Putting aside the abomination that was the entire Brothers of Destruction/Wyatt Family angle, you have to give WWE credit for treating Undertakers 25th anniversary as something truly special, from the video packages to the announcers to the entrance itself. You really felt like you were watching something unique. JBL nailed it when he talked about how athletes in other sports were at the top of their games for shorter periods of time than Undertaker had been in WWF/E, which was a good way to quantify just how long the Deadman has been on top in the industry. The pillars of flames and burning Undertaker symbols added a unique touch to his entrance as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlRzOpbHaqw But the coolest part had to be the open coffin on the video screen that revealed photos of Taker throughout his career, tracing his evolution during the past 25 years. It was almost jarring at times to see him morph from the Old West mortician to the Ministry of Darkness to the American Badass back to the Deadman.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
