10 Strange Wrestling Attire Choices - Explained
1. The Undertaker Becomes The American Badass Two Years Earlier
The Undertaker dropped the supernatural aspects of his persona in 2000, and started listening to Limp Bizkit to fit in with his friends and follow the Attitude Era crowd. Hardly an example of the "when men were men" era of which 'Taker is so enamoured, since fickle teenage boys did precisely this around the same time.
But that's by the by.
'Taker's run as the American Badass is received very subjectively. Some fans loved the idea of the Undertaker rolling to the ring in a Harley and adopting the gruff swagger of a more traditional hard-man. The Last Ride was undoubtedly - objectively - awesome. But others loathed his humourless, aloof drawl, particularly when measured against his declining performance level and unwillingness to get a younger generation that made everything that bit more fun over. Rewatch Fully Loaded for that take in microcosm.
Oddly, 'Taker wore similar gear at the 1998 Mayhem In Manchester UK mega house show. He looked like he had just stepped off the plane, and that's because he had. There's no secret here. He didn't pack his gear in his hand luggage.
All very ironic, since he'd call someone worse than sh*te and terrorise them, were a case like this presented in wrestler's court.