118 - Judgment Day 2006

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 in 16 years. We'll discuss exactly why it was so shocking and so disappointing to see the Punjabi giant run roughshod over Taker, the WWE, and the English language in his first two months. We'll also discuss Taker sliding into Teddy Long's DMs, the unexpected resurgence of Finlay, young Joey Ryan, The Gymini, "The Longest Yard", Funaki, Rey Mysterio's flop of a World Title Run, that one time Khali killed a guy (literally), our thoughts on the Terminator franchise, the brutal Smackdown roster during this time, and the cinematic spectacle that was "See No Evil". Plus Alex and Travis share about their brief time training to become backyard wrestlers that took place in early 2006 - you don't want to miss these stories! 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!