Why John Cena vs. Undertaker Was Such A Short Match
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- WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker speaks on his Wrestlemania 34 match against John Cena and tells his candid story on why the match was so short.
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I do wish that match was longer. Taker looked like he was in really good shape that night. Even with as short as it was, you could how much better he was moving compared to the year before.
Hey was definitely in shape & it's freakin' WrestleMania AND most importantly he was wrestling Infront of his wife & daughter. Their daughter attended the Royal Rumble aswell & seen her momma Michelle wrestle. It wouldn't surprise me if she grows up to become the greatest women's champion of all time! 💯👍
I saw it too that should have been one last world title run but alas didn't pan out that way still I respect the Deadman ministry taker will always be my favorite heel turn miss the theme hhhs old theme too my time
That could a been a good long match, but it was so cool seeing Cena get squashed. Loved it.
I just watched that match again taker was moving so quick and agile he also looked a lot healthier especially in his face he didn’t at one point in those 3 minutes look slow or out of breath he was moving like he was wrestling shawn Michaels again at wm 26!
I'd have loved a longer match, but Cena was spot on tbh
Was he? I thought it made both look weak
@@mmmmm-gg8gt was a classic case of theory over execution. Taker was supposed to blow over Big Match John to show he wasn't washed up. Sadly the match was poor and it didn't have the desired outcome, but from a story point of view, it was the right decision at the time
What did Cena say? Didn't quite follow what Taker was saying there
I'm fine with Undertaker winning but Cena should have at least been looking strong
They should have made at least 10 or just over 10 minutes.
As a kid, we wanted to see Undertaker vs John Cena main event wrestlemania.
As an adult, we understand that they had to work around Undertaker’s injuries.
Thank you to them both.
But they should had done it around 2010 especially since both John Cena and undertaker were undefeated
@@cs77smith67 that would have been great build up
That match should have happened in 2011 or 2013
But did you hear what he said though? His hip was fixed, he could move again, he trained hard and was ready. They could have done at least 15 minutes. I was so salty at that match.
@@mayiborrowadollar that's what I'm saying taker was ready willing to tear it up
Sounds like Vince and John were trying to protect him without being insulting.
“That’s not what we need” I honestly have no idea what Vince’s thought process is sometimes.
He didn't have confidence in Taker's ability to go 30+ in a great match at that point.
He needed to solidify takers Mania record with a cap off with a legend like Cena. To bury Cena in 5min at mania is remarkable and a true testament to Cenas character.
He was right tho. Not everything needs to go 20 minutes like on AEW
@@shahidnyker2900 no one is saying that they should have gone 20 mins, the only thing people wanted is that the match lasted more than 2 mins, thats all
@@alexknight81 there is no happy medium. You either do a quick squash match or you go 20minutes. Imagine if they went 9-11minutes? People would have been furious
I'll always respect Cena for doing that.
oh plz like u care of cena
i respect your opinion but come on man its wrestlemania and taker was ready to go. dont you think it would of been better to just lem em have a real match? we COULD be talking baout how that match was Shawn Micheals vs The undertaker 2.0 but instead we got elisa getting aa taker doing his signature moves and thats it. idk i think they drop it on this one
@@Geeil but Taker was coming off a run of shitty matches, and from being unfit for wrestling for like 3 years. No one knew how much he could go, even though he worked out and got in decent shape for it. He also hadn't had a match in so long, so big time ring rust. Cena's goal was to do him a solid and have Taker squash him, giving ego and confidence boost to Taker.
They didn't want to risk showing Taker in a bad light. Wanted to give him a last hoorah.
I wouldve loved a longer and actual match, but I don't think Taker was able to deliver at the time. And I think everyone, like Vince and Cena, knew that.
It's kind of sad that Vince basically threw this match under the bus for a laugh. That should have been a 15 minute match, even with the one-sided build. If Taker says he can really go then i trust him. Should have never been a squash!
Vince really was an asshole for this. A waste of a possible real twilight for Undertaker.
Jesus Christ man. I wanted a longer match too but this is dumb AF. Cena wanted to give back to the undertaker's reputation by getting squashed as one of the biggest stars in the business. He did that out of respect for taker. Vince was on the same page too. Plus they need to build on young stars. They've ignored that long enough. Just appreciate the match for what it was.
@@FrozenAngel4173 here the thing though, it didn't give the undertaker any credibility at least in my eyes, it was just a disappointing match period.
@@Rengokuo4o6 they're not catering to you. To the casual fan and kids that's a big win.
Yea people payed to watch that match to be 5 fucking mins.
Man out of all the people The Undertaker could've wrestled at Mania in a classic match Taker vs Cena would've been great, its ones of those matches we never got at Mania like Sting vs The Undertaker or Randy Savage vs The Undertaker at Mania
Randy Savage? Lmao. Nobody’s asked for Savage v Taker
@@user-dq6se6er8j If Savage could get a classic out of Warrior, a match with Taker in 92 would have been pretty good.
Yeah one thing I never understood about the streak was we never got Taker vs any of the 3 faces in their primes at Mania (Hogan, Austin, Cena). Or just more star power in general. Like the streak could have included names like Mick Foley, Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle, The Rock, Chris Jericho, Goldberg, Bret Hart, Vader, rvd, along with the names mentioned and it could have been even better. Instead things that hampered it were matches with guys like Shane McMahon, Big Boss man, Mark Henry, handicap match with big show and a train, sid vicious, giant Gonzalez.
@@davefarlow I think the logic is to spread out the great matches at each Mania. Austin, Hogan, The Rock, Eddie, etc. had other matches at Mania and Taker had his.
@@bbb_888 True, also I don't think they even considered the streak until he got to 10 at WrestleMania 18. If they had the streak in mind from the start things could have been different. Cena vs Miz instead of Cena vs Taker and Taker vs Angle not happening at WrestleMania 22 is still a head scratcher to me. Then again Eddie's death and rocks return in 2011 definitely had an impact. With that being said WrestleMania 23 to WrestleMania 29 was a perfect score for Taker match wise imo. That's when the streak was the number one thing everyone looked forward to at Mania. What a time!
Another legendary interview
if only Triple H was running things back then.. he would've given Taker and Cena at least 15 mins, a match between two legends shouldn't be a squash match
Exactly!!
Triple H is not doing anything better if you are think like this because you solely hate Vince. Stop acting like you are a executive and act like a fan damn man. It’s annoying when smarks nowadays think their views matter when you should be the equivalent of a tv series fan.
Vengeance 2003 was awesome. Perhaps i dare say the Undertaker vs cena match followed by the match they had on Smackdown in 2004👌
and raw october 2006 was short but fun too
The match they had together on Smackdown in 2004 was the first time Taker fought John Cena as the Dark Version. That match was really good and pretty long.
It makes me sad that Taker and Cena never got the WM match they really deserved to have.
Can we take a minute to appreciate how much of an awesome interviewer Chris is?
Seriously, you are an inspiration, Chris.
Tears of gratitude for this wrestlers who put their life on the line to entertain us..
We were robbed of a 30 minute classic by Vince McMahon and John Cena
If it makes you fell any better Cena allowing himself to be jobbed by the Undertaker at WrestleMania of all shows is a bigger moment than a 30 min classic.
@@anupambaglari lol John Cena allowing himself to be jobbed by the undertaker.
@@PBandShayne I didn't know of a better way to phrase that 😂
How did John Cena rob you of a thirty minute classic?
I don't think it had to be 30 minutes long but it should've at least been about 12-15 at minimum.
Love hearing all Marks war stories now that his wrestling career is over. I wish he would do a series and just tell all the crazy shit he's seen on the road.
"Never worked on PPV." Guess Vengeance 03 never happened to him lol
Must have slipped his mind. Matches were 15 years apart, that first match was awesome though :) I remember being 9 when it happened…and I was a Cena fan at the time…word life lmao..don’t hate me I was his demographic 😂
@@Evs78101 Oh yeah definitely. I just find it funny that both matches are in John's showcase this year for 2k, but Taker himself only remembers one. And he's like "this is the first time we're working together and it's a squash? No no no no no"
Well he's never faced the Cenation leader in a PPV before
@@Mr.DontOverThinkIt I just finished that showcase last night. Such a good game. Crazy how they showed all the people that beat ‘em. Kinda played off the whole Cena wins lolz thing
@@Evs78101 Also shows how much of a good person he truly is. Like he doesn't need to give credit to people like Brock, Hunter, etc... But he does anyway
Undertaker looked ready to go you can tell how he moved in comparison to the previous year it was night and day. I can’t believe Cena didn’t push for more time.
Imagine the back and forth the counters damn he should have
The match would have been a classic if they did that from 2010-14 both are tremendous in ring performers.
@@adityabute2107 I agree so many missed chances
@@windmaster9 right
@@adityabute2107tremendous for John cena ? U must be blind. He has 5 moves if that
I used to live in Kentucky and this reminds me a little of Derby week. Lots of fanfare. Lots of height and build up. Lots of preparation. Actual event.... 2 minutes.
To be fair John and Vince probably had no idea if Taker would be able to go that long based on the Roman match, I do wish they called an audible and went a bit longer just to give us what we wanted
I can't believe that John Cena was on board with having to lose in 5 minutes on the biggest PPV
He's an actor now ofc, he can't make risk like before
He was enough humble for that that's it
Vince only wanted that match to make Roman's win look more impressive.
I know and Cena was suppose to find Undertaker at THAT wrestlemania but they were just so desperate for Roman to be the top guy
And trust me the match would have been better
I actually feel more upset now for Undertaker training for nothing, rather than the disappointing match now. Any athlete who trained hard just not to compete at the end of the day knows how he feels.
Yea I had always heard it was a squash because of his injuries!
John Cena only wanted The Deadman Undertaker to be back in the ring.Therefore he did his job ...Whereas talking about the match..That match was totally scripted...WWE also wanted Undertaker to be in the ring...Therefore they planned and made John Cena as a source of medium to recall Undertaker.
The Undertaker was in the right here. Vince McMahon should have understood with the build that Cena gave to the match, to have it end short is a spit in the face to Mark’s training. At least give them 15 minutes.
The more broken down guy was the one that wanted the longer match. Respect.
HHH Wouldn't have let that happen.
Love that story….that is hilarious. Thanks Chris.
Taker was wrong by saying, he and John never wrestled on a ppv before WM 2018. They had a match at Vengeance 2003 and it was really good too. Was comparable with Lesnar vs Daniel Bryan at Survivor Series 2018, where the underdog (Cena in this case) got beat up badly, where Taker could've ended the match early, but hesitated and then got almost beat by his opponent for underastimating him.
Yeah, this is where I really liked Cena too before he became the new Hulk Hogan with predictable matches most the time.
Was glade we got the match both truly legends
Too bad I haven't got NY Chance to see my WWE idol performing live.
MR Calloway thank you for entertaining us for all this year and sacrifice so much.
God bless you and your family 🙏🏾🍀
Great interview thanks Chris
13-15 minutes at least would’ve been awesome. If ‘Taker was in the shape he was in as he claimed, it probably would’ve been his retirement match altogether and he didn’t have to retire in the Thunderdome. What a shame.
The way takers eyes glossed over talking about his redemption... 😢
I remember thinking that match would be a classic, atleast 15-20 minutes abd being like “what was that?”
I was there live and imo the shock value of him squashing Cena made his return feel even more special. I loved it.
Fuck I can’t believe he is retired. He was always the one thing you could count on.
And that was the same mania brock threw the title at vince
The old man's a fool at times.
Undertaker is Vince's favourite superstar of all time. He worked that poor man to the end. He wrestled one too many matches.
I loved that the undertaker squash cena ! That literally made me so happy lol
Vince turned Taker into Austin. "What?...What?" 😂
A friend of mine delivered all of his gym equipment here in Texas and got to meet him. Said he was a super nice guy.
I feel like my father is like The Undertaker on work ethic dude nearly never took a sick or injury day
I was so disappointed by this match, I wanted a longer match, as these two were my favorites growing up and their Vengeance match is one of my favorite matches of all time, it was just too little too late I guess...
Honestly I saw it disrespectful to John. A squash match to one of the greatest of all time?
Yeah I thought it didn't make sense. John was still in his prime. Taker was in the twilight of his career. And he destroyed Cena?
Exactly Cena should not be that humble 😑
Undertaker wanted a 45 minute match with Cena, Just imagine
After the scare from WrestleMania 30 this was probably the best for Undertaker. He's proved everything for over three decades he doesn't need to prove anything anymore.
People talk about how Cena was the face of the company for 20 years, and yeah he was the guy but in the shadows behind him was Taker putting on amazing matches and being just as big of a draw. They worked in tandem while never coming to blows. It's a real shame we never got a full blown war, especially since Taker felt so good at Mania 34, even just 10 minutes would have been great.
The more i wanted that match to go on longer, the more i realized that it was definitely necessary. John had been talking a lot about him for weeks leading to WM. The only way IMO that i could see the outcome of this was for The Undertaker to come out and completely squash Cena. Not only would this remind Cena but the entire world to know not to mess with him & that he still got it!
Of course John agreed with Vince. I mean i love John but damn it i really wish that match was longer. Even Undertaker himself wanted a nice long match. What's worse is the match wasn't even 5 minutes it was 2 minutes! Garbage dude. Garbage. But whatever lol. It happened it is what it is.
Taker went along with it though and he has major pull with Vince so he could've easily gotten his way and all of us would've seen a better match.
Wow, great chat! You're so lucky, being able to talk with the Phenom.
What a great guy!
@@CVVCLIPS glad for ya!
No matter either it was going to be a short or long match we can all agree that he looked and performed a hell of a lot better than he did against Roman reigns.
Because Cena sucks and they spent more time following Cena around showing him sitting,standing,thinking running,getting a beverage picking up dry cleaning you know everything but wrestling which he can't do
Really stained Cena's legacy. Taker shouldn't have allowed that. That's the shittiest match in wrestlemania icons' history.
Why is Vince like this
he is old
Undertaker wanted a 30 minute match with you John
robbed of a decent match because of a storyline no one will ever remember.
Unfortunately that match was pointless. Period
"We never worked on PPV" Apparently he forgot Vengeance 2003
Hey 15 years (from that to WM34) is a long time it probably slipped his mind
So it was Vince's fault the match was so short? I would've been happy with at least 10 minute match where Cena can hit his finisher, Taker kicks out then proceeds to Tombstone him for the win.
Vince is kinda fucked up for that cause like he works hard for that company to come back and not get the things he wanted like he did so much for Vince and th😂 company
Taker vs cena shoulda happened much sooner. When taker was younger to really blow the roof off the place
The best part was Taker calling in Cena thinking he'd be on his said.. but swerves him by saying.. 'oh yeah.. i been talking smack on you hard. you need to squash me'.. 😅
Undertaker: NO! 30 minutes or we aren't doing this
A 30 minute back and forth would’ve been great a few years earlier. Maybe WrestleMania 29. Cena does the job to Taker. Then Punk regains the title from Rock and you can blow off the Punk/Cena feud at Summerslam or even before at MITB.
They did work in a ppv though. Vengeance 2003
Must have slipped Taker's mind, match was 15 years apart.
And No way out 2007, even though it wasn't a one on one match.
Take, you and Cena did go one ppv. Was vengeance back in 2004
Match should’ve happened at WM 27, title vs the streak. Nobody wanted Miz and Cena
Cena, Taker , & Vince my childhood I love this story 😂❤️🔥
The match between John Cena and the Undertaker was supposed to happen at Wrestlemania 33, but Vince mcmahon decided to cancel the biggest dream match we all wanted to see.
Ironically what The Undertaker and John Cena ended up doing at WrestleMania 33 was all for nothing. Cena and Nikki Bella beat The Miz and Maryse with Cena then proposing to Nikki only for them to split up a year later while Undertaker lost to Roman only for Roman to lose to Brock the following year while Taker came back like the ending to WM 33 never happened.
The only canceled it because they wanted Roman to get over so bad
its a shame it was such a short match... Taker vs Cena.. the two biggest icons from the 90s to this era.... such a shame
Cena and undertaker didn’t have enough matches together. I think they had 3 against each other in 15 years.
A legend in the making talking with a legend
That match did not need to go past 5 minutes. Vince and cena were absolutely correct
Vince is so bad managing storylines and matches.
What?? Are you 10 years old kid or what?
Undertaker wanted a 45 minute match with you Cena
Nobody:
Vince: yeah it's just so funny to treat ultra loyal legends like they're a pos.
I was one of those taker fans who always believed cena would be the top guy to give undertaker his last match and with condition that taker was in that year. It could’ve been a 30 minute slugfest and more than likely takers last match. It feels so, disappointing even today that my dream match happened but was extremely short.
We've been waiting over a decade for WWE to do this match at WM, and when they finally do: Vince cut's it short on a whim TO POP HIMSELF. Vince is done, he simple doesn't get it anymore.
Undertaker should've retired in 2011-14 somewhere around that time. He definitely should've retired after the streak was broken. He ruined his body and legacy with those substandard risky matches later on in his career.
We got robbed of what could’ve been the greatest match…wish they could’ve did the match earlier in they prime
It always surprises me to hear about how unprepared wrestlers are and how they make it all work last minute
Taker was prepared tho, he trained a lot for this match.
Correction Taker and Cena did work ppv before vengeance 2003
This was a great interview/video, CVV!
When I think back to WrestleMania 34, I think both Cena and Taker could have gone 15-20 and relied on spots and false finishes instead of a squash.
But much like we never saw The Rock and Shawn Michaels go 1-on-1 in their primes, we can only imagine what could have been.
After all, they only ever had 3 1-on-1 encounters.
Vengeance 2003
RAW 2007
WrestleMania 34
also, I'm the 1000th like!
They had a match on Smackdown during the build-up to backlash 2003
I believe they also had a one one on smackdown June 2004 where baby face taker uses cenas chain to win.
Still ridiculous. Should’ve given them at least 15.
You could tell Vince was not in the right frame of mind anymore with this joke booking John vs Taker should have been at least 15mins its not like could not find the time, they could have cut Nia vs Bliss match which was 11 which pisses me off, that is 10min right there, and 3 mins of AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, and have I them on last or second to last, these were the stars of the company they were match 9, while Nia and Bliss get 11, Taker and Cena have always been good WWE men so Vince knew he could do this.
And also booking Taker to lose again at WM with Roman, and he should have never lost any one in the first place.
I hate hear many saying Lesnar needed the push, and that shows they are a dumb ass Lesnar was a huge star from his time away, he did not need a push, just like Roman,
A long 30 minute classic would've been amazing... but Cena was probably right, Undertaker has had some rough injuries over the years.
If I’m the Undertaker and I’m supposed to wrestle John Cena, I’m fucking physically fighting Vince if he tells me I’m squashing Cena in a 5 minute shoot.
I would demand more time.
“Vince, I’m taker and he’s Cena. You have the two biggest names of the last 20 years in front of you.
You’re giving me at least 20 or I’m boarding a plane and you can take your ppv and shove it”
What’s Vince gonna do? Fire the Undertaker? Give me a fuckin break. I love Taker but he could’ve really put Vince in a corner and demanded what was best for the Show.
Miz should have Lost the Belt at Elimination Chamber before WrestleMania 27 to Cena and we could have had Cena lose to Undertaker at WrestleMania back then if Cena was gonna take a Loss for the Championship,That was the Right time to do it.
Then they could have did the whole Taker/Triple H feud at 28/29 instead of 27/28.
Taker looks like a sober Stone Cold in this with the hat on
Bro Undertaker went with the mentality of surpassing his WM25 match
If i was vince i would of told cena Gimme Super Cena Circa 07 and let lose for 25 minutes
Undertaker vs John Cena at Wrestlemania 34 should’ve been longer. I’m not saying it should have been 30 minutes because Undertaker was getting older. It shouldn’t have been 3 minutes long either, it should have been at least 10 minutes long. Taker vs Cena deserved another match.
Bro they couldn't do 15mins? Even back then it was such a slap to the fans. Such a weird build up,even on WrestleMania they kept us hanging and then finally he comes out ....and it's a comedy match. So bad. Imagine taker having an awesome WrestleMania match one more godammm time at this age.
So you mean to tell me that he was almost retired at that moment, and Vince called him to match at WrestleMania with John Cena, Mark trained like an animal for a match of 45 minutes, and when that day comes at the last minute it's gonna be a squash of 5 minutes?? Give me a break Vince 😒😒. I prefer he tombstone John Cena, instead of a squash.
Here I am as a 36 year old bodybuilder with an injured foot and the flu feeling like my days are over. Gosh I'm a lazy fuck. Thank you Taker. I am Gettysburg my back the work
I love cena and taker
After it ended, I was like, that is it?????? for weeks of Cena calling Taker out and the hype of the match to end so quick sucked....didnt have to be 30 minutes, but 20 would of been awesome
😔 the man was right his anatomy will tell the undertaker ok that’s it the undertaker will respond to what his body telling him he can’t ignore what he’s anatomy telling him 😊 I’m not going to lie about this the undertaker anatomy has a mind of its own ooops I wasn’t supposed to say that 😅 same thing with my femer I will ride my bike until I feel sharp pain until I master the concept of my body has a mind of it own I will push my femer to its breaking point 😅
its fucked up that hes just fine with this...
take a lawyer, have his boss tell him to prep him for the case of the century, but the boss knew they were gonna settle 100%....
They should have went an hour the very next night on raw.
They should have cut out the entirety of the god awful US title match and given all of that time to Undertaker and Cena, and I'm saying this as a Randy Orton fan
UnderTaker vs John Cena should have been so much longer the fact that it was as short as was is so disappointing Vince aint shit.lol