The Undertaker: WWE Rings Got A Lot Softer When Vince McMahon Started Bumping
The Undertaker comments on the stiffness of a wrestling ring.
The Undertaker has taken countless number of bumps throughout his career, and wrestlers have described every bump as being in a car crash.
Speaking on his Six Feet Under podcast, Undertaker explained how there isn’t much give in the ring, but they did get softer when Vince McMahon started taking bumps.
“The ring got a lot softer after Vince started taking bumps years ago. Those first generation rings with WWE were nothing more than glorified boxing rings. They freaking hurt, especially in the winter when your body is already stiff and it’s cold outside and you’re doing double shot days. The second show on a double shot day, your body doesn’t loosen up the second time the way it does the first time. Those were pretty snug, hitting some of those in cold arenas,” he said.
The rings changed and the protocols have changed in WWE over the years as the sport has tried to get as safer despite the inherent risk that comes with being a wrestler.
Elsewhere during the podcast, Undertaker discussed wrestling getting safer and not softer. You can find his comments by clicking here.
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