Out of everything involved in the abandoning of the original Undertaker character from 2000 to 2003, the introduction of Sara was without doubt the biggest sacrilege. Sara was The Undertaker's wife. Like any main event act in wrestling history, introducing a wife was never a good idea. It was an even worse idea in the case of The Undertaker, as it killed all enigma around his personality. The mystique of the traditional character was over. The kayfabe of his act was finished. What made all of it even weaker was Sara's lack of any real presence. She was involved in various angles and even pinned D.D.P. But it was all so unnecessary and it made The Undertaker look like some washed up star of the cartoon era who was outstaying his relevance. Remarkably, WWE and Taker managed to turn it around. They abandoned the Big Evil concept in 2003 and returned The Undertaker to his original gimmick at WrestleMania 20. He re-embraced it with full force, protecting his character ever since. As for Sara, he ended up divorcing her a few years later. That required the Sara tattoo to be lasered off of his throat and it makes the 2001 run even more regretful. He's now married to former WWE diva Michelle McCool. The entire experiment with breaking the character proved inconsistent. His return to the focus on old school Undertaker was what powered much of his draw power in the latter 2000's.
