He Wanted to P**s Him Off’: The Undertaker’s Reaction to 44-Year-Old AEW Wrestler Wanting to Hijack His Character

Recently, on the 26th episode of Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, the elder Hardy brother discussed Jeff Hardy vs The Undertaker ladder match. He recalled how once Jeff Hardy had pitched an idea of coming out like the old version of The Undertaker while feuding with The American Badass version of The Phenom.
Matt Hardy said, “I remember that Taker shot that down pretty quickly. I do remember that Jeff pitched that. Jeff said that you know what if I could come out like the old Undertaker hat and cat would come out like the entrance and not, get down and do the pose when Taker’s in the ring like mocking him and pi** him off and set up this match later down the road.”

He added, “Taker was very protective of his character and of his work and how he was utilized. So I can see that, if you would have asked me you think Taker would be cool someone coming out dress up like the old version, the original version of The Undertaker? I would say no, just because he was very very protective of his character.”

Calaway had changed himself from The Original Undertaker to The American Badass to get along with the crowd. He never wanted to go back to being the original version of the character.

Taker wanted to upgrade more and perform in WWE, which he did when The Undertaker returned as ‘The Hybrid’ version. He wrestled like The American Badass and cut promos like the old version.

Jeff Hardy did The Undertaker pose in WWE?

While Jeff Hardy was feuding with The Undertaker, he got a lot of exposure. Moreover, many wrestling analysts and legends claimed that Jeff Hardy was one of the WWE superstars to get over the fans by losing the match.

When The Undertaker announced his retirement on the WWE Network Show The Last Ride, Hardy was still in WWE. He performed on the SmackDown brand in 2020 which was telecasted from WWE Performance Center.

The Charismatic Enigma got a chance to sit on his knee and raise his hand to The Undertaker on the tribute episode of the Blue Brand. The Phenom made many WWE superstars great over his elongated career, and the current AEW wrestler is one of those superstars.

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