“I Couldn’t Help”: Dwayne Johnson Reveals the Night The Undertaker’s Heartwarming Gesture Totally Blew Him Away

The Undertaker was known as the locker room leader for a variety of reasons. If you’re new to wrestling, the locker room leader is the guy who motivates or sets an example for his mates. Additionally, Dwayne Johnson detailed the occurrence that gave rise to the claims in his book.

The Rock mentioned the incident in his book, ‘The Rock Says’, when he was just beginning to get notoriety and how The Phenom’s one gesture really aided him in advancing his career.

The incident, in The Rock’s words, reveals Taker’s true character, as per his books. According to The Great One, he was about to achieve something that only a select few wrestlers, including Taker had done before: become the biggest superstar in the organization.

Meanwhile, he got into a fight with The Deadman, who was at the height of his powers at the time. WWE decided to make The Rock the natural choice to defeat the legend in the feud.

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Taker has the chance to advance in the career alone or take The Rock to the next level, as he was already a sports legend. The Phenom made a wonderful gesture in the conflict by choosing to advance with The Rock.

The great gesture has left Dwayne Johnson with unfinished business

In WWE, there have been several instances where established superstars have altered matches in ways that did not affect the outcome but did alter how they were going to end. Likewise, Taker has the power to shape how the game is ended. As per DJ, The Deadman could have simply told him to defeat him by disqualification or some such method. Instead, he instructed The Rock to secure a decisive victory.

As per the book, “His decision was to put me over clean–one-two-three!–in the middle of the ring. Not only that, but he decided it would be best if the Undertaker was beaten by The Rock’s signature move, The Rock Bottom.”

The Rock was astonished and questioned Taker about his comfort level with the outcome. Taker replied, “Absolutely. It’s your turn, and it’s your time.” 

The Rock also sincerely thanked him since he was so moved by the gesture. And he assured him that he wouldn’t think twice if given the opportunity to carry out this kind of behavior. In his words, “I couldn’t help but be moved by such an impressive gesture. It really wasn’t possible for me to thank him enough, but I tried anyway. Somewhere down the road, I’ll have the opportunity to do the same for you. [H/T: Pro Wrestling Stories]”

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The Undertaker, who worked for the company for 30 years, was undoubtedly one of the most loyal personnel in the company. Additionally, he has always considered WWE’s future rather than his own. And this particular instance best captures his character. What do you think about Taker’s action? Tell us in the comments.