With The Undertaker celebrating 25 years in the WWE on Sunday (Nov. 22) at Survivor Series, the WWE Universe is reminded how The Phenom has literally seen it all over the course of his quarter-century's worth of experience.
Within that, the Dead Man has been part of some of the craziest storylines that WWE writers have ever penned, from trying to forcibly marry Stephanie McMahon to fighting his half-brother Kane and having Paul Bearer's ashes poured onto him by CM Punk.
Here are some of those moments and more in what Tech Times pinpoints as the five craziest storylines that the Dead Man has ever been a part of in World Wrestling Entertainment. Good God, almighty!
The Undertaker Tries To Make Stephanie McMahon His Unholy Bride
As the twisted plot went, The Undertaker and his Ministry of Darkness — consisting of Mideon, The Acolytes and Viscera — had been claiming their evil deeds were meant to impress a "higher power." That being said, The Undertaker kidnapped Stephanie McMahon and tried to make her his unholy bride during a dark wedding ... live on Monday Night Raw back in April 1999.
Tied down to a giant UT, Undertaker symbol, flanked by his Ministry into the ring, a frightened, screaming Stephanie was helpless, as priest for the ceremony Paul Bearer began reading vows ... or last rites, if you think about it.
"Tonight, Stephanie Marie McMahon will step from the light on this evil cesspool mortal world into the sanctuary of eternal darkness," Bearer proclaimed, as The Undertaker stroked McMahon's hair.
Just as the vows were on the verge of being completed, The Big Show interfered, but failed to break up the dark wedding. Stone Cold Steve Austin came out next and was successful at ending the forced ceremony, wiping out everyone in his path.
In another twist to come, it was revealed that none other than Vince McMahon was the "higher power," and that sparked the birth of the Corporate Ministry aimed to eliminate Austin. Ahh ... the twisted web the WWE weaves.
Taker Learns That Kane Is Still Alive
Anything goes in the WWE. Back in 1997, Paul Bearer alleged during an interview with Vince McMahon on Monday Night Raw that The Undertaker burned a funeral home back in the day ... but that his charred younger half-brother Kane was very much still alive.
That led to the debut of the Big Red Monster, who ripped the door of Hell in a Cell off the hinges as The Undertaker was about to defeat Shawn Michaels at the Badd Blood pay per view. With a look of absolute shock and horror, The Undertaker became a victim of his own finishing move, as younger brother Kane drove him to the ground with a Tombstone.
That led to the Brothers of Destruction being embroiled in a bitter feud, which even had them fighting an Inferno Match, marking a first for the WWE. This gave a whole new meaning to a fiery feud.
The Undertaker Fights ... Himself?
After Yokozuna buried The Undertaker in a casket match back at the 1994 Royal Rumble, it paved the way for the Phenom to go off the radar in the forthcoming months.
That created the opening for the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase to introduce his own version of The Undertaker, who he claimed to be the real Dead Man. In the meantime, Paul Bearer had re-emerged to state that he was indeed summoned by The Undertaker's powers. That set up an Undertaker vs. Undertaker bout at the 1994 SummerSlam pay-per-view event and the memorable moment of Bearer carrying a giant urn out to the ring, opening it and releasing a beaming white light.
The light, illuminating the pitch-black arena, sort of marked the rebirth of The Undertaker, who proceeded to Tombstone and do away with his imposter Taker. Still, The Undertaker can always boast that he took on all Takers during his illustrious career ... even himself.
CM Punk Desecrates Paul Bearer's Ashes
Paul Bearer, real name William Moody, who portrayed The Undertaker and Kane's manager, sadly died on March 5, 2013.
Whether it was in bad taste or something that perhaps he would have wanted, Bearer's death was worked into the WWE script on Monday Night Raw via a tribute show to the longtime manager and personality.
By the end of the tribute show, though, CM Punk emerged to throw dirt on Bearer's grave, mocking his death to incite a feud with The Undertaker. Obviously, that was like pouring gasoline on a raging fire, as their feud instantly erupted and went over the top when Punk, supposedly carrying The Undertaker's urn, ran out and poured Bearer's ashes all over the Phenom. To add a layer of Punk's own insanity, he then poured the ashes on himself.
His Longtime Feud With The Deranged Mankind
For a long time, The Undertaker was the most twisted WWE Superstar in the entire company ... until he met Mankind. The mangled, tortured basement dweller, who according to storylines only found comfort in his pet rat George and causing pain to himself and others, waged an all-out assault on The Undertaker back in 1996, resulting in one of the most deranged, demented feuds the business has ever seen.
The Undertaker and Mankind wrestled in everything from a Boiler Room Brawl match, in which the winner had to escape a basement and grab hold of the urn in the ring, to a Buried Alive bout — both firsts for pro wrestling.
It all culminated in 1998 with the most notorious Hell in a Cell match of all time, one that saw The Undertaker throw Mankind off the top of the cell and through a table, choke-slammed him through the top of the cell and later slamming him onto tacks, leaving him a bloody, but smiling, mess.
The pain that the Phenom wreaked on Mankind during those matches will live on in WWE lore for years to come.
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