Talking Taker
259 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsDigging up the career of The Undertaker one PPV match at a time every Friday. Hosted by wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White.
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227: Batman Meets The Undertaker
July 01, 2024 02:00 - 2 hours - 158 MBThe Dark Knight finally crosses paths with The Lord Of Darkness on this very special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they trade in the time-traveling hearse for a Batmobile and devote an entire episode to one of Travis's favorite long-running threads on this podcast - the connections between The Batman and The Undertaker. We've joked about it since the earliest days of the show, but there truly is a deep crossover between these two iconic ch...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Survivor Series 1996
June 22, 2024 02:48 - 53 minutes - 60.9 MBThe Undertaker is doing the Bat Dance on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back to Survivor Series 1996 and The Undertaker's bat-like entrance to face off against Mankind. This classic episode is the perfect preview for our July episode as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Batman 89 and finally dedicate an entire episode to the many parallels between The Dark Knight and The Lord Of Da...
226: The New Skyscrapers
June 01, 2024 12:30 - 2 hours - 169 MBWe're covering The Undertaker's earliest days as a tag team specialist and his debut for a major wrestling company on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take the time-traveling hearse back to WCW in early 1990 and Mean Mark Callous's short-lived run as part of The New Skyscrapers alongside Dangerous Danny Spivey. It's a brief run of less than 10 televised matches, but it's an incredibl...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Invasion 2001
May 23, 2024 02:40 - 3 hours - 217 MBBefore we go back to The Undertaker's origins in WCW, we're taking it back to the infamous WCW Invasion on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back 23 years to the absolutely insane era of the summer of 2001 including the formation of The Alliance between ECW and WCW as well as the stalker angle with DDP and Taker. It was a wild ride and arguably one of the worst storylines of Big Evil's c...
BONUS: Backlash 2007 Revisited With Watchalong Tommy!
May 04, 2024 03:15 - 1 hour - 111 MBJust in time for this year's Backlash event, enjoy this special bonus audio of our cohost Alex Doriot joining friend of the show and P.S.K. Member Watchalong Tommy on his YouTube channel to revisit Backlash 2007! Alex and Travis were there live in Atlanta for this hidden gem of a PPV so you'll hear all about the experience inside the Philips Arena. Plus we'll discuss all the goings-on of 2007 in the WWE and beyond including forgotten WWE Dot Com shows, American Idol contestants you haven't t...
225: The Thursday Night War - April 29, 1999 with The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast (Smackdown Pilot Episode vs. WCW Thunder)
April 29, 2024 04:45 - 1 hour - 110 MBWe're breaking down the opening shots of the Thursday Night War of the Attitude Era on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back 25 years to the pilot episode of Smackdown featuring a massive tag team match (playa!) between The Undertaker and Triple H against The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. It's so massive we had to call in another tag team to discuss it with us - Mike and ...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: King Of The Ring 1999
April 19, 2024 22:53 - 1 hour - 133 MBThey just played a role in the main event of WrestleMania 40, so now we're looking back 25 years at the origins of The Undertaker and The Rock's rivalry on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back to the height of the chaotic Attitude Era in June of 1999. Taker and The Rock have a highly memorable build up to their match including The Rock busting out his own Brahma Bull symbol, plus we tr...
224: The Undertaker vs. The Iron Claw!
April 01, 2024 03:01 - 1 hour - 128 MBCan The Undertaker break The Von Erich Curse? Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take their time-traveling hearse back to Dallas in 1989 to cover some of the earliest footage of Mark Calaway as The Punisher facing off with The Modern Day Warrior Kerry Von Erich and many more characters from the USWA. This episode is inspired by the award-winning film "The Iron Claw" and we'll give our thoughts on the movie b...
MEGASODE: The Complete WrestleMania 25-28 Quadrilogy Commentary With Randy Turco!
March 26, 2024 18:46 - 3 hours - 216 MBThis year marks the 15th Anniversary of the first match of The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels/Triple H WrestleMania Quadrilogy, and we're celebrating this momentous occasion with a special MEGASODE edition of Talking Taker! Collected here for the first time is all 4 of our Watch-Along alternate commentaries joined by special guest Randy Turco for each of these matches, back to back to back to back! We'll give you the time cues and invite you to join our three man booth as we look back The Und...
223: WrestleMania 27 Watch-Along With Randy Turco!
March 15, 2024 16:50 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBWe're taking the time-traveling hearse back to the ATL with Randy Turco in tow on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they bring their time-traveling correspondent Randy along to revisit a classic WrestleMania match between The Undertaker and Triple H. It's the 15th anniversary of the beginning of Taker's WrestleMania rivalry with DX, and this is the last match of that rivalry that Alex, ...
222: Sting vs. The Undertaker?!?!
March 01, 2024 04:01 - 2 hours - 156 MBFor one episode only, Talking Taker becomes SPITTING VENOM! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take a detour from their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they pay tribute to the icon whose career mirrored The Undertaker's in so many ways, the man called Sting! With The Stinger's retirement match coming up this weekend we look back at his unparalleled career and share some of our favorite memories and moments from his runs through WCW, TNA, WWE, an...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: WrestleMania XX
February 18, 2024 03:28 - 2 hours - 144 MBWe're celebrating the 20 year anniversary of a milestone moment in Alex and Travis's friendship on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies as they reminisce about Alex's 18th Birthday gift - an all-expenses paid trip for these best friends to WrestleMania XX! It's not only one of the greatest experiences of our lives as wrestling fans, and not only one of the most important matches of The Undertaker's career, but this just so happened to be a historic episode ...
221: Coliseum Video Classics Volume 2
February 01, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 133 MBForget about Netflix - Be Kind & Rewind with us to the days of the video store for a brand new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they cue up another round of Undertaker matches originally found on Coliseum Video releases in the early 90s. The days of physical media may be dwindling and Monday Night Raw is moving to streaming, so what better time than to look back at these iconic home video releases...
BONUS: Ranking The Top 10 Undercard Royal Rumble Matches With Watchalong Tommy!
January 19, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBIt's a special simulcast between Watchalong Wrestling and Talking Taker on this BONUS episode to get you ready for the Royal Rumble! Friend of the show and Pod Street Krew member Tommy On The Spot joins Alex Doriot for a unique countdown of their Top 10 "Non-Rumble" matches from the Royal Rumble PPV. That's right - we're ranking our favorites all of the classic singles, tag team, World Title, street fight, and Last Man Standing (so many Last Man Standing) matches from the Rumble undercards o...
220: Royal Rumble 1999 Watch-Along
January 01, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBWe're ringing in the new year with the tolling of The Undertaker's bell in yet another Royal Rumble as we look back 25 years to a classic Attitude Era melee on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they revisit a Rumble match The Lord Of Darkness didn't technically participate in, but certainly played a major part of as he makes a sacrifice mid-match to strengthen his ever-growing faction. ...
219: 1993 Superstars Slumber Party!
December 01, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBWe're having a slumber party and watching some vintage WWF Superstars from 30 years ago on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hearse back to 1993 for some classic moments featuring The Undertaker on the WWF's former flagship show. Up first it's June 12 1993 as Mr. Hughes becomes an important footnote in Taker's history and steals The Dead Man's urn for the ver...
BONUS: Collecting Dead Man 2023 Year In Review With Stephen Zieman and Randy Turco!
November 19, 2023 20:48 - 1 hour - 129 MBWe're looking back at the year in Undertaker Toy Collecting on a special bonus episode of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot is joined by friends and P.S.K. members Stephen Zieman and Randy Turco to discuss all of The Dead Man figures, Funkos, bobbleheads, inflatables, and more that put a goozle on our wallets in 2023. We review every Taker release from the past year, pick our favorites, look ahead to 2024, come up with some fantasy figures, and much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Follow St...
218: The Complete Evolution Of The Undertaker’s Entrance Music
November 01, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 136 MBDance With The Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they do a deep dive on the complete evolution of The Undertaker's Entrance Music! From the Funeral March to the Graveyard Symphony to the Dark Side to American Badass to Rollin' to You're Gonna Pay to Now That You're Dead, we're discussing every piece of music The Undertaker ever walked to the ring to the tune of. We'll discuss Jim Johnston's early inspirati...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: King Of The Ring 2000
October 26, 2023 14:44 - 2 hours - 159 MBIt's the debut of one of The Undertaker's most iconic entrance songs on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look at the origins of the "American Badass" song and character for The Undertaker at King Of The Ring 2000. Our next new episode in November is a journey through the history and importance of Taker's entrance music, and there might have been no more important shift in that music than the one to Kid Rock that came rolling in on wheels of fire! This episode cover...
217: Crown Jewel 2018 5 Year Anniversary Watchalong!
October 01, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 117 MBIt's a Halloween Havoc on this month's Talking Taker as we look back at one of The Undertaker's SPOOKIEST matches of all tiz-iiiime! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they "celebrate" the 5 year anniversary of Crown Jewel 2018 and the truly cursed match between The Brothers Of Destruction and DX. It's been reviewed (and reviled) as one of the worst matches of The Phenom's career - how does it hold up 5 years later? We'll analyze all the wig-splitting action and give it ...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Ground Zero
September 25, 2023 03:16 - 1 hour - 85 MBWe're looking at the origin of The Brothers Of Destruction and DX's rivalry on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look back at the wild brawl between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels from In Your House: Ground Zero in September of 1997 and discuss the foundation it laid for one of The Undertaker's greatest rivalries. Our next new episode in October will focus on Crown Jewel 2018 and the end to this decades-long storyline, so we thought it would be fun to revisit the...
216: Main Event Monstors PART DEUX!
September 01, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 131 MBBefore he was The Undertaker, he was The Master Of Pain! And Texas Red! And Punisher Dice Morgan! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take their time-traveling hearse back to the days before Mark Calaway became The Phenom we know and love and worked the territories back in the late 80s. It's a sequel to our "Main Event Monstors" episode from a couple of years ago as we've unearthed even more fascinating (and o...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: The Master Of Pain In Memphis!
August 26, 2023 21:59 - 1 hour - 123 MBWe're looking at some of the earliest (and most hilarious) in-ring footage of the man who would go on to be The Undertaker on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look back at Mark Calaway in one of his earliest gimmicks as The Master Of Pain working in the Memphis territory in 1989. You won't believe some of the other characters we unearth here like Ronnie P. Gossett, Freezer Thompson, The Japanese Team, P.Y. Chu-Hi Phil Hickerson, Lord Humongous, Detroit Demolition, ...
BONUS: The SummerSlam 2023 Weekend Recap & Reactions With The P.S.K.!
August 06, 2023 23:22 - 1 hour - 114 MBWe're recapping an incredible weekend in Detroit Brock City on this special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot is joined by special guests and travel companions Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, and Nick Fugate as they discuss the first half of their trip to The SummerSlam. We discuss meeting in real life for the first time, Tommy and Alex's airport shenanigans, the unbelievable culinary delights of Ford's Garage, our road trip into Cleveland, the Haunted House Restaurant, the Rock And...
215: SummerSlam 2008 15 Year Anniversary Watchalong + P.S.K. Q&A!
August 01, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 124 MBWe're celebrating our 6 year anniversary by looking back at the 15 year anniversary of one of our favorite rivalries of all time on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we revisit the finale of the epic story between The Undertaker and Edge which took place inside Hell In A Cell at SummerSlam 2008. We provide a Watchalong Commentary to one of our top 20 all-time Taker matches and discuss...
BONUS: Toasting The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast’s 5 Year Anniversary With Mike Proulx!
July 20, 2023 04:19 - 2 hours - 140 MBWe're raising a glass to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of our brother podcast The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast on this bonus episode of Talking Taker! Alex is joined by Bottom Line Cast cohost Mike Proulx to commemorate this awesome milestone and discuss Mike and JV's journey covering the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin. We discuss Mike's journey as a wrestling fan from seeing Hulk Hogan and Jake The Snake live as a toddler to watching the Austin 3:16 promo on PPV to his unexpected run as ...
214: The Monday Night War - July 6th, 1998
July 01, 2023 03:03 - 1 hour - 134 MBWe're taking the time-traveling hearse to the frontlines of the Monday Night War on this very special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back at the main events of Raw and Nitro on a historic night for professional wrestling - July 6th, 1998. On Raw the main event sees an unforgettable moment where The Undertaker disguises himself as his brother Kane to become the #1 Contender ...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: King Of The Ring 1998
June 25, 2023 18:52 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe're celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Undertaker's most infamous match of all tiz-iiiime on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we do a watch-along special for Taker vs. Mankind inside Hell In A Cell from King Of The Ring 1998. It's a match with some of the most incredible moments to ever take place in WWE history, but its legacy is a bit complicated looking back on it all these years later. We discuss why as iconic as it is it's a bit hard to look back it with m...
BONUS: Digging Holes & Talking Grohl With Randy Turco
June 16, 2023 03:01 - 2 hours - 175 MBIt's times like these for us to geek out about the Foo Fighters on this special bonus episode of Talking Taker! We're taking a quick detour on our exploration digging up The Dead Man for Alex Doriot and friend of the show and everlong Foo Fan Randy Turco to discuss the band's epic new album "But Here We Are". Don't worry - we'll be back with our regularly scheduled Taker Talk on July 1st. But for now sit back and rock out with us as analyze the colour and the shape of our nearly 30-year fan...
213: The Undertaker’s Top 10 Rivals!
June 01, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 123 MBWe're ranking The Undertaker's Top 10 Rivals of all tiz-iiiime on a brand new episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they rank and debate The Phenom's most fantastic foes. We've both made up our lists and we take turns arguing which 10 of Taker's opponents truly stand out from the rest. Some of our picks are bound to surprise and stir up some controversy, so we'd love to hear from all of yo...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: King Of The Ring 1997
May 24, 2023 17:38 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBWe're taking the time-traveling hearse back to a wild "royal" rumble as we revisit King Of The Ring 1997 on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we explore a match you might have forgotten ever happened between The Undertaker and Faarooq for the WWF Championship. Travis has often said this is one of his favorite episodes we ever recorded, and it really does go off the rails as we talk about The Dead Man curing racism, get some classic promos from "The Cheek" Ahmed Johnson...
212: Mayhem In Manchester + Over The Edge 1998
May 01, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 117 MBWe're going back 25 years to cover a couple of glaring omissions from our back catalog on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on our encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take a look back at a pair of classic Attitude Era matches that didn't quite warrant their own episode during our original run but definitely deserve to be revisited. Up first is The Undertaker vs Kane from the famous VHS release of Mayhem In Manchester. Though n...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: One Night Only
April 28, 2023 00:57 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBWe're taking the time-traveling hearse back across the pond as we revisit One Night Only on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we explore a semi-forgotten classic between The Undertaker and Bret Hart in a match that was left off the original VHS release of this first ever U.K. exclusive PPV. The finish might have been wonky, but the match itself is one of the best of The Dead Man's first decade - be sure to check it out if you've never seen it. Plus we discuss the rarel...
BONUS: The Undertaker’s Shave & A Haircut (Two Bits!) With Randy Turco
April 17, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe're struttin' and cuttin' on a special bonus episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their exploration digging up The Dead Man as they bring on Manscaped Contest Winner Randy Turco to the show for a special episode dedicated to The Dead Man's haircut history throughout the years. Yes, really - we're watching along with two classic Taker matches featuring some of his most dramatic haircuts ever! First up is a quickie vs Bradshaw from Smackdown 12/6...
211: WrestleMania 29 Ten Year Anniversary Watchalong With Watchalong Tommy!
March 31, 2023 03:39 - 1 hour - 126 MBIT'S WATCHALONG TIME! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back at one of their favorite Undertaker WrestleMania matches of all tiz-iiiime: his epic encounter with CM Punk at WrestleMania 29. Longtime P.S.K. member Watchalong Tommy joins us as we look back at the match that stole - and arguably saved - this entire show as both men had a chip on their shoulder and put on a 5 Star Classic. Tommy never made i...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: WrestleMania 14
March 24, 2023 21:13 - 1 hour - 100 MBHop in the time-traveling hearse on the road to WrestleMania as we bring our look at one of The Undertaker's most important Mania matches BACK FROM THE DEAD! This month we're taking you back to the truly epic showdown between The Phenom and his demonic brother Kane from WrestleMania 14. This year marks the 25 year anniversary of this, the initial face-off in their storied rivalry, arguably the greatest rivalry of The Dead Man's career. So enjoy this look back at how it all began at one of th...
210: The Life & Times Of Paul Bearer
March 01, 2023 04:01 - 2 hours - 147 MBOHHHH YESSSSSSSS! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they pay tribute to the one and only William Moody - better known to us all as Paul Bearer - on the 10 year anniversary of his passing. After our monthly Undertaker Sightings segment (covering his Super Bowl commercial and more), we dive deep into the full career of the Father Of Destruction. We talk about William Moody's background as a real-life mortician to h...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: SummerSlam 1996
February 17, 2023 04:07 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBRelive one of the most shocking moments of The Undertaker and Paul Bearer's careers with us as we bring another classic episode of Talking Taker BACK FROM THE DEAD! This month we're taking you back to the wild Boiler Room Brawl from SummerSlam 1996 between The Undertaker and Mankind that led to the unbelievable heel turn of Paul Bearer. It's a preview of our next all-new episode coming March 1st where we'll be looking at The Life & Times Of Paul Bearer and celebrating his Hall Of Fame legacy...
209: The Complete History Of The Casket Match
February 01, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 137 MBWe're taking you back to school on this month's Talking Taker as we give you a crash course in The Undertaker's signature match! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they analyze over 40 years of one of the most unique match styles in professional wrestling history - The Casket Match. Or wait, is it a Coffin Match? We'll get to the bottom of that, along with covering the evolution of this match from the rough around...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Royal Rumble 1997 Watch-Along
January 28, 2023 01:45 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBCount down to this year's Royal Rumble with us as we bring another classic episode of Talking Taker BACK FROM THE DEAD! This month we're throwing it back to our first ever Rumble Watch-Along as Travis and Alex laugh themselves silly watching the 97 Rumble. Cue up the match and watch with us as we struggle to remember luchador names, poke fun at the fans in the audience, talk about our time working out at the DDPY Performance Center earlier in the day, put over the incredible performance of S...
BONUS: 1998 Royal Rumble Match Watch-Along With The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast!
January 14, 2023 05:20 - 1 hour - 98 MBYou didn't think we'd let a year go by without a Royal Rumble Watch-Along, did ya? That's right - it's a very special BONUS episode of Talking Taker as we're joined by Mike and J.V. of The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast for a 25 Year Anniversary look back at the 1998 Royal Rumble win of Stone Cold Steve Austin! The Dead Man doesn't have anything to do with this match, but that's ok because we're joined by the preeminent Stone Cold experts of the podcasting world for a fun free for all commentary...
208: Royal Rumble 1998 25 Year Anniversary Watch-Along
January 01, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBWe've got some true fireworks in store as we light up a new year on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we celebrate the 25 year anniversary of the greatest Casket Match of all time - The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels from Royal Rumble 1998. It's the epic finale of the late 90s era of their rivalry and a perfect distillation of the early Attitude Era where multiple storylines converge in...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: In Your House: Season’s Beatings
December 24, 2022 04:38 - 50 minutes - 57.3 MBRing in the holidays with us on Talking Taker as we bring this classic episode BACK FROM THE DEAD! This time around we're looking back at some Season's Beatings between The Undertaker and King Mabel at the December 1995 In Your House. Not only is it a match from a holiday PPV, it's also a holiday-themed episode of Talking Taker as Travis and Alex reminisce about their favorite wrestling-related Christmas gifts they've received throughout the years. Enjoy this old school episode as you relist...
207: 1992 Superstars Watch-Along Party!
December 01, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 129 MBTravel back in time with us to a 1992 Saturday Morning as we rewatch some classic WWF Superstars on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they reminisce about the days of waking up early on the weekends to get your wrestling fix and take a look back at two momentous showdowns involving The Undertaker from the WWF's former flagship program. Up first it's a near-murder as The Berzerker trie...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: He Buries Them Alive!
November 22, 2022 04:01 - 46 minutes - 53.6 MBCue up your VCR and travel back in our time-traveling hearse to the early 90s with us on Talking Taker as we bring this classic episode BACK FROM THE DEAD! This time around we're revisit our review of a Coliseum Video tribute to The Undertaker called "He Buries Them Alive!" When we first reviewed this tape back in 2018 it wasn't available yet on the WWE Network - but it is now streaming on Peacock so if you've never seen before you can check out all the matches we're talking about against t...
206: The Undertaker Walks Through The Forbidden Door!
November 01, 2022 03:01 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBWhat would happen if The Undertaker walked through wrestling's Forbidden Door in 2023? That's the question we're asking on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we fantasy book 10 matches pitting The Phenom against the best that AEW and New Japan have to offer. It seems like anything can happen in the modern era of professional wrestling, so Travis and Alex take turns drafting a fantasy 5 ...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: In Your House: Buried Alive
October 19, 2022 22:43 - 54 minutes - 61.8 MBCelebrate the spooky season with us on Talking Taker as we bring this classic episode BACK FROM THE DEAD and revisit our coverage of WWF In Your House: Buried Alive! Alex and Travis analyze the first ever Buried Alive match, a match that truly holds up and gets better with age between The Undertaker and Mankind 26 years ago in October of 1996. Hop in the time-traveling hearse with us and enjoy this old school episode, and be sure to join us November 1st for a brand new Talking Taker! #TakerE...
205 - No Mercy 2002 20 Year Anniversary Watch-Along
September 30, 2022 23:19 - 1 hour - 105 MBIt's the 20 year anniversary of our #1 match of The Undertaker's Biker Era! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up the career of The Dead Man as they take their time-traveling hearse back to October 20th 2002 for a Watch-Along of the classic Hell In A Cell match for the Undisputed Championship between Taker and Brock Lesnar. It's one of the greatest matches of both men's careers and of the Ruthless Aggression era, and one of the most...
BACK FROM THE DEAD: No Mercy 2002
September 26, 2022 01:06 - 1 hour - 128 MBOur next brand new episode of Talking Taker is coming this Saturday October 1st, and we'll be looking back at the main event of No Mercy 2002 for it's 20th anniversary! It's an absolutely iconic and violent Hell In A Cell battle between The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. We will look back at the match we rated the number 1 of the Biker Taker Era on a special Watch-Along style episode. Before that comes out, refresh your memory of this rivalry with our original coverage...
204 - Scooby-Doo & WWE: Curse Of The Speed Demon
September 01, 2022 03:01 - 2 hours - 146 MBIt's the team-up you've all been waiting for us to discuss - The Undertaker and Scooby-Doo! Join meddling kids and wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they trade out their time-traveling hearse for a trip in the Mystery Machine and review this wild animated film from 2016 featuring a mash-up of Mystery Inc. and the WWE. But this adventure doesn't take place inside a wrestling ring. Instead all the action takes place at...