{"id":3741,"date":"2015-11-22T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=3741"},"modified":"2015-11-21T04:43:11","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T10:43:11","slug":"wwe-p-r-25-taker-fun-facts-for-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/11\/22\/wwe-p-r-25-taker-fun-facts-for-25-years\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE P.R. &#8211; 25 Fun Facts on Undertaker&#8217;s 25 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1776052900\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Sunday marks the exact date\u00a0of The Undertaker&#8217;s WWF\/E debut at the 1990 Survivor Series on November 22, 1990.<\/p>\n<p>To commemorate the event, WWE issued a press release with &#8220;25 Phenomenal Facts as WWE celebrates Undertaker&#8217;s 25 years in the ring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; From WWE&#8217;s press release: <em>Throughout his storied career, &#8216;The Phenom&#8217; has been part of some of the most memorable matches in WWE history, cementing his place as one of the greatest Superstars of all time.\u00a0Here are 25 Phenomenal Facts about the seven-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(1) While he officially debuted as \u201cThe Undertaker\u201d during the 1990 Survivor Series, he competed as \u201cKane \u2018The Undertaker\u2019\u201d in pre-taped matches prior to his live debut.<\/p>\n<p>(2) One of Undertaker\u2019s original finishing moves was the Elbow Drop, where he would walk across the top rope and drop a brutal elbow on his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>(3) He appeared on the debut episode of <em><span data-term=\"goog_1805916484\">Monday<\/span> Night Raw<\/em> and is the only Superstar from that episode who is still on the WWE roster.<\/p>\n<p>(4) When Undertaker debuted, the World Wide Web was one year away from being introduced to the public.<\/p>\n<p>(5) Despite leaving the <em>WrestleMania<\/em> ring as a champion several times, he never entered a <em>WrestleMania<\/em> match as a champion.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-381483947\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(6) During his debut, he defeated not one, but two WWE Hall of Famers, Koko B. Ware and Dusty Rhodes, in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n<p>(7) Since his debut, four United States Presidents have held office and 34 new countries have been founded.<\/p>\n<p>(8) Johnny Carson was still host of <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> when Undertaker debuted.<\/p>\n<p>(9) Seven Winter Olympics and six Summer Olympics have taken place since Undertaker debuted.<\/p>\n<p>(10) Throughout his career, Undertaker had 15 Championship reigns.<\/p>\n<p>(11) 160 men have tried, and failed, to defeat \u201cThe Phenom\u201d during pay-per-view matches.<\/p>\n<p>(12) His longest one-on-one match was against\u00a0Triple H and lasted 30 minutes and 52 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>(13) His shortest-ever televised match was against WWE Hall of Famer Iron Sheik and lasted just 18 seconds.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2162205797\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(14) He holds the record for competing on more WWE television shows than any other WWE Superstar.<\/p>\n<p>(15) Undertaker is WWE\u2019s first-ever World Champion with no last name.<\/p>\n<p>(16) He competed in the first-ever <em>Hell in a Cell<\/em> match in 1997 against Shawn Michaels.<\/p>\n<p>(17) Undertaker\u2019s urn has been stolen by opponents seven times.<\/p>\n<p>(18) Undertaker is a five-time Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award-winner.<\/p>\n<p>(19) During the span of his career at WWE, Undertaker has competed against 41 Hall-of-Famers.<\/p>\n<p>(20) He has appeared in 17 <em>Survivor Series<\/em> matches, and won 12 of them.<\/p>\n<p>(21) Undertaker has been featured on 61 pay-per-view posters.<\/p>\n<p>(22) He has been on 16 video game covers, more than any other WWE Superstar with the exception of Triple H.<\/p>\n<p>(23) Despite his record number of <em>WrestleMania<\/em> wins, he went a decade without winning a championship at <em>WrestleMania<\/em> \u2013 the longest amount of time for any Superstar in <em>WrestleMania<\/em> history.<\/p>\n<p>(24) He went head-to-head with Kane 19 times during pay-per-view events.<\/p>\n<p>(25) It has been over 9,100 days since Undertaker debuted 25 years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2255685380\"><div id=\"pwtor-153183400\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Sunday marks the exact date\u00a0of The Undertaker&#8217;s WWF\/E debut at the 1990 Survivor Series on November 22, 1990. 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