The Undertaker Speaks Out on Vince McMahon’s Punishment For Lackluster Title Reign

The Undertaker put his body on the line for the enjoyment of fans and most of them always appreciated that. This commitment has earned him legendary status, but it has its drawbacks. He might be one of the biggest names in the business, but even he was punished by Vince McMahon and made to drop a World Title once.

The Deadman was a fixture of WWE television for over thirty years, and he continued to be a highlight of WWE television since the early 90s. During the late 90s, The Deadman was unstoppable as part of the Ministry of Darkness, where he feuded with the likes of Steve Austin and more.

While speaking on Six Feet Under, The Undertaker talked about the time Vince McMahon brought him, Triple H and other top stars for a meeting, where only The Deadman was punished. He stated that McMahon was livid and was unhappy with how The Undertaker performed as the World Champion. Therefore, McMahon made the call to have The Deadman put over Steve Austin as the new champion.

“Vince [Vince McMahon] pulls Stone Cold, Triple H, Kane, and me into a room. He’s livid, beside himself. ‘Something is not working. Something is not working right. We have to change some things. Steve, you’re going over Taker tonight. We’re switching the title back on TV.’ I think we did it live on TV, if I’m not mistaken, maybe a pay-per-view, I’m a little foggy. I put Steve back over, he takes the belt. I’m not sure what else changed for the other guys. One of them was the Intercontinental Champion, one may have been the US Champion. Nothing changed for them, the only thing that was changing was me dropping this title back to Steve.

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“[Vince] always liked a babyface champion. I’m thinking, ‘These are guys that I respect the absolute most and now we’re in a room together and it’s basically all falling on me.’ ‘Dude, you’re not getting it done as champ, you’re dropping the strap tonight. You two, get your sh*t together too or you’re next.’ That’s how it went down and that’s how I left that room. I remember Triple H coming up to me and he goes, ‘You didn’t deserve that.’ ‘You know what, I don’t think I did deserve that,’”

The Undertaker also recently claimed that people accuse him of ruining their childhoods. Regardless, The Phenom will forever be regarded as one of the true GOATs of the world of professional wrestling and that’s never changing.

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