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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Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
The Undertaker sends Edge to hell! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they reach the incredible conclusion of Edge and Taker's epic rivalry with a pitch-perfect finale inside Hell In A Cell at SummerSlam 2008. Edge, Vickie Guerrero, and La Famila have tormented The Phenom like no one ever before. But finally The Dead Man gets his revenge in a match that touches on every aspect of their 15 month rivalry. We break down the match and the build-up, both of which are full of iconic moments, in great detail as we discuss the way this feud felt more like a great comic book movie than a traditional wrestling rivalry. Along the way we'll cover the troubled engagement of Edge and Vickie, their disastrous wedding night included a hideous Slim Jim commercial and a hilarious Triple H interruption, the rise of Alicia Fox, Edge going off the deep end with Mick Foley, Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins marking out for figures all the way back in 2008, Edge's Joker-like joy ride with Vickie, JR's glorious return to Smackdown commentary, another Punk Card pulling, a memorable promo with Edge and Vickie delivered like we've truly never seen before, the parallels of this rivalry to Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho taking on place over on Raw at the same time, how this match reignited our wrestling fandom back in the day, and why this match belongs in the pantheon of the greatest Hell In Cell matches of all time. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
The Undertaker competes against Edge in an absolutely insane Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover a match wrestling fans never thought they'd see The Dead Man participate in at One Night Stand: Extreme Rules 2008. It's a pivotal match in the rivalry between Taker and Edge's Familia as The Phenom is forced to put his nearly 20 year career on the line to get a shot at the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Along with our in-depth analysis of this incredibly memorable match, we'll also cover the nuclear heat Vickie Guerrero was garnering around this time, another squash of Chavo, a epic botch-fest on Smackdown, how the flop of the 2008 Indiana Jones movie tied into this build, Edge's fantastic trolling of Taker, Hawkins and Ryder earning their paychecks with some wild table bumps, and how this match ripped off one of our classic backyard wrestling matches.
Plus we also give our immediate reactions to cinematic Boneyard Match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles at this year's WrestleMania 36 - recorded just minutes after we watched the match live! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
It's a game of Keep Away with the World Heavyweight Title on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the next chapter of The Dead Man's rivalry with Edge and Vickie Guerrero and all the tricks they play on Taker heading into Judgment Day 2008. The Phenom is looking to begin a dominant reign over Smackdown thanks to "That Submission Maneuver". But Vickie and her Familia quickly use their power to dash those dreams and strip Taker of the gold. The heat is off the charts for this one, and we'll discuss just how hated La Familia was during this time. Along the way we'll also cover another showdown with The Great Khali, a Championship Chase with a perfectly booked ending, Teddy Long finally telling off Vickie, a month's worth of flubbed lines, Mick Foley coming for Travis's King Of Dad Jokes crown, the bizarre logic of the WWE's board of directors, Vickie Guerrero's first ever match, and so much more. Plus we'll preview the big Boneyard Match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles at this weekend's WrestleMania 36! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
The Undertaker and the Giant Gonzalez face off in a battle you wish you could forget on this week's special Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they fill in one of the gaps on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match with yet another Royal Rumble Watch-Along, this time covering the 1993 battle royal extravaganza. As always, we'll give you the timestamp so you can watch the show in sync with our running alternate commentary - the perfect antidote to your coronavirus quarantine boredom. But we'll make just as entertaining if you can't actually watch the show with us. The Undertaker is continuing to establish himself in the early years of his career. And the World Wrestling Federation is on the precipice of changing forever as a little show called Monday Night Raw debuts just a few weeks before the Rumble. We'll discuss our memories of that and Taker's important role in the main event of that show before we get into our commentary. As the match goes along we'll cover the likes of Bob Backlund (and his epic reaction shots), Ric Flair, The Nasty Boys (and their manic energy), friend of the show Papa Shango, Yokozuna, Jerry The King Lawler, Macho Man Randy Savage, Damien Demento, Tenryu, the "youngster" Carlos Colon, Ted Dibiase, Virgil, I.R.S., Tatanka, the Natural Disasters, El Matador, and so many more! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
The Undertaker and Edge continue their rivalry and we continue our podcast through a global pandemic! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey (while social distancing, of course) through every Undertaker PPV match and cover a World Heavyweight Title rematch at Backlash 2008 between Taker and Edge. Edge and Vickie Guerrero's romance continues to be a thorn in The Dead Man's side. But it's "that deadly submission" which is truly wreaking havoc across Smackdown. We'll review their match in depth, plus along the way we'll cover The Undertaker's act of respect towards Ric Flair, a rare babyface battle between the Brothers Of Destruction, the formation of La Familia, the debut of Bam Neely (who?), Edge and Vickie's spa day (and Teddy Long being forced to watch), more awesome matches against Batista, Smackdown's new color commentator, another ECW appearance, a poorly timed Kid Rock song, and The Undertaker vs. Festus! Plus we'll also give our thoughts on The Undertaker and The O.C.'s empty arena contract signing from Raw this week. Download, enjoy, wash your hands, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
The Undertaker goes for 16 and 0 - and we go 2 on 1 with The Dead Man himself! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they record a special "live" episode of the show from their hotel in New York discussing one of Taker's greatest WrestleMania matches as he faces Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship. This nearly year-long rivalry comes to a head in epic fashion under the Orlando sky as the main event at one of the most spectacular PPVs the WWE ever produced. We'll.cover the importance of this match for both men's careers and why it holds a special place in our hearts. Plus we'll cover all the build including Edge's peak heel work, a casket match rewind with Mark Henry, more blood from "that unnamed submission", an awesome old school cage match that crosses over with the Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels rivalry, the repeated lie about Edge's "undefeated" streak, another funeral for The Dead Man, and so much more.
Then Alex and Travis recap their whirlwind 24 hour trip to The Big Event in New York to finally meet The Undertaker! After 2 and a half years of podcasting and 30 years of fandom, we got to shake Taker's hand and tell him about our show. It may have only lasted 30 seconds but we made the most of it and we'll tell you all about it, including his incredible response when he found out about the only podcast dedicated solely to his career. We also got a chance to spend a few minutes with friend of the show The Godfather who finally put to rest the story of Undertaker's Survivor Series 2000 pants! We'll discuss all that and more at the end of the show, so stay tuned all the way through. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
The Undertaker steps inside the Elimination Chamber for the first time on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover a wild battle inside "Satan's Prison" at No Way Out 2008 against the likes of M.V.P., Finlay, Big Daddy V, Great Khali, and Batista. It's our first time covering this brutal structure and go in-depth on all the action in this bloody affair. We're also talking all the blood flowing from Undertaker's new submission maneuver, more hilarious Teddy Long and Edge interplay, Teddy's tag team obsession, a Brothers Of Destruction appearance, our new favorite Big 'N Beefy tag team, Finlay's new boots, Khali's marble mouth, Edge's horrendous fashion choices, and one listener's incredible story from attending the 08 Royal Rumble live. Plus we'll discuss The Dead Man's first match of 2020 in Saudi Arabia this past week, and we continue to get hyped for our trip to meet Taker in New York this weekend! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
The Undertaker tries to win his second Royal Rumble in a row on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV as they kick off another year in the career of The Dead Man with a special Watch-Along of the 2008 Rumble match. Last year The Undertaker won it all from the #30 spot in a classic showdown with Shawn Michaels. This time Taker and HBK kick the match off in epic fashion! We'll give you the time cue on the WWE Network so you can watch it along with our running alternate commentary. But as always we'll keep it entertaining even if you can't watch the match with us. Before we get there we'll also talk about all sorts of other fun stuff going on including the horrible debut promos of Hawkins and Ryder, Matt Striker and Michael Cole competing for the dumbest comment of the week, the WWE moving to HD, and some off the rails analysis of Big Daddy V. Plus we've got some Rumble Match Riffing on the likes of Jamie Noble, Chuck Palumbo, Snitsky, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, Hornswoggle, Kane, Umaga, Batista, Triple H, and the incredible surprise return of John Cena. Plus Alex and Travis share about their recent travels to Hollywood and to AEW. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
It's a ballad of love and hate on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover a Triple Threat for the World Heavyweight Title between The Dead Man, Batista, and Edge at Armageddon 2007. Love is in the air for Edge and Vickie Guerrero as their Rated R romance blossoms and the Ultimate Opportunist's plan to recapture the World Title comes into fruition. But the hatred of The Undertaker and Batista proves just as powerful as they stake their claims for the top of the Smackdown brand. It's a wild ride to a great PPV match and we'll discuss how it made us feel like we were watching vintage Attiude Era WWE. We'll cover a shocking tombstone for Vickie, a welcome return for Teddy Long, Edge's total commitment to his new romance, more of Batista's fiery promos, a "Nasty" dark match we can't believe really took place, Edge and Teddy's sitcom chemistry, a long-awaited answer about who controls the entrance music backstage, Big Daddy V and Mark Henry's incredible new tag team, more commentary confusion, the debut of The Edgeheads, and so much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
We've got a playdate inside The Dead Man's Playground on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they talk about the Hell In A Cell clash between Taker and Batista at Survivor Series 2007. It's a rubber match as the series between The Animal and The Phenom sits at one win (and two draws) apiece. We discuss how, despite the always spectacular match quality, the feud itself begins to feel a bit stale before a shocking finish to the match promises to spice things up. Along the way we'll also discuss the frequent tag matches with Undertaker and Batista, JBL's confusing and unresolved presence in their rivalry, more tension between Jamie Noble and Vickie Guerrero, some excellent commentary work for a change, the importance of short and sweet promos, the evolution of "dropping the mic", and much more. Plus Alex shares his true story of spending a day on the set of the film "Stuber" taking a bump from Batista! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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