The Undertaker: Being Buried Alive Is Far Scarier Than Being Stuffed In A Casket

Undertaker discusses which of his signature bouts was more legitimately scary.

The Undertaker has been the catalyst for the creation of at least a half-dozen gimmick matches in WWE history. While Hell in a Cell eventually became a match for any superstar to compete in, Casket Matches and Buried Alive bouts were exclusive to Undertaker and characters that were extensions of his own, such as Kane.

The Undertaker, during a recent Q&A session of his Six Feet Under podcast on Patreon,

The Undertaker revealed that he considers the idea of being buried alive much scarier than being stuffed inside a casket. 

“Being buried alive is far scarier than being stuffed in a casket,” he revealed before going on to claim that he would occasionally sleep in a casket backstage following nights when he would be up late. 

“Back in the early days, I was burning the midnight oil, too. I’d crawl in a casket and take a nap for an hour or two during the day. Most people are kind of creeped out by them, so no one would ever mess with them. So I just crawl in there and they’d be cool. Yeah, backstage. One of the caskets backstage, I would just crawl in there, take a little nap, get my mind right, and I’d be ready to go,” he said. “Yeah, but buried alive, there’s a lot going on there.” 

Undertaker, staying true to kayfabe, refused to answer how the Buried Alive Matches were structured and what the magic was to that gimmick. 

There were elements of both of these gimmick matches in the Boneyard Match between Undertaker and AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36. That match ultimately served as the Undertaker’s final match in WWE. 

Undertaker, in 2019, signed a 15-year deal with WWE. Fans can learn more about that here.

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