10 Sneaky Tributes To WWE Greats

6. Tyson Fury (The Undertaker)

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This might be the one and only time Tyson Fury is compared to a WWE legend.

The boxer's foray into pro wrestling yielded exactly one match against Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel 2019, and it was...about as good as anyone expected going in. Fury won by count out (or "TKO" as the announcers claimed) and then became on screen chums with Braun on his way out the door.

There was one noteworthy moment from eight minutes of visual pain in Saudi Arabia though: Tyson's tribute to The Undertaker. After being knocked down by Strowman, the crossover calamity slowly raised up like he was playing classic 'Deadman'. That did raise some "oohs" and "aahs" from the live crowd.

It's not something WWE spoke too much about after the fact. They probably realised that 'Taker was at a fragile point in his career, as evidenced on 'The Last Ride' series, and didn't need some one-off celebrity guest poaching his most famous spots.

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