The Undertaker is not just a wrestling gimmick but is a pop-culture icon across the globe. Mark Calaway, the man behind the Deadman character, gave his hundred percent to main the mysticism of the gimmick so the fans think he was really an undead zombie wizard.
When he retired from WWE, The Phenom was not just a wrestling star, but a certified legend. Recently, fans saw a picture of The Dead Man with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. The fans went nostalgic seeing the legends together in a picture.
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Nostalgia revolves all around the fans as The Undertaker and Tony Hawk pose for a picture
Similar to The Undertaker, who is a legend in the professional world, Tony Hawk is a god-like figure for skateboarding fans. Both the legends have a significant amount of impact on the life of 90s fans in their childhood.
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This made the picture much more nostalgic for the fans.
The Undertaker x Tony Hawk 📸 pic.twitter.com/Fq3XMbi4cm
— Hot Freestyle (@HotFreestyle) December 16, 2022
The pro-wrestling fans and skateboarding fans came together to share their reactions on Twitter. They were mesmerized by seeing the legends and recalled about the childhood. Moroever, some were also sad to see Hawk using a cane to walk.
The fans felt all-grown watching Taker and Hawk in one picture!
Damn, I’m really getting old
— ☘️✭ (@nutvilleboytou) December 16, 2022
4th grade me is overly satisfied https://t.co/fJB3QbRugd
— odg korley (@dakoysta) December 17, 2022
Childhood memories recalled by Twitter users while reacting to the picture.
Both played a pivotal part in my childhood
— 💰 (@EyeAmHim_) December 16, 2022
2 of my childhood legends together. What a picture this is https://t.co/FV8a33z9sh
— Christian (@iiAlers) December 17, 2022
The Skateboard legend using a cane to walk.
It’s so weird to see Tony Hawk using a cane before the Undertaker haha
— a(nthony)xel doppelgänger (@wwedoppelganger) December 16, 2022
Fans love the picture.
Coolest shiit i seen all week
— Brohei Ohtani 🦹🏿♂️ (@B0atZ_N_H0z) December 17, 2022
2007 Monday night Raw and pro skater 3 on the game cube tf https://t.co/uzPY1kOdfK
— Uchiha (@AnthonyBullis) December 17, 2022
Never knew I needed to see this legendary collab but I'm glad I did. https://t.co/x0d44Wxurg
— OchoSaveDaDay 👍 (@bbyfacerico) December 17, 2022
Indeed two legends can have a great picture!
The Colab nobody knew they needed. If only we could’ve gotten taker in thug2 https://t.co/HN5LtV2ymI
— Party Boy Rei O-B (@Rei_0dion) December 17, 2022
who says two legends cannot coexist https://t.co/r3SUu2lwhR
— GGPrime (@icewxter_dkg) December 17, 2022
These two men molded my entire personality https://t.co/X0xhl68kbi
— Maurito (@mauroromero02) December 17, 2022
Taker debuted at Survivor Series in 1990 and then went on to have a mainstream success in WWE. He had a career spanning for three decades in the same company and leaving several memories with the fans.
One of the WWE Hall of Famer’s major records is winning 21 WrestleMania matches for 21 consecutive years. In 1999, the Birdman was the first to complete a 900-foot trick, which was well documented.
Tony Hawk once appeared in an AEW segment
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Darby Allin made skateboarding a major part of professional wrestling. Since his AEW debut, he has made his entrance using a skateboard. The former TNT Champion is a fan of Tony Hawk and once he brought the skateboarder legend to AEW.
. @DarbyAllin has not been cleared to wrestle by AEW doctors since #AEWDoN. Instead of resting and healing, he’s hanging with @tonyhawk, doing crazy ladder stunts with his skateboard.
Watch #AEWDynamite at 8/7c Tonight to see how Darby + Tony Hawk spent Darby’s medical leave. pic.twitter.com/SHXf62rkp6
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 10, 2020
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Allin is one of the friends of the Birdman and inspired by him, started skateboarding. Once, the AEW star also shared how Hawk motivated him to do skateboarding and he picked it up as a hobby thereafter. The two stars are known to perform risky moves, one performs in the ring, while the other used to do kick flips every day.
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