The Deadman did not have an easy road to the end of his professional wrestling career.
WWE star Drew McIntyre recently appeared in an interview with Sony Sports India, where he recalled how throughout the latter stages of Taker’s career, he would often see Taker in excruciating pain after bouts. He claimed that the veteran required assistance moving backstage, but no one could tell from the way he moved once the bell rang, and he entered the ring.
“The Undertaker character he protected so much. But then during the Last Ride documentary series he really opened up and he showed you. I watched him in pain, he couldn’t walk backstage. He was being helped. He tried not to show anybody. But I saw him privately, what he looked like. In the ring you would never know, he was flying all over the place, he was giving his all. That stuck in my mind.”
Drew McIntyre to Sony Sports
The Undertaker mentored Drew McIntyre when he first entered the WWE. The Scottish Warrior and The Deadman had a few fights inside the ring as a result of their growing friendship over time.
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