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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Sunday Dec 14, 2025
Sunday Dec 14, 2025
The Last Time Is Now - and we are there for it! Talking Taker cohost Alex Doriot is joined by Pod Street Krew members Watchalong Tommy and Randy Turco as they recap being there live for John Cena's final match at Saturday Night's Main Event in Washington D.C.! We discuss the incredible atmosphere in the arena, debate our opinions on the finish, and contemplate the legacy of the Never Seen Seventeen time champ. We also cover a very fun undercard showcasing some incredible NXT talent, the preshow fanfest, our haul at the John Cena superstore and the shocking celebrity Tommy ran into in the arena. Not only that, we got to go to The Undertaker's first ever live recording of the Six Feet Under Podcast with Michelle McCool and special guest AJ Styles breaking down his final match, the unforgettable Boneyard Match. We share the behind the scenes stories from this phone free event you had to be there for including all the awkward and uncomfortable fan questions! Plus we recap our travels around D.C. including all the monuments, restaurants, and more. Enjoy this audio recap and be on the lookout to the Talking Taker YouTube channel soon for the full travel vlog!
Be sure to check out Tommy's channel Watchalong Wrestling for his full Cena Superstore and his vlogs from the weekend as well!
Monday Dec 01, 2025
Monday Dec 01, 2025
We're revisiting one of The Undertaker's greatest rivalries for it's 20th anniversary on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take the time-traveling hearse back to 2005 and the epic conclusion of the Randy Orton-Undertaker feud inside Hell In A Cell at Armageddon 2005. It's a bloody battle that helped establish Orton as a main event player and also helped The Dead Man get his groove back for the next chapter of his career. We're doing this one in our classic watchalong format so we'll give you the timestamp to check out the match with us but as always we'll keep it entertaining even if you can just listen. Along the way we'll discuss what life was like for us back in 2005, why we were haters of The Viper back in the day and how he finally won us over, the short-lived beauty of Taker's full beard, Bob Orton's inexcusable medical history omissions, and so much more. Plus we've got our monthly Undertaker Sightings and our annual Christmas Gift Exchange! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
Pick up our new P.S.K. Motorcycle Patch Logo merch over TeePublic.com and celebrate 25 years of the Biker Taker with us!
Listen to "Reconstruction", the new full length album from Travis White! Stream Travis's new album of original tunes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you love to listen!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Instagram and Facebook!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out all our travel vlogs from SummerSlam and Royal Rumbles past!
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
To celebrate the 35 year anniversary of his iconic debut, we're looking back at the final episode of WWF TV before The Undertaker debuted! It's a special BONUS episode of our encyclopedic exploration Digging Up The Dead Man as wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White do a watch-along of the November 17, 1990 episode of WWF Superstars, just 5 days before The Undertaker made his debut as the mystery man on The Million Dollar Team. It's a fascinating look at what the World Wrestling Federation looked like in the final moments before The Dead Man changed everything. Join us as we discuss a main event clash between The Hart Foundation of The Dream Team and Rhythm and Blues of The Million Dollar Team, plus action from The Warlord, The Big Boss Man, Earthquake, and The Legion Of Doom, lots of talk about the mysterious Egg, an analysis of how The Ultimate Warrior is actually just a giant toddler, a breakdown of our Thanksgiving food rankings (#CornHub) and so much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
Pick up our new P.S.K. Motorcycle Patch Logo merch over TeePublic.com and celebrate 25 years of the Biker Taker with us!
Listen to "Reconstruction", the new full length album from Travis White! Stream Travis's new album of original tunes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you love to listen!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Instagram and Facebook!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out all our travel vlogs from SummerSlam and Royal Rumbles past!
Friday Oct 31, 2025
Friday Oct 31, 2025
The Talking Taker Pod Street Krew is back with another one of our infamous fantasy drafts! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White alongside Watchalong Tommy, Stephen Zieman, and Randy Turco as we duke it out to draft the ultimate Survivor Series card. There's no clowning around as this might be our most cutthroat competition yet! We encourage you to play along with us and come up with your own 5 match dream Survivor Series card, and tell us in the comments who you think had the better draft overall. Plus we've got our monthly Undertaker sightings discussing a tribute to The Dead Man from John Cena and A.J. Styles and the season 2 finale of LFG. Taker Easy!
Make sure you're subscribed to the Watchalong Wrestling YouTube channel to see Tommy's wrestling trip adventures!
Check out Stephen's Undertaker Toy Room Tour on the Collecting Deadman YouTube Channel!
Pick up our new P.S.K. Motorcycle Patch Logo merch over TeePublic.com and celebrate 25 years of the Biker Taker with us!
Listen to "Reconstruction", the new full length album from Travis White! Stream Travis's new album of original tunes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you love to listen!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Instagram and Facebook!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out all our travel vlogs from SummerSlam and Royal Rumbles past!
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
On this special bonus episode of Talking Taker, Cohost Alex Doriot celebrates Halloween with one of the greatest Undertaker Cosplayers in the world and a loyal P.S.K. member, Stephen Murphy A.K.A. Jokerious Torrance! Stephen sits down with Alex to discuss his many different tributes to The Dead Man in cosplay form and walks us through the inspiration for them. Along the way he shares about why doing cosplay is such a meaningful hobby for him, how it all started with Halloween and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, how he met his longterm girlfriend through his journeys, and the many other horror and cinematic characters he's portrayed. Plus we discuss some deep dive Batman thoughts, best and worst Halloween candies, favorite Undertaker matches, and much more!
Follow Stephen's cosplay adventures on Instagram!
Put a Talking Taker cap on your head with brand new hats available over at TeePublic.com!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Instagram, and Facebook!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Before The Rock, John Cena, or Batista did it, The Undertaker went Hollywood! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White alongside fellow P.S.K. member Stephen Zieman as they hop in the time-traveling hearse back to 1999 and the summer The Undertaker was making guest appearances on all sorts of tv shows! It's an often overlooked era of Taker's career and even The Dead Man's most dedicated fans may have never even heard of some of these offbeat appearances. We'll break down his guest roles on MTV cartoons like "Celebrity Deathmatch" and "Downtown," his brief stint as a host on the SciFi Channel, and in our main event, his biggest acting role yet as The Soul Chaser on an episode of "Poltergeist: The Legacy"! Taker actually has a major role on this episode as the "monster of the week" character and we get to see what he could have done had he chased down fame and fortune as an action star. It's also hilarious time-capsule of low-budget 90s tv and we have a great time breaking down even if you've never seen or heard of this one. All that plus our monthly Undertaker Sightings including his role in the WrestleMania 43 press conference and his big surprise for Stephanie McMahon at WrestlePalooza. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
Make sure you're subscribed to the Collecting Deadman channel to see Stephen's incredible toy room tour!
Pick up our new P.S.K. Motorcycle Patch Logo merch over TeePublic.com and celebrate 25 years of the Biker Taker with us!
Listen to "Reconstruction", the new full length album from Travis White! Stream Travis's new album of original tunes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you love to listen!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Instagram and Facebook!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out all our travel vlogs from SummerSlam and Royal Rumbles past!
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Long before The Undertaker battled Stone Cold, The Punisher faced off with Steve Williams! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they welcome back Mike and JV from The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast for a Watchalong of USWA TV from 11/4/89 featuring the first ever match between the men who would go on to become The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Who could have ever guessed these two random grapplers from a territory in Texas would one day go on to be on the Mount Rushmore of the WWE? It's a pretty brief encounter, so we decided to watch the entire episode of 80s wrestling ridiculousness including sex symbol Jeff Jarrett, the ludicrous Latin Lover, pop-ins from Percy Pringle and P.Y. Chu Hi, an infamous spanking angle that wouldn't fly in 2025, and a barnburner of a main event between Jerry Lawler and Terry Gordy! Plus we discuss The Undertaker's recent appearance on NXT with the TNA Champion Trick Williams and we share our memories of The Immortal Hulk Hogan in honor of his recent passing. 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!
Pick up our new P.S.K. Motorcycle Patch Logo merch over TeePublic.com and celebrate 25 years of the Biker Taker with us!
Listen to "Reconstruction", the new full length album from Travis White! Stream Travis's new album of original tunes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you love to listen!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Instagram and Facebook!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out all our travel vlogs from SummerSlam and Royal Rumbles past!
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
The Boys Of Summer are back to dream up our Ultimate SummerSlam cards of all tiz-iiiiime on an all new Talking Taker! Alex Doriot and Travis White are joined by their Pod Street Krew Brothers Randy Turco, Stephen Zieman, Tommy On The Spot, and Trey Ciampa for a sequel to our WrestleMania Draft earlier this year. We're taking turns building our fantasy 8-match card of the greatest matches from 37 years of The SummerSlam - and you won't believe what does AND what doesn't get picked! From classic main events to obscure title matches to, well, whatever the heck it is Randy selected, you're just gonna have to follow along to find out what surprises are in store. It's the perfect complementary podcast to the biggest party of the summer so we hope you'll join along with us and dream up what your fantasy SummerSlam might look like. Plus we've got another edition of Undertaker Sightings with some actual follow-up on Taker's relationship with Wildfire Tommy Rich from The Dead Man himself - seriously! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
Make sure you're subscribed to the Watchalong Wrestling YouTube channel to see Tommy's adventures at this year's SummerSlam!
Pick up our new P.S.K. Motorcycle Patch Logo merch over TeePublic.com and celebrate 25 years of the Biker Taker with us!
Listen to "Reconstruction", the new full length album from Travis White! Stream Travis's new album of original tunes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you love to listen!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Instagram and Facebook!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out all our travel vlogs from SummerSlam and Royal Rumbles past!
Sunday Jul 20, 2025
Sunday Jul 20, 2025
We're celebrating the final year of John Cena's career by revisiting his first PPV encounter with The Undertaker from 22 years ago this month with this classic episode of Talking Taker, BACK FROM THE DEAD at the top of your podcast feed! Originally released in June of 2019 as episode 93, It's Vengeance 2003 featuring Cena trying to prove himself against Big Evil in the biggest match of his career up to that point. Cena showed no fear with his non-P.C. battle raps calling out Taker in the build to this one and there's a lot of fun stuff to revisit, including a strangly heavy presence of the F.B.I.! This is also a timely episode for us to revisit as we give our instant reactions to the recently retired Goldberg's match with The Undertaker from Super Showdown 2019. Check it out and then be sure to join us on August 1st for a brand new episode as we bring on our fellow Pod Street Krew members for the Ultimate SummerSlam Fantasy Draft - you don't want to miss this one!
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Put on your Nintendo Power Gloves and travel back with us 1990 for another deep dive into Mean Mark on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hearse back again to WCW to discuss his rise up the ranks in the formative days of his pro wrestling career. When we last left the man who would become The Undertaker he was scoring a win in his first ever PPV match against Johnny Ace. Now he's continuing to fly high with his Heatseeking Missile elbow drop and the devastating heart punch as he runs through another incredible crew of jobbers like Max Miles and "Ding Dong Bundy". Plus he's got a new manager watching out for him as Teddy Long sells his contract to Paul E. Dangerously which leads to an even meaner streak in his matches. It all leads up to a big showdown with Flyin' Brian at Clash Of The Champions: Coastal Crush that just might be Mark Calaway's best wrestling match to date. We'll cover all the ridiculousness of 90's wrestling including Jim Cornette's savage commentary digs at Paul E., the legendary movie character that Mean Mark definitely influenced, Tommy Rich's incomprehensible word salad, and our apologies to the family of Ray Gunkel. All that plus another round of Undertaker Sightings including the return of 6 Feet Under, Taker's recent health scare, a random sighting in the New York Times Games section, and Travis and Alex's recaps of their recent trips to Smackdown and an indie show meeting a couple of Hall Of Famers! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
Check out all of the Mean Mark matches discussed here on our YouTube Playlist!
Pick up our new P.S.K. Motorcycle Patch Logo merch over TeePublic.com and celebrate 25 years of the Biker Taker with us!
Listen to "Reconstruction", the new full length album from Travis White! Stream Travis's new album of original tunes on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you love to listen!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Instagram, and Facebook!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!