Talking Taker

011 - Royal Rumble 1994

It's a double wide, double deep episode of Talking Taker as we hit Royal Rumble 1994! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career as they cover a chaotic Casket Match against Yokozuna (and about a dozen others) for the WWF Championship. Along the way we'll talk about the arrival of Undertaker's superpowers, visiting Taker's woodshop for some incredible promos, and if this match is a great spectacle or an epic flop. Plus we reminisce about a few era-specific memories of being an 8-year-old wrestling fan in 1994.

010 - Survivor Series 1993

We celebrate finishing up the Undertaker's first 3 years with our biggest episode yet of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career as they cover Taker leading the All Americans against Yokozuna and the Foreign Fanatics at Survivor Series 1993. Along the way we'll talk about the Steiners in WWF, the moment Lex Luger's push died in real time, why on earth we're supposed to hate the Helsinki Hellraiser, and we'll pay tribute one last time to Bobby "The Brain" Heenan at his final WWF PPV appearance. Finally we'll look back at the best and worst of the first 10 matches we've covered and how the quickly the Undertaker character has evolved in just 3 years. Taker Easy!

009 - SummerSlam 1993

Just what exactly is a Rest In Peace Match and why have we never seen one since? Find out on all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career as The Undertaker finally lays to rest his feud with Harvey Wippleman and the Giant Gonzalez in the first, last and only appearance of this infamous gimmick match. Along the way they'll explore just why this match was such an epic failure, how wrestling Gonzalez is like wrestling a mannequin, and much more. Taker Easy!

008 - WrestleMania IX

It's The Undertaker's most enormous challenge yet on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career as Taker continues his feud with the Wippleman Clan and takes on the 8 foot tall Giant Gonzalez. Along the way we'll also cover the main event of the first ever Monday Night Raw, Royal Rumble 1993, Alex's first ever WWF live event, and more before we break down one of the most intriguing matches in the legendary Streak!

007 - Survivor Series 1992

History is made as we tackle our first Coffin Match on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career and explore his memorable rematch with The Ugandan Giant Kamala. Along the way we break down the actually logical reasoning behind this match, some incredible cosplay in the audience, Paul Bearer's commitment to his props, and uncover the differences between a Coffin Match and a Casket Match.

006 - SummerSlam 1992

Perhaps the darkest stretch of The Undertaker's career begins on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career and explore his first battle with The Ugandan Giant Kamala. We break down The Undertaker's first epic entrance in his career, the raucous Wembley crowd, the blatant and uncomfortable racism on display, and argue whether or not Kamala is a better wrestler than Jinder Mahal. Plus we take a few minutes to share our memories of the greatest color commentator of all time - and one of the biggest stars of this podcast so far - Bobby The Brain Heenan.

005 - WrestleMania VIII

The streak continues! Join hosts and wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career with this discussion of Undertaker taking on Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts at WrestleMania VIII. Along the way they break down the classic commentary from Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, the unavoidable Undertaker babyface turn, Jake's incredible heel run, and how these 2 legends put on a compelling match with just 3 wrestling moves. Plus Alex shares his story about meeting Jake The Snake at Hooters when he was 7 years old!

004 - This Tuesday In Texas

It's The Undertaker's only PPV Title defense of his first WWF Championship reign! It's one of the most unique PPV experiments of all time! It's This Tuesday In Texas on Talking Taker! Join hosts and wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career as they explore the WWF Title rematch against Hulk Hogan, Hulkster's heel tactics, and the surprising ways This Tuesday In Texas influenced the way we watch wrestling forever.

003 - Survivor Series 1991

It's The Gravest Challenge! Join hosts and wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Undertaker's career as they break down the Dead Man's first WWF Championship opportunity against "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan.

002 - WrestleMania VII

The Streak begins! Join Alex Doriot and Travis White as they break down the beginning of The Undertaker's legendary WrestleMania run against another phenom - Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Plus we look at the debut of Paul Bearer and try to figure out what exactly Taker's gloves are for!