The Undertaker has resisted the temptation to return to the ring since he had his last match at WWE WrestleMania 36. He has since started a podcast, and he hosts his 1 deadMAN SHOWs. The Undertaker is also on WWE’s new show, WWE LFG.
Speaking with Graham “GSM” Matthews for Bleacher Report, The Undertaker discussed the new chapter of his career.
“I think that’s my role now, more of a media person,” The Undertaker said. “Obviously, there’s nothing left in the wrestler sponge. We got everything we could out of that we possibly could. This is just the next iteration of The Undertaker. This is Undertaker 2025. I’m an open book talking about everything I protected for all those years, but it’s cool. I’ve laid that old-school persona… I’m letting it rest in peace.”
The Undertaker On Being Tempted To Return
The Undertaker was also asked whether there had been moments that he had wanted to come out of retirement. He noted that there were, but he knew that he could not wrestle again.
“Oh yeah, there’s been several moments,” he said. “I had this realization during the Boneyard match. That’s when I realized I was done. We finished filmed around 4 or 5 o’clock in the morning and I noticed I can’t stand up straight anymore. I had that moment, ‘Dude, you’re done.’ Even though I knew my body was done, I still had to mentally process that because inside, I would be out there today if I could. It is what it is, but Father Time is undefeated.”
“You go home and start replacing body parts and start eating good and feeling good and it’s like, ‘Hmm, maybe,'” he said. “You have this battle with yourself. I knew it all along from the moment I realized it was done, it’s like, ‘You can’t.’ Anything I do moving forward damages the legacy of all the work that I put in.”
