Basketball to WWE: How The Undertaker Changed Career Paths to Become a Pro Wrestler

The Undertaker appeared on “Cold as B*lls” with Kevin Hart, and made a shocking revelation about his career.

During the conversation, Hart asked how Taker became a pro-wrestler. At this point, The Deadman revealed that he became a pro-wrestler while he was preparing to become a basketball player.

“I was in college and at that time, I was a basketball player. My coach starts getting some enquiries from European Teams, Pro Teams. You know, at 21, being the last guy at the end of the bench in Lithuania doesn’t sound real appealing to a 21-year-old. So, I’m meeting this guy, Jim. ‘I’m going to wrestling camp, become a professional wrestler. Man, you gotta go to this camp with me’ [says Jim].”

“One thing I’m noticing, the guys that are my size are huge guys but they don’t move real well. So I started thinking. At the time, I was really athletic. So I kinda start weighing things out and going to meet this guy that’s gonna train. We go and sit down, and he sold me.”

It’s impossible to think about a wrestling industry where The Undertaker doesn’t exist. However, had he become a basketball player, he definitely would have found success there as well.

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The Undertaker revealed his Mount Rushmore of Wrestlers

During the conversation with Kevin Hart, Mount Rushmore of Wrestlers came up. Those who aren’t aware – Mount Rushmore of Wrestlers are four names (individual preference) that a pro-wrestler has at the top of their list.

According to The Deadman, his Mount Rushmore includes The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Andre The Giant, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

All four names are rather renowned names in the industry. On the other hand, The Undertaker has been on the Mount Rushmore of other wrestlers several times. His legacy speaks for itself and he’s an inspiration to many up-and-comers.

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Mark Calaway revealed his daughter prefers John Cena over him

Taker’s nine-year-old daughter is truly into wrestling. Unfortunately, she likes John Cena better than The Phenom. In fact, she sat in the front row and dismissed her father’s victory at WrestleMania. Mark Calaway explained the rather amusing story to Kevin Hart while sitting in an ice-filled bathtub.

“So a few years back, I’m wrestling John Cena, and it’s going to be at WrestleMania. So we’re doing this thing on TV where Cena’s just badmouthing me every week. He’s trying to get me to wrestle him at Mania. My daughter loves it; my daughter loves Cena. So we eventually have a match. She sat in the front row with her mom.”

“Real quick deal; I squash him in like five minutes, right? I just kicked the sh*t out of him, dropped him on his head, and I pinned him. I’m looking at my daughter looking for that, you know, yay dad, and she’s giving me this [does a thumbs down] and I’m like what the hell is that?”

Well, maybe she doesn’t like his character. But he has definitely paved quite the way for her if she wants to join WWE!

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