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Topic	Scarlet Ranks 150 User-Nominated Wrestlers Part II
scarletspeed7 06/01/18 11:55:26 AM #60:	#58 - Undertaker Nominated by: Anagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyguI1x41-E" data-time=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mn2Ck5uIJw" data-time=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG__BPaRijA" data-time=" The Undertaker is one of the most enduring icons of a sport, a man who has stalwartly defined an entire company, a paragon example of the stoic resiliency that embodies an entire genre of hero for Americans. His face has been linked to some of the greatest matches in WWE history. His voice is linked to some of WWE's most memorable feuds. I also find him really boring to watch in the ring. I know I'm going to be an outlier opinion, but the fact he ranks this high should be a testament to just how influential he is as a character in WWE. I really don't like Taker that much. He's just not my cup of tea. He's not clever or funny or compelling or heartwarming. He drones slowly on about whatever feud he's been saddled with and, outside of some really enjoyable work with Brock a couple years ago, he's been on rinse and repeat since about 2005. However, in my mind, I see him as this almost mythical figure. I always wished that WWE would propel the franchise of Taker forward with more characters. For a long time, it seemed like expanding the character's history was the right direction to go. But at some point, Taker stopped being about horizontal growth but rather a vertical legacy. A straight line to the end of his career. The Streak became more important than the man, and the character ceased to be. For so long, Paul Bearer, Mankind, and Kane were part of an ever-growing stable of characters that gave some depth and meaning to Taker's attitudes. If only WWE had signed Abyss. If only they had the foresight to make the character of Bray Wyatt into Taker's child. If only Finn Balor's Demon persona could be linked to Taker. If only Sting and Taker had been given opportunity to clash. So many characters over the years would have worked perfectly in conjunction with the supernatural flavor of Taker, one that compelled audiences to see him as this demigod in the ring. Instead, the feuds became more and more mundane, more based in plodding matches as Taker has grown older and older. It's just not what I want out of wrestling. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer <cite>scarletspeed7 posted [p:902369308] in Scarlet Ra... [t:76598098]...</cite> <quote>#58 - Undertaker Nominated by: Anagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyguI1x41-E" data-time=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mn2Ck5uIJw" data-time=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG__BPaRijA" data-time=" The Undertaker is one of the most enduring icons of a sport, a man who has stalwartly defined an entire company, a paragon example of the stoic resiliency that embodies an entire genre of hero for Americans. His face has been linked to some of the greatest matches in WWE history. His voice is linked to some of WWE's most memorable feuds. I also find him really boring to watch in the ring. I know I'm going to be an outlier opinion, but the fact he ranks this high should be a testament to just how influential he is as a character in WWE. I really don't like Taker that much. He's just not my cup of tea. He's not clever or funny or compelling or heartwarming. He drones slowly on about whatever feud he's been saddled with and, outside of some really enjoyable work with Brock a couple years ago, he's been on rinse and repeat since about 2005. However, in my mind, I see him as this almost mythical figure. I always wished that WWE would propel the franchise of Taker forward with more characters. For a long time, it seemed like expanding the character's history was the right direction to go. But at some point, Taker stopped being about horizontal growth but rather a vertical legacy. A straight line to the end of his career. The Streak became more important than the man, and the character ceased to be. For so long, Paul Bearer, Mankind, and Kane were part of an ever-growing stable of characters that gave some depth and meaning to Taker's attitudes. If only WWE had signed Abyss. If only they had the foresight to make the character of Bray Wyatt into Taker's child. If only Finn Balor's Demon persona could be linked to Taker. If only Sting and Taker had been given opportunity to clash. So many characters over the years would have worked perfectly in conjunction with the supernatural flavor of Taker, one that compelled audiences to see him as this demigod in the ring. Instead, the feuds became more and more mundane, more based in plodding matches as Taker has grown older and older. It's just not what I want out of wrestling. --- "Reading would be your friend." ~Dave Meltzer</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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