I remember when he started out as Mean Mark in WCW, goes to show WCW didn't know how to market wrestlers or create characters. When Taker hit WWF/WWE he went straight to the top!!
I met Ric Flair at Gold's Gym in Tampa in 1986. He was so kind and gracious to everyone who bothered him, while still being The Nature Boy. A very rare quality.
Taker was awesome. He actually scared kids and people when the lights shut out I was only 6 when he started. It was awesome tv. I wish taker was still undefeated at wrestlemania. Also I wish he didn't do the keep rolling up era. Although I think people were more appreciative of old school taker when he came back. Vince on pat mcafee show was awesome today
Without the biker era we wouldn't appreciate 'Taker as much as we do now. Also, old school 'Taker wouldn't have been as effective during the attitude era. I think it was fine.
I still think undertaker is the biggest start over Austin just for pure longevity. Austin yes is a legend but Undertaker was there 6 years before Austin and lasted 16 years after Austin
In my opinion and a lot of peoples undertaker v Shawn Michael’s mania 25 is the greatest wrestling match of all time,it had everything,at 6 foot 9 or 10 and being 300 pounds undertaker having the best match ever just shows ya how great the man was
In my opinion it is not just one of the greatest Wrestlemania matches of all time it’s one of the greatest matches of all time period. Upcoming wrestlers need to be required to watch tape of that match.
undertaker vs diesel was one of the tougher wrestlemania matches for the undertaker /diesel segment, one of the best storyline between the two big men and great friends they were in the ring but lol of respect in the wwe
All I say is it's about bloody TIME!!!!! Undertaker aka Mark calaway deserves this 🤘 Just hope WWE don't drop the ball on this one !!!! Best hall of fame induction got to be Ric flair
If The Nature Boy Ric Flair had started in the WWF/WWE & had been given the freedom to be "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair that we all had back in the 70's & 80's, Ric Flair would have been bigger than just about anyone that came through WWE. Maybe not as big as The Undertaker or Stone Cold Steve Austin, but, would have been right there with them! There will only be 1 Nature Boy Ric Flair, often imitated but never duplicated!! WOOOOOOO
I'm very excited for the undertaker go in the wwe wrestling Hall of fame class of 2022 i like the ministry undertaker in wrestling my favorite undertaker gimmick all time in wrestling
Taker lived wrestling. All of it. The kayfabe the entrance, the promos, he literally lived the undertaker character to such a point you never saw him out of character even outside the ring IF, You were lucky enough to get a glimpse of him in real life. But this man also ate breathed and lived pro wrestling etc. Words can never describe this man but if Vince inducting him literally doesn't say what he has meant to WWE and wrestling as a whole, idk what does. The stories in and outside of the ring are endless and ftr taker is my all time favorite and even though I say flair was the best ever taker actually had a bigger impact in his day compared to flair. Flair was the perfect professional on every level. Taker though transcended the game. He literally went from old school WWF and how you got there to the new aged WWE. I say this because Vince will never get what a huge part actual wrestling plays into it all. Yes he has the entertainment part down well but if there is shit wrestler then nobody's gives a fuck. Just ask AEW. I was so pumped. My bf calls me. Wait you mean someone is going to open a company that actually focuses on the wrestling again. I'm in baby. Well I was until I realized what they thought was wrestling was high spot after high spot as well as becoming WWE 2.0. And I honestly don't care what demo you own bc it's about the total and what you bring in money wise period. Not to mention AEW AND WWE would kill to have the ratings they had back in the day. I would say it's easier for Vince with his money etc but Khan may actually have more or at least his dad may. So what they bought ROH. It's not like you got WCW or your only comp. You bought a low level promo. Over two years and AEW one never showed me what they said they were gonna do and two if I want to watch WWE I will watch WWE. Minus the old and constant high spots it's just like WWE. smh. Just hope MJF jumps when his contract is up. One of maybe ten wrestlers who are actually good and matter.
I was in Toronto at WM18 and that was my favorite match on the card. It gets overlooked because of Hogan/Rock, Austin/Hall. We left during introduction of Jericho/HHH and headed back to Rhode Island. What an experience.
I've followed Mark's career from his humble beginnings as "Texas Red". And everything from that point forward only got better with one Mark Calaway. He was TRULY a phenom in that squared circle. Accomplishing things men his height and weight don't even dare to do. Plancha's over the top rope, walking the ropes like he's Jinsei Shinzaki aka Hakushi. The guy was and had everything at his disposal. And yes i'll go so far as too say he was BETTER then Hulk Hogan and left a FAR FAR bigger legacy. This business will NEVER be the same without him. That is why i hope is still is a part of training or being "behind the curtain" doing agent work. He still has A LOT to offer in terms of his knowledge base and contributing to this business.
The Brothers of Destruction ought to be in the Hall of Fame with the Undertaker!!!! The Undertaker was one-half of the Brothers of Destruction!!!! Yes that means Kane should go in as well!!!!
2 things I'd like to see one more time before my life goes any further is Ric Flair walking down the aisle in that dazzling glitter robe shouting WOOOOOOOOO and the bells of death valley ringing and the lights cut off and The UnderTaker marching down the aisle all one last time .
So much Respect for Rick Flair and Undertaker ❤️🔥🔥🔥 I still have my Original Hasbro Figures of Both! When I look at them I Smile and it Brings me Back to being a Kid Again!
The Phenom Undertaker, another great legend , earned his rightful place (among other greats) in the Prestigious Hall of Fame, as a fan, you're one of my favorites Mr. Mark Calaway.
Taker in the early days made kids shit themselves! There's a video online I think of undertakers debut at survivor series of most of the kids reactions and they were either crying or had the fear of god on there face.
The best point that was made was the answer to the “what made the gimmick great?” Which is Mark Calloway The gimmick without Calloway would have sucked and fallen by the wayside within a year of debut. On paper it’s a silly, early 90s cartoon gimmick. It ONLY worked because Mark Calloway is phenomenal
Especially impressive he was able to keep that gimmick going into the late 90s when they were going for "reality" angles and killed off most all of the early 90s cartoon gimmicks.
Mark Calloway is the Greatest Wrestler of all times !! The Undertaker is the reason my family even watched Wrestling !! Thank you Mark Calloway for all these years 🥰 ❤🙏
the fact that Ric talks about Austin and taker shows that they are the best to ever do it one and two in witch ever order you want to put them in I put Austin one and taker two but you could go either way or just put them at a time for number 1 then pick whoever for number two
All his years of service to WWF/WWE, you would have thought Undertaker would have been inducted many years ago into the HOF. He is WWF/WWE along with Vince. I remember the first time he walked down that isle at survivor series when Ted Dibiase introduced him. And the rest as they say is History! Legend fully deserved.
@@barryl3090 yes it was a lot better. and I miss it Today it's good but the problem is they can't make a real bad guy anymore there's the Grey area roman gets cheers for example. When wrestling was real good you had the good guy and bad guy Finishing moves meant something to every story line had a purpose than
@@shoeplayisbad1 we have been watching wrestling from the 1950s 60s 70s 80s 90s those were the greatest decades and wars and feuds very very extreme hardcore long before E.C.W. E.C.W. was great no phony business lots of spilled blood dozens of broken bones aches pains mental anguish today it is a 3 hour and 2 hour soap opera drama and trash when we were young boys we would wrestle al l of the inside outside before and after watching wrestling learning there moves finish holds and having a great time like young boys and young girls would have a great time that is why there is more woman wrestling today younger older veterans . and taboo behind closed doors to. N.W.A. A.W.A. E.C.W. and all over the united states and Canada and Mexico south America and all over Europe .
Undertaker didn't debut in WWE(F) in 1991...it was 1990 at the Survivor Series (unless you want to get technical and count TV tapings of him weeks before that).
Left the business? He pretty much went straight from the Hall of Fame to working for TNA and still wrestled a year or two ago Where is never been away from the business he's always sticking his nose in it even while he's long past due
I can remember being at a local hooters watching that PPV and when The Undertaker won damn I was cheering I was the only one there cheering for The Undertaker
This was a foregone conclusion. A no doubt unanimous selection that was going to come. My only knock on the Hall of Fame is the induction of several, call them personalities or non wrestlers, being inducted that has cheapened the honor IMO. You cannot or should not put these entertainers and one show wonders, regardless of reference to so-called special wings, in alongside those who have beaten the path and performed for so long at such a high, the highest, level in the business. Years and years. Bump after bump, your ability to enhance the talents of those you worked with over a very long period of time. It just isn't right to cheapen that. I understand the celebration, the weekend at Wrestlemania, the entire ceremony and spectacle, it is all done right as far as that is concerned. The inductees feel very honored. But who you share that Hall with has to be a point of contention because in wrestling, there are great performers, but it takes ultimately two, at least, to have a great match. It's called the Hall of Fame to represent the greats in the business and not just one considered the greatest of all time.
I would’ve liked to see Donald Trump induct or do a spot with the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. He would be the only wrestler ever inducted by a President do you realize what a spectacle that would be? They should advertise Trump having a special announcement at Wrestlemania about 2024. Have him come out to the ring and say something about resting in piece. The place goes dark the Undertaker comes out. Makes his prestigious Wrestlemania entrance. They face of and Donald Trump shakes his hand and applauds the Undertakers career. Last Wrestlemania moment
I can agree and disagree on the streak. If they were going to break it, it needed to be Brock. But I kind of think they waited too late. He was already established, so it didn't really enhance his legacy that much at that point in his career.
I've always said that the HBK and Triple H feuds would have been the best ways to do it, or either waiting to build somebody up, like Braun Strowman's Monster gimmick would have benefitted a lot from that. Having HBK retire after ending the streak after beating the streak or having Taker revenge retire Michaels both could have been amazing. But that Sweet Chin Music interference would also have been the perfect moment for HHH to end it.
Everyone says that no one could ever fulfill the shoes of Andre the Giant. No one will ever be and Andre the Giant. Does anyone feel that Mark calaway AKA d undertaker filled those shoes as the phenom when he came down that aisle at every WrestleMania or exceeded the likes of an Andre the giant??
i have mixed feelings about taker, as his gimmick wasn't used right, an undertaker puts people to rest, that should have been it, a big scary guy who does that.. not a dead guy with supernatural powers! but he was able carry it and became very popular even though a heel.. but when he dropped that and became the biker, and back to old self in weird tights, totally loses the integrity of that character.. but he was so loved , the fans still went for it...! he obviously was a major guy for wwe, and it was stupid to have him lose to brock, just for brocks sake as he was the new top guy in wwe...! he definetly deserves all the accolades and praise. but his career was tarnished by some goofy decisions
I suspect that the Most wanted treasures show is collecting things for a physical hall of fame. Why else would the wrestlers "donate" these valuable and sentimental items?
I was at survivor series 1991 when he beat hogan and yes I was that kid cheering, was never a fan of hogan. I was at wrestlemania 23 when he beat batista at FORD Field, I was at survivor series 2005 when he came out of a flaming casket to attack randy orton. I was at the raw where austin came out with the Zamboni and then Taker and Kane proceeded to break Vinces ankle. It's not even close the BEST OF ALL TIME!!!
I love flair but geez it gets boring how he says he was always badley treated and not given respect. 16 time champ is fairly respectful and if you didn't drink yourself stupid every night maybe absolute respect might have been there
He never had a bad match? Roman reigns? Goldberg? I just think he went a little too long. He should’ve done the graveyard match a few years earlier when he knew he was debilitating and to where he was still very credible. I think him for doing this for over 30 years, since I was a preteen, but I think he held on a tad too long. I’m very glad he’s going into the Hall of Fame. He makes that Hall of Fame legitimate. Guys like him and Ric Flair and Stone Cold Steve Austin, guys like that. Abdullah the Butcher 🤷🏼♂️, The bushwhackers 🤷🏼♂️, Not quite. But those names and names like those, that’s what Gives it credibility
Undertaker is obviously one of the greatest draws but this HoF class seems so poorly put together it's a real shame. Only 3 inductees announced so far, very disappointing in my opinion.
