The Dead Man has become a marquee attraction, only appearing at major PPVs like WrestleMania and this year's SummerSlam. He shouldn't be doing house shows at this stage in his career, and he doesn't he did a single one in his home state of Texas a couple of years ago, and he's slated to appear in Mexico for a couple of dates in October. But prior to those, his house show attendance was extremely rare. There were two in 2010 tune-ups for his fight against Kane at Hell in a Cell. But as early as 2003, he was a consistent no-show; he made notable exceptions for Madison Square Garden house shows MSG is the WWE's de facto home, after all. And now that we're getting close to the end of his career, it's almost nerve-racking to watch Taker bump. Brock had better protect the Dead Man's head and neck come Sunday.
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