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Can The Undertaker break The Von Erich Curse? Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take their time-traveling hearse back to Dallas in 1989 to cover some of the earliest footage of Mark Calaway as The Punisher facing off with The Modern Day Warrior Kerry Von Erich and many more characters from the USWA. This episode is inspired by the award-winning film "The Iron Claw" and we'll give our thoughts on the movie before discuss these "deleted scenes" and why we think The Punisher got cut out of the movie. We'll discuss some matches and characters we never thought we'd talk about on this show including Taras Bulba, Latin Lover, Uncle Elmer, Cousin Junior, Billy Toe Travis, Eric Embry, Gentleman Chris Adams, Matt Borne, and more. Along the way we'll cover The Punisher roaming free in the badlands, grown men ripping cigs in the front row of these matches, grandmas going nuts over The Von Erichs, brawls running through the fire exits, whether or not Uncle Elmer is a trained athlete, Marc Lowrance's unintentionally funny commentary, Kerry's amazing babyface promo, the pure fun of territory wrestling, the returns of Percy Pringle III and Skandor Akbar and P.Y. Chu Hi, plus a final encounter between The Undertaker and The Texas Tornado in the WWF. All that and another jam-packed edition of Undertaker Sightings for the month of March including predictions for The Dead Man at WrestleMania XL. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Today's episode is brought to you by Stubforge https://stubforge.com/! Check out their ticket stub replica creation tool and share your creations with us on our social media and we'll pick one listener to receive a physical ticket replica of their choice! Give Randy a follow over @PokeysLittleDog! https://twitter.com/pokeyslittledog Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/44546012-psk-pod-street-krew?store_id=152053 Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
This year marks the 15th Anniversary of the first match of The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels/Triple H WrestleMania Quadrilogy, and we're celebrating this momentous occasion with a special MEGASODE edition of Talking Taker! Collected here for the first time is all 4 of our Watch-Along alternate commentaries joined by special guest Randy Turco for each of these matches, back to back to back to back! We'll give you the time cues and invite you to join our three man booth as we look back The Undertaker vs Shawn Michales from WM 25 and 26 and The Undertaker vs Triple H from WM 27 and 28. It's the greatest story in Mania history and some of the best matches in WWE history, and this feels like a fitting way to honor them. It's also the perfect audio for you to listen to on the Road To WrestleMania whether you're traveling to Mania 40 in person or just getting hyped from your own home. So sit back, relax, rewatch these classics with us, and Taker Easy! Today's episode is brought to you by The Art Of Manliness Podcast https://www.artofmanliness.com/podcast/! Be sure to check out their latest episodes, subscribe, and let them know that Talking Taker sent ya! Give Randy a follow over @PokeysLittleDog! https://twitter.com/pokeyslittledog Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/44546012-psk-pod-street-krew?store_id=152053 Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're taking the time-traveling hearse back to the ATL with Randy Turco in tow on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they bring their time-traveling correspondent Randy along to revisit a classic WrestleMania match between The Undertaker and Triple H. It's the 15th anniversary of the beginning of Taker's WrestleMania rivalry with DX, and this is the last match of that rivalry that Alex, Travis, and Randy have yet to cover Watch-Along style, so we decided it needed to get done! Along the way we'll discuss more stories of Alex and Travis's experience watching this one in the Georgia Dome, what it was like for Randy watching on PPV, the music edits on Peacock, the chairshots that led to fines, the huge crowd reactions, Triple H's picture-perfect tombstone, the action figure representations of this match, the place it holds in Undertaker's history, the aftereffects of Abdullah The Butcher's restaurant, and of course a comparison to of this match to a Batman movie. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Today's episode is brought to you by The Art Of Manliness Podcast https://www.artofmanliness.com/podcast/! Be sure to check out their latest episodes, subscribe, and let them know that Talking Taker sent ya! Give Randy a follow over @PokeysLittleDog! https://twitter.com/pokeyslittledog Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/44546012-psk-pod-street-krew?store_id=152053 Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
For one episode only, Talking Taker becomes SPITTING VENOM! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take a detour from their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they pay tribute to the icon whose career mirrored The Undertaker's in so many ways, the man called Sting! With The Stinger's retirement match coming up this weekend we look back at his unparalleled career and share some of our favorite memories and moments from his runs through WCW, TNA, WWE, and AEW. Sting was also Travis's gateway into pro wrestling and we reminisce about all the reasons why from the Surfer Sting days to The Crow to the Wolfpack and more. That all leads up to our main event - breaking down the ultimate dream match of both men's careers that we never got - Sting vs. The Undertaker! We discuss all the possible times it would have made sense to happen, why it never worked out, what made fans dream of this match for so long, and both give our fantasy bookings for how it could have played out. You don't want to miss this very special episode - download, enjoy, and #TakerEasy! Use our affiliate link to make your WWE Shop https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/0ZBaNE purchases and help support the show! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/user/talkingtaker Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're celebrating the 20 year anniversary of a milestone moment in Alex and Travis's friendship on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies as they reminisce about Alex's 18th Birthday gift - an all-expenses paid trip for these best friends to WrestleMania XX! It's not only one of the greatest experiences of our lives as wrestling fans, and not only one of the most important matches of The Undertaker's career, but this just so happened to be a historic episode for our podcast as we hit the 100 episode mark. We had to get together to record episode 100 live, and Alex even invited his parents on to question their sanity in sending a couple of high school kids from a small town in Georgia all the way to New York City. Enjoy this trip back in our time-traveling hearse and be sure to join us March 1st for our next brand new episode covering the greatest "What If?" in The Undertaker's history: The Undertaker vs. Sting!
Forget about Netflix - Be Kind & Rewind with us to the days of the video store for a brand new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they cue up another round of Undertaker matches originally found on Coliseum Video releases in the early 90s. The days of physical media may be dwindling and Monday Night Raw is moving to streaming, so what better time than to look back at these iconic home video releases? Don't worry - you don't need a VCR to check out these matches as they're all available in the Home Video Classics section of Peacock. We're covering 7 matches featuring opponents we've never discussed before including The Undertaker vs Tugboat, Greg The Hammer Valentine, The Mountie, The Berserker, Papa Shango, Sid Justice, and even a rare face-off with The Macho Man Randy Savage! But it's not just the matches, we'll also discuss all the hilarious quirks of Coliseum Video including the commentary of Sean Mooney and Lord Alfred Hayes, the mullets and fashion in the crowd, the ridiculous interstitial segments on the tapes, Travis's resemblance to one announcer, Bobby Heenan's off the wall remarks, Gorilla Monsoon's new nickname for Taker, Sid Justice's Book Club, a Taker wardrobe malfunction, moves we've never seen before, and so much more. Of course we've got another round of Undertaker Sightings discussing his reveal for the latest WWE 2K video game, the WWE-Netflix deal, and more. Plus stay all the way to the end as Alex unboxes a very important addition to his Talking Taker figure collection! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Listen to our first volume of Coliseum Video Classics here! https://talkingtaker.podbean.com/e/201-coliseum-video-classics-volume-1/ Use our affiliate link to make your WWE Shop https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/0ZBaNE purchases and help support the show! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/user/talkingtaker Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
It's a special simulcast between Watchalong Wrestling and Talking Taker on this BONUS episode to get you ready for the Royal Rumble! Friend of the show and Pod Street Krew member Tommy On The Spot joins Alex Doriot for a unique countdown of their Top 10 "Non-Rumble" matches from the Royal Rumble PPV. That's right - we're ranking our favorites all of the classic singles, tag team, World Title, street fight, and Last Man Standing (so many Last Man Standing) matches from the Rumble undercards over the past 35 years. There's a lot of true classics from these shows that get a bit overlooked due to the Royal Rumble matches themselves, so we're shining a light on them with this special countdown. What will top our lists? What legends didn't make the cut? And are there any Mountain Dew Pitch Black matches on our lists? You'll have to listen to find out! Check out this month's sponsor SmartLabels on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/QR-Smart-Labels-Scannable-Organization/dp/B0BJS364C6?maas=maas_adg_31EA81720AD78B3DA43CB84763549F2B_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas - It's Organization Made Easy with their innovative QR Code labeling system! Subscribe to Tommy's YouTube Channel Watchalong Wrestling https://www.youtube.com/@WatchalongWrestling and check out the video version of this episode as well as all of Tommy's recent content looking back at some classic Royal Rumbles! Use our affiliate link to make your WWE Shop https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/0ZBaNE purchases and help support the show! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/user/talkingtaker Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're ringing in the new year with the tolling of The Undertaker's bell in yet another Royal Rumble as we look back 25 years to a classic Attitude Era melee on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they revisit a Rumble match The Lord Of Darkness didn't technically participate in, but certainly played a major part of as he makes a sacrifice mid-match to strengthen his ever-growing faction. Really it's just an excuse for us to do another Royal Rumble Watch-Along - but it really is an iconic moment and a significant piece of The Undertaker's lore as he takes the former Mabel under his wing and transforms him into Viscera. Of course we'll give you the timestamp to watch along with us but as always it'll be just as fun if you only listen. Along the way we'll discuss some of the greatest fans we've ever seen and all of their head-bobbing and crotch-chopping action, an incredible array of signs in the audience, who wins the worst-dressed Superstar of the match award, sweaty wet shirts, the many active AEW performers in the match including a one-shoed Billy Gunn, the surprising star power of Mabel, Kane's awesome blink and you miss it performance, Chyna's big moment, the big shows WCW and ECW put on around this time, and how well the storytelling between Stone Cold and Mr. McMahon holds up to this day. Plus we look back at a year of Undertaker Sightings in 2023 including his award-winning NXT appearance and his presentation of the Big 12 Championship! Download, enjoy, Happy New Year, and Taker Easy! Check out this month's sponsor SmartLabels on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/QR-Smart-Labels-Scannable-Organization/dp/B0BJS364C6?maas=maas_adg_31EA81720AD78B3DA43CB84763549F2B_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas - It's Organization Made Easy with their innovative QR Code labeling system! Use our affiliate link to make your WWE Shop https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/0ZBaNE purchases and help support the show! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/user/talkingtaker Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're having a slumber party and watching some vintage WWF Superstars from 30 years ago on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hearse back to 1993 for some classic moments featuring The Undertaker on the WWF's former flagship show. Up first it's June 12 1993 as Mr. Hughes becomes an important footnote in Taker's history and steals The Dead Man's urn for the very first time! Then we move on to November 13 1993 and The Undertaker joining the All Americans Survivor Series team and showing his American pride in an infamous fashion statement! Along the way we'll reminisce about classic Saturday morning wrestling, analyze the announcer's wardrobe choices, make fun of some hilarious enhancement talent, and watch some other squash matches featuring The Steiner Brothers, Ludvig Borga, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Iron Mike Sharpe, and more. Plus we've got another jam-packed edition of Undertaker Sightings as we discuss Mark Calaway's recent trip to Saudi Arabia, the last few episodes of the Six Feet Under podcast, a P.S.K. member's memorable meet and greet at a 1 Dead Man Show, and Travis's recent trip to a WWE Live Event. So put on your sunglasses, download, and Taker Easy! Use our affiliate link to make your WWE Shop https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/0ZBaNE purchases and help support the show! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/user/talkingtaker Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're looking back at the year in Undertaker Toy Collecting on a special bonus episode of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot is joined by friends and P.S.K. members Stephen Zieman and Randy Turco to discuss all of The Dead Man figures, Funkos, bobbleheads, inflatables, and more that put a goozle on our wallets in 2023. We review every Taker release from the past year, pick our favorites, look ahead to 2024, come up with some fantasy figures, and much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Follow Stephen on Twitter https://twitter.com/collectupdead and be sure to check out the Collecting Deadman podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/47xptYzj8GMMHuarmPze31?si=dfc8da1282164935! Follow Randy on Twitter https://twitter.com/pokeyslittledog and check him out the Collecting Deadman YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@collectingdeadman! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/user/talkingtaker Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
Dance With The Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they do a deep dive on the complete evolution of The Undertaker's Entrance Music! From the Funeral March to the Graveyard Symphony to the Dark Side to American Badass to Rollin' to You're Gonna Pay to Now That You're Dead, we're discussing every piece of music The Undertaker ever walked to the ring to the tune of. We'll discuss Jim Johnston's early inspirations for music for a Dead Man and it's simplistic origins to the many ways it evolved through the 90s into the Ministry Of Darkness. We'll also cover the Biker Taker days and just how cool it was to hear Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit on WWF TV (even though you can't hear them anymore on Peacock). Then we'll discuss the final stages of The Phenom's theme and how it has stood the test of time. Plus we'll cover all sorts of unique one-off entrances as well as some album-only tracks featuring The Undertaker on vocals! All that as well as one of the biggest months of Undertaker Sightings ever including Big Evil's incredible appearance on NXT and the premiere episode of Mark Calaway's new podcast Six Feet Under! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/user/talkingtaker Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
It's the debut of one of The Undertaker's most iconic entrance songs on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look at the origins of the "American Badass" song and character for The Undertaker at King Of The Ring 2000. Our next new episode in November is a journey through the history and importance of Taker's entrance music, and there might have been no more important shift in that music than the one to Kid Rock that came rolling in on wheels of fire! This episode covers The Phenom's unbelievable return at Judgment Day 2000 all the way up to a wacky 6 Man Tag main event at KOTR that has the WWF Championship on the line, plus a discussion at what went into the thinking behind the debut of the Biker Taker character and our initial reactions to it when were watching back in the day. Enjoy this trip back in our time-traveling hearse - er, motorcycle that is - and be sure to join us November 1st for The Complete Evolution Of The Undertaker's Entrance Music!
It's a Halloween Havoc on this month's Talking Taker as we look back at one of The Undertaker's SPOOKIEST matches of all tiz-iiiime! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they "celebrate" the 5 year anniversary of Crown Jewel 2018 and the truly cursed match between The Brothers Of Destruction and DX. It's been reviewed (and reviled) as one of the worst matches of The Phenom's career - how does it hold up 5 years later? We'll analyze all the wig-splitting action and give it our fair and honest review. Then Alex and Travis both share their lists of the "Bottom 5" most HORRIFIC Undertaker matches of his entire career and debate whether this one belongs on the list. All that plus another round of Undertaker Sightings including his hype video for the Texas Longhorns football team and some follow-ups on Ronnie P. Gossett and Skandor Akbar! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/user/talkingtaker Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're looking at the origin of The Brothers Of Destruction and DX's rivalry on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look back at the wild brawl between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels from In Your House: Ground Zero in September of 1997 and discuss the foundation it laid for one of The Undertaker's greatest rivalries. Our next new episode in October will focus on Crown Jewel 2018 and the end to this decades-long storyline, so we thought it would be fun to revisit the beginning. Plus this classic episode features Alex and Travis talking about the "Ground Zero" of their friendship as they first met in September of 1997! Enjoy this trip back in our time-traveling hearse and be sure to join us October 1st for our Crown Jewel 2018 Watch-Along!
Before he was The Undertaker, he was The Master Of Pain! And Texas Red! And Punisher Dice Morgan! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take their time-traveling hearse back to the days before Mark Calaway became The Phenom we know and love and worked the territories back in the late 80s. It's a sequel to our "Main Event Monstors" episode from a couple of years ago as we've unearthed even more fascinating (and often hilarious) footage from Memphis, Texas, and even Japan. We'll take a look at Taker's first ever televised matches as Texas Red against the legendary Bruiser Brody and The Spoiler. Then we'll head back to Jerry Lawler's CWA in Tennessee to watch the Master Of Pain interact with old and new favorites like Ronnie P. Gossett, The Soultaker, Freezer Thompson, Brian Lee, Ken Raper, Nate The Rat, Jeff Jarrett, Jungle Jim, Action Jackson, and more. Plus we'll also explore Punisher Dice Morgan taking on a rookie Steve Williams (a.k.a. Stone Cold Steve Austin) and teaming up with Bam Bam Bigelow to take on some Japanese all-stars. Along the way we'll discuss Ronnie P.'s enlarged heart, part-time Hardee's workers, the differing thermostats in the buildings, a babyface Freddie Krueger, Master Of Pain's "Ricky Bobby"-style promos, and a boxing match you'll have to see to believe. All that plus we hear all about Randy Turco's experience at a recent 1 Deadman Show and we pay tribute to Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! That it is! Pick up some of our brand new merch celebrating Master Of Pain and Punisher Dice Morgan over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/user/talkingtaker Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're looking at some of the earliest (and most hilarious) in-ring footage of the man who would go on to be The Undertaker on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look back at Mark Calaway in one of his earliest gimmicks as The Master Of Pain working in the Memphis territory in 1989. You won't believe some of the other characters we unearth here like Ronnie P. Gossett, Freezer Thompson, The Japanese Team, P.Y. Chu-Hi Phil Hickerson, Lord Humongous, Detroit Demolition, and so many more facing off against The Future Dead Man. We've never laughed harder in the history of the podcast then we did recording this one - in fact we enjoyed it so much we're doing a sequel for our next episode! So refresh yourself on The Master Of Pain in Memphis and get ready for Main Event Monstors on September 1st! Click here to check out the playlist of matches https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuX9FHuJAwSuJ_KzGrKBxn4gDoeHLxKc&si=ufZuPqSQjqtyOq4U we're covering for Main Event Monstors Part Deux before you join us for the new episode coming September 1st!
We're recapping an incredible weekend in Detroit Brock City on this special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot is joined by special guests and travel companions Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, and Nick Fugate as they discuss the first half of their trip to The SummerSlam. We discuss meeting in real life for the first time, Tommy and Alex's airport shenanigans, the unbelievable culinary delights of Ford's Garage, our road trip into Cleveland, the Haunted House Restaurant, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, an endless walk to Machine Gun Kelly's coffee shop, and taking in the Cleveland Guardians game and the greatest fireworks show on earth. Then we discuss our trip to the SummerSlam Superstore and give our SummerSlam preshow predictions. Finally we reconvened on Sunday morning to recap our reactions to the show and just how right (and wrong) we were with all our guesses. Download, enjoy, stay tuned for our upcoming travel vlog on the Talking Taker YouTube channel, and Taker Easy!
We're celebrating our 6 year anniversary by looking back at the 15 year anniversary of one of our favorite rivalries of all time on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we revisit the finale of the epic story between The Undertaker and Edge which took place inside Hell In A Cell at SummerSlam 2008. We provide a Watchalong Commentary to one of our top 20 all-time Taker matches and discuss why it ranks so high for us and how it perfectly weaves in nearly a year and a half of story. Along the way we cover who delivers our favorite spears of all time, JR nearly getting decapitated, comic book parallels in the match, and Edge's thong song! In addition to our watchalong, we're also doing a lightning round segment of P.S.K. Q&A, answering random questions from all of our creatures of the night! We cover everything from top SummerSlams of all time to favorite wrestlers in movies to our top zoo exhibits to preferred podcast listening speeds to dream concert festival lineups and so much more - you don't want to miss all of these hot takes! All that and another jam-packed edition of Undertaker sightings featuring a Shark Week special, an MCU appearance, ComicCon figure reveals, and more. Download, enjoy, and #TakerEasy! Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/44546012-psk-pod-street-krew?store_id=152053 Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're raising a glass to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of our brother podcast The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast on this bonus episode of Talking Taker! Alex is joined by Bottom Line Cast cohost Mike Proulx to commemorate this awesome milestone and discuss Mike and JV's journey covering the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin. We discuss Mike's journey as a wrestling fan from seeing Hulk Hogan and Jake The Snake live as a toddler to watching the Austin 3:16 promo on PPV to his unexpected run as a wrestling podcaster. Along the way we'll also cover his decades-long friendship with JV, the times he briefly fell out of wrestling and what hooked him back in, how the Bottom Line Cast got started and what he's learned about Stone Cold along the way. Plus Alex quizzes Mike in some Steve Austin trivia, Mike unboxes some incredible Attitude Era merch, and we do a watch-along for the first ever match between Austin and The Undertaker in the WWE from July of 1996. Download, give us a hell yeah, and Taker Easy! Check out The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast https://bottomlinecast.pinecast.co/ every week as Mike and JV cover the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin one PPV match at a time! Check out The Extreme ECW Live Cast https://twitter.com/ExtremeCast every week as Mike and JV go episode by episode through ECW! Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/44546012-psk-pod-street-krew?store_id=152053 Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're taking the time-traveling hearse to the frontlines of the Monday Night War on this very special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back at the main events of Raw and Nitro on a historic night for professional wrestling - July 6th, 1998. On Raw the main event sees an unforgettable moment where The Undertaker disguises himself as his brother Kane to become the #1 Contender for the WWF Title and kicks off the Highway To Hell. But over on Nitro it's one of the most important nights ever for WCW as Goldberg takes on Hulk Hogan for the World Championship in front of 40,000 fans at the Georgia Dome - including our very own Mr. Travis White! We've got watch-along commentary for this two memorable main events, switching channels and marking out just like we would way back when in the Attitude Era as we reflect on a time when wrestling was as awesome as it's ever been. Join us as we discuss Travis's on the scene memories of the night, plus thoughts on some folks we don't get to talk much about on this show like Dean Malenko, Raven, Kanyon, Scott Putski, Johnny Swinger, Public Enemy, Alex Wright, Tokyo Magnum, and so much more. All that and our monthly Undertaker Sightings featuring memories of late Iron Sheik, Paul Heyman on Rick Rubin's podcast, and Taker and Mick Foley's Hell In A Cell watch-along! Download, enjoy, and #TakerEasy! This episode of Talking Taker is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TAKEREASY at MANSCAPED.com http://manscaped.com! #ad #manscapedpod Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/44546012-psk-pod-street-krew?store_id=152053 Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Undertaker's most infamous match of all tiz-iiiime on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we do a watch-along special for Taker vs. Mankind inside Hell In A Cell from King Of The Ring 1998. It's a match with some of the most incredible moments to ever take place in WWE history, but its legacy is a bit complicated looking back on it all these years later. We discuss why as iconic as it is it's a bit hard to look back it with modern day perspective, but we also have a blast looking back at the buildup from the peak of the Attitude Era. Enjoy this throwback episode, and be sure to join us on July 1st for a brand new episode looking back The Monday Night War main events from July 6 1998! This episode of Talking Taker is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TAKEREASY at MANSCAPED.com http://manscaped.com! #ad #manscapedpod
It's times like these for us to geek out about the Foo Fighters on this special bonus episode of Talking Taker! We're taking a quick detour on our exploration digging up The Dead Man for Alex Doriot and friend of the show and everlong Foo Fan Randy Turco to discuss the band's epic new album "But Here We Are". Don't worry - we'll be back with our regularly scheduled Taker Talk on July 1st. But for now sit back and rock out with us as analyze the colour and the shape of our nearly 30-year fandom Dave Grohl and the crew including thoughts on all the hits, our favorite underrated album tracks, and Randy's incredible stories acquiring one of Taylor Hawkins' drumsticks, chasing down the band's white limo, and his secret trick of scoring setlists at the many live shows he's seen. Plus, we take on the impossible task of ranking all the Foo's studio albums from top to bottom! Download, crank it up loud, and #TakerEasy! This episode of Talking Taker is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TAKEREASY at MANSCAPED.com http://manscaped.com! #ad #manscapedpod Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/44546012-psk-pod-street-krew?store_id=152053 Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're ranking The Undertaker's Top 10 Rivals of all tiz-iiiime on a brand new episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they rank and debate The Phenom's most fantastic foes. We've both made up our lists and we take turns arguing which 10 of Taker's opponents truly stand out from the rest. Some of our picks are bound to surprise and stir up some controversy, so we'd love to hear from all of you in the Pod Street Krew about who makes your list. We'll read some of your comments plus share our honorable mentions and the rivalries we wish had lasted a little bit longer that could have made our list if they did. Plus we'll also discuss this month's Undertaker Sightings including Travis's trip to Smackdown, Omos's special connection with Taker, and the 25 year anniversary of the most iconic Hell In A Cell match ever. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! This episode of Talking Taker is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TAKEREASY at MANSCAPED.com http://manscaped.com! #ad #manscapedpod Show your P.S.K. Pride with our brand new double-sided Pod Street Krew shirt over at TeePublic.com! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/44546012-psk-pod-street-krew?store_id=152053 Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're taking the time-traveling hearse back to a wild "royal" rumble as we revisit King Of The Ring 1997 on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we explore a match you might have forgotten ever happened between The Undertaker and Faarooq for the WWF Championship. Travis has often said this is one of his favorite episodes we ever recorded, and it really does go off the rails as we talk about The Dead Man curing racism, get some classic promos from "The Cheek" Ahmed Johnson, discuss Sunny's Super Soaker, and much more. Enjoy this throwback episode, and be sure to join us on June 1st as we look back at another classic UT U.K. match as we debate The Undertaker's Top 10 Rivals! This episode of Talking Taker is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TAKEREASY at MANSCAPED.com http://manscaped.com! #ad #manscapedpod
We're going back 25 years to cover a couple of glaring omissions from our back catalog on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on our encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take a look back at a pair of classic Attitude Era matches that didn't quite warrant their own episode during our original run but definitely deserve to be revisited. Up first is The Undertaker vs Kane from the famous VHS release of Mayhem In Manchester. Though not technically a PPV (and never released on the WWE Network or Peacock) it's a match that was widely seen and fondly remembered - perhaps mostly for Taker's street clothes he wrestles in! We'll discuss what went wrong with his gear plus run down this fun U.K. card. Then we'll do a Watch-Along for the main event of Over The Edge 1998 featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Dude Love with The Undertaker as The Enforcer on the outside. Taker obviously doesn't wrestle in this one, but it is the only match in history where The he played a referee-type role and it's such a classic we thought it'd be fun to cover for its 25th anniversary this month. This is maybe the best pure "Sports Entertainment" match you will ever see with these three plus Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, Jim Ross, and The King all playing their roles to a tee. We'll reminisce about watching this one when we were 12 years old, how it continues to get better with age, the wild bumps both guys were taking, the rabid crowd, The Undertaker's brutal chokeslams to the stooges, and so much more. Plus we've got our monthly Undertaker Sightings highlighting another A&E Rivals episode, podcast comments, Hall Of Fame thoughts, and Alex's interaction with an iconic Hall Of Famer! Believe that playa, and Taker Easy! This episode of Talking Taker is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TAKEREASY at MANSCAPED.com http://manscaped.com! #ad #manscapedpod Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Pick up a "Half A Decade Of Destruction" Talking Taker shirt & more merch at TeePublic to help support the show! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/33443155-half-a-decade-of-destruction?store_id=152053 Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
We're taking the time-traveling hearse back across the pond as we revisit One Night Only on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we explore a semi-forgotten classic between The Undertaker and Bret Hart in a match that was left off the original VHS release of this first ever U.K. exclusive PPV. The finish might have been wonky, but the match itself is one of the best of The Dead Man's first decade - be sure to check it out if you've never seen it. Plus we discuss the rarely seen "WWF Fab Four" interview special that aired in the U.K. around this time featuring a sort of groundbreaking interview with The Undertaker. And be sure to join us on May 1st as we look back at another classic UT U.K. match as we cover Mayhem In Manchester featuring Taker (in his street clothes!) vs. Kane. We'll also look back at Over The Edge 1998 with The Undertaker as the special enforcer for the match between Stone Cold and Dude Love - it's a jam-packed Attitude Era throwback - don't miss it! This episode of Talking Taker is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TAKEREASY at MANSCAPED.com http://manscaped.com! #ad #manscapedpod
We're struttin' and cuttin' on a special bonus episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their exploration digging up The Dead Man as they bring on Manscaped Contest Winner Randy Turco to the show for a special episode dedicated to The Dead Man's haircut history throughout the years. Yes, really - we're watching along with two classic Taker matches featuring some of his most dramatic haircuts ever! First up is a quickie vs Bradshaw from Smackdown 12/6/01 where Big Evil showed up with a brand new look after turning heel a few days before. And for the main event we take a look at The Undertaker vs Triple H inside Hell In A Cell at WrestleMania 28 where The Phenom debuted his faux hawk! Along the way we'll chronicle all of Taker's coiffures through the years (including his horrendous wigs), mourn the loss of Shawn Michaels' short shorts, analyze Dean Malenko's nipples, wonder if Ron Simmons ever rode a motorcycle, remember Cow and Chicken's parents, try to figure out if Taker ever got to wrestle Brutus Beefcake, and discuss some our favorite (and most embarrassing) haircut stories of our own. This one is off the rails - download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! This episode of Talking Taker is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TAKEREASY at MANSCAPED.com http://manscaped.com! #ad #manscapedpod Follow Randy on Twitter @pokeyslittledog https://www.twitter.com/pokeyslittledogand check out his monthly Watch Along specials with Stephen Zieman on the Collecting Dead Man podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/47xptYzj8GMMHuarmPze31?si=ae63982a67cd4b7b Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Pick up a new "Half A Decade Of Destruction" Talking Taker shirt & more merch at TeePublic to help support the show! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/33443155-half-a-decade-of-destruction?store_id=152053 Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
IT'S WATCHALONG TIME! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back at one of their favorite Undertaker WrestleMania matches of all tiz-iiiime: his epic encounter with CM Punk at WrestleMania 29. Longtime P.S.K. member Watchalong Tommy joins us as we look back at the match that stole - and arguably saved - this entire show as both men had a chip on their shoulder and put on a 5 Star Classic. Tommy never made it in the gates for this show, but he does have some incredible stories of working at Axxess this weekend including standing feet away from The Undertaker who made a surprise signing appearance! We'll give you the timestamp to watch along with us, but as always it's just as fun if you're only able to listen. Along the way we'll discuss how we all watched the show back in 2013, Paul Heyman's amazing work outside the ring, both men's awesome entrances, Tommy's Hall Of Fame date with his future wife, the exhausting travel of a "New York/New Jersey" weekend, where this match stands in our all-time rankings, and so much more. Plus it's been another jam-packed month full of Undertaker Sightings - we'll recap Taker's recent newsworthy podcast and YouTube show appearances as well as his A&E Rivals special highlighting his feud with Mankind and Kane's Biography. Download, enjoy, and #TakerEasy! Subscribe to Tommy's YouTube Channel Watchalong Wrestling https://www.youtube.com/@WatchalongWrestling and check out Alex's recent appearance looking back at WrestleMania 34! Check out Alex and Travis's appearance on The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast's 3:16 Day Special! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2KWF9Foack8YyVrFztCv2p?si=93b84f1ca376481a Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Pick up a new "Half A Decade Of Destruction" Talking Taker shirt & more merch at TeePublic to help support the show! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/33443155-half-a-decade-of-destruction?store_id=152053 Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
Hop in the time-traveling hearse on the road to WrestleMania as we bring our look at one of The Undertaker's most important Mania matches BACK FROM THE DEAD! This month we're taking you back to the truly epic showdown between The Phenom and his demonic brother Kane from WrestleMania 14. This year marks the 25 year anniversary of this, the initial face-off in their storied rivalry, arguably the greatest rivalry of The Dead Man's career. So enjoy this look back at how it all began at one of the most important WrestleManias of all tiz-iiiime! Be sure to join us April 1st as we look back at another WrestleMania classic, and until then, #TakerEasy!
OHHHH YESSSSSSSS! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they pay tribute to the one and only William Moody - better known to us all as Paul Bearer - on the 10 year anniversary of his passing. After our monthly Undertaker Sightings segment (covering his Super Bowl commercial and more), we dive deep into the full career of the Father Of Destruction. We talk about William Moody's background as a real-life mortician to his early days in the wrestling business as Percy Pringle III and his murderer's row of clients and then of course to the call that changed his life to join up with The Undertaker in 1991. We discuss Taker and Bearer's instant and unbreakable connection, how the pair effortlessly evolved from heels to babyfaces, Bearer's command of a character that could have gone off the rails, the heel turn at SummerSlam 1996 that changed everything, Bearer selling the Kane storyline and turning it into a masterpiece, and so much more. We'll also cover his brief stint in TNA, the good (WrestleMania XX) and the bad (getting kidnapped by Edge) of his returns to WWE throughout the 2000s (including some untelevised ones), his run with his final protege LA Knight on the independent scene, and the ways WWE and The Undertaker have honored him since his untimely passing. There never was and never will be another quite like Paul Bearer, and we hope you enjoy our tribute to one of our favorite pro wrestling characters of all time. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! This episode of Talking Taker is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TAKEREASY at MANSCAPED.com http://manscaped.com! #ad #manscapedpod Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/talkingtaker, Instagram http://www.instagram.com/talkingtaker, and Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/talkingtaker Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOW5n-RyqZKLOpbIQ7b5Wvg to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! Pick up a new "Half A Decade Of Destruction" Talking Taker shirt & more merch at TeePublic to help support the show! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/33443155-half-a-decade-of-destruction?store_id=152053 Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQCEMwE-R6Oazfe1ui_Fn0g and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
