WWE News Roundup: Change in plans for major star? Top name apologizes to The Undertaker, Paige's shot at Sonya Deville (January 24, 2022) 

#4. Bruce Prichard apologizes to The Undertaker for booking him in poor matches against a former WWE name

While The Undertaker had an illustrious in-ring career in WWE, there were also a few bumps along the way. His now-forgotten feud with Heidenreich — who was part of the company in the mid-2000s — led to a few televised matches and several house show bouts.

While recently speaking on his Something to Wrestle podcast, Bruce Prichard apologized to The Deadman for booking him in "worse than awful" live event contests against Heidenreich. The WWE Executive Director did not mince his words while criticizing their matches.

"I'm sorry man. I gotta take exception [to The Undertaker and Heidenreich house show matches being referred to as "really bad"]. That's an example of being completely wrong. Those matches stunk to high heaven. They weren't 'really bad', they were awful. They were worse than awful. They were — I mean, if you saw that, it would take you weeks to get that stink out of your clothes. I would publicly like to say to The Undertaker, I'm sorry," said Prichard.

The Undertaker and Heidenreich's rivalry included two pay-per-view showdowns at Survivor Series 2004 and Royal Rumble 2005, as The Phenom defeated his opponent both times.