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The Undertaker is one of the biggest names in the world of professional wrestling. The Undertaker has had a 30-year-long illustrious career in the WWE. During his run the WWE, The Phenom has been a seven-time WWE Champion and a six-time Tag Team Champion with various WWE Superstars.
One of The Undertaker's most significant achievements in the WWE is his WrestleMania streak. The Undertaker had been undefeated for 21 straight WrestleManias. The Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak came to an end at WrestleMania XXX when Brock Lesnar beat him.
The Undertaker announced his retirement earlier this year during his docuseries, Undertaker: The Last Ride. The Phenom beat AJ Styles in a Boneyard Match in his final match at WrestleMania 36. The Undertaker ended his career with his WrestleMania streak as 23-2. The second WWE Superstar to beat The Undertaker at the Showcase of Immortals was Roman Reigns.
While The Undertaker's legacy will live on forever in the WWE, there have been many times that WWE Superstars have disrespected The Deadman. Here's listing five WWE Superstars who have slapped The Undertaker across his face.
#5 John Cena slapped The Undertaker at Vengeance 2003
John Cena vs. The Undertaker has what many fans call "Dream Match" written all over it. But before John Cena became Mr. Hustle Loyalty Respect and the Face That Runs The Place, he was just another face in the crowd.
In 2003, John Cena was well over his head when he proclaimed himself as the SmackDown legend and issued an open challenge. Orlando Jordan answered Cena's challenge but was beaten. After the match, Cena continued beating on Jordan before The Undertaker made his way to the ring on his motorcycle. Cena quickly made his escape that night.
In the following week, John Cena confronted The Undertaker and told him not to stick his nose in other's business. That night, The Undertaker distracted Cena during his United States Championship Tournament Match. An enraged Cena took shots and disrespected The Undertaker, and The Deadman looked to teach Cena a lesson in respect.
At Vengeance, The Undertaker faced John Cena in a Singles match on the pre-show. During the match, The Undertaker had Cena backed into a corner when the referee ordered Taker to release Cena. Cena grabbed the opportunity at hand and slapped The Phenom across his face.
That night, Taker beat John Cena, teaching him a thing or two about earning and giving respect to true legends.
#4 Randy Orton slapped The Undertaker on WWE SmackDown in 2005
Back in 2005, Randy Orton challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania. The Legend Killer wanted to end the legend and legacy of The Deadman at WrestleMania 21.
In the build to their match, Randy Orton said that he would set himself apart from other WWE Superstars by ending The Undertaker's WrestleMania Streak. The Legend Killer also claimed that he wasn't afraid of The Deadman.
The Undertaker didn't take kindly to the words of the then-rookie. The Deadman made his presence felt during Randy Orton's promos through flickering lights, smoke, and darkness. Randy Orton would run for shelter whenever signs of The Undertaker cropped up on WWE's shows.
On an episode of WWE SmackDown, before their match at WrestleMania, Randy Orton and The Undertaker met face to face for a contract signing. When Orton was done signing the contract, he passed it over to The Deadman and slapped him across the face.
A furious Undertaker turned back at Orton, with his eyes rolled up. While Orton made his way out of the ring and to the back, the lights began flickering, and flames erupted behind him on the ramp.
#3 The Rock slapped The Undertaker during the WWE Attitude Era
The Undertaker and The Rock are living legends of WWE. The two have had illustrious careers in Vince McMahon's promotion, winning many Championships and garnering a lot of love from the WWE Universe.
In the 90s, when The Rock and The Undertaker were still on their way to legendary status, the two locked horns several times. During one of The Rock's matches, The Undertaker was ringside as a part of the commentary team. The Great One didn't enjoy The Deadman's presence and took his own pair of headsets and told The Undertaker to shut up.
Initially, The Undertaker didn't pay much attention to The Rock's words. But when The People's Champion kept taking shots at The Deadman, he left his seat and confronted The Rock. That's when The Rock slapped The Undertaker across his face. It was at that moment that a feud between the two WWE Superstars was sparked.
Currently, neither The Undertaker nor The Rock perform in the WWE, but they do make sporadic appearances.
#2 Shawn Michaels slapped The Undertaker at WWE WrestleMania 26
Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker have made their name performing at WrestleMania. Michaels is known as Mr. WrestleMania because of his ability to pull off impressive feats at The Grandest Stage of Them All. The Undertaker, on the other hand, is known for his WrestleMania Streak that is at 23-2.
The two legends met twice at WrestleMania. Their first match at the PPV was at WrestleMania 25. Shawn Michaels came close to beating The Undertaker at the time. After Michaels lost the match, he was possessed and wanted another shot at The Deadman at WrestleMania.
At first, The Undertaker denied Michaels of the opportunity, but when HBK cost The Phenom the World Heavyweight Championship, Taker agreed to a match at WrestleMania. Michales put his career on the line at WrestleMania 26, making the match at Streak vs Career Match. To add to the drama and excitement, WWE sanctioned it as a No Disqualification Match.
At the PPV, when Michaels kicked out of The Undertaker's Tombstone Piledriver, he struggled to make it up on his two feet. But once when he was up and standing, he slapped The Undertaker in the face. A furious Taker quickly hit HBK with another Tombstone Piledriver and pinned him for the win.
#1 Kane slapped The Undertaker in WWE in 1997
WWE fans all over the world are aware of the love-hate relationship Kane and The Undertaker share. The two WWE Superstars started as bitter rivals but later found common ground and dominated the Tag Team division.
Kane debuted during WWE's first-ever Hell in a Cell Match, costing The Undertaker the match. Since then, one has gotten the better off the other on several occasions. Not to forget the time Kane buried The Undertaker at Survivor Series, sparking another feud that culminated in a match at WrestleMania 20.
Back in 1997, Kane made his way to the ring while The Undertaker was facing Jeff Jarrett. The Big Red Machine stepped into the ring and confronted The Undertaker, slapping The Deadman across the face. The Deadman didn't retaliate because he refused to lay a finger on his brother.
A couple of years ago, before The Phenom announced his retirement, The Brothers of Destruction faced D-Generation X in a losing effort. One can always expect to see these two either unite for another match or reignite a feud between themselves for a one-off appearance.
