10 Things About WWE You Didn't Get Until You Were Older
10. Paul Bearer = Pallbearer
In February 1991, Brother Love made the announcement that he was passing his client, The Undertaker, on to a new manager. This new managers name? Paul Bearer. Its a groaner pun name if there ever was one, but it fit perfectly with The Undertakers name and character. But think about the extent of the average kids vocabulary, and think about how many funerals the average kid has experienced in comparison to the number of funerals an adult in their 20s or 30s will have an experienced. Paul Bearer isnt an especially strange name; its actually pretty normal, especially in comparison to other manger names like Captain Lou Albano, of Bobby The Brain Heenan. Besides those who grew up in a mortuary, there are probably vey few kids out there who know that a person who carries the casket at a funeral is officially known as a pallbearer. And then came the day where, for whatever reason, the term became familiar and you may have thought Hey, that kind of sounds like the Undertakers ohhhhhhhh..
I am a writer and stand-up comedian living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I didn't witness the Bret Hart screw job in person, but I did watch the Breaking Point PPV live and that was terrible it its own way. I am dangerously obsessed with professional wrestling and its surrounding culture. I am the current ring announcer for a local fed called the IWS. I got to introduce Tommy Dreamer a while back. My head almost exploded. I am a mark, and proud of it. I also co-host a podcast called Go Plug Yourself, which has featured quite a few local wrestlers and even Mick Foley. Speaking of the Mickster, I once got to be his warmup act when he was in town for comiccon. My head actually exploded that time. I've recovered... sort of.
