WWE Hall of Famer Knew The Undertaker Was Not Going to Retire After Losing to Roman Reigns

The Undertaker retiring from WWE was probably one of the most emotional moments in WWE’s history. He worked with the company for three decades, and during the entire time he rarely broke character.

Therefore, there was no one in the WWE Universe who didn’t appreciate Taker’s work ethics or dedication towards the sport.

Now, The Undertaker’s official last match was The Boneyard Match against AJ Styles, which Taker won. But, prior to that, there were at least two other times when everyone assumed The Deadman would retire.

One such time was when Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33. However, WWE Legend Kurt Angle revealed that he knew Taker wouldn’t retire after that.

“I knew it wouldn’t be his last match because I knew Undertaker wasn’t gonna end on a losing match.”

Well, Kurt Angle was correct. The Undertaker finally retired after working a winning match against AJ Styles.

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Fans thought The Undertaker retired after WrestleMania 33 for a special reason

First, it’s important to note that Taker vs Reigns did not live up to the fans’ expectations. Even The Deadman didn’t like his overall performance in the match.

After the match, The Phenom returned to the ring and laid his trench coat and hat in the middle of the ring. This is a classic sign of retirement or ‘hanging up the boots’.

When he did this, the WWE Universe genuinely believed they had seen the last of The Deadman. But, little did they know the game was still on!

After a successful hip surgery, Taker came back to take on AJ Styles. The Boneyard Match was the first cinematic match produced by WWE. On top of that, it was considered to be the best match of 2020!

Following this he retired and revealed he was never going to return to pro-wrestling. His reason being that he didn’t want to perform below fans’ expectations.

The other time fans thought The Deadman retired

Keeping aside Roman Reigns’ match against The Phenom, fans thought The Deadman was retiring when Brock Lesnar broke his WrestleMania streak at WrestleMania 30.

Prior to that, Taker had secured 21 WrestleMania victories.

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So, when The Beast broke that record, fans believed that was it. But, it wasn’t!

The Undertaker’s dedication, efforts, and passion was honoured by WWE in 2022. Vince McMahon inducted him to the Hall of Fame as Class of 2022!