We know the Undertaker is always good for a SQUASH of the Week, especially in his earlier days with the WWF. What should have been a sure-fire WrestleCrap induction of a gimmick was turned into way more by all parties involved, not only Mark Calaway, but Paul Bearer too. I’m not sure the character would have ever achieved the heights he did without William Moody’s involvement. Still, sometimes they went just a touch too far.
His foe today would be one Dan Robins. I’d mock the thought of a pasty man like this being much of a challenge, but it’s not like Taker was overflowing with body pigment either so who knows. Maybe Mr. Robins has a surprise waiting for us.
The match starts and Taker just flat out mauls the guy much to Paul’s delight. Taker shoves him into the corner as Bearer hoists the urn high into the air. Oh yeessssssss!!
Deciding he’s not getting paid by the hour, Taker hits his flying clothesline and at this point the end is near. Sure enough, we get the tombstone piledriver as Taker’s eyes roll back in his head for the win. But that’s not enough today!
Next Paul rolls out a BODY BAG, which I guess tracks since he was in storyline (and real life!) a mortician. Have to love the fact that this company literally shows confused kids at ringside with funeral urn and an honest-to-goodness body bag in play. Again I ask – how on earth did the WWF never get called out on this? I mean, we were just a few years removed from cartoons like Dungeons and Dragons being under constant fire…that’s just weird, right?