Viscera had been a member of the Ministry of Darkness for a long time, but not for his in-ring work.
The Undertaker led the group from its inception in October 1998 until its disbandment in September 1999, when the Phenom took a break from WWE programming.
The group included Paul Bearer, the Acolytes, the Brood, and Mideon. The organization eventually merged with the Corporation to form the Corporate Ministry.
Mideon, a Ministry alum, claimed in an interview with Monte & The Pharoah that Taker wanted him in the group because he didn’t want to face him.
“He was a giant human being, but he was a little reckless sometimes. When ‘Taker was doing The Ministry, ‘Taker was like, ‘We’re gonna bring Viscera in.’ I’m like, ‘Why?’ He goes, ‘Then we don’t have to work with him.’ I was like, ‘F*cking genius!’”
