The Undertakers Tombstone piledriver is one of the most legendary and protected finishes in WWE history. Who was he worried about delivering it to?
The Undertaker delivered many tombstone piledrivers throughout his epic WWE career but there was one, in particular that he was worried about not being able to pull off. His retirement has been a strange gift to fans of professional wrestling. The Deadman probably would not ever work another match but now able to speak out of character he has been chock full of wonderful stories and insight.
For decades Mark Calaway dedicated his life to portraying The Undertaker. While many stars caught fire during the Attitude Era by blurring the lines between wrestling and reality Taker always stayed true to the character. Some WWE fans hated The American Bad Ass gimmick but even that was simply Calaways personality dialed up to 11. Recently, audiences have seen a more genuine side of the 57 year old and some of his anecdotes have been revealing.
One such story was shared when he spoke to Ryan Satin on the Out Of Character show. When asked about what his most memorable Tombstone was Undertaker said the following I am gonna say Mark Henry. Because just of his sheer size I was not sure that I was going to be able to do it or not. And always my number one goal always is to protect my opponent. Undertaker would continue explaining that I knew at that particular time I was strong. I was healthy but Mark is a big dude and he was a really big dude when I tombstoned him. I think that time just on the sheer fact that I was so proud of myself that I tombstoned him and I did not hurt him so I am gonna go with Mark Henry on the Tombstone.
Professional wrestling currently has a handful of strong men, but few have moves that are as potentially dangerous as the Tombstone. WWE has had piledrivers mostly banned for more than 20 years but The Undertaker was allowed to continue performing his variant due to his track record of protecting his opponent. He injured Bret Hart in 1996 and the less that is said about Undertaker Vs. Goldberg at Super Showdown 2019 the better.
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