10 Inanimate Objects In Wrestling That Somehow Got Over

4. Paul Bearer & The Undertaker's Urn

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It's almost unsettling to think of how a cheap, oddly specific prop introduced way back in 1991 was able to work its way through the DNA of the WWE over the next 20 or so years. Then again, when that unusual prop is connected to The Undertaker, one of the most iconic wrestlers in the history of the company, it's hard to question its longevity.

Dubbed "the source of The Undertaker's powers" - which seemed to include invincibility, or at least some superhero-like regeneration - the urn would remain in the possession of 'Taker's manager, Paul Bearer, who carried it around at ringside during his matches.

In his early days, it was frequently used against him, whether by Bearer himself, who seemed to be using 'Taker as something of a zombie slave at times, or by any wrestler he was feuding with that was able to steal the urn away from an overweight man who shrieked every time someone grabbed him by the lapel. (So...everyone.)

Crowds bought into the allure of the urn big time, and even more modern audiences have fallen victim to its apparent magic.

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