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The Undertaker Surprises Stephanie McMahon At Wrestlepalooza With 2026 WWE Hall of Fame Announcement

The Undertaker surprised Stephanie McMahon announcing her as the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026

At Wrestlepalooza on September 20, 2025, The Undertaker, sporting his “American Badass” persona, appeared at Wrestlepalooza on his motorcycle. The Undertaker pulled up ringside, taking a seat next to McMahon. The Undertaker and McMahon started riffing on their long-standing friendship. He asked McMahon, “Are you ready?” evoking the spirit of D-Generation X and her husband, Triple H. The Undertaker proceeded to announce that McMahon would be the first person inducted into next year’s Hall of Fame class.

McMahon has not worked for WWE in an official capacity since 2023, when it was announced she would be leaving her role as co-CEO of WWE as Vince McMahon returned to the fold and later negotiated the merger with Endeavor to create TKO. She has since appeared in sporadic appearances, mostly those of a broadcasting or guest attending role, though she started her “What’s Your Story?” podcast on ESPN+ in partnership with WWE and Fanatics earlier this year. 

The 2026 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony takes place during the week of WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas

The Undertaker Drops TNA World Champion Trick Williams With a Chokeslam on WWE NXT

Things got heated on the July 22 edition of WWE NXT when WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker made a rare appearance — and delivered a chilling message to TNA World Champion Trick Williams. That message? Keep running your mouth, and you’ll be picking yourself up off the mat.

The episode, which aired live from Houston on The CW, saw Trick Williams confront the legendary Deadman in a fiery in-ring segment that ended with a thunderous chokeslam — and a statement no one watching will forget anytime soon.

Trick Talks Big, But Taker Talks Back

Trick didn’t come to the ring empty-handed — he came with an ego and some bold claims. Still riding high as the TNA World Champion, Williams wasted no time throwing shade at The Undertaker and his new LFG crew, made up of Shiloh Hill, Dani Sekelsky, Bayley Humphrey, and Drake Morreaux. According to Trick, Undertaker is soft now, and his squad is part of the problem.

Williams even claimed that The Undertaker never held down two brands the way he has, saying no one shines like him. That’s when the lights dimmed, the gong hit, and business picked up.

Undertaker Warns Williams: “Dead Man Walking”

Once in the ring, The Phenom kept his cool — at first. He told Trick he sees a lot in him, but not enough respect. According to Taker, Trick was more driven when he was NXT Champion and warned that his attitude could be his downfall.

“You’re a dead man walking,” Undertaker told him, before adding that with the way Williams is acting, it’s only a matter of time before he drops the TNA World Title.

Trick wasn’t trying to hear it. He dismissed the legend’s advice and flat-out said he didn’t care about the LFG crew or their attitudes. He claimed no one on that roster — or any roster — is a star like him.

That was the final straw.

A Swing, A Miss, and a Chokeslam to Remember

Taker responded in true Undertaker fashion: with cold words and a big-time warning. “You’re too light in the ass to step to an O.G. like me,” he told Trick. “But if you want, I can flip the switch and make you famous.”

Trick took the bait and swung — but Taker was ready. He caught him, planted him with a chokeslam, and left him staring up at the lights.

What’s Next for Trick Williams?

After that confrontation, the message is crystal clear: legends don’t get talked down to — especially not by someone still trying to carve out their legacy. Whether Trick bounces back with more fire or starts taking Taker’s warning seriously remains to be seen.

But if there’s one thing we learned from this NXT moment, it’s that no matter how long he’s been gone, when The Undertaker shows up, everyone listens.

“The Night the Streak Died”: The Undertaker Reflects on WrestleMania 30, Can’t Remember His First ‘Mania Loss and Why He Wishes Brock Lesnar Wasn’t the One

There are few chapters in pro wrestling lore as mythic—and as gut-wrenching—as the end of The Undertaker’s legendary WrestleMania streak. For over two decades, “The Deadman” stood unbeatable at WWE’s grandest stage, racking up win after win against the biggest names in the business. That is, until WrestleMania 30 in 2014, when Brock Lesnar delivered the unthinkable.

In front of a stunned crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, The Undertaker’s perfect 21-0 streak came to a screeching halt after a grueling 25-minute battle with “The Beast Incarnate.” Despite hitting all his signature offense—including chokeslams, Hell’s Gate, and even a tombstone piledriver—The Phenom couldn’t keep Lesnar down. A third and final F-5 sealed the deal, as the referee’s hand hit the mat for the three-count and an audible gasp swept through the WWE Universe.

But as iconic as that moment is in wrestling history, The Undertaker himself has little memory of it.

“Like Somebody Unplugged the Lamp”

Speaking on his Six Feet Under with Mark Calaway podcast, Undertaker opened up about that night in a way few had heard before. He revealed that he has no recollection of the match itself—his last memory from that day was a conversation backstage with his wife, Michelle McCool. Everything after that? A blank.

He later woke up in a hospital bed, unable to recall his name or even his birthday. Doctors told him he had suffered a severe concussion, likening the experience to a lamp being unplugged. Vince McMahon was so concerned, he actually left his post in gorilla position mid-WrestleMania—a rare move that speaks volumes about the gravity of the situation.

Despite watching the match back multiple times, The Undertaker says he still can’t identify the exact moment the injury occurred. However, he could tell from his own body language on-screen that something was off—and even noted that Brock Lesnar had to wait for him to call spots during the match, unaware that anything was wrong.

Second Thoughts on the Streak’s End

While The Undertaker initially seemed at peace with Lesnar breaking the streak—his main regret being the concussion—his perspective has evolved over time. Speaking with Ariel Helwani in 2023, and later during a 2024 Q&A, he shared that in hindsight, he believes Brock Lesnar didn’t need that victory.

Lesnar was already a massive draw and a proven main-eventer. As Undertaker sees it, giving the honor of ending the streak to someone on the rise—like Roman Reigns or even Bray Wyatt—could’ve meant more in the long run. Reigns, of course, did eventually defeat Taker at WrestleMania 33, but by then, the mystique of the undefeated streak had already been broken.

Bray Wyatt, who faced The Undertaker at WrestleMania 31, was also floated as a potential choice. “If it wasn’t Roman, I always thought Bray could’ve used that momentum,” Undertaker said. “It would’ve done wonders for his career.”

Legacy Cemented, Questions Still Linger

The streak may be over, but its impact is forever woven into the fabric of WrestleMania history. Whether Brock Lesnar was the right choice or not, that night in 2014 changed everything—not just for The Undertaker, but for fans around the world.

Even years later, as Undertaker continues to peel back the curtain on what really happened, one thing remains clear: the legacy of that 21-0 run—and the night it ended—will forever stand as one of WWE’s most unforgettable moments.

3 WWE Legends Reportedly Expected To Have Something At WrestleMania 40

With 10 matches already announced for WrestleMania 40, and perhaps several others still to be added, WWE fans in Philadelphia and across the world will have plenty to keep up with over the course of two nights on April 6 and 7. And now, according to Dave Meltzer, they can potentially look forward to three legendary names participating in some fashion as well.

In the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Meltzer reports that “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and John Cena “will have something at WrestleMania in some form.” The report also states there is no creative set in stone (specifically for Cena or Austin) currently or that, if there is, it could be a well-guarded secret. What any or all of these legends ends up doing is still predicated on several variables, including their willingness to participate and what the financial incentives might be. In Cena’s case, Meltzer says he is free from any movie obligations but “depending on what acting stuff he has and how quick after [WrestleMania] he’s filming would determine how much he can or can’t do for insurance reasons.”

Austin, of course, last appeared for WWE defeating Kevin Owens in a Street Fight at WrestleMania 38 Night One and then returned the next evening to dish out Stunners to Pat McAfee, Austin Theory, and Vince McMahon. Cena faced Theory in a losing effort at WrestleMania 39, and then returned to WWE full-time for a two-month run in late 2023, culminating in a loss to Solo Sikoa at Crown Jewel. Undertaker hasn’t officially competed in WWE since WrestleMania 36’s Boneyard Match win over AJ Styles, though he did appear on “WWE NXT” in October 2023, chokeslamming Bron Breakker.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Undertaker Returns As American Bad-Ass, Chokeslams Bron Breakker On WWE NXT

The teases of the “Dead Man” appearing on “WWE NXT” on Tuesday as it went head-to-head against “AEW Dynamite” ended up being true, but it wasn’t the Undertaker’s undead persona that made it to the ring on Tuesday. The WWE Hall of Famer rolled down the ramp, instead, confronting Bron Breakker on a motorcycle as “The American Bad-Ass.”

Undertaker made his appearance after Breakker took out Carmelo Hayes following their match, which Breakker lost. The young star was the first to get on the mic against the Hall of Famer and asked if he understood there was only one badass around “NXT.” While Breakker received “you f***ed up” chants from the crowd in the WWE Performance Center, Undertaker told Breakker that he had been watching him for a long time, and that one day he is going to be a special talent. But not today.

The legend then decked Breakker and got him up for a chokeslam as Hayes sat grinning in the corner. Undertaker got back on the mic to give Breakker a little advice, telling him there’s always an older, bigger, badder badass waiting around the corner, and that he “just met the baddest of them all.” Undertaker and Hayes then posed for the crowd as “NXT” went off the air.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Seemingly Confirms The Undertaker Is Coming To WWE NXT Next Week

On Friday, we reported here on eWn that The Undertaker was expected to be in Orlando, FL next Tuesday for the WWE NXT TV tapings. While it wasn’t confirmed whether he’d be appearing on the show or not, it now appears that he will be.

On this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown, a promo to promote next Tuesday’s show saw a Pub Rules Challenge match between Tyler Bate and Butch vs. Gallus being announced, as well as the previously announced matches being hyped up. At the end of the promo, The Undertaker’s gong hit.

Next week’s episode of WWE NXT will be going head-to-head with AEW Dynamite due to an MLB Playoff game airing on TBS.

Source: eWn

WWE RAW Is XXX News – The Undertaker Helps Bray Wyatt Take Out LA Knight

The 30th anniversary of WWE Monday Night RAW saw The Undertaker share the ring with current generation Superstars.

LA Knight cut a promo, challenging any of the legends to come out and face him in the ring. The Undertaker, in his American Badass gimmick, appeared on his motorcycle with the Kid Rock “American Badass” theme song buzzing in the arena. The decorated veteran hit the ring and Knight retreated, stating that he would let the old man live another day.

The lights then went out and Bray Wyatt popped up behind Knight, forcing the loud-mouthed wrestler to return to the squared circle. The Undertaker grappled with Knight and held him until Wyatt joined the ring. The Phenom then handed Knight over to Wyatt who nailed him with a vicious Sister Abigail. The Deadman then murmured something in Wyatt’s ear before making his way to the back.

Knight will collide with Wyatt in a Pitch Black match at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on Saturday, January 28th.

Source: eWrestlingNews

The Undertaker Reportedly Hosting New WWE Podcast Series

2022 WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker is reportedly getting into podcasting.

A new report from WrestleVotes says Peacock and WWE officials have convinced Taker to launch his own podcast show, which would be similar to the “Broken Skull Sessions” series hosted by WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin.

Taker’s new show is expected to begin airing within the next few months.

“A fascinating concept that was unfathomable just a few years back,” the report noted.

There’s no word yet on the title of Taker’s new show, or who his first guest will be.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

The Undertaker Announced For 2022 WWE Hall Of Fame Class

As expected, since WrestleMania is in Dallas and he finally retired for real this time, WWE has revealed The Undertaker will become a Hall of Famer this year.

WWE tweeted the news below shortly after it was broken by The New York Post. The company has given the chance to unveil Hall of Famers to various publications in recent years, and it obviously needed a big one to break that The Deadman will become a Hall of Famer.

As mentioned above, WrestleMania will take place in Dallas this year. Despite being billed from Death Valley, in keeping with The Phenom’s gimmick, Texas is The Undertaker’s home state, so fitting that this where will be where he is inducted. Next year WrestleMania goes Hollywood, and it might be a while before The Show of Shows returns to Texas, so it really had to be this year if WWE wanted it to happen as close to his hometown as possible.

The Deadman wrestled his final match almost two years ago. A Boneyard Match against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36. Since Taker appeared to retire on a number of occasions before that, many fans weren’t convinced he was done for good. Later that year, he appeared at Survivor Series in a segment that was dubbed his farewell ceremony. The event marked almost exactly 30 years since his very first night in WWE.

Source: TheSportster

WWE issued the following announcement on The Undertaker induction into the 2022 Hall of Fame.

The Undertaker just became the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022, as first announced by the New York Post.  The Deadman will be enshrined in the hallowed hall during the 2022 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as part of WrestleMania Week.

The WWE Hall of Fame at a ceremony will take place Friday, April 1 at American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of WrestleMania Week.  The event will stream live exclusively on Peacock in the U.S. and WWE Network everywhere else.  In addition, for the first time in history, WWE will present both Friday Night SmackDown and the 2022 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony live on the same night at American Airlines Center, giving all fans in attendance an unprecedented opportunity to witness both events for one price. Tickets for the special 2-for-1 SmackDown + Hall of Famego on sale this Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. CT via Ticketmaster.  

Also, don’t miss The Undertaker’s first comments on his monumental Hall of Fame induction when he joins The TODAY Show tomorrow morning on NBC.

In an extraordinary career that spanned three decades, The Undertaker loomed over the WWE landscape like a menacing shadow, spelling out doom for those who dared cross him. Imbued with seemingly mystical abilities and preternatural in-ring skill, the legendary Phenom operated on his own level.

First introduced at 1990’s Survivor Series, The Demon of Death Valley was soon battling with Hulk Hogan, then at the top of the food chain in WWE. This clash set the tone for Undertaker’s dominant career. No one was too big, and no one was safe from his gloved grip.

A multi-time WWE and World Heavyweight Champion, a seven-time tag team titleholder and a Royal Rumble Match winner in 2007, Undertaker has cemented his place among the greatest in the game. A true in-ring pioneer, he was part of many WWE firsts, including the first-ever Casket Match at Survivor Series 1992, the first-ever Buried Alive Match in 1996 and the inaugural Hell in a Cell Match in 1997.

But there was one achievement that stood out above all others that is unlikely to ever be topped. Since WrestleMania VII in 1991, The Undertaker maintained a winning streak on The Grandest Stage of Them All that grew to an astounding 21-0, with milestone victories over the likes of Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Randy Orton, Diesel, Kane and so many more. Only Brock Lesnar proved capable of upending The Last Outlaw in his yard, snapping The Streak in an earth-shocking upset at WrestleMania 30. The iconic Superstar closed the book on his Showcase of the Immortals career with an astonishing 25-2 record, most recently scoring an incredible victory over AJ Styles in a Boneyard Match.

Undertaker’s incomparable career concluded at Survivor Series on Nov. 22, 2020 when The Deadman retired, fittingly at the same event he debuted and exactly 30 years to the day he first stepped into a WWE ring.

In the face of all challenges, The Deadman would rise time and time again, stronger and mightier than ever to serve as sports-entertainment’s grim reaper of justice with his name permanently etched like an epitaph on the history books of WWE. No grave could hold him, no god could claim him and no devil would have him. In the end, there would only be one suitable resting place for the almighty Deadman: the WWE Hall of Fame.

Don’t miss The Undertaker take his place in sports-entertainment history during the 2022 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, April 1, streaming live exclusively on Peacock in the U.S. and WWE Network everywhere else.

The Undertaker To Undergo Multiple Upcoming Surgeries

WWE Legend The Undertaker is set to undergo various operations in the near future.

Taker appeared on The Norm & D Invasion on Sportsradio 96.7 The Ticket in Dallas on Wednesday and revealed that he needs a right knee replacement. The Undertaker said he has surgeries lined up, but is waiting until hunting season ends before he goes under the knife.

“Both my hips are partial hip replacements already. I need… I need a right knee, so I have surgeries lined up. I just… I gotta wait until hunting season is over for [them],” Taker said when asked how he feels physically these days.

The Undertaker was also asked if he misses performing in the ring.

“I miss performing in front of our live audiences, especially around WrestleMania time,” he said. “It’s just, you know, it’s the game. I was very blessed to have a very long career where I was active for so many years, but the body can only take so much and deliver so much, and for me that time. I realized at the last WrestleMania that I had, that I did [WrestleMania 36] that my time had come.”

The Undertaker announced his retirement in 2020, and had his “Final Farewell” ceremony at the 2020 WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

Taker’s last bout was the Boneyard Match win over AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 in 2020, which was a cinematic-style contest. His last in-ring match came at WWE Super ShowDown in February 2020, when he made a surprise appearance to win the Gauntlet Match for the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy, last eliminating Styles for the victory. Before that he teamed with current WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns to defeat Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon at Extreme Rules 2019, and prior to that his last standard singles match came at Super ShowDown 2019, when he defeated WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg.

Source: Wrestling Inc.