Khali?? Lol Forget Khali, there was no John Cena, Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns back then when Undertaker became cross continental famous! I was one of those kids who used to visit grandma's village during summers and all the neighbourhood kids in the village knew who the Undertaker was. We used to debate who's the most scariest among Taker and Kane(masked and huge at the time)! This was in the year 1999-2000 around that time btw. It's the today's product, I wonder, if anyone gives a shit about at all
I remember his debut, the first time seeing him and thinking "jeez! How bigs this guy? Gotta be 7ft!" definitely one of the all time greatest first impressions
My son was 12 at the time and we were at the Nashville Airport and Mark was in character at the gate. He must have looked so huge to my boy, but I encouraged him to go and ask for an autograph. He begged me to do it, and I told him if you want something you have to work for it. We grabbed a cocktail napkin and I gave my son my pen. Meekly, he walked over to this huge scary guy and held out the pen and the napkin and said . 'Sir, can I..." Mark grabbed the pen and grunted and signed without hesitation. He never broke out of character. That was exactly what my son expected - what a memory.
What a great anecdote. I admired the undertaker watching him as a child living here in Mexico city. I always dreamed of being there watching a match of the undertaker live
@@davidmoreno9302 I took my boys to see the Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Rick Flair, Randy Savage, Virgil, and so many others that I can't even remember. When I was a boy, I saw Moose Cholak, Vergne Gonya, the Crusher and The Bruiser, the Mongoose, the Volkoff brothers. Fun stuff.
Vince rarely came up with ideas himself. The idea or gimmick of the Undertaker belonged to him, but someone else probably came up with it like Pat Patterson, Bruce Prichard or someone. Vince was good at taking a idea that was "good," but just needed one little tweak to make it into being "great."
@@Dean_Winchester247 Flair's just a rip-off of Buddy Rogers turned up to 10 though, who Muhammad Ali himself said he based his whole persona from. Used his nickname, his robe, the strut, his finisher, his persona, the look with the bleached hair, everything. If you wanna go with the greatest character, he's Genesis for modern wrestling.
The Undertaker and Stone Cold are and always will be my two favorite wrestlers. Hands down, and being older now and remembering all these things as they played out and I'm receiving the full story and behind the scenes years later is pretty amazing.
When i was 8 the undertaker personally autographed a picture for me. I treasured it. When I was 13, my brother sold it for herion. I’m 20 now watching this, damn near made me cry man. Miss that picture.
Regardless of other shit, I've been on the opioid mania and trust me on this, heroin takes away every fucking thing from the person as well as the people close to them. I just hope your brother's clean and better now and away from Satan's drug
That in a nutshell explains why WCW failed. They only knew how to attract already existing talent with promises of big paychecks. That's how they got Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Bret Hart, etc. But they rarely knew how to incubate new talent. The one exception might be Goldberg. Conversely, WWE was much better (at the time) of seeing potential talent and allowing it to thrive.
wow I have massive respect for Vince Mcmahon! that man made all these characters and match types and he would humiliate himself in front of the crowd and made wrestlers beat him all to create a very entertaining scenario for everybody in the 90s and 2000s! he did it all and he made billions out of it. Hats off for that businessman
Such a chill dude. Seems like the kind of guy you share a beer with and share stories. And honestly I could listen to undertaker tell stories about the business all day haha
He isn’t at all one time i see him on the sidewalk asking for change so i ask him for autograph and he kept saying I’m not the undertaker leave me alone and push me really hard i was a huge fan and for him to do that is really bad move in my opinion
I remember in the early 2000s in Pakistan my entire family would gather to watch WWE from the recent PPV that our dvd store would get. Seeing The Undertaker and Kane legitimately scared the f outta me. Now being an adult, living in the US, knowing English, seeing him be 'normal' and talking about the origin amazing! What a legend he is!!
This conversation by itself can make you understand why WCW and WWE ended up going two completely different directions if Eric was telling the Undertaker no one would pay to see him wrestle
I think it's just a matter of understanding that ANYBODY can become a superstar in pro wresting given the right gimmick. Take nothing away from him, but if he just came to WWF (at the time) as Mean Mark Callous, Eggman, or Shower Guy, likely no one would remember him. Maybe if he came as one of his earlier gimmicks, Master of Pain, it may have worked.
@@menooga I think that's not quite true, a gimmick doesn't make a good superstar, it's the person behind the gimmick. No gimmick no matter how good can save someone who doesn't have whatever that " IT " factor is.
I remember watching WWE with my younger brother and everytime the Understaker showed up we were excited and also mimicking his movements, I lost him three years ago, but I Still have those images in my head, I love you brother and I miss you.
Sorry for your loss with your brother 🙏 I wish I had a brother, but I had older sisters who were both 8 & 10 years older than me. My childhood fear WAS Undertaker. His "purple gloves" time was the scariest to me because I was 5. . . So that makes my sisters both 13 & 15, they're both teenagers, & they BOTH have very long hair. . . . They fucking traumatized me by covering THEIR HAIR over their face to do the impression of Undertaker. & would sometimes wake me up like that. . . At 1 point, as a 5 year old,I didn't know what who had a scarier face. . . The Undertaker, or one of my own sisters. . .🤣😂🤣 NOW I try to fuck with them as much as I can.
Jerry the king lawler use to drool over the female wrestler's "puppies!" The rock got a "you are an asshole!" Chant going from the entire crowd directed at vince McMahon Stone cold drove a beer truck out and sprayed the crowd, the rock and vince with beer And Triple H gave Stephanie McMahon a pedigree and then drugged her up and married her The best of times, man...
I remember watching him as a kid. I saw him doing things to other dudes that I thought would kill someone. The tombstone and the crusifx absolutely terrified me.
The Undertaker character survived and thrived for so long mostly becasue Mark Callaway took the role super seriously and played it perfectly. Yes it helped that it was Vince's creation so he had the backing off the entire company but I'm not sure how the history would played out if somebody else got the role.
Vince did have someone else in mind when he originally desgined the role, but it didnt pan out with the wrestler. He kept it on hold for the right guy..he envisioned a big burly guy for this role. Even Viscera was considered way earlier..but the role never seemed fit and vince didnt want to push it on just anyone...Vince said it all in an interview...H said, when i saw Mark, it took sometime to think of him in this role, but then the things taker did to this role, it was far beyond anyone imagined.
This dude is a total fraud everything he said is a lie he even faked his death at the end and now he on Joe Rogan tv show??? Someone plz explain or was this recorded before he died? I demand answers
You forgot to say the rest of the sentence dumbo. He said it himself, he was just a bland big wrestler, hence him taking the advice to find someone people will want to see. You be missed the point
@@odincarry231 Hwood didnt believe in Bruce Lee either but when he gets big in Hong Kong Hwood gets interested all of a sudden , before that they didnt care about him
Kane and the undertaker are some of the most badass and memorable characters ever, they remind of my childhood and how I used to play wwe on a n64 back in the day, good times
@@AnonYoBizness he did off the Record with Michael Landsberg when TSN in Canada it's on here somewhere and was on Jimmy Kimmel once sure. That was during the American Badass era but yeah he did not give interviews
@@AnonYoBizness why say Stan instead of fan, I get the Stan is a new word to say u r a fan of something but Stan literally means a stalker fan that wants to be completely like the person they r staning in a weird obsessive way. Overall it’s a disrespect to yourself
Not to me. To me Taker is to WWE what Batman is to DC. The D stands for Detective as Batman’s the World’s Greatest Detective. Plus Jokers insane. Takers not. He’s dark like Batman.
@@tdmftdsunknown7596 i think you missed the point here. He wasn't talking about how undertaker is similar to the joker. He was talking about how influential, big and layered the character's story is.
When I was a kid I used to be scared shitless of him on TV or seeing highlights but in Video Games my friends and I would always want to play as him cause of every little thing; the intros, the chokeslam and the outfits. I remember we would launch people off the cell to recreate the Hell in the Cell w/ Mankind and Undertaker. I don't consider myself a huge wrestling fan especially because I havent watched it in 13+ yrs but it's crazy to remember how big these guys were for your childhood.
don't let this man distract you from the fact that in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.
@@jimmykeller420 let me punch and kick u but in a scripted way it won't hurt. You can also fall from 19 meters height it is scripted u won't feel anything
Naw we had the ruthless aggression era that’s when taker got his big push his big evil was genius then in 04 he debuted the new theme and ran wwe from 02-10
A year later it still creeps me out seeing Taker smile, laugh and show that he is just a human. All my life he was "The Deadman" and you just start to accept that in your mind some how.
After all these years, the undertaker being revealed to be good dude is one of those rare, brief “ok, I can be at peace with the world” things. For kids in the 90s, it’s difficult to overstate the unbelievable intimidation and otherworldly, larger than life spectacle that was the undertaker. We were the last generation to witness that before the curtain call and Montreal opened up the business. Taker is one of those guys who SHOULD be a prick with all that he’s accomplished but still manages to be just a normal dude from Texas. That’s an unbelievable feat in the world of wrestling…almost unprecedented…
Thanks for rehashing the exact shit that tony was yapping on about. What's with these braindead people leaving comments? Can't you think for yourselves?
watching him when i was a kid really made me believe people can come back to life. scary shit back then but we just wanna keep watching cause it was just amazing experience. damn good times.
When i watched him as a kid i thought he became strong from digging graves and carrying bodies, so his father Paul bearer signed him up for prizefighting. That was in the early days
As much as it sucks that he let go of character it’s good for him to enjoy interacting with other stars and fans . He’s said multiple times that he refused signings and interviews because he needed to keep appearances. He never had banter with other stars etc must have been tough to go out in public too . He seems very happy and everyone now knows he’s a genuine nice guy
The Undertaker exist forever since I was a little kid lol he was the biggest Wrestler in the Game with Hulk Hogan! The Golden era and he still looks jacked 💪🏾
@@benjaminingenito530 agreed. Stone Cold talked about it to Vince on his podcast. Basically austin asked him what should wrestlers do to try and make matches bigger meaning taking risks but feel they cant because if vince doesn't like the idea it puts them on his radar but not in a good way resulting in higher chances of getting fired. Vinces response "well I guess they better not piss them off". Them meaning him. What a dick
The rivelry between Undertaker and Mankind was legendary for me back then when I was barely 5-6 years old and still is when I am about 33. What a legend, thank you for entertaining us for years 👏.
You got to think it probably took about four or five years for The Undertaker's merchandise checks to be what that bird was getting. When a bird is selling more merchandise than you are going to remember that bird's name LOL
It is crazy hearing that people told him no one would pay to watch him wrestle but now the UNDERTAKER is one of the most popular and respected wrestlers and characters OF ALL TIME
Back then, WCW was crowded with big guys: Sid Vicious, Dan Spivey, Lex Luger, Michael Enos...Nothing really set Mark apart from the rest. At the same time, WWF was filled with ridiculous characters & over-the-top gimmicks. Like Vince observed at that point, "Mean" Mark was just another run of the mill big man with no persona or "thing" to set him apart
It is about earning one's due, stripes, and respect towards greatness. Mark Calaway is no exception, and that's why he seems humble and a class act of his own, while embellished with wits and tons of great stories.
Vince was really smart making them stay in character at all times. Everyone forgot it was all an act. Kane is also the nicest guy in the world. Joe or someone had him on a podcast.
Probably the most respected pro-wrestler of all time! A legit locker-room leader, a tough, intelligent, charismatic yet stoic and cool guy - definition of ‘legend’
That was an awesome video! I was introduced to WWF wrestling when I was 7 or 8 years old. I had just turned 17(late october)when I remember watching the introduction of The Undertaker. He became an instant legend that night and one of my all time favorites. Thanks for the nostalgic memories 💯
"no one will ever pay to see you wrestle" is such an insane thing to say, dude was big, looked unique, could work, and was just beginning his career, why would you write him off like that? sky was the limit for him
@@dannydevito9056 Well of course he looks happier, he's been portraying a "dead man" for the last 30 years. Not like he could go around smiling as the Undertaker.
Just think about it, there's a reason Koko's in the Hall of Fame. He was lower to midcard guy, he was a favourite with the kids and there was one hell of a lot of merchandise with Frankie's picture on it back in the day. That bird was over. Undertaker probably never forgot his name because I'm betting for 2 or 3 years after he got there that bird was still getting bigger merch checks than he was. RIP Frankie 2001/2002 ( the wrestling website with the story says 2001 memory grave page it says 2002. Died in a house fire will Koko was at church😢.) He Rushed home to find a lady crying on the lawn "I'm sorry I couldn't save your child" poor Frankie was yelling let me out.🥺
@@RobwLPOC or people in that era just knew who Franki was. I dont think the undertaker had any thing against koko or Frankie. He was really just getting started. I think your view point is a lil misleading. But hey its your opinion just like mine is.
So Taker is one of my all time favourite wrestlers and it is great to see and hear that he is also actually a great guy who is hugely loved and respected by his peers, man never really did any interviews during his career to maintain the integrity of his character so since retirement it's been great watching and hearing him talk.
I think his stance on wrestling has softened considerably in the years since. It probably has to do with the fact that people and world have generally accepted it for what it is : entertainment.
@@unlimitedayoproduction2452 It's not fake, fake implies it's not actually happening, like Jurassic Park. The winners and storylines are predetermined, but the moves are actually happening, hence all of the injuries. Hogan has rods in his spine, Austin and Lita have bad necks, then there are the concussion issues. A lot of the old timers stay dependant on pain killers for the rest of their lives.
The reason the character worked so well wasn’t just because he kept character. Anyone could’ve been Undertaker and kept character and it would never work. It was because in the ring, the stuff he done was outrageous. Tall and strong as hell but scary fast but was also slow and maniacal. He was capable of walking the ropes and jumping over them with ease.
For me is how incredibly well and on point he portrayed the character. His essence, his posture, his gestures... everything on point. The fact that he could even do the eyerolling. Amazing.
@@thebee9907 He was a living hero to me because he was *the embodiment* of a dark character, with just the perfect references, in a "normal place". Since I was a kid I was always "dark" and for people like me he resonated perfectly. Did you watch the 2007's Unforgiven? It was simply amazing. His feud with Mark Henry and all that. And back then, they had the freedom to go almost fully dark on tv, and that helped Undertaker a lot with the whole character development.
@@thebee9907 I watched all that on YT and on other video websites. Amazing era that was. But I didn't know those numbers and how popular it was.. just crazy..
I love that YT keeps suggesting videos with him. I had a passing familiarity of him growing up and can’t believe the curtains being pulled back now. This guy is actually a national treasure.
I used to go round my mates nanas house to watch the wrestling when I was a kid as she had Sky TV. I was like 15 when the Undertaker debuted and I can still remember it now. It was awesome back then!
You should check out his documentary that came out about 16 years ago. He talks about his childhood, how Vince gave him the undertaker name and all that good stuff.
Lights fade to black......audience Cheers. A long pause and hush falls over the crowd. BUNG...........BUNG....... every hair in the stadium is standing on end. Best. Intro. Ever. So simple. So powerful.
Me, brother, my 2 cousins and my aunt were all watching when the Undertaker made his debut. We all literally thought this man was supernatural. We will never see anything like him again
It's crazy how seeing one thing can hook you for life. I stumbled across The Undertaker on an old VHS in my uncles by pure accident and because of that I've now been watching wrestling for the past 25years.
I have fogotten how much i loved these guys from my younger days. man i really looked up to these blokes, literally from the way their bodies looked to the jokes they made and just how fucking good at their job they were. they done it with passion and truly wanted to entertain. I will forever be grateful they made my childhood what it was, god knows what id have done without them!
there are people in small villages in India who don't even speak English but know who the undertaker is, that's how famous this guy was.
Damn fr
Probably because he feuded with Khali since his debut
Khali?? Lol
Forget Khali, there was no John Cena, Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns back then when Undertaker became cross continental famous!
I was one of those kids who used to visit grandma's village during summers and all the neighbourhood kids in the village knew who the Undertaker was. We used to debate who's the most scariest among Taker and Kane(masked and huge at the time)!
This was in the year 1999-2000 around that time btw.
It's the today's product, I wonder, if anyone gives a shit about at all
forget speaking those kids cant even understand spoken english
I remember his debut, the first time seeing him and thinking "jeez! How bigs this guy? Gotta be 7ft!" definitely one of the all time greatest first impressions
WCW: "Nobody's gonna pay money to see you wrestle"
Undertaker outlived WCW
Undertaker: OK
30 years later
MY TIME HAS COME.....
Undertaker: WCW? May you Rest... In... Piece...
Ok
Well WCW was called something else. It evolved from NWA.
Were they wrong? Would you pay money to see Mean Mark Callous? Even Vince McMahon didn't want the character.
My son was 12 at the time and we were at the Nashville Airport and Mark was in character at the gate. He must have looked so huge to my boy, but I encouraged him to go and ask for an autograph. He begged me to do it, and I told him if you want something you have to work for it. We grabbed a cocktail napkin and I gave my son my pen. Meekly, he walked over to this huge scary guy and held out the pen and the napkin and said . 'Sir, can I..." Mark grabbed the pen and grunted and signed without hesitation. He never broke out of character. That was exactly what my son expected - what a memory.
That's such a cool story man
What a great anecdote. I admired the undertaker watching him as a child living here in Mexico city. I always dreamed of being there watching a match of the undertaker live
@@davidmoreno9302 I took my boys to see the Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Rick Flair, Randy Savage, Virgil, and so many others that I can't even remember. When I was a boy, I saw Moose Cholak, Vergne Gonya, the Crusher and The Bruiser, the Mongoose, the Volkoff brothers. Fun stuff.
@@Kreb99 and how much did the entrance cost in today's dollars? Around $?
@@davidmoreno9302 back in my day it was 1.50 for general admission. 15 or 20 for my kids, but I always got ringside for about 30
Seeing my childhood definition of Superman retired and chilling with JR explaining his character is so crazy to me
Him & Kane were my favorites. Everyone during that time were great in their own ways, but those two were among the best.
@@Vickvineager Kane too, I loved Kane with all the red in his face, made him look like a demon. And he still look mean as hell without it.
It puts such a huge smile on my face. I'm supposed to be an adult, but I'd probably make a squeeee sound if I met The Undertaker.
The Brothers of Destruction
Didn't even bring up how he murdered his parents and almost killed his brother Kane.
🤣
He killed the entire Uchiha clan
@@humanoid9787 bruh....lol
It's still real to me dammit!
lmaoooooo
I’m 40 years old, but the Undertaker breaking character still feels like one of those moments when you know your childhood is over.
24, it's good to see him like this.
But I wish I hadn't seen it too 🥺
I'm only 20 and I feel this to my core
41 and totally agree
I’m 28 I agree!!!
Just hearing his voice rise to that Texas Soprano octave is disconcerting
As much of a legend as the Undertaker was, I can't help but be disappointed that we all missed out on Shower Guy
😂😂😂
its a bad hero team of Shower Guy and Eggman.
Lmao he would’ve been legendary
**at peak shower guy era**
Jim Ross: SHOWER GUY! SHOWER GUY!! SHOWER GUY!!!!!!
But we later got shower guy (Val Venis) in the Attitude era.
Vince literally is a genius , what a mastermind and what a legendary character he created !!
Exactly. That's the real takeaway. Vince McMahon is an amazing business man, promoter, etc.
the gobbledy gooker sure was great
He just threw stuff at the wall and something stuck. But a whole lot didn't
Vince rarely came up with ideas himself. The idea or gimmick of the Undertaker belonged to him, but someone else probably came up with it like Pat Patterson, Bruce Prichard or someone. Vince was good at taking a idea that was "good," but just needed one little tweak to make it into being "great."
Bravo Vince!
This man was such an important part of a lot of peoples childhood holy shit
True... Very True
🐐🐐🐐🐐
Number one i think. Ultimate Warrior, Sting and Mysterio were great roles. I only watched a few years of wwf in the 90's
yeah I'm 45 years old from paris france,it was a pure joy in the 80's to watch World Wrestling Federation
I absolutely 100% believe the character, he’s very spooky
"Undertaker" is the greatest gimmick in pro-wrestling history. It was genius.
Doink was the second greatest? Gotta love the mix of circus characters with wrestling. Haha!
Executed the most perfectly.
Greatest gimmick is the Undertaker. The greatest character is Rick Flair. You gotta respect him. His character is being used in MMA and it made money.
@@Dean_Winchester247 😂😂😂
@@Dean_Winchester247 Flair's just a rip-off of Buddy Rogers turned up to 10 though, who Muhammad Ali himself said he based his whole persona from. Used his nickname, his robe, the strut, his finisher, his persona, the look with the bleached hair, everything. If you wanna go with the greatest character, he's Genesis for modern wrestling.
Joe is criminally underrated on his questioning. He know ‘taker missed a chunk of that story and helped fixed it up.
He's the best conversationalist I've ever seen. He was born for podcasting.
The Undertaker and Stone Cold are and always will be my two favorite wrestlers. Hands down, and being older now and remembering all these things as they played out and I'm receiving the full story and behind the scenes years later is pretty amazing.
Ever see the one pay per view where Austin accidentally hit taker in the head with his knee brace? Made him bleed bad
Hitman
Triple H was better than both those scrubs
@@greysonG10 😂😂😂😂H doesn't even come near taker
@@filippomonaco2303 Undertaker is overrated.
When i was 8 the undertaker personally autographed a picture for me. I treasured it. When I was 13, my brother sold it for herion. I’m 20 now watching this, damn near made me cry man. Miss that picture.
Can’t tell if you were unironically or intentionally trying to be funny but this was a hilariously fucked up anecdote
Regardless of other shit, I've been on the opioid mania and trust me on this, heroin takes away every fucking thing from the person as well as the people close to them. I just hope your brother's clean and better now and away from Satan's drug
He needed the heroin, you helped out
Some people's kids suck
So... Um hows your brother?
"Nobody's ever gonna pay money to see you wrestle"
LMAO
27 Wrestlemanias later...
WCW said the same thing to Stone Cold, Triple H, Mick Foley, Eddie Guerrero,
Famous last words
That didn't age well. Lol
That in a nutshell explains why WCW failed. They only knew how to attract already existing talent with promises of big paychecks. That's how they got Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Bret Hart, etc. But they rarely knew how to incubate new talent. The one exception might be Goldberg. Conversely, WWE was much better (at the time) of seeing potential talent and allowing it to thrive.
wow I have massive respect for Vince Mcmahon! that man made all these characters and match types and he would humiliate himself in front of the crowd and made wrestlers beat him all to create a very entertaining scenario for everybody in the 90s and 2000s! he did it all and he made billions out of it. Hats off for that businessman
Vince is the Stan Lee of Wrestling.
For all the people shittin on Vince, nobody could deny Vince was visionary and build up the whole industry as it is today
That dude let Donald Trump shave his head back in 2007.
That is cool
Great way of putting that. He really is the Stan Lee. Created a whole universe of legendary characters
The undertaker looks so well man for his age, what a legend!
You'll see on his face that he's very satisfied what he achieved on his life.
“We can take that down anytime.” 😂💀
I was crying when he said that. 😂😂😂😂
Such a chill dude. Seems like the kind of guy you share a beer with and share stories. And honestly I could listen to undertaker tell stories about the business all day haha
What we all think when we look at old AF pics of ourselves
I legit loled at that.
Made me crease.
Can't believe the undertaker is such a wholesome guy
Right? I was scared of this man for years lol.
you should see stone cold out of character aswell. Such a wholesome guy
Can't believe he's still wrestling I was watching him when I was 10 years old 30 years ago he's a machine
He isn’t at all one time i see him on the sidewalk asking for change so i ask him for autograph and he kept saying I’m not the undertaker leave me alone and push me really hard i was a huge fan and for him to do that is really bad move in my opinion
@@MrGFloyd Lies 🤥
Undertaker is not just a legend, he is an era.
What does this even mean
@@LudzigHe represent a specific time just like Roman Empire represent Antiquity
I remember in the early 2000s in Pakistan my entire family would gather to watch WWE from the recent PPV that our dvd store would get. Seeing The Undertaker and Kane legitimately scared the f outta me. Now being an adult, living in the US, knowing English, seeing him be 'normal' and talking about the origin amazing! What a legend he is!!
did Pakistan have TV back then? lol
Undertaker seems like a pretty chill guy when hes not putting people in caskets
Lol
Or when he’s not in a casket
My dad was killed a few months ago and he was a huge undertaker fan. Thanks for giving him joy bro.
Sorry to hear that bud .... rip
REST IN PEACE MAN
Sorry for your loss man
RIP to pops in Heaven. Hope you are getting through this ok. God Bless you brother.
Sorry for your loss ! hope you are well.
This conversation by itself can make you understand why WCW and WWE ended up going two completely different directions if Eric was telling the Undertaker no one would pay to see him wrestle
ERIC IS A FOOKING CLOWN EVEN THOUGH HE HAD SO MANY TALENTED WRESTLERS
Ole Anderson said nobody wants to pay money to see a redhead and man Taker shut him up BIG time in WWE
Bischoff was still in Minnesota working for the AWA when taker left WCW and was hired by the WWF
I think it's just a matter of understanding that ANYBODY can become a superstar in pro wresting given the right gimmick. Take nothing away from him, but if he just came to WWF (at the time) as Mean Mark Callous, Eggman, or Shower Guy, likely no one would remember him. Maybe if he came as one of his earlier gimmicks, Master of Pain, it may have worked.
@@menooga I think that's not quite true, a gimmick doesn't make a good superstar, it's the person behind the gimmick. No gimmick no matter how good can save someone who doesn't have whatever that " IT " factor is.
The 1st stage of the undertaker was the best undertaker version because it presented the true Zombie deadman persona to the character.
No the black n purple version was even scarier
I remember watching WWE with my younger brother and everytime the Understaker showed up we were excited and also mimicking his movements, I lost him three years ago, but I Still have those images in my head, I love you brother and I miss you.
Sorry for your loss with your brother 🙏 I wish I had a brother, but I had older sisters who were both 8 & 10 years older than me. My childhood fear WAS Undertaker. His "purple gloves" time was the scariest to me because I was 5. . .
So that makes my sisters both 13 & 15, they're both teenagers, & they BOTH have very long hair. . . .
They fucking traumatized me by covering THEIR HAIR over their face to do the impression of Undertaker. & would sometimes wake me up like that. . .
At 1 point, as a 5 year old,I didn't know what who had a scarier face. . . The Undertaker, or one of my own sisters. . .🤣😂🤣 NOW I try to fuck with them as much as I can.
Sorry for your loss I'm glad you have fond memories to look back on. Stay strong bro 💪
So.sorry to hear about your bro. Glad you have those memories. You'll meet him again.
ressssst iiiiiinnnnnn peeaaaaaaceeee... to your brother :(
This podcast must have been bitter sweet to watch then.
these wrestling guys were LEGENDS when we were children. I'm happy i got to see uncensored REAL non pc tv. Golden era for sure
Tv is even more uncensored now. You don't know squat.
@@brandonstonestone1795 BWAHAHAHAHA GOOD ONE!
You’re a clown
Couldn’t have put it better!
Jerry the king lawler use to drool over the female wrestler's "puppies!"
The rock got a "you are an asshole!" Chant going from the entire crowd directed at vince McMahon
Stone cold drove a beer truck out and sprayed the crowd, the rock and vince with beer
And Triple H gave Stephanie McMahon a pedigree and then drugged her up and married her
The best of times, man...
I remember watching him as a kid. I saw him doing things to other dudes that I thought would kill someone. The tombstone and the crusifx absolutely terrified me.
I remember him walking around on the top rope, later the move was named "old school Undertaker".
@@threezysworld8089 Just "Old School", actually.
The Undertaker character survived and thrived for so long mostly becasue Mark Callaway took the role super seriously and played it perfectly. Yes it helped that it was Vince's creation so he had the backing off the entire company but I'm not sure how the history would played out if somebody else got the role.
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Because he took it seriously he made our suspension of disbelief easier and he was a beast of a man and his athleticism was otherworldly almost
Also helped that he kept reinventing to character into different kinds of undead heels so it never got stale
Vince did have someone else in mind when he originally desgined the role, but it didnt pan out with the wrestler. He kept it on hold for the right guy..he envisioned a big burly guy for this role. Even Viscera was considered way earlier..but the role never seemed fit and vince didnt want to push it on just anyone...Vince said it all in an interview...H said, when i saw Mark, it took sometime to think of him in this role, but then the things taker did to this role, it was far beyond anyone imagined.
When I was a kid I refused to believe that him and Kane weren’t brothers! Until my brother googled it and ruined my childhood 😔
This dude is a total fraud everything he said is a lie he even faked his death at the end and now he on Joe Rogan tv show??? Someone plz explain or was this recorded before he died? I demand answers
@@MrGFloyd wrestling real my guy
@@MrGFloyd wwe is staged kid
@@shortclips39
Stop lying. Wrestling is obviously real.
Well they said his face was burned and then it wasn't
“Nobody will pay 2 see you” never let someone tell you shit like that
Thank God they said it to him at that time...it's hard to imagine wrestling without the Undertaker existing.
Ole Anderson was too old school wrestling with his negotiating. Tried to lowball him but took it too far
@@eyellgeteven9928 not really
You forgot to say the rest of the sentence dumbo. He said it himself, he was just a bland big wrestler, hence him taking the advice to find someone people will want to see.
You be missed the point
@@odincarry231 Hwood didnt believe in Bruce Lee either but when he gets big in Hong Kong Hwood gets interested all of a sudden , before that they didnt care about him
Kane and the undertaker are some of the most badass and memorable characters ever, they remind of my childhood and how I used to play wwe on a n64 back in the day, good times
That n64 game was the shit
Impressive how for 30 years he never broke character
Bro i never new, or saw that old picture of him and i was a wrestling stan
@@AnonYoBizness he did off the Record with Michael Landsberg when TSN in Canada it's on here somewhere and was on Jimmy Kimmel once sure. That was during the American Badass era but yeah he did not give interviews
It is actually strange to hear him in his real voice.
@@alexlilano1931 I could've swore that was his real voice haha
@@AnonYoBizness why say Stan instead of fan, I get the Stan is a new word to say u r a fan of something but Stan literally means a stalker fan that wants to be completely like the person they r staning in a weird obsessive way. Overall it’s a disrespect to yourself
The Undertake to the WWE world is like the Joker is to the DC universe. Just a character that is bigger then the script.
Not to me. To me Taker is to WWE what Batman is to DC. The D stands for Detective as Batman’s the World’s Greatest Detective. Plus Jokers insane. Takers not. He’s dark like Batman.
That’s such a great comparison and is so true
@@tdmftdsunknown7596 i think you missed the point here. He wasn't talking about how undertaker is similar to the joker. He was talking about how influential, big and layered the character's story is.
He used to scare me as a child?
@@mr.almezeini647 so batman's story isn't big and layered
When I was a kid I used to be scared shitless of him on TV or seeing highlights but in Video Games my friends and I would always want to play as him cause of every little thing; the intros, the chokeslam and the outfits. I remember we would launch people off the cell to recreate the Hell in the Cell w/ Mankind and Undertaker.
I don't consider myself a huge wrestling fan especially because I havent watched it in 13+ yrs but it's crazy to remember how big these guys were for your childhood.
Well said bro
Yeah me 2
Yeah on that not having watched it in 13 years part, it’s safe to say you haven’t missed much except for maybe hot ass Aussie brickhouse Rhea Ripley
What chilled out dude was never a fan of wrestling but was a fan of the undertaker he was badass
Such a lively and cheerful dude. He's legit the exact opposite of the character he plays.
Look who it is
i remember he had his own entrance theme...awesome dude
Are you single?
@@Daplin1 I am. Are you?
He's become a Christian in recent years. His joy comes from Knowing God.
don't let this man distract you from the fact that in 1998, The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell, and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.
It was scripted....
@@jimmykeller420 The first fall from the cage was scripted. The second wasn't.
@@jimmykeller420 let me punch and kick u but in a scripted way it won't hurt. You can also fall from 19 meters height it is scripted u won't feel anything
Ahh, the famous Shittymorph quote..
@@jimmykeller420 And?
My dad met him in Tokyo on a business trip, said he was the nicest guy ever.
The way he animated the phone call with vince is enough to tell you how much of a legend he is, truly the G.O.A.T
The attitude era was iconic. I feel bad for all the kids that missed out on it
Naw we had the ruthless aggression era that’s when taker got his big push his big evil was genius then in 04 he debuted the new theme and ran wwe from 02-10
it was so entertaining as a kid, you really never knew what you were gonna see
@@darriusg5007 agreed RA Era was literally the last great era of wwe. I was in my preteens in the height of ruthless aggression era.
We have the Ruthless agression that was better than the Attitude era
@@rickredgrave7233 it wasn't but I was 18 when Randy Orton beat Benoit for the world heavyweight championship and that was great
“Yeah we can take that down anytime” was such a perfectly timed comment lol
I died when he said that lol
I rewinded that so many times and died every time lmfao
I don’t get the joke? 🤪
@@Success_is_inevitable he was saying take the picture down from the screen cause he was embarrassed about the picture lol
@@VICIOUS_MMA haha, legend 😂
A year later it still creeps me out seeing Taker smile, laugh and show that he is just a human. All my life he was "The Deadman" and you just start to accept that in your mind some how.
Fact that hayman helped taker is wild just shows how important hayman is
In an alternate reality where Mark never became the undertaker: *Phone rings* - 'Is this The Undertaker?' - 'No its Mark' *Phone hangs up*. Mark: shit
Your comment made me burst out laughing
Yeah, we would instead be celebrating the legendary career of eggman
Dead that is funny af
@@sid1925 Maybe the Gobbledy Gooker could have gone 21-0 at Wrestlemania
😂😂😂
After all these years, the undertaker being revealed to be good dude is one of those rare, brief “ok, I can be at peace with the world” things. For kids in the 90s, it’s difficult to overstate the unbelievable intimidation and otherworldly, larger than life spectacle that was the undertaker. We were the last generation to witness that before the curtain call and Montreal opened up the business. Taker is one of those guys who SHOULD be a prick with all that he’s accomplished but still manages to be just a normal dude from Texas. That’s an unbelievable feat in the world of wrestling…almost unprecedented…
Proud that the undertaker is a fellow texan
Thanks for rehashing the exact shit that tony was yapping on about. What's with these braindead people leaving comments? Can't you think for yourselves?
He's very humble
@@Crackheadjones_crack Ditto man.
Yep and discovering Hulk Hogan wasn't that great also was a revelation.
watching him when i was a kid really made me believe people can come back to life. scary shit back then but we just wanna keep watching cause it was just amazing experience. damn good times.
When i watched him as a kid i thought he became strong from digging graves and carrying bodies, so his father Paul bearer signed him up for prizefighting. That was in the early days
As much as it sucks that he let go of character it’s good for him to enjoy interacting with other stars and fans . He’s said multiple times that he refused signings and interviews because he needed to keep appearances. He never had banter with other stars etc must have been tough to go out in public too . He seems very happy and everyone now knows he’s a genuine nice guy
We ain’t never going to Spotify staying here in clips wit da squad
The full one is up
Hell yea playa
Not any more bcz of this one
@@dkrappenschitz9513 huh?
@@bigsmoke9454 I think he wants to watch the full ep
The Undertaker exist forever since I was a little kid lol he was the biggest Wrestler in the Game with Hulk Hogan!
The Golden era and he still looks jacked 💪🏾
He was really young when he started
@@MM-eo2oz i think the issues lie with vince more than anything, its not the wrestlers fault the guy who owns wwe is a pos
definitely today's wrestling is garbage
@@benjaminingenito530 agreed. Stone Cold talked about it to Vince on his podcast. Basically austin asked him what should wrestlers do to try and make matches bigger meaning taking risks but feel they cant because if vince doesn't like the idea it puts them on his radar but not in a good way resulting in higher chances of getting fired. Vinces response "well I guess they better not piss them off". Them meaning him. What a dick
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You Could Be Rasslin' Widh Rugrat Like Chris Benoit
The rivelry between Undertaker and Mankind was legendary for me back then when I was barely 5-6 years old and still is when I am about 33. What a legend, thank you for entertaining us for years 👏.
“Was it a parrot?”
“ Yeah, Frankie”
Thru all his fame and fortune, he still remembers CoCo BeWare's parrots name....Frankie
That was the best moment of this interview
Yeah yeah Frankie.
You got to think it probably took about four or five years for The Undertaker's merchandise checks to be what that bird was getting. When a bird is selling more merchandise than you are going to remember that bird's name LOL
Ha, yeah! Just as he Tombstone's the fuck out of him. LOL
Lol, and he just throw it out there all nonchalant 🤣 😂 💀
It is crazy hearing that people told him no one would pay to watch him wrestle but now the UNDERTAKER is one of the most popular and respected wrestlers and characters OF ALL TIME
Back then, WCW was crowded with big guys: Sid Vicious, Dan Spivey, Lex Luger, Michael Enos...Nothing really set Mark apart from the rest. At the same time, WWF was filled with ridiculous characters & over-the-top gimmicks. Like Vince observed at that point, "Mean" Mark was just another run of the mill big man with no persona or "thing" to set him apart
It is about earning one's due, stripes, and respect towards greatness.
Mark Calaway is no exception, and that's why he seems humble and a class act of his own, while embellished with wits and tons of great stories.
@@Tarantulisimo which is why Vince IS wrestling and a genius.
I was absolutely terrified of Undertaker as a kid
Vince mcmahon is a genius he really know how to pick his characters.
Undertaker tries to continue his story
Joe Rogan interrupts: “Does he have a butler?”
Yes, his name was Lord Alfred Hayes.
@@Sacrilege83 haha
He got Virgil on loan from DiBiase.
@@truthskr7127 lol
Somewhere the Sonic, Tails & Knuckles are ecstatic that Mean Mark Callous didn't become the Eggman
Verbal egg puns like Egghead on Batman :p
Sonic: Gotta go fa---
Eggman: *BONG*
*audience goes crazy*
Sonic: :O
Hahaha, nice one lmaoo
“Put your motha fucking head back down” 🤣😂
WAIT A MINUTE 🤣🤣🤣
Look at the size of that hamhawk. I’ll never forget that line
"Is this The Undertaker?"
FIRE way to introduce the character
Good for him to think on his feet as well. Changed history right there.
this is totally accurate
This guy was literally almost everybody’s favorite wrestler didn’t think he was this humble this interview was awesome thank you senor dmt
Hes like out favorite wrestlers favorite wrestler
you are utterly perfect
Vince was really smart making them stay in character at all times. Everyone forgot it was all an act. Kane is also the nicest guy in the world. Joe or someone had him on a podcast.
Hes gotten to the point as well where in I believe Egypt "The Undertaker" is a synonym for a tough S.O.B now which is super cool
It was L.O.D. for me, but The Undertaker was definitely up there.
Probably the most respected pro-wrestler of all time! A legit locker-room leader, a tough, intelligent, charismatic yet stoic and cool guy - definition of ‘legend’
That was an awesome video! I was introduced to WWF wrestling when I was 7 or 8 years old. I had just turned 17(late october)when I remember watching the introduction of The Undertaker. He became an instant legend that night and one of my all time favorites. Thanks for the nostalgic memories 💯
"no one will ever pay to see you wrestle" is such an insane thing to say, dude was big, looked unique, could work, and was just beginning his career, why would you write him off like that? sky was the limit for him
Yeah he showed a lot of skill for someone his size in his wcw days who couldn't see that even just being mean mark
Because he had red hair, apparently. No other reason. Ole Anderson thought gingers drew no money and apparently he never heard of hairdye.
“You look like an enormous hobbit” was such a perfect description lol
I could picture him with his deep undertaker voice: "Welcome to The Shire!"
I was looking for someone commending that remark 😂
@@imjonrourke2772 you’re welcome lol
Always thought he looked like Elijah Wood.
Man, I can't believe we missed out on 30 years of the Egg Man
@GordoScarface too bad, waste of talent smg
A true LEGEND. Known worldwide.
Love hearing this origin story. One of the greatest to do it wanted to be the eggman
Looks like he literally added years to his life by retiring.
He looks alot happier imo
It's so cool to finally see him talking about being Undertaker.
@@dannydevito9056 Well of course he looks happier, he's been portraying a "dead man" for the last 30 years. Not like he could go around smiling as the Undertaker.
@@bendover3653 😆
I’m grumpy from the injuries I’ve gotten over the years, so I can imagine how he feels being 5x worse
"Was it a parrot?"
"Yea, yeah... Frankie."
Lmao.
that was my favourite part lol
Lol. I was just about to comment this. Had to make sure noone beat me to but I'm late.
Man I bust out laughing 😂...Frankie
Just think about it, there's a reason Koko's in the Hall of Fame. He was lower to midcard guy, he was a favourite with the kids and there was one hell of a lot of merchandise with Frankie's picture on it back in the day. That bird was over.
Undertaker probably never forgot his name because I'm betting for 2 or 3 years after he got there that bird was still getting bigger merch checks than he was.
RIP Frankie 2001/2002 ( the wrestling website with the story says 2001 memory grave page it says 2002. Died in a house fire will Koko was at church😢.) He Rushed home to find a lady crying on the lawn "I'm sorry I couldn't save your child" poor Frankie was yelling let me out.🥺
@@RobwLPOC or people in that era just knew who Franki was. I dont think the undertaker had any thing against koko or Frankie. He was really just getting started. I think your view point is a lil misleading. But hey its your opinion just like mine is.
So Taker is one of my all time favourite wrestlers and it is great to see and hear that he is also actually a great guy who is hugely loved and respected by his peers, man never really did any interviews during his career to maintain the integrity of his character so since retirement it's been great watching and hearing him talk.
Joe: Wrestling is fake and it’s bull shit
Joe when he has wrestler on: I have nothing but respect for you and what you did in wrestling
I think his stance on wrestling has softened considerably in the years since. It probably has to do with the fact that people and world have generally accepted it for what it is : entertainment.
When has he ever said that
@@aeso3555 I'd didn't soften, it did a fucking 180
Nah he thrashed wrestling not saying it softened and then has the balls to kiss up to the man who he talked shit about
@@unlimitedayoproduction2452 It's not fake, fake implies it's not actually happening, like Jurassic Park. The winners and storylines are predetermined, but the moves are actually happening, hence all of the injuries. Hogan has rods in his spine, Austin and Lita have bad necks, then there are the concussion issues. A lot of the old timers stay dependant on pain killers for the rest of their lives.
"Was it a parrot?"
"Yeah, Frankie."
Perfect ending.
Frankie the parrot just got made.
That bond between wrestlers mustve been badass lol
"Frankie was a G, put some respect on his name, boy."
@@eddominates SHOUT OUT TO KOKO B WARE!!!
43 years old and taker has been my favorite all day. He's the greatest of all time
"Yes this is the Undertaker" & the rest is history, the GOAT was born. Wow.
For a dude that kept the kayfabe up for so long, it’s great to see him as a regular humble guy full of wit and humor. Truly a legend
MOST people have that underneath but go through different phases to cover that for different reasons.......
The reason the character worked so well wasn’t just because he kept character. Anyone could’ve been Undertaker and kept character and it would never work. It was because in the ring, the stuff he done was outrageous. Tall and strong as hell but scary fast but was also slow and maniacal. He was capable of walking the ropes and jumping over them with ease.
And the eyes! Don't forget the eyes! Fun times
For me is how incredibly well and on point he portrayed the character. His essence, his posture, his gestures... everything on point. The fact that he could even do the eyerolling. Amazing.
@@thebee9907 He was a living hero to me because he was *the embodiment* of a dark character, with just the perfect references, in a "normal place". Since I was a kid I was always "dark" and for people like me he resonated perfectly.
Did you watch the 2007's Unforgiven? It was simply amazing. His feud with Mark Henry and all that. And back then, they had the freedom to go almost fully dark on tv, and that helped Undertaker a lot with the whole character development.
@@thebee9907 I watched all that on YT and on other video websites. Amazing era that was. But I didn't know those numbers and how popular it was.. just crazy..
@@thebee9907 appreciate you taking the time to explain brother
I love that YT keeps suggesting videos with him. I had a passing familiarity of him growing up and can’t believe the curtains being pulled back now. This guy is actually a national treasure.
4:00 For so many years we thought he was just emotionless and really the deadman, but little did we know he had one hell of a sense of humor 🤣
As a kid, I thought the undertaker was real. I remember rolling my eyes back trying to imitate him when me and my brother would wrestle. XD good times
That’s takes me back. Makes me feel old 😆
Lol same
he WAS real. a real character.
Same, remember when he threw Mick thru the cage?
Yes
“He just needed a big guy with no personality.” Hahahaha.
I'm going to use that on my tinder profile.
"I'm just a big guy with no personality"
@@jakep1979 lmao 🤣
@@jakep1979 beta.
@@jakep1979 That will get you matches, no kidding
I used to go round my mates nanas house to watch the wrestling when I was a kid as she had Sky TV. I was like 15 when the Undertaker debuted and I can still remember it now. It was awesome back then!
man seeing him and watching him like this feels so close and different, thank you Joe!
this dude used to scare the shit outta me when I was younger.
Yes me too! So much seriously lol 😂
After he threw Mick Foley from the Hell in the Cell I was convinced he was a strait up murderer
@@TheRexnihil86 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Rightfully so these guys are Giants!
At 41 years old its the first time seeing my favorite wrestling character out of character 😂🤣😅
😆
He never dropped character for his whole wrestling career, he retired last year and now he's finally talking normally and doing interviews
@@petebagwell6666 thats not true at all lol hes broke character 100s of times.
You should check out his documentary that came out about 16 years ago. He talks about his childhood, how Vince gave him the undertaker name and all that good stuff.
Dude you late af. Can’t you go check out the interview he did at a UFC show? That was in 2010, he broke it many times
Lights fade to black......audience Cheers. A long pause and hush falls over the crowd. BUNG...........BUNG....... every hair in the stadium is standing on end.
Best. Intro. Ever. So simple. So powerful.
"He needed a big guy with no personality" haha
I was reading this at the exact time he said it lol
hey Paul its Paul
@@PaulSmith-zr9qx His name is Paul, thats all.
Have you seen this clip of Alex Jones giving Joe the BIG ENCHILADA?! czcams.com/video/KYhJ-mroJoA/video.html 😂
And to think that his hip was already damaged BEFORE he was even The Undertaker. His dedication is unparalleled.
So true. Pure greatness!
It's so significant
I have a bad hip it can be BRUTAL
This man fooled everyone into thinking he was a bloodthirsty killer in the ring. This man is a goddamn sweetheart! 😂
Me, brother, my 2 cousins and my aunt were all watching when the Undertaker made his debut. We all literally thought this man was supernatural. We will never see anything like him again
Even though he doesn't realise it, he had a big motivational impact on us 90's kids. Hats off to you sir for doing what you do.
Foreal man
hell yea bro
Seeing Mark all embarrassed about his wrestling baby pictures is actually adorable
I’m disappointed with the lack of jazz in your profile bro
@@TristanAD_ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Class act. I could listen to the great ones all day. Man is a legend. Thank u taker!
It's crazy how seeing one thing can hook you for life. I stumbled across The Undertaker on an old VHS in my uncles by pure accident and because of that I've now been watching wrestling for the past 25years.
Super funny guy. "They just needed a big guy with no personality"
They succeeded wildly. I never even considered what undertaker as a person is actually like. WWE is such a strange memory for me
@Winter Wyvern that is absolutely the character though no personality just dead cold
“Yeah, Frankie.” That moment you find out the Undertaker knows the parrot personally.
😂 I was hoping to god someone else noticed that
Undertaker probably plays with Frankie backstage
"We go way back"
That was the best line in this clip.
That parrot is probably still alive.
"Thank You, Taker!"
I have fogotten how much i loved these guys from my younger days. man i really looked up to these blokes, literally from the way their bodies looked to the jokes they made and just how fucking good at their job they were. they done it with passion and truly wanted to entertain. I will forever be grateful they made my childhood what it was, god knows what id have done without them!
Stone Cold Steve Austin is coming to the JRE soon 🤫
Please God
would be the ultimate, he's the man
Surprised it didn't happen when both of them were living in LA.
They need some Budweiser or Bud light and the Texas Rattle Snake will appear 😎
Hell yeah
"I don't know anybody else that could have pulled it of" - Bret Hart
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Bret loves Undertaker
This guy is literally as intimidating as he is funny. Dude just has a hilarious way of telling stuff
Yeah, shower man killed me 😂