Undertaker Had 40 Minute Conversation With Happy Corbin About Character Work

Over the course of his career in WWE, Undertaker has influenced the company from the inside. Taker took time out to give bits of advice to younger talent, and Baron Corbin was one of those who had the honor to receive instructions from the WWE Hall of Famer.

Corbin recently reminisced about the time when he had conversations with The Undertaker where the Deadman helped him gain a better grasp of the small details that help paint the bigger picture of a story in the wrestling business.

Undertaker’s career in WWE spanned for over three decades, and throughout the time, he maintained consistent character on the promotion’s programming. The WWE Hall of Famer shared a portion of that knowledge with Corbin.

On a recent episode of WWE After The Bell, Corbin talked about his chat with The Undertaker.

“That man is an icon. We know that, we’ve had these conversations,” said Corbin. “How [he] carries himself as a star. He demands attention. He’s another details guy, he thinks about every little thing he is doing. It’s not the match, it’s not the moves. He’s piecing together like these ten thousand piece puzzles and worrying about every detail. [He’s like] how long do I wanna walk to the ring, how long do I wanna stand on the third step before I get in the ring. Those are things that 99% of people don’t think about, they don’t take the time to appreciate those details.

I was talking to him at the [Royal] Rumble for like 40 minutes about how to poise myself after doing something. Those are little things that separate [him] from everybody else. For me, it’s just [picking up on details] from every conversation. [He’s one of the best] big guys ever. I gravitated to him. I watched guys like Bam [Bam Bigelow] and [Big] Boss Man, and ‘Taker and Kane and those guys that were big and athletic.”

Undertaker, whose real name is Mark Callaway, was inducted into the 2022 class of WWE Hall of Fame on Friday, April 1, 2022. Undertaker’s iconic career has heavily influenced the entirety of sports entertainment, not just wrestling.

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