STW #39: Undertaker (1993-1994)

[@borednow5838]

I love those IRS graveyard scenes! They are so underrated. I like the IRS character too he was heel gold. Bruce knocking Maltzer never gets old, ha!

[@ninjavigilante5311]

Bored Now IRS fir the hof!

[@RealAlphaDrum]

No way. 2:17:28

[@taekwondotime]

Skip to 7:00 You're welcome.

[@acedibiase7038]

Undertaker vs undertaker was a cool angle for kids. If you are 20 30 40+ and expect to be fooled by everything on a wrestling show you might have a problem

[@borednow5838]

I highlight was the Leslie Nielsen spots. Loved those! Not really a fan of the angle outside of those, and it was a mistake to place it as the main event. Can't denie I digged it as a teen though.

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Yea, as a kid it was Awesome Stuff. I loved all the spooky old stuff they did with Undertaker. I still love going back & Watching it! ⚱️⚰️

[@munstrumridcully]

I agree. I was 14 when that angle was going on and I thought it was a fake undertaker that Dibiase paid for some dastardly scheme cuz Taker had such a distinct face, so was right but for kayfabe reasons, thinking it was just a heel trick on Paul Bearer lol. My cousin was 6 years older than me and was fooled entirely, and we argued about it.

[@dalynsanders]

Def agree

[@brianlee2131]

Well it was a good idea but theres only one deadman. But very proud of the chance to have a chance like that.. Brian LEE Huuu

[@ssjrblack1365]

That Ultimate Warrior commercial was hilarious lol

[@jamesbonnen]

1994 Clash of the Champions and Summer slam a week between each other. And me and my buddy living in the middle 90 miles from Cedar Rapids and 136 to Chicago. We event to both, great memories

[@fthomason93]

That's awesome! I would have loved to be there!

[@thejmc4074]

Great memory, I am sure. Jealous

[@realyfe32]

94 Royal Rumble Taker vs Yoko was a great match IMO.

[@TheBballjames22]

Definitely

[@DavidMedsker]

I think Undertaker is the greatest professional wrestler of all time. Be they proud the spirit of the Undertaker lives within the soul of all mankind.

[@mk2mister2]

What an amazing job and career Bruce Pritchard had! He was behind the scenes for so many of the years I used to follow the WWF when I was a kid.

[@SeamHead33]

Yeah getting Pat Patterson's coffee

[@Cdubya]

@@SeamHead33 still more than what you've ever done

[@SeamHead33]

@@Cdubya sounds like Pat diddled you. Dont stop believing in yourself!!

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

​@@SeamHead33 it's so funny when people try to say shit like this. This dude had just as much if not more tudo behind-the-scenes with WWF as Patterson. Bruce was there long long long after Patterson was either working part-time or completely done. You're probably someone that marks out for Conrad and his obnoxious mouth breathing. A bunch you guys see this obese nerd who's never done anything in the business and you think that wow if this nobody is doing something then maybe I matter too. Conrad is a nobody he is only in this spot because he makes people money. The real reason that people listen to this. People don't listen for shitty done nothing Conrad. It's comical when people come and try to talk shit about Vince and Bruce ha.

[@rory693]

Paul Bearer impersonation is gold!

[@thomasanthony5306]

All of his impersonations are gold..

[@sp4ceinv4derz22]

1h24m Bruce's Warrior impersonation had me in stitches 😁😁🤣🤣

[@troywright359]

Lol i am addicted to these 3 and 4 hour epics

[@vxrdrummer]

Troy Wright I managed to listen to 3, 3 hour plus ones in a day and then I collapsed. I did a situp though and choke slammed my hamster.

[@v1per187]

me too.

[@rossomac21]

I was 9 years old during taker vs taker, I loved it. It was the height of sillyness in wrestling... not everything has to be Stone cold vs HHH levels of seriousness.

[@Nobleshield]

agreed. I thought Taker vs. Taker was a great angle.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

I was a lil older-AT LEAST 13, and i loved it!

[@RealAlphaDrum]

I was 9 too. Didn't know what was going to happen at SummerSlam 94, but we did order Domino's Pizza that night because Pettengill was a great pitch man.

[@v1per187]

Starts at: 7:03

[@TruckerJenkins82]

Thanks dude

[@CAINE1984]

You're the real hero of this shit!

[@evanremillard5640]

I love these impressions

[@realyfe32]

1994 Royal Rumble PPV and the Casket Match was great IMO.

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

The Taker/Yoko casket match was nuts, but I'll be damned if people still don't talk about it to this very day, and in a weird way, it helped to set up Taker's character for years to come. For example, when Kane and Taker had their first match at Mania XIV, JR made the great call "I haven't seen one, two, three or even a group of people manhandle the Undertaker like we are seeing here at the hands of Kane". It was understood that Taker was a guy that needed multiple people to take him down, so if Kane could handle him by himself, how powerful is Kane? And I thought their Survivor Series 94 Casket match was awesome. The involvement of Chuck Norris was a nice bonus, and there was plenty of drama throughout the match too.

[@TennesseeJoshua]

Patrick's Crazy Place great point

[@rossomac21]

Patrick's Crazy Place this is excellent thinking sir.

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Yea, as a kid I absolutely LOVED that casket match & the stuff they did with Undertaker. It made him seem invincible & God-like. It was just great stuff! 👹☠️⚱️⚰️

[@butchvito]

How fun would it be to hang out, smoke and drink with Bruce Prichard while he does all these hilarious impressions?!

[@TheBballjames22]

Hilarious and priceless

[@samwhite414]

You find him funny and not insanely annoying and makes you want to rip his throat out? Suppose that’s just me 😂

[@devild4089]

I actually liked the Taker Yoko rumble match.

[@lazvaldes111]

I really did enjoy watching The Undertaker versus the Undertaker and the story leading up to the Pay-Per-View. Being a teenager and watching that back in the day was awesome. I thought the WWF at the time that a wonderful job. I've always been an Undertaker fan and will till the day I die. Bruce and Conrad I love your show. Bruce good luck to you back in the WWE. I've been really enjoying these podcast the last several weeks.

[@mox19380]

god i love the brother love promo...what a flashback

[@SeamHead33]

4:40 show starts

[@ciaranmurren]

My man

[@evilsWa]

The Lords work.

[@villarreal0706]

Thank you 🙏🏽 😁

[@dukeingraham6530]

As a kid my dad would never watch WWF with me, only WCW. When I finally talked him into ordering Royal Rumble 94 and he saw The Undertaker being lifted to heaven he said "That's exactly why I don't watch this shit."

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

My dad thought it was the coolest thing ever, and during the Taker/Kane feud a few years later he took Kane’s side and I felt so betrayed lol

[@realyfe32]

I wonder why taker vs diesel didn't happen earlier, like 93-94

[@WillReacts]

lmfao Meltzer didn't even watch Survivor Series 1994....Undertaker did not tombstone Yokozuna lmfao. I hate Meltzer

[@CeeMigoLoCo]

Lol yeah Yoko was WAY too heavy for most wrestlers/people to lift up, especially tombstone! 😂 Your back would be eff'd up just trying to flip Yoko upside down in your arms to perform the move 😂 Ridiculous!!!

[@TrackHustlersENT]

Bruce is the fuckin GOAT. That ultimate warrior promo for that mortgage ad 😂 jesus christ that was great

[@gregharper6382]

“He was a Shoot Nazi” why tf was that so damn funny to me🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cobraabcde]

Undertaker at the gas station made me literally LOL

[@AltJake]

2:17:29 - Best line EVER Truth defined

[@walkbyfaith7986]

Wow 👏🏾what a smooth and B•E•A•U…tiful segue into the pro flower ad👏🏾 Took me a minute to catch on lmao

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

30:15-These guys sound like an old married couple!

[@sb4pro]

I have been in a casket one time for a Halloween party and can honestly say no they ARE NOT comfortable lol

[@Super122291]

Idiot

[@sb4pro]

THE GOOD GUY it was for a kids Halloween haunted house for charity so if that makes me an idiot then I guess I am . All I know is the kids had fun and we raised lots of money for them . It’s no different than when someone gets put in one for a casket match or when Warrior got “ locked “ in one or when Taker gets wheeled down to ringside to “ pop “ out of it .

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

2:11:35-i think Conrad’s overall point is: at this point, we DIDNT KNOW there were 2 Undertakers so the pizza boxes are essentially letting the cat out the bag.

[@JesterBeats]

Why does bruces, heyman impersonation, sound like the guard at the palace of wizard of oz that takes them to the wizard. “Not no way, not no how” 🤣

[@BFB1687]

Great Leslie Nielsen story, Bruce. He left us too soon. My son and I loooove watching the NG movies. His peeing scene at city hall brings me to tears from laughing.

[@strathroyaaron]

Bruce is smart... Taker did come back and is still going!!!

[@TheEvilHumanist]

"Lex Loogle." - MarConrad

[@TennesseeJoshua]

The warrior commercial is gold!!

[@RealAlphaDrum]

Taker's reveal at SummerSlam '94 was awesome

[@corycybulski961]

i know these are old episodes but i drank two monsters...daughter sleeping...gta live... and after this i have taker 95-97...gonna be a good night

[@soulagent79]

I saw Undertaker vs. Yokozuna at a houseshow in Germany in the spring of 1993. Yoko and Fuji came out first and nobody in the audience knew who the opponent was going to be, because WWF had not advertised the card beforehand. I guess most people probably expected somebody like Jim Duggan or maybe Virgil. When Taker's music started playing the whole place just went crazy, inlcuding myself. ;-) The match was okay, ending with a DQ, when Fuji hit Taker with the salt bucket.

[@rackballjones6585]

Prove it

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Great stuff...love hearing stories about the The Undertaker...The Greatest Of All Time! Definition Of The Term, LEGEND! 👹☠️⚱️⚰️🔥

[@richardscrivens6311]

THANK YOU UNDERTAKER FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS

[@rustykuntz94]

LMFAO 😂

[@RealAlphaDrum]

Taker's Colonial jacket was awesome

[@gregharper6382]

Crazy that Taker wouldn’t retire officially for another 3 years after they did this lol

[@a-chord390]

2:47:34 LOVE IT BRINGS THE STORY FULL CIRCLE BLESSED WITH LAUGHTER

[@JonathanHassingerChannel]

Taker / Yoko casket was great.

[@stb2017]

Thank You Taker

[@DavidSmith-rv2hw]

taker vs taker was good for the 9-16 yr old crowd. meltzer was 35-40 at the time.....take notes current fans!

[@WillReacts]

Wait....when did this Undertaker staredown happen? Undertaker didn't show up until Summerslam.

[@shawnmay7264]

It was before the match, they had a staredown.

[@michaelforsythe9350]

Everyone knows how well respected The Undertaker was & how he kept everyone in line including Vince @ times & how he kept order in the locker room. I'm trying to think of who on the current roster that would have taken Takers place as the locker room leader & I can't really think of anyone.

[@stinkypinkeee5085]

Charlotte Flair!

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

19:54-They just slam Warrior for no reason; i net what Bruce said afterward is the real reason: cuz Hawk was there and it was more convenient to bring him than it was to fly Warrior in.

[@RealAlphaDrum]

My favorite 'taker skit was 'taker delivering a pizza.

[@PHANTOMZ0NE]

R.I.P. to Brother Bearer.

[@LordGrim1313]

managers are a lost art in wrestling. too many guys that are good in the ring but cant work a mic are still left on the mic

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

We don’t want the legends to come back and put on top fucking five star matches we just want our legends to come back hit their finishes and kick ass and go home

[@Nicholaus13]

Speak for yoself.

[@SleptOnTheCouch]

Maybe I'm not understanding but Undertaker did not debut in 1993. Wtf is Conrad talking about

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

You're right...he debuted Nov. 1990.

[@latestoner]

Bruce has talent for impressions.🤔 like real talent.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Where is Wrestling Challenge located on the network?

[@michaelmode8901]

bruce called it, taker vs hhh coming up in october lol

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

1:59:30-I bet a million dollars they did this! There was a few instances where the “Underfaker” looked, moved and acted like Undertaker!

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

Thought Undertaker got the sit up from Jeff Van Camp

[@michael2244]

Hey I thought he was from Death Valley

[@johnkampmann9544]

you were my favorite podcast before, but after the black licorice comment your my new favorite human beings lol see u guys in LA in nov

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

1:57:02-“He ordered a sub sandwich-SIX Feet Long!”

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

2:37:43-Not even red twizzlers? Edit: i looked up licorice, and it specifically says its a black confectionery.

[@Soccerable1]

“I thought the match at the rumble was great...yeah no it wasn’t 😂”

[@raysoyars2905]

...and I agree they need to bring back managers, some talent is over looked or even let go because they can't cut good promo's, that's where the Bobby Heenan's come in, some talent shouldn't be so quick to be pushed aside due to verbal skills, if they would just bring back the manager's, that and women's tag teams should make a come back, be a lot more appreciated then a possible return of the X F L... im just sayin' :)

[@shane-irish]

Bruce was right taker still going strong

[@marcroyer5507]

i was 10 and a huge fan and i had no clue witch was witch. i was the target demo for a match like this and i loved it. meltzer needs to qualify what a star is worth before talking about something when he doesnt have inside knowledge. its people like him that led to john cena and the other reasons i stopped watching

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

100% agree, Meltzer judges and grades wrestling like figure skating at the Olympics and it’s more complicated than that and doesn’t take psychology and storytelling into account. And Cena made me stop watching for a few years as well.

[@Cuddyscott84]

Jumped on my googler machine man. Popped up net worth, house, & third was Jerry Jarrett Bruce prichard. But it was on my shitt ass phone.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

28:22-Conrad says Ultimate Warrior instead of Undertaker as far as Hogan getting Tombstoned at SS, and then asks how it affected Warrior (instead of Undertaker), and without skipping a beat, Bruce says “It didnt affect Warrior at all...”

[@Dredsed]

So what?

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

@@Dredsed Because the match was Hogan and Undertaker, and Warrior wasnt in the match at all! So obviously it wouldnt affect Warrior.

[@Dredsed]

@@HereIsWisdom1318 We know. For someone called here is wisdom your comment has contributed nothing at all.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

@@Dredsed Yea, but did you listen to it, when Bruce corrected him and said "it didnt affect Warrior at all"? Conrad made a mistake and said Warrior instead of Undertaker, and Bruce caught without missing a beat. It was just funny.

[@Dredsed]

@@HereIsWisdom1318 It was literally not worth commenting on or funny at all. Your comment is the most boring thing on this and your replies have not improved it's relevance or entertainment value.

[@jiggiesosa6832]

Leave the impressions to Bruce Connie you never sound like anyone you attempting to impersonate

[@gravewax5892]

I've been in a casket Conrad.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

1:43:05-So business was all ready down, and WWF looking for the babyface champion everyone can rally behind; Bret was tagged as that babyface Champ, and even though business was all ready down, Bret gets accused of being the reason business was down!?!? Sounds like bullshit!

[@RealAlphaDrum]

2:17:28 Sums it up.

[@gregharper6382]

Conrad shooting on licorice🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ethanellis2896]

i like licorice

[@philliptompkins4064]

Yeah should’ve just had Maddog the Sean make you a casket

[@gothchicksbongrips5712]

According to a 2005 interview Paul Bearer is quoted saying that Brody beat the dogshit out of Undertaker. He was only paired with Undertaker for that match so he could show him back to the locker room. And if you asked Undertaker about it, he would say the same thing.

[@chuck-carter_music]

I like twizzlers 😢

[@TheEvilHumanist]

Did he compare Brian Lee's Undertaker to Goldberg?

[@cantona7449]

Dave Meltzer sounds like WWF’s #1 hater

[@alcollins2363]

I don’t remember the two undertakers coming face to face before summerslam, did that happen off air?

[@evanremillard5640]

I sobbed like a bitch too also because they made him lose to Roman

[@BonesBrigader]

He wrestled brody? Damn

[@jasoncoward-aintscared]

So ironic. The fans loved warrior. The boys hated him. Fans hate Cena, but the boys love him.

[@josephboza7448]

I think Dave Meltzer is so full of shit about the Undertaker. Undertaker is one of the best talents in the history of the business. Undertaker vs Undertaker was a cool and interesting angle that I thought came off really well desperate the issues behind the scenes at Summerslam 1994. I wish one day they could do a Summerslam 1994 episode.

[@gravewax5892]

I agree Joseph. I mean break it down by numbers if needed Meltzer. Just on the career spanning 3 full decades being part of wwf/e's active roster. He hasn't come outta retirement to do things like the others, cuz he hasn't retired. Yeah taker in my opinion best of all time, easily best big man with Kane 2nd. I still put big show in the giant category. But yeah for talking shit of taker.... Mustering my best brother love.... FUCK YOU MELTZER

[@thegoldentroll]

I mean, I legitimately liked the Undertaker vs the fake Undertaker angle but what would have been even better would have been the Undertaker vs. the REAL Undertaker.

[@KamalaToe]

Evidently, Jerry Jerrett must not have been the most brilliant of men! 😂

[@DavidMedsker]

Undertaker vs. Brock L. should've ended in a disqualification just to be true to kayfabe.

[@DavidMedsker]

Bring back the body bag

[@loveallah512]

I wish brother love was my pastor

[@CurbStompCity]

19:12 That sounds kinky.

[@Jay-Kaizo]

I'm sooooo glad Paul became Taker's mouthpiece. lol. No offense.

[@JoeyMartz]

Wrestlemania X!!!!!!!!

[@ssjrblack1365]

And spot on too lol

[@chrishowe4009]

Meltzer is such a clown.

[@rory693]

Approx 35 mins

[@JDP1tube]

your be in scotland

[@surafeltafesse5564]

Is there a DIESEL episode????