10 Things That Will Define The Undertaker's WWE Career

2. Championships And Indian Summers

Strangely enough, after returning as the Deadman in 2004 Undertaker proceeded to spin his wheels for a few years. Aside from an excellent rivalry with Randy Orton, Taker was thrust into fairly forgettable scuffles with JBL, Mark Henry and Great Khali, none of which produced anything more than eye-rolling and boredom. All of this changed in 2007, when for the first time in his career Undertaker was victorious in the Royal Rumble match, finally vanquishing the demonic memory of Maven some five years earlier. At WrestleMania XXIII, Taker defeated World Heavyweight Champion Batista to pick up top level gold for the first time in five years. This would act as the beginning of a renewed run for Taker, as the quality of his matches improved with the higher stakes. Classic matches against Batista, Kurt Angle, Edge and many more came out of these various title matches in the seeming twilight of his career. As time went on however, Taker became more and more part time, turning up on rare occasions for the one defining part of his career.