https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE-TJQkp5VI The Undertaker has used dummies of his opponents to mess with their heads on many occasions, but during his feud with Randy Orton in 2005, it was the third-generation grappler who did that to Undertaker first, revealing a dummy of The Undertaker in a casket during a match. Fast forward one week later, and Ortons giving a eulogy for The Undertaker, complete with an open casket and Undertaker dummy inside for dramatic purposes. Except that it's not really a dummy, as the camera zoomed in and The Undertaker opened one eye ever so slightly, to the shock and surprise of the audience. As Orton inspected the casket, the dummy came alive and throws Orton aside, scaring the living hell out of both father and son, and proving once again that The Undertaker is the one true master of mind games. He proved once again that, even when his opponents think they have the upper hand against him, he always finds a way to out-do them with superior psychological warfare. Cost of a ticket to SmackDown during the mid-2000s? Anywhere from $30 to $100. Cost of making the dummy of the Undertaker? Probably a few thousand dollars (and many man hours devoted to making it look realistic)/ The Undertakers annual salary? Seven figures annually. The look on Randy Ortons face when The Undertaker grabbed his throat and the subsequent fan response? Priceless.
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