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The internet has been buzzing since yesterday as The Undertaker seemingly announced his retirement from WWE on the final chapter of WWE Network's docuseries "Undertaker: The Last Ride". There's no doubt about the fact that The Undertaker will go down as one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time.
Now if he has indeed retired, WWE might soon induct him into the Hall of Fame, something he deserves much more than anyone else. He has helped build this company into what it is today through his unparalleled hard work and loyalty.
The Undertaker spoke to TVInsider earlier this year where he was asked who would he want to induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame.
“I have an idea. I’m going to keep it to myself at this point. I don’t think I have to make a decision any time soon. I don’t want to give that away because I don’t want him to come up with an excuse not to do it."
With that in mind, let's take a look at five possible WWE Superstars who can induct The Undertaker into the WWE Hall of Fame. Comment down and let me know who would you pick for the job. You can also check out our video where we highlight the iconic career of The Undertaker!
#5 The Undertaker's on-screen brother - Kane
The first and probably one of the most obvious choices to induct The Undertaker into the Hall of Fame is his on-screen brother, Kane. It was The Undertaker who put Kane on the map when the Big Red Machine made his debut and cost The Dead Man the first Hell in a Cell match in 1997.
The two went on to have some amazing storylines and matches against each other as well as together as part of The Brother's of Destruction, winning multiple Tag Team Championships during their time together. Kane recently spoke to Yahoo Sports where he said that he thinks his storyline with The Undertaker was the most epic one that has ever been done.
"I think it's the best, most epic storyline that has ever been done. Really it was almost like you took Greek mythology and put it into wrestling with us."
While Kane currently serves as the mayor for Knox County, he continues making appearances for WWE. The two last appeared together at WWE Crown Jewel 2018 in a tag-team match against D-Generation X.
It would indeed be befitting for Kane to induct his on-screen brother (who many still think is his real-life brother) into the WWE Hall of Fame.
#4 The Undertaker's boss - Vince McMahon
"Undertaker: The Last Ride" saw The Undertaker reveal his human side and put Mark Callaway on the front seat. We saw him reveal his relationship with his wife Michell McCool, their daughter, and with fellow WWE Superstars backstage. But one of the most important takeaways was his relationship with WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon.
We saw the massive respect the two have for each other as The Undertaker mentioned Vince McMahon is like a fatherly figure, a friend, and a brother to him. He went as far as to say that he would take a bullet for him, which just shows the amount of love he has for him.
"I can’t think of anybody more influential than my life, other than my father, than Vince. I love Vince to death. I would take a bullet for the man, honestly.”
With that in mind, the WWE Chairman would also be a great choice to induct The Undertaker into the Hall of Fame. After all, it was Vince who came up with the idea of The Undertaker, arguably the greatest wrestling gimmick of all time.
#3 The Undertaker's Greatest Opponent - Shawn Michaels
The Undertaker has had numerous memorable rivalries and matches throughout his WWE career, but if you talk about "The Greatest" match, it has to be his WrestleMania encounters with the Heart Break Kid, Shawn Michaels. The entire rivalry, the presentation, the match, everything was so perfect and to this day The Undertaker is proud of that match.
The Undertaker mentioned on one of the episodes of The Last Ride that he thinks he should have hung up his boots and retired after the Streak vs Career match against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 26. Instead, he went on to wrestle for ten more years with the last one being against AJ Styles, someone The Undertaker considers to be this generation's Shawn Michaels!
"Shawn and I have talked quite a bit, and well, I've said on more than one occasion, I should have left with you."
With Shawn Michaels being one of his greatest rivals of all time, it would be fitting for him to induct The Undertaker into the Hall of Fame. Being a two-time Hall of Famer himself, Michaels knows a thing or two about the Hall of Fame. The two would not want to leave their last image together on WWE programming of the "disastrous" match at WWE Crown Jewel 2018.
#2 The Undertaker's top rival - Triple H
Talking about The Undertaker's greatest opponents of all time, Triple H comes to the mind instantly as well. Being the only guy to have taken on The Undertaker at WrestleMania on three occasions, Triple H is one of his best friends behind the scenes - with the two sharing a lot of mutual respect.
Triple H had the following to say about his relationship with The Undertaker during a recent interview -
"We have a close relationship that I think was built on mutual respect for each other, but also I think we have a lot in common from a human being standpoint, the way we look at things, the way we approach things. I think there is also an understanding of, we were, it sounds cliche, a slightly different generation of performer. I think that we just had that same mentality of stuff at kind of a moment in time over the past five years, or so it feels like, we have been going through the same, to a degree, some of the same doubts and fears and anxiousness and nervousness around our careers and how do you get to the end. We’ve shared a lot of that. We’ve shared a lot of time in the ring. We shared a lot of time together outside the ring and I just think there’s a lot of respect there."
No one can forget the iconic moment after The Undertaker vs Triple H Hell in a Cell match where the two of them and Shawn Michaels embraced each other on the top of the ramp. Just for the sake of that moment, Triple H and Shawn Michaels are both ideal choices to induct The Undertaker into the WWE Hall of Fame.
#1 The Undertaker's conqueror - Brock Lesnar
This might be the most surprising name on this list. Why would The Undertaker, out of everyone else, choose Brock Lesnar to induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame? But I think this is a possibility, especially because The Undertaker mentioned that he does not want the person to come up with an excuse not to do it.
I don't think any of the previous four WWE Superstars would deny this opportunity, but if it was Brock Lesnar who The Undertaker approached for this, he might look for excuses.
Brock Lesnar is not someone who likes to be around people and talk a lot, but if he has to induct The Undertaker into the Hall of Fame, he'll have to give a nice little out-of-character speech at the ceremony, something he's not known for.
No one can deny the massive impact Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker have had on each other's careers. It was the Beast Incarnate who broke the undefeated WrestleMania streak of The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX - a moment considered by many as the biggest WWE headline of the last decade.
We have seen the two share light-hearted moments backstage on The Last Ride, revealing that the two are good friends behind the scenes. Won't it be amazing to see Brock Lesnar induct the Phenom into the WWE Hall of Fame?
