The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels two of the biggest superstars in Word Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) history. Both multiple time WWE and World Heavyweight Champions but one question needs to be answered. Who will leave the state of the WWE in the best shape upon their retirement? Who will help make superstars and give the fans 100 percent on their way out the door? Time will of course only tell. Both are guaranteed hall of famers but i want to know who will be known as the one that gave back as much as they got from the company that made them.
The Undertaker, The Phenom, The Deadman, Big Evil, whatever you choose to call him one thing is for sure he is easily in the top 10 if the best superstars in WWE history. When he entered the WWE at Survivor Series 1990 with Ted Dibiase no one could have foretold what kind of impact Taker was going to make on the the WWE. As we all know now Taker is one of the longest running and most dominate superstars in history in my opinion.
Taker is by far my favorite superstar ever in WWE and wrestling history. As I have watched him go in and out of the title hunt and being, in my opinion, involved in some of the greatest story lines in history. I can only hope when he leaves the business he not only goes out on top but is looked at by the younger stars as a superstar to emulate. Taker has faced every kind of superstar that has graced a WWE ring from his early matches with Jimmy Snuka, Hulk Hogan, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Ultimate Warrior.
Superstars that made wrestling popular in the mid '90s in the attitude era “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock, and Mankind. With now facing the likes of Mr. Kennedy, John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista, and Edge. I believe The Phenom gives as much to the younger talent of current times as he did when he was the up and comer facing the established stars in the '90s.
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James Turner 8 months ago
My two favorite wrestlers. Well, HBK, Edge, & The Undertaker.
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Alberto Cortez 8 months ago
HBK vs Austin @ Wrestlemania XIV (14) not Wrestlemania 13 whose main events were Undertaker vs Sid Vicious for the WWE title (then WWF title) and Austin vs Bret Hart in a "I Quit Match". I would say Bret vs Austin at WM 13 was the real catalyst for "The Austin Era" and Bret helped pushed Austin to superstardom by turining the tables from face to heel, and in turn making Austin the biggest face of the company, HBK simply legitimized it by giving the Texas Rattlesnake his first Heavyweight Title at WM 14.
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Jason Richmond 8 months ago
Fantastic article.
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Sreya Mazumder 8 months ago
A great article and yes MIchaels & Taker are really some of the greatest wrestling heroes that WWE would always boast of.
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Mayank Shridhar 2 months ago
Well, obviously the Undertaker has given back more to the business than Michaels. Undertaker has often feuded with mid-carders like the big giants and helped them receive a lot of attention and popularity. A lot of characters like Kane could be created through him. A lot of people received popularity by attacking him at the start of their careers (right from Giant Gonzales in the early 1990s to Mankind/ Kane in the mid 1990s to Khali/ Mark Henry in the 2000s). He has created a lot of main-event level rivalries which were not even around the title, and given good matches with just about anybody (could Shawn stand in the ring with Khali? No. But Taker gave a good last-man-standing match with Khali). His feuds with Batista and Edge have also fetched a lot of popularity to them.
With all due respect to Shawn as a wrestler, he has had many back-stage problems like the Montreal Screwjob. But the Undertaker is the most respected wrestler back-stage. The people who voted for Shawn Michaels on this page don't know that Undertaker is also the locker-room leader and helps resolve a lot of issues, disputes and mentors the younger stars. That is also one of the reasons why Undertaker was drafted to Smackdown, so that he could single-handedly lead the new brand and mentor the new wrestlers on that brand. Undertaker's passion for this business and the respect which he has in that locker-room is unparalleled, as per back-stage interviews from all WWE employees starting from Jim Ross to all superstars themselves right from Bret Hart to Kurt Angle to Chris Jericho to Edge and John Cena. He said it himself that its his time now to give back to the business, and that is why he is still there in the roster - so that he can work hands-on with the new guys and that will be his contribution towards continuing the success of their industry.
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