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 May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
It's a very special Fatal 4 Way crossover as Mike and JV from The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast step inside Hell In A Cell on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they face off against their "brother" podcast and revisit the infamous one and only 6-Man Hell In A Cell match from Armageddon 2000 featuring The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Rikishi, Kurt Angle, and The Rock. We'll give you the time stamp to watch along with us on the WWE Network, but as always you'll still enjoy things even if you're only able to listen. It's a ridiculously fun conversation as we discuss middle school dances, the differences between growing up in the south vs the north, Undertaker's ripped jeans, Mr. McMahon's Hayride From Hell, backyard wrestling, Sweet Home Alabama knock-offs, blood spewing everywhere, Rikishi sticking out like a sore thumb, and who has the thicker accent amongst all of us. Plus we'll give our thoughts on the rest of the Armageddon card and discuss episode 3 of The Last Ride series on the WWE Network! 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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Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
The Undertaker steps inside the Elimination Chamber for the final speedbump on the road to WrestleMania 25! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover Taker stepping inside "Satan's Vacation Home" at No Way Out 2009 against Jeff Hardy, The Big Show, Triple H, Vladimir Koslov, and Edge for the WWE Championship. This one has a surprising start, an incredible finish, and lots of action in between and we'll cover all of it in-depth. We'll also cover everything leading up to it including Taker qualifying against Mark "mid-size SUV" Henry, a face-off on Raw with Randy Orton, Edge planning a Canadian clam-bake, more commentary flubby-dubs, Big Show getting called out for his terrible puns, Triple H selling t-shirts, the unique place in history this PPV holds in The Undertaker's career, and so much more. Plus we'll also discuss Episode 2 of The Last Ride series on the WWE Network including Mark Calaway's vulnerability, gruesome surgery footage, Toby Keith moments, flip-flops, and what moments nearly made us cry. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
We dive into the next year in the career of The Undertaker with another Royal Rumble Watch-Along on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they provide an alternate running commentary for the 2009 edition of the 30-man spectacular. As always we'll give you the timestamp so you can cue up the WWE Network and watch the match with us. But we also make it just as entertaining if you're only able to listen. During the match we'll cover Show and Taker's never-ending rivalry continuing somehow, the rise of The Legacy, the returns of Rob Van Dam and Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Dolph Ziggler and Santino Marella's hilariously short-lived entries, Triple H, Rey Mysterio, JTG, Mike Knox, Kane, John Morrison, The Miz, R-Truth, and more. And before we get to the match we'll cover an eventful few weeks including a brief but fun feud with Shelton Benjamin (and the confusing lyrics to his theme song), a Steel Cage showdown with The Big Show, more teases for WrestleMania 25, Taker getting snubbed at the 2008 Slammys, and we'll finally talk about the legendary one-off appearance of the mysterious HADE VANSEN!
Plus stay tuned to the end of the show as we give our review of the first episode of the incredible limited series on the WWE Network "The Last Ride" focused on the final few years of The Undertaker's career! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
It's time to bury The Undertaker and The Big Show's rivalry with a Casket Match! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they close out 2008 with a Survivor Series showdown between The Dead Man and The World's Largest Athlete in Taker's signature match. Show and Taker are 1 and 1 in their recent rivalry and this match should settle the score. But all of the sudden The Big Show has a paralyzing fear of caskets, and the Grim Reaper has one of the most unique finishes ever set up to capitalize on it. We'll analyze the match plus we'll cover all the craziness leading up to it including a Casket Match preview against Chavo Guerrero, the 800th episode of Raw, a subtle start to the WrestleMania 25 build, Undertaker facing off with Vladimir Koslov, a tantalizing preview of a rivalry with Jeff Hardy that we never got to fully see, Big Show turning into Homer Simpson, Tazz's ridiculous analogies, and so much more.
Be sure to listen to our special Watch-Along with The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast as we cover The Undertaker vs. Chris Benoit as well as Stone Cold vs. The Rock vs. Kurt Angle vs. Rikishi at Rebellion 2000! It's the only place you'll ever get to hear us cover this rare Undertaker PPV match - don't miss it!
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Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
The Undertaker and The Big Show vie to be the Last Man Standing 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 second in a 2008 trilogy between Taker and Show in a match the WWE Universe voted for at Cyber Sunday. The rivalry between The Phenom and The Giant just isn't quite catching on, and we theorize (with the help of some more movie analogies, of course) just why exactly that is. There's still plenty of fun to be had here, though, as we discuss things like Knockout Matches, Great Khali's face turn, Vladimir Koslov's complete lack of charisma, cameos from Joey Ryan and Matt Jackson, prizomos fizor Kizarny, a fun Undertaker and Triple H match, the incredible effort put into the Cyber Sunday set, the complete lack of effort put into the Cyber Sunday concept, the return of That Deadly Submission, JR's flubby-dubs, and much more. Plus Travis resurrects a classic segment - The Vince Russo Bro-ment Of The Week! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
Be sure to listen to our special Watch-Along with The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast as we cover The Undertaker vs. Chris Benoit as well as Stone Cold vs. The Rock vs. Kurt Angle vs. Rikishi at Rebellion 2000! It's the only place you'll ever get to hear us cover this rare Undertaker PPV match - don't miss it!
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Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
The Dead Man gets knocked out on the premiere episode of The Big Show Show Show! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the first in a 2008 trilogy between The Demon Of Death Valley and The World's Largest Athlete at No Way Out 2008. The Big Show becomes an unlikely ally of Vickie Guerrero as The Undertaker goes on a quest for the Smackdown General Manager's soul. There's plenty of fun to be had here, but we discuss why Taker's rivalry with Show doesn't jump off the screen quite as much as his with Edge. Along the way we'll cover one of The Undertaker's shortest and greatest promos of all time, Vickie's continued natural greatness at being a heel, some final chokeslams for La Familia, Taker not mincing any words when it comes to his intentions, Big Show's goofy new catchphrase, an intense Unforgiven showdown, Super Crazy, Ryan Braddock, the Big Show's magical remote control, Eve Torres' questionable interviewing questions, the Chavo-Taker, a new Smackdown network and theme song, JR getting his X-Men mixed up, and so much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
Be sure to listen to our special Watch-Along with The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast as we cover The Undertaker vs. Chris Benoit as well as Stone Cold vs. The Rock vs. Kurt Angle vs. Rikishi at Rebellion 2000! It's the only place you'll ever get to hear us cover this rare Undertaker PPV match - don't miss it!
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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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