10 Ways To Successfully Challenge The Undertaker At WrestleMania
10. Attack Him Early (The Giant Gonzales - WrestleMania IX)
For some reason, The Undertaker's character has often been used to play the babyface role in a feud opposite a giant monster. Even though an undead zombie isn't what comes to mind immediately when dreaming up likeable characters, 'Taker has always exuded a magnetism which has made it difficult for wrestling fans to dislike. By early-1993, the figure was proving popular, calling his fans 'Creatures Of The Night' long before Jeff Hardy came along, and holding down the mantle as one of the top faces on the roster. A favourite to win the '93 Royal Rumble, Undertaker was attacked by The Giant Gonzales, a huge mountain of a man who towered over everyone else on the card. Eliminating The Undertaker from the match, Gonzales effectively laid down the gauntlet to his new foe, and it was said by the announcers that even the supernatural forces of The Undertaker were powerless to stop this new freak on the horizon. Of course, Gonzales was far from a technician in the ring, and many consider the WrestleMania IX bout between the pair to be wholly boring, but nobody had ever confronted 'Taker this way before, and it did turn heads at the time.
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