Talking Taker

069 - Royal Rumble 2001 Watch -Along

2001 - The Undertaker Odyssey begins! Cue up the WWE Network and watch along with us as we provide a running commentary for the 2001 Royal Rumble 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 relive one of the best Rumble matches ever. Undertaker and Kane appear to be reunited which could spell doom for the other 28 competitors in this star-studded match. We'll give you the time cue so you can watch the match live with us. But you'll still have fun with us even if you just listen as we riff through Drew Carey's Hall Of Fame-worthy appearance, Kane's record-setting performance, the most black jeans you'll ever see in one match, Stone Cold's epic blade job, the surprising return of Haku, the Hall Of Fame credentials of each man in the match, and so much more as the match flies by. Plus before the watch-along we'll talk about Undertaker's Tag Team Title win with The Rock, an "impotent" match with Raven and another Russo "Bro"ment of the week. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! 
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068 - Armageddon 2000

The Undertaker makes Rikishi famous! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover a wild and crazy 6 Man Hell In A Cell at Armageddon 2000. The Dead Man tries to wrestle the WWF Championship away from Kurt Angle but he's also gotta deal with The Rock, Stone Cold, Triple H, and The Big Brown Machine. It's a match with a classic spot and it forces us to bust out the patented Talking Taker Blood Tracker. But it never really comes together, and we try to analyze why. Before we get there we're also talking about the long-awaited arrival of Limp Bizkit, some memorable promos leading up to the match including a classic from The Rock, the writing team change behind the scenes that shook things up going forward, Taker debuting yet another new catchphrase and nickname, Vince McMahon's Alabama hayride, "Dirty" Dean Malenko's torrid tryst, and so much more. Plus Travis shares his story from attending one last Nitro and Thunder taping from around this time and why Alex couldn't make it to the show. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! 
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067 - Survivor Series 2000

It might be a Decade Of Destruction but we're ditching Talking Taker this week for an episode of Talking Trousers! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover The Dead Man’s 10th Anniversary in the WWF at Survivor Series 2000 with a WWF Championship Match against Kurt Angle. But really we’re here to talk about Taker’s incredible and ridiculous white snakeskin pants he wore for this one night and one night only. Where did they come from? Did he borrow them from The Godfather? Did Sara sew them up as a gift? Or did The Undertaker go full “Chris Gaines” on us? We’ll try to get to the bottom of it. Plus the craziness keeps on coming as The Undertaker has some awkward interactions with William Regal and The Right To Censor, Kurt Angle pulls an old-fashioned switcheroo, we hear another new catchphrase, Travis goes on a rant about the WWF’s selective memory, and so much more as we tell the story of this underrated match. So put on your tight pants, download, and Taker Easy! 
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066 - Unforgiven 2000

The Undertaker takes on all comers 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 Fatal 4 Way encounter with The Rock, Kane, and Chris Benoit at Unforgiven 2000. Can this match live up to the high expectations set by the other 4 Way battles we've covered so far? We'll break it down in-depth. Along the way we'll also talk about the debuts of Old School and Taker's Yard, The Rock's incredible promos, Kane speaking up on commentary, Undertaker spitting tobacco while the WWF tells us it's whacko, why genital warts don't rule, the elevation of Edge & Christian and The Dudleyz, The Phenom's taste in fashion, and much more. Plus the Russo "Bro"ment of the week gives us the long-awaited debut of NAKED MIDEON *shudders*. Download, enjoy and Taker Easy! 
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065 - SummerSlam 2000

It's The Undertaker vs. The Big Sh...err...Kane that is 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 yet another battle between the Brothers Of Destruction at SummerSlam 2000. It's a bit of a belated build to this one as original plans called for The Big Show to be involved. So what really happened to cause plans to change midcourse? We'll get to the bottom of it! We'll also discuss the short-lived "Shane Event Mafia" faction, the commentary team's selective memory, cinder block beatdowns, Undertaker's lack of motorcycle security, The Godfather's "ladies", billion dollar butt plugs, the Right To Censor, thong stinkfaces, seeing Kane's face for the first time, why this match got overshadowed at the PPV, and try to figure out if this is even actually a real match. Plus Alex and Travis share some classic memories of video games and action figures from this time in their lives as they headed to high school back in the day! Download, enjoy and Taker Easy! 
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064 - Fully Loaded 2000

It's true, it's true! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover Big Evil's first ever encounter with Kurt Angle at Fully Loaded 2000. It's a definite change of pace from the darkness of 1999 as we enter a new comedic era in pro wrestling. We're covering some incredibly hilarious interactions between Angle and Taker - and it's all about a little spilt milk. Along the way we'll also talk about the new Commissioner of the WWF, Edge and Christian on the wrong side of the Brothers Of Destruction, Mideon's new role backstage, Kurt Angle on a scooter, a ridiculously oversized wrench, a genetic jackhammer, the debut of The Last Ride, another Vince Russo "Bro"ment Of The Week, Kane being pulled to the dark side of chewing tobacco, and so much more. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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063 - King Of The Ring 2000

Are you scared? He's here! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they finally reach the Biker Taker era! We'll discuss this momentous shift as The Dead Man becomes The American Badass - how it came to be, rumors of a jump to WCW, and how it may have been leading to this transition all along. Of course we'll talk about the incredible return at Judgment Day 2000 before recapping the build to Taker's first PPV match in 9 months at King Of The Ring 2000 as he teams up with The Rock and Kane to face Triple H, Shane "Simba" McMahon, and Vince "Joe Cool" McMahon in a bizarre 6 Man Tag for the WWF Championship. Along the way we'll cover the inexcusable music edits on the WWE Network, the Mandela Effect of the missing Judgment Day promos, how this match is really all about Vince and Linda, the strange involvement of Bull Buchanan, more misuse of "Calvary", and much more. Plus we'll reveal the fan vote for Taker's Top Ten Matches of the 90s! So grab a fat dip, download, and Taker Easy! 
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062 - The Face Of Fear Home Video

After 62 episodes the time has come to bury The Dead Man on this week's Talking Taker. Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match on this special bonus show as they lay the Lord Of Darkness down for a dirt nap and break down his final 1999 appearances before aprubtly "quitting" the WWF and disappearing for 8 months. And since there's no PPV match to cover, we decide to celebrate this incredible 9 year run by digging up another Coliseum Video classic and revisiting Taker's early days before we let him rest in peace. We've got rare matches against Adam Bomb, Bam Bam Bigelow, Yokozuna and Crush along with some hilarious color commentary to discuss. It's also a ridiculously overstuffed episode covering a Tag Team Buried Alive match, Taker being responsible for one of the most memorable team-ups of all time, a new Ministry rising up, more drama with Kane, Alex nearly buying a piece of Mideon's history, the early evolution of the Biker character, Punk Cards, how to look "im-po-tent", and some loose end topics we never got to cover. Plus stay tuned to the final 25 minutes as Alex and Travis unveil their own personal Top Ten Undertaker matches we've covered so far. Their lists are suprisingly different and sure to cause some controversy for the Creatures Of The Night, so be sure to download, debate, and Taker Easy! 
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061 - SummerSlam 1999

An Unholy Union is formed 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 short-lived but incredibly fun team-up of Taker and Big Show as they compete for the Tag Team Titles against X-Pac and Kane at SummerSlam 1999. This one is a welcome change of pace from the slog of the Ministry storyline and we have a blast with our favorite Dead Man acting like himself again. Along the way we'll cover more the real-life heat between Show and Taker, the debut of Chris Jericho and his interaction with the Lord Of Darkness, the true definition of X-Pac heat in 1999, the Big Shot Hardcore Holly running his mouth, The Acolytes and their messed up movie references, more classic King commentary, Travis calling in the cavalry on Michael Cole, Taker taking on Chyna, and more. All that plus the story of Undertaker and Big Show's wild ride through the desert - you don't want to miss that one! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! 
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060 - Fully Loaded 1999

There's more blood than the Red Cross knows what to do with 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 End Of An Era match between Taker and Stone Cold Steve Austin at Fully Loaded 1999 where Vince McMahon's career is on the line if the Lord Of Darkness loses. If you thought the plotholes in last week's show were bad, just wait til we tear this one apart! And that's not all - besides dealing with Stone Cold our favorite Dead Man faces drama in the Corporate Ministry with Vince and Triple H AND his rivalry with The Big Show continues AND Kane and X-Pac stick their noses into Taker's business. Don't worry - we'll break down the Russo-riffic storylines for you. Plus we check in on the state of the business in WCW and cover the highest rated in match cable history and the Undertaker's role in it. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! 
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