9. Did The Undertaker Want Brock To End Him?
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Before The Undertaker’s legendary WrestleMania winning streak was broken, Superstars would wait in line or go so far as to challenge the Deadman for a shot against him on the Grandest Stage of Them All. Having a match against The Phenom at WrestleMania was considered a hallmark achievement for many, even if they didn’t come out victorious. So why was it that The Undertaker challenged Brock Lesnar to a match at WrestleMania 30 in 2014, instead of the other way around? Fans have long speculated that the reason Taker personally provoked Lesnar was because the veteran warrior needed to find an end to his undefeated streak at WrestleMania, and he believed if anyone could dethrone him, it would be The Beast Incarnate. For better or worse, The Undertaker was right.
After his defeat at the hands of Lesnar, Taker himself admitted during a promo that “streaks were made to be broken.” During another promo a few years prior, he alluded to the fact that he would handpick his conqueror when the time was right, naming Triple H as a potential opponent at the time. It’s a bittersweet notion, but like all great warriors, maybe The Undertaker was truly looking for a glorious end after years of carrying victory on his shoulders, and he finally got it at the hands of Brock Lesnar.
8. Who Were The Sisters Of Darkness?
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The origins of the Sisters of Darkness are somewhat unsettling because they showed up during a time when The Undertaker had detached himself from his darker mythology. Yet, that same darkness seemed to still follow him around, guiding, protecting, and even heralding his presence. As the “American Badass,” The Undertaker was all about bikes, boots, and Big Evil bandanas, but the three eerie Sisters would still occasionally show up on screen to signal his entrance or his return. So who were they? No one knows for sure who these three little girls are, and the Sisters themselves haven’t made an appearance – vocal or otherwise – for nearly a decade now (the last time they were heard was during Undertaker’s promo hyping his return at Unforgiven 2007 for his match against Mark Henry), but writer-producer Max Landis has some pretty interesting, albeit dark, theories about the girls.
In his extremely popular take on the fantastical world of pro-wrestling called Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling, Landis states that The Undertaker used to head a cult that sacrificed these girls, turning them into the infamous Sisters of Darkness. However, many fans believe that Landis’ take is the twisted version of the story, when in truth the Undertaker actually rescued the sisters from damnation, which is why they help guide and resurrect him when they’re needed… sort of like sirens or the Sisters of Fate in Greek mythology.
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