Ranking All 30 Of The Undertaker's WWE Years From Worst To Best
From OG Deadman to part-time gunslinger, which of The Undertaker's years were the best?
The beginning of a new decade gives the WWE Universe both the opportunity to look forward to a new chapter and reflect on the previous ones. This year, in particular, is a special one for one of the company's most historic performers as The Undertaker celebrates his 30th anniversary.
Yes, 'The Demon of Death Valley' made his debut at Survivor Series all the way back in 1990 and, in the three decades that followed, he unleashed a reign of terror and destruction on the WWE landscape - the likes of which had never been seen before - taking souls, digging holes, winning titles and launching the most famous undefeated streak in professional wrestling history. It's not been all victories and glory, however, as 'Taker has suffered multiple crushing losses (and a few lacklustre years) throughout his career.
Now, as 'The Phenom' prepares to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his debut - and presumably move into his 31st year with the company - let's take this opportunity to reflect on all 30 of his years in WWE and, while we're at it, rank them from worst to best.
30. 2017
The biggest problem with the part time chapter of 'The Demon of Death Valley's career is that anytime he ends up having a dud match - or dud feud - it's usually the only time memory we have of him for that specific year.
This was certainly the case in 2017 as, in spite of an earlier return than usual, all of his appearances were used to construct a bland program between him and Roman Reigns in which he was supposed to lay down his yard for the younger 'Big Dog'. The only problem is that he already did this with Lesnar in 2014 and few actually wanted to see Reigns beat him at 'Mania - but hey, WWE listens to its fans, right?
Moreover, a nagging hip injury made him look stilted and off-balance, and he wasn't in his usual competing shape - all of which resulted in his match with Roman going down as one of the worst main events in WrestleMania history.
The faux-retirement ceremony afterwards would have been a beautiful way for 'The Phenom' to go, but it was almost better that he returned the following year because nobody wanted him to go out on that match.