

It was undoubtedly a wise decision for a high school kid to skip class in order to pursue a career in pro wrestling as The Undertaker ascended to become perhaps the most famous sports figure. It is challenging to predict the rise of the WWE without Taker. Through the company’s most challenging times, The Phenom remained working there and helped it to its highest level of success.
Therefore, it is impossible for anyone to imagine that Taker would criticize the business. The Taker, who is married to Michelle McCool, a former WWE superstar, once took a stand for her in 2020 and attacked WWE publicly.
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For background, in 2020, WWE released a list of the greatest female superstars to have worked for the company. McCool, the four-time champion woman, was noticeably absent from the list. After that, it enraged her, and she sent a tweet to WWE to express her fury.
She tweeted: “Real talk-when you’ve put up w/ more in past than anyone would believe(simply b/c I’m the @undertaker wife)have rarely been mentioned for making ANY contribution to the “women’s revolution”-but WOW-not even top 45!#zerotalent #undertakerswife #laycoolwho #hadtospeak #stillblessed”
Too little too late…unbelievable!!
— Undertaker (@undertaker) March 3, 2020
Taker’s wife claims that after giving her everything to the company, WWE didn’t even consider adding her to the list. WWE swiftly updated the list after that to include her and a few more people. Taker responded to a tweet from WWE on the change by saying that it was too late for what they had done.
Taker doesn’t use Twitter or Instagram often, so when he posted this, it quickly became the leading headline. And in the 30 years of his career, this may have been the first time Taker had openly denounced WWE.
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Why was The Undertaker The WWE’s greatest employee?
The Undertaker made his WWE debut in the 1990s and remained active for another 30 years after that. WCW, a business that at one point surpassed WWE and won against it. Given this, WWE lost many superstars over the years, including Hulk Hogan. Since it was well known that The Taker is committed to Vince McMahon, he was never approached.

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370782 04: World Wrestling Federation’s Wrestler Undertaker Poses June 2000 In Los Angeles | Courtesy: Getty Images
Not only did he repeatedly risk injury, but also kept wrestling for the organization under his most difficult circumstances, including his initial divorce and injury-related pain. This demonstrates his love for the business and loyalty.
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While doing the Deadman Show right before the PPV events, Taker is still employed by the organization, even after he retired.
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