The Undertaker Recalls First Encounter With WWE Hall Of Famer

WWE legend The Undertaker just lately shared on his “Six Ft Beneath” podcast, his recollections of first assembly with the late WWE Corridor of Famer Yokozuna . The Deadman’s revealed he instantly recognised Yokozuna’s potential.

The Undertaker and Yokozuna engaged in a major feud from 1993 to 1994, that includes a number of pay-per-view matches. Nonetheless, their connection started even earlier, following Yokozuna’s debut in a darkish match at a WWE TV taping in 1992.

I bear in mind going as much as him after his darkish match and singing his praises and telling him what an ideal job he had accomplished, and that at some point that me and him have been going to make some huge cash collectively.

The Phenom’s admiration for Yokozuna stemmed from footage he had seen of the Samoan wrestler performing in Japan beneath the identify Kokina Maximus.

I had seen footage of him in Japan as Kokina Maximus and was identical to ‘ooh this dude.. this man’s superior!’ He’s a cat at 400 kilos. He might do issues that your eyes and mind couldn’t course of. There’s no method a man that large can transfer like that, and he was so particular man.

The encounter marked the start of a friendship between the 2 wrestlers, and Taker revealed he actually wished to work with Yoko within the newcomer’s first main program.

From the get-go we hit it off and have been pals instantly. I begged Vince (that I wished) to work with him first. However it was nonetheless particular and we nonetheless did nicely. I believe if we might have gone straight out of the gates with it, man it could have been superior.

Yokozuna would shortly go on to change into WWE Champion lower than 6 months after first debuting on WWE tv. He and The Undertaker would go on to have memorable casket matches in 1994 as main highlights of the Royal Rumble and Survivor Sequence occasions that 12 months.

The Undertaker Believes This Hell In A Cell Match Is An Underrated Traditional

Additionally on his podcast, The Undertaker shared his ideas on his Hell in a Cell match with Brock Lesnar in 2002, calling it underestimated when the historical past of Hell in a Cell matches are mentioned.

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