The Undertaker Says He Knew Officially On Sunday He Was Needed For WrestleMania XL Main Event

The Undertaker details how WrestleMania appearance came together. 

WrestleMania XL Sunday was headlined by Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody Rhodes. The bout not only played on the history of their WrestleMania 39 match, but also the longer history of Bloodline vs. WWE, which included a cameo by the Undertaker, who chokeslammed The Rock. 

Speaking on his Six Feet Under podcast, Undertaker was asked when he knew he could make a surprise appearance in the match. 

“It happened pretty spontaneously. We got to Philadelphia on Wednesday. I got a call on Tuesday from Triple H. ‘Hey, a lot of things are going on and a lot of thoughts are being put into this. Would you want to be part of it?’ ‘If it works and if I can be a help, I don’t know how, but if I can help, fine, whatever you guys need. Just let me know.’ ‘We don’t have anything yet, we’re just putting ideas together.’ I don’t hear anything else until Thursday. I get a text from Michael Hayes. ‘We’re coming up with some ideas.’ ‘Cool, let me know.’ That was it. I’m at the One Deadman Show. I get a text from Paul Heyman. ‘Interesting.’ I told Paul originally, ‘This isn’t about me. If the guys want me involved in it, whatever I can do, let me know. If they don’t, it ain’t going to hurt my feelings. I’m good. Don’t feel like there is any pressure.’ It had gone back and forth. I get a text during Sunday, and that’s when you see me get up. At that point, I knew there was a good chance,” he said. 

Undertaker noted that he got the text on Sunday that things were moving forward about a quarter of the way through the show. 

Elsewhere during the interview, Undertaker explained how he found closure with his WrestleMania XL appearance. You can find his full comments by clicking here. 

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