The Undertaker Shoots On "Watered Down" WWE Storyline

WWE legend The Undertaker "wasn't real thrilled" about this famous storyline.

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The Undertaker admitted that he "wasn't real thrilled" about WWE's infamous 'Higher Power' storyline during an interview with SHAK Wrestling.

Vince McMahon was revealed as the one pulling the strings behind the soon-to-be-named Corporate Ministry in 1999, but 'Taker wasn't happy with the thought that Vince's involvement "watered down" his pre-existing Ministry faction - the legend wasn't so sure that melding two groups together was the right call.

Still, as he also conceded, "it all worked out".

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McMahon's iconic, "It was me, Austin - it was me all along, Austin" line has reached borderline meme levels in recent years, but The Undertaker thought "it took away from what we were doing". The angle blatantly happened because swerves were more important than logic throughout the 'Attitude' era though.

The WWF's weekly ratings war with WCW's own Monday Nitro was still raging on into '99, and Vince was looking for banner moments that'd shock the audience and make people tune in. To 'Taker, mixing his Ministry and The Corporation together made zero sense from a creative standpoint.

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He went along with it anyway, and everything worked out in the end.

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