10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 1994 Facts
6. It's Disputed Who The "Levitaker" Was
So yeah, Undertaker dies when his essence is expelled from Paul Bearer's urn, and then he's stuffed into the casket by a cadre of heels. But hey, look, Casket Cam treats us to a Mark Calaway soliloquy about impending vengeance from beyond the grave, and before you know it, Undertaker is floating out of the frame like Poochie in his farewell episode. Real crackerjack s--t, there.
For years, the belief was that it was Marty Jannetty (thanks to his wilder mane of hair) playing the role of "Levitaker" as he ascended toward the great beyond. Apparently, Jannetty answered a fan's question on Facebook some time in the last few years regarding the moment, and Jannetty claims that it was Steve "Brooklyn Brawler" Lombardi who was dressed as the ascendant version of Undertaker. Perhaps Jannetty was just pulling the fan's leg, but who's to say?