10 Insane WWE Superstars Who Should Have Been Committed

6. The Undertaker

The Undertaker is without a doubt the most famous and successful gimmick in WWE history. For over two decades the Deadman has intimidated and psychologically tortured opponents and fans alike. for many, he was an awesome sight to behold, and for others, he was a phenomenal athlete (say what you want about his early matches; if you€™re 300lbs and can perform an over-the-top-rope suicide dive, you€™re a good athlete). Alas, some moments in the Undertaker€™s career were more unusual than others, and not always in the best of ways. During the period from late 1998 through 1999, the Undertaker€™s character underwent a sudden change of direction. He turned heel, grew a satanic goatee, and €˜recruited€™ several other Superstars to form his own Ministry of Darkness, which was, for lack of a better term, a Satanic Cult. At one point, The Undertaker tried to murder Stone Cold Steve Austin in a ritualistic fashion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qVo6LGg_jI In that video, the Undertaker takes Steve Austin to a funeral home and prepares him for embalming. But before doing so, he raises a ceremonial knife to Austin€™s chest and begins chanting something vaguely Satanic. It would appear that the Undertaker has, by this point, become completely unhinged; he believes that he is the Devil himself. Delusions of grandeur notwithstanding, the act of (nearly) killing a co-worker in order to sacrifice him to a €˜Higher Power€™, is clearly something that no sane person would do. Even by the Undertaker€™s standards that€™s a bit much. This whole €˜Ministry€™ phase got so out of hand (especially when the Undertaker began crucifying his enemies onto his €˜symbol) that Ken Shamrock once called him €˜Mark€™, and Vince McMahon once suggested that he had taken the gimmick too far. You know you should be committed when Mr. McMahon thinks you€™ve lost your mind. And speaking of Vince McMahon€
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