The Undertaker is without a doubt one of the most legendary performers in the history of the professional wrestling business, but it’s no big secret that he’s at the tail end of his career.
A few years ago Taker faced off against Roman Reigns in the main event at WrestleMania 33, and after Roman picked up the win many people assumed that The Undertaker was retiring.
The Undertaker recently spoke to ESPN to promote his upcoming documentary on the WWE Network, and he held nothing back when sharing his thoughts on the match.
“That was one of those times it was tough having the cameras there. That was the first time that I watched that match back. I was so disgusted with it that I didn’t want to watch it back.”
Undertaker went on to clarify that he thinks the world of Roman Reigns, and he wanted to do the very best for him, but he wasn’t pleased with the match.
“[Watching that match], I’m battling with it. I was so disappointed for Roman. Even after Brock Lesnar beat the streak, for guys coming up to have a match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania — especially where Roman was at — it was important for his career. Especially because he was going over. For me, in that role, I wanted to do the very best that I could do for Roman. I think the world of him. You want to be able to do the best you can for him, and you know you have no business being in the ring.”
“Yes, I could have mailed it in. Protected myself. Only done a couple of things that I knew that I could do. But that’s just not the way I work. And it wouldn’t have been fair to him. So I just tried to do the best I could. The harder I tried, the more I did — at least in my perception — it was not a good night. It was really disappointing. Watching it back finally, and watching it back in front of a film crew, it was like … I didn’t have to say much. You could just tell from the expression on my face that I wasn’t really pleased with it.”
Chapter 1 of “Undertaker: The Last Ride” will premiere on the WWE Network on Sunday.
