{"id":66298,"date":"2020-04-04T14:44:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T18:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=66298"},"modified":"2020-04-04T14:44:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T18:44:46","slug":"undertaker-five-decades-of-the-deadman-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/04\/04\/undertaker-five-decades-of-the-deadman-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Undertaker: Five Decades of The Deadman (Part 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to Undertaker: Five Decades of the Deadman.\u00a0 Throughout this series, we have taken a celebratory walk through the career of The Undertaker<\/strong>.\u00a0 At WrestleMania XXXVI<\/strong><\/em> this Sunday, Mark Calaway will have made it to five straight decades in the ring.\u00a0 Each part of this five-part series has looked at a particular decade of his career.\u00a0 Part one<\/a> reintroduced us to his short, rookie run in the 1980s – the beginnings of Texas Red <\/strong>and Mean Mark Callous<\/strong>.\u00a0 Part two<\/a> took a lengthy look at the ’90s; the decade that made “The Deadman”.\u00a0 Last week’s third part<\/a> walked us through Undertaker’s career in the 2000s – arguably his most impressive and innovative decade so far.\u00a0 This week, we shall be looking at the 2010s – so let’s begin!<\/p>\n

Undertaker Returns at SummerSlam 2010<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After defeating Shawn Michaels<\/strong> in the epic Streak vs Career match at WrestleMania XXVI<\/strong><\/em>, The Undertaker took a break.\u00a0 Years of life on the road had taken its toll and in the very near future, the Deadman would move to part-time.\u00a0 The initial break was short; he was back by May, where he would defeat Rey Mysterio<\/strong> on an episode of SmackDown<\/strong>.\u00a0 In doing so, he would qualify for a title shot at the Fatal Four Way pay-per-view.\u00a0 During this match, Taker suffered an injury – leading to Mysterio going on to win the World Heavyweight Championship.\u00a0 The injury was turned into an angle; with the storyline being Undertaker was assaulted backstage and left in a “vegetative state”.\u00a0 Long-time rival and on-screen brother Kane<\/strong> would accuse Mysterio, whilst life-time babyface Mysterio accused Kane.\u00a0 It made for quite the rivalry.<\/p>\n