The Undertaker will keep on wrestling for WWE ‘until the wheels fall off’, says Hall of Famer
Hall of Famer Teddy Long, former general manager of SmackDown Live, worked with the Deadman since the late 1980s
UNDERTAKER will continue to wrestle in WWE “until the wheels stop turning”, according to Teddy Long.
The Hall of Famer and former SmackDown Live general manager has been discussing the Deadman’s special relationship with Vince McMahon that has developed through his 28-year stint with the company.
And during a discussion with Wrestling Inc, he explained how the 53-year-old ‘Taker still continues to be a dressing-room leader for the younger wrestlers on the roster.
Long, 70, said: “It doesn't surprise me because he's a loyal person. He loves Vince, Vince loves him, he's been loyal to Vince ever since the day he went there.
“If you ever have the chance to meet The Undertaker you would understand, because he's one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
“He's one of the guys that would take his time; he'll come to TV and he'll take his time and walk down to the ring and get with the young talent and help them with their match. They don't ask him, and they don't have to because he'll come out and do it on his own.
“He was always a person that you could go to in the locker room and if you had a problem you could talk to him and he would straighten it out for you.”
Undertaker, real name Mark Calloway, is a man well-known to Long with the latter acting as The Phenom’s manager during his pre-WWE days in WCW when he was known as “Mean Mark” Callous.
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And he revealed how WCW’s lack of faith in the icon would lead to the start of a legendary career under McMahon.
Long added: “Taker is one of the nicest guys in the world, when I was managing him in WCW I had a great time with him then.
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“The day that he left to come to Vince, me and him were in Jim Herr's office on the same day. What happened there was I think Ole Anderson was the booker and Ole Anderson told him that he was tall, he had red hair and he would never draw a dime, so Ole offered him low-ball money and Taker didn't take it.
“The next thing I know, he went to Vince and he was The Undertaker, so congratulations to him. He's a great guy.
“You can see him now, he's still out there hustling and bustling, and I know he's beat up and he's hurting, but he's loyal and he's gonna go until the wheels stop turning.”
Undertaker was thought to have retired last year but returned at WrestleMania 34 in April to defeat John Cena. He last appeared at the Greatest Royal Rumble later that month to defeat Rusev in a Casket Match.