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 Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
The Undertaker rocks the vote on this week's podcast! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Dead Man PPV match as they cover a Cyber Sunday affair against Batista with the fans voting on the special guest referee. Of course, it's a bit of a rigged election as the candidates are JBL, Mick Foley, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hmmm - wonder who's gonna win that one?! Although there's no suspense with that competition, there still plenty of fun stuff for us to discuss along the way including the ridiculous wedding of Teddy Long and Kristal Marshall, Vickie Guerrero becoming the new Smackdown GM, more Mark Henry squashing, a Brothers Of Destruction reunion against Matt Hardy and M.V.P., Taker stealing the #1 Contendership, Jamie Noble stealing the show week after week, and so much more. Plus Alex unboxes his birthday present from Travis live on the air. And we reveal an upcoming trip for our two hosts that could change the course of the show forever! Stay tuned to the very end folks - download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
The Undertaker is risen - he is risen indeed! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover Unforgiven 2007 and The Dead Man's comeback match against Mark Henry. But that's not the only big story we're covering as we discuss the injury which took Taker out of action in the first place and forced him to prematurely drop the World Title in a shocking moment to Edge. Then, while The Undertaker was recovering, the wrestling world was sent into shock by the horrifying Benoit family tragedy. Alex and Travis discuss where they were when they heard the devastating news, their initial reactions, and why they stopped watching wrestling for a year afterward. It's an emotional discussion, but don't worry. We've still got plenty of ridiculousness to discuss as well on this jam-packed episode including an impressive cage match with Batista, Mr. Kennedy's epic fail, a who's who of before they were famous jobbers, Taker's accidental racism, Alter Bridge, Chuck Palumbo's parents, Teddy Long's bachelor party, Eugene with a gun, beef cases, and so much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
The heat rises between The Undertaker and Batista as they duel it out in Hotlanta 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 Last Man Standing battle at Backlash 2007 that we were there to see live! It's the newly crowned World Heavyweight Champion's first title defense and it's an amazing (and slightly slept on) battle that's just as good as their WrestleMania match. We'll share our memories from being at the show including our buddy Josh's sweatband obsession, stuffing ourselves with hot wings, and some misleading GPS directions. Along the way we'll also cover a perfect 5 word promo from Batista, Teddy Long's very important 3 words, the 1 word Alex and Travis can't seem to spell right, a new alliance between Finlay and Kennedy that causes problems for Taker, King Booker's confusing run-in, the WWE's European vacation, and so much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Jan 16, 2020
Thursday Jan 16, 2020
The Phenom tries to make it 15-0 at WrestleMania 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 Dead Man's historic clash with Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship at Mania 23. We'll go in-depth analyzing one of Taker's best-reviewed matches to see if it still holds up 13 years later. Plus we'll discuss all of the historical context and just why this match truly sent The Undertaker's legacy into another stratosphere. We'll also cover our memories of watching the show together live as well as all the build-up including a hidden gem of match against Finlay, Kristal Marshall saying one of the dumbest things we've ever heard, our future President hanging out with The Boogeyman, Vince McMahon's blatant lie about a "once in a lifetime" match, Teddy Long's dream coming true, and so much more. Finally, we'll talk about Kane's recent appearance on the Broken Skull Sessions and give a review of his new autobiography. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
The road to WrestleMania 23 hits a speed bump with a huge Tag Team Match...Playa! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the main event of No Way Out 2007 featuring the interpromotional clash of Taker and Batista going against Raw's Champion John Cena and Shawn Michaels. The match between Mania Main Events might have seemed kinda meaningless at the time, but we'll analyze if it's worth rewatching now that you don't have to pay $40 to see it. We'll also discuss the beginning of the build to Batista and The Undertaker's World Title Match including the unforgettable segment where The Dead Man chooses between all 3 World Champions for his WrestleMania opponent - all without saying a word. Along the way we'll also discuss Batista's payback promise, another ECW appearance, the laughable notion of Undertaker choosing Bobby Lashley, our future President showing up on Raw, Ric Flair calling out Carlito, Michael Cole shooting on Vince McMahon, what the stakes for this tag match should have been, and the best fan story we've heard in the history of our show as one listener describes how The Undertaker led to him and his wife forming their forever tag team. Plus Alex and Travis share their memories of Jushin Thunder Liger in the wake of his retirement. And Alex unboxes a very special Christmas present from Travis live on the air! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Jan 02, 2020
Thursday Jan 02, 2020
The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels go down to the wire in the greatest Royal Rumble finish of all time! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they provide a Watch-Along alternate commentary for the 2007 Royal Rumble Match. We'll give you the time cue so you can watch the match with us, but we'll also keep it entertaining if you're only able to listen. Before we get to the match we'll pick up where we last left off in The Undertaker's timeline as we cover another Tribute To The Troops, a Beat The Clock challenge, a rare match with The Miz, and more feuding with Mr. Kennedy. Then we'll continue our Royal Rumble Watch-Along tradition! The Undertaker doesn't come in until number 30, but we've got plenty to riff on in one of the most star-studded matches we've ever covered including the likes of Ric Flair, Finlay, Rated RKO, The World's Largest Love Machine Viscera, Sabu, Giovanni Ribisi, Tommy Dreamer, King Booker, RVD, Kane, The Sandman, The Hardy Boyz, and more. And once The Dead Man does arrive, hold on to your butts because it's one of the greatest chunks of action in WWE history! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
We're watching the greatest Royal Rumble of all 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 fill in one of the gaps of their encyclopedic exploration and take the time-traveling hearse back to 1992 for a star-studded Royal Rumble Watch-Along event! We'll give you the time stamp so you can watch with us on the WWE Network, but it's just as fun of a listen even if you aren't able to watch with us. Of course, Ric Flair's performance is what everyone remembers about this match. But The Undertaker plays a pivotal role in the storyline and the bulk of the match. We'll analyze his performance as he gets a featured role just over a year into the WWF and just a few weeks removed from his first WWF Championship reign. We've also got plenty of our signature Watch-Along riffing as we discuss the hilarious eliminations of Big Boss Man and Sgt. Slaughter, El Matador's mismatched gear, Hulk Hogan the heel, Roddy Piper the legend, newfound Barbarian appreciation, The Nasty Boys, Haku, Col. Mustafa, Sid Justice, Texas Tornado, The Macho Man, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Repo Man, I.R.S., and so much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
We're taking things to the EXTREME on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match for a very special detour to cover The Dead Man's two appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling. No, it was never on PPV. And yes, it was only the WWE version of ECW. But we still think The Phenom inside the Land Of Extreme warrants a closer look! We'll analyze Taker vs. Big Show from 2006 plus the Brothers Of Destruction vs. The Miz & John Morrison from 2008. We'll also share our earliest ECW memories and dream up our fantasy original ECW opponents for The Undertaker.
Then, as a special Christmas present to all you Creatures, we're doing a Watch-Along for the main event of the 2006 ECW PPV December To Dismember! That's right - we're doing alternate commentary for the disastrous Extreme Elimination Chamber featuring ECW "Legends" like RVD, CM Punk, Test, Hardcore Holly, Big Show, and Bobby Lashley. And we're covering it because WE WERE THERE LIVE! We've got some crazy stories about the first, last, and only PPV to ever emanate from our hometown of Augusta, GA including disrupting the press conference before the show, sharing a beer (and more) with The Sandman, getting told off by The Big Show twice in one week, being rejected by Rene Dupree, and feeling the love from Balls Mahoney! Trust us - you don't want to miss this episode - it's one of our most fun yet! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
It's Mr. Kennedy's Last Ride! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover Armageddon 2006 and the final encounter in a trilogy between Kennedy and The Dead Man. It's easily our favorite match between these 2 as things get crazy in this No DQ contest including the wildest bump we've seen The Undertaker take in 16 years! We'll review the match in-depth plus discuss the all of the build including more evidence of Teddy Long as the World's Biggest Brothers Of Destruction Fan, JBL's memory loss, self-driving hearses, hearse cams, hearse vanity plates, some good old-fashioned attempted murder, Teddy calling the Ghostbusters, The End being here yet again, out of context Bible quotes, and Kane singing Christmas carols! Oh my! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
The curse of Kennedy (Kennedy) strikes again 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 First Blood battle between The Dead Man and Mr. Kennedy at Survivor Series 2006. It's the second match in a trilogy and we're still as confused as ever as to what made this Mark With A Mouth such a rising star back in the day. This month however he's joined by another Smackdown star in the making in his fight against The Phenom - Montel Vontavious Porter! We'll discuss our thoughts on him as he teams with Kennedy against a reunited Brothers of Destruction. We'll also discuss the annoying comedian Mr. Kennedy reminds us of, Teddy Long's fascination with "See No Evil", some of the dumbest commentary flubs we've ever covered by JBL and Cole, the questionable logic of internal bleeding in a First Blood match, the Vaseline strategy, and much more. Plus Alex and Travis share some fun memories about a spontaneous trip to the Raw Homecoming show during this time to see Taker vs. John Cena live and in person! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Church!
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