As the old expression goes, To be the man, you gotta beat the man, which is exactly what the Undertaker did at WrestleMania X8. After interfering in Undertakers Hardcore Title match with Maven, Ric Flair initially refused Undertakers challenge for a match at WrestleMania X8. It took Undertaker demolishing Flairs son David and threatening to do the same to his daughter before Flair finally accepted the match, which became a No Disqualification match. The match itself was a brutal contest that used the No Disqualification stipulation to fullest effect. Chair shots, low blows, outside interference, this match had it all. But in the end, Undertaker was the one who won, and increased his Streak to 10-0. Though the match itself was rather one-sided, the fact that Undertaker defeated the legendary Ric Flair was a more important accomplishment. Flair has long been called the greatest wrestler of all time, and as such, he has earned a lot of credibility and status as a huge figure in wrestling history. As such, whenever he loses, it counts as a major victory for his opponent. Thus, Undertaker could say that he defeated arguably the greatest of all time in Ric Flair, himself a major legend in pro wrestling. It takes an exceptionally good wrestler to do that, and an especially good one to defeat him at WrestleMania. But thats what Undertaker did: he defeated arguably the biggest name in pro wrestling on the biggest stage of them all.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
