Skilled wrestling icon, The Undertaker (actual identify Mark Calaway) revealed this week that he was amused at prior hyperlinks to a surprising transfer from the ring to the Octagon within the type of a possible transfer to the UFC throughout the preliminary years of the North American promotion — claiming he thought-about “testing waters” in fight sports activities.
Undertaker, a now-retired skilled wrestling star throughout his prolonged and embellished tenure with the WWE (World Wrestling most just lately held a full-time place with the TKO-led group again in 2020, earlier than claiming he was “officially retired” that very same yr.
WWE star The Undertaker reveals prior plans to make UFC transfer
Making sporadic appearances within the time since as a part of a legends contract, Undertaker was infamously noticed on the blockbuster UFC 121 occasion years in the past, confronting former heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar following his knockout loss to Alistair Overeem — providing him an opportunity to finish his legendary Wrestlemania unbeaten streak.
And whereas noticed Octagon-side at quite a few occasions, Undertaker boldly claimed this week that he believes he might have developed his arise means to a aggressive degree to compete competitively in fight sports activities, earlier than revealing he weighed up a tenure within the Octagon.
Actually, that is what lots of people don’t know. UFC is arising large at this level. They’re rising. If I had an newbie wrestling background. There’s a good probability I might have examined these waters,” Undertaker informed throughout an look on the Busted Open Podcast.
“I felt like I would have been able to get my stand up on point,” Undertaker defined. I do not know, I would get my ass smashed. Presently, you need to perceive the immense strain that I’m below. I’ve a household. If I had an newbie background, a base, one thing to base my entire factor off of, I most likely would have examined these waters.”
