Despite being retired for nearly four years now, The Undertaker says he struggles with it and often gets the itch to return.
Speaking on a recent edition of his “Six Feet Under” podcast, The Dead Man opined on his retirement, if the desire to come back gets bigger during WrestleMania season, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his retirement: “For me, it was extremely tough. I still struggle with it. This will light up the internet. I just got back from Australia. I was having a moment. I looked over at Michelle [Undertaker’s wife Michelle McCool] and we’re trying to get on the same page since I’ve been gone. I was like, ‘I’m thinking about maybe coming back.’ She looked at me for like 15 seconds. ‘Are you freaking kidding me? You would risk all the stuff you’ve had fixed already, now that you’ve been retired, you would risk that?’ I was just in a mood. ‘Yeah, I would.’ 30 seconds after that she was like, ‘Well, when are you going to start training?’ I was like, ‘Damn, you really want to collect that insurance policy, don’t you?’ [Laughs].
“I think I’m over it now, but sometimes I get the itch. It’s weird. I was at the Rumble, obviously I went to Australia, I was at Elimination Chamber. I have to leave. I might hang for one match or two, but then I have to go. It’s hard for me to watch because I still want to be out there so much. Most of the time, I’m good, I love doing the 1deadMAN show, it’s a lot of fun, but nothing will ever replace getting in the ring and doing that. Things are different too. ‘I would do that so much differently than how they’re doing it,’ then I get caught up in that. I’m like, ‘You’re going to sound like that crusty old timer,’ because I’m all about storytelling.”
On if the desire to come back is bigger around WrestleMania: “Well, yeah, WrestleMania was such a special part of my career. It’s been really difficult sitting up in the suite watching WrestleMania and thinking, ‘I should be getting ready right now.’”
