Published 16:44 IST, July 15th 2020
The Undertaker recalls the weirdest storyline from his iconic wrestling career
The Undertaker recently admitted that his “Ministry of Darkness” storyline with Stephanie McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin was the weirdest of his career.
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Throughout his 30-year-long wrestling career, Undertaker has delivered some incredible storylines. But, re are few that can be termed as truly bizarre. While talking to Nine Line Apparel on Instagram Live, Undertaker – real name Mark Calaway – himself mitted that his “Ministry of Darkness” storyline with Stephanie McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin was weirdest storyline he ever worked on. While feuding with Vince McMahon in 1999, Undertaker ended up kidnapping Stephanie McMahon. Not just that, he also tried to forcefully marry her in front of crowd, but Stone Cold Steve Austin came to her rescue in nick of time.
"I think probably trying to kidnap Stephanie and marry Stephanie and all that that I did," Undertaker said, when asked about his most bizarre storyline in WWE.
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Undertaker’s Ministry of Darkness run and feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin
During a major WWE PPV in 1998, Undertaker returned and attacked Stone Cold Steve Austin, while Texas Rattlesnake was fighting Rock. This led to a ‘Buried Alive’ match between Undertaker and Austin at Rock Bottom: In Your House where Stone Cold came out victorious. After that, Undertaker went on a long break, and returned as ‘ dark priest’ who led a faction called ‘ Ministry of Darkness’.
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priest was a much darker version of Deman who claimed to take orders from a "Higher Power". Throughout his run as priest, Undertaker would order his followers to make “sacrifices” and destroy WWE. After establishing his dominance, Undertaker and his followers started a feud with Corporation ( McMahon family). This led to a match between Undertaker and Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 15, which Undertaker ended up winning.
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After defeating Vince McMahon, Undertaker kidnapped Stephanie McMahon and revealed that he intends to marry her. Because of this, WWE CEO was forced to take help from his longtime nemesis Stone Cold Steve Austin. On day of wedding, Stone Cold Steve Austin me his much-awaited return and saved Stephanie McMahon from Ministry of Darkness. However, Undertaker went on to defeat Stone Cold at Over Edge PPV with help of Shane McMahon.
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After he lost his title, Stone Cold Steve Austin vowed he would defeat Undertaker and punish every Ministry of Darkness member. At King of Ring PPV, Steve Austin defeated Undertaker and won back his WWF Championship. He again defeated Priest in a ‘First Blood’ match at Fully Loed PPV and went to attack Ministry of Darkness members alone.
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16:44 IST, July 15th 2020