Did Dwayne Johnson “Undersell” The Undertaker’s WrestleMania 40 Chokeslam? The 59-year-old shares her thoughts

The Undertaker sent shockwaves through the wrestling world at WrestleMania 40.

The Deadman returned to Showcase of the Immortals to make Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson pay for his sins. Just as The Final Boss prepared to punish Cody Rhodes with his weight beltHit the famous gong arena. As the light returns, The Great One finds himself facing The Phenom. The Undertaker thwarted The Rock’s offense before laying him out with a vicious chokeslam.

Rock to Undertaker

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After taking The Rock out of the equationThe deadman disappeared into the darkness. Taker’s presence was enough to neutralize The Rock, eventually ending Cody Rhodes’ storyline. Fans have been curious about The Deadman’s WrestleMania appearance ever since. Speaking on the Six Feet Under podcast, The Undertaker answered some of those questions from fans.

A fan asked Taker if The Rock didn’t sell his choke slam properly, to which The Lord of Darkness gave his honest opinion.

The Undertaker denies The Rock using his chokeslam technique

According to The Undertaker, The Rock didn’t undersell his deadly chokeslam at WrestleMania. Deadman denied the a*sessment that The Rock had to dramatically sell his move, something which is known for the Brahma bull.

he said “I thought he did a great job with it. yes It wasn’t a time. Yeah, it was time for Rock to come out of that and let that happen, because there were so many forces at work, you know, that now worked against themselves, I thought it was kind of a change. I was more than happy.”

According to The Phenom, for the purpose His appearance was only to remove the Great One from the picture. The final boss already had his moment of dominance against John Cena soTaker doesn’t need to steal the spotlight with an oversell.

Undertaker chokeslammed The Rock on shoes purchased at Complex Sneaker Shopping. pic.twitter.com/BCseDBPvZo

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Considering the tension between The Rock and Undertaker, an exaggerated sell might have undermined the gravity of the moment, Taker felt.

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The Undertaker was also pleased with the timing of his appearance in the main event match. Once The Brahma Bull thwarted John Cena’s positive energy, The Undertaker’s dark energy appeared to protect good from evil.

If The Rock had oversold The Deadman’s offense, the moment wouldn’t have had the desired effect on the audience.

The Undertaker describes the state of his various characters in 2024

The Undertaker recently expressed his excitement about his WrestleMania 40 appearance. Deadman was pleased to get “closure” to his story in front of fans, something he’s been yearning for since his 2020 retirement.

Talking about his various personality states comes The American Bada*s an interesting a*sessment

The Undertaker believed that the original Deadman, The American Bada*s, and his real-life Mark Callaway persona were united in a “holy trinity” when he took on AJ Styles in a boneyard match.

this That’s why The Deadman no longer suits up in his iconic costume when he does podcasts and fan meetups. It is the same reason why The Deadman appeared at WrestleMania 40 a normal The hoodie.

The Undertaker is the only wrestler to hold the Winged Eagle, Attitude Era, Undisputed and Big Gold championship belts 🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/fMk1b5CUEF

— 90s WWE (@90sWWE) April 16, 2024

The WWE legend has great respect for his character as Undertaker, and thus, he avoids tarnishing its legacy. According to Taker, if he keeps showing up A public meetup in his iconic outfit, it will bring down his 30 years of hard work.