10 Times You Didn't Realise Wrestlers Were Saying 'Goodbye'

It's rather upsetting that The Undertaker's last match in front of a live crowd was a Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet bout in Saudi Arabia at Super ShowDown 2020. Stop to think about that for a second. One of the most iconic names in WWE lore's final two bouts were an unwanted Saudi midcard match and a pre-taped brawl with AJ Styles.

At least the latter lived up to the billing.

WrestleMania 36 was weird before it started due to the ongoing COVID pandemic and subsequent global lockdown. Privately, 'Taker had a word with himself and recognised the 'Boneyard' battle as his final match. That wasn't part of the conversation amongst fans or WWE announcers on-screen heading into the Performance Centre tapings.

WWE gave 'Taker an on-screen retirement at Survivor Series later that year (again without fans), and he's since been inducted into the Hall Of Fame. The buzz coming out of 'Boneyard' was that the legend could work well within the cinematic framework for another couple of years.

Nope. He was more than ready to hang up the boots for good.