Undertaker thinks WWE got soft

He said what we're all thinking

[@bangchitowang2123]

What Wrestler made you love watching wrestling? And when did it all end for you?

[@uknomelilb]

Rey mysterio, Eddie, Benoit, Jeff, MCMG, LowKi etc. it ended in 2019, it just became unwatchable and boring😔

[@Alamyst2011]

Grew up on Andre and Hulk. Loved the days of Taker and Kain. Benoit was the end for me. The man literally gave his heart and soul to WWF. They knew he was damaged. They knew he was hurt. Also Owen Hart. I watched it live on person. How the hell do you inform thr crowd Owan died, and keep the show going.

[@justinnguyen1290]

HBK aka heartbreak kid shawn michaels! It ended when him and taker wrestled at WM. Since then its soft as shit. I can hardly watch AEW and they’re different than wwe but still its not 1997 to 1999 WWF/WCW/ECW wrestling. That was the best time period in my opinion.

[@steakkidneypie767]

Kane, Stone Cold, The Rock. It ended in 2006.

[@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother]

Too many to name. I haven’t watched a lot of wrestling in the past three years.

[@KayamaKoomori]

Every wrestler who is upset with Undertaker calling the current WWE soft and tweet about it. They are the example of what Undertaker means

[@Lalthansanga84]

Absolutely true

[@josephkerr5262]

Exactly why I can't stand aliester black. Dude is trying to be a mysterious freak character and yet has a youtube channel where he vlogs lmao Looking edgy isn't enought these days

[@gapduck3083]

@@josephkerr5262 or just the mysterious gimmicks arent working anymore.. either ruin by internet or wrestler using the internet

[@preston009]

Exactly!

[@mjl11]

WWE needs to be more "real" again. Mma is hotter than ever, they have to jump on that bandwagon. Stop bullshit gimmicks like the new day and acrobats who do 900 jumps per match and make it hardcore and raw again. I mean some of these guys are standing on the top rope to do a jump in a frikkin rumble match where you're supposed to stay away from the top rope. It's dumb asf.

[@urgentmustread4162]

You could tell that Taker wants to say more sh**t about the business now, but he knows that he shouldn’t say that much.

[@ivanlim747]

Out of respect for vince and their bond

[@grandpas_brownies8710]

@@ivanlim747 cuz vince can't handle the bloody truth and the fans interest in the product

[@AJ-jq3hm]

@@grandpas_brownies8710 like punk once said "wwe would be better off with vince's death"

[@PeaceDweller]

@@AJ-jq3hm Really? People talk about NXT and AEW like it's the greatest thing ever but people hardly watch those shows either. Fact of the matter is that people (especially in the West) are done with Pro-Wrestling period. MMA/UFC has now replaced Pro-Wrestling almost completely. Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Khabib, Colby Covington, Jorge Masividal etc these guys can cut a better promo than the entire WWE/AEW roster put together. WWE/NXT/AEW these days is essentially Buzzfeed with grappling.

[@scorpion6328]

@@AJ-jq3hm Except it’ll be taken over by his doofus son in law and idiotic daughter. Why do you smarks always forget that part of the pipebomb that you worship?

[@avid2112]

Vince simultaneously built an empire and then killed wrestling.

[@dandude5196]

AT WRESTLEMANIA! I’M GONNA KILL IT! ME! AND THE N W O! - Vince No shit!

[@jeffhicks3184]

All the bad hes done far outshines the good

[@avid2112]

@@jeffhicks3184 I believe so,as much as I love WWF wrestling it has never been the end all be all . There were so many good wrestling promotions he put out of business.

[@minatodroger7890]

He bought the competition that drove him to be better.

[@zachhall8043]

He’s emperor palpatine essentially

[@supremeleader922]

If someone is gonna go around and talk about WWE is getting soft it should be the Undertaker he is like a godfather to these new generation of wwe superstars.

[@StephenIC]

The superstars would love to put on a better show but they have to follow Vince's script. Look at Jon Moxley. Left WWE and instantly became more of a star in NJPW and AEW.

[@scorpion6328]

@@StephenIC “Star” 😂 WWE sucks no doubt, but let’s not kid ourselves into thinking AEW is any better.

[@krispy1968]

@@scorpion6328 AEW is definitely better lmao

[@semyaza555]

@@krispy1968 marginally better. Nothing will ever compare to the attitude era.

[@beckyquin8365]

@@StephenIC Lmfao. Dean is not a star. If you go out rn and ask people around your neighborhood if they know who Jon Moxley is, they'll definitely have no fucking idea. 💀

[@allywalka9104]

I remember when Brock threw a guy with one leg down the stairs lmao

[@danjonmills]

The same 1 legged kid he cracked over the skull, full blooded, with a steel chair... Poor Zach Gowen

[@ddddsouza5184]

Lol imagine the cancel culture ever tries to cancel brock I bet that won't go right🤣🤣🤣

[@dcigsfan2306]

Hahahaha belted him with the chair and threw his one legged ass at the ring post in front of his mother

[@MisterC]

and hit him with a chair.

[@knowledgeisthepower1]

grant a wish kid

[@88fanforlife]

The main problem is that everything is so scripted nowadays. Everyone is so interchangeable and no one stands out.

[@t.s.p1864]

Storyline has become so predictable, back in the days, stone cold was the most entertaining guy, he was hitting everyone. Those were the days.

[@armin38822]

Is ok to be scripted but it should be coming from different places. When the writers are teh same and have to work and the same rules is hard to create a different voice.

[@mydogsbestfren7490]

Cesaro has entered the chat

[@BLACKSTA361]

Roman Reigns

[@tonyp9313]

@@t.s.p1864 It's on too much. That's the main problem. The athletes of today are way better. It's just now you see them like twice a week for like 5 hours & 2 hours if you count NXT & a pay per view a month that is 4 hours sometimes 2 in a month another 4 hours. That's a lot of time to see wrestlers. Back in the day it wasn't on that much in the 80's & early 90's. The wrestlers were way worse. However when you have like 1 hour shows or just 2 hours of raw each week & maybe 1-4 pay per views all year with lesser time, It's a lot better to watch the product.

[@linkzelda8485]

Taker is just telling truth here. in my opinion, when its WWF back in the day it's way more entertaining than now which is WWE. lols!

[@markburns7065]

You got that right and back in his day it was tougher he said in almost each person's gym back they had a pistol with them

[@akashdeepsingh835]

@@markburns7065 without any doubt bro The Legend The Undertaker

[@KillianJenkins]

WWF bad WWE good? That is such a boomer thing to say and big discredit, despite WWE's flaws right now it had great moments

[@mickeymouse3933]

WWF was awesome and WWE was awesome upto about 2010 imo and that’s when it started going down hill Imo personally I watch AEW now!

[@markburns7065]

AEW is another crappie organization like tna trying to copy off wwe

[@Tere999]

Undertaker is 100% correct. Today's WWE is full of soft hearted characters.

[@SS-tg8lf]

The new day are prime examples of this. As soon as Taker said this. Xavier woods tries to come out talking about how much they work every week and the spots they do🤣🤣. Undertaker damn near has had his whole body operated on. He has broken both his eye sockets, had two hip replacement surgeries, broken his leg and arms multiple times over , and suffers chronic back problems. With all that this man still drug his body out whenever he was asked to. Now all these people want to run their mouths to him.🤣🤣

[@Tere999]

@@SS-tg8lf New Day and todays WWE is full of pussies and Joe Rogan is Somewhat of an instigator because he has also bad mouthed wrestling and for him to bring The Undertaker and Jake the Snake on his podcast just makes him a hypocrite.

[@shadowandroid1823]

pc culture ruined everything.

[@Tere999]

@@shadowandroid1823 PC culture & SJW

[@adityajejurkar]

Head of the table, shit in your pants, ladies night Messiah etc etc. Wwe is at is softest now

[@johnconcannon3648]

Guys who were lower card wrestlers in the Attitude era could be World champion if they were around now.

[@robertodimas7429]

Facts man I remember the triple threat at WM16 for the European & Intercontinental championship was a mid card match but it included Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, & Chris Jericho. Fucking amazing man

[@JJ-pg9np]

Well edge was to be fair and Jeff.

I mean, is the progression cycle , Triple H was jobbing to Ultimate Warrior at around the same time Shawn was fighting for the WWE Championship, not everyone is a mega-rising star

[@lordofthehnngs2577]

Jericho and christian ripping up aew

[@liquidgeorge]

The likes of Val Venis, Jarrett and D-Lo Brown would have easily been WWE Champion nowadays. Their charisma is leagues above what’s around today.

[@Derkman99]

I mean....he’s not wrong.

[@nikhil-225]

Taker is telling the truth. WWE has become simply unwatchable for people who grew up during the attitude and ruthless aggression eras. Today's wrestlers don't even come close to legends like undertaker, kane, rock and Austin.

[@OtherBarry4908]

the pg era sucked and the modern era is even worse. awful creativity, the humor is weak, the wrestlers are bland, they ruined the divas division with the woke feminist cringefest known as the women's revolution, and the fans today are uptight PC douches with no taste. There's nothing salvageable about the current wwe. They're too worried about SJWs and the media to give the fans what they want and take any chances.

[@qwertyuiop554433]

@@OtherBarry4908 lmao ruined the divas, u probably enjoyed the playboy pillow fights and hate watching women actually wrestle lmao

[@johnfused8281]

William regal was the best wrestler WWE ever had imho.

[@raulramirez9657]

@@qwertyuiop554433 well duh. It’s the only time women were worth watching

[@qwertyuiop554433]

@@raulramirez9657 ur just sexist lmao

[@gupworld7395]

“I’ll probably piss somebody off but they need to hear it” - that’s a huge reason why he’s so respectable

[@omieg89]

The problem is that they became a publicly traded company so they essentially just became a Disney show. It was right around 2008 range when the quality of the show clearly declined and it has never recovered.

[@lam27nov82]

Nah it's cos of Linda. If she isn't a politician, then things would remain the same as it would in the 90's or 2000s.

[@mixwb]

True I remember that as a kid. Like one week they were something kids weren't supposed to watch and the following week they were promoting their new toys

[@robertfarrell8607]

I agree

[@thatdudee5344]

facts i was born in 96 i stopped watching after 08

[@sparknazo]

Yeah i tell people alot the Ruthless Aggression Era was pretty good until the transition into a PG ERA started

[@shanec8899]

Attitude era was the best... ❤️🔥

[@rankyb8088]

like when you knew Vince was gonna get stone cold stunned but you enjoyed it every time. the memories

[@Doomzdayxx]

That was a great time. I was gong from middle to highschool. Miss the simplicity of those days. I personally like the late 80s/early 90s the best but it was all great back then compared to now

[@colin5115]

no it wasn’t lol

[@justin_your_cousin9273]

Ruthless Agression

[@Doomzdayxx]

@@justin_your_cousin9273 This was around the era that I stopped watching. Proably about 2006 or 2007 maybe? I remember being really disappointed that they ruined the Snitsky character and just turned him into a Kane clone.

[@shadow12k]

He stated it perfect. “We all got old at the same time”. Thats like the senior class who everybody loved graduated & went on to do do their own things.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Even though he said it. It just coming out wrong.

[@nunka34ify]

They did all get old at once haha. Randy is the only one left

[@metalmikejr]

You can tell how much he's trying to hold back.

[@ddddsouza5184]

Facts

[@brianshaker1885]

Well he still has a good relationship with them I'm sure, but it needs to be said. Wrestlers have been saying this for years I'm sure.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@brianshaker1885 soft he means the locker room

[@nunka34ify]

For real, he really wants to go off on how pathetic it’s become

[@ItsTheMunz]

The Benoit tragedy is what really turned WWE soft. It was like the NBA with the Malice In The Palace brawl.

[@adriiiii__6059]

Ron Artest vs Brock Lesnar and Ben Wallace should be interesting 🍿

[@dariog36th]

@@adriiiii__6059 Ben Wallace alone would’ve destroyed Ron Artest.

[@adriiiii__6059]

@@dariog36th Ron Artest is the type of guy that if he loses his mind you can’t stop him. Don’t underestimate him

[@dariog36th]

@@adriiiii__6059 judging from the brawl at the palace Ben Wallace pushed Artest so hard that Artest just kept walking back and wanted nothing to do with Wallace. Instead he went after a nerdy fan.

[@DellyBets]

Terrible take

[@KingsNerdCave]

Keep in mind this is the guy who climbed the 16 ft hell in a cell with a broken foot only to throw his co-worker off of it. Taker has also completed 20 minutes worth of elimination chamber after being set on fire and continued the best match of his career after landing on the back of his neck from a failed jump. Then you have Sincara who "dislocated" a finger and just walked away from a match.

[@toms.a.savage7232]

Keep in mind that knowledge about CTE back in the day was not known to the general public. Concussion protocol was literally "get back up or you're a pussy." So a lot of wrestlers took unnecessary chair shots to the head, went through undiagnosed concussions without rest, and took dangerous drugs to either null the pain or look good for Vinnie Mac and other promoters. Nobody is doubting the toughness of Taker and the wrestlers of yesteryear, but today's standards are in place because a lot of wrestlers are dead in the name of trying to "tough it out." Unrelated, but Sin Cara was a bitch for stopping a match over a dislocated finger. Also, stopping a match over a little blood is also pretty dumb. You should only stop that if it's Eddie Guerrero blood loss level. However, there are times when wrestlers who were busted open contracted Hep C.

[@jtaco4101]

@punkd Shoenice22 on video I think "Hogan was right" is enough to cast some doubt on your comment.

[@azfar188]

@punkd Shoenice22 on video Bait

[@noonecares514]

You go in the ring and wrestle with a broken finger and tell how you feel. Don't sit here and just comment on a wrestler without knowing what they go through every week for our entertainment.

[@KingsNerdCave]

@@noonecares514 What I'm getting at is Undertaker comes from a different time where you were expected to continue the match if you could get back up. Nowadays more precautions are in place to better protect the performers. People shouldn't blame Taker's words because of the life he was used to but also he shouldn't blame the current generation as they live another way. Also Sincara was hard to work with and that finger thing was never proven.

[@blazerocker1734]

WWE is dead. R.I.P. - Glory Days of World Wrestling Federation

[@zavthe1371]

brings in like 3 mill viewers a week

[@SuCKeRPunCH187]

@@zavthe1371 which is nothing compared to what it was in its prime.

[@Courtney5689]

@@SuCKeRPunCH187 agreed man

[@rankyb8088]

attitude era was peak wwf. I watched Stone Cold and the Rock have the best rivalry in wrestling history. And Mankind was running around putting a sock in peoples mouths. ohh the days

[@avid2112]

@@zavthe1371 Why are you defending a product that is a shadow of its former self,stale,and with 3 million viewers when once it had 10,721,000 viewers (1999)? They must pay you well,Kevin Dunn.

[@TheProphegy]

“What is CM Punk doing?” after Taker tells his thoughts on where wrestling is, like Joe wasn’t even focused on that, he was just thinking about CM Punk going to MMA and getting smashed. He don’t take WWE serious at all.

[@mistamaog]

I can't blame Joe for bringing that up

[@dreamscatcher7488]

He is obsessed with punk for sure,dana should not have offered punk the fights but he did but joe can't talk shit about dana

[@tashawnwoods1911]

Cuz Joe is a pussy

[@stepkickking9868]

@@mistamaog Joe Rogan has a weird obsession with CM Punk. I’m pretty sure it’s because Punk is straight edge and Joe’s a pot head, but he needs to get over himself.

[@mistamaog]

@@stepkickking9868 I'm pretty sure it's nothing to do with that and everything to do with the fact that he fought in the UFC with no experience, twice. Basically embarrassed the company, and like @Dream Catcher said, he can't take it out on Dana White even though it's his fault.

[@pinkythakur9554]

pc cultures has destroyed wwe too.

[@TehUltimateSnake]

Looking back at the old era, so much of that shit would get people canceled today sadly.

[@outis439-A]

@@TehUltimateSnake I don’t think it needed to be as edgy. Like the mud diva fights and stuff

[@alanheyes694]

@@TehUltimateSnake WWE(F), whatever you wanna call it ...has always been kinda edgy for a live episodic television show. That being said, it wasn’t PC culture that turned the product into the more sterilised version that it is today. It was concern for the health of the wrestlers and it was Vince’s decision to make it a publicly traded company. Which means they are beholden to shareholders and advertisers. If you want the working environment to be less safe, I guess you complain. But why would you? If you want WWE programming with less Capitalist intervention, that doesn’t exist... unfortunately.

[@flanagamer]

Too many Karens and ❄️ complain about everything. Me too era and cancel culture can suck my 🍆

[@EduFirenze]

@@alanheyes694 There's a level of danger associated with greatness, the guys that grew up on booze and performing at carnivals and scummy circles have a grit to them that no performance center can ever dream to emulate.

[@bletz421]

For being 56 years old.hes still my favorite wrestler ever

[@michaelcote5944]

One thing worth noting is that I don't think people realize how lucky we were to have wrestlers like Stone Cold, The Rock, Undertaker, etc. ALL THERE SIMULTANEOUSLY, IN THEIR PRIME. I mean those are absolute monster talents and they were all locked in, on top of their shit, all at the same time. So I think now we are seeing, in regards to the current roster, that those type of entertaining, charismatic guys just don't come around often.

[@goodgamewellplayed1165]

Great audio quality

[@esite5511]

@Cameron Long can you teach me how to make videos with this audio quality, it's so awesome, it's probably the best i've ever heard

[@esite5511]

@Cameron Long ok man thank you

[@perturbedxtirade7428]

@Cameron Long can you teach me to see sound?

[@thebadguy7416]

@Cameron Long “saw” felt good too

[@DNSV-ex8of]

1996 to 2004 was the absolute peak of wrestling. WCW Vs WWE. WCWs NWO, Hogan, Goldberg, Steiner, Nash, DDP and the Cruiserweights against WWEs DX, Austin, Rock, HHH, Taker, Foley, and of course the women's division. Kimberly Page and Trish Stratus the 2 hottest from each show. Best era ever

[@WWeRockFan1001]

I’d say 2005-2007 still had tht spark here in there from the ruthless aggression era but

[@theworldisimmense]

Peak was always 1997-2001 after wrestlemania 17 when Austin turned heel

[@WWeRockFan1001]

@@theworldisimmense really man id say the ruthless aggression era was still wrestling at its peak it started to decline after 2006 in my opinion and than just became unwatchable after 2010.....I only say 2010 because that was the last year Shawn,hunter ,taker were all still wrestling full time sort of

[@theworldisimmense]

@@WWeRockFan1001 I know what you mean , those years were so watchable I can’t lie. But I’m just saying everything af red the attitude era , was just a downgrade for me. And this so coming from a guy who witnessed attitude era and ruthless aggression DURING its to me. I just didn’t just watch the attitude era on KZbin or the network then give my Opinion about it. Nah you had to live it during its time

[@chachifeere]

Ruthless wasn’t even an era , it was Vince trying to cash in on this “era’ theme because wrestling was tanking . The attitude era was named that by fans. I lived and watch during that time and they hardly if not ever referred to it as the “attitude era”. It wasn’t until well later that it was called that. . Then when Vince came out can said ruthless era it just looked fake and pushed on us. Jus like why people don’t like Roman. 10-15 years from now people won’t even remember the ruthless area . It was just a bridge from the attitude to pg

[@eoghanryan1504]

Vince has turned soft he fires and suspens people over literally nothing

[@geraisdez3138]

And the ones who stir up the most attention !

[@UGLYBOYwrld]

Bruh WAKE UP its not Vince, its literally Stephanie McMahon

[@UGLYBOYwrld]

@HK Klein you cant be serious??? Stephanie has been in creative since 2003....... her and triple H literally run wwe vince doesnt hes trying to retire and hand the company to his daughter and his son-in-law........ why do you think there’s always this feminist stuff nowadays???

[@UGLYBOYwrld]

@HK Klein “sHes iNcHaRge oF sOcIal meDiA” boy are you slow?☠️☠️

[@MrTech153]

@HK Klein "it's because the fans demanded it" bitxh nobody demanded shit. If they did, the ratings and sales wouldn't be dropping so low as it is now.

[@GregeryChannings]

All the wrestlers looked like monsters, even the smaller ones looked like functional bodybuilders

[@mirzaakhtar3764]

i love how as soon as taker finishes talking Rogan just blurts out "what is CM punk doing?" and it cuts there

[@macburninman17]

Even to this day in 2024, 'Taker's statement here still holds up true. I'm scrolling down through the roster on their official website and there is alot of dweebs and only a few badasses. The product itself still holds my interest around Wrestlemania season, but overall the product and presentation is diluted down. Not what it use to be

[@YeTism]

97-07 was the best decade of wrestling. It fell off a cliff after that

[@russoswerve7856]

I don’t mind Joe Rogan but it was hard hearing him pretend to like wwe after everything he said, he knew undertaker would take him into the corner if he said some of the things he has to his face. But you can tell undertaker hurt talking about how the business is dying after he pretty much was he reason wrestling kept some popularity

[@oussamat612]

some? cena and him were the reason it became what it became in that 2008 2013 period

[@andre-bj9ym]

@@oussamat612 Cena , ryback, taker, the rock, triple h, randy Orton , Batista, Kurt angle.

[@mixwb]

@Milind Kunwar Hahahaha this guy randomly named Ryback with the other legends

[@TheJspan]

@@oussamat612 false in 2008 you had Batista,Cena,Shawn Michaels,Triple H,Randy Orton,Rey Mysterious, Undertaker, Chris Jericho, Jeff Hardy, Edge etc. Cena and Undertaker were not the most popular in 2008.

[@ddddsouza5184]

Joe is the biggest chameleon walking the face of earth lol.

[@kevingunn1974]

Then all the wrestlers proved it by going on twitter and crying about it

[@ShaunInce123]

I just saw a top 10 list from a KZbin channel listing the ways WWE changed for the better & they used the fact that the current roster playing video games as a positive. They're still mad at Undertaker calling them soft. Which most of them are.

[@xgarrett420x]

I'm glad I was a kid during the attitude era.

[@brandonwayne2343]

Same but I wish it was longer

[@villiannewyork]

@Dream12Chaser Some people are proud to grow up with Rock and Austin but I loved growing up with a young Randy Orton,Edge, Batista and the Hardys

[@shadowandroid1823]

pg era and onwards is trash. when ruthless aggression died, wwe died with it.

[@premiumdude8353]

The pg era ruined wwe

[@TheMichaelRN]

It sure gotten softer, too pretty, lacks grittiness though half of the blame goes to the mainstream. Current WWE is the product of our society. Can you imagine DX impersonating the Nation today or in the last few years?

[@shadowandroid1823]

and they ruined the divas division by pandering to feminists. the women's revolution was awful.

[@ddddsouza5184]

@@shadowandroid1823 🤞🤞🤞🤞

[@arikdenmark4824]

@@shadowandroid1823 the divas division was god awful, they had terrible matches and most were literally only eye candy for horny dudes. Now women are more legitimate and actually have decent to amazing matches. I know you’re an anti-sjw type but you don’t have to completely shit on feminism every-time women are treated with respect.

[@mika-eelkhan15]

He's completely right when he says we all got old at the same time.

[@deathbystereo-]

The problem is nostalgia. Eveyrhing that can be done has been done

[@minatodroger7890]

I knew when they stopped doing the first blood and ring of fire matches it was getting soft.

[@shadowandroid1823]

and the sex appeal is gone too. they ruined the divas division with preachy feminist crap.

[@carlosuzaier5858]

@@shadowandroid1823 If you watch wrestling purely for the sexy women, I don't know mate, you've got websites for that. Now I don't watch the WWE, but it seems like a good thing to advocate for feminism. Do you mind detailing me exactly are they doing in the Divas division nowadays?

[@shadowandroid1823]

@@carlosuzaier5858 are you stupid? Political nonsense and virtue signaling has no place in wrestling. if you support woke cringe, you're part of the problem.

[@OtherBarry4908]

@@carlosuzaier5858 modern feminism is garbage. It's nothing but male bashing, hypocrisy, self entitlement, virtue signaling and demand for special treatment.

[@carlosuzaier5858]

@@shadowandroid1823 Chill out mate, was just asking...

[@bharathsf]

WWE went soft after they stopped having bikini contests. I was 13 during those times and I loved it

[@100Stratusfiedx]

But see this shit is not controversial. Like if you want to see naked women just watch porn. No one is turning on the tv to watch that. They need better storylines

[@IIOctaneII]

Who gives af you don’t need Bikini contest to make the company good again

[@TheShawny122]

Bro you’re computer is right there

[@trinibad1452]

@@100Stratusfiedx the edge/lita sex celebration got the highest ratings since the attitude era. Torrie Wilson and others were on playboy magazines. They do need better storylines but sex appeal draws numbers, stop pretending that it doesn't.

[@Wrestling316]

@@100Stratusfiedx Lmao, Edge & Lita’s Sex Show on RAW in 2006 Drew ratings that were high as hell, Sex draws

[@Yoshwayy]

Joe Rogan showing an awful lot of respect to pro wrestling now that the undertaker is in front of him. Considering he's been shitting on it for the last couple years...

[@Monkforilla]

If you aren’t shitting on the wwe from time to time you are crazy

[@wossgwuanin8072]

@UC_IuK1lNHpEEOZWgGXvG3KQ yeah but Rogan shits on professional wrestling as a whole and has repeatedly said that people who enjoy it are fucking idiots

[@baggiesfan257]

He bottled it cuz he knew undertaker would kick his ass

[@kronikoolgaming9578]

Yeah joe shits on wwe not real pro wrestling

[@TravisBroski]

@@wossgwuanin8072 I never understand that, frankly. Hell even from MMA dudes, like they should understand that pro wrestling is a physical and often dangerous sport, whether you think about it or not.

[@knowwhattimeitis]

WWE today is so clean cut and family friendly it's like The Fast and the Furious franchise (RIP Paul Walker). The first movie set the pace and there was a clear storyline; now they're just adding in random actors and superstars because that is the only way they will get people to watch it. Like every movie with Samual L. Jackson; people love him so they will watch the movie only for him. They have movie ratings for a reason; G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17. They're there so parents will know what the content of the movie will be like and make them decide whether or not their child can watch it or not. If parents are so worried about what their child may hear on TV, tell them not to watch it! And if for some reason they do watch it and they pick up "inappropriate" behavior and language it's not the WWE's fault; it's their fault since they don't know how to operate parental controls on their TV. At least back then, you had blood, profanity, violence, and attitude ! The point is WWE should not be responsible for what they say and how it affects children. If they know it's a "bad word" then they should know better not to say it.

[@ddddsouza5184]

I dont understand how people can blame wwe for being a bad influence it is normal for teenagers when they reach that age to experiment restricted stuff, you can tell the kid to not put your finger in the fire but the kid will be even more curious to see whats up.

[@hwabi3422]

Forgot to mention the competition. There is so much you can watch with a press of a button. Netflix, Hulu, etc. Back in the day we all had about 100 good channels that broadcast shows by schedule.

[@hwabi3422]

Now we can watch anything at anytime! That’s the problem... Make it TV-14 again? Like The Undertaker said there needs to be substance and I feel like everything in the WWE is too controlled. Let’s not forget about the sensitivity of people now too.... cancel culture sucks!

[@ddddsouza5184]

@@hwabi3422 True

[@Fadi-hb7xx]

The nWo era from 1996 till 2000 is the best era in wrestling history, that shit was mature and not for kids

[@nostalgiaman6816]

Yep. 97-98 were the best

[@Jabranalibabry]

Never turn your back on the wolfpac

[@Vancky-G]

Not just WWE, the whole world got softer...

[@JuanTomlinson472]

Yep

[@rethabilemoloi3490]

Facts

[@nunka34ify]

Wokeness took over

[@edreenpasang7537]

Taker is still wanted to say more but kinda holding back . He dont want to humiliate Vince since he respect him so much.

[@theasiannomad988]

In the PC era we currently live in, the attitude era would deffo have been cancelled.

[@corycg9624]

I agree sadly

[@noonecares514]

WWE was at its core wrestling till the ruthless aggression era i.e. till 2007. After that it TV-PG limitations were imposed which killed the quality of the product year after year.

[@thewab1974]

I was a kid growing up with Hulkamania and I was a young adult when the Attitude Era really started to build steam, so I feel as though I got the absolute best product at the most appropriate times in my life. I used to get excited when the WWF came to town. Now, I could care less and I don't even wanna bring my kids to it, which is sad.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Why ?

[@callahan9119]

This audio quality brought me back to 2003

[@davefarrell2793]

Wrestlers like Stone Cold, The Rock, Big Show, The Undertaker, and Kane. They were so freaking good they carried the whole WWE. You won't ever get someone to be even close to that talent level any time soon.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Mark comes from a time when many people still thought wrestling was semi real! As a kid seeing the Undertaker come out, we were terrified. When I was 17 at the height of the Ministry of Darkness time, Undertaker was even darker than Marilyn Manson! Then I loved his resurrection as the American Bad Ass!

[@benjicommentary]

WWE changed when everything turned PG.

[@christophermccray6528]

Here after LA Knight brought this up on the 30th anniversary of Raw.

[@ztatiklol2873]

Undertaker talks the truth tbh, wrestling and the world as gotten soft. WWF,WCW, ECW, WWE back in the day was very fun to watch, now a days WWE isn’t fun to watch because these new characters not gonna lie are kinda cringy.

[@Cesar1492Enjoyer]

I think the biggest problem in wrestling today is the lack of character, most wrestling fans watch wrestling for larger than life characters and storylines, not for a gymnastics show. It doesn't matter how many flips a wrestler can do, if he doesn't have character he's not a good wrestler.

[@cgarciahfcu]

0:49 "I walked away when I learned to walk away". HAHAHA. I love you Taker but you should've walked away 5 years BEFORE you actually walked away. His last few matches were sad (don't even try to call boneyard a match).

[@inesfreire9135]

Totally agree! I get so annoyed when i see his later matches and fans saying how great he was and blah blah blah. Just because you're a fan doesnt mean you support people blindly. His last matches sucked and he really crapped on the undertaker character.

[@_Chris_D_3004]

When you think about it, social media ruined wrestling. Facebook and Instagram boomed right when wrestling started to suck.

[@ChuyEVC]

Kayfabe died with social media

[@alexmcclary1790]

Still trying to wrap my head around how peaceful and soft-spoken Taker is outside the ring.

[@noonecares514]

He is absolutely right. This is the reason why WWE is losing millions of viewers every year. WWE was perfect and great till 2012. The end of an era match between triple h and Undertaker in 2012 was not just a match , it was really the end of an era for WWE. End of the era of the golden WWE that was actually good.

[@OtherBarry4908]

wwe got too soft and too stale. They're scared of the SJW mob.

[@Reyes-hz9pl]

2014 was a badass year with the Shield and Bryan

[@Billoreillyz]

I've seen video filmed on a potato never heard audio recorded on a coconut.

[@championchuck777]

That WWF era made boys into Men.

[@Brahman_0507]

If taker says its soft. Then u must believe that

[@zubairahmed.5222]

Dammit! I wanted to know what is CM Punk doing?

[@kevin084life]

Check on the Undertaker Spotify episode at the 2:33:18 mark

[@RobArenas]

Ty bro

[@domagojkersun9630]

Probably getting hes ass kicked by some local drunk.

[@geno9919]

@@domagojkersun9630 ong 😭

[@LK-ji8be]

Tell vince to stop scripting everything and let the wrestlers do their magic

[@GothicalDarkAngel]

The video ending at "What is CM Punk doing?" is everything!

[@stepkickking9868]

“What is CM Punk doing?” I’m unsure, but what I do know is that professional wrestling needs a lot more guys like CM Punk right now.

[@parislynn7858]

Yes

[@donda7569]

Everyone keeps banging on about attitude era but believe it or not cm punk was the last guy to actually keep wrestling alive. And in my opinion prime cm punk would be one of the top guys in attitude era. Easily one of the greatest of all time.

[@empressink_]

@@donda7569 Facts

[@scorpion6328]

Yeah, we need more skinny wolverine midgets who can’t win actual fights. Absolutely. That’s definitely what WWE needs to bring back the attitude.

[@scorpion6328]

@@donda7569 Punk would be no better than Mideon and you know it. Delusional smark.

[@Absolut531kmh]

Dang Goldberg and taker had some connection or sum dawg

[@adzcop8461]

I’m just happy and blessed to have grown up from 2000 onwards I watched wrestling from 2000 to 2015 , now I can’t even watch an episode of raw anymore and it’s really sad.

[@RedRaptor7]

Dude you really missed out on 97, 98 and 1999

[@dhruvmenon6989]

@@RedRaptor7 1997-2002- The Best 2003-2008- Really Great this was basically my childhood also this was the time WWE produced the best matches 2009-2014- Childish but atleast you had some good storylines and matches 2015-Present- Crap, trash and boring

[@brocklesnar83]

@@dhruvmenon6989 also during punk era pg era around 2010-13 good too for watching

[@atifqavi2054]

The 90's were the best time to be a wrestling fan. You had WWF, WCW and ECW.

[@Mnfilmmaker1]

They need to bring the vintage ring back. The new one looks like something straight out of Las Vegas..

[@Renegade8652]

When you try to put something out for everyone, it completely ruins it. It's rated G now, the shit is terrible. 96-99 blows away anything they try to do now.

[@justinvillegas3414]

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER STONE COLD, UNDERTAKER, KANE, THE ROCK,BOOKER T, SHAWN MICHAELS, TRIPLE H, RVD, REY MYSTERIO, EDDIE GUERRERO, CHRIS BENOIT, AS WE GO DOWN THE LIST OF THE KINGS, WWE IS A KARDASHIAN SHOW NOW

[@Valkyrae123]

Absolutely not and no one will come even close, im so glad i got to grow up watching those guys in their prime, it was truly an honor

[@JuneCarpenter35]

@@Valkyrae123 It's so sad watching them grow old and knowing I'm getting older myself. God, I miss the days when Undertaker, Stone Cold, Triple H, The Rock, Shawn Michaels were in their prime 😰. Lord please help us.

[@user-fe1le2yl3x]

Even the Kardashians have more edgy content than WWE ...

[@MarcusOwnsYou]

Same here 2000s was my era glad i stopped watching wwe around 2013 cause thats when things started to go downhill

[@vincerusso8993]

Stop saying that, character wise yes but there will be people like the wrestlers you name you saying they're better because they're from the past

[@diluted8]

I'm glad it abruptly ended during joe's "what is cm punk doing?" Question

[@wetwrkinc.5122]

All professional wrestling companies eventually forget that their characters are supposed to FIGHTERS. Keyfabe or not, the art of professional wrestling at it's heart is about men and women going into a ring and physically beating each other. Whether it be by weapons, holds, slams or submissions wrestling is about combat. There's always a precarious balance to strike there but I think most wrestling companies need to start leaning more into that aspect of wrestling than the entertainment. Violence and sex sells. These promotions seem to have forgotten that.

[@russellreeves7232]

pc and cancel culture has ruined everything

[@SamChris12]

I hate twitter

[@MarcusOwnsYou]

I blamed vince

[@russellreeves7232]

not a weeb its not just vince its everybody in this country mostly milinnials and gen z

[@home1261]

Yep this segment just hit wwe right between the eyes.

[@Shadow_2055]

Obviously he’s not wrong, WWE is too soft now a days.

[@liamjmw]

You can hear him trying so hard not to piss anyone off backstage, shame he didn’t just let it all out and call the company out for the shit it is

[@murderorgy473]

WWE been soft forever now

[@randyjohnson2885]

And so childish. And for kids. Sad but true.

[@MarcusOwnsYou]

Dont get me wrong wrestling has always been fake but it compared to it now its so obvious now

[@murderorgy473]

@@MarcusOwnsYou it sucks now

[@JoseFacundo11]

The storyline back in the day were incredible, they just write stories now to get people in and if it doesn't sell they drop them so early. Thats why its hard to stay interested. They don't build characters. Tiltes change way too much. How do we have wrestlers with only 4 title reins and now you have guys with 14 time champion status. Just crazy

[@tomsnowden6201]

It’s not just the WWE..NFL, movies the culture in general is soft.

[@huntergravesmusic4861]

Fans got spoiled with the Attitude Era, which was like the Golden Age of NBA or Heavyweight Boxing. The fundamental/technical skills of the Wrestlers of that era were far superior than the Wrestlers of today. Wrestlers may get bigger, faster and stronger with modern conditioning, but they don’t have the grit like the Wrestlers of the 90’s/2000’s did, as Undertaker was alluding to. It’s also a no-brainer that in this digital age, the psychology and expression of flow with storytelling is different now. No one has quite figured out how to perfectly present the psychology of storytelling in this current era of Pro Wrestling. There isn’t the dimensions and layers to characters now that there were in past decades.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

The fall of WCW was a big reason for that. Because when WCW was there and wrestling was hot, every young men wanted to be a wrestler and they came from all over. You had a big well of talent. Whereas when WCW fell, the interest of wrestling fell as well. And instead of getting wrestlers who had travelled the World joining in, Vince McMahon was the only game in town, stopped listening to the fans and decided to manifacture talent in a corporate factory somewhere and you got guys like Cena that people rejected but he was a talent that Vince wanted to re-brand the company into something safe for a casual audience. Main event wrestling lost its balls. And with WCW gone, it was one less place to learn proper wrestling. So now you've got guys that mostly come from the indies and have not learned psychology and fight for what you have. It's the spotfest galore and making wrestling into a joke.

[@ThuperSuper]

If you thought about it, the top guys during the ruthless aggression era all left before they became true vets. Batista left way before, Edge left due to injury, Randy Orton was never a mentor type, John Cena only built up less than 10 guys before he went Hollywood.

[@brianshaker1885]

Yeah there is a lot of truth to that. That second round of guys that could have really passed the torch didn't make it long. Surprisingly the guys the generation before that were able to wrestle way longer than they ever should have. Hulk Hogan, Undertaker, Triple H, Shawn Michaels. How the hell did those guys wrestle so long despite having serious serious injuries. Love of the game and being hardcore of course, but a lot of luck considering they never had career ending injuries.

[@1878Originals]

Batista put over Daniel Bryan and The Shield massively!!

[@postmortem_7708]

It´s true that WWE got soft, but the real reason here is the bad writters on the company. They literally buried a lot of great talents, putting them on horrible storylines.

[@mattthemotoguy1947]

Hardy, H, Taker, edge… those guys were good lmao I agree with them

[@CreepX]

Rogan acts like he respects pro wrestlers

[@djrascal445]

What is he suppose to trash taker while doing the podcast!? 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@zk3212]

Well he's done it behind his back so...yup. do it to his face as well

[@JT-tz8qu]

Anything after 2008 i feel is just complete shit.

[@jakeisnext]

Dude wrestling will never be the same ever again he was one last of dying breed

[@JJA1987]

Its not just Wrestling its The Whole World that's gone soft

[@JuanTomlinson472]

Exactly

[@marcelmendez6968]

I called it the Dwayne Johnson effect. Everyone wants to make the big bucks ever since he left WWE for Hollywood. He changed the perspective of being in the limelight of WWE and utilizing the marketing which WWE developed to market the Rock. He would eventually enrich himself with juicy deals with outside producers in Hollywood. I don't have a lousy grudge against Dwayne Johnson. Nonetheless, the undertaker isn't pointing fingers at anybody, which is mind-boggling to me. He still has this level of professionalism for the WWE universe. Also, note Joe could be a bit more enthusiastic with Undertaker. I am a fanatic of Joe; however, the tone of this interview is horrible.

[@rsk47reviews59]

Joe is quiet here because he doesnt really understand all this stuff. So he is trying to pay attention to what undertaker is talking about. I thought the conversation was great in the rest of the interview.

[@AliSubhi-xs4rn]

Joe is more interested in the character of the undertaker rather than professional wrestling itself.

[@deepakmelrick2998]

Watch the whole podcast on Spotify. Joe was genuinely astonished and amazed how 'Taker managed to keep going year after year despite his horrendous injuries, especially to the orbital bone. Joe was also very intrigued by the conception of 'Taker's character and the twists in the storylines.

[@Igneous01]

Attitude Era was the golden age of wrestling. I'm so glad I got to experience it growing up. Like all the stuff Connor McGregor pulls before a fight came from the days of Stone Cold flipping Triple-H's car and blowing stuff up. UFC took a lot of inspiration from Attitude era

[@pokpok3037]

Attitude era was good, but ruthless aggression era was best imo.. There was so much stars in that era that dominate the wrestling business for so long & became household name & made wwe more famous. After that, wwe's soft era started

[@yoowaddup4576]

Joe: “What is CM Punk doing?” Video: …

[@NYKgjl10]

The Golden age of pro wrestling and the Attitude era was the best of times. I feel those era's has everything for all ages and wrestlers that we can identify or relate to more than the boring and crappy product of today which is no comparison.

[@indofokinfolkfoo3448]

I mean kids want to be adults. That’s why they measure themselves and shit like that. The peak of wwe was marketing to young adults because I knew as a kid that this is intense

[@Swaggajay92]

Undertaker spoke the facts. My man. One of my ALL time FAVORITE WRESTLERS. This generation is soft. Too sensitive and pathetic and hypocritical.

[@OldChanCharlie]

I’m just happy I grew up in the Monday night wars era.

[@tobluetoblack]

If *any* wrestler has any right to talk about the WWE going soft, it's taker. this dude has *seen it all* He has endured the Golden age, youth movement, attitude era, ruthless aggression, PG and all the way to the new era with the influx of indie talent. this man, in the most literal sense, has seen it all. so when he calls the product soft, you know he means it.

[@lexkanyima2195]

So why he needs to speaks right now ?

[@tobluetoblack]

@@lexkanyima2195 You do know this is from a few years ago, right? And he can speak whenever and however the fuck he wants, he's the goddamn Undertaker who put in 33 years of his life for this business. Do we agree on everything, no, but this man, who has seen at least 6 or 7 generations of wrestlers come and gone, has every right to call it as he sees it

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@tobluetoblack but the way he said that, it felt people never want to be happy. They enjoy problems, after problems, after problems. It felt in reality people never wanted to be happy, in all walks of life. If you take away a opinion in terms anwsering the question. You just don't care about modern era at all. Taker has a long road.

[@tobluetoblack]

@@lexkanyima2195 Then you don't know or understand myself nor Undertaker it seems. I grew up in the modern era with guys like Owens, Okada, Omega, Tanahashi, Reigns, Zayn, Styles, Samoa Joe, and all these amazing talents. And he didn't say it like he wanted to be unhappy. He just noted that there is a lost *edge* to the locker room yet he praises the shit out of AJ Styles, calling him one of the best wrestlers working today. And he was being insanely respectful in not giving away any names he just said what he believed. the people who came out after him, *they* are the ones who prove his point. If they hadn't reacted, a lot of people would have been like, meh that's just Taker being old. Now, it's not like I agree with Taker entirely. His era had a lot of legit tough guys but many in his era are dead and gone. the modern era, the locker room of nerds and gamers have an almost guaranteed assurance that they are gonna live longer lives which is wonderful. But don't say Taker has a long road. that dude has been on the road, paving it away for all the younger talent in the locker room today. Ken Anderson said it best. There are two mountains in the WWE, one with the Undertaker and one with the other guys. the other guys are throwing rocks and boulders at the younger talent saying "get the fuck off my mountain" and on the other is Undertaker, throwing ropes down to the young talent saying "Hey guys, the weather is great up here so get on up and let's make some money together." Saying Taker has long road is short sighted and shallow.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@tobluetoblack but be happy that the locker room is been this way

[@blockbusstar]

Back in the day when you had a ladder match, so many shit would happen that you could make a whole highlight real with all the ladder stunts pulled off. These days there is just exactly 1 stunt that is the whole highlight of the match.

[@TheYungPrince]

attitude era started officially in 96

[@johnymendoza8179]

I can agree with the undertaker wrestling changed so much