By 2006, WWE had found a new monster for The Undertaker to work with, in the form of the huge Indian, The Great Khali. Vince McMahon and his creative braintrust have always loved mixing 'Taker with freakish performers, and this one harked back to 1993, when Giant Gonzalez was a regular foe. Khali's size is immediately striking, and he could move around a lot better in 2006 than he can now, but the big man has always been incapable of working a solid wrestling match, or taking many bumps. Attacking Undertaker upon his debut, Khali was instantly somebody WWE wanted to promote heavily, and thus he was booked to defeat The Deadman at Judgment Day in May, '06. This was a slow match, one which dragged despite only running for less than 10 minutes. It was clear that, whilst he was impressive to look at, The Great Khali couldn't do much, and it was up to The Undertaker to try and create as much drama and excitement as he could for the fans. In the end, that proved an impossible task, and The Undertaker ended up being defeated cleanly by Khali. Looking at what the latter has become now, a dancing comedy act, shows you that this was a mistake.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
