179 - Greatest Royal Rumble

It's Rusev Day on Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as we begin our look at The Dead Man's 2018 World Tour with the Greatest Royal Rumble. It's The Undertaker's final ever Casket Match and he's taking on the Bulgarian Brute in a match that feels straight outta 1993. It also might be the most bizarre build-up we've covered in the history of the podcast as the entirety of this rivalry takes place over Twitter! We'll discuss the infamous "Bury Me Softly, Brother" tweet from Rusev, how and why Taker's opponent was briefly changed to Chris Jericho, how and why it was changed back to Rusev, the controversies surrounding the WWE's first Saudi Arabia supershow, TMZ interviews, dumpster fire matches, the evolution from signs to cell phones in the audience, and, of course, the Titus World Slide! Plus we try out our Lana and Aiden English impressions! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!  Pick up a "Bury Me Softly, Brother" Shirt & more merch at TeePublic to help support the show! Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to help him get over 100 subscribers and hear his latest music!  Get a free month of exclusive and ad-free podcasts on Stitcher Premium when you use the code TALKINGTAKER   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!