If the Undertaker debuted in 2014 how do you think he would be received?

[Street Knowledge]

As the deadman

 

[Riley Escobar]

He'd be totally shyt on

In fact if he'd debuted at any point after 1996 he'd be mercilessly shyt on, especially the way he was booked for the first few years, nikka ran through the entire roster without even selling

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

It'd be a slow burn, running through entire matches without selling wouldn't be a good thing at this point. But if he debuted as a heel, He'd be a Bray Wyatt levels of intimidating.

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

IWC would tear him a new a$$hole

 

[Nintendough]

The new wrestling fan is soft, weird and has zero appreciation for creativity. His character wouldn't work.

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

How would it be any different than Bray Wyatt? And judging by the reaction in this thread, everyone should find him corny

 

[Tommy Fits]

I dunno, the IWC would shyt on it but than again it even shyts on things it likes. I think he would get over because the product is geared towards kids nowadays. I think he would spook the kids just as much as he spooked us when he first debuted. Then again kids are exposed to a lot more than we were as kids so maybe they wouldn't believe he is a real deadman.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

i think he'd be as over as reigns

if you include bearer and the kane debut..plus factor in his unique moveset with the top rope walk and tombstone..i think he'd get over

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I think we already have a template for how the world would of reacted to Taker. Allow me to show y'all an example





Yes..... He prolly would've never made it to main tv just doing a bunch of backstage boogie man shyt

Then again, y'all tell me.... If the E would've continue to push Zombie..... How far do y'all think he would've got or do y'all think he was be a steady main eventer today?

 

[Jello Biafra]

I think we already have a template for how the world would of reacted to Taker. Allow me to show y'all an example





Yes..... He prolly would've never made it to main tv just doing a bunch of backstage boogie man shyt

Then again, y'all tell me.... If the E would've continue to push Zombie..... How far do y'all think he would've got or do y'all think he was be a steady main eventer today?

I was going to post that Zombie debut video too...Taker debuting in 2014 would have been received just like this.

 

[Sypress]

They would start chanting Mean Mark or Mark Calaway

I think maybe he would get over with the fans but the way vince/creative are so short sighted now a days, they would drop the gimmick before it can get over with the fans and make him go out there and make a fool of himself

 

[avon barksdale]

i think it would be more like the boogie man...

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

1992 Undertaker would be dumped on but ministry of darkness [where he was actually talking and not acting like a zombie] would get over if handled right, sure

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

Gimmick wouldn't last a year. They'd thrown him back down to NXT and repackage him as something else.

 

[Batter Up]

Just about anything that started in the early 90's would get shyt on today so the fact that it wouldn't work doesn't say much. You'd have to assume they'd adapt the idea to fit the current era and with guys like Christian and Sheamus recently main eventing PPV's I don't see how he could not get over.