Changes to the Undertaker

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Alienoid06 If you're loking for a simple explaination, Mark Calloway stated many times that he prefered the ABA gimmick. The WWE has always feared losing Calloway, so Mark probably has more creative control ver his character than Triple H. He probably didn't want to go the full way witht the design, which is why he remains as almost a half-way point. Kane Knight and PureHatred are right on the ball with this one. Undertaker doesn't bring anything new, and he has nothing new to do. A heel turn is the only way I can see the Taker character progressing.

Yeah, Mark has made it clear he prefers doing something that doeesn't really require wrestling or acting. Basically, he wanted to be himself.

Personally, I don't care. First off, his job is to entertain us. If he doesn't entertain me, he's useless on the TV, and should just get the F out. I can understand not wanting to be an entertainer....But if you're no longer interested in appealing to the fans, bow out...

The thing that annoys me most, however, isn't the fact that he's not the Oldschool Undertaker. In fact, I wouldn't have really cried if they had never brought back the Deadman. What annoys me is that they did this whole "The Dead Shall Rise" thing, kinda made it look like the Deadman was going to return, and failed to follow through with it. Their noncomittal here is disheartening.

Don't advertise what you can't stock. All they needed to do was play up the Deadman for one night to appease the fanboys. One night, and they didn't even do that.