17 hours Ago By Joe Brophy
The Undertaker once considered setting a UFC streak Jon Jones would have been proud of – even if Brock Lesnar might have also ended that one.The Hall of Famer became synonymous with wrestling during his three decades with WWE but ironically that KO’d any bid for MMA success.Nobody thought anyone would break Undertaker’s WrestleMania streakWWEThe 59-year-old, real name Mark Calaway, is a well-known fan of Dana White‘s company which has inspired many of the current roster.
Israel Adesanya paid tribute to Taker during his entrance at UFC 276, with Michael ‘Venom’ Page following suit at UFC 299 last March.The Phenom has now revealed he would have given the sport a chance himself during the 1990s when WWE were getting obliterated in the Monday Night Wars.Out of loyalty to Vince McMahon, Taker refused to jump ship to RAW’s rivals WCW – but considered trying his hand in MMA.
“Honestly, this is what a lot of people don’t know, he said on Busted Open Radio. “UFC is coming up big at this point. They’re growing.
“If I had an amateur wrestling background. There is a good chance I would have tested those waters.“I felt like I would have been able to get my stand up on point.
I have no idea, I might get my a** smashed.“At this time, you have to understand the immense pressure that I’m under. I have a family.
“If I had an amateur background, a base, something to base my whole thing off of, I probably would have tested those waters.”The Undertaker finally showed up at The Octagon over a decade later to confront Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 after his loss to Cain Velasquez.Undertaker once considered trying his hand at UFC before his infamous Brock Lesnar exchangeYouTubeDana White was unaware Taker was confronting his biggest drawYouTubeAs Lesnar made his way out of the cage, the Demon from Death Valley was being interviewed by Ariel Helwani at cage side.
Undertaker’s glare then turned nasty when the Beast Incarnate walked by, with the former saying: “You wanna do it?”The unique setting caused fans to believe the American Bada** was initiating a real-life fight with Lesnar but it soon proved a ruse.“I was there to pick a fight,” Undertaker confessed in 2020. “I was sent there personally to pick a fight.
And I was unaware that Dana had no clue what was going to happen, which I felt terrible about after.“I thought there had been some discussion between (Dana) and Vince.”Taker added: “I was trying to get him back in my world.
I’m pretty gutsy, but my days of getting into the Octagon are far past me.Adesanya’s Undertaker entrance was pretty spot-onGETTY“I mean, I am smart enough to realize that, but I thought if I could get somebody, obviously, there was such a history there because of his run with WWE, and his success in UFC, this is huge if I could make it happen, so that was what it was all about.”The two finally did share a ring together four years later at WrestleMania 30 after Lesnar returned to WWE.
The Deadman was 21-0 at WrestleMania heading into the showdown only for Lesnar to pull off the unthinkable and snap the streak.Undertaker continued: “I didn’t feel like Brock needed it, right? Brock was..
.and people, all the internet geniuses [were like] ‘Well, you know, he lost this, and he didn’t do this, and he didn’t do that. He needed a win.
’ Brock was an attraction all to himself by this time. “Would it have helped Bray [Wyatt]? Obviously, would have helped Bray. Would it have skyrocketed Roman [Reigns]? Probably, if they’d have got that juice.
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