For some reason I got teary eyed when he said he went to the World Class Championship Wrestling building and Just sat every Wednesday for 8 months. The Undertaker truly deserved all the success he has.
@@iGotAether what makes it real weird tho is that i had the same thoughts as a little one but i never hated him. i always thought "wow he can be mean" or "wow he can be spooky" but i was never like "i want him to lose". he drew me closer to the tv screen everytime i heard that church bell at th beginning of his theme
Same here, brother! It is amazing how much I appreciated him as a kid, and how much I have grown to appreciate who his is as a person now that I am an adult. Amazing character, amazing human being. A TRUE LEGEND.
He came and other wrestlers to Iraq when I was in the military fighting the war to put a show on for the troops they dropped a ring by airplane. After the show everyone wanted to meet him he shook my hand with a firm grip and said hello sir. I was pretty stunned. Vince McMahan did the introduction of the whole WWE show and did a hell of a job pumping up the troops. When your away from your family for a year and dont have much to look forward too in a dessert fighting it was a much needed lift. Great memories
This man's first match was against Bruiser Brody... He managed to piss him off & STILL decided to continue in the business... Gotta respect em. Taker is one tough S.O.B
Yeah they say he's the guy in the industry you respect just because, and this is a great example of why that is the case. An immensely intelligent and strong dude that was raised on hard work and respecting those who came before you. Always be the man that can handle himself and still help an old lady cross the street. More folks could use this in mentality in this day and age.
When he said 6'8" i saw the comparison to Joe then however tall he is. Undertaker is the number one character on there the few years i watched it in the 90's. Ultimate Warrior, Sting and Mysterio were good roles
If only Eddie Guererro lived long enoigh to be on JRE. That would have been an amazing podcast. Going what he went through during the tough times in his life to being WWE champion then getting older and mentoring young wrestlers.. His death was truly tragic.
@@toogifted6491 you must never watched wrestling then because he broke character several years ago once he started actually talking and riding motor bikes to the ring. The "American badass" was no longer the silent undertaker.
This is a really great example of how "right place at the right time" actually works. It doesn't refer to luck like most people think it does. It means you put yourself in that place as often as humanly possible, and eventually your time will come. Coming from someone who has hired many, many people over the years- determination says a lot about your character.
Anybody who knows anything about the Von Erich’s and hearing Taker say the reason he was booked by Fritz is because he looked like David is such an amazing and emotional thing to hear.
@@Masada1911: that’s not breaking character though bc in 2002 he was presenting himself as what he was really like at that time when not in the ring or arena. But as The Deadman character he never broke character. The Hybrid was part Deadman part ABA and during those years barely did any interviews but pre 2000 he never did break character as whatever rare interviews he did included him dressing up in his Taker attire.
He played a smart part in that Surburban Commando movie. The movie came out in 91? Idk when the film - Taker’s part specifically - was being filmed. His (official) debut was Survivor Series 90. So depending on if the movie or at least his part was filmed, whether it was before or after his debut, he may have broken character or then again not. Doesn’t matter though as this film is hardly ever remembered as rightly so lol!!!
Joe, interview with Dr. Mike Mew, he discovered MEWING, it is a habit that makes you more attractive (at the bone level) in about 3 years, it consists of pushing the tongue against the palate to expand it and thus your jaw is marked, Your upper jaw is advanced (avoiding a flat face) and your chin is advanced (because with your tongue you direct facial growth forward). His channel is called ORTHOTROPICS, there is a video that explains more details about this called "attractive face or not"
My dad was a truck driver transporting the equipment for WWE and the way my dad told me how big the Undertaker was in person and how he loved Ultimate Warrior always brings me joy. RIP dad i'll always love wrestling because of these legends and how hard they worked.
I would have never guessed the Undertaker would be so eloquent and personable, and such a great storyteller. Shows how good he was at playing his character all these years. Fascinating guy.
The thing about the Undertaker is that you love him as a wrestler/character and then when you listen to the "real person" you actually end up loving him even more
The Undertaker has been my favorite wrestler since his 1990 debut. There was something mesmerizing about his slow and ominous entrance with funeral organ music playing, Paul Bear holding an urn, the occasional coffin (and coffin matches!) , and other dark theatrics unlike anything like I've seen prior or after his debut. He seemed like a larger than life and unshakable being. Although he moved about slowly and sometimes just stood still catatonically, he took punches like they were light taps only to release a barrage of terror culminating in a neck breaking tombstone to end the match.
I was in my early teens when I found out it's all acking It became hard to watch till I Never watched again But Undertaker EddieGuerrero ReyMysterio TheRock ChrisBennoitt were of my favorites
Fascinating, isn't it? I used to watch in my early teens in Egypt and completely blown away by it too! It's crazy to think wrestling will never be that mystical secret world anymore now that the company has to come out and say it scripts things... when we were kids this stuff had all the credibility of the world to us and it was so much fun... and slowly we learned it wasn't real, its like getting told Santa isn't real but gradually 😂 eh, but we definitely had a unique experience :)
Yeah I had to go look at some old pictures of Mark and find some of David Von Erich. I was thinking from what I saw of David in the magazines and I'm thinking Undertaker now I didn't really see it it but yeah with the reddish hair and the pale skin when he was young he really did
@@lalahuta2974 he has about 10 million easily. But he came from the old school where he had to earn his place, and when he did hit it big, didn't do like alot of guys and get into hard drugs and insane partying.. just stayed somewhat grounded
The phenom, the legend we grew up with. The man is humble. His journey is inspiring when it comes to going through tough times to succeed in the end. Thank you taker for everything!
Bruiser Brody in a nutshell: Beats the ever-loving shit out of you to teach you the lesson you need to learn, then tells the promoter "You should book him more often, he's gonna be somebody." RIP to the legend.
RatatRatR They had to take a lot of abuse both mentally and physically if they were to be in the profession. Maybe it was a test or like a make it or break it.
@@RatatRatR It's a sports in general thing. Undertaker was too busy overthinking and got sloppy which could get someone hurt. The veteran then beat the tar out of him as a way to let him know that's not going to be tolerated while also basically showing him how rough he was being. Undertaker then earned the veterans respect by coming to him afterward and showing respect instead of complaining which is when the veteran explained to him what he did wrong (ie it wasn't personal) and then went to the promoter to let him know that this kid is teachable and will probably go far (which he did).
I've been watching interviews for the past few hours and a lot of interviews they talk about how they started. Just like Mark, its all about being at the right place at the right time. You just have to put yourself out there.
If he had put more time in basketball he would be the kevin love of his era. 6'9 245lb is beast for pf. He had a smooth close up shot and bankshot too. Especially if he played in 80s with Jordan. That would be the lebron and Kevin love of that era.
@@st4r444 Things might have been way different back then, but the only time I see Americans outside of the US playing basketball is because they aren't good enough for the NBA. Only exception I can think of is the youngest Ball brother and that was so he could get drafted when he was eligible
"I'm a pretty respectful guy"...really speaks to the humbleness of this dude, who literally everyone in wrestling says is the most respectful guy ever...GOAT 🐐
No doubt. I remember hearing Val Venis talk politics with Michael Landsberg on Off The Record. Landsberg didn't stand a chance. So many very bright folks in the biz for sure.
And because some guys are or were married or could possibly go to jail, we never hear the best of the best. Ric Flair and animal of the Road Warriors talking about how a United Airlines flight attendant ended up walking around the hallways of the hotel wearing nothing but Road Warrior face paint was one of the better one
I have it down i do it from time to time.. Watching him helped me overcome my fear of death& 1 part of my life i was fascinated with death at 15 i had a summer job helping at a cemetery& I thought it was the coolest thing because 1 day we got to dig a hole& put the casket inside before the casket went in i stood down in the hole.. So thanks to him death doesn't bother me
You just should've picked up heroin as a kid.that will make you pro at that. Of course it means you're close to being on your way out, but shit Undertaker is doing fine so...
@@montrezhadley251 You sound like me when I was blazing 24/7 in my early 20's. I had earth changing revelatory experiences while watching every shitty movie from that era. I was pretty close to done with that, but not quite, when I saw Prometheus while higher than anyone can be without years of dedication, study, and practice. I legit changed into a different lane of existentialism that I still believe now because of that movie that everyone says wasn't good. I never rewatched it sober. I don't think I want to.
Taker is such a good storyteller you can imagine everything that’s going on from his words like a movie playing in your head. From the part in front of Buzz Sawyers house to getting the shit kicked out of him by Bruiser Brody. He’s a gem.
It's nice to see how respectful he is when he talks about the older and more experienced wrestlers, I just thought back then people got really big in the gym and got an agent and then they just went and wrestled and if they were unique enough in terms of body size they got into WWF and WCW kind of like acting, but it is so interesting to listen to how hard it was for him to actually get into the sport. Sounds like he worked really hard to get where he is and I remember watching his matches when I was a kid, he was an awesome wrestler but really knew how to entertain people with his character. I honestly had no idea how hard these guys had to work to get to where they are. I feel bad for not knowing this. I can feel a wrestling documentary binge coming on 🙂
What a legend! It's so interesting and inspiring to hear about his wrestling roots and the hardships he had to go through. The toughness of that man, incredible.
When i was a kid... i Got a scar on my forehead for trying to attempt a tombstone against my pillow (tough opponent, i know) LMAO ended up hittin my head on somethin GREAT CAREER undertaker had
the 8month part just got me teary-eyed n proves yet again that hard work does pay off!! you deserve every bit of success in this world man.. sucha legend you are Mr. Undertaker!! Thankss for all the memories...Loads of love from India❤❤❤
Undertaker is a legend not because of his character in the ring, but because of his character as a man. I've watched hundreds of hours of shoot interviews from wrestlers, they talk all kinds of ish, but *nobody, absolutely NOBODY* has a bad word to say about The Undertaker.
That smile at the end of this clip of Taker talking his 1st Pro Match ya have to see that smile it's all 100% love for the ring. I never seen taker smile that hard tbh
bro the day i meet this guy in the flesh will be insane, dude doesnt even know how much joy he brought in my childhood, every friday night he was all i look foward too mans a legend
I think one of the best parts of my life so far - 33 years - was being age 6-11 in the 90s and watching RAW every Monday, eating some gushers and slamming mountain dews... man that’s the time of life I miss the most.
Raw still on you can still buy gushers and do the Dew brother... It’s cool to go back I’m 38 still watch Daffy Duck when I get a chance with a bowl of cereal like I did in the 80s
Love Joe’s show and all the variety of great guests! Have nothing negative to say. Just glad to listen to interesting conversations. Thankyou Joe, and Thankyou to all the guests (and Joe!)for sharing their perspectives and lives. It’s a privilege to listen.
what a smart and great guy! I really enjoyed hearing him. he just feels so genuine and easy goin, like you could be anybody and be able to have a convo with him
This guy went through some shit and still stayed motivated and committed, nothing but respect for this man and still imo the most famous wrestler there has ever been
@@KevinGsWK david von erich. He was fritz von erich’s son. Fritz was the promoter of wccw(taker’s first promotion) David died in his 20s. Look up the von erich family tragedy
Joe's not a big wrestling fan but I noticed with these older guys and the crazy ship that happened back in the day he enjoys listening to them. Lotsa guys on the Jake Roberts episode we're never fans but thought it was one of the better episodes especially with the insane story Jake has with his childhood
I remember seeing him wrestle in '96 or so in Newmarket ON. He broke character by smiling a big smile when the crowd went nuts when he walked out. The PallBearer looked at him and nodded and he did this big smile ...it was priceless
@@murray1978 Mankind's WWF debut was in '97 I saw the Undertaker either in '95 or '96 I don't remember which. I know Koko B. Ware was on the ticket, but I don't recall who TU was pitted against. It was the main event at the time.
As someone who is currently in between jobs hearing these kind of stories from guys I looked up to as a kid (and still do to this day) legit helps inspire me.... thank you taker 🤘
I grew up in central Texas watching WCCW and never realized a young Mark Callaway did resemble David von Erich. To hear Bronco told Fritz to book him and after that match with Bruiser Brody, and Brody seeing Mark was going to be something special is mind blowing.
