Talking Taker
Digging up the career of The Undertaker one PPV match at a time every Friday. Hosted by wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White.
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Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
It's The Undertaker's final Royal Rumble appearance! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they hit a bittersweet milestone in The Dead Man's career with his last entry in the 2017 version of the WWE's most iconic match. Of course you know you're doing it Watch-Along style - we'll give you the time stamp and encourage you to watch the entire match as we riff our way through the moments that begin the road to WrestleMania 33. It was only a few years ago but it still feels like a blast from the past as we talk about the likes of Enzo and Cass, Jack Gallagher, Goldberg, Big Show, Mark Henry, Chris Jericho, Dean Ambrose, James Ellsworth, Luke Harper, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns. Before we get to the match we have some big moments to cover as well including The Undertaker's pep talk for the 2016 Smackdown Survivor Series team, an awkward altercation (or lack thereof) between Taker and Lebron James, and an epic staredown between Taker, Goldberg, and Brock Lesnar. Plus we'll also pay tribute to the creator of the Royal Rumble and one of the most important figures in WWE, the great Pat Patterson. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
It's the return of The Mac - Shane-O-Mac that is! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the wild stunt show of Taker vs Shane McMahon inside Hell In A Cell in front of the largest crowd in WWE history at WrestleMania 32! No one saw this match or the return of the WWE's prodigal son coming back in 2016 and it led to one of the craziest stunts in wrestling history. We'll talk about the insane reaction of Shane's surprise return and his death-defying leap of faith off the top of the cell. But we weren't chanting "This Is Awesome" throughout everything because this storyline had more plotholes than we could keep track of! We'll discuss Vince's mysterious Lockbox, the lack of reasons why Taker would compete in this match, and the lack of consequences for the stipulations. Plus we'll cover The Undertaker's 2015 Slammy Award wins, the "b****"-word being the word of the month, Vince's lackadaisical attitude, Shane's many flubby-dubs, and Travis and Alex's trip to an NXT live show just a few weeks before this PPV. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
After 30 years, The Undertaker says farewell! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the month-long celebration of the 30th Anniversary of The Dead Man's debut. Mark Calaway was everywhere over the past 30 days, from WWE Network specials to national magazines and newspapers to guest appearances on podcasts and talk shows. It all culminated in an epic celebration of his career at Survivor Series 2020, thirty years to the day after his original debut. Unfortunately, it all happened in the midst of a global pandemic, and it definitely affected our enjoyment of this special moment. We'll debate what we did and didn't like about The Undertaker's final bow including the parade of legends, the Metallica music video, the Tesla Coil entrance, the piped-in crowd noise, and the Paul Bearer hologram. Before we get there we'll cover as much of the #Undertaker30 content as we could possibly handle including all the crazy commemorative merch, a collaboration with Snoop Dogg, appearances in People Magazine and USA Today, interviews on Hot Ones and the Sam Roberts podcast, and the WWE Network specials like "WWE Untold", "The Mortician", "Brothers Of Destruction", and "The Broken Skull Sessions: One More Round". So pour yourself a glass of Undertaker wine, download, and Taker Easy!
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Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
"Look at the size of that ham hock!" Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they look back at the one that started it all - The Undertaker's debut at Survivor Series 1990. As a special bonus episode to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this milestone match, Alex and Travis revisit it Watch-Along style for the first time since starting this podcast. We'll give you the timestamp to cue up the WWE Network and rewatch this classic with us as The Dead Man makes his very first appearance as a mystery partner to join up with Ted DiBiase, Honky Tonk Man, and Greg Valentine against the team of Dusty Rhodes, Bret Hart, Jim The Anvil Neidhart, and Koko B. Ware. It's the perfect appetizer before you enjoy The Undertaker's appearance at Survivor Series 2020. So download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
We're joined by our brothers from The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast to discuss the most-watched wrestling match in cable television history! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take a detour from their journey through every Undertaker PPV match to cover this unique achievement in The Dead Man's career as he faced Stone Cold Steve Austin on June 28, 1999 in a match that over 10 million people watched live. As The Undertaker celebrates his 30th anniversary we thought this was a fitting time to look back at this record-setting moment. Of course we had to bring in the resident Stone Cold experts Mike and JV to discuss the match with us. And since we already had them here, we decided to watch this entire episode of classic Attitude Era Raw Is War! So grab some Chef Boyardee and a can of Surge, cue up this show on the WWE Network, and join us for a raucous watch-along party. We'll cover it all including the very 90s fashion on display, all the crazy crowd signs, Billy Gunn popping up way too many times, the battle between boxers and briefs, Paul Bearer's deadly shoe, ridiculous ravioli commercials, what WCW Nitro was airing at the same time as this show, and the movies and music and tv shows that were at the top of the charts on this day in history. Plus we discuss all the non-stop action involving Steve Blackman, Ken Shamrock, The Godfather, Faarooq, P.M.S., Ivory, Nicole Bass, X-Pac, Jeff Jarrett, The Rock Triple H, Midian, The Mean Street Posse, Test, and more! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
Check out The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast every week as Mike and JV cover the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin one PPV match at a time!
Check out The Extreme ECW Live Cast every week as Mike and JV go episode by episode through ECW!
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Pick up a "G.F.Y. - Good For You" shirt & merch at TeePublic to help support the show!
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Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
It's the 25th Anniversary of The Dead Man! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover Survivor Series 2015 and a reunion of the Brothers Of Destruction as they face off with Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper. It's a feel-good moment for The Phenom as he reaches on unprecedented milestone in his career and we'll cover all the greatest hits he goes through during this celebratory match. Along the way we'll also discuss the real-life terrorist plots against this show, The Undertaker appearing on The Tonight Show to tombstone a turkey, the missed opportunities with The Wyatt Family during this rushed rivalry, Taker's amazing entrance on this night in Atlanta, the rise of Braun Strowman, the 25th Anniversary of The Undertaker specials on the WWE Network, "Boo" Dallas, "Fetal" Four Way matches, and so much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
Get a free month of exclusive and ad-free podcasts on Stitcher Premium when you use the code TALKINGTAKER
Pick up a brand new "G.F.Y. - Good For You" Talking Taker shirt & more merch at TeePublic to help support the show!
Check out our Spotify Playlist highlighting all the music featured across our episodes throughout the years and see if you can remember which songs went with each match - updated every week!
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Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar go to hell for their final chapter! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the last ever meeting between The Beast and The Phenom at Hell In A Cell 2015. It's a brutal and bloody match that lives up to the reputation of these two legends and to the Hell In A Cell concept itself. We'll discuss the twin crimson masks, devastating chair shots, ring destruction, low blows and exposed wood that lead to the finish that really brings this rivalry full circle. Along the way we'll also cover more incredible Paul Heyman promos, what the letters "G.F.Y." really stand for, Brock becoming a Bo-liever in Bo Dallas, a detour with The Big Show (ugh why), Brock's Go To Hell Tour, how this rivalry reminded Travis of the "Transformers" movie series, The Wyatt Family's return and attack of The Undertaker, and so much more. Plus Alex opens an early Christmas present from Travis at the end of the show! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! G.F.Y.!
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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
It's the rematch too big for WrestleMania! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover The Beast vs The Phenom in Brooklyn in the main event of SummerSlam 2015. The Undertaker picked a prime beat to seek his revenge on Brock Lesnar. But he did so in a surprising way with a desperate kick right to Brock's Jimmy John! It leads to the main event of SummerSlam (as WWE TV makes sure we remember) with a shocking and controversial ending as Taker tries to get his first every win over Lesnar. We'll discuss the hot and heavy action in the match plus all the build including Undertaker's return at Battleground, the wild and crazy pull-apart brawl between Brock and Taker that lasted multiple segments, how R-Truth low key saved the day, Paul Heyman's masterpiece promos during this run including him breaking into song, the surprising heel-face dynamics at play during this feud, Jon Stewart getting involved in the storyline, the instantly meme-worthy laughing face of The Undertaker, and so much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
The Man Comes Around! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover The Dead Man's comeback at WrestleMania 31 fending off the New Face Of Fear Bray Wyatt. It's a pivotal moment in The Undertaker's career as he charts a post-Streak path for himself against the fiendish young Wyatt's attempt to steal his throne. But despite one truly memorable WrestleMania moment in the match, we discuss why the whole storyline was a bit of a letdown and brainstorm what could have made it better (wait til you hear about The Son-dertaker!). Along the way we'll cover Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman's dominance (and obnoxiousness) after ending The Streak, our initial reactions to the Bray Wyatt character, all sorts of creepy and confusing Bray promos, the match that might have been with Sting, an exploding rocking chair, Johnny Cash's intact song on the WWE Network, Bray carrying this feud on his back for two months, the scarecrow entrance, the spiderwalk vs the sit-up, and The UnderFrasier haircut! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
The Streak...is over. Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV as they reach a milestone they've been dreading and cover the unforgettable WrestleMania XXX clash between The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar. It's a match whose finish still has people hot about it 6 years later and with good reason. We'll finally get to give our thoughts on if The Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak should have been ended and if The Beast Incarnate is really the 1 who should have become the 1 in 21 and 1! Of course we'll analyze the match, the Phenom's concussion and visibly rattled state, the shocked reactions inside the Silver...er Superdome (brother), and speculate on the reasons why Vince McMahon decided to kill his golden goose. Along the way we'll also discuss everything involving The Undertaker since last years Mania including a really fun detour feuding with The Shield, Daniel Bryan's diagrams, whether or not Taker owns a cell phone, a contract signing/contract stabbing, Paul Heyman's long-standing rivarly with Taker and his masterful promos, The Dead Man making his one and only appearance on Main Event, Brock Lesnar's voice cracking, the Hall Of Fame induction of Paul Bearer, and so much more. Plus we share all of your recollections of watching the show live including lots of at-the-show memories! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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