10 WWE Superstars You Won't Believe Defeated The Undertaker

2. Maven (SmackDown, Feb. 7, 2002)

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As this list clearly demonstrates, The Undertaker has suffered his fair share of mind-boggling losses in the last three decades, but it's rare he is ever booked to have egg on his face. However, he had it happen to him not once but twice in the span of a month in 2002.

First, he was eliminated from the 2002 Royal Rumble match in shocking fashion by former Tough Enough winner Maven. Despite Undertaker spending the next several minutes obliterating Maven all around the arena, fans still talk about that moment to this day.

What most fans don't remember is that Maven went on to beat 'Taker a second time for the Hardcore Championship on the Feb. 7 edition of SmackDown. Similar to the Rumble, Maven took a drawn-out beating from The Deadman but showed incredible resilience in refusing to stay down.

Following an assist from The Rock, Maven covered Undertaker for what should have been a career-changing win for him. Sadly, it was all downhill from there.

Undertaker was determined to get Maven over and did to an extent, but bad booking eventually hindered any and all momentum the rookie had and rendered his wins over The Undertaker irrelevant. He was released from the promotion three years later.

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Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.