Retirement is suiting Taker, looks so healthy and relaxed.

@flyguy7825

21 күн бұрын

I would say he looks more comfortable doing this podcast

@Losersz

21 күн бұрын

Bill Dundee stole takers wife and he cried

@Brhoward31

20 күн бұрын

@@Losersz What happeneed?!

@Losersz

20 күн бұрын

@@Brhoward31 back in the days , USWA bill Dundee banged takers wife and taker cried. Jay cee ice Jamie Dundee mentioned it in his kayfabe commentary shoot

@Losersz

20 күн бұрын

@@Brhoward31bill Dundee took his wife in uswa and taker cried

“Giant Gonzalez made Khali look like Lou Thesz.” ☠️☠️TOMBSTONED☠️☠️ 😂😂😂😂😂

@Kingd21625

21 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@christopherchuauhang4829

21 күн бұрын

💀 💀

@runJFK

21 күн бұрын

What a line 😂

@nicholashaan7345

21 күн бұрын

To be fair, Khali was a somewhat decent wrestler in his earlier years.

@gmatuz8276

21 күн бұрын

Bro dug him up, tombstoned him than buried him again! 😂

“That big black vulture was there to pick the bones of that sorry match” 😭💀🤣

@wa2k99

16 күн бұрын

I was there. Perfectly said

Taker to Bruce for 30 years… “You booked me with the Giant Gonzalez…”

@markwhewell4265

21 күн бұрын

Taker told Vince he wanted to work with Yoko but Vince said no I want you to work with this guy pointing to Gonzalez lol.

@williambrucesanders6878

19 күн бұрын

😮😮

Taker never gonna let go of the trauma of having to work with Giant Gozalez😂😂😂

@j-manhoosier7373

21 күн бұрын

Like Bret Hart and Bill Goldberg 🤣

@freiflug83

21 күн бұрын

"I should've been me & Yoko 😭😭" rip

@brandonsims7822

20 күн бұрын

Can you imagine if it had been Bret Hart instead? He'd still be doing entire podcasts complaining about it.

@MrBertWayne

18 күн бұрын

Neither would you. 💯

@MrBertWayne

18 күн бұрын

​@@j-manhoosier7373Everyone hates working Goldbergs SORRY ass.

Giant Gonzales apparently was one of the nicest guys ever. So nice of a guy even tho he was so bad in the ring even a guy like Cornette didn't criticise him because he was so nice to him

@arostwocents

21 күн бұрын

Shame he couldnt speak a lick of english. Rip in peace big man 😢

@radioVHS149

20 күн бұрын

​@@arostwocentswhat was Gonzalez nationality?.. Was he Mexican?..

@tcollins7081

20 күн бұрын

​@@radioVHS149He was born in Argentina

@theboxingboy7422

19 күн бұрын

​​​@@radioVHS149he was from Argentina. He was in WCW for a little while as El gigante and that's where Cornette knew him and he always calls him Jorge which was his name and that he was a sweetheart of a guy even tho he couldn't speak much English at all lmao. Harvey whippleman his manager also loved him and would send money to him in argentina every month to help him out after his wrestling career because he had pretty bad health problems for a long time afterwards.

@pigs18

19 күн бұрын

@@arostwocents Correct. If you notice Bill Alfonso is the referee in all his matches because he translated for Gonzalez. (Yes, ECW fans, _that_ Bill Alfonso.)

I used to think of Giant Gonzales as "The Inside Out Man" bc that muscle suit looked like he didnt have any skin to my 5 year old brain

@aceloco817

21 күн бұрын

Who the hell thought that was a great idea?! Oh yeah, Vinny Mac. 😂

@maevethefox5912

21 күн бұрын

Hahahaha same, it weirded me out so much.

@danielreynolds4716

21 күн бұрын

I dunno what my 9 year old brain was thinking befor mom turned the tv off saying "the hell you watching boy Cinemax?!"

@Crystopsy

21 күн бұрын

I did, too. Remember watching it live because my friends father brought us to a bar, and we had to sit in the back.

@jerrymarshall5965

21 күн бұрын

That suit was so stupid 😂😂he wasn’t even built like that he was just tall

Always remember Paul Bearer mentioning this in a Shoot. Taker absolutely hated working with Gonzales.

Giant Gonzalez was not meant to be a wrestler. He was a Argentinian basketball player. Ted Turner signed him to WCW after his bad knees and diabetes forced him to retire from that sport. He didn't speak the language and worse couldn't move. Simple as that

@Tdimuzik

18 күн бұрын

I’m shocked taker really spoke this way about him too

@sobbyhasselhoff

18 күн бұрын

Yes, everyone knows. Thanks for repeat stuff we've all heard million times.

@joeymiller3907

15 күн бұрын

​​@@sobbyhasselhoffyou don't know IF "EVERYONE" has heard this story. Don't assume shit

@joel9507

13 күн бұрын

Face me in the octagon. I'll slap you up easy days, son. ​@@sobbyhasselhoff

@sandywilson6438

11 күн бұрын

FAX

I DONT GIVE A F🤬K how awful that match is in retrospect as an adult but that shit was captivating to me as a 9 year old lol the size difference,seeing undertaker having to look way up at this dude was crazy ..I only noticed how goofy Gonzalez outfit was as I got older 🤣🤣

Giant Gonzalez in a faux naked suit was something that nobody asked for, and something nobody wanted

@michaelfrazier629

21 күн бұрын

Pretty sure you also are something nobody asked for and something nobody wanted, based on yo profile picture 😂🤮

@skipbayless557

21 күн бұрын

Only Vince wanted to see that.

@RedfishCarolina

20 күн бұрын

The suit had fucking PUBES lol. It was so incredibly stupid

@stephen9302

18 күн бұрын

2nd WORST gimmick (next to Shockmaster)

@RedfishCarolina

17 күн бұрын

@@stephen9302 nah. Shockmaster was bad. But he wasn't "PUBES, 5 feet off the ground at eye level" bad.

“Giant Gonzales made Khali look like Lou Thesz” is the greatest quote in wrestling I’ve heard in a minute 😂

@scottbreon9448

Күн бұрын

Well, it's true. LOL. Khali was terrible but Gonzales was even more so

"I should have been in the ring with Yoko" that's all you need to know about Taker v. Gonzalez

@MikePhotoGuy666

19 күн бұрын

BUT here is the thing.....IF Taker had wrestled YOKO at Mania that year, would THE STREAK have even become a thing? PROBABLY NOT, as Taker being Taker would have, if asked, done the job and put Yoko over and make Yoko look like a million bucks in beating Taker CLEAN at Mania. Instead of going 3-0, TAKER could have and probably would have LOST that match going 2-1. The Streak never would have happened. So as bad as this match was, at least having Taker go over (albeit it by the stupid DQ finish) it at least kept THE STREAK intact and allowed it to grow. If Taker had faced Yoko instead of Gonzales this year, and King Kong Bundy the next year---who's to say the Streak would have even reached 3-0 let alone 21-0.

@lighthadoqdawg

19 күн бұрын

@@MikePhotoGuy666 bro all i did was quote the deadman himself, it's not my fault Mark hated working with Gonzalez lmao. don't matter what might've been, it's not like history changes when expressing opinions about past matches.

@rickylucas6503

18 күн бұрын

he and yoko had good chemistry in the ring. the matches were not top quality, but the story was great. yoko was thought of as fearless and menacing...then he saw the grim reaper.

@Meatball2022

16 күн бұрын

Compared to Gonzalez, yoko was as nimble as Rey mysterio.

@ianwyatt2201

9 күн бұрын

@@lighthadoqdawglet him have his fun some people enjoy speculating about butterfly effects .. but yeah yoko taker should’ve absolutely happened but I also can’t help but wonder if taker turns into the taker we know if he does face yoko

LMFAO: when ya know Mark is a nice guy. "He's like 7 foot 8, 400 pounds and here I am feeling bad for kicking his overgrown ass."

Yoko vs Undertaker at WM? Yeah, that is a dream match I never thought of before.

@ocsjc13

19 күн бұрын

Can't be a dream match if we had taker vs yoko plenty of times

@ShaneOMac131

17 күн бұрын

Rumble 94 and Survivor Series 94.

@mr.smithgnrsmith7808

17 күн бұрын

They had several matches

Gonzalez sold like he was being knocked around by a strong wind.

WM9 was my first Mania, it has a special place in my fandom but yeah looking back it wasn't good, however that entrance with the vulture to me was the best at 9 years old. So many good memories of Taker's career.

@H.H.Hoosier

21 күн бұрын

bash at the beach 98 was my first and holds a special place in my heart. i saved up my allowance. i got into wcw bc my friend had the world tour game. i picked sting bc he looked cool. but my friends lil brother who was a wrestling fan, told me "hate to break it to you, but youre fake" ill never forget that . sting became my favorite wrestler bc of a game. i never even watched the sport then became the biggest fan.

@Jahn_Pah_Jonz

15 күн бұрын

​@@H.H.Hoosierso you picked the nwo Sting?

@philiphunn194

12 күн бұрын

It was my first Mania as well. I'm shocked it wasn't my last...

@necrochemical5572

4 күн бұрын

@@Jahn_Pah_Jonz it ruined his Eric Draven cosplay by joining the Wolfpack. So much better when he was making Hogan piss himself every chance he got. That's all I'm going to say about that.

I love hearing Takers thick southern accent. It’s like sitting at a camp 🔥 in a 🏜 hearing your southern war vet uncle telling stories!

@chrisbg99

21 күн бұрын

People who have spent so much time in the wrestling business, I think, have some of the most interesting stories in any entertainment media. It is too bad Vince McMahon probably won't be giving out his because I feel he has some whoppers of his own.

@jiujitsumonkey1

21 күн бұрын

thats not a thick southern accent, are you kidding me?

@rtyuik7

21 күн бұрын

​@@jiujitsumonkey1compared to "The Undertaker", with his dark edgy 'king of the dead' voice, "Mark Calaway" has a bit of drawl in his natural voice...

@nygreek743

21 күн бұрын

Thick accent WTF?😂😂😂

@Guitarist888

21 күн бұрын

@@nygreek743 Yes. He has a thick southern accent. Just like Taz has a thick Brooklyn NY accent. There’s nothing wrong with that.

When you came out with the vulture was the coldest entrance ever 👌🏾 Salute

I absolutely agree that Giant Gonzalez was a terrible wrestler. But I loved that Caesar's Palace WrestleMania match. After Gonzalez "chloroformed" Taker, necessitating him being wheeled out on a stretcher, the crowd was yelling for Hulk Hogan to come out and save the day. But what happened next was even better. The Undertaker's funeral gong rang and the crowd erupted with cheers. Then Undertaker rushed back to the ring and layed the smackdown on the Giant.

Eight year old me was in awe of this match because it was insane someone made Taker that small. I can still tap into that sentiment now though, I could watch it anytime without giving a fuck about 'work rate', or any of that shite Meltzer dogshit star ratings nonsense. That was Godzilla vs Kong. I rewatched WM9 tonnes, and even the SS93 match a tonne as well.

@AJEvans22

21 күн бұрын

So have I. Used to be my favorite WM. Luna scared the shit outta me too as a kid

@arostwocents

21 күн бұрын

Exactly, the people who cry about work rate is why wrestling is niche entertainment now. Only hardcore obsessives want to watch a whole show of 25 minute matches. No wrestlers have gimmicks and there are barely storylines even. TNA i loved for years after wwf sucked from late 00 but now its just a mini aew , basically an indie not a proper show like it used to be 😢

@radioVHS149

20 күн бұрын

​@@arostwocentsand those same people always scoffing at Gonzalez Nash Sid and Kahli are always the first to yell at Lance Storm "boring" and to sleep through Steven Regal or Dean Malenko matches..

@milezeroisland

20 күн бұрын

I wish gimmicks came back in a modernized form. Instead of just ordinary guys.

@EGarrett01

20 күн бұрын

Exactly. Gonzalez was a visual spectacle. And Vince McMahon would cream himself screaming "8-feet! 8-feet!" on commentary. That made it worth it.

I feel Giant Gonzales was better used in WCW as El Gigante. Wasn't a great worker by no means but was very believable. I still remember one of the greatest matches I ever saw for a championship abd it wasn't on ppv was the WCW heavyweight championship match between Ricky the Dragon and Vader. It was a lumberjack match and El Gigante was a face and you couldn't help but not cheer when he'd help. Ultimately, Dragon lost to Vader after a Sid powerbomb while the refs back was turned but yeah. One of my favorite El Gigante/Giant Gomzales memories and times.

Taker’s one liners are so damn good 👏

You are a one of a kind talent, thank you for telling these stories!!

That match scared the shit out of me

Can listen to Taker all day long

@Undertakeaap

21 күн бұрын

the two hours at deadman show went so quick for me lol 🤓

@graciegjj

9 күн бұрын

Train by day Taker podcast by night! 😅

Love the hear the stories from the wrestlers point of view. Taker was my favorite growing up and will always be my favorite.

im enjoying this way to much. idk if he ever reads the comments but im feeling like a little kid again who stayed awake late watching smackdown on this awful tube tv hoping the undertaker would make an apperance. Can hardly put into words how happy i am that i can just tune into this podcast listening tho these stories

I was 7-8 when this match happened. Gonzalez was terrifying to me. I remember him being so powerful that he didn’t even have to punch right to hurt taker😂lol. Little did I know he just couldn’t punch

I went back and watched the match, and yeah, Giant Gonzo is definitely smashing his neck.

@tafua_a

18 күн бұрын

I'd like to imagine he's trying to hit him in the shoulder blades, but his arms are too long and he keeps overshooting

I don’t blame Giant Gonzalez for acting like that, being so big, his brain probably didn’t get enough blood at all times

Being "limited to what you can do" is way fucking different than being actively unsafe. You can be 7 feet tall and manage to NOT hit someone in the back of the neck.

@nomercy4life

21 күн бұрын

Different times, didn't break takers neck did he?

@Josh_Tsu1067

21 күн бұрын

but he could have if Taker's neck wasn't strong he would have break it ​@@nomercy4life

@TimedRevolver

20 күн бұрын

Makes me wonder if Gonzalez had vision problems. Kept thinking he hit the shoulder blades because he just couldn't see worth a damn. I mean, dudes that size tend to end up with a lot of health problems when they aren't in a physically demanding profession. Being a wrestler probably tore decades off the guy's life.

@Zozo806

18 күн бұрын

​@@TimedRevolver i think taker is just to nice to say that Gonzales was not that bright

@squiddwizzard8850

14 күн бұрын

​@@Zozo806 I was thinking he might have been possibly alluding to a language barrier?

I got to see Taker vs. Gonzalez in '93 Binghamton arena NY state. House show. I had just seen the most recent royal rumble and loved Giant Gonzalez lol. But I loved undertaker more of course. The crowd by the barrier got yelled at by the announcer because none of us were supposed to be down there 😂. Other people there that night were ted DiBiase with Mr. Hughes and the Steiner brothers, who were my favorites at the time. I cant really remember who else was there, but it was a great show.

Who miss the legend the deadmen the UNDERTAKER 👇

@melquanoneal3869

21 күн бұрын

Undertaker is funny😂😂

Undertaker is a real legend of wrestling. Who doesn’t love that character specially in the early 90’s undertaker.

I think the whole notion was also that it was someone bigger and taller than the undertaker at the time which was the gimmick.

Still cant believe i used to be scared of Giant Gonzalez when i was little......

Taker, got a question. Something I've always really wanted the answer to. It was Smackdown 2000. The big promo before the six man Hell In A Cell Match at Armageddon. Mick Foley was cutting the promo and i believe HHH was up on the ramp as well. You were in the ring with a few of the other wrestlers as well, and this included Stone Cold Steve Austin. You were standing there with your hands on your hips and you and Austin were both looking at eachother. The hard camera just caught Austin having to turn away smirking, barely able to contain his laughter after you said something to him 😂 i gotta know, can you remember what you said to him to get him to laugh?

@jakobbraumann256

21 күн бұрын

Foley Said just before that...Kurt Angle Screwing The Undertaker, something like that.

@dazzaboy04

21 күн бұрын

​@@jakobbraumann256yeah it was Kurt angle screwing the undertaker Kurt angle screwing the rock etc etc etc

03:00 that TUF chicken salad line reference from Brock 😂

@squiddwizzard8850

14 күн бұрын

I have heard that from Mick a lot too

I saw The Undertaker at Fremantle Prison. This story here was better than anything I heard that night. He talked 3 stories on Midian before Q & A

I love Takers interviews but still find it funny hearing him talk in his normal voice lol

It got the job done especially to us kids back in the day .. we all loved it

You should do a watch along for all your wrestlemania matches! Would really love to hear your commentary

"Giant Gonzalez made Great Kali look like Lou Thesz"...........ouch.

dig the production guys, looks better all the time

Trying to making chicken salad out of chicken shit . Best line ever 😆 🤣 😂. Howling .

I honestly liked Giant Gonzalez i am a fan of his however I don’t think he’s the best wrestler of all time but he was a solid Giant I mean he was pretty intimidating

I have fell back in love with wrestling

I rewached the old Manias this year before WM40 & one thing that stood out to me with that match is that the top of the giant's head was basically level with the top rope ... when standing outside the ring. Whippleman & Paul Bearer, as proxies for normal men, stood with the bottom rope at about mouth/chin height.

As bad as Khali was, at least he looked the part of the monster but Giant Gonzalez was downright horrible and that furry bodysuit was hideous. He was without a doubt the worst opponent Undertaker ever faced and to have a Wrestlemania match against him after facing Jimmy Snuka and Jake Roberts who were both true legends in their own right was insulting to The Undertaker. He deserved a better opponent, someone like Razor Ramon. No fault of Undertaker but those matches against Gonzalez were terrible. Those early years were truly dark days (no pun intended)

@thedudenamedz

21 күн бұрын

A Razor vs Taker match at Mania WOULD'VE BEEN 🔥🔥🔥

@cs77smith67

21 күн бұрын

​@thedudenamedz yeah but they already had 2 matches in early 90s. Great match but undertaker won

@sarahfortune7760

21 күн бұрын

And he had a somewhat decent match with Khali, too. At least imo, Taker vs Khali last man standing match

@WarhawkBeyond2040

21 күн бұрын

I agree, Khali Vs Undertaker was actually a pretty good last man standing match, just wished that it happened at Summerslam instead of Smackdown

@RedfishCarolina

20 күн бұрын

That fur suit was by far the most astonishingly terrible getup of any wrestler ever. It had fucking PUBES on it. I can imagine the airbrush artist on the suit saying "are you fucking joking?"

But you have to admit, the flying clothesline that Taker finished Gonzales with at Summerslam 93 looked SWEET!

That match was so exciting for me as a kid! I couldn’t wait to see those 2 giants face off

Best Match I’ve seen that shit was Lit 🔥 Taker vs Giant Gonzales

Dude I loved that match!

Undertaker is awesome 😎!!! Favorite wrestler of all time.!

I was a kid at the time, and I loved it. I didn't care about the matches. I loved the characters, the entrances, the costumes, the vignettes ....back then I didn't notice how bad someone was. But thats what WWF was selling at the time was over the top cartoonish stuff, fun for kids...and it was. So I don't care what these guys say about that time in the business, it worked most of the time for the audience they were selling this stuff to. and I'm thankful for it. I had a blast

love the sarcasm in the beginning 😂

That character had potential but his height ended up hurting how much he could do in the ring.

4:10 "social sipper". I'm stealing that.

Just went back to watch their match at mania. And holy shit Taker is right. Gonzalez kept hitting him hard across the back of the neck! Never hit the right spot. You wouldn’t notice unless you hear this clip first. Then it becomes very obvious. Poor Taker. I’d be pissed too if someone you are supposed to trust keeps fucking you up.

Mark Undertaker Callaway, the most controlled man and character in WWF History! beats somebody up for REAL and then feels bad about it. What a class act legend this man is! AND GG was a whole foot taller too! A lesson I'm SURE other wrestlers learned from.

Undertaker is such a cool dude man 😭

Taker really outlived so many

Hey Matt, just wanna let you know...ur doing a great job, Keep it Up "Bud"...😋😋

That fact the undertaker felt bad for snapping at him was so wholesome

Man I laugh now but as a kid I was totally enthralled with that storyline.

I think the phrase Taker is searching for when talking about this match is "the drizzling shits"

i dont think Gonzales's reputation would be nearly as low as it is, if they didnt put him in that cheap-looking Spirit Halloween bodysuit...i mean, neither Andre nor BigShow had a "visible 8-pack" either, but they got to strut their Natural hugeness with maybe a strap (or two) over the shoulder...theres a difference between the "Giant characters" vs 'cosplaying as a Skyrim Giant'...

in def of Khali, 1 should have seen him in Japan, the things he was able to do, I mean he was a COP bacck in the day before pro wrestling, his leg injuries made him immobilized while the time he debuted in WWE against The Undertaker none the less

Jorge Gonzalez was an abysmal performer. Couldn't wrestle convincingly, no promo abilities, terrible facial expressions with body language to match. But I don't put all the blame on him. He was a fish out of water, for sure. But he was trained by both WCW and WWF, and both companies were satisfied enough with his progress to put him in the ring. Ultimately, the blame rests on the companies and their decision makers for signing him to a contract and putting him in front of a camera.

@clivet3252

21 күн бұрын

He should have been a bodyguard

@mixedmartialoddest

21 күн бұрын

The old, "Oh he's big, we gotta use him!"

Taker keeps it real upfront straight to the point man can't get no realer than that king mable was hard to work with as well

Understandable reaction. Some people just can't be explained things. That said, GG by all accounts was a nice guy but clumsy and had a bad knee(s). He just wasn't a wrestler, he was a novelty.

Chicken salad out of chicken shit.....😂😂😂😂

Giant probably said... "what did I do? " lmao 🤣

You know you’re getting old when you don’t remember what year WrestleMania 9 is. In his defense wrestling or any job ages you for better or worse. I’m just glad we’re getting these stories from him. Crazy how Undertaker’s been booked to lose to guys like Triple H and Brock Lesnar yet his feud with Giant Gonzalez and his match with Goldberg were the only times he was visibly irritated (on the latter especially).

Imagine how hard those blows had to be to make Taker feel it in his fingertips. A guy that big could cripple you easily.

I believe that match ended in DQ probably only Taker WM match that end doesn't on pinfall

Taker your killing it. Come to ky. I take u bass fishing

i need footage of the stuff you talking about would bring it all together

@sarahfortune7760

21 күн бұрын

It was a houseshow in the early 90s, it's never gonna appear lol

I love the Undertaker

😂😂 what was sad i use to rent this ppv all the time at blockbuster and i loved it

As a kid Taker vs Giant Gonzalez at WMIX was awesome. I like that whole event. It was my favorite until WM12

If you're old enough to remember the Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez matches, your childhood was awesome! 😊

It's so cool to talk about a man that has past

Taker is such a great storyteller, love to hear him talk

Gonzalez was build as 8'2 i really liked him imagine him vs Brock or New Jack or Haku

@Aldine281

15 күн бұрын

Gonzalez wpuld beat both of them

Undertaker with Happy Dad in the background…😂

Undertaker beat up Giant Gonzalez😂😂. Thats such a flex.

Damn I thought they were going to come to Minnesota for WrestleMania.. Perhaps one day.

Love you sir

Guess it was good thing every month ppv weren't a thing yet. Imagine working a 12 week program with Giant Gonzalez

MARK ❣️

I want to hear how Mark flipped out about the pyro going off in his face 2-3 times and proceeded to finish the Elimination Chamber taking Jericho's walls all the while with his burnt face and chest rubbing the mat.

First iconic Undertaker entrance. WM9 doesn't get its due credit for being awesome.

You mention Giant Gonzales to Taker and he instantly gets the PTSD look in his eyes.

I read a story where Taker was watching Yoko from Gorilla and loved what he saw. Vince was passing and he said to Vince, "You gotta let me work with this guy!" Vince responded something like, "In time. For right now I have got THE guy for you!" And the guy he was talking about was Gonzalez. Taker said his heart sank because he had worked with him a bit in WCW if I remember correctly.

just watched the brawl between taker and brock from 2015 - forgot about it but how GOOD was it.

I think Undertaker is avoiding calling Gonzalez an idiot

Undertaker looks good in early 1990’s than after 1997

@theemorbidwolf

20 күн бұрын

Well he was evolving the character, and he was older

@Unpack

19 күн бұрын

@@theemorbidwolf Yeap

Why he had to diss Khali like that 💀💀

@mixedmartialoddest

21 күн бұрын

HE CAN'T WRESTLE👏👏👏👏👏