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UNDERTAKER COMMENTS ON LETTING FANS 'IN', WHETHER HE CAN ENJOY PRO WRESTLING AS A FAN NOW AND MORE

By Mike Johnson & Paul Jordan on 2020-11-18 12:06:00

USA Today has an interview with The Undertaker discussing his 1990 debut, the decision to raise the veil on the character and more.

On letting fans in to see Mark Calaway and breaking the facade of the Undertaker character, he commented, " It's been challenging opening up and lifting the veil, because for 30 years that was unheard of. You just don't do it. There's some days I'm thinking, “It's really cool that I've given people a peek on the inside” and then there's other days where I'm like, “I don't know if I should have done this or not.”

On whether he can enjoy professional wrestling as a fan, Undertaker said, "I can to a certain degree. But a lot of times I catch myself talking to the TV like they can hear me. It's hard to be just a straight fan, because I want everybody to succeed and to develop into their potential. So I’m kind of like, "Oh man, don't do it. It didn't make sense. Don't do that. Why would you do that?” You would actually laugh if there was a camera watching me watch wrestling. I have these conversations and it's pretty amusing, I'm sure."

On whether he'd been able to process how much he's meant to so many fans, Undertaker said, "I can't tell you how many times now that I'm getting out and doing more personal appearances – well, obviously pre-COVID – the amount of people that come up and tell me their story and thank me. It's humbling to know how your work and what you do can affect people that you'll a lot of times never meet or never see."

 

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