117 - WrestleMania 22

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 Strongest Man, why we weren't all that excited or intrigued about this one at the time, and how it's a lot more fun than we remembered. We also discuss the amazing rematch between Undertaker and Kurt Angle on Smackdown, the exciting return of Saturday Night's Main Event, awkward casket poses, Mark Henry's awesome eulogy, excellent crowd signs, the best opening video ever, Shinedown, Peter Gabriel, and much more. Plus Alex and Travis reminisce about watching this one live together in Travis's college apartment back in the day! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! Check out minddriftbooks.com to pick up a copy of John Doriot's new book "Intersections"! Check out the latest episode of The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast as we join Mike and JV for a Watch-Along commentary of the Fully Loaded 1999 match between The Undertaker Stone Cold Steve Austin!   Get a FREE MONTH of exclusive and ad-free podcasts on Stitcher Premium when you use the code TALKINGTAKER   Pick up the BRAND NEW King Of *GONG* Style shirt & merch at TeePublic to help support the show! Check out our Spotify Playlist highlighting all the music featured across our episodes throughout the years and see if you can remember which songs went with each match - updated every week!   Join our Creature Community by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!