It's actually important that Kane isn't in the Ministry because it proved that the character had long-term value since he was over without being tied to Undertaker.

@slickeddy2000

27 күн бұрын

Kane was introduced as the Undertaker little Brother. Same move set sets and style. Just another guy to battle the Undertaker like Mankind these super natural forces

@clarencegutsy7309

27 күн бұрын

@Whatwhatwhat1135 20 years of longevity says no.

@thedogwoods5716

27 күн бұрын

@Whatwhatwhat1135dude he was on the roster for over 20 years. He was very over. It’s not like he fueded with undertaker for 20 years. You can find multiple moments in his career he got massive pops that had nothing to do with the undertaker

@thedogwoods5716

27 күн бұрын

@Whatwhatwhat1135it was on and off. He did some jobs, but wasn’t a jobber A jobber is a guy who has no entrance and isn’t really involved in storylines. They’re their to simply lose Kane had a lot of titles. He just was fine with helping other guys out as well

@clarencegutsy7309

27 күн бұрын

@Whatwhatwhat1135 Ye, those last ten years of being a jobber when he became world champion. You dumb.

Taker wanted Mabel/Viscera in the group just to make sure he won't have to work with him again in a match, hilarious 😂

@HectorG24812

27 күн бұрын

Big daddy V😂😂

@NickJC1086

27 күн бұрын

I think Mable injured Undertaker in 95? Shattered his orbital bone or something

@HectorG24812

27 күн бұрын

@@NickJC1086 not sure what year but you are right tho

@jackdough8164

27 күн бұрын

I’m Pretty sure they were friends before the injury and after too. You can like someone as a person and still recognize their flaws and short comings lol

@giuseppecosta811

27 күн бұрын

Better then killing his Career

Kane had one of the coolest walks down the ramp and then the flip backwards on the ropes to get out of the ring. He was just a beast.

@NinjapowerMS

24 күн бұрын

Also Kane fixing his glove. He really perfected the mannerism of that character and shame it went down the way it did. It could have been as legendary as the undertaker in feats

@-Aashish-

23 күн бұрын

​@@NinjapowerMS Kane deserved better storylines and bookings but Vince screwed it all up.

@deadkane1

17 күн бұрын

Appsalutaley bro the best walk I have ever seen

@deadkane1

17 күн бұрын

@@-Aashish- yes bro Vince bhoshika pagal

@sammyramirez6869

12 күн бұрын

​@@-Aashish- huh that had nothing to do with Vince I forgot what interview it was but kane said they pitched him to win the world title alot bacc in the day but he didn't like being in the spotlight or the center of attention so he always turned it down

Kane was an absolute unit back then

@olevnn8675

15 күн бұрын

Man dude was ripped 😭

@jabrondestoroyah

9 күн бұрын

1998 Kane is literally PEAK pro wrestler

@Carlinisalive

6 күн бұрын

💉 bro wasn’t natty

@jabrondestoroyah

6 күн бұрын

@@Carlinisalive NO WAYYYYYYYY OMGGGG

@newhybrid101

23 сағат бұрын

Still is compared to normal people

Ministry Taker was the best version and had the best music

@harvillex4284

26 күн бұрын

Thank you 🤴🏾

@philipflores2515

25 күн бұрын

That music is my favorite he ever had. That character gave me nightmares as a kid

@airfixx_8952

25 күн бұрын

It really wasn't. That shit's aged so poorly and he rarely had a great match throughout.

@christophermartinez5263

25 күн бұрын

@@airfixx_8952 Mankind vs Undertaker hell in a cell begs to differ 🤠

@airfixx_8952

25 күн бұрын

@@christophermartinez5263 - You don't understand the meaning of the word "rarely" then.....? p.s. Mankind HIAC was pre-Ministry anyway.

I love how he felt Kane was on a good run and didn't want to tarnish that by having him just be henchman in a faction.

@YousefTube

23 күн бұрын

Wasn't he teaming up with X-Pac at the time

@devilsorchard1449

23 күн бұрын

@@YousefTube Yes, but it was a very over "odd-couple" pairing, where the two guys complimented each other well.

@user-iy9cj2ep9y

17 күн бұрын

That damn trueeee

The Ministry theme is still imo the best Taker hell best WWE theme to date

@peterbaini8752

27 күн бұрын

Dovre di envre.. allow the purity of evil to guide you *eletric guitar* chills

@litodat233

25 күн бұрын

Word I love that theme lol the beat the guitars everything is so dope

@FratBoyFitness

25 күн бұрын

YES 100%

@foxmannor6969

25 күн бұрын

personally i got you’re gonna pay ahead but i see why you love it

@n0__b0dy48

23 күн бұрын

I agree on best undertaker theme but not wwe theme in general

The ministry had 1 of the coolest theme songs aswell.

The Ministry doesn’t get the credit it deserves. They were doing some of the edgiest stuff during the Attitude Era. Unfortunately, the stuff they did kind of gets overshadowed by some of the other stuff that was happening around that same time. I remember being in middle school thinking that some of this stuff was legit scary af. They were really able to suspend disbelief. Them sacrificing Austin, the abduction of Stephanie and the hanging of The Big Boss Man are still some of the craziest scariest storylines ever told in wrestling.

@jetla22

25 күн бұрын

The problem was the dumb stuff towards the end. Would have been better if the McMahons didn't get involved

@ScootyPuffSr7

23 күн бұрын

​@@jetla22 Right. Ministry of Darkness: Good. Corporate Ministry: Bad.

@meteornome2556

23 күн бұрын

Dude, the human sacrifice ritual they did on Dennis Knight turning him into Mideon was the darkest thing wwe had ever done.

@JesseShredder

23 күн бұрын

@@meteornome2556 Damn can’t believe I forgot about that one. You’re right that was crazy!

@JesseShredder

22 күн бұрын

@@meteornome2556 Also, the theme song was pretty badass too!

People talk smack about ministry era Undertaker appearance, I think it's one of his best looks and so many great matches came from that period

@Sanctus19

8 күн бұрын

I agree, his attire right as he got injured when he tagged with Big Show was his best look.

@Snarka09

7 күн бұрын

@@Sanctus19 Big Show's best look then too.

Arguably the most sinister version of the Undertaker.

@BaltimoreBirds

23 күн бұрын

Definitely the most sadistic. He played with everyone in matches. He did in Biker Taker matches, but not so evil feeling lol. I used to get goosebumps whenever he'd stalk someone for an Old School during that era.

@TBrizzle01

5 күн бұрын

He hung the Big Boss Man so it's hard to get more sinister than that lol.

@judge218

23 сағат бұрын

Definitely!

I fucking loved the Ministry!

@thanatos6902

27 күн бұрын

especially after the kickstart of it was done and it was just there... so badass... PoD Undertaker was the best version imo

@d2.050

26 күн бұрын

I liked that version of undertaker one of my favs

Yeah, Kane was way too hot at that point to make him heel with the ministry.

Ministry Taker was showing hints of Calaway in the midst of going into his biker image. He was more vocal while maintaining his deadman character. Also, Mark cared about his peers by creating that Ministry of Darkness group to help push guys like Edge and Bradshaw.

Man i loved Kane before the talking and mask off he was just a unstoppable force a beast one of my favorite

Ministry WAS THE FCUKING BOMB 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@adrianharry5336

5 күн бұрын

I’m a hardcore wrestling fan of over 20 years and I had no idea of this 😂😂😂 I k we all those guys separately

It’s so interesting hearing Taker speak outside of character because I always thought the exact same thing as a kid, once it became corporate ministry it kinda ruined the whole mystique of it!

That version of Taker is one of my top favorite

Had mabel so i wouldnt have to fight him hahaha

Corporate Ministry is still 1 of my favorite stables. Wish it lasted longer.

Ministry Taker was the best version.

Those were the days watching taker becoming more mysterious.

Edge and Christian were also with The Ministry. They were vampires. lol

Man when i was a kid at the age of 10 in 1998.. That Ministry Undertaker era was spooky asf.. Then here come 1999 The movie End of days comes out.. Smh..

He paved the way for mable who later got repackaged as vicera

Kane is not a full dark character. He's more of a firey rage monster psycho

I can imagine that if the Godfather hadn't gotten over, he would've returned to being Papa Shango and been apart of the Ministry.

@KTF0

19 күн бұрын

That actually would've been cool

"It was ME Austin!" Is literally the exact moment I stopped watching wrestling. Not kidding at all. Vince ruined it so bad that night that I literally stopped watching.

Kane didn’t need to be in the ministry. He doesn’t fit the character style and plus him by self is more powerful than the rest of the ministry. So you wouldn’t have even needed a ministry. 🤣

The ministry was one of the few times where the story was better than whatever was happening with Austin or Rock. Vince being the leader ruined it.

@3Rayfire

22 күн бұрын

That last sentence as it turns out is usually the case.

2001 Kane was 🔥

Undertaker in creating the legendary mystic of his own character, elevated so many other people and created avenues for their characters to grow and boom.

The ministry theme song was the best 🔥🔥🔥🔥⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

I wish the Higher Power would have been Jake Roberts,would have made so much more sense story wise but I can understand why they didn’t go that route.

@stephenblack5425

27 күн бұрын

Jake the snake was the only good choice for the role of the higher power.

@jonathanturbide2232

27 күн бұрын

Great idea, sadly it happened at a time when Jake was in the worst place mentally and physically, if he would have been clean then 1000% that would have been an awesome idea.

Kane didn’t need the ministry. The Brothers of Destruction were the 2 epitomes of hell. 2 different representations and 2 different definitions of hell. Kane, the fiery depths of hell where souls burn for all of eternity. UnderTaker, the dark pit of hell where lost souls are eternally met with damnation. The Ministry would’ve killed Kane’s mystique and his character. So Kane wouldn’t have fit.

i saw farooq a couple times in a gym i used to belong to and that guy was absolutely freaky strong.

Mark Callaway gave so much to so many including myself... In 2010 i was a bump monkey on the indys ... never a notable career but I enjoyed it... got drafted in with 2 other people to do rehearsals on smackdown. . We were round ringside and up walked Taker.. shook hands and asked me to go in the ring to help him get the angle right for working with Rey mysterio.. Im 5ft3 so near to reys height ... We did tombstone and taker even bumped for me to his credit.. Really appreciated the experience and expertise shown by The Man....a really kind guy too

Taker always was the best

I was beginning to wonder when and if you would ever talk about the Ministry! You should bring on some of the remaining guys like Mideon, (Dennis Knight) JBL or Farooq (Ron Simmons) as guests before it's too late and just share stories from that era and period!

I always thought the ultimate version of the Ministry would be Taker, Kane, The Acolytes and Mankind. Unstoppable!!!!

@thanatos6902

27 күн бұрын

I kinda liked the idea of Undertaker, Viscera and Mankind simply because they were all just different and may have bonded in their own unique ways

Undertaker really needs to bring this back he don’t need to wrestle but helping guys come up under his shadow would be cool to see again

@JamaalDaGreatest

24 күн бұрын

Unfortunately outside of the Uncle Howdy stuff I dont think supernatural characters or groups work nowadays like they used to. With the curtain being pulled back so much it's just hard to feel that suspension of disbelief, which is why the Judgement Day initially failed before pivoting. Back before social media there used to be this sort of mystique and now you can't maintain that. It's hard to explain but even with knowing wrestling was scripted as a kid i really thought Taker was a dead man and that he and Kane were really brothers. You can't do that now

I'm glad I grew up watching Kane and Taker. It was the best time to be a wrestling fan.

People forget how crazy over Kane actually was as a babyface at that point. Could’ve added a new layer to his rivalry with Undertaker. Kane as the dark antihero starting to show small glimpses of humanity. Fighting almost like a lone wolf against the ministry in an attempt to get his brother back. A story they should’ve explored in my opinion.

@ModernDayRenaissanceMan

21 күн бұрын

Yes. This is how you do wrestling

@thestarseeker8196

20 күн бұрын

It leaned that way for sure, the fans picked up on that and thought of it but yeah, it should have been more overt for a longer stretch. We didn’t need Corporate ministry so soon or even at all

The ministry was awesome before the corporate ministry The Satan looking undertaker total bad ass

For 15 years I always put Ministry theme as my ring tone 😉

Won't be surprised if it was Vince's idea to merge the ministry with the corporation. The Ministry was really cool until the merger.

It definitely makes sense as to why Kane was not in the ministry but could you imagine how powerful that group would be if Kane was in the ministry honestly it would’ve been dope to see him in that group

The ending to that saga when it was Austin Vs HHH Vs Taker was epic. That's been my favourite match ever

@kratosgow342

14 күн бұрын

Nah the twist that Vince is the leader was hot garbage

The cooperate ministry ruined it I remember when Stephanie got involved.

I loved the ministry. Once in a lifetime

This age well someone said after corporate came they runied it before Taker said it

Some of my favourite Taker quotes from that era. “Except the lord and darkness as your saviour” “I will make you bleed Austin, and after I’m done, I may even drink some of the blood from the cut” “Where to Stephanie?”

@OldSchoolDegrassian

27 күн бұрын

'Where to, Stephanie' is one of my favorites! That and, 'I've crippled more people than polio'!

@stephenblack5425

27 күн бұрын

Don't forget "Tonight, there will be a sacrifice."

@spacecase7504

27 күн бұрын

Accept*

@spacecase7504

27 күн бұрын

The "where to Stephanie" is too funny 😂

@AlexPolizzi.

26 күн бұрын

@@spacecase7504 I knew that the second I hit enter, but I typed it on a Phone, and editing on a phone isn't a very user friendly thing to do.

That version of undertaker is the best

That moment when it became corporate and watered down...that's when taker should have went god mode and and just took the ministry back.

Probably a good thing Kane never joined, but might have been interesting if he had a feud with them. Could have made sense he'd be one of the few to take them on.

OG ministry era was the absolute shit. High point of the era IMO.

Kane didn't need it. His presence was all the put over he needed.

Being named ‘Shawn’ after HBK, still I flip flop with Mr.Wrestlemania and the Phenom being GOATS #1 and 2. Crazy how Taker is actually underrated, he is legitimately deserving of no less than top 3 all time WWE

@Godson0771

27 күн бұрын

Top 3 is Hogan, Austin, Rock.. But Taker is Top 5 for sure.

I liked the idea of the ministry feuding with the corporation although it was odd since they were both heel factions. It was different and I enjoyed it. But once they combined I thought it was a terrible idea.

@stephenblack5425

27 күн бұрын

The fact that it was a heel vs heel storyline made it 10x more interesting in my opinion.

The Ministry~🌟🤣🌟

Ministry was cool, the abduction of Stephanie, the higher power story which was great but revealing vince killed it. Corporate Ministry was trash, just the name alone

@ziggypop79

27 күн бұрын

As many have said, had Jake Roberts been the higher power it would have been the coolest thing ever

This was my favorite time in WWE history.

I just wished for 1 moment that I got to see Taker Kane and Paul Bearer come down to the ring together

It reminded me of Raven's flock

@meteornome2556

23 күн бұрын

Both drew inspiration from Kevin Sullivan's Army of Darkness from the early 80s from FCW. Raven's Nest/Flock focused on the cult mind control aspect while Undertaker Ministry of Darkness focused on the darker satanic aspect.

kane should have taken down the ministry

Kane was such a beast! One of my all time favs! Ross and Lawler would always lose their shit 😂.

Ministry really did elevate those guys. Mideon was more memorable then Phineas Godwinn. Viscera was a way better character than Mabel and made him more scary. Ron/Farooq was needing a new direction after losing the Nation. Bradshaw floundered for years and finally found his place with Ron.

Yoko.. Was truly 1 in million every one of the boys that worked with Rodney would tell you how amazing of athlete he was for his size ❤ big as HOUSE.

The Ministry could've been sooo much more.

"Don't do it Kane!" - JR

Probably one of the greatest character plays ever devised

Corporate Ministry has an amazing theme song.

Undertaker your the best man! 👿😈😛

Undertaker was my fav as a kid i was 9 in 1990. Kane was my fav as a young adult. 2001 royal rumble was great for me

Kane would have fit and these were the most amazing years for it

I’d say this was the best version of the deadman character after the original.

ministry undertaker always my favorite.....first tat i got was the cross on side of my left leg

Ministry takers Music was the best theme music in history. I still listen to it to this day

The ministry spawned off 2 of the most popular tag teams in wwe history. Taker did awesome job giving those guys lost in the shuffle the spotlight

Kane Then : It's not fair I wanted to be in the gang. 2015-2017 Kane : I'm corporate, and a team playing Kane now. Except Rollins...he's an Ass 😂😂😂

The Big Red Machine!

The best and badass faction in the company’s history!!!

Said the same. Soon as it became the corporate ministry it jumped the shark. Then taker started getting hurt and that was the end of that.

Undertaker faction was classic, I loved he went from a golem to a leader with that formation. Elevation to higher highs. 🙌

Cane was the smart one of the family

The Ministry was always my favorite group of villains

At that time, Kane was like the tiger you sent out during gladiatorial events

Kane was always my favorite wrestler.

Kane would’ve been the perfect hero against The Corporate Ministry Like nWo vs Sting

Kane was tagging with Xpac then. He wasn't really doing much except he had a girlfriend, Tori. The acolytes where together before the ministry

Ministry was banging

Undertaker

Undertaker(Calloway) is a marketing-genius with a good heart!

MY FAVORITE UNDERTAKER Please speak on this character more

My favorite taker

One of the best eras in WWE.

Kane was with the corporation actually doing very little

Loved this era

Nearly killed Gangrel 😂

The Ministry of Darkness Undertaker was one of his best