The Undertaker recently joined WWE alum Maven Huffman and discussed the first-ever Hell in a Cell match between the Phenom and Shawn Michaels from 1997.
As the pair discussed the intensity of the match and a rally from Michaels, The Undertaker shared his belief that there’s too much playing to the crowd these days. He said,
“What Shawn did in that [comeback spot] is the intensity. He had a window, right? ‘This is a big dude. I’ve got to pour on the gas.’ I think a lot of people in today’s [wrestling industry] would have glad-handed. They would have went to the crowd [gestures]. It doesn’t make sense. You wouldn’t do that in a fight. You wouldn’t do that in that kind of a situation and that’s one of my biggest pet peeves is, you know, as athletically gifted as the talent pool is, they glad-hand too much with the audience.”
Michaels would win the inaugural Hell in a Cell match thanks to the interference from the debuting Kane, kicking off a program with The Undertaker that would carry on for years.
This isn’t the first time The Undertaker has spoken about the modern-day product and his issues with how ‘soft’ talent conduct themselves.
He has previously complained that wrestlers spend too much time playing video games, while locker rooms when he was starting had guns and knives instead.
