During his podcast, WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker shared his thoughts on his appearance at WWE RAW’s Netflix debut and the behind-the-scenes decisions leading up to it.
“Originally, I was going to do an entrance and an interview. Which would have been fine. They had somebody that was going to interview me, and then they just thought that that would make that, that whole thing, even bigger for her. When they told me at first, I was like, ‘I don’t think so. Dude, that’s her moment. I don’t want to take away, I don’t want to step on any part of that.’ I mean, this is the payoff to a very long storyline. I said, ‘I sure don’t want to come out and step on her moment.’ They basically explained, ‘She’s gonna have a moment in the ring. She’s gonna have this moment where you two will cross paths.’ I was like, ‘Okay, well, now, if it’s like that, it’s pretty cool.’ Not that our characters are similar, but they are a little bit, and, it was just like me dabbing her up there a little bit, and good job, and giving her that OG rub.”
The Undertaker also addressed Shawn Michaels’ absence during the broadcast despite being in attendance.
“Shawn was there. I don’t think Shawn was on the show. I think he was supposed to be in the crowd sitting with Stephanie, and no one came and got him, or something like that. He was just sitting in his dressing room when his spot came up to be in the crowd. Bruce Prichard. We all took a picture together because we were the only three that were on the original Raw and the Netflix deal.”
The Undertaker’s comments provide insight into the decisions surrounding his role at the event and highlight how WWE carefully balances its legends’ appearances to enhance storylines and spotlight newer talent.
(quotes courtesy of Fightful.com)
