10. 'Giant Slayer'/ Overcoming The Odds Throughout His Career
As Bret Hart once said, Undertaker could make a silk purse out of a sows ear. What he meant was, during Undertakers first few years in the company, he was stuck wrestling fellow giants and big men, who, more often than not, werent the best wrestlers. While Taker himself earned a reputation for being surprisingly agile for a 300-pound man, many of his fellow giants were slow, overly-methodical, and lacked the grace that Taker had when in the ring. Nonetheless, Undertaker destroyed monster after monster throughout his career. WWE loved to use the time-tested practice of, hes a giantput him against the Undertaker in order to make Taker look even more impressive and to try to make his opponents seem dangerous. The results have led to many bad matches. Wrestlers like the Great Khali, Psycho Sid, and Giant Gonzalez could not possibly work a good match with the Undertaker, yet the Deadman still managed to power through these trying matches and do the best he could. Not only does this booking showcase Takers willingness to work with whomever WWE wanted to feed to him, but it also shows how the character became so legendary. He defeated so many giants, and on many occasions came back after being outnumbered. A prime example of this would be the 1994 Royal Rumble PPV, where it took 10 wrestlers, including the mammoth Yokozuna, to seal Undertaker in a casket. If that doesnt show how powerful and impressive the Undertaker is, nothing can.
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.
