After all this and we're only 1/3 the way through his years. Granted the last decade undertaker has had sporadic appearances at best but God damn the undertaker has been around a long time.
That reverse colorway of Kane's ring attire was my favorite to use in WWE No Mercy a real clean look also, I never knew Kane was threatening to throw Stephanie over a balcony for the Undertaker lol.
Apparently, Stephanie was scared to do the stunt, so if you watch that clip, it’s actually Lita in a wig that Kane is holding. Stephanie is yelling offscreen.
Initially I didn't like the biker gimmick at first as I felt it was a such a drastic change from the deadman which I was a huge fan of plus I didn't enjoy the first year of it as Undertaker was very slow, out of shape and his matches weren't really that fun to watch. When he turned heel in Nov 01, cut his hair short, lost all of the excessive weight, got in top shape and became Big Evil, he started kicking ass and having great matches again. His promos were very entertaining and the biker persona started to grow on me, I absolutely loved his 01 - 02 heel run and I still consider it to be his best work in terms of mic skills and in ring performance. I respect the fact that he had to change his character and keep things fresh, it was a risky move but it paid off and added a few more years to his career. Keep up the good work 👏
The stalker angle was such garbage... although I will still go back now and again to watch that pop that Page got when he removed his mask. DDP says his idea was to feud with The Rock in a match to determine the real People's Champ. That would have been so much better. Instead they jobbed DDP out to Taker and turned him into a mid-carder. Trash.
It's also been said as well that Undertaker was the sole reason why DDP never got a real big push during his WWE run. Page had handed a script of an entire feud to Undertaker to which he responded, "Unless you're Vince, nobody tells Undertaker what to do." I would assume that Taker had reported this to Vince and then decided to move Page down the card, which is kinda sad really if you look at it. I definitely would have to agree that Rock vs. DDP would've been fantastic to see.
@@Laynel8 Booker vs Rock was better than DDP vs Rock, DDP is not good at back and forth promos and reactions, decent promo, over music and finisher!!!!!
@@KoolKumasi What 90s stuff did you watch? His stuff in WCW was amazing, no hyperbole, and he was one of the few bearable things (although not always) about 2000 WCW. And saying he wasn't able to garner a reaction is an insult to DDP as a performer overall. He wasn't world champ for no reason. He was even positioned to be WHC against Goldberg before Kevin Nash Kliqed everything up.
Its weird that i wasn't a big fan of the American Badass at the time it was happening. It wasn't till years later looking back, that i appreciated it. I do think it was good that he refreshed his character like this.
Laughed hard when he shoved Ross into Vince's rear. "That's ain't right. He can't kiss your a**... until you are wearing the man's hat!". Best heel-turn in a history.
In the rushed Taker vs Kane Summerslam 2000 feud, the main reason Undertaker was thrown into a feud with Kane last second is because Big Show (who was scheduled to have the match vs Kane at SS) became out of shape and was quickly and quietly demoted to the WWE developmental center to shape up (thus why he didn't return until Royal Rumble 2001) and my guess is the WWE figured who better to rush in as a replacement than Undertaker.
Sadly, it is mostly glossed over on here, but in the month or so from late April 01 until Taker's wife being stalked in May 01 was incredible to watch unfold. In that time, he sent Stone Cold through a window and attacked in an ambulance, after which he punched Mr. Mcmahon square in the face. Then the following Smackdown Taker took over Stone Cold's locker room before their match at Judgment Day. I enjoyed this portion of the face Undertaker, as he was allowed to simply be a rebel and though he didn't win the gold, he still kicked some major ass.
Yes. Very skinny/scrawny, petite, bleached blonde hair (with extensions or like his current wife, wigs), a set of fake tits, almost average-looking face. That is clearly Mark’s “type.”
Yes. Very skinny/scrawny, petite, bleached blonde hair (with extensions or like his current wife, wigs), a set of fake tits, almost average-looking face. That is clearly Mark’s “type.”
The Brothers of Destruction were a great team. The moment the brothers saved Lita from HHH and Stone Cold was a fantastic moment and still makes me pump my fist in the air.
The heel Big Evil Taker in 2001-2002 was the best Undertaker in the Biker era. A close second is the 2003 Taker when he returned after missing the remaining of 2002.
Honestly, the American Badass Taker is probably my all time favourite Taker.. I was one of the very small few that was actually disappointed that he went back to the old grim reaper gimmick at WMXX... and happy we somewhat got Biker Taker again against AJ Styles at Mania this year.
Huh? He still has a legacy that's solidified and has even got more accolades than 95% of his peers! Yeah, OK!, if he hadn't had time off due to his quad tear he would of achieved even more but I think context needs to be provided in such a statement! HHH has had more success than most and the quad tear shouldn't be looked at like it effected his respect, ability and achievements! Just my two cents. 👍
You gotta give Shane McMahon props for some of the stuff he did. Watching him jump from the top of the ramp to the scaffold is superb stuff from the boss' son.
Me and my wife just got to the debut of the american badass. And it will always be my favorite version of Taker even if the booking and angles weren't ideal. Him playing his real life persona was a breath of fresh air. His promos and just in general how he talked to other superstars was awesome. Taker has always been the top guy for me and this version of him/big evil was awesome.
Being 8 years old at the time he debuted this gimmick, and absolutely loving limp bizkit at the time.. this was my favorite Taker iteration only because of the nostalgia I remember. Playing with wrestlers on my living room floor watching summerslam 2000
I actively loved this era of the American Badass and well...'Rolling' was the only song made by Limp Bizkit that i listened to in my youth mainly because of the Undertaker in this time era.
The gimmick was Undertaker bring himself and to tell you the truth, the American Badass was more like a modern-day Ghost Rider. Undertaker totally was and still a genius.
Kane holding Stephanie in the air while standing on the ledge is actually Lita dressed like her. I've seen other videos on here talk about that. It was said that Steph was afraid of heights so Lita volunteered to do it and Steph just stood off screen screaming as if she was scared.
WB. I think you're missing a couple of months in 2000 when the undertaker came back in May at judgement day. It looks like that you just jump right to June at King of the Ring.
Man you are doing a great job with these Undertaker career timeline videos keep them coming aside from the Original DeadMan black and grey/purple Big Evil was my second favorite version of Undertaker overall but definitely the best version of Biker Taker.
The WWF/WWE had many opportunities to have great rivalries and matches between the WCW and WWF/WWE stars but they failed to properly use many of the WCW stars except certain ones and it was such a missed opportunity Also these are great videos and I enjoy watching them
At 12:28, interesting to know that was the last time we would see The Undertaker as a heel. After SummerSlam 2002, he was a straight up babyface for the rest of his career.
The original undertaker character is obviously undefeated, but this taker is prolly my favorite. One of the best character transformation in my opinion
I kinda wished they could have gotten the rights to Metallicas who the bell tolls, that would have been a nice addition. I get why kid rock was used, I even get why limp bizkit was used but that would have been awesome hearing Metallicas whom the bell tolls blasting as taker made his way to the ring
Takers return as Deadman in 04 wouldn’t haven’t meant anything if 00-03 Taker era didn’t happen. Sometimes we need to miss something to appreciate it more
The whole Undertaker Kane feud around this time was set up because it was supposed to be The Big Show who was his opponent, the announcers even started putting up the group with Shane, Show, Angle, E&C and Benoit as "The Coalition" around this time, but they just had about enough with Show and sent his arse to OVW.
Still my favorite incarnation of the Deadman..we actually get to see him be himself and talk frequently in promos, still a force in ring and has the dopest entrance in the biz
I remember that six men Hell in a Cell match, it's a hated match for some people but it's a guilty pleasure for me because of the insanity of seeing six men fighting for the top prize in this rare match.
I must've mentioned similar here before, but the sentiment remains, this Taker, & Hollywood Hogan were my favorite renditions of these legendary character's careers, (perfect contrasts to their earlier runs prior, & really freshened up their runs at the time(s)) & I feel this Taker, is somewhat underappreciated the ways I've heard it spoken about. (Can't forget Black & Red Kane while I'm at it. Didn't quite re-freshen their runs like the two legends named prior but nevertheless.. 🍻
DDP got a raw deal really the only good thing about DDP coming to work for the WWF was that we got to play as him in the WWF/WWE video games the Smackdown - Raw Vs. Smackdown series which I feel were the best Pro Wrestling video games to date and that's no disrespect to the N64 Guy's because I played and loved and still love all four of the AKI games released on the US N64 I still play them today but the Smackdown - Raw Vs. Smackdown series took it to the next level a level that still hasn't been surpassed.
After all this and we're only 1/3 the way through his years. Granted the last decade undertaker has had sporadic appearances at best but God damn the undertaker has been around a long time.
Probably the best gimmick that spanned many eras in the company’s history 👌🏼
I loved kicking ass with ABA Taker in Here Comes The Pain
As did I
The Undertaker's one underrated achievement was actually getting Limp Bizkit over. Thanks again for the quality content. :)
Limp Bizkit was already big before Undertaker using their music
😂🤘💚💜💙💛
@@Mac10Daddy He made them bigger. Wrestling in 2000/2001 was still huge.
LMFAO
Nick Lee yeah I agree, but that’s not what was said
That reverse colorway of Kane's ring attire was my favorite to use in WWE No Mercy a real clean look also, I never knew Kane was threatening to throw Stephanie over a balcony for the Undertaker lol.
Imagine If Undertaker Threw Kane Off The Balcony Without Realizing Who He Had Just Thrown Off The Balcony
Apparently, Stephanie was scared to do the stunt, so if you watch that clip, it’s actually Lita in a wig that Kane is holding. Stephanie is yelling offscreen.
preferred his sleeves. he always felt too human here. that said better than what we got later.
I think Undertaker's 02-03 Big Evil run is underrated
Yeah, I prefer his work then compared to this. He was out of shape during the ABA
True i think it energised his career
Me 2
Facts
Yup. His best years as Biker Taker was the Big Evil era
4:30 Kane's mask coming off?
Another tale for another day..
Initially I didn't like the biker gimmick at first as I felt it was a such a drastic change from the deadman which I was a huge fan of plus I didn't enjoy the first year of it as Undertaker was very slow, out of shape and his matches weren't really that fun to watch.
When he turned heel in Nov 01, cut his hair short, lost all of the excessive weight, got in top shape and became Big Evil, he started kicking ass and having great matches again.
His promos were very entertaining and the biker persona started to grow on me, I absolutely loved his 01 - 02 heel run and I still consider it to be his best work in terms of mic skills and in ring performance.
I respect the fact that he had to change his character and keep things fresh, it was a risky move but it paid off and added a few more years to his career.
Keep up the good work 👏
i loved the american badass always. its my favorite undertaker. especially big evil taker
The stalker angle was such garbage... although I will still go back now and again to watch that pop that Page got when he removed his mask.
DDP says his idea was to feud with The Rock in a match to determine the real People's Champ. That would have been so much better. Instead they jobbed DDP out to Taker and turned him into a mid-carder. Trash.
It's also been said as well that Undertaker was the sole reason why DDP never got a real big push during his WWE run. Page had handed a script of an entire feud to Undertaker to which he responded, "Unless you're Vince, nobody tells Undertaker what to do." I would assume that Taker had reported this to Vince and then decided to move Page down the card, which is kinda sad really if you look at it. I definitely would have to agree that Rock vs. DDP would've been fantastic to see.
@@Laynel8
Booker vs Rock was better than DDP vs Rock, DDP is not good at back and forth promos and reactions, decent promo, over music and finisher!!!!!
@@KoolKumasi What 90s stuff did you watch? His stuff in WCW was amazing, no hyperbole, and he was one of the few bearable things (although not always) about 2000 WCW. And saying he wasn't able to garner a reaction is an insult to DDP as a performer overall. He wasn't world champ for no reason. He was even positioned to be WHC against Goldberg before Kevin Nash Kliqed everything up.
It could have been written better...they did DDP dirty asf
I think the stalker gimmick would of worked if it was Raven instead
Its weird that i wasn't a big fan of the American Badass at the time it was happening. It wasn't till years later looking back, that i appreciated it. I do think it was good that he refreshed his character like this.
The Hell In A Cell match at Armageddon in 2000 is a classic.
All 6 mega stars in one cell. I saw it live on ppv ;p
@@pizzahighfive2612 so did i😅
I don’t even like WWE and I can’t help but watch these. Thank you for these videos. Gets a pop every time in these hard times. Thanks again.
Laughed hard when he shoved Ross into Vince's rear. "That's ain't right. He can't kiss your a**... until you are wearing the man's hat!". Best heel-turn in a history.
DDP in wwe was a big missed opportunity
Not really since he hurt a lot during his time there
In the rushed Taker vs Kane Summerslam 2000 feud, the main reason Undertaker was thrown into a feud with Kane last second is because Big Show (who was scheduled to have the match vs Kane at SS) became out of shape and was quickly and quietly demoted to the WWE developmental center to shape up (thus why he didn't return until Royal Rumble 2001) and my guess is the WWE figured who better to rush in as a replacement than Undertaker.
Sadly, it is mostly glossed over on here, but in the month or so from late April 01 until Taker's wife being stalked in May 01 was incredible to watch unfold. In that time, he sent Stone Cold through a window and attacked in an ambulance, after which he punched Mr. Mcmahon square in the face. Then the following Smackdown Taker took over Stone Cold's locker room before their match at Judgment Day. I enjoyed this portion of the face Undertaker, as he was allowed to simply be a rebel and though he didn't win the gold, he still kicked some major ass.
I liked the new look, especially when he cut his hair. Regardless of that, the Undertaker was always a badass.
The Undertakers Wife back then looks a lot like his new wife so we know what type he likes.
Skinny blonde with long legs lol
Mike McCoy the ex wife only had bigger breasts. That’s the difference plus the New wife was only a few inches taller
Yes. Very skinny/scrawny, petite, bleached blonde hair (with extensions or like his current wife, wigs), a set of fake tits, almost average-looking face. That is clearly Mark’s “type.”
Yes. Very skinny/scrawny, petite, bleached blonde hair (with extensions or like his current wife, wigs), a set of fake tits, almost average-looking face. That is clearly Mark’s “type.”
Excellent work as always. Highly entertaining! Big Evil was 1 of my favorite forms of the Undertaker.
The Brothers of Destruction were a great team. The moment the brothers saved Lita from HHH and Stone Cold was a fantastic moment and still makes me pump my fist in the air.
What the hell were those pants Undertaker was wearing at Survivor Series 😂😂
The Godfather pant
@@TheKna978 some body stole his pants
@@kennethflaglerjr3843 are you serious bro
@@TheKna978 they look like he skinned them from the swamps
😂 I was thinking the same
The heel Big Evil Taker in 2001-2002 was the best Undertaker in the Biker era. A close second is the 2003 Taker when he returned after missing the remaining of 2002.
Honestly, the American Badass Taker is probably my all time favourite Taker.. I was one of the very small few that was actually disappointed that he went back to the old grim reaper gimmick at WMXX... and happy we somewhat got Biker Taker again against AJ Styles at Mania this year.
“You think we can stop for some donuts?” -Undertaker Smackdown March 29th 2001 😂
8:45 the 2 man power trip! What greatness Trips would have been known for if he didn't tear his quad..
Huh? He still has a legacy that's solidified and has even got more accolades than 95% of his peers! Yeah, OK!, if he hadn't had time off due to his quad tear he would of achieved even more but I think context needs to be provided in such a statement! HHH has had more success than most and the quad tear shouldn't be looked at like it effected his respect, ability and achievements! Just my two cents. 👍
The Eric Angle twist was epic
You gotta give Shane McMahon props for some of the stuff he did. Watching him jump from the top of the ramp to the scaffold is superb stuff from the boss' son.
Me and my wife just got to the debut of the american badass. And it will always be my favorite version of Taker even if the booking and angles weren't ideal. Him playing his real life persona was a breath of fresh air. His promos and just in general how he talked to other superstars was awesome. Taker has always been the top guy for me and this version of him/big evil was awesome.
Watching this with your wife is one of the coolest things I’ve ever heard
Being 8 years old at the time he debuted this gimmick, and absolutely loving limp bizkit at the time.. this was my favorite Taker iteration only because of the nostalgia I remember. Playing with wrestlers on my living room floor watching summerslam 2000
0:35 “COME ON!!!”
* Triple H gets the Last Ride 😂🤣
Big Evil was great. He really reinvigotaed his career.
Great video bro as always. Just an idea, you should do a video on HBK and Jerichos rivalry. I haven’t seen a video focused on their classic feud.
Favorite version of Taker.
can't believe taker was not given the title during this run
Love everything you put out. I'll keep my fingers crossed for a Ric Flair career retrospective series.
Love the video. Had to replay 14:12 to 17:04 because of the FIYAH background music!!! I make beats too and am I fan!!!
I love Big Evil Bully Taker, my favorite incarnation who was more of a badass than face jive talk Taker.
Jive talk Taker.... or as OSW put it: "Los Boricuas Taker".
I started watching during the short hair biker taker period and that's still probably my favorite version to this day.
I actively loved this era of the American Badass and well...'Rolling' was the only song made by Limp Bizkit that i listened to in my youth mainly because of the Undertaker in this time era.
The gimmick was Undertaker bring himself and to tell you the truth, the American Badass was more like a modern-day Ghost Rider. Undertaker totally was and still a genius.
I loved this iteration of Taker. I had no idea so many ppl disliked it.
Undertaker 1987-2020 #GOAT 🐐👑💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Best, most aggressive Undertaker. He had the most personality here.
Kane holding Stephanie in the air while standing on the ledge is actually Lita dressed like her. I've seen other videos on here talk about that. It was said that Steph was afraid of heights so Lita volunteered to do it and Steph just stood off screen screaming as if she was scared.
You always put out great videos. Every single one i want to watch, and enjoy very much. Thank you for all your hard work! As always great video.
As much as I love the Deadman undertaker the American badass is my undertaker the one that I became a fan of when I was a kid
I haven't even watched the rest of the video and JESUS that theme edit is BEASTLY
American Badass and Big Evil are my favorite personas of the Undertaker
Thanks for making these videos mate,
really appreciate all your hard work!
You watch these things and you don't want it to end.
WB. I think you're missing a couple of months in 2000 when the undertaker came back in May at judgement day. It looks like that you just jump right to June at King of the Ring.
So... when you gonna start releasing these mixes of yours? They very well done
Man you are doing a great job with these Undertaker career timeline videos keep them coming aside from the Original DeadMan black and grey/purple Big Evil was my second favorite version of Undertaker overall but definitely the best version of Biker Taker.
His big evil gimmick is my all time favorite. He was so vicious.
Thanks for Another Awesome Video Man!
That Undertaker heel turn in late 2001 kinda didn't work because he still got cheered but it was great to see the Big Evil version of taker
The WWF/WWE had many opportunities to have great rivalries and matches between the WCW and WWF/WWE stars but they failed to properly use many of the WCW stars except certain ones and it was such a missed opportunity
Also these are great videos and I enjoy watching them
Not gonna lie, some of these remixes are better than the actual songs.
Amazing work. You are best wrestling channel.
At 12:28, interesting to know that was the last time we would see The Undertaker as a heel. After SummerSlam 2002, he was a straight up babyface for the rest of his career.
Thanks for this! Perfect video for a legend!
I know most people don’t like this phase of taker but in my opinion this is the best version of taker
I like this version of 'Taker as well but my all-time favorite version is the one I grew up with which is the 2004-2019 version of 'Taker.
It really sucks that WWE have a hard on for burying WCW talent, unless it's someone who's past their prime like Goldberg
The original undertaker character is obviously undefeated, but this taker is prolly my favorite. One of the best character transformation in my opinion
I kinda wished they could have gotten the rights to Metallicas who the bell tolls, that would have been a nice addition. I get why kid rock was used, I even get why limp bizkit was used but that would have been awesome hearing Metallicas whom the bell tolls blasting as taker made his way to the ring
that's a pretty sick take on his "Rollin'" theme in the intro.
Tbh I have a huge soft spot for Taker v. Kane at Summerslam 2000. Just feels like 2 kaijus battling
Takers return as Deadman in 04 wouldn’t haven’t meant anything if 00-03 Taker era didn’t happen. Sometimes we need to miss something to appreciate it more
The whole Undertaker Kane feud around this time was set up because it was supposed to be The Big Show who was his opponent, the announcers even started putting up the group with Shane, Show, Angle, E&C and Benoit as "The Coalition" around this time, but they just had about enough with Show and sent his arse to OVW.
Damn i'd kill for a full version of the Rollin' remix used in the intro, it's so good
Yeah that beat knockin with the 🔔in the back 🔥 🔥 🔥
Big ups always putting in the work and knowledge in your videos that's why I love your UA-cam channel.
I liked this era for the tag team division for the undertaker Kane and taker were one of my favourite tag teams
It was cool seeing Undertaker as a biker for awhile.
I loved the American badass 👍😎👍 another great bio as well 👍😎👍
My favourite Biker Taker themes in order:
-American Badass
-You're gonna pay
-You're gonna pay intro with instrumental
-Rollin
Your channel rocks
Was never a fan of this gimmick but it was needed to refresh the whole character and excuse the pun give it more life
Has anyone ever noticed that the 2000 Unforgiven logo became an intro video clip to Undertakers 'Rollin" entrance video?
Ayyy!!! Can’t wait to watch this one!!!
Hey man great videos as ever, this reminded me though, thoughts on a career video of Rikishi, or Fatu in WWE?
Great video
now that's the undertaker I'll always remember
Thankyou ffor these wonderful videos
You forgot the feud between the Hardy’s and Taker that was around the time of the 2002 Rumble.
Personally.... I think the stalker gimmick would of worked if it was Raven instead of DDP
Still my favorite incarnation of the Deadman..we actually get to see him be himself and talk frequently in promos, still a force in ring and has the dopest entrance in the biz
I remember that six men Hell in a Cell match, it's a hated match for some people but it's a guilty pleasure for me because of the insanity of seeing six men fighting for the top prize in this rare match.
Ministry Undertaker was his best gimmick.
Your videos are good
Decent video. I still prefer ministry Taker, but this at the time was fresh
I must've mentioned similar here before, but the sentiment remains, this Taker, & Hollywood Hogan were my favorite renditions of these legendary character's careers, (perfect contrasts to their earlier runs prior, & really freshened up their runs at the time(s)) & I feel this Taker, is somewhat underappreciated the ways I've heard it spoken about. (Can't forget Black & Red Kane while I'm at it. Didn't quite re-freshen their runs like the two legends named prior but nevertheless.. 🍻
Seeing The Nature Boy go over that top rope always brings a much needed smile to my face.
American Badass Taker will forever be my favorite
My favorite Version of taker
Am I the only one who thought of American Badass as the "alive" Deadmnan?😂😂
I’d love episodes on The WCW Powerplant, King Kong Bundy, Lita, Hacksaw Jim and Eddie Guerrero. Love this series!
Loving the DMX sample in the intro 👍😊
Best gimmick of taker.. love the entrance..
DDP got a raw deal really the only good thing about DDP coming to work for the WWF was that we got to play as him in the WWF/WWE video games the Smackdown - Raw Vs. Smackdown series which I feel were the best Pro Wrestling video games to date and that's no disrespect to the N64 Guy's because I played and loved and still love all four of the AKI games released on the US N64 I still play them today but the Smackdown - Raw Vs. Smackdown series took it to the next level a level that still hasn't been surpassed.
How's about a Kevin Sullivan or Terry funk or Jim Cornette bio next ?
Cornette!!!!
Loved the ABA UNDERTAKER
Loved this version of The Undertaker he was awesome man