WWE’s recent A&E series, “LFG” airs Sunday nights with the aim of giving fans a peek behind the scenes as to what it takes to mold a wrestling superstar. One in all the “team captains” on the truth show is none aside from the person who captivated audiences from the moment his iconic bell toll pierced through arena speakers – The Undertaker.
Undertaker shares his wisdom on the “WrestleRant” podcast, where he speaks on the materiality of getting a presence and taking fans on an emotional journey. He notes that while cool moves are a component of the package, if the audience doesn’t imagine in you, then you definately’re dead within the water.
“If you’re storytelling, there’s certain things that, although it’s a wrestling match or it’s angle or a story, there is a time where every thing transcends, it is not in regards to the wrestling anymore. Sometimes, you gotta punch any person within the mouth, right? You need not do a running bulldog or a flying super DDT … there comes a time in a story where you will have to take a seat within the pocket and punch any person of their mouth, because that is what you’ll do.”
“The Phenom” goes on to reference one among the best feuds in wrestling history – Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns. He says what made that storyline so successful was the believability of the characters, namely Reigns.
“The Cody story with Roman, they weren’t doing a complete lot of crazy stuff. Roman doesn’t have a whole lot of crazy stuff in his repertoire, he does a couple of things, he does them well. But, you believed that he believed he was the ‘Tribal Chief.'”
Beyond reflecting on established stars, Undertaker can also be actively involved in shaping the long run. He spoke with Bully Ray on his experience training with “NXT”‘s newest sensation, Ricky Saints.
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