7 Moves The Undertaker Tried To Adopt That Didn't Stick

These moves won't rise again...

Undertaker Diving Clotheseline
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In order for something to remain truly successful for an extended period of time, it must learn to change with those times and adapt to new environments. This is something that The Undertaker has done time and again throughout his long WWE career. While his appearance has changed drastically over the years, his move set has also undergone multiple transformations. All you have to do is look at one of his earliest matches and compare it to his most recent — the differences are clear.

Throughout his career, he continued to incorporate new skills and fighting styles into his arsenal. From the Last Ride to the Hell's Gate, Undertaker unleashed some deadly new tricks long after he debuted. However, not all of them were successfully integrated into his repertoire — some of them didn't quite click with audiences while others just faded from existence.

With that in mind, let's take a look back through The Phenom's illustrious career and get to know some of the manoeuvres he tried out that ultimately failed to become a part of his revered collection of moves.

7. Low Blow

Undertaker Diving Clotheseline
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While all WWE superstars resort to a low blow at some point or another, The Undertaker began using it regularly in 2015. Fresh off a shocking summer return, The Deadman sought vengeance against the man who ended his WrestleMania undefeated streak, Brock Lesnar, and found that the low blow was a quick and effective way to ground his violent opponent.

Although it was unusual to see the tenured veteran resort to heelish tactics to take down The Beast (it had been 13 years since his last heel turn), it strangely worked. WWE was trying to paint him as the grizzled legend who would stop at nothing to prove the naysayers wrong and defeat the one man he had never beaten — and a low blow helped him do just that at SummerSlam.

The slightly out-of-character behaviour did not make 'Taker heel, it made him desperate. This actually complemented the story they were trying to tell here. But once the feud came to an end, The Phenom immediately stopped using the low blow and returned to the respectable veteran that he had been for the past decade.

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