https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE-TJQkp5VI Watching the Undertaker perform his mind games requires a lot of suspension of disbelief. After all, no one truly believes that the Undertaker can summon lightning bolts down from the Heavens to strike down onto his opponents, do they? Undertaker proved just how clever and awesome he can be with his mind games on several occasions, but none of them trump this one. In it, Randy Orton and his father Bob open a casket containing what they think is a detailed replica of the Undertaker. What they dont know is that replica is actually Undertaker himself, and when Orton goes for a closer look, the look on his face after he realized it was the real thing was priceless. Undertakers use of mind games was one of the main reasons fans still remember him so fondly. No one else used such outlandish psychology to manipulate their opponents, and it was that uniqueness that really had fans cheering for the Deadman, even as WWE moved towards a more reality-based storytelling approach. Even as the crazy gimmicks of old faded away, the Undertaker managed to stay popular with his mind games, as a throwback to a bygone era. Only the Undertaker, with his incredible popularity and legendary status, could keep doing such gimmicky things in a more realistic era in wrestling.
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.
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