During the Monday Night Wars era WCW Nitro beat WWE Raw 83 weeks in a row and a number of WWE stars jumped ship so they could join World Championship Wrestling. However, The Undertaker decided to stay with WWE when he was offered the chance to make the jump.
During a recent episode of his Six Feet Under podcast The Undertaker recalled that Kevin Nash called him at one point to discuss how much money he could make with WCW. While Undertaker acknowledged that it was a lot more money than he was making at the time, he explained that he made the decision to stay with WWE out of loyalty.
“Everybody has to make the decision that is right for them. If you can make as much money, or more money, and do less work in a job that requires physical output in your body, your body is your tool, it’s something you have to really sit down and evaluate. If my situation had been different, if WCW hadn’t told me that I wasn’t going to draw any money, I don’t know what I would have done. I don’t. The fact that they told me, ‘You’re never going to make money,’ that was always the chip I carried on my shoulder.
Even when they called. I remember Nash calling me, ‘I think I can get you this if you want to come down.’ ‘Wow, that’s a lot more money than I’m making right now.’ I thought about it and was like, ‘No.’ That’s what it came down to for me. Vince (McMahon) gave me the opportunity. ‘This may be the worst decision I ever make, but he gave me the opportunity to become something.’ I just couldn’t do it.
I would have made more money. I would have worked a lot less. I probably would have been in a situation where I would have been welcomed back, maybe not, but the fact that I stayed, got my ass kicked, we all got ours asses kicked, and then turned it all around and made the greatest comeback ever. It was really rewarding. A lot of people told me, ‘You need to take the money.’”
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