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4. The Undertaker Fist-Wrapping Story Is True

Undertaker, Kane, WrestleMania XIV
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There's long been a legend that The Undertaker warned Shawn Michaels he better "do the right thing" at WrestleMania XIV and drop the title properly to Steve Austin. As the story goes, 'Taker purposely taped up his fists in front of Shawn and advised him to do business.

That actually happened, sort of.

Shawn's comments in his autobiography rubbishing the claim are counter-acted by Bruce Prichard's own recollection of the moment. Bruce was camped out at the Gorilla position right before the main event, and he remembers seeing The Undertaker sit and stare at Michaels as he wrapped his hands.

The message was loud and clear: fail to do business and HBK would be answering to the reaper. Although there was no conversation (that Bruce can recall), he told Conrad that 'Taker came back from his own match against Kane, sat down on a chair behind the curtain and waited to greet Michaels before he went out.

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