Jim Cornette Reviews A&E's Undertaker Biography

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  • From Episode 252 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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  • @superfan931
    @superfan931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    "Everybody knew he was human but nobody could prove it!" My new favorite quote of Jim Cornette.

    • @abubakarsiddik3227
      @abubakarsiddik3227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Noah 1217 Smith wtf man. Lol

    • @sethputnamsghost6538
      @sethputnamsghost6538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love that!👍

    • @niaedmonds3342
      @niaedmonds3342 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Noah 1217 Smith That sounds like some low key gheyyyyyyy stuff. SOrrry lmbo

    • @fatalsniper3413
      @fatalsniper3413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What? Such a stupid quote. Undertaker was phony as a football bat

    • @PlayzieBum
      @PlayzieBum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@fatalsniper3413 ok FATAL SNIPER 34 LOOL

  • @MadMike1
    @MadMike1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +590

    To me, giving Mark Calaway the Undertaker gimmick was wrestling's equivalent of casting Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. Nobody else could've played that role. It was this magical thing where the performer and the character were perfect for each other.

    • @Michael-cz6ob
      @Michael-cz6ob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I think Dolph Lundgren would have made a decent Terminator. Great physique and size, looked intimidating facially but also when you see his performances in like rocky 4 or Universal Soldier you realise he can actually act and is quite terrifying when he's in a bad guy role

    • @maxxdahl6062
      @maxxdahl6062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And it wasn't even James Cameron's idea there, it was Arnolds idea himself. Cameron originally wanted someone who looked like absolutely anyone in the crowd with Arnold being the human hero.

    • @constablekennedy7705
      @constablekennedy7705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Ironically, I Believe that Glen Jacobs (Kane) could have Played the ‘UnderTaker’ Role Perfectly ….

    • @maxxdahl6062
      @maxxdahl6062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@constablekennedy7705 I don't even think he was wrestling at that time was he? Hell he didn't even get much of a break in wrestling until SMW.

    • @mimoe7587
      @mimoe7587 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perfect comparison

  • @johnabrams7476
    @johnabrams7476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Mark Callaway is just a truly blessed man...I met him when he was Texas Red..and he was nice..I met him again as Undertaker and he remembered me..and was still just as nice... Everything truly fell into his lap and he made it work...And when he got that chip on his shoulder for being told he wouldn't draw a dime..He really made it work and showed everyone...This biography to me is the best, because Taker really did not let them embellish..But it was so great of a watch..

    • @aljabirxiju9475
      @aljabirxiju9475 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      fell in his lap is so disrespectful...it looked easy. it worked perfectly. but watch what you say. the phrasing makes it seem like he didnt have to work for it.

  • @Fozzie420
    @Fozzie420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    This made me miss Paul Bearer..
    What a fuckin legend Percy was even before he was in WWF

    • @chrisgullett4332
      @chrisgullett4332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Every time I see Pail Bear I instantly think about when he managed Steve Austin in USWA. It is always the same moment I think about, and it is when Percy and Austin are wrestling Chris Von Erich and Chris Adams. It is some of the funniest stuff ever in wrestling, and it is funny because of Percy. What i think is funny about it is Percy keeps whooping on Chris Von Erich, but while he is doing it he is talking to Fritz Von Erich. Fritz is not there, he is just talking to Fritz as he beats up his son. He says things like come get your boy Fritz, I told you Fritz. Just the way he does it is comedy gold. Here is the crazy part, when Percy is managing Steve Austin, Austin had just debuted a couple months earlier. If you go back and watch those Austin promos and matches from early 1990 when he is doing the angle with Chris Adams and Percy, there is no way anybody would think Austin had not been a pro for a decade, because he was that good. Austin always says how green he was, but you could not tell by watching him. Austin debuts in September of 89, Percy leaves for WWE in December of 90. So Austin had barely been in the business for a year, and he was a natural at it. I am not sure how Austin kept a straight face working with Percy, because everything Percy did in USWA was funny even when it was not meant to be. Nonetheless Percy manages a rookie Austin, and Austin becomes pro wrestling rookie of the year in 1990, then he jumps to WWE and manages the Undertaker, not a bad managing career. He managed two of the greatest back to back. Still yet Percy talking to Fritz while beating his son is still what I think about every time I see him. He never looks at the camera, he is just in his own world talking to an invisible Fritz Von Erich.

    • @chrischar9428
      @chrischar9428 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Couldn't warm up to him if we were cremated together

    • @randycrawford1132
      @randycrawford1132 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes that’s one person who was legendary early on because he was so good, another one was Andre and Randy Savage

  • @clarencegutsy7309
    @clarencegutsy7309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I have been lucky enough to enjoy multiple versions of Undertaker's entrance from his classic, grey/purple gloves era to Ministry and it's true that there's nothing quite like it. The Ministry version in particular really sticks with me because they had the arena AC go way the fuck up so it felt like you were freezing and the guitar/bell tolls in that theme were so loud you could feel your bones shake each time. The combination with the darkness and lightning along with that eerie dark blue light they'd use and seeing Undertaker looking like Satan walk to the ring it's like some shit out of Revelations.

    • @edmann1820
      @edmann1820 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow that's the sort of thing (the AC) you'd never know from watching on tv or vhs as I did. It's one of my favourite eras as well.

  • @jeffrichards1537
    @jeffrichards1537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    First time I saw undertaker was as Mean Mark callous in WCW or old N.W.A. as one half of the skyscrapers. You could tell he was a real wrestler who could do damn near anything. With his size he was impressive moving around ring.

    • @chickensdone1
      @chickensdone1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just watched some of his stuff as half of the skyscrapers yesterday, and my first thought was “Wow, this guy can move for his size”… even before the Taker gimmick, I agree with you, you could tell he had “it”. The selfish part of me wishes he never aged and could still move like that and just continue performing until I die. Even my 12 year old daughter likes watching his matches with me and she rarely sits still for anything I like, lol.

    • @tomhood7343
      @tomhood7343 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      WCW completely missed the boat on Mark but then again, they missed the boat on a lot of guys so no surprise there

    • @marcusgilmore5211
      @marcusgilmore5211 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomhood7343ea Hulk Hogan got him the job at WWF it’s crazy all the talent that WCW had it’s mine boggling….

    • @icemike874
      @icemike874 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He burst on the scene with his "Heart Punch" taking out jobbers. Great time in wrestling history

  • @jobiec420
    @jobiec420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    All I kept thinking while watching the A&E Undertaker Biography was, "I can't wait to hear Corney's review of this show!" We love and appreciate all the content you give us Jim.

  • @Wooderz245
    @Wooderz245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Notice that Mark Callaway in his early-mid twenties looks more like an adult than Omega does at nearly 40.

    • @totallybored5526
      @totallybored5526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      To be fair my 6 year old niece, who seems to spend most of her time licking windows and giggling, is more of an adult than Omega

    • @dylancloud97
      @dylancloud97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I mean that's true but it helps mark is a foot taller

    • @matthewnewman6039
      @matthewnewman6039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He lives in your head rent-free, doesnt he? Can't stop thinking about his body?

    • @Punkinlunk
      @Punkinlunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao this is why I say Kenny is the goat.

    • @scottroberts7103
      @scottroberts7103 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@totallybored5526 Omega is a ballet trained prissy "wrestler".

  • @LordGrim1313
    @LordGrim1313 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    taker feuding with goldust and mankind from 96 is still some of my favorite stuff and it always gets glossed over. that boiler room brawl was lit.

  • @kennethrawlings7265
    @kennethrawlings7265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    It fustrates me till this day that everybody remembers Taker throwing Mick off of the cell, but nobody remembers Kane winning his only Wwf title immediately after....

    • @kennethrawlings7265
      @kennethrawlings7265 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Noah 1217 Smith Exactly 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @NeilAlanBarker
      @NeilAlanBarker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It was one of the best calls ever by Howard Finkle as well.

    • @martintraphagen3698
      @martintraphagen3698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *frustrates

    • @user-kj6sw3to4m
      @user-kj6sw3to4m 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kane had the heavyweight belt for a couple months before to when he wrestled with his shirt off

    • @kirkdavis8964
      @kirkdavis8964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep Kane lost it the next day.

  • @Ratworks
    @Ratworks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When I was a kid in highschool I'd go on dates with girls who were afraid of seeing The Undertaker like he was a real horror monster. THATS how good he was.

  • @MilMaska
    @MilMaska 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    “If you try me, I will make you famous.” - The Undertaker

    • @meninblack3585
      @meninblack3585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If you make me famous, I will try you
      -The Overgiver aka the AliveWoman

    • @Strangepete
      @Strangepete 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@meninblack3585 If I make you infamous, you might try me
      - An inbetween giver/receiver

    • @chrischar9428
      @chrischar9428 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Famous as in what.

  • @bigglilwayne7050
    @bigglilwayne7050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I would love to be a fly on the wall if Cornette ever crosses paths with Dan Spivey....

    • @runnerbean6166
      @runnerbean6166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Spivey is 70 years old and happy to be alive. He’s been asked a few times about Cornette burying him and said he doesn’t care.

  • @thaboyshawn5911
    @thaboyshawn5911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Ole Anderson said he wanted Taker to be a modern day Johnny Valentine where he’s not flashy and is all around solid and Undertaker turned out to be one of the biggest stars in the business as a gimmick

  • @davidhunter1555
    @davidhunter1555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I think Mankind was great for Taker. That, I think, is where UT' was really able to add a more varied moveset. Before then he was fighting giant monsters and had to wrestle like a giant monster. With MK he was facing someone who was just insane, pain made him stronger, and had to be entirely destroyed in order to be defeated. With that, Taker brought in more desperate flurry offense to go with his power moves, plus submission holds and escapes, like his chopping leg drops on the ground. It was a cool development of the character that happened entirely in-ring.

    • @NateDawg920
      @NateDawg920 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Partially true. Around the same time Taker was having great matches with Shawn Michaels. Him and Shawn had the first Hell in a Cell and people forget how epic that match was because of what happened in the next one vs Mankind. But it definitely helped from around '96 on that they changed the opponents that Taker was having..because he had some horrifically bad opponents until then. His earlier matches with yoko were decent, but even then yoko was getting fatter and fatter and losing athleticism and durability.

  • @FozzQuaker
    @FozzQuaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Just finished watching this, loved the story from when Taker fought Sid Vicious w/Takers Family in attendance and she tried to intervene on behalf of her 'Baby Boy' and ended up covered in bruises from where she had to be dragged away from getting to Ringside...
    When I was a little boy it would have come as a shock that Taker had a mother as I believed he was genuinely raised from the dead

  • @bobdonda
    @bobdonda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    damn, Jim doesn't remember the main event after the Taker/Mankind cell match was Austin/Kane in a First Blood match? That was a crazy good match too, and Kane beating Austin in his prime for the world title!

    • @smarkslowplay3512
      @smarkslowplay3512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Plus Foley did a run-in with all his injuries!

    • @constablekennedy7705
      @constablekennedy7705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I actually forgot that this was on the same Pay Per View but what an Awesome Time for Professional Wrestling …. 🔥

    • @williewest2998
      @williewest2998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@smarkslowplay3512 both Foley & Taker did a run in

    • @hall911guy
      @hall911guy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was ‘Taker that busted Austin open with a chair while the ref was down, when he got up and saw Austin bloodied, he called for the bell.

    • @electricebb3337
      @electricebb3337 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@smarkslowplay3512 I think taker had at least injured ankle too

  • @wrestlingwithmemories8334
    @wrestlingwithmemories8334 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The 1996 feud with Mankind took Taker to the next level in terms of matches. You could argue that the feud prior to this with Diesel was a good precursor but Mick Foley was the rival that the Undertaker needed.

  • @BrianJamesShanley
    @BrianJamesShanley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I enjoyed the approx 1992-93 Undertaker feud with Harvey Whippleman. It was a manager trying to end a wrestler, feeding him consecutive people to defeat. I enjoyed Taker v Kamala a lot as a kid.

    • @briancdsouza
      @briancdsouza 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best Feud ever...Kamala vs Taker

  • @NotMyName78
    @NotMyName78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I remember being a kid and being terrified of the undertaker. I was a Mark and thought he was going to kill Hulk. Lol. It was great.

    • @phillyjosh8184
      @phillyjosh8184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      When they locked warrior in the coffin I was absolutely terrified as an 8 year old 😆

    • @soljwf5664
      @soljwf5664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My favorite Hulk Hogan moment was when Undertaker tombstoned Hulk's bald dome off a steel chair

    • @MyGashIsBigger
      @MyGashIsBigger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You got me, brother!

    • @lodi70005
      @lodi70005 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@soljwf5664 You mean almost tombstones his bald head off the chair. He missed by a foot.

    • @electricebb3337
      @electricebb3337 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lodi70005 Hogan - you spiked me brother, necks broken :(

  • @abrielrobertsson4160
    @abrielrobertsson4160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Mark is a gem of a human being (besides being an amazing wrestler). He respects everyone and I mean everyone. He doesn't care about your views, your beliefs, where you come from. He will spend time with you because you gave him your time as a fan, and he has never taken that for granted. People like him are now close to being extinct.

    • @markfroman738
      @markfroman738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plus he’s the best pure striker in WWE history!

    • @ousmansano21
      @ousmansano21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@markfroman738 Michael Cole says that all the time what does it even mean 😂😂

    • @ousmansano21
      @ousmansano21 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markfroman738 Michael Cole says that all the time what does it even mean 😂😂

    • @JamesMMcCann
      @JamesMMcCann 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He respects everyone...even when wearing his Blue Lives Matter and the I Stand for the Flag shirts. Taker=great. Mark=bit of a dick.

  • @matthewhostetter8974
    @matthewhostetter8974 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Taker is a once-in-a-lifetime character in wrestling, he can never be imitated or duplicated. He had a few bad matches and losses but overall like Jim said he was always a top star. I agree they should have never ended the streak to Brock or Roman, but his legacy can not be denied. He also didn't need an insane amount of title reigns or live on Meltzer's 5 stars to cement his legacy. He is the greatest gimmick in wrestling of all time and I'm glad I've gotten to see him in person in the ring and thankful for everything he did.

  • @chadczternastek
    @chadczternastek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Jim Cornett's podcast by far is best one. I love hearing all the behind the scenes that goes on during the times I was an addicted fan. Back when I was a fan social media was not even close to a thought. Now in this time, something happens at a show, the how, what, when, and why is on Reddit in a hour.

  • @187mrsmith
    @187mrsmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I hope the undertaker will one day do a documentary with someone else besides the WWE because there's so much stuff that we want to know about behind the scenes and certain stories we Done heard that you're not going to hear through the WWE produced content

    • @FerretJohn
      @FerretJohn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The VAST majority of Undertakers career was in the WWE, what could they possibly put out that had more than this biography had?

    • @Matt-cr4vv
      @Matt-cr4vv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He wants dirt lol. Not gonna happen. Undertaker is gonna be signed with WWE for life. The one time he tried to do something elsewhere they immediately gave him a 15 year deal. And honestly I doubt he’d offer dirt anyways.

    • @81ghale
      @81ghale 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      *Death of wrestling in a nutshell *
      Fans: “There’s so much stuff we want to know!”
      Who knew they were right all along keeping everything from us.

    • @jhonviel7381
      @jhonviel7381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      he wont bury vince or wwe/wwf.

    • @mikeyoutubeaccount7120
      @mikeyoutubeaccount7120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Much as I'm a huge Undertaker fan his my second favourite of all time gotta call a spade a spade I used to think of Mark Calaway as a mans man a stand up guy(tho that locker room leader bullshit was always cringe as hell and that wrestlers court bullshit give me a break and BSK all lame childish and cringe as hell!!! ) but lets be honest the guy has just became another WWE butt kisser

  • @BawlsMahoney
    @BawlsMahoney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn, this is the earliest I've been for these videos

  • @kdb0711
    @kdb0711 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Brian's hate of Bruce Prichard is ridiculous

    • @edwardcorey1071
      @edwardcorey1071 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah brain can go to hell it sounds like jealousy i like bruce im sure he stretch the truth but so has 90% wrestlers

  • @JuanRivera_86
    @JuanRivera_86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Can't wait to hear Jimmy's thoughts on wwe going tv-14

    • @Sky_Blaze
      @Sky_Blaze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Little too late for them to do that ..and the booking and formatting is still shit so it won't change anything..still will be a shit product

    • @alphatoddio
      @alphatoddio 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sky_Blaze #datfacts

    • @spacemankad2108
      @spacemankad2108 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Sky_Blaze the word positive doesn't exist in the english language. Yea.

    • @constablekennedy7705
      @constablekennedy7705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You and me both Fella 💯

    • @Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma
      @Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So they'll be doing their same boring shitty show, but with swear words. That'll fix everything!

  • @cys-fi6230
    @cys-fi6230 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I met Undertaker in 1991 at the Spfld Civic center. I was 11 and asked him for an autograph. In perfect Kayfaybe he gave me a death stare and just said NOOOOO! and walked away. The experience was way better than actually getting an autograph. Following him was Sgt. slaughter and Iron Shiek who called me a maggot and a puke and walked away haha. Didn't get too many autographs that day.

  • @kingstonagainstcorruption2268
    @kingstonagainstcorruption2268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Jim is exactly right! All my old school friends and I watch these wrestling bios every time they are on! None of us watch that shit they call wrestling now. Keep up the great bios A&E and Viceland!!

    • @dr6770
      @dr6770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well I think it's also because there was no social media back then where the older guys could "expose" their real lives on like they have now so there was a mystery to those older wrestlers.

    • @northofnashira2575
      @northofnashira2575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Check out the Original Wrestling Documentaries channel and also Wrestling Bios here on TH-cam. They cover stuff A&E and Vice will never get around to making.

    • @richardstetson8221
      @richardstetson8221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too I love the season last year even the ones I didn't think we're going to be that good they were all good I'm looking forward to the rest of the episodes this season I was kind of surprised that they started off with the Undertaker then they had the episode of WWE Rivals with Bret and Shawn my 3 favorite wrestlers and they were all on the first night I'm 38 so as a kid I loved Bret and Shawn and as I got older you knew you could always look forward to seeing a great match from the Undertaker at wrestlemania

    • @scottroberts7103
      @scottroberts7103 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@northofnashira2575 if you haven't seen it, check out the bio about Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy. It's great.

  • @DrRonThomasJr
    @DrRonThomasJr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I gotta say something for Danny Spivey … In the late 90s, I had some friends in the women’s division of a powerlifting meet and Spivey’s wife was also in it. So, I sat with Danny during a lot of the meet and we caught up on WCW days and he was very pleasant. Maybe he had mellowed or maybe he was focused on his wife’s events but it was a cool afternoon.

    • @runnerbean6166
      @runnerbean6166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Spivey said a lot of his issues in the 80s were due to alcohol and drug issues, he always seems pretty chill when you see interviews with him in the last 10 years but he was famously a bit of a lunatic in the 80s

  • @yelb9135
    @yelb9135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I can just remember being absolutely **terrified** of the Undertaker in the early 90s 👍

    • @constablekennedy7705
      @constablekennedy7705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You and me both Fella …… 👍🏿

    • @carter3369
      @carter3369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would always have a recurring dream that Undertaker was chasing me lol

    • @fatalsniper3413
      @fatalsniper3413 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carter3369 me too lol him and Kane

  • @TihetrisWeathersby
    @TihetrisWeathersby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Imagine being Taker's mother and seeing all 30 years of his career firsthand

    • @ericroman2403
      @ericroman2403 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      MotherTaker should be proud.

    • @wilcee238
      @wilcee238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Imagine how proud Joey Janela’s parents must feel.

    • @haydenhotdog8359
      @haydenhotdog8359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good for her, I imagine it's difficult to give birth to a deadman

    • @ronniejdio9411
      @ronniejdio9411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imagine undertaker mom being banged by Paul bearer

    • @ronniejdio9411
      @ronniejdio9411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wilcee238 I bet he doesn't have a dad

  • @mikegomez9099
    @mikegomez9099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What I find most interesting about Undertaker's run is the number of top guys he worked with. I don't know that there is another wrestler in history that has his resume.
    One of the last outlaws of wrestling, Brusier Brody.
    In WCW, he mixed it up with Sting, Luger, and the Road Warriors.
    And then comes his WWE run where he faced one of the biggest stars in the pre-Hogan era in Jimmy Snuka. From there it's:
    Every guy to be the guy: Hogan, Warrior, Savage, Bret, Diesel, Shawn, Austin, Rock, Hunter, Lesnar, Batista, Orton, Cena, and Reigns.
    After then there's this list of superstars:
    Piper
    Dusty Rhodes (Survivor Series debut)
    Jake the Snake
    Kerry Von Erich
    The Bulldog
    Diesel
    Foley
    Punk
    Ambrose/Moxley
    Rollins
    Jericho
    Angle
    Styles
    Wyatt
    Vince & Shane McMahon

    • @fatalsniper3413
      @fatalsniper3413 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t forget Goldust

    • @452syajowt
      @452syajowt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Got Diesel in there twice. Tho the 2nd Diesel was Kane, so...I guess that's still accurate lol.

    • @maceomaceo11
      @maceomaceo11 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ric Flair wrestled everyone. Literally everyone of any note from the 1950's all the way to guys wrestling today. Nobody is even close, though Taker is an impressive second.

    • @temptationofmemories
      @temptationofmemories 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also, Edge.

  • @georgecoley9514
    @georgecoley9514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I usually agree with Jim on the "phony fake bullshit" assessments but I gotta say....Rumble 94 with Taker being locked in the coffin and then ascending to the heavens had my 10 yr old mark-self absolutely RIVETED. It was amazing and helped cement a lifelong love of the Undertaker for me.

    • @chrischar9428
      @chrischar9428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As an adult I was pissed beyond words

    • @fatalsniper3413
      @fatalsniper3413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You were 10… enough said

    • @452syajowt
      @452syajowt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with George

  • @AlwaysOnDeck
    @AlwaysOnDeck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Undertaker vs Diesel was Taker's first really good Wrestlemania match. After that, and then winning the world title, the next year, made the streak feel like a thing.

  • @irishpie
    @irishpie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Brian hating on Bruce after Bruce treated him as the mark he is will never get old.
    Rent free

    • @F7Aengineer
      @F7Aengineer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right it's a trip

  • @TheeCoachg
    @TheeCoachg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Vince’s FAVORITE creations:
    Undertaker
    Wrestlemania
    Ultimate Warrior
    Million Dollar Man
    “The Rock”
    Monday Night Raw
    The massive phenomenon that was “Hulkamania” (more so than the actual character)
    The Austin vs McMahon feud

    • @mctavish4496
      @mctavish4496 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably because they all made him an awful lot of money!! I agree with you 100%.

  • @JohnMcVay1
    @JohnMcVay1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The match that followed the Taker vs. Foley Hell In The Cell match (in which Mick did the run-in) was Steve Austin vs. Kane.

  • @mjhammer11
    @mjhammer11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have been getting the biggest kick out of Jim for the last few days, catching up on his commentaries. It's impossible to not like this man. I've been a wrasslin' fan since the early 60's as a kid, so I've seen a lot. Watched Jim back in the day on TBS, when it was the first superstation. OMG I'm old. Tons of respect. You're a survivor, and way to funny reminiscing. So many stories. Just one of my favorite human beings. You know there's a brain in there.

    • @icemike874
      @icemike874 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hated him at the time with that tennis racket. True Heel. Now I could listen to him for hours. What a walking wealth of knowledge

  • @Chiefjoseph82
    @Chiefjoseph82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Undertaker to me, hes like what Tim Duncan was in the NBA. Never the top player but always reliable, good leader, and played top level basketball for a very long time.

    • @richardstetson8221
      @richardstetson8221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like that analogy Bret and Shawn were my favorite wrestlers as a kid I looked at them as the top guys then Austin and rock but the Undertaker was just badass definitely best gimmick by far and he didn't need the belt cus he was the Deadman and couldn't be beat

    • @pxu156
      @pxu156 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great comparison.

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 ปีที่แล้ว

      Plus Tim's nickname was the "Big Fundamental" which is EXACTLY what made Mark so great, his fundamentals.

    • @anthonyshats4427
      @anthonyshats4427 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯💯💯💢💯💯💯

  • @DKfan87
    @DKfan87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You know Cornette has some respect for Paul Heyman when he says positive things about him. They may not be the best of friends, but they may have some genuine respect for one another.

  • @TakerKaneanite619
    @TakerKaneanite619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Would have loved to have heard Paul Bearer speaking on this.

    • @constablekennedy7705
      @constablekennedy7705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed Bro and Nice Username …. 👍🏿

    • @CarloisBuriedAlive
      @CarloisBuriedAlive ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I recommend the short documentary called “The Mortician” on Peacock about Paul Bearer, great little hour long documentary about his life and career

  • @TheeCoachg
    @TheeCoachg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember seeing Undertaker at the COW PALACE in like 1993/94 and I swore the arena was cold like they always said on tv lol

  • @AndrewHarrington218
    @AndrewHarrington218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The championship match in question was Steve Austin vs Kane in a First Blood match where, if Kane lost, he would set himself on fire.

  • @flyguy7825
    @flyguy7825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It was nice to see his journey to the WWE and him getting the gimmick and his personal life in this documentary.I've always said that they need to start doing documentaries on their current stars instead of the past ones but it's nice to see them do something different with there old ones and portrayed them just a regular people underneath all of the theatrics.Undertaker is arguably one of the top 5 all time gimmicks of time.

    • @joelsteelerswildlifeadvent2293
      @joelsteelerswildlifeadvent2293 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nobody would watch bios on the new guys 🙄

    • @flyguy7825
      @flyguy7825 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joelsteelerswildlifeadvent2293 And you know this how?

    • @Lindforce1
      @Lindforce1 ปีที่แล้ว

      In terms of gimmicks Undertaker is universally known as the number 1 gimmick of all time.

  • @john_blues
    @john_blues 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brother Love was over as a slimy heel personality. He was a parody of a slimy crooked preacher. I think initially it did work. "I loooove youuuu"

  • @jaymeister4850
    @jaymeister4850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Terry Funk going out on his own to face Taker after the horrific Mankind cell bump was utter genius.
    I mean, today it is hardly remembered, as it happened after the two most memorable bumps in the entire history of pro-wrestling. But him thinking that his friend might be hurt and giving him time to either get up or be wheeled out, Funk decided to just go buy some time.
    What a legend.

    • @jeffmac9642
      @jeffmac9642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah except everyone at the time just watched the match with excitement because there wasn't internet in Pittsburgh in 1998. In our imagination it was real. Imagine a little over 2 decades later some schmoltz is online posting carnival talk. BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP. I'm literally nauseous 😫 how you managed to ruin 😪 everything with carnival talk. It's hard to believe that people used to just watch wrestling because it was fun

    • @postie509
      @postie509 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeffmac9642 First, yes there totally was internet in Pittsburgh in 1998, what are you on? Second, what you posted was unnecessary and rude. Complaining about some "schmoltz" posting online? Don't read comments then, or just don't go online! SCHMOLTZ SCHMOLTZ SCHMOLTZ SCHMOLTZ SCHMOLTZ. I'm literally nauseous 😫 how you managed to ruin 😪 everything with being an online SCHMOLTZ yourself. 😝

    • @the80scaveman85
      @the80scaveman85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah when I seen HIAC live on pay-per-view when Terry came out to check on Mick I was like "holy shit he's got to be hurt really fucking bad if Terry's in the ring making sure he's ok.

    • @electricebb3337
      @electricebb3337 ปีที่แล้ว

      Terry getting chokeslammed out of his shoes is hillarious too, that match made taker even more of a monster

  • @oskarozzyvikman
    @oskarozzyvikman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for doing these Jim & Brian 🙏🏼 found the love for wrestling again

  • @peterzimmer9801
    @peterzimmer9801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The undertaker. One of the greatest gimmicks in WWF/WWE history. This was a great A&E documentary!

  • @Lohanginfroot
    @Lohanginfroot หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never heard a bad word said about the guy. He's simply a very special individual. Nobody can top his career I don't care what you won, how many times you won it, you're simply not the Undertaker. The 1 true GOAT and he was my favourite the day he walked in.

  • @MrWCLewis12
    @MrWCLewis12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent! Loved the show. Loved the follow up y’all did

  • @jonharrison9222
    @jonharrison9222 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved it when Carmen did the Undertaker sit-up in GLOW.

  • @bigfootaintreal5454
    @bigfootaintreal5454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Taker said he was afraid of being the "EGG MAN". He could have made it work.

  • @thehigherdrake
    @thehigherdrake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Undertaker's A&E's Documentary was great!
    Favorite Wrestler of all time!

  • @aceloco817
    @aceloco817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Undertaker with the Kamala paint & Corny doing a sit-up! 😂

  • @xlordofawesome
    @xlordofawesome 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can't wait to hear reviews of heyman's promo & gunther on smackdown.

  • @JUYAN16
    @JUYAN16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    B. Love: 'Brother Bearer, what is your first name?'
    Paul. Bearer - 'Paul...'
    LOL!

  • @RyanS881
    @RyanS881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    10:00 they should’ve paired Mark and Sid as the New Skyscrapers.

  • @shanetutt518
    @shanetutt518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There will never be another wrestler with the talent..longeivity..respect or aura of the undertaker...one of the best ever..

  • @nicholaspilot2057
    @nicholaspilot2057 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Undertaker was so badass he made the switch from the dead man to the badass and it worked without the name change

  • @brianrussell5564
    @brianrussell5564 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    How is the best part the ad at the end. 😂 love this guy!

  • @stevenclark5530
    @stevenclark5530 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really enjoyed it. Just a shame they skipped pretty much from his debut straight to Kane comimg in. Nothing about 1st title win and, likewise, nothing about the late 1998/1999 run and Ministry stuff.

  • @chrishorton8213
    @chrishorton8213 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mr. Cornette, listening to you talk about the business, and here about the Undertaker, is something I truly enjoy and I appreciate you doing this. Thank you so much.

  • @jaysgamingcorner8539
    @jaysgamingcorner8539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love every second of these shows, because it makes me nostalgic for a wrestling business that I honestly believe is gone. What's left of the wrestling audience doesn't watch this to be immersed in the matches anymore or be angry at the "bad guys" anymore. They watch to be angry at creative and be critical of how a match ends. Look at MITB, they're angry that Theory won. Not because he's a jerk but because they didn't want McMahon to push him now. By keeping The Undertaker mysterious for so long he kept part of the wrestling business alive that is, sadly, gone now.

    • @Speedyreedy1218
      @Speedyreedy1218 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you miss the American Badass and Big Evil years from 1999-2003?

    • @jaysgamingcorner8539
      @jaysgamingcorner8539 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Speedyreedy1218 I did, probably saw Undertaker's whole run. Even The Giant Gonzalez match.

  • @dont_follow5777
    @dont_follow5777 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is why I love listening to Jim. Love the story telling and knowledge.

  • @jasonking4753
    @jasonking4753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cornette is right about Bruce…no one gave a shit about brother love😂

  • @RudyHarlanPhantomBoom
    @RudyHarlanPhantomBoom 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can only remember Undertaker conducting two interviews out of gimmick was for Mick Foley's A&E Biography & Off the Record. Also, it was Kane vs. Steve Austin in a First Blood match for the WWF Championship after Undertaker vs. Mankind in the Hell in a Cell.

  • @scorpionzen
    @scorpionzen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was out of ear shot a couple of times. What did I miss that Travis has him dressed like Kamala?

    • @travisheckel3788
      @travisheckel3788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just a goofy visual as Jim talked about Lawler working with both when they were green and getting matches out of the
      That’s it…

  • @redexx13
    @redexx13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He mentioned cornette and I was like 👍

  • @jigga1017
    @jigga1017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dammit Jim... We all Loooooved Brother Love, and Brother Love, Loooooves YOU!

  • @curtisjoseph
    @curtisjoseph 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Show was literally Taker's HOF speech with wrestling clips

    • @sammmm87
      @sammmm87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thankyou

  • @tardiscommand1812
    @tardiscommand1812 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I find it spectacular that this channel has so many subscribers and views and the only thing on the screen is the art. Brilliant idea.

  • @TribalThief
    @TribalThief 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Imagine taker, the Harris brothers and Lee walking into the local bar😂

  • @farrakha8558
    @farrakha8558 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There was a DVD on Mankind that came out in the UK around 99 in which the Undertaker spoke about the Hell in a Cell, which was pretty surreal for the time. Must have not been released in the US. Similarly he was pretty candid in an interview ahead of One Night Only in 97 too on Sky Sports

    • @JeremiahEcks777
      @JeremiahEcks777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was that the one where he said if Mankind wanted to do it again, he was up for it?
      Also before One Night Only, are you thinking of the promo he did in a black sweater as a 'shoot'?

    • @farrakha8558
      @farrakha8558 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JeremiahEcks777yes mate think you're on the money!

    • @scottroberts7103
      @scottroberts7103 ปีที่แล้ว

      I heard that Undertaker tried to talk Foley out of going off the top of the Cell. He said something like you don't have to do that. Are you sure ? And finally Taker said ok.

    • @JeremiahEcks777
      @JeremiahEcks777 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottroberts7103 He did, according to Foley's book.

  • @gregoryhawkins9296
    @gregoryhawkins9296 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve had many a good evening when the lights go out and then the bong hits!

  • @adonisx82
    @adonisx82 ปีที่แล้ว

    that plug for the cereal was rambling insanity 🤣😂🤣

  • @ljavwa3459
    @ljavwa3459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is anybody else not seeing the full episode on Spotify or anything? I was under the impression the TH-cam clips came after the full upload on other platform. Am I mistaken??

  • @J0HNJ0RDAN
    @J0HNJ0RDAN หลายเดือนก่อน

    On TV, the ascension from the screen was actually pretty cool 😅

  • @deepblue8143
    @deepblue8143 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No one is sick of Brother Love, he was and is awesome. Way more memorable than Jim is giving credit.

  • @ashleyporter537
    @ashleyporter537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cornette is right. An Undertaker entrance is just spectacular. Emotionally overwhelming, its something that you don't understand if you're not a wrestling fan.

  • @dquanissavage6287
    @dquanissavage6287 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome Shoot Today Jim!!😎🐐🐐

  • @sixlenses1708
    @sixlenses1708 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Honestly, I know they have a hulk hogan biopic but we need an undertaker first. A story of determination to become a wrestler and do what you love. He watched that one locker room for several generations.

  • @flynryn5751
    @flynryn5751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🤣 this artwork rules.
    Well done!

  • @mctavish4496
    @mctavish4496 ปีที่แล้ว

    Paul Bearer was the manager of the Undertaker before 1992. He was there from very early 1991.

  • @franciscoj.figueroarivera8337
    @franciscoj.figueroarivera8337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I cannot recall any other wrestler having such a Lou Thesz like aura than The Undertaker. He commanded respect without asking it.

  • @tomwalker389
    @tomwalker389 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    So many emotions listening to this. Anger, humor, sadness, exhilaration, redemption, immortality.
    Greatest gimmick ever played by arguably the greatest worker of all-time.

    • @potatoman305
      @potatoman305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bro, Rey Mysterio's episode hasn't come out yet tho

    • @lodi70005
      @lodi70005 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@potatoman305 Rey is fantastic. However, Rey wasn’t 6,8 300 lbs. When you can actually work like Taker, for decades,much of which included the old 300 plus dates a year schedule.

  • @kelvinmustafa2710
    @kelvinmustafa2710 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Undertaker talked about the 98’ HIAC on his VHS doc in 2001 “This is My Yard” before this current bio.

  • @ruatonim
    @ruatonim ปีที่แล้ว

    Truly one of the best that there will ever be. He was never the most guy. He wasn't the tallest even though he towered over most. He wasn't the biggest, but he was big. It was simple, he was more than the sum of the parts. He shouldn't have been able to move like he did or be as agile. Just an outstanding guy. I agree that the streak should have never ended. Personally, I wasn't a fan of the BikerTaker phase, but he did it well and I was overjoyed when he went back towards the dark side. How he could sail over the top rope was superhuman. Then when the Kane story started, wow it was just about my favorite time ever. Great review this week guys, I could listen to these stories forever. Cheers.

  • @babayagaslobbedaknobba
    @babayagaslobbedaknobba ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember a plotline on Memohis wrestling where Robert Fuller brought in the Master of Pain to fight Lawler, and then Lawler brought in Sid as Lord Humongous. I remember the promo where they both came out.

  • @jkdbuck7670
    @jkdbuck7670 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Undertaker had an awesome entrance.

  • @RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA
    @RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love mark's memphis run..with crazy Ronnie Gossett..🤣🤣🤣

  • @foleynj86
    @foleynj86 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The match at the end of where Mankind interfered was an Austin Kane first blood match for the WWF title.

  • @bearcathampton5844
    @bearcathampton5844 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mark Callaway. Awesome performer no doubt. He's on my top 10 list of All Time. Let's not forget though, the WWF/E did a lot to keep his character fresh. From constantly changing his attire. To switching him Face to heel...heel to face. The Biker part of the gimmick was very enjoyable. I actually wish he would have retired as the Biker.
    Also, having Paul Bearer as a mouthpiece didn't hurt. Bearer also was the one who was the most important part of diving deep into Takers character. Telling the back story of the family and introducing Kane.

  • @keithknight6745
    @keithknight6745 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am so happy to have been able to see the Undertaker through his entire career and being able to watch him and HBK at WM 25. There will never be a greater character in wrestling than the Undertaker. He will never be on a mount Rushmore in wrestling because the Undertaker is an island. You cant compare to anyone else and no one could replace him. I agree he is a religious experience and his entrance itself is the greatest production WWE has ever done.
    Honestly, he could have gone his entire career without winning a title because no one cared if the Undertaker has a title he was another level of awesome and actually a title is almost beneath him. If only they had kept his streak at Wrestlemania and left it like that that would have been his greatest achievement. He would have been Mr Wrestlemania. He is an enigma and anamoly to the wrestling industry and one of the most humble and respected people on this planet. Its a true blessing he had his career expand for 30 years.

  • @ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother
    @ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can’t wait to hear what JC has to say about WWE moving back to TV-14.

    • @nicholasdunlap2275
      @nicholasdunlap2275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah I just saw that. Definitely interesting given the society we have now. 😒

    • @mre8269
      @mre8269 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not happening

    • @Justin-gi3el
      @Justin-gi3el 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just Raw so far. But i don't think it will change much. The booking will still be bad

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mre8269 Lol its literally already happening kiddo.

    • @mre8269
      @mre8269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JackTheripper911 the guy who reported that is was going tv14 andrew zarian reported 5hrs later that it wasn't happening old man 😆

  • @marcelmoreau2733
    @marcelmoreau2733 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The more I heard Jim and Frank talking about this the more I want to see this episode please somebody I hope somebody saved it and is going to post it for the download

  • @tim26847
    @tim26847 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know this can be taken a step further with a full live action Undertaker movie.

  • @adeelthegame
    @adeelthegame ปีที่แล้ว +1

    23:57 The Undertaker was having an amazing match with a more than decent Storyline against Shawn Michaels when Kane debuted. Sometimes Cornette is just way too biased.

  • @marcelmoreau2733
    @marcelmoreau2733 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope someone rips and puts the actual show up for a torrent.
    As a youngter that yoko casket match was great and that was the target for the events.

  • @MrGeo-EmitFodrol
    @MrGeo-EmitFodrol 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It really is spectacular how they pull some clips out their ass. How they find them is crazy sometimes