10 Iconic Wrestling Gimmicks You Didn't Know Were STOLEN

5. The Undertaker

The Undertaker and... some guy
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The Undertaker of course influenced the creation of his storyline brother Kane, but that was the point.

Kane mirrored his mannerisms and arsenal, and indeed his slow walking gait. Very effective in late 1997, and again between 2001 and 2002, Kane wasn't able to replicate the Undertaker's electrifying late-stage 'Streak' form. He was plodding and dull, and therefore could nail his storyline brother's 1991 style, but anything else?

Glenn Jacobs never used his beloved freedom to not be a bit rubbish in straight singles matches.

The Undertaker also influenced a meme wrestler that you may have heard of, and also influenced - to put it mildly - Tutumba el Enterrador (Tutumba the Undertaker), a wrestler based in Argentina who sadly passed away on June 22. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that, when 'Taker broke big in the early 1990s, Tutumba basically just grifted his schtick wholesale.

Very little is known about the man and the performer outside of his homeland, but as you can tell by the above picture, he was no UK Undertaker. His look was really well-done, fusing the 'Taker aesthetic with something of a middle ages plague victim touch.

Wait - the UK Undertaker...?

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