The Undertaker reveals why he turned down a transfer to WCW in the course of the Monday Night time Wars.
The WWE Corridor of Famer was one among Vince McMahon’s most loyal wrestlers throughout this period. Stars like Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Corridor all jumped ship to WCW. Nevertheless, The Undertaker remained loyal to the WWE (then WWF) throughout this era.
The Undertaker appeared on his Six Ft Below podcast (H/T to talkSPORT). He talked about being supplied the prospect to affix WCW. He revealed that Kevin Nash stated he may get him extra money than he was making within the WWE if he jumped ship. This was when WCW had been on prime within the rankings struggle.
Nevertheless, he turned them down. The Undertaker was nonetheless bitter about WCW telling he would by no means draw cash, years in the past when he labored there as Mark Callous. He was loyal to Vince McMahon for giving him a chance. The Deadman felt much more rewarded when WCW went below in 2001.
“If my scenario had been completely different, if WCW hadn’t instructed me that I wasn’t going to attract any cash, I don’t know what I might have executed. I don’t. The truth that they instructed me: ‘You’re by no means going to earn cash,’. That was all the time the chip that I carried on my shoulder. Even once they referred to as. I bear in mind Nash calling me [and saying]: ‘I believe I can get you this if you wish to come down.’
“I used to be like ‘wow, that’s much more cash than I’m making proper now.’ I considered it and was like: ‘No.’ That’s what it got here all the way down to for me. Vince gave me the chance. I simply couldn’t do it.”
“I might have made extra money. And I might have labored loads much less. I most likely would have been in a scenario the place I might have been welcomed again. Perhaps not. However the truth that I stayed, acquired my a** kicked, all of us acquired ours a***s kicked, after which turned it throughout and possibly made the best comeback ever. It was actually rewarding. Lots of people instructed me: ‘It’s worthwhile to go. It’s worthwhile to take the cash.’”
