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WWF.com: Did you ever think you'd see the day that you'd be wrestling someone from WCW?
Undertaker: Not on World Wrestling Federation television.
WWF.com: What's that like?
UT: It's pretty interesting. It's kind of refreshing for me, actually. As long as I've been here now, I've kind of gone through just about everybody that's on the Federation roster. I've either wrestled or been involved in programs with them. So it's actually good for me because it gives me, for lack of a better term, fresh meat to go out to the ring and give people something new from the Undertaker. Because like I said, I've wrestled just about everybody on the roster, especially all of our top talent. I've been in Pay-Per-Views with all of them. So it's not only good for me, it's good for our fans because they get to see me in different situations.
WWF.com: You've been on the Federation roster longer than anybody. What's the key to career longevity?
UT: Keeping what it is that you're doing fresh. Evolving as a wrestler, evolving your character. I think that's one of the keys to my success -- the Undertaker has evolved from when he first came here in the early 1990s. You have to continue to expand people's minds and expectations of what they're going to get from the Undertaker. I am the same person, I believe in the same thing, I have a lot of the same characteristics, but you have watched through this past decade the evolution that has brought us to where we are today.
WWF.com: Character-wise, are you enjoying what you're doing now?
UT: I'm enjoying it for where I am in my career. I wouldn't take back anything that I've done, but at this point of my career I am enjoying giving the fans what they're seeing. This is the first time in the whole decade that they actually get to see the Undertaker that they know from television crossed with Undertaker in the street. For years, that's what people (wanted to know), "What's the Undertaker like? What's the Undertaker like?" Well, you're going to see quite a bit of what I'm like when I'm not around wrestling arenas. But I also still kept the same characteristics of that old Undertaker.
WWF.com: You mentioned "this point" of your career. What point of your career are you in?
UT: I would think that I am winding down maybe. It's very important for me to not be in the ring as a mere shadow of what I once was.
So many times, wrestlers of the past decades have stayed in the business way past their prime. There were quite a few people who, a year ago -- or even less than that; six months ago -- said, "Well the Undertaker should retire. He should do this. He should do that." The fact of the matter is, they don't really know what the hell they're talking about. I was battling through a lot of injuries. I had to evaluate where I am physically and adapt my style and my physical appearance. The hip injuries are well documented. There's going to be a point where I'm going to have to have my hips replaced. That's life. That's inevitable. So to preserve the life that I have left in my hips, I had to lose weight. From when I returned, I've probably lost close to 40 pounds. I have to really be conscious at this point in my career of how I keep myself conditioned. Right now I feel better than I have in two or three years. That and getting over a few nagging injuries, who's to say how long? Definitely I don't want to overstay my welcome. This thing with the WCW merger is going to be huge because I have fresh talent to work with, so it makes me fresh to some extent. I'm doing what it takes to stay healthy. As long as I can be out there and be productive and give the fans what they expect when they see the Undertaker, then I'm going to hang around. But when I feel like I'm starting to slip, well then it's time to get on the bike and ride off into the sunset.
com: Have you thought about what you're going to do after your in-ring career is over? Do you want to stay involved in the business?
UT: I would probably stay in the business to some degree. Probably not as an on-camera talent. I see a lot of these young guys coming up. They have vast amounts of talent, and it's very unrefined. The business itself is changing, but there's so much of the old-school value and old-school techniques that are getting lost in the translation. I'd like to try to pass that down to some of these younger guys, and hopefully give them some longevity in this business, and help them make substantial amounts of money.
WWF.com: Your peers say you're a locker-room leader. Is that an accurate description?
UT: I think so. Everybody knows I'm a stand-up guy. One of the things I'll be proudest of when I'm done with my wrestling career is that I never had to stab anybody in the back or screw anybody over to get a push or to get myself at main-event status. That's something I take a lot of pride in. I've been very fortunate. I was able to take advantage of the breaks that I got. But I got a lot of doors slammed in my face and I've had a lot of bad experiences, but each one of them makes me a little bit better. If these guys look at me as a leader, then that's fine. What you see is what you get and I'll shoot straight with them. I'll tell them without any reservation what I think they're doing right and what they're doing wrong.
And then it's up to them to take what I say and either correct themselves or go on with the way they're doing it. I love this business and I love this industry. It's been very rewarding to me. And it's my obligation to give some of that back to some of these younger guys. Like I said, if they look at me as a leader, I'll take that role.
WWF.com: Has there been tension or uneasiness in the locker room since the WCW talent arrived?
UT: Uneasiness? I think it's kind of an adjustment period. I think the biggest thing is that there are two completely different styles. The WCW had their style and the WWF has theirs. And I may be just a little bit prejudiced, but I think we do things -- and it's proven -- better here. It's not taking away from anybody's talent down there. It's just that we have a different way of doing things here. And there is a time of adjustment for those guys coming in here, learning our style and how we do things. Everybody that's come up from WCW before the merger, there's always been an adjustment period. But usually there was only one guy or maybe two guys at a time that would ever come up. So it was a lot easier for people to let those guys fall into their niche, or to come along. But all of a sudden you have the invasion, and you've got 15 or 20 guys. And it kind of became, to some people, a little bit overwhelming -- just the conflict of how they did things and how we do things. I think that would probably be the highest amount of tension.
It just takes time, and a lot of those guys are really starting to come along now. It's going to be interesting to see where this whole thing ends up.
WWF.com: Speaking of adjustments, what's it like going from seeing your wife a couple days a week to seeing her all the time?
UT: It's very fortunate. I have never been one that liked to expose my family to this business. For many, many years I went way out of my way to make sure that pictures weren't taken of my family, and the names of my family (weren't released). Just because -- to their credit and to their fault -- wrestling fans can be the best and they can be the worst for obsessiveness. It can be very dangerous. So I've always tried to protect my family as best as I could from that. When this came along, it was an opportunity to spend as much time as possible with Sara, which I really enjoy. We've just been married now for a year. It's really funny that I actually truly enjoy spending time with her. We both have a lot of the same interests -- not only wrestling, but boxing and UFC. And she rides now. So it's been really cool. I'm sure she regrets getting hit with that chair, but that kind of comes along with the territory. She's pretty tough though. She's probably tougher than half the guys that work here all the time. She'll tell you that.
WWF.com: How bad did that tattoo hurt?
UT: The one on my throat? Yeah, it tickled a little (smiles). It was one of the shorter settings I ever had, but it was pretty intense.
When it came across the Adam's apple area, I knew where he (the tattoo artist) was at. Fortunately for me, I have a very high threshold of pain. To some extent, I guess I enjoy it. But it's not for the weak at heart.
WWF.com: What do you think about having The Rock back?
UT: I'm glad to see The Rock back. Although we've had our differences out in the ring, The Rock brings a lot to our show. He brings a completely different element -- his energy and his personality. It can only help things. Everybody needs to get away and have a break here and there. It keeps the batteries fresh. So I expect big things from Rock. He's had these three or four months off. And it's in your blood. Once you get into this and you're at the level that The Rock is, it's going to be always in your blood. No matter what you're doing, you crave it. So I think he's going to be bursting at the seams to get out there and do his thing. If you believe the Undertaker would say this, I'm actually happy to see The Rock back.
WWF.com: You've been through similar situations before, being away for a few months and then coming back. What's it like the day you come back?
UT: Oh it's a rush. It's a huge rush because you've been thinking about it. No matter what you're doing, you're sitting there thinking about, "How are the people going to respond to me? How are they going to take me? I've been away." A lot of people say, "Outta sight, outta mind.
" Although you think you know (fans are) going to be happy to see you, you've always got that little bit of self-doubt. "How are they going to take me? Am I going to be as over as I was before?" So it's a nervous anticipation. I can guarantee you that The Rock is going to be sitting there behind that curtain and when that music comes on, his adrenaline's going to be peaked, and it's going to be like he never left.
WWF.com: Are you looking forward to SummerSlam?
UT: Yeah. I've always been kind of fond of SummerSlam. With a Pay-Per-View every month, you kind of peak at that time of the month. But you have WrestleMania, you've got SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, King of the Ring. You really peak for those particular Pay-Per-Views. Hopefully I can bring an end to this thing with (Diamond Dallas) Page. I'll make him famous, and let him go on his way and regret the day he ever heard the name Undertaker.
WWF.com: Are we going to see you jump off the top turnbuckle and through the Spanish announcers' table, like at the 1998 SummerSlam?
UT: No (laughs). Those high-impact landings are going to become less and less a mainstay in the Undertaker's arsenal. Every once in a while I'll pull something out. But like I said, I have to preserve my health, and those are very high-risk moves. I'll try and use that intensity in other parts of my matches. Not to say that you'll never see one again, but you probably won't see one at SummerSlam.
com: You mentioned before that people have always wanted to know more about you. Are you going to do an autobiography?
UT: I don't know. There's a lot of stuff in my past and in my history that should probably be left in the past and history. I don't know that I can tell one side of the story without the other. So I don't know. Maybe some day. I'm not one though to cash in on just selling my life story just for dollars and cents. It would have to be a project that I would have to put a lot of time and consideration into, and make sure that it was done with all the details and facts completely straight. But I have no interest at this point to write anything, as far as an autobiography.
za prevoda li hehehehe sa izlizam i nemam vreme a i kato videh kolko e dulgo se streshnah no nekoj den shte go preveda:)e nqdqvam se ce ste obrazovani i umni hora i moje da go procetete ako ne prav vi put
When everything seems Lost, when all you can Feel is Pain,you can Withdraw or Fight
I choose fight
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