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 Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Undertaker's most infamous match of all tiz-iiiime on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we do a watch-along special for Taker vs. Mankind inside Hell In A Cell from King Of The Ring 1998. It's a match with some of the most incredible moments to ever take place in WWE history, but its legacy is a bit complicated looking back on it all these years later. We discuss why as iconic as it is it's a bit hard to look back it with modern day perspective, but we also have a blast looking back at the buildup from the peak of the Attitude Era. Enjoy this throwback episode, and be sure to join us on July 1st for a brand new episode looking back The Monday Night War main events from July 6 1998!
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Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
It's times like these for us to geek out about the Foo Fighters on this special bonus episode of Talking Taker! We're taking a quick detour on our exploration digging up The Dead Man for Alex Doriot and friend of the show and everlong Foo Fan Randy Turco to discuss the band's epic new album "But Here We Are". Don't worry - we'll be back with our regularly scheduled Taker Talk on July 1st. But for now sit back and rock out with us as analyze the colour and the shape of our nearly 30-year fandom Dave Grohl and the crew including thoughts on all the hits, our favorite underrated album tracks, and Randy's incredible stories acquiring one of Taylor Hawkins' drumsticks, chasing down the band's white limo, and his secret trick of scoring setlists at the many live shows he's seen. Plus, we take on the impossible task of ranking all the Foo's studio albums from top to bottom! Download, crank it up loud, and #TakerEasy!
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Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
We're ranking The Undertaker's Top 10 Rivals of all tiz-iiiime on a brand new episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they rank and debate The Phenom's most fantastic foes. We've both made up our lists and we take turns arguing which 10 of Taker's opponents truly stand out from the rest. Some of our picks are bound to surprise and stir up some controversy, so we'd love to hear from all of you in the Pod Street Krew about who makes your list. We'll read some of your comments plus share our honorable mentions and the rivalries we wish had lasted a little bit longer that could have made our list if they did. Plus we'll also discuss this month's Undertaker Sightings including Travis's trip to Smackdown, Omos's special connection with Taker, and the 25 year anniversary of the most iconic Hell In A Cell match ever. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
We're taking the time-traveling hearse back to a wild "royal" rumble as we revisit King Of The Ring 1997 on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we explore a match you might have forgotten ever happened between The Undertaker and Faarooq for the WWF Championship. Travis has often said this is one of his favorite episodes we ever recorded, and it really does go off the rails as we talk about The Dead Man curing racism, get some classic promos from "The Cheek" Ahmed Johnson, discuss Sunny's Super Soaker, and much more. Enjoy this throwback episode, and be sure to join us on June 1st as we look back at another classic UT U.K. match as we debate The Undertaker's Top 10 Rivals!
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Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
We're going back 25 years to cover a couple of glaring omissions from our back catalog on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on our encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take a look back at a pair of classic Attitude Era matches that didn't quite warrant their own episode during our original run but definitely deserve to be revisited. Up first is The Undertaker vs Kane from the famous VHS release of Mayhem In Manchester. Though not technically a PPV (and never released on the WWE Network or Peacock) it's a match that was widely seen and fondly remembered - perhaps mostly for Taker's street clothes he wrestles in! We'll discuss what went wrong with his gear plus run down this fun U.K. card. Then we'll do a Watch-Along for the main event of Over The Edge 1998 featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Dude Love with The Undertaker as The Enforcer on the outside. Taker obviously doesn't wrestle in this one, but it is the only match in history where The he played a referee-type role and it's such a classic we thought it'd be fun to cover for its 25th anniversary this month. This is maybe the best pure "Sports Entertainment" match you will ever see with these three plus Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, Jim Ross, and The King all playing their roles to a tee. We'll reminisce about watching this one when we were 12 years old, how it continues to get better with age, the wild bumps both guys were taking, the rabid crowd, The Undertaker's brutal chokeslams to the stooges, and so much more. Plus we've got our monthly Undertaker Sightings highlighting another A&E Rivals episode, podcast comments, Hall Of Fame thoughts, and Alex's interaction with an iconic Hall Of Famer! Believe that playa, and Taker Easy!
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Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
We're taking the time-traveling hearse back across the pond as we revisit One Night Only on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we explore a semi-forgotten classic between The Undertaker and Bret Hart in a match that was left off the original VHS release of this first ever U.K. exclusive PPV. The finish might have been wonky, but the match itself is one of the best of The Dead Man's first decade - be sure to check it out if you've never seen it. Plus we discuss the rarely seen "WWF Fab Four" interview special that aired in the U.K. around this time featuring a sort of groundbreaking interview with The Undertaker. And be sure to join us on May 1st as we look back at another classic UT U.K. match as we cover Mayhem In Manchester featuring Taker (in his street clothes!) vs. Kane. We'll also look back at Over The Edge 1998 with The Undertaker as the special enforcer for the match between Stone Cold and Dude Love - it's a jam-packed Attitude Era throwback - don't miss it!
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Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
We're struttin' and cuttin' on a special bonus episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their exploration digging up The Dead Man as they bring on Manscaped Contest Winner Randy Turco to the show for a special episode dedicated to The Dead Man's haircut history throughout the years. Yes, really - we're watching along with two classic Taker matches featuring some of his most dramatic haircuts ever! First up is a quickie vs Bradshaw from Smackdown 12/6/01 where Big Evil showed up with a brand new look after turning heel a few days before. And for the main event we take a look at The Undertaker vs Triple H inside Hell In A Cell at WrestleMania 28 where The Phenom debuted his faux hawk! Along the way we'll chronicle all of Taker's coiffures through the years (including his horrendous wigs), mourn the loss of Shawn Michaels' short shorts, analyze Dean Malenko's nipples, wonder if Ron Simmons ever rode a motorcycle, remember Cow and Chicken's parents, try to figure out if Taker ever got to wrestle Brutus Beefcake, and discuss some our favorite (and most embarrassing) haircut stories of our own. This one is off the rails - download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Follow Randy on Twitter @pokeyslittledog and check out his monthly Watch Along specials with Stephen Zieman on the Collecting Dead Man podcast!
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Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
IT'S WATCHALONG TIME! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back at one of their favorite Undertaker WrestleMania matches of all tiz-iiiime: his epic encounter with CM Punk at WrestleMania 29. Longtime P.S.K. member Watchalong Tommy joins us as we look back at the match that stole - and arguably saved - this entire show as both men had a chip on their shoulder and put on a 5 Star Classic. Tommy never made it in the gates for this show, but he does have some incredible stories of working at Axxess this weekend including standing feet away from The Undertaker who made a surprise signing appearance! We'll give you the timestamp to watch along with us, but as always it's just as fun if you're only able to listen. Along the way we'll discuss how we all watched the show back in 2013, Paul Heyman's amazing work outside the ring, both men's awesome entrances, Tommy's Hall Of Fame date with his future wife, the exhausting travel of a "New York/New Jersey" weekend, where this match stands in our all-time rankings, and so much more.
Plus it's been another jam-packed month full of Undertaker Sightings - we'll recap Taker's recent newsworthy podcast and YouTube show appearances as well as his A&E Rivals special highlighting his feud with Mankind and Kane's Biography. Download, enjoy, and #TakerEasy!
Subscribe to Tommy's YouTube Channel Watchalong Wrestling and check out Alex's recent appearance looking back at WrestleMania 34!
Check out Alex and Travis's appearance on The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast's 3:16 Day Special!
Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!
Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music!
Pick up a new "Half A Decade Of Destruction" Talking Taker shirt & more merch at TeePublic to help support the show!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Hop in the time-traveling hearse on the road to WrestleMania as we bring our look at one of The Undertaker's most important Mania matches BACK FROM THE DEAD! This month we're taking you back to the truly epic showdown between The Phenom and his demonic brother Kane from WrestleMania 14. This year marks the 25 year anniversary of this, the initial face-off in their storied rivalry, arguably the greatest rivalry of The Dead Man's career. So enjoy this look back at how it all began at one of the most important WrestleManias of all tiz-iiiime! Be sure to join us April 1st as we look back at another WrestleMania classic, and until then, #TakerEasy!
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
OHHHH YESSSSSSSS! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they pay tribute to the one and only William Moody - better known to us all as Paul Bearer - on the 10 year anniversary of his passing. After our monthly Undertaker Sightings segment (covering his Super Bowl commercial and more), we dive deep into the full career of the Father Of Destruction. We talk about William Moody's background as a real-life mortician to his early days in the wrestling business as Percy Pringle III and his murderer's row of clients and then of course to the call that changed his life to join up with The Undertaker in 1991. We discuss Taker and Bearer's instant and unbreakable connection, how the pair effortlessly evolved from heels to babyfaces, Bearer's command of a character that could have gone off the rails, the heel turn at SummerSlam 1996 that changed everything, Bearer selling the Kane storyline and turning it into a masterpiece, and so much more. We'll also cover his brief stint in TNA, the good (WrestleMania XX) and the bad (getting kidnapped by Edge) of his returns to WWE throughout the 2000s (including some untelevised ones), his run with his final protege LA Knight on the independent scene, and the ways WWE and The Undertaker have honored him since his untimely passing. There never was and never will be another quite like Paul Bearer, and we hope you enjoy our tribute to one of our favorite pro wrestling characters of all time. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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Stay connected with our Creature Community by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!
Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Bridges" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music!
Pick up a new "Half A Decade Of Destruction" Talking Taker shirt & more merch at TeePublic to help support the show!
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our collection of figure unboxings, vlogs, video podcasts, and more!