10 Forgotten WWE Experiments That Didn't Last

3. The Undertaker’s ‘Deadman Biker’ Gear

The Undertaker No Way Out 2001
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What in the name of time machine awkwardness is this?!

At No Way Out 2001, The Undertaker teamed with his storyline brother Kane vs. The Dudley Boyz and Edge & Christian in a Triple Threat Tables bout. It's one of the pay-per-view's lesser-remembered matches, probably because The Rock vs. Kurt Angle, a '3 Stages Of Hell' war between Triple H and Steve Austin, and even Trish Stratus vs. Stephanie McMahon stick out in fan memories more vividly.

Here's something you might've forgotten about: 'Taker wore some old school 'Deadman' ring attire for the show, and he did that smack bang in the middle of his 'American Bad Ass' biker days. Huh? Why?! The world may never know, but it definitely happened. 'The Phenom' looked way more like a mix between his mid-90s look and the late-90s 'Ministry Of Darkness' era than anything Kid Rock or Limp Bizkit.

This was so strange. Perhaps he lost some of his 'Bad Ass' gear en route to Las Vegas, or maybe Undertaker simply fancied mixing things up a bit and seeing if anyone would notice. He even rocked the classic 'Taker symbol on his chest, but had "Deadman Inc" on his tights. Again, very odd.

Someone needs to ask the man himself what was going on here. That might've been done on one of the countless shoot-style interviews or podcasts he's done since hanging up his boots, to be fair. There are so many out there that some stories were always bound to slip through the cracks.

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