The Undertaker Doesn’t Think ‘American Badass’ Had 30 Years Of Legs Like ‘Deadman’

The Undertaker debuted at Survivor Series 1990 as the “Deadman” and went on to have one of the most legendary careers in wrestling history, getting three decades out of the character. 

In 2000, Undertaker switched to The “American Badass,” bringing a bit more reality to his character as he traded his coffins for a motorcycle. The switch lasted for three years before he was buried by Kane and Vince McMahon. He returned as the Deadman in 2004. 

Speaking on his Six Feet Under podcast, Undertaker was asked if he thought he could have gotten 30 years out of the American Badass character. 

“I don’t think so. I don’t think it has 30 years of legs. It excels pretty fast, but I don’t see 30 years without some kind of…it doesn’t matter what the character is, you have to evolve. With something like the American Badass, there’s not a whole lot of places to evolve to. I’m a big badass biker who gets in fights and talks shit. There’s just not a lot of places to go with that. Where, The Undertaker, the original character, there are all kind of different things you can do with that. I don’t think it has 30-year legs. I took more bumps as American Badass than I did as Undertaker. I actually took more bumps at the end of my career than the beginning. It all worked out the way it was supposed to,” he said. 

The Undertaker would retire at Survivor Series 2020. 

Elsewhere during the podcast, Undertaker talked about what the streak may have looked like if he didn’t become the “American Badass.” You can find his full comments by clicking here. 

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