The Undertaker is considered by many to be one of the most iconic wrestlers to ever step foot in the ring, but he hung up his boots for good after he defeated AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36.
Since then The Undertaker has been performing his one man shows in conjunction with WWE events, and it sounds like the company has offered him a new role. During a recent interview with Ariel Helwani of BT Sport, The Undertaker confirmed that he’s been approached about being a coach for WWE.
“I’ve been, I’ve been approached about doing it. My deal is, is trying to take what I did in my era and applying it to where the product is now. It’s tough. It’s tough for me. I’m still coming to grips with not being in the ring, too. It’s tough for me. Even the other night, I have to say, man, I was in the ring, man. I’m feeling pretty good.”
While talking about whether or not he could return to the ring at some point Undertaker indicated that it won’t be happening when he added, “I don’t think so. No, no. I guess you never say never. I don’t really have any aspirations to get back in the ring. I would love to be able to. I mean, in my mind and in my heart, there’s nothing I’d rather do, really. Physically, I can’t deliver what I think people need or what people would expect from me, and I have this conversation a lot of times, ‘But you know, all you’d have to do is go out, Chokeslam somebody and roll your eyes,’ and I’m like, ‘I can’t do it that way. I can’t live off the equity that I’ve built up over 20-30 years. My legacy means something to me.’ I tell people that if I’m on TV, I’m taking time away from somebody else that’s going to be on the road and is going to be relevant 5-10 years down the road. I just can’t do it. I can’t physically give people what they expect when they see Undertaker’s name on the page. So I don’t want to become a parody of myself.”
H/T Fightful
