The Undertaker (WrestleMania 20)
The Undertaker’s American Badass gimmick was a deviation from his regular gimmick. It had some legs to it and was a staple of WWE for years, but the wrestling world wanted the Deadman back. When Kane intervened in Vince McMahon and The Undertaker’s buried alive match, we saw the writing on the wall. Over the next few months, the sound of a gong followed Kane everywhere he went, leading to a great return at the origin of WrestleMania.
While Kane waited in the ring, the all-familiar druids came out with torches. The lights in Madison Square Garden dimmed, and the way was lit as the Undertaker’s old music blared through the Garden. When The Undertaker came out dressed in his trademark overcoat and hat, there was no better feeling. The man who had terrorized WWE for years had returned to resume his reign. It was a return that could have only happened at where it all began, again.
