On a recent episode of the “The List & Ya Boy” podcast, J.J Dillon shared an interesting tidbit about the Undertaker. Dillon is best known for his work with the Four Horsemen. Additionally, he had a stint as a backstage executive for the WWF in the 90’s.
Dillon says that the Undertaker almost got stuck with a viking gimmick following his first meeting with Vince McMahon.
Here is what he said:
“Vince’s first reaction was ‘maybe he could be a Viking with the helmet and the horns.’ He just saw this guy and Vince had a really creative mind. He had a department [Vince] would take somebody and turn this person over to this department and say to look at them, their body, their features, play with him and feed me some ideas. In all the years that went by, I think the Undertaker is the great wrestling character/persona that has ever lived in the WWE/F. Hands down”
Imagine how the wrestling landscape might have changed if the Undertaker was a viking instead. Looks like everyone dodged a bullet on that one.
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You can watch the video here. “The List & Ya Boy” podcast airs Wednesday’s at Fightful.com.
