10 WWE Angles Wrestlers Wish They’d Turned Down
8. The Undertaker’s ‘Batman’ Rebirth
Behold the Batman!
Or not. Growing up, yours truly always thought The Undertaker's Bat-like entrance at Survivor Series 1996 was one of the most bad-ass moments of the era, but 'Taker thought differently. The legend told Corey Graves on WWE's 'After The Bell' that it was "a little too hokey".
Corey could've fired back with a point about his Royal Rumble 1994 ascent to the heavens, to be fair. That was corny, but his '96 rebirth fit; The Undertaker had lost a 'Buried Alive' match to Mankind at the prior month's In Your House special, and he wanted to shake up his look. The winged entrance was part of that slight repackage job.
The man himself wasn't a fan. 'Taker took full responsibility for what happened, though he does kinda' regret never stopping to wonder if the WWF's OTT, cartoon-ish presentation was the best thing for his character. Oh well, at least some onlookers (like this guy) liked it.