The Undertaker is one of the biggest legends of professional wrestling and he spent over three decades in the wrestling world. Throughout his time in wrestling, he had multiple top feuds with some of the biggest names in wrestling. From Hulk Hogan to Brock Lesnar, from Bret Hart to John Cena, he had rivalries with every top star from each generation.
But who was the biggest name that rivaled The Dead Man? The answer may be really difficult to get but there is a wrestler who was one of his two rivals throughout the years and The Phenom believes he even had the ability to deliver a pitch perfect five star performance even with a broomstick.
The Undertaker Praises Long Time Rival and Claims He Could Give A Five Star Match in Any Circumstance
Yes, he talked about The Heart Break Kid Shawn Michaels who was a long time rival of the Dead Man’s wrestling career. Together, this duo produced multiple five star matches. The Phenom remembered Shawn Michaels once again while speaking on Busted Open After Dark and claimed that he had the ability to deliver five stars in any situation. He stated;
The Undertaker worked in WWE for three long decades
“I didn’t care for him as a human being, but there’s nobody that I would rather be in the ring with, now that right there is a huge statement. I’ve been in the ring with greats. I’ve been in there with the Mount Rushmore greats. Shawn had the ability.
“He could have a five-star match with a broomstick. We just had this magic chemistry that I knew anytime that I was in a match with Shawn, all I had to do was be Undertaker, and he was going to be Shawn Michaels. It was just going to go [smoothly].” Concluded the WWE Hall of Famer.
Shawn Michaels was one of the biggest rivals of The Undertaker’s wrestling career
Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker started their rivalry during the 90s and met its final consequence with the retirement of ‘Mr. WrestleMania’ at WrestleMania 26. They faced each other multiple times, but three of the encounters are still fresh in the memories of the fans.
The first one was from Badd Blood: In Your House event of 1997 which also marked the first Hell in a Cell match and also the historic debut of Kane. The rest of the two matches were from WrestleMania 25 and WrestleMania 26; both of them are remembered to be the best two matches in WrestleMania history.
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