Following Sting's retirement announcement in AEW after an impressive career spanning nearly four decades, The Undertaker has contemplated the chance of stepping into the ring once again.
The last appearance of The Undertaker in a wrestling match was at WrestleMania 36 in 2020, where he competed against AJ Styles in a memorable Boneyard Match. The first part of this match is featured below this article. Nearing four years since hanging up his boots, Mark Calaway, known famously as The Undertaker, shared insights into his retirement decision during a Patreon Q&A session for his podcast, "Six Feet Under."
āI knew my time had come, but I wasnāt ready for it to come. I just knew that my body couldnāt deliver on what my mind and my heart wanted to give the fans. So it was kind of difficult.
āYou have to remember that, for over half of my life, being in the ring is what I did. And then itās not there anymore. And it does , it leaves a huge void in you. Because youāre trying to fill that void, which was a passion, and youāre trying to find out what that next passion is and what it is that youāre going to sink your teeth into. There just may not be something that will ever refill that void.ā
He disclosed that whenever he's backstage at a WWE event, there's a part of him that yearns to step back into the ring, noting that this desire has persisted even four years later.
Itās still tough for me. Iām still coming to grips with it. And I may or may not have said to my wife recently that I was going to make a comeback. Fortunately, I think Iāve talked myself out of that.
āNo, thereās not one more match. It was just like , I just got back from Australia, I was tired, and I knew I had a lot of stuff coming up. And that was me just feeling comfortable saying it⦠Donāt expect it. Thereās not one more match. Donāt even start.ā
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