The Undertaker's 25 Greatest WWE Moments

The greatest hits from a quarter-century as WWE's standard-bearer...

This week, WWE celebrates a major milestone - it's the 25th anniversary of the debut of one of the greatest superstars in company history, The Undertaker. The talent, perseverance, fortitude, and outright grit it takes to spend a quarter of a century as a top star in the same promotion is simply astounding, and being able to boast that kind of longevity in an ever-changing business helps make an argument for The Undertaker being the greatest wrestler of all time. In a career that's spanned WWE Champions from The Ultimate Warrior to Seth Rollins, The Undertaker has had his share of ups and downs - notably, in recent years, fans have begun to doubt his future, especially given the state of his body and his loss to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XXX. Still, The Undertaker has shocked the WWE Universe before, and should never be counted out - WrestleMania XXXII may be his swan song, and then again, the same can be said about WrestleMania XLII. No matter when The Undertaker decides to call it a career, though, he's already been responsible for some of the most amazing matches and angles in the history of WWE. Though his character is decidedly supernatural and has lent itself to some outlandish storylines, the history of The Undertaker is defined by very realistic, very moving moments. When The Undertaker is in the ring, WWE feels like a sport, and he feels like the greatest athlete in the organization's history...

25. The Undertaker Joins The All-Americans - Superstars, November 13, 1993

With evil WWE Champion Yokozuna embroiled in a feud with the pro-USA Lex Luger, the 1993 Survivor Series would play host to a battle of ideologies - in one corner, Yokozuna's Foreign Fanatics, and in the other, Luger's All-Americans. Tatanka, whose undefeated streak came to an end at the hands of Finnish environmentalist Ludvig Borga, was scheduled to be part of the All-Americans, but prior to the event, he was attacked by Borga and Yokozuna and put on the shelf. The All-Americans needed a substitute - and they got an unlikely one. Eleven days before the Survivor Series, the remaining All-Americans gathered in the ring, where they were joined by The Undertaker and Paul Bearer. The Undertaker, showing a then-rare human side to his personality, professed his American pride before opening up his unique duster. The All-Americans had found their fourth member.
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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013