WWE Legend The Undertaker Says Today's Wrestlers Obsess Over 'Comic Book Stuff'
'The Deadman' speaks out on the state of modern pro wrestling...
The Undertaker was Corey Graves' guest on the latest 'After The Bell' podcast this week, and the legend had a lot of interesting things to stay about modern pro wrestling.
The Undertaker told the announcer that he thinks too many younger wrestlers focus on what he'd describe as "comic book stuff, superhero stuff" and "not enough on storytelling" or their characters. He'd prefer it if some people slowed down and started selling a bit more in-ring rather than jumping from spot-to-spot without any reason.
Fair enough.
WWE's long time locker room leader did also say that it's challenging when so many talents are overexposed these days; they're on TV every single week, and it must be hard to constantly remain fresh. 'Taker, as most know, was a master of that.
He pointed to the recent "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" between Randy Orton and Edge as an example of the kind of tapes young stars should be studying. That might ruffle some feathers (parts of that match were re-shot to make them look as good as possible), but his point has merit.
Generally, The Undertaker said he'd just like to see people "work smart".