10 Things We Learned From WWE’s Undertaker: The Last Ride (Chapter Two)

7. He Felt Awful For Roman Reigns

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Last week's episode closed with footage of a mortified 'Deadman' watching his WrestleMania 33 match with Roman Reigns. He cringed his way through the bout, and said he "looked old, slow, overweight" and that the match wasn't "Undertaker-esque".

It's hard to argue with that.

A 23 minute match was far too ambitious considering 'Taker's physical state, and he knew it. Afterwards, and especially when viewing the headliner back in January 2018, The Undertaker felt bad that he hadn't been able to give Roman the main event his hard graft richly deserved.

"You dream about that match" (the main event spot at 'Mania), Calaway said. As much as Michelle McCool tried to soothe her husband's battered ego by claiming the match wasn't as bad as he might think, 'Taker was having none of it. 'Mania 33 was an aberration he totally regrets.

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