Talking Taker

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'...

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...

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 w...

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'...

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 ris...

It's Mr. Kennedy vs. Mr. Dead Man 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 match in a trilogy between Taker and Kennedy at No Mercy 2006. Mr. Kennedy was a rising star at this time and seemed set up to be a future WWE Champion. So what the heck happened? Travis and Alex try to fig...

The Undertaker goes to prison! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the colossal cluster of his Punjabi Prison match at Great American Bash 2006 against The Big Show. Wait - isn't the Punjabi Prison the signature match of The Great Khali? Why yes it is - and we'll discuss the three bizarre words that led to Big Show...

We're covering one of the bleakest moments in The Undertaker's timeline 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 his Judgment Day 2006 encounter with the dreaded Great Khali. It's hard to call this anything other than a shocking squash - The Dead Man's most devastating and surprising defeat...

It's the first and only Casket Match in WrestleMania history on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they hit the Big Time of WrestleMania 22 to cover Taker vs. Mark Henry as The Dead Man tries to take The Streak to 14-0. It's an interesting match-up as we discuss the evolution of The World's Stronge...

The Dead Man and The Wrestling Machine square off in one of the greatest matches of the decade on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they discuss Taker and Kurt Angle's breathtaking WWE Championship battle at No Way Out 2006. It's remembered as one of both men's greatest matches and we go in-depth...

The Undertaker and Randy Orton go to hell! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as the cover the final match in the 2005 Taker and Orton "quadrilogy" inside Hell In A Cell at Armageddon. It's a wild clash full of blood and drama and an even wilder build straight out of the pages of WCW! We talk about all the ridiculous mind games...

It's a very special Tag Team Crossover episode as The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast crosses over with Talking Taker! Our cohost Alex Doriot is joined by Mike and JV for a very special Watch-Along episode as they team up to cover - what else? - the first ever team up between The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin at Fully Loaded 1998 against Kane and Mankind for the WWF Tag Team Titles! We'll give...

The Undertaker and Randy Orton's rivalry goes west as The Cowboy gets involved on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they cover they first ever Handicap Caket Match pitting The Dead Man against Randy and his dad Cowboy Bob at No Mercy 2005. If you're thinking it was crazy to see Bob Orton in a PPV main event in 2005 - you're correct! We'll talk abou...

It's Taker vs Orton, Round 2! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the second meeting between The Legend and The Legend Killer at SummerSlam 2005. It's a rivalry that put Orton on the map, and this next chapter is an important piece of the story as it truly becomes a family affair by the end of the match. Along the...

It's one of the most controversial moments in The Undertaker and the WWE's history 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 chaotic clash between Muhammad Hassan and The Undertaker at the 2005 Great American Bash. The match itself gives us plenty to talk about including Hassan's (very)...

It's The Legend vs. The Legend Killer! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover one of the most important battles in The Dead Man's career as he tries to take The Streak to 13-0 at WrestleMania 21 against a young Randy Orton. This is the rare match that not only changes the careers of both performers, but also the cours...

The Undertaker's rivalry with the Reigns family begins 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 battle between Roman's forgotten Uncle Luther and The Dead Man in a WCW Saturday Night main event! Just kidding - this actually happened on PPV at No Way Out 2005? How did the former "Horshu"...

It's the return of the Casket Match - and the return of Heidenreich! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they kick off 2005 with one of El Hombre Muerto's signature matches and a Royal Rumble clash with one of his worst opponents. Is it one of the most embarrassing in-ring performances we've ever covered on the show? Or is it...

¡Ay Dios Mio - Es El Hombre Muerto! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover a star-studded Fatal 4 Way from Armageddon 2004 featuring Taker taking on JBL, Booker T, and Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Championship. It's a fun way to close out what's been an uneven year for the Phenom. Plus it's the only PPV encounter betwee...

Our time-traveling hearse is spinning out of control as we take a detour from our encyclopedic exploration all the way back to 1991! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they give you sort of a bonus show and hit one of the matches they skipped over in the early days of the podcast as The Dead Man enters his very first Royal R...

Roses are red, violets are blue, we suffered through Heidenreich, and we did it for you! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover The Dead Man's battle with the poet laureate of the WWE at Survivor Series 2004. We turned over a new leaf with JBL last week - could we possibly find something to like about Heidenreich this...

Did we...did we just become JBL fans?! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they let The Dead Man and JBL borrow their time-traveling hearse for their Last Ride Match at No Mercy 2004. As we review the buildup the match, we wrestle with the fact that the man that drove us away from Smackdown back in the day might be our new fa...

JBL tries to give The Undertaker - and us - the Summertime Blues on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV as they cover this clash between the King Of Gong Style and the Wolf Of Wall Street at SummerSlam 2004 for the WWE Championship. We both hated JBL back in the day - so much so that we quit watching Smackdo...

It's the Concrete Crypt Match! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they take the podcast into "True Crime" territory to cover the Live Free Or Die debacle between The Dudley Boyz and The Dead Man at the Great American Bash 2004. It's one of the most ridiculous, infamous moments and matches in Taker's career and we hold nothin...

We're putting a spell on you 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 creepy and kooky and all together ooky match between The Dead Man and Booker T at Judgment Day 2004. Taker and Paul Bearer are back to their mysterious ways and ruling strong over Smackdown. So to combat The Phenom, B...