WWE/WWF Superstar The Undertaker appears on TSN's Off The Record prior to WM 18. No copyright infringement intended. Part 1: • Off The Record The Und...
Mark Calloway has tto be one of the most level headed wrestlers in the biz and its no wonder why he is looked as a backstage leader. His maturity is off the charts.
Yeah just like Slick Prick Flair. Supposedly he wants to have another one last match. If this guy wasn't so reckless with his money and his relationships he would not be in the situation that he's in
You know, Mark, The Undertaker is my favorite wrestler you know. I grew up watching him wrestle you know. Me and my dad who actually looks like 'Taker, were always waiting for 'Taker to kick some ass you know. I'm gonna miss The Undertaker you know. you know.
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late comment, but his cut offs are actually well timed and smart...this isn't a JRE podcast where theres hours of time available. It's short and on air so he needs to be able to keep it concise.
He said he doesnt want to be doing what Hogan was doing when hes Hogans age. Well lets do the math........This took place in 2002 and Hogan was 49 at that time. We are now in 2013 and I can only assume that The Undertaker will be coming back for Wrestlemania which would put him at 48 years old. Cutting it kind of close dont you think? But still got respect for you big man! You're among the elite!!!
Does anybody else see the irony when 10 years ago Taker seemed to express disdain for Hogan's continued presence in wrestling, saying "he has his own agenda" and that he wouldn't have the need when he was that age and yet Taker was just a headliner at Wrestlemania and has rarely done a job the last 10 years? And I'm not defending Hogan or attacking Taker, rather I'm just pointing out how different guys feel about "holding onto their spot" when they become the old guy. It's human nature.
Another reason to respect the man. He's honest, he's no b.s. and he's a professional. While I'm a martial artist, what I have always found interesting is that WWE still has the most fans despite being scripted. No one cares, they want to see how it all plays out. Boxing, MMA or the like have their place but for sheer entertainment, Pro Wrestling fans are the most supportive of their industry, I've ever seen.
A genuine love for wrestling? NO. Watch one of the interviews with Flair. Flair said to him "You like wrestling right?" and Landsberg paused and said "Its ok. I watch it". He does not have a love for the business. He does these interviews with wrestlers for viewers and then shows the wrestlers disrespect everytime.
Interesting talk regarding him retiring. I would say he was at his best in ring about 5 years after this interview. He had awesome matches from 2007-2013...
Taker has put people over such as Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Kane, Edge, Khali, Batista, Mark Henry, Heidenreich, RVD, Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, Austin, The Rock, The Big Show, Chris Jericho.
When all is said and done, it's all about the money. Everything boils down to the money. Whether you're Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Sting, Goldberg or Undertaker, as long as your name still has value, you will be back in the ring regardless of how past your prime you are. I don't know why I ever thought that Undertaker would be any different than the aforementioned. Wrestling is just what it is.
"Rumor has it your retiring after Wrestlemania X*?" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I feel bad for the fact that Mick Foley had gotten it into his own head (by fault of no one else, including Vince McMahon) that the fans didn't get their money's worth unless he went out there and did what he felt people expected from him. He NEVER had to have a match like that again after HiaC. Same thing after the I Quit match, but he's done it over and over. I know in a sick way he kind of likes it, but it's still sad that he purposefully did this to himself because he wanted to make us happy
He is talking about Wrestlemania 14, where HBK didn't really want to drop the belt to Stone Cold Steve Austin and put him over, but he did and had retired for about 5 years.
The interviewer talks about the original Dead Man Undertaker gimmick and Taker says it'll be his legacy and "you never know what may happen in my life that would bring it back" and he'll do it "at lest one more time". This interview was in 2002...I wonder if Taker had already planned to go back to the origins and bring the Dead Man back from his grave...we know he came back as that in WM 20 in April 2004, but the promos had began a couple of months before. Taker was buried alive by Kane I think in November 2003 and in January the promos of the return of the Dead Man began. I guess the idea was already in Taker's mind when he shot this interview...I don't know how far ahead the storylines are planned, but it seems plausible.
time to retire is now, I felt bad for you 2 years back already.. Taker you been the best one of my good memories but please do yourself a favour and get retired.
Think about it, you could easily shoot with the Undertaker and he tells every story he has and you could release an entire box set on it, they had like 20 minutes for this interview and he needed to pack as many topics in as possible!
I think Taker over reacted with being ready to beat up Shawn, of-course he was going to drop the belt, he had a broken back and was half way to being a cripple.
Those that say Taker is just like Hogan... if Taker wasn't in the last 5 WMs, then you would never watch some of the greatest matches in WM history. If Taker is selfish or doesn't care and put other wrestlers over, he wouldn't be the most respected wrestler of all time.
I do agree with you, but I do understand that those happen to where producers are shouting instructions into his ear to move on to the next question so he can ask all the questions they wanted the most answered. Mark probably would continue for a long while if given but the reason he's not being an ass to the host is because he is appreciative that schedule is in place. Its Wrestlemania weekend too, lots of places to be with little time to do it in being a big superstar with a huge fan base.
I find it funny that he says he doesn't want to wrestle past his prime yet 10 years later he is facing triple h in hell in a cell at wrestlemania 28 when he has had lots of injuries and only wrestles once per year.
thing is at this point hulk hogan was a full time wrestler. he was at every raw every smackdown and even won the wwe title. undertaker wrestles once a year never maain events and would not win the wwe title. it is not the same at all
I don't know why my comment received so many negative votes (not that it matters lol) I legit like the The Undertaker. I was just making a joke about how he says "you know" a lot. Not that big of a deal to me and it shouldn't be a big deal to anyone actually. Interviews can be a little hard. It's basically a reaction of sorts. Most people same "um" or "uh" and Mark says "you know". It's just a reaction to when you're thinking of something to say when you can't get the words out in time.
haha yeah i was wondering that too. thanks for confirming. i guess the difference is that the undertaker is in better shape than hogan was then. But he doesn't perform like he did in his prime, despite how they try and hide it. he's lucky in a way, that the original dead man character was so slow. he can still piledrive people into his 60's
@MrJOJOJJJJ, it was said that Shawn didn't want to drop the belt to Austin at WM14. Taker told Shawn to do the right thing or else that was Shawn's ass.
Theres only so much time, so this guy has to get as much different topics he can. Mark kicking Shawns ass would of been something, you can just tell he was definitely pissed back then and at the moment
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Mark Calloway has tto be one of the most level headed wrestlers in the biz and its no wonder why he is looked as a backstage leader. His maturity is off the charts.
Absolutely
Taker sitting there in 2002 saying he doesn't know if he's still as good as he was...man, if he only knew. This man is a true legend.
"Rumor has it that you will retire after wrestlemania x8"
Goes in to wrestle almost 20 more years 😂😂
True, but he also said he didn't want to be that guy who everyone felt sorry for and perhaps he did hang on a few years too many
Yeah just like Slick Prick Flair. Supposedly he wants to have another one last match. If this guy wasn't so reckless with his money and his relationships he would not be in the situation that he's in
When taker speaks you listen ...
when lansberg asks, "does it piss you off." Undertaker should of said. "It pisses me off that you keep interupting me."
😂🤣
Lansberg has the world's worst interview style.
You got to give Respect to this man, he is a true legend
Always cutting the Undertaker off, this host is annoying.
They have a time limit, and advertisers pay their bills. That's why the poor viewers in 2002 had to listen to 'kegs steakhouse' over and over again.
Lands berg still hasn’t given Calloway that hand signal, no wonder he’s still wrestling
that awkward moment when he touches mark's hand
SOOOOOoooo awkward.
I'm am so glade that I'm not the only one to notice. XD
+Jack Napier and when he says "Cause I had my tattoo phase ya know" as he's doing it....😶
You notice moments later how Mark looks at his hand.. uncomfortably. lol
Jack Napier Yeah noticed that!!
I love how when theyre talking about his legacy and he is like he might be remembered for the hearse Naw man we will always remember that record man
3:06 2004 me, "Man I can't wait for that new Blade movie coming out, I bet its going to kick ass....."
Ironic that he says he doesn’t wanna wrestle past his peak which is exactly what he spent the past 5 years doing
How annoying this guy is, interrupting Mark every single time. I got curious with what happened eith the Big Show at the end ....
A little glimpse into the real legends of sports entertainment.
You know, Mark, The Undertaker is my favorite wrestler you know. I grew up watching him wrestle you know. Me and my dad who actually looks like 'Taker, were always waiting for 'Taker to kick some ass you know. I'm gonna miss The Undertaker you know.
you know.
Taker is probably the greatest wrestler of all time.
Lol will you retire at WrestleMania 18 ... and still wrestling at wrestlemaina 30s 👍🏼
lol
The Undertaker finally returned at wrestlemania 34 in a squash match against John Cena and now will be facing Rusev at the Greatest royal rumble in the Saudi Arabia. Keep going the Undertaker 🙌 And People, keep adding and posting the updates about the legend on this thread so that we can have a documentary here ☺
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@@rubberchix Yeah, he has retired. Appreciate your comment mate after all these years 😁
@@thefunABK hehe
@@rubberchix 🙌🙌
"Rumor has it that Undertaker is retiring after Wrestlemania 18"
Lol, if only you could see the future. The guy lasted another 20 years.
That Shawn Michaels story will never get old. Awesome.
He seems like a real cool guy, he just doesn't take anybody's bullshit. 21-0!
WoW taker had to put the big show in his place....... Nice..
And the guy went on to have 4 straight match of the year in his late 40s
I like it when ML touches his hand when he's talking about the tats and UTKer gives him a look like he's going to kick his teeth down his throat.
can this guy ever shut up and let his guests talk and answer the questions? yeesh.
Was about the post the same thing myself - you got the feeling a couple of times Taker was going to say something good and he buts in with nonsense.
John Galbraith I agree I even saw one time where undertaker was very close to saying a word and said about half of it and the other guy stopped him
late comment, but his cut offs are actually well timed and smart...this isn't a JRE podcast where theres hours of time available. It's short and on air so he needs to be able to keep it concise.
damn he cut off the best part..I really wanted to hear that big show story...damn you michael.
He said he doesnt want to be doing what Hogan was doing when hes Hogans age. Well lets do the math........This took place in 2002 and Hogan was 49 at that time. We are now in 2013 and I can only assume that The Undertaker will be coming back for Wrestlemania which would put him at 48 years old. Cutting it kind of close dont you think? But still got respect for you big man! You're among the elite!!!
This man has a finger on the pulse of this business. Would love to meet him and spend time just talking wrestling.
The Undertaker: I don't wanna wrestle past my prime time and have people feel sorry for me......well that didn't happened
He must feel like he can still hang with certain guys.
And talked shit about Hogan SMH .. retire already you old decrepit dead man
@@brandocatania hogans a piece of shit
He’s been embarrassing himself since 30.
@@aceharris1463 should have retired after wm 30 godammit. He ruining his legacy
Awesome Interview
Does anybody else see the irony when 10 years ago Taker seemed to express disdain for Hogan's continued presence in wrestling, saying "he has his own agenda" and that he wouldn't have the need when he was that age and yet Taker was just a headliner at Wrestlemania and has rarely done a job the last 10 years?
And I'm not defending Hogan or attacking Taker, rather I'm just pointing out how different guys feel about "holding onto their spot" when they become the old guy. It's human nature.
5:57 awkward hand touch
I cringed a bit when it happened.
Would have loved to have seen Undertaker vs. Brody or Hansen in their prime. Would have been epic.
Another reason to respect the man. He's honest, he's no b.s. and he's a professional. While I'm a martial artist, what I have always found interesting is that WWE still has the most fans despite being scripted. No one cares, they want to see how it all plays out. Boxing, MMA or the like have their place but for sheer entertainment, Pro Wrestling fans are the most supportive of their industry, I've ever seen.
Guess what taker still wrestling in 2018 lol
If undertaker was this much pissed from shawn micheals then definitely shawn has played a major part than vince in the montreal screwjob
5:59 “tattoo” phase..with that hand grab..wow.
A genuine love for wrestling? NO. Watch one of the interviews with Flair. Flair said to him "You like wrestling right?" and Landsberg paused and said "Its ok. I watch it". He does not have a love for the business. He does these interviews with wrestlers for viewers and then shows the wrestlers disrespect everytime.
why is everyone bashing the interviewer? he asks good questions and he makes sure that they spend their time talking about important stuff
Mark Calaway don't play.
That story about the big show was just getting good!!
Interesting talk regarding him retiring. I would say he was at his best in ring about 5 years after this interview. He had awesome matches from 2007-2013...
The interviewer: He's a nice guy !.....Taker: Yeah?! Well, I'm working on it ! Lol xD
iam abig fan of the undertaker
Taker has put people over such as Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Kane, Edge, Khali, Batista, Mark Henry, Heidenreich, RVD, Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, Austin, The Rock, The Big Show, Chris Jericho.
2 35 lmao takers had enough of being cut off
He was probably thinking "if this little beanpole interrupts me one more time, I'm gonna tombstone his ass"
Mark Calaway aka the Undertaker is the Phenom then now and forever be the greatest Undertaker is the ture Badass of the WWE
Mr. "You Know" Mark "You Know" Calaway..."You Know?"
When all is said and done, it's all about the money. Everything boils down to the money. Whether you're Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Sting, Goldberg or Undertaker, as long as your name still has value, you will be back in the ring regardless of how past your prime you are. I don't know why I ever thought that Undertaker would be any different than the aforementioned. Wrestling is just what it is.
Class act! Not a primadonna like so many wrestlers were/are!
Just a hypocrite
(See King of the Ring 2001 and Unforgiven 2002)
Very interesting his take on retirement back then. Then he thought he wouldn't be wrestling today at then Hulk Hogan's age.
"Rumor has it your retiring after Wrestlemania X*?" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
ecwecwecw1 "6 years later Taker still going strong
@@captinh.jbullock3883 2020 finally
undertaker is one of the best destroyers in the world
If a guy like undertaker comes and tells you to do the job... you shut up and do the job...lolz scary....
I will always respect mark Callaway
Retirement after Wrestlemania X8? 11 years later........
It's 2019 and still . .
2020.. and still
And we've looped back to Bikertaker
2020 finally
Undertaker vs sting at wrestle mania !!! Make it happen so what if they to old
Appreciate the Leadership Mark. Big Show needed u to check him lol who else cud??? Lol
I feel bad for the fact that Mick Foley had gotten it into his own head (by fault of no one else, including Vince McMahon) that the fans didn't get their money's worth unless he went out there and did what he felt people expected from him. He NEVER had to have a match like that again after HiaC. Same thing after the I Quit match, but he's done it over and over. I know in a sick way he kind of likes it, but it's still sad that he purposefully did this to himself because he wanted to make us happy
He is talking about Wrestlemania 14, where HBK didn't really want to drop the belt to Stone Cold Steve Austin and put him over, but he did and had retired for about 5 years.
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The interviewer talks about the original Dead Man Undertaker gimmick and Taker says it'll be his legacy and "you never know what may happen in my life that would bring it back" and he'll do it "at lest one more time".
This interview was in 2002...I wonder if Taker had already planned to go back to the origins and bring the Dead Man back from his grave...we know he came back as that in WM 20 in April 2004, but the promos had began a couple of months before. Taker was buried alive by Kane I think in November 2003 and in January the promos of the return of the Dead Man began.
I guess the idea was already in Taker's mind when he shot this interview...I don't know how far ahead the storylines are planned, but it seems plausible.
he started growing his hair out in late 2003
Both of them were nervous. That's why it is so quick. Editing big time as well
Wow it's a big trip to hear u talking normal mark wow I was always use to ur undertaker voice lol wow. Thank u for entertaining us.
time to retire is now, I felt bad for you 2 years back already..
Taker you been the best one of my good memories but please do yourself a favour and get retired.
What a man. love
The whole pride in wrestling while hurt is why most wrestlers never see 60
"Rumor has it that you're retiring after Wrestlemania 18"
Ladies and Gentlemen, there's your dirtsheets right there.
Even the matches where he shouldn't be the best fight of the night he is always in it. I'm bias because he's my favourite though haha
I wonder what taker would say about Shawn now after Shawn's comeback
Think about it, you could easily shoot with the Undertaker and he tells every story he has and you could release an entire box set on it, they had like 20 minutes for this interview and he needed to pack as many topics in as possible!
6:10
Hmmm, looks like taker didn't stick with that agenda, especially after seeing him at mania 29 and 30.
29 was a great match. 30 wasn't but that's the only match where he REALLY showed his age, and that might be his last match.
Sergio Garcia He was also massively concussed at the beginning of the match.
Riley Evans True. Taker is a warrior.
And hes still at it lmao... Probably gonna be at mania 35 too
@@puffyboy5991 didnt appear at 35 lol. But should have retired after wm 30
That hand grab at the tattoo question was akward
I think Taker over reacted with being ready to beat up Shawn, of-course he was going to drop the belt, he had a broken back and was half way to being a cripple.
6:25 he must of forgot he said that
Those that say Taker is just like Hogan... if Taker wasn't in the last 5 WMs, then you would never watch some of the greatest matches in WM history.
If Taker is selfish or doesn't care and put other wrestlers over, he wouldn't be the most respected wrestler of all time.
I do agree with you, but I do understand that those happen to where producers are shouting instructions into his ear to move on to the next question so he can ask all the questions they wanted the most answered. Mark probably would continue for a long while if given but the reason he's not being an ass to the host is because he is appreciative that schedule is in place. Its Wrestlemania weekend too, lots of places to be with little time to do it in being a big superstar with a huge fan base.
Undertaker should have drank a bottle of whiskey before this interview. Hell, every wrestler should.
edge and cm punk i didn't hnow undertaker took then under his hood =O i hope he bekommst a hall of famer when the times comes =)
He's better at interviews now than he was back then.
He was still an excellent talker back then too.
AT this moment in time, nobody even talked about 'The Streak' because there really wasnt one or not that one anyone was aware of.
At that point there was a streak. 11-0 soon to be 12-0 after WM18
I find it funny that he says he doesn't want to wrestle past his prime yet 10 years later he is facing triple h in hell in a cell at wrestlemania 28 when he has had lots of injuries and only wrestles once per year.
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Other than the Brock match where he got hurt and the last 2-3 minutes with Roman, he has never looked bad in the ring.
You are doing delusional. He looks blown up every damn match. Out of shape!
he has to do one of these interviews again.
thing is at this point hulk hogan was a full time wrestler. he was at every raw every smackdown and even won the wwe title. undertaker wrestles once a year never maain events and would not win the wwe title. it is not the same at all
Undertaker he put over alot ppl like cm punk the shield And others
but here he buries big show
Mark is such a cool guy!
It's 2020 and people are still sayin..one more match! Lol
I don't know why my comment received so many negative votes (not that it matters lol) I legit like the The Undertaker. I was just making a joke about how he says "you know" a lot. Not that big of a deal to me and it shouldn't be a big deal to anyone actually. Interviews can be a little hard. It's basically a reaction of sorts. Most people same "um" or "uh" and Mark says "you know". It's just a reaction to when you're thinking of something to say when you can't get the words out in time.
At 2:29,taker came to reveal the crowd that chair shots are scripted but truuly it hurts.But that jerk interrupts
Best wrestling ever
You know, you know, you know . . .
haha yeah i was wondering that too. thanks for confirming. i guess the difference is that the undertaker is in better shape than hogan was then. But he doesn't perform like he did in his prime, despite how they try and hide it. he's lucky in a way, that the original dead man character was so slow. he can still piledrive people into his 60's
He should have asked him about Suburban Commando.
You know in it’s early years
@MrJOJOJJJJ, it was said that Shawn didn't want to drop the belt to Austin at WM14. Taker told Shawn to do the right thing or else that was Shawn's ass.
I agree with you, but Hogan didn't need to help anyone cause people will always pay to see him.
and Warrior, Taker, Yokozuna, Sting, Luger, Goldberg, Kidman, Lesnar, Rock, Angle, Flair, Piper.
But that was a nice try on your part.
Theres only so much time, so this guy has to get as much different topics he can. Mark kicking Shawns ass would of been something, you can just tell he was definitely pissed back then and at the moment