5 Reasons The Undertaker's WWE Retirement Will Stick (& 5 Reasons It Won't)
7. WON'T: There Was No Live Crowd At Survivor Series
Throughout the Final Farewell, the camera was cropped tight in on Undertaker's face. We watched with an intimate view as he spoke. That's because if the camera had zoomed out, it would've shattered the illusion.
Behind the sullen hero was 17,000 empty seats. The Amway Center was dressed up and lit to obscure this fact, but not even a spectral performance from 'Taker could take away from the unfortunate reality of wrestling in the COVID-19 era. Re-watch his entrance. Doesn't it just feel... off?
WWE fans deserve a chance to see Taker one last time in the flesh. An opportunity to reign down chants of "Thank you 'Taker" and "You deserve it," an ovation that would resonate within Calaway's memories forever. Legends often talk about these moments with tears in their eyes, remembering the echoes of the crowd's adulation well into their retirement.
Taker didn't get that. He got a live attendance of zero and a fabricated round of applause. When things are safe enough, he could be tempted to dawn the gimmick one more time and get the thunderous sendoff he's been anticipating these last 30 years.