10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About The Undertaker's American Badass Run
7. Making Tommy Dreamer Drink His Tobacco Spit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlAZWF0oJok During his heel run through late 2001 and part of 2002, the Undertaker, a.k.a. Big Evil, was the biggest bully in WWE. He would attack anyone whom he thought wasnt respecting him enough, and also made some WWE Superstars do things that wouldnt otherwise do. One of the best examples of this behaviour was when Taker made Tommy Dreamer drink his tobacco spit, under threat of serious violence if he didnt do it. If youre looking for a textbook example of what bullying would look like, this was it. Of course, being a bully, Undertaker beats the hell out of Dreamer afterwards anyway. Its bad enough that Undertaker was chewing tobacco (which is itself a bad habit) in front of a large audience, and it mightve encouraged some younger fans to do it because the cool Undertaker was doing it. but Taker making Dreamer drink his tobacco spit is an insult to Dreamer as a wrestler, who shouldve been doing much better than gross things on RAW. Its because of these problems that WWE wants you to forget about Undertakers run during this period. Also, if you pause that video at the 8:16 mark, youll see a very rare sight: the Undertaker actually expressing disgust. Hes known for rarely showing any emotion, even smiling, yet this act made him actually show some kind of emotional sensitivity, which is itself another reason why WWE would want you to forget this run.
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