WWE: 10 Reasons Why Bray Wyatt Is The Next Undertaker
7. An In-Ring Style That Sets Them Apart
In the early days of Undertaker's career, his gimmick was centred around the fact that he was apparently impervious to pain. He no-sold a lot of moves, he sat up quickly when grounded, and he never showed any indication of pain. He also displayed a lot of power and impact, working a slow, methodical pace to the match with occasional bursts of quickness. He constantly knelt to one side of the ring where Paul Bearer was, as if to draw strength from the urn he held. The point is, everything Undertaker did in the ring, nobody else was doing, and wouldn't do until Kane debuted. Bray doesn't move like the Undertaker does in the ring, or anyone else. Everything he does is entirely unique to him. From the way he throws his opponents around, to the way he throws himself at his opponents. The spider walk, the hanging upside-down from the turnbuckles, the way he constantly screams at them while wrestling. Every move he makes in the ring reflects a nuance of his character. We can say that about very, very few people in this industry.
Stephen Maher has been a rock star, a bouncer, a banker and a busker on various streets in various countries. He's hung out with Robert Plant, he was at Nelson Mandela's birthday and he's swapped stories with prostitutes and crack addicts. He once performed at a Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras by accident. These days, he passes the time by writing about music, wrestling, games and other forms of nerdery. And he rarely drinks the blood of the innocent.
