Tombstone: The History of The Undertaker
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| Running time | 10 Hours |
Tombstone: The History of The Undertaker is a DVD produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, looking back at the career of The Undertaker from the 1990 Survivor Series all the way to his match at WrestleMania XX against Kane.
It was announced that with approximately 217,000 copies sold, it has become WWE's highest selling non-PPV DVD [1]
The DVD shows 19 of The Undertaker's most famous matches (with two bonus matches). Unlike other WWE DVDs, the DVD does not feature interviews, or retrospects by The Undertaker himself. It just shows the matches with a short narration by an unknown deep-voiced narrator. This was done to protect kayfabe, as Undertaker had returned to his mysterious "dark side" character and he would have looked too human if the DVD had featured anything that talked about his life.
This led to stern complaints from fans, not just for being a throwback to the days of old school kayfabe WWF Video releases in the 1980's and 1990's, but also the fact the DVD ends at WrestleMania 20 and does not once cover the Undertaker's feud and match with Randy Orton at WrestleMania 21, despite Orton and the event making small cameos on Disc 3.
Contents |
[edit] Disc 1
[edit] Matches
The Undertaker vs. Hulk Hogan
- WWF Championship Match which took place at the Survivor Series on November 27, 1991.
The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna
- WWF Championship Casket match which took place at the Royal Rumble on January 22, 1994.
The Undertaker vs. Diesel
- Took place at WrestleMania XII on March 31, 1996.
The Undertaker vs. Mankind
- Buried Alive match which took place at In Your House: Buried Alive on October 20, 1996.
The Undertaker vs. Mankind
- WWF Championship match which took place at In Your House: Revenge of the 'Taker on April 20, 1997.
- The Undertaker wore a bandage as a result of Mankind throwing a fireball into his face weeks earlier.
The Undertaker vs. Bret Hart
- WWF Championship match which took place at SummerSlam on August 3, 1997.
- Shawn Michaels was guest referee.
[edit] Extras
- The Undertaker vs. Bret Hart
- WWF Championship match which took place on September 20, 1997 at WWF One Night Only from Birmingham England.
- Undertaker attacks Hulk Hogan at The Funeral Parlor
- Undertaker builds a casket for Yokozuna
- Undertaker in the graveyard talking about Diesel
- Undertaker in the graveyard talking about Mankind
- Undertaker interrupts Mankind's interview
[edit] Disc 2 Matches
[edit] Matches
The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels
- Took place at In Your House: Ground Zero on September 9, 1997.
The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels
- First ever Hell in the Cell match which took place on October 5, 1997 at In Your House: Badd Blood.
- This match was awarded 5 Stars by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer.
The Undertaker vs Kane
- Took place at WrestleMania XIV on March 29, 1998.
The Undertaker vs Kane
- First ever Inferno match which took place at In Your House: Unforgiven on April 26, 1998.
The Undertaker vs Mankind
- Hell in the Cell match which took place on June 28, 1998 at the King of the Ring.
The Undertaker vs The Rock
- WWF Championship match which took place at the King of the Ring on June 27, 1999.
[edit] Extras
- Undertaker interview about Shawn Michaels (RAW, 8/4/97)
- Undertaker talking to his parents tombstones (RAW, 3/23/98)
- Undertaker interview- Kane burns his parents tombstones (RAW, 4/6/98)
- Undertaker breaks into Paul Bearer's house and mauls him. (RAW, 6/22/98)
[edit] Easter eggs
- Highlight "Undertaker vs. Kane (WrestleMania XIV)", and press right twice. You'll see a Jerry "The King" Lawler - Paul Bearer off camera interview where Bearer explains how he slept with Undertaker's mother.
[edit] Disc 3
[edit] Matches
The Undertaker vs Steve Austin
- First Blood match which took place at Fully Loaded on July 25, 1999.
The Undertaker vs Triple H
- Took place at WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1, 2001.
The Undertaker vs Hulk Hogan
- WWE Undisputed Championship match which took place at Judgment Day on May 19, 2002.
The Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar
- Hell In A Cell match for the WWE Championship at No Mercy on October 20, 2002.
The Undertaker vs John Cena
- Took place at Vengeance on July 27, 2003.
The Undertaker vs Vince McMahon
- Buried Alive match that took place at the Survivor Series on November 16, 2003.
The Undertaker vs Kane
- Took place at WrestleMania XX on March 14, 2004.
- The Undertaker returned in his Deadman gimmick with Paul Bearer.
[edit] Extras
- TheUndertaker vs Kurt Angle
- Took place on the September 4, 2003.
- Undertaker talks about his upcoming match with Triple H at WrestleMania X-7 on the March 26, 2001 episode of Raw.
- Undertaker talks about his upcoming match with Hulk Hogan on the April 29, 2002 episode of Raw.
- Undertaker talks about his upcoming match with Brock Lesnar at No Mercy on Sunday Night Heat.
- Undertaker in a graveyard talking about Vince McMahon.
[edit] Easter eggs
- Highlight "Undertaker vs. Kane", and press left twice. You'll see a 1997 interview with Undertaker about his storyline past.
[edit] Goofs
- The title card displayed during the Undertaker's WWF championship win over Sid, which in actuality occurred at WrestleMania XIII, states that the match took place at WrestleMania VIII (at WrestleMania VIII he actually faced Jake "The Snake" Roberts.)
- During the Undertaker vs. Kane match from WrestleMania XIV, Jim Ross claims that Undertaker's WrestleMania debut was at WrestleMania VIII and against Jake "The Snake" Roberts, when he actually made his WrestleMania debut a year earlier at WrestleMania VII against Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
