The Undertaker's 10 Most Incredibly Cheesy WWE Moments
10. Ministry Of Darkness
The Undertakers turn to the dark arts in late 1998 was supposed to remake the character into an evil overlord with mystic powers, almost like a religious cult leader. He tried to embalm Stone Cold Steve Austin, crucified him, tried to forcefully marry Stephanie McMahon and brainwashed/indoctrinated wrestlers to join the Ministry of Darkness. While a lot of it was pretty intense at the time, in hindsight, it really comes across as hokey, especially in pro wrestling. A dark lord? A higher power? Acolytes? Crucifixions? Hanging the Big Boss Man? While it all might be dark, its something out of a bad B-movie. Theres good reason why you dont see the Ministry referenced or remembered often when WWE looks back to the Attitude Era. It wasnt really a high point.
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 fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
