10 Times The Undertaker Genuinely Defied Expectations In WWE
2. An In-Ring Resurrection - Extreme Rules 2019
'I can't remember the last time The Undertaker looked that damn good,' Michael Cole exclaimed into his headset following this one, and damn was he right.
By summer 2019, 'Taker hadn't had a great match in almost four years (the John Cena squash was fun but it wasn't exactly scintillating action). That meant either WWE was continually pairing him with the wrong people or that he just had nothing left to give - and after the Crown Jewel and Super ShowDown debacles, the latter was the more likely option.
After the Goldberg mess, we all would have been happy to see the legend retire with his health, but leave it to a 54-year-old Undertaker to go out there and somehow change our minds. Fresh off the infamous match, 'The Phenom' returned to the ring seeking redemption as he teamed with Roman Reigns to take on Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre in what can only be described as a tag team classic.
A match that both played to his strengths and concealed his weaknesses, 'Taker was on fire for the whole thing, tagging in and unleashing everything in his arsenal in a matter of seconds before tagging out to catch his breath.
The perfect example of how to use 'Taker in 2019, 'The Phenom' absolutely shined out there - silencing those critics once and for all. 'The Deadman' still had it.