Following The Undertaker's Final Farewell, WWE aired the latest Broken Skull Sessions episode on the WWE Network. For the first time in the history of the series, Steve Austin brought a guest back, as The Undertaker made his second appearance on the show for one more round.
The two WWE legends spoke for two hours on this episode, which was incredibly detailed and jam-packed with amazing stories and nuggets of information from Undertaker's career. There was so much here for fans to learn about the Deadman, and Austin did a brilliant job in pulling that information out of him in a fun and engaging way.
10 Mick Foley & Hell In A Cell
The Undertaker revealed quite a lot about his iconic Hell in a Cell match with Mick Foley, which was interesting to hear. Firstly, 'Taker didn't want to throw Mick off the roof, as he felt it was too dangerous, claiming the moment gave him an out of body experience.
But he then revealed the Chokeslam through the roof wasn't meant to happen. The cage wasn't meant to break that way, and they were both supposed to go down it, carefully together later on. More importantly, if Undertaker hadn't adjusted his footing before the Chokeslam, he would have fallen through as well on top of Foley.
9 Calling Out Brock Lesnar
The post-fight confrontation between The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar at UFC 121 got a lot of people talking at the time, as the Deadman called out Brock to his face after the fight. He admitted that he was there for business and was trying to goad Brock back to WWE.
However, Undertaker did reveal that Brock was clued up, and knew that Undertaker was there to shoot an angle. Despite losing, Brock went out of his way to walk past The Undertaker, which he took as a sign that Lesnar wanted it to still happen, despite losing his fight.
8 Not Being Remembered As A Champion
It was interesting to hear The Undertaker talk about his career and the championships that he won. He's a seven-time World Champion, but 'Taker admitted he doesn't think fans remember him as a champion at all, which he is fine with.
He felt that being a babyface monster as a champion was difficult to book, confessing that he always preferred being the chaser, which Austin agreed with about his own career.
7 Taping The Fists
The backstage story from WrestleMania 14 of The Undertaker threatening Shawn Michaels to make sure he dropped the title to Steve Austin is well-known. But hearing it from the Deadman himself was a lot of fun.
The Undertaker admitted he was backstage with his fists taped, ready come to the ring to ensure Shawn did business the right way if things were going south, which says a lot about him and his dedication to the industry.
6 Drinking Ric Flair To Sleep
As usual with Steve Austin, there was plenty of time for drinking alcohol on this show. He mocked Undertaker about his new wine brand, and they put back plenty of whiskey, which led the Deadman to telling a fun story about the Nature Boy.
He recalled a long plane journey where Ric Flair challenged him to a drinking contest. Of course, Flair is notorious for his partying antics, however, it was Undertaker who won this encounter, revealing he ended up laying Flair out on the middle row of seats, fast asleep.
5 Praise For AJ Styles
The Undertaker and Steve Austin both praised Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels during this podcast. However, the Deadman also heaped it on AJ Styles, claiming he is the best worker in the business right now, and the only man who is close to HBK for his in-ring ability.
He made it clear how good that he thinks AJ is, rating him so highly. He admitted that AJ was the one guy on the current roster that he hadn't faced that he really wanted to work with.
4 Being Ready For WrestleMania 36
Speaking of AJ Styles and their WrestleMania match, the Boneyard match obviously wasn't the original plan. While 'Taker stated he was proud of that one, he did admit that he was in great shape prior to the show, three weeks out.
'Taker stated that he was ahead of schedule in terms of his preparation and that is something that gave him confidence for a traditional match. But then he was locked in Florida for three weeks due to COVID-19, unable to train, which impacted things for him.
3 Elimination Chamber Burns
Fans may remember the 2010 Elimination Chamber when the pyro blew up on The Undertaker, scolding him with third-degree burns. He talked about this moment and revealed he had warned the pyro guy two weeks before that the bursts of fire were getting too close.
He spoke about the pain he was in and the fact his leather jacket arm was burnt in half. 'Taker also admitted he only switched to the full-length jacket minutes before, which saved his life and he told the officials at ringside to ensure the pyro guy was gone when he got backstage.
2 Ending The Streak
Obviously, The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak is one of the biggest parts of his legacy, and this topic was brought up. Undertaker admitted the day of WrestleMania 30, he was originally set to win, but the finish was changed during the day.
While he put over Brock Lesnar as an amazing athlete, he stressed that he didn't actually believe Brock was the right man to end the streak. 'Taker wanted to wait for someone who needed it, confessing that Roman Reigns would have been a better option.
1 He's At Peace With Retirement
The biggest takeaway that fans should have taken from the Broken Skull Sessions is the fact that The Undertaker is now at peace with his career being over. This is something fans have wanted to hear for a long time, and even Austin admitted he was happy to hear that news.
It was important for fans to know that the Deadman is now content with his career being done. He did admit that if it was up to him, he'd wrestle forever, but Undertaker stated he knows that his body just can't do it anymore, adding that he doesn't want to half-ass it for the fans.
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