10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (13 Sept)

4. The Undertaker's 'Dad Joke' To Beth Phoenix

Beth Phoenix Royal Rumble 2010
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Take heart in the fact that even The Undertaker is like your dad.

On Sean Mooney's 'Prime Time' show, Beth Phoenix spoke lovingly about her 90-second stint in the 2010 Royal Rumble and how much following in Chyna's footsteps as the second woman to compete in the match meant to her. Then, she admitted that she was never booked to sprint down the aisle. That was all on Beth.

She was so amped up and excited that she burst through the curtain and didn't stop running. When she returned backstage after being eliminated, 'Taker pulled her aside for a quick chat. Instead of advising that she take her time, the 'Deadman' cracked the dad jokes of all dad jokes and said she "might've broken a world record".

There's something endearing about that. Imagine 'Taker watching Beth's sprint, giggling to himself and then coming up with the single worst joke of all the times, before bottling it up and waiting until she was backstage to uncork it.

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