5 things The Undertaker is yet to achieve in WWE

We are fast approaching WWE's 34th annual Survivor Series event and this time around, brand warfare is not the only attraction. The 2020 edition of Survivor Series will see WWE celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Undertaker.

The Undertaker made his iconic debut at Survivor Series in 1990. His debut happened to take place on November 22nd, the same date as this year's event, meaning The Undertaker will be appearing on the PPV exactly 30 years on from his debut. What a fitting time for Undertaker to have what WWE has dubbed as his "Final Farewell".

As a man that held seven world championships and had an unmatched Wrestlemania streak during his legendary career, there is not much that The Phenom has not achieved - so let's take a look at a very small number of things that The Undertaker is yet to achieve within WWE.

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#5 The Undertaker has never defeated Roman Reigns

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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 3, 2017

The Undertaker has been in the ring with Roman Reigns on four separate occasions. The first of these occasions took place on 22nd April 2013 when Monday Night Raw emanated from The O2 Arena in London, England. On that night, The Undertaker teamed up with the Tag Team Champions, Team Hell No (consisting of Daniel Bryan and Kane) to take on The Shield. After a great match in front of a lively English crowd, Ambrose was able to get the win for his team by pinning Daniel Bryan. To this day, this has been The Undertaker's last match on Monday Night RAW.

The next time 'Taker came face to face with Reigns was four years later, during the 2017 Royal Rumble match. Undertaker entered the rumble at #29 and went on to eliminate Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, The Miz, and most notably, Goldberg. However, the #30 entrant, Roman Reigns proved to be too much for 'Taker to handle. The Big Dog sent The Deadman over the top rope, which resulted in a staredown between the two, in which Reigns claimed ''This is my yard now''. Reigns went on to be a part of the final two but was bested by Randy Orton.

Following the Royal Rumble, The Undertaker appeared on the March 6th edition of RAW, and attacked Reigns with a chokeslam, setting up a match for the two to go one-on-one for the first time at Wrestlemania 33.

In the main event of Wrestlemania 33, Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match, after hitting 'Taker with multiple Spears. That night, Reigns became only the second man to defeat The Deadman at Wrestlemania (after Brock Lesnar broke the Streak at Wrestlemania XXX). Following this match, 'Taker symbolically left his gloves, coat, and hat in the centre of the ring, giving the impression that this esd the last time we would see him compete, however, this was not the case.

The Undertaker went on to have nine more matches (so far) following his loss to Reigns at Wrestlemania. Two of those matches saw him team with Roman Reigns. The first one was a WWE Live event at the iconic Maddison Square Garden, where the two teamed with Braun Strowman to take on Baron Corbin, Elias, and Kevin Owens. The match saw Kevin Owens Tombstoned by The Deadman and pinned in the middle of the ring.

The final time Reigns shared a ring with 'Taker was during Extreme Rules 2019. The pair formed the team of 'The Graveyard Dogs' and went on to defeat the team of Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre. Could we see The Undertaker share the ring with the newly dubbed 'Tribal Chief' just one more time?

#4 The Undertaker never competed in an Iron Man Match

The Undertaker competed in some of the most brutal stipulations WWE has to offer, including Hell in a Cell, Buried Alive, TLC, Elimination Chamber, and even a Punjabi Prison match. One of the very few matches The Undertaker has never competed in was an Iron Man match. There have been a handful of Iron Man matches in WWE history, but one of the most memorable took place at Judgement Day 2000, when Triple H challenged The Rock for the World Wrestling Federation Championship.

This match would become the closest that The Undertaker came to appearing in an Iron Man match, as The Deadman made his return after almost eight months out of action. This was also the birth of The American Bad Ass as The Undertaker rode down to the ring on his motorcycle towards the end of the match. 'Taker manhandled all members of the McMahon-Helmsley Faction, turning face in the process. However, The Phenom invertedly cost The Rock his championship, by getting The People's Champion disqualified for the final fall, making Triple H the new champion.

Although The Undertaker never competed in the match type, one of his biggest moments took place in this match as he debuted the new side of The Deadman. However, it is fun to imagine how brilliant it would have been to have seen The Undertaker compete in an Iron Man match at some point through his illustrious career.

#3 The Undertaker has never inducted anyone into the WWE Hall of Fame

The Undertaker has been linked to a lot of WWE Superstars and legends over his 30-year tenure. This makes it surprising that The Deadman has never taken up the honor of inducting anyone into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The closest 'Taker came to inducting anyone into the Hall of Fame was following the induction of his former manager, Paul Bearer. Bearer was inducted into the prestigious Hall of Fame by Kane with Bearer's sons Daniel and Michael Moody being on hand to accept the induction on their father's behalf. Following the induction, The Undertaker came out and paid tribute to Paul Bearer, taking the knee and raising his urn in classic 'Taker fashion.

The reason that The Undertaker may not have inducted anyone into the Hall of Fame could be because he very rarely spoke out of character until recently. Surely in the future, we will see The Deadman induct somebody into the Hall of Fame, and when the time is right, who better to induct than his fellow Brother of Destruction, Kane, than The Phenom himself.

#2 The Undertaker has never won The King of the Ring

The Undertaker had many great moments at King of the Ring PPVs, having one of, if not the, most talked about match in WWE history at the event in 1998. The Undertaker and Mankind went head-to-head in a brutal Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring 1998, which featured two infamous spots that saw Mankind thrown off of the top of the cell, and then Chokeslammed through the top of the cell. Outside of that classic bout, 'Taker also had three World Championship matches at King of the Ring PPV's, however, The Undertaker never actually had the honor of winning the crown. In fact, he never even made it to the finals of one of the tournaments.

The Undertaker actually only took part in two King of the Ring tournaments. His first appearance in the tournament was in 1991, less than a year into his WWE run. Taker was eliminated during his quarter-final match with Sid Justice as the match ended in a double disqualification (which saw Sid eliminated too) due to the pair both attacking the referee.

The Deadman made his second, and final, appearance in a King of the Ring tournament during the 1995 PPV, as he was again eliminated during the quarter-final stage. This time against Mabel, who would go on to win the tournament and crown himself, King Mabel

#1 The Undertaker never became a Grand Slam Champion in WWE

The Undertaker has had multiple reigns with multiple championships throughout his historic 30-year run in WWE. He has been a World Champion seven times, a Tag-Team Champion seven times, and even a Hardcore Champion on a single occasion. However, a secondary championship, such as the Intercontinental or United States Championship (or even previously the European Championship) has always eluded The Deadman.

The Undertaker has however challenged for both the Intercontinental and US Championships in the past.

'Taker challenged for the United States Championship on just two occasions. The first of those occasions was while the championship was still dubbed the WCW US Championship, during the 2001 Invasion storyline.

The Undertaker challenged the WCW US Champion, Kurt Angle, in November 2001 on Monday Night Raw. Undertaker won this match due to DQ, following Stone Cold Steve Austin interfering to attack 'Taker, meaning the title did not change hands. The second attempt at this championship was actually a non-televised Smackdown house show, in which 'Taker challenged Orlando Jordon, but again would end up winning by DQ.

As for the Intercontinental Championship, The Undertaker challenged for this title 11 times between 1994 and 2001, however, 7 of these matches were untelevised (either a dark match or at a house show/live event). For the four televised attempts 'Taker had at the Intercontinental title, he was only actually defeated once. That loss came tduring his first televised Intercontinental Championship match. The Undertaker losr a Casket match to the champion, Goldust, at In Your House 8 in May 1996, when Mankind interfered and help Goldust retain.

The Undertaker next challenged Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 1997 on WWF Shotgun Saturday Night, which The Deadman won via DQ. In December of 1997, Taker challenged the future People's Champion, in a bout that was declared a no-contest after Kane and Paul Bearer appeared just as 'Taker was about to wrap up the victory. The Phenom's final Intercontinental title match was on RAW on 2nd July 2001, when he challenged Albert for the championship, another match that ended in a DQ. This time, the American Badass was attacked by DDP.

Overall, that is five televised Intercontinental/US title matches for The Undertaker, with only one loss (which was even due to interference). This really does make it seem like even more of a crime that The Undertaker never became a Grand Slam winner in WWE.