not very well received by the fans. Most of the fans did not want to see it and they wanted his old Dead Man character back. In 2003 WWE finally decided to drop the character and at WrestleMania XX, he returned with his previous Dead Man gimmick.
He kept on working for nearly 2 decades after returning under his Dead Man characters and he only played this fan favorite persona only. He did not adapt his American Badass ever after during his reign in WWE. Even the last match he wrestled was as the Dead Man only.
Recently he made his return to WWE during the special episode of Monday Night RAW XXX and for the first time in nearly 20 years, he appeared as the American Badass. It has been confirmed that he would never portray his Dead Man gimmick ever again.
The Undertaker who is the former seven times WWE world champion recently spoke to Ariel Helwani where he revealed why he would never make his return as the Dead Man, the character which he is mostly famous for portraying. He said;
“They had a different vision. They didn’t even know that I wasn’t going to have the hat and coat. They totally thought I was coming [out as] old Undertaker. I was like, no. That’s part of me and the storytelling, right? When I lifted the curtain, and when I lifted it back and pulled it back, that’s gone. It’s gone now.”
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