The Undertaker didn't forget that WCW had previously fired him.

The Undertaker established himself as one of WWE's all-time greats during a 30-year in-ring career with the company.

What many might not know is that there was also a WWE legend who was watching Starks’ surprising debut. The name in question is none other than The Undertaker. During this week’s NXT episode ...

His debut sent shockwaves through the wrestling world and caught the attention of The Undertaker. Speaking on Busted Open Radio, The Deadman recalled meeting Starks at a gym where he used to train.

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The Undertaker made the Tombstone Piledriver famous in WWE. But there are other pro wrestlers who also used The Deadman's ...

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In 1997, WWE presented the first-ever Badd Blood pay-per-view, featuring the introduction of the Hell in a Cell stipulation in the main event between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker. Along with ...

The Undertaker reacts to Ricky Starks’ NXT debut Ricky Starks stunned the wrestling world with his surprise debut in NXT earlier this week. The shocking move caught not only the WWE Universe off ...

While The Undertaker's protege displayed a dominant showing in her first WWE match, her opponent Dani Sekelsky got her ...

In contrast, Batista won a sloppy debut by TKO before deciding MMA wasn’t for him and chasing a movie career instead. The Undertaker – real name Mark Calaway – is widely regarded as one of ...

How Koko was pinned benefitted Undertaker on his debut according to Koko, explaining, “he crossed my arms, and stuff like that, and just like, 'hey, I'm in the casket' and it worked out.