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Talking TakerBONUS: Celebrating Halloween With Legendary Undertaker Cosplayer Jokerious Torrance!On this special bonus episode of Talking Taker, Cohost Alex Doriot celebrates Halloween with one of the greatest Undertaker Cosplayers in the world and a loyal P.S.K. member, Stephen Murphy A.K.A. Jokerious Torrance! Stephen sits down with Alex to discuss his many different tributes to The Dead Man in cosplay form and walks us through the inspiration for them. Along the way he shares about why doing cosplay is such a meaningful hobby for him, how it all started with Halloween and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, how he met his longterm girlfriend through his...
2025-10-3053 minTalking Taker238: Mean Mark - Flyin' High!Put on your Nintendo Power Gloves and travel back with us 1990 for another deep dive into Mean Mark on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hearse back again to WCW to discuss his rise up the ranks in the formative days of his pro wrestling career. When we last left the man who would become The Undertaker he was scoring a win in his first ever PPV match against Johnny Ace. Now he's continuing to fly high with his...
2025-07-011h 41Talking Taker233: Royal Rumble 1995 30 Year Anniversary Watch-Along!This month on Talking Taker, we're Talking Taxman and giving Alex's most hated wrestler a second chance! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hearse back 30 years ago to the 1995 Royal Rumble and the infamous battle between "Death and Taxes" as The Undertaker tried to audit Irwin R. Schyster. Alex has spoken many times about how much he despised the I.R.S. character as a kid, but know that Mike Rotunda is a Hall Of Famer, should we let bygones be bygones? We'll...
2025-01-301h 41Talking Taker231: Armageddon 2004 20 Year Anniversary Watch-Along!It's absolute Armageddon as revisit a forgotten classic Fatal 4-Way featuring El Hombre Muerto on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hears back 20 years to December 2004 and a WWE Championship match featuring The Undertaker against JBL, Booker T, and in their only PPV battle, the legendary Eddie Guerrero. It might get overlooked as it took place during WWE's usual "dead month" of December, but that's exactly why we want to highlight this absolute banger of a Ruthless Aggression era...
2024-12-011h 44Talking Taker229: Remembering Sid (WrestleMania 13 Watch-Along)We're paying tribute to one of the most unique legends in wrestling history - The Master and Ruler of the World, Sid - on a very special edition of Talking Taker. Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take a break from their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man to try to do justice by one of our all-time favorites Sycho Sid who sadly passed away earlier this week. Sid's career and his impact on wrestling cannot be overstated as he had a one-of-a-kind connection with fans and an inexplicable charisma that jumped off the...
2024-09-011h 47Talking Taker228: SummerSlam 1999 25 Year Anniversary Watchalong + P.S.K. Q&A!We're celebrating 7 years of our podcast by looking back at the 25 year anniversary of one of our favorite underrated Undertaker matches! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back to the summer of 1999 and revisit a banger of a brawl between The Unholy Alliance of Undertaker and Big Show and the Unlikely Alliance of X-Pac & Kane. It shocked us back when we originally covered it how much we enjoyed this match, so we thought it would be a great one to revisit 25 years later. Does it still hold up as an unexpectedly...
2024-08-011h 40Talking Taker227: Batman Meets The UndertakerThe Dark Knight finally crosses paths with The Lord Of Darkness on this very special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they trade in the time-traveling hearse for a Batmobile and devote an entire episode to one of Travis's favorite long-running threads on this podcast - the connections between The Batman and The Undertaker. We've joked about it since the earliest days of the show, but there truly is a deep crossover between these two iconic characters and if you're anything like us you've probably got a deep personal affection for both...
2024-07-012h 15Talking Taker226: The New SkyscrapersWe're covering The Undertaker's earliest days as a tag team specialist and his debut for a major wrestling company on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take the time-traveling hearse back to WCW in early 1990 and Mean Mark Callous's short-lived run as part of The New Skyscrapers alongside Dangerous Danny Spivey. It's a brief run of less than 10 televised matches, but it's an incredibly important and formative run in Taker's career including the origins of his relationship with ol' Peanuthead himself Teddy...
2024-06-012h 02Talking TakerBONUS: Backlash 2007 Revisited With Watchalong Tommy!Just in time for this year's Backlash event, enjoy this special bonus audio of our cohost Alex Doriot joining friend of the show and P.S.K. Member Watchalong Tommy on his YouTube channel to revisit Backlash 2007! Alex and Travis were there live in Atlanta for this hidden gem of a PPV so you'll hear all about the experience inside the Philips Arena. Plus we'll discuss all the goings-on of 2007 in the WWE and beyond including forgotten WWE Dot Com shows, American Idol contestants you haven't thought about in years, a Divas match that blew us away, a dark...
2024-05-041h 36Talking Taker223: WrestleMania 27 Watch-Along With Randy Turco!We're taking the time-traveling hearse back to the ATL with Randy Turco in tow on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they bring their time-traveling correspondent Randy along to revisit a classic WrestleMania match between The Undertaker and Triple H. It's the 15th anniversary of the beginning of Taker's WrestleMania rivalry with DX, and this is the last match of that rivalry that Alex, Travis, and Randy have yet to cover Watch-Along style, so we decided it needed to get done! Along...
2024-03-151h 22Talking Taker221: Coliseum Video Classics Volume 2Forget about Netflix - Be Kind & Rewind with us to the days of the video store for a brand new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they cue up another round of Undertaker matches originally found on Coliseum Video releases in the early 90s. The days of physical media may be dwindling and Monday Night Raw is moving to streaming, so what better time than to look back at these iconic home video releases? Don't worry - you don't need a VCR to check out these...
2024-02-011h 56Talking Taker217: Crown Jewel 2018 5 Year Anniversary Watchalong!It's a Halloween Havoc on this month's Talking Taker as we look back at one of The Undertaker's SPOOKIEST matches of all tiz-iiiime! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they "celebrate" the 5 year anniversary of Crown Jewel 2018 and the truly cursed match between The Brothers Of Destruction and DX. It's been reviewed (and reviled) as one of the worst matches of The Phenom's career - how does it hold up 5 years later? We'll analyze all the wig-splitting action and give it our fair and honest review. Then Alex and Travis both share their lists of the "Bottom 5"...
2023-10-011h 42Talking TakerBONUS: The SummerSlam 2023 Weekend Recap & Reactions With The P.S.K.!We're recapping an incredible weekend in Detroit Brock City on this special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot is joined by special guests and travel companions Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, and Nick Fugate as they discuss the first half of their trip to The SummerSlam. We discuss meeting in real life for the first time, Tommy and Alex's airport shenanigans, the unbelievable culinary delights of Ford's Garage, our road trip into Cleveland, the Haunted House Restaurant, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, an endless walk to Machine Gun Kelly's coffee shop, and taking in the Cleveland Guardians...
2023-08-071h 39Talking Taker214: The Monday Night War - July 6th, 1998We're taking the time-traveling hearse to the frontlines of the Monday Night War on this very special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back at the main events of Raw and Nitro on a historic night for professional wrestling - July 6th, 1998. On Raw the main event sees an unforgettable moment where The Undertaker disguises himself as his brother Kane to become the #1 Contender for the WWF Title and kicks off the Highway To Hell. But over on Nitro it's one...
2023-07-011h 56Talking Taker212: Mayhem In Manchester + Over The Edge 1998
We're going back 25 years to cover a couple of glaring omissions from our back catalog on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on our encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take a look back at a pair of classic Attitude Era matches that didn't quite warrant their own episode during our original run but definitely deserve to be revisited. Up first is The Undertaker vs Kane from the famous VHS release of Mayhem In Manchester. Though not technically a PPV (and never released on the WWE Network or Peacock...
2023-05-011h 42Talking Taker211: WrestleMania 29 Ten Year Anniversary Watchalong With Watchalong Tommy!IT'S WATCHALONG TIME! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back at one of their favorite Undertaker WrestleMania matches of all tiz-iiiime: his epic encounter with CM Punk at WrestleMania 29. Longtime P.S.K. member Watchalong Tommy joins us as we look back at the match that stole - and arguably saved - this entire show as both men had a chip on their shoulder and put on a 5 Star Classic. Tommy never made it in the gates for this show, but he does have some incredible...
2023-03-311h 49Talking Taker207: 1992 Superstars Watch-Along Party!Travel back in time with us to a 1992 Saturday Morning as we rewatch some classic WWF Superstars on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they reminisce about the days of waking up early on the weekends to get your wrestling fix and take a look back at two momentous showdowns involving The Undertaker from the WWF's former flagship program. Up first it's a near-murder as The Berzerker tries to stab The Undertaker from April 25 1992. Then The Phenom instills some fear into the ex-con...
2022-12-011h 52Talking Taker206: The Undertaker Walks Through The Forbidden Door!What would happen if The Undertaker walked through wrestling's Forbidden Door in 2023? That's the question we're asking on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we fantasy book 10 matches pitting The Phenom against the best that AEW and New Japan have to offer. It seems like anything can happen in the modern era of professional wrestling, so Travis and Alex take turns drafting a fantasy 5 match series booking The Undertaker against the likes of MJF, Darby Allin, Okada, and more. It might seem impossible, but 2022...
2022-11-011h 25Talking Taker204 - Scooby-Doo & WWE: Curse Of The Speed DemonIt's the team-up you've all been waiting for us to discuss - The Undertaker and Scooby-Doo! Join meddling kids and wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they trade out their time-traveling hearse for a trip in the Mystery Machine and review this wild animated film from 2016 featuring a mash-up of Mystery Inc. and the WWE. But this adventure doesn't take place inside a wrestling ring. Instead all the action takes place at the Muscle Moto X Race - the WWE's answer to the Wacky Races! We discuss this...
2022-09-012h 07Talking Taker202 - Vengeance 2002 20th Anniversary Watch-AlongIn July of 2002, three of the greatest WWE superstars of all-time did battle for the WWE Championship and history was made. Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take the time-traveling hearse back to Vengeance 2002 to revisit one of our favorite matches that just doesn't get enough love on its 20th anniversary - The Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle vs. The Rock for the Undisputed Championship! We're doing it Watch-Along style this time so we'll give you the timestamp to cue it up on the Peacock, but as always...
2022-07-011h 20Talking Taker201 - Coliseum Video Classics Volume 1
It's time to plug in your VCR and rewind with us to the days of Coliseum Video on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they dive into some of the Undertaker's early Home Video Classics! These WWF compilation videos were a staple of growing up as a wrestling fan in the early 90s and they contain so many unique match-ups of The Undertaker that we've never covered before. Join us as we rent 5 tapes from the virtual video store that is Peacock containing 6 unique...
2022-06-011h 57Talking Taker197 - Ministry Of Darkness Fantasy Draft with Randy Turco!The Ministry Of Darkness is one of the greatest factions in WWE history - but what if we could make it better? That's the question we're asking on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White and on their journey digging up The Dead Man as they welcome back friend of the show Randy Turco for a one of a kind Fantasy Draft crafting an all-time Ministry Of Darkness faction! Alex, Travis, and Randy each have 10 picks to select wrestlers from any era and any company to stand behind The Undertaker and create their...
2022-03-011h 56Talking Taker196 - Final Four 1997 Watch-along With Watchalong Tommy!We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of our favorite underrated Undertaker matches as we revisit the Final Four on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey digging up The Dead Man as they cover the topic you the listeners voted for them to discuss this month and look back at a Top 20 Taker match of all time watch-along style. And who better to join us than friend of the show Watchalong Tommy to give his unique analysis on this legendary match! The Undertaker faces off against Vader, Stone Cold, and...
2022-02-011h 40Talking Taker190 - Backlash 2002 Watch-Along With The Bottom Line Wrestling CastIt's the end of the road for The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin as we're joined by The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast for this month's special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White along with Mike Proulx and John Van Damage as they take the time traveling motorcycle to Backlash 2002 for one of our patented wild and raucous Watch-Alongs! We'll give you the time cue for us to watch along with us on "The Cock" as Taker and Austin are joined in the ring by 16 Time World Champion and "Worst Ref Ever" Ric F...
2021-08-011h 30Talking Taker189 - Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy Ladder Match Watch-AlongWe're climbing the ladder and making ourselves famous as Talking Taker returns! Join wrestling superfans and best friends Alex Doriot and Travis White as they resurrect their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man for the first of special monthly bonus episodes dedicated to further depths of the greatest professional wrestling character of all tiz-iiiiime! And to kick things off we're devoting an entire episode for the first time ever to the most requested match we never covered in our initial run: The Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy in a Ladder Match for the Undisputed Title on the July 1, 2002 edition o...
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Talking TakerRaising KaneAfter 187 episodes of Talking Taker, for one night only we're Raising Kane! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they rise from the dead after their journey through every Undertaker PPV match for this special bonus celebration of the career of the newest member of the WWE Hall Of Fame, The Undertaker's Brother Of Destruction - Kane! We reminisce about our favorite memories of The Big Red Machine including his incredible debut in our favorite Undertaker match of all time, his uniquely important rivalry with The Phenom, his unmatched legacy as a tag team competitor, his many reinventions...
2021-04-162h 00Talking Taker187 - The Final FarewellIt's time for Talking Taker to Rest In Peace! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White for one final time on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover The Dead Man's Final Farewell at Survivor Series 2020 on the 30th Anniversary of his debut. It's an emotional moment as we reach the end of the encyclopedic exploration we started three and a half years ago. Taker's final match might have been at WrestleMania 36, but we take a look at the ways he stayed involved in WWE throughout 2020 including more mind games with AJ Styles, inspiring a match...
2021-03-122h 42Talking Taker186 - WrestleMania 36Our time-traveling hearse pulls into its final stop as we arrive at The Boneyard! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they reach the end of their journey through every Undertaker PPV match with the main event of night one of WrestleMania 36 between The Dead Man and AJ Styles. Yes, after 3 and a half years, we've finally reached the final match of The Undertaker's career - at least for now! The Boneyard Match was an instantly iconic cinematic spectacle, the perfect conclusion to The Phenom's legendary 30-year career. We'll break it down in full detail including all the...
2021-03-052h 10Talking Taker181 - Crown Jewel 2018It's The Brothers Of Destruction vs Degeneration X for the first time ever - hold on to your wigs! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the dream match that turned into a nightmare at Crown Jewel 2018. Eight years after being retired by The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26, Shawn Michaels made his return to the ring alongside Triple H to take on Taker and Kane. What could possibly go wrong? Turns out - everything! We'll break down this cursed encounter including Triple H's early injury, Shawn's ugly moonsault...
2021-01-291h 31Talking Taker178 - WrestleMania 34It’s time to Taker Easy in The Big Easy! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they reach the wildly surprising and “unannounced” match between The Dead Man and John Cena at WrestleMania 34. We’re really in the “bonus” era of our show now as we’ve reached the series of matches that took place AFTER we started the podcast and that we NEVER expected to happen. It’s also a special episode because Alex was able to attend the show live in the Superdome! We’ll talk about how he won t...
2021-01-081h 42Talking Taker175 - WrestleMania 33It's the match that inspired the podcast as we finally reach WrestleMania 33 on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they reach their inception point 3 and a half years later with The Undertaker vs Roman Reigns in the main event of 2017's granddaddy of em all. It's the moment that fans around the world - and even The Undertaker himself - thought would be his curtain call as he laid his hat and gloves in the ring after putting over the Big Dog. But of c...
2020-12-181h 41Talking Taker173 - WrestleMania 32It's the return of The Mac - Shane-O-Mac that is! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the wild stunt show of Taker vs Shane McMahon inside Hell In A Cell in front of the largest crowd in WWE history at WrestleMania 32! No one saw this match or the return of the WWE's prodigal son coming back in 2016 and it led to one of the craziest stunts in wrestling history. We'll talk about the insane reaction of Shane's surprise return and his death-defying leap of faith off...
2020-12-041h 48Talking TakerBONUS - The Undertaker's Debut Match Watch-Along (Survivor Series 1990)"Look at the size of that ham hock!" Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they look back at the one that started it all - The Undertaker's debut at Survivor Series 1990. As a special bonus episode to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this milestone match, Alex and Travis revisit it Watch-Along style for the first time since starting this podcast. We'll give you the timestamp to cue up the WWE Network and rewatch this classic with us as The Dead Man makes his very first appearance as a...
2020-11-2243 minTalking Taker169 - Hell In A Cell 2015The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar go to hell for their final chapter! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the last ever meeting between The Beast and The Phenom at Hell In A Cell 2015. It's a brutal and bloody match that lives up to the reputation of these two legends and to the Hell In A Cell concept itself. We'll discuss the twin crimson masks, devastating chair shots, ring destruction, low blows and exposed wood that lead to the finish that really brings this rivalry full circle...
2020-11-061h 26Talking Taker165 - WrestleMania 25/26 Watch-Along With Randy TurcoWe celebrate the legendary streak with one of our legendary fans on this week's special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they are joined by fellow superfan and friend of the show Randy "Pokey's Little Dog" Turco as they provide an alternate running commentary for both Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels WrestleMania matches back to back to compare them. Randy joining us is a far better addition than Insufferable Fool Matt Striker, and as always we'll give you the timestamp on the WWE Network for you to watch along, but it's just as...
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Talking Taker162 - WrestleMania XXVIIWrestleMania comes to Atlanta - and we were there live for it! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as we cover The Dead Man's show-stealing match with Triple H at WrestleMania 27. There ain't no grave that can hold The Dead Man's body down as he returns from being buried alive for an absolutely epic match that's also an essential piece of his four match series with Triple H and Shawn Michaels. We'll cover all of the incredible build including the "2 21 11" vignettes, the fantastic promo with no words between Taker a...
2020-09-182h 38Talking Taker161 - Bragging Rights 2010It's the end of the line for this era of The Undertaker as he gets Buried Alive - again! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they discuss The Dead Man's final match in a trilogy with his demented brother Kane at Bragging Rights 2010. The Devil's Favorite Demon and his father Paul Bearer continue their dominance over The Phenom by shoveling him six feet under. But why in the world are The Nexus there to help them out? We'll never really know the answer, but we'll talk about it...
2020-09-111h 35Talking Taker160 - Hell In A Cell 2010The Undertaker and Kane's sibling rivalry goes straight to hell! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the Brothers Of Destruction heading inside the satanic structure where they first met 13 years ago for their first time ever Hell In A Cell match. But more important than that, the Father Of Destruction himself Paul Bearer returns to stick his urn into the middle of this family feud! After a six year absence, we were so excited to see The Undertaker's manager and Kane's father play a pivotal role in...
2020-09-041h 02Talking Taker159 - Night Of Champions 2010It's a No Holds Barred sibling rivalry on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they awaken from their vegetative state to discuss The Undertaker facing Kane for the World Title at Night Of Champions 2010. It's the first in a trilogy of terror between the brothers of destruction as The Devil's Favorite Demon tries (and succeeds) to steal the spirit of The Phenom. We've heard the commentary team say it before but we've truly never seen The Undertaker like this as he struggles to regain...
2020-08-282h 15Talking Taker158 - Fantasy Warfare!We're fantasy booking an alternate timeline of The Undertaker's career on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take a detour from their journey through every Undertaker PPV match to dream up all the amazing PPV matches we never got to see. It's our 3 Year Anniversary of doing the podcast and we've covered some of the greatest match-ups and superstars of all time. But there's an entirely different universe you could explore with all the matches The Phenom never had on PPV, and we're having a blast brainstorming what might have been. W...
2020-08-212h 06Talking Taker157 - WrestleMania XXVIIt's Career vs. Streak! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every PPV match of The Undertaker's career as they discuss the legendary rematch between Shawn Michaels and The Phenom in the main event of WrestleMania 26! It's one of our most anticipated episodes as we break down in full detail The Dead Man's unprecedented quest for 18-0 and the heartbreaking final moments of The Heartbreak Kid's in-ring career (well, until 2018 - but that's another episode). Can this one possibly live up to the unreal expectations set by their all-time classic at WrestleMania last year? W...
2020-08-141h 43Talking Taker156 - Elimination Chamber 2010The Undertaker gets a fire lit underneath him like never before on this week's episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every PPV match of The Undertaker's career as they discuss his final ever defense of the World Heavyweight Title at the 2010 Elimination Chamber against Rey Mysterio, CM Punk, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, and R-Truth. While they match may be action-packed and exciting, it's really the pre and post match events that everyone remembers about this one. We'll of course cover the shocking pyro accident that forced Taker to compete...
2020-08-071h 24Talking Taker155 - Royal Rumble 2010It's the biggest mismatch in Talking Taker history as Rey Mysterio battles The Undertaker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as we kick off 2010 with this Royal Rumble World Title match that's a ton of fun. You might not think these two could pull off a credible match with a 125 pound difference, but you'd be surprised! Of course, that's not the only thing that's going on as we also discuss the seeds beginning to be sown for the WrestleMania 26 rematch with Shawn Michaels. There's so much going on as...
2020-07-311h 42Talking Taker154 - TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs 2009Pull up a chair and join us for this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they discuss the historic first ever Chairs match at the first ever TLC show as The Phenom defends the World Title against one of his greatest rivals, Batista. These two have had a number of classic matches in the past - can they overcome this silly match concept? We'll give you our answer and weight the merits of the TLC concept. Along the way we'll also discuss the rise of...
2020-07-241h 10Talking Taker153 - Survivor Series 2009Wellllll it's the Big Show...AND JERICHO! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as we cover a World Title Triple Threat Match between The Dead Man, The Big Show, and for the first time ever on PPV, Chris Jericho. Jericho and Taker are two of the biggest stars of this decade and had never had a PPV match, let alone a singles match of any kind up until this point. So why couldn't we have just gotten that at the PPV instead of yet another Big Show appearance? We...
2020-07-171h 55Talking Taker152 - Bragging Rights 2009The Undertaker defends his World Title against 3 of the greatest of all-time in a hidden gem 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 a Fatal 4 Way at Bragging Rights 2009 between "The Distinguished and Deadly Demon Of Death Valley", CM Punk, Batista, and Rey Mysterio. It's ok if you don't remember this one - we didn't either - but it's a unique and fun sprint of a battle that's worth revisiting. We'll break down all the action as well as the the build...
2020-07-101h 13Talking Taker151 - The Last Ride Episodes 4-5"This time, the cowboy really rides away." Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they pause from their journey through every Undertaker PPV match to cover the emotional final two chapters of "The Last Ride" series on the WWE Network. After an absolutely unprecedented 30 year run in the WWE, the man behind The Dead Man, Mark Calaway, wrestles with his greatest opponent - Father Time. After narrowly escaping a life-threatening injury in a disastrous match against Goldberg, Taker weighs whether it's worth trying to continue searching for his perfect ending. A well-received tag team match (playa) at...
2020-07-031h 22Talking Taker150 - The Last Ride Episodes 1-3The Undertaker begins his long goodbye on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they pump their brakes on their exploration of every Undertaker PPV match and devote the first half of this special two-part podcast to the first three episodes of "The Last Ride" series on the WWE Network. The engrossing and emotional series has just reached it's epic conclusion, and we couldn't wait to talk about it in-depth. It's the most revealing portrait ever of the man behind the mythic Phenom as we explore Mark Calaway's journey toward a fitting ending f...
2020-06-261h 14Talking Taker149 - Hell In A Cell 2009Buckle up, Teddy! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they hop in the backseat of this time-traveling hearse for a trip to the World Title rematch between Taker and CM Punk inside Satan's Structure at Hell In A Cell 2009! It's the first ever Hell In A Cell PPV, all based on a match The Undertaker put on the map. So why is The Demon Of Death Valley going on first in a 10 minute match? We'll discuss all the reasons why this match (and this PPV concept) never really...
2020-06-191h 32Talking Taker148 - Breaking PointIt's "Just Say No" vs. "Rest In Peace" 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 The Undertaker's main event Submission Match against CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Title at the one and only Breaking Point show. Wait - a submission match on a PPV in Montreal? Surely nothing weird will happen in a match like that - right?! We'll break down this awesome crowd getting treated to the umpteenth redux of the "Screwjob" angle along with why the Breaking Point concept w...
2020-06-121h 33Talking Taker147 - WrestleMania 25It's Heaven against Hell! It's the light against the darkness! It's Mr. WrestleMania vs. The WrestleMania Streak! It's Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker 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 what many fans call the greatest WrestleMania match of all time from the 25th annual (not the 25th anniversary) show of shows. It's a match we've been dying to cover since day one of the podcast, and we go all out and in-depth on every aspect of this all-time classic. We're talking...
2020-06-052h 17Talking TakerBONUS - The WrestleMania 25-28 Tetralogy with Spenser "St. Ridley" SantosIt's a very special BONUS episode of Talking Taker as co-host Alex Doriot joins friend of the show Spenser "St. Ridley" Santos to analyze the complete story of the Undertaker/Shawn Michaels/Triple H WrestleMania saga! Spenser is a college professor who has taught about this 4-match epic tale in his English classes, so he's got a unique, educated perspective on this story you won't hear anywhere else. We'll discuss how the story truly starts with Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair from WrestleMania 24, the importance of Shawn's storyline with JBL to this feud, comparisons with "Beowulf", how all 3 of...
2020-06-041h 56Talking Taker146 - Armageddon 2000 Watch-Along with The Bottom Line Wrestling CastIt's a very special Fatal 4 Way crossover as Mike and JV from The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast step inside Hell In A Cell on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they face off against their "brother" podcast and revisit the infamous one and only 6-Man Hell In A Cell match from Armageddon 2000 featuring The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Rikishi, Kurt Angle, and The Rock. We'll give you the time stamp to watch along with us on the WWE Network, but as always you'll still enjoy things even if you're...
2020-05-291h 26Talking Taker145 - No Way Out 2009The Undertaker steps inside the Elimination Chamber for the final speedbump on the road to WrestleMania 25! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover Taker stepping inside "Satan's Vacation Home" at No Way Out 2009 against Jeff Hardy, The Big Show, Triple H, Vladimir Koslov, and Edge for the WWE Championship. This one has a surprising start, an incredible finish, and lots of action in between and we'll cover all of it in-depth. We'll also cover everything leading up to it including Taker qualifying against Mark "mid-size SUV" Henry...
2020-05-221h 16Talking Taker144 - Royal Rumble 2009 Watch-AlongWe dive into the next year in the career of The Undertaker with another Royal Rumble Watch-Along on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they provide an alternate running commentary for the 2009 edition of the 30-man spectacular. As always we'll give you the timestamp so you can cue up the WWE Network and watch the match with us. But we also make it just as entertaining if you're only able to listen. During the match we'll cover Show and Taker's never-ending rivalry continuing somehow...
2020-05-152h 11Talking Taker143 - Survivor Series 2008It's time to bury The Undertaker and The Big Show's rivalry with a Casket Match! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they close out 2008 with a Survivor Series showdown between The Dead Man and The World's Largest Athlete in Taker's signature match. Show and Taker are 1 and 1 in their recent rivalry and this match should settle the score. But all of the sudden The Big Show has a paralyzing fear of caskets, and the Grim Reaper has one of the most unique finishes ever set up to capitalize...
2020-05-081h 07Talking Taker142 - Cyber Sunday 2008The Undertaker and The Big Show vie to be the Last Man Standing 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 the second in a 2008 trilogy between Taker and Show in a match the WWE Universe voted for at Cyber Sunday. The rivalry between The Phenom and The Giant just isn't quite catching on, and we theorize (with the help of some more movie analogies, of course) just why exactly that is. There's still plenty of fun to be had here, though, as...
2020-05-011h 02Talking Taker141 - No Mercy 2008The Dead Man gets knocked out on the premiere episode of The Big Show Show Show! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the first in a 2008 trilogy between The Demon Of Death Valley and The World's Largest Athlete at No Way Out 2008. The Big Show becomes an unlikely ally of Vickie Guerrero as The Undertaker goes on a quest for the Smackdown General Manager's soul. There's plenty of fun to be had here, but we discuss why Taker's rivalry with Show doesn't jump off the screen quite...
2020-04-241h 27Talking Taker140 - SummerSlam 2008The Undertaker sends Edge to hell! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they reach the incredible conclusion of Edge and Taker's epic rivalry with a pitch-perfect finale inside Hell In A Cell at SummerSlam 2008. Edge, Vickie Guerrero, and La Famila have tormented The Phenom like no one ever before. But finally The Dead Man gets his revenge in a match that touches on every aspect of their 15 month rivalry. We break down the match and the build-up, both of which are full of iconic moments, in great detail as...
2020-04-171h 58Talking Taker139 - One Night Stand: Extreme RulesThe Undertaker competes against Edge in an absolutely insane Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match 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 a match wrestling fans never thought they'd see The Dead Man participate in at One Night Stand: Extreme Rules 2008. It's a pivotal match in the rivalry between Taker and Edge's Familia as The Phenom is forced to put his nearly 20 year career on the line to get a shot at the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Along with our in-depth analysis of this i...
2020-04-101h 21Talking Taker135 - WrestleMania XXIVThe Undertaker goes for 16 and 0 - and we go 2 on 1 with The Dead Man himself! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they record a special "live" episode of the show from their hotel in New York discussing one of Taker's greatest WrestleMania matches as he faces Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship. This nearly year-long rivalry comes to a head in epic fashion under the Orlando sky as the main event at one of the most spectacular PPVs the WWE ever produced. We'll.cover the importance of this...
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Talking Taker133 - Royal Rumble 2008 Watch-AlongThe Undertaker tries to win his second Royal Rumble in a row on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV as they kick off another year in the career of The Dead Man with a special Watch-Along of the 2008 Rumble match. Last year The Undertaker won it all from the #30 spot in a classic showdown with Shawn Michaels. This time Taker and HBK kick the match off in epic fashion! We'll give you the time cue on the WWE Network so you can watch it along with...
2020-02-281h 54Talking Taker131 - Survivor Series 2007We've got a playdate inside The Dead Man's Playground on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they talk about the Hell In A Cell clash between Taker and Batista at Survivor Series 2007. It's a rubber match as the series between The Animal and The Phenom sits at one win (and two draws) apiece. We discuss how, despite the always spectacular match quality, the feud itself begins to feel a bit stale before a shocking finish to the match promises to spice things up. Along...
2020-02-141h 09Talking Taker130 - Cyber Sunday 2007The Undertaker rocks the vote on this week's podcast! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Dead Man PPV match as they cover a Cyber Sunday affair against Batista with the fans voting on the special guest referee. Of course, it's a bit of a rigged election as the candidates are JBL, Mick Foley, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hmmm - wonder who's gonna win that one?! Although there's no suspense with that competition, there still plenty of fun stuff for us to discuss along the way including the ridiculous wedding of Teddy...
2020-02-071h 27Talking Taker129 - Unforgiven 2007The Undertaker is risen - he is risen indeed! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover Unforgiven 2007 and The Dead Man's comeback match against Mark Henry. But that's not the only big story we're covering as we discuss the injury which took Taker out of action in the first place and forced him to prematurely drop the World Title in a shocking moment to Edge. Then, while The Undertaker was recovering, the wrestling world was sent into shock by the horrifying Benoit family tragedy. Alex and Travis...
2020-01-311h 44Talking Taker128 - Backlash 2007The heat rises between The Undertaker and Batista as they duel it out in Hotlanta 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 a Last Man Standing battle at Backlash 2007 that we were there to see live! It's the newly crowned World Heavyweight Champion's first title defense and it's an amazing (and slightly slept on) battle that's just as good as their WrestleMania match. We'll share our memories from being at the show including our buddy Josh's sweatband obsession, stuffing ourselves with hot...
2020-01-241h 16Talking Taker126 - No Way Out 2007The road to WrestleMania 23 hits a speed bump with a huge Tag Team Match...Playa! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the main event of No Way Out 2007 featuring the interpromotional clash of Taker and Batista going against Raw's Champion John Cena and Shawn Michaels. The match between Mania Main Events might have seemed kinda meaningless at the time, but we'll analyze if it's worth rewatching now that you don't have to pay $40 to see it. We'll also discuss the beginning of the build to Batista and...
2020-01-101h 25Talking Taker121 - Survivor Series 2006The curse of Kennedy (Kennedy) strikes again 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 the First Blood battle between The Dead Man and Mr. Kennedy at Survivor Series 2006. It's the second match in a trilogy and we're still as confused as ever as to what made this Mark With A Mouth such a rising star back in the day. This month however he's joined by another Smackdown star in the making in his fight against The Phenom - Montel Vontavious Porter! We'll...
2019-12-061h 34Talking Taker120 - No Mercy 2006It's Mr. Kennedy vs. Mr. Dead Man 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 the first match in a trilogy between Taker and Kennedy at No Mercy 2006. Mr. Kennedy was a rising star at this time and seemed set up to be a future WWE Champion. So what the heck happened? Travis and Alex try to figure out where it all went wrong and just why this guy was so beloved back then. Before we get there though we also wrap up...
2019-11-281h 26Talking Taker118 - Judgment Day 2006We'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...
2019-11-151h 14Talking Taker117 - WrestleMania 22It's the first and only Casket Match in WrestleMania history on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they hit the Big Time of WrestleMania 22 to cover Taker vs. Mark Henry as The Dead Man tries to take The Streak to 14-0. It's an interesting match-up as we discuss the evolution of The World's Strongest Man, why we weren't all that excited or intrigued about this one at the time, and how it's a lot more fun than we remembered. We also discuss the amazing r...
2019-11-081h 08Talking Taker115 - Armageddon 2005The Undertaker and Randy Orton go to hell! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as the cover the final match in the 2005 Taker and Orton "quadrilogy" inside Hell In A Cell at Armageddon. It's a wild clash full of blood and drama and an even wilder build straight out of the pages of WCW! We talk about all the ridiculous mind games The Dead Man plays with Randy including a mirror hallucination, a bloody Cowboy Bob, a driverless car, a possessed announcer, and why it was all way too much...
2019-10-251h 43Talking Taker101 - Judgment Day 2004We're putting a spell on you 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 the creepy and kooky and all together ooky match between The Dead Man and Booker T at Judgment Day 2004. Taker and Paul Bearer are back to their mysterious ways and ruling strong over Smackdown. So to combat The Phenom, Booker seeks some black magic from Mama Sangry! Yes, this really happens and yes, we really pick it all apart - dirt from an unmarked grave, tree-legged dogs, stereotypical cliches...
2019-07-191h 37Talking Taker100 - WrestleMania XXThe Dead Man rises! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match for a special "live" episode as they get together in person to mark a milestone with their 100th show and cover the resurrection of The Phenom as he takes on his brother Kane at WrestleMania XX. After 4 years The Undertaker has returned to his glory days and his "old school" roots to kick off the next chapter of his career. And the best part? We were there for it! Alex and Travis reminisce about attending WrestleMania XX at Madison...
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Talking Taker099 - Survivor Series 2003Big Evil rests in peace! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the final match of the Biker Taker run - a Buried Alive Match vs. Mr. McMahon at Survivor Series 2003! Yes, it's as insane as it sounds and we'll cover every minute of it as we lay to rest this iconic 3 and a half year stretch of Taker's career. We'll discuss Taker's final bike ride, defeating the WWE Champ and U.S. Champ 4 times in one night, the crazy parallels to 2019, Vince's incredible (and incredibly blasphemous...
2019-07-041h 58Talking Taker096 - Vengeance 2003Word Life! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the classic clash between the Old School Dead Man and the New School John Cena at Vengeance 2003. John Cena is red-hot and on a rapid rise to the top at this time. But Big Evil is still the Big Dog and has a few lessons about respect to teach the Doctor Of Thuganomics. But that's not the only feud we're covering as we also take a detour to Little Italy and recap Undertaker's short-lived rivalry with the F...
2019-06-141h 30Talking Taker091 - Unforgiven 2002#SaraRuinsEverything! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the first ever encounter between Big Evil and "The Next Big Thing" Brock Lesnar. It's an awesome battle between the dominant, young rookie and the Decade Of Destruction. And unfortunately it's overshadowed by the return of the Undertaker's wife Sara and her unborn child. Alex and Travis discuss the highs and lows of what was at times a truly awesome feud and at others utterly abysmal. Along the way we'll talk about The Undertaker's final Raw appearance for a...
2019-05-101h 34Talking Taker090 - SummerSlam 2002It's time to Make America Badass Again! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they discuss an a star-spangled battle between the Dead Man and the UnAmerican Test. The Red Devil has become the Red, White, and Blue Devil now as he turns from his evil ways and lets the world know he's proud to be an American. We discuss this patriotic rivalry and debate on the value of the UnAmerican faction and why Vince McMahon was so obsessed with getting Test over. Plus there's a ton of other...
2019-05-031h 18Talking Taker089 - Vengeance 2002Three is a magic number as we cover an underrated triple threat match, an iconic debut, and a legendary ladder match on this week's jam-packed episode! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the main event of Vengeance 2002 and Taker's defense of the Undisputed Championship against The Rock and Kurt Angle. It's a match that gets slept on but could go down as one of the greatest three-way matches ever. We'll talk about what makes it so memorable including all the stolen moves and near falls as...
2019-04-261h 42Talking Taker088 - King Of The Ring 2002It's a true game of thrones as The Prince Of Darkness fends off all sorts of challengers to his crown on the way to King Of the Ring 2002 on this week's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they discuss the build-up to and the confrontation between Big Evil and the King Of Kings Triple H at the 2002 KOTR show. But The Game isn't the only contender the Red Devil has to deal with. Our fighting champion also faces threats from The Hardy Boyz, Rob Van Dam...
2019-04-191h 48Talking Taker071 - WrestleMania X7It's Taker's way or the highway as we cover an all-time classic 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 the epic WrestleMania 17 (or X7 or XVII or X-Seven) encounter between The Dead Man and Triple H. It's a truly memorable affair at arguably the greatest WWF show ever. It's got an incredible build-up as well that's full of intense promos and blood-soaked angles. Of course we still manage to find plenty of silliness and ridiculous stuff to laugh at as we cover...
2018-12-211h 44Talking Taker068 - Armageddon 2000The Undertaker makes Rikishi famous! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover a wild and crazy 6 Man Hell In A Cell at Armageddon 2000. The Dead Man tries to wrestle the WWF Championship away from Kurt Angle but he's also gotta deal with The Rock, Stone Cold, Triple H, and The Big Brown Machine. It's a match with a classic spot and it forces us to bust out the patented Talking Taker Blood Tracker. But it never really comes together, and we try to analyze why. Before we...
2018-11-301h 44Talking Taker065 - SummerSlam 2000It's The Undertaker vs. The Big Sh...err...Kane that is 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 yet another battle between the Brothers Of Destruction at SummerSlam 2000. It's a bit of a belated build to this one as original plans called for The Big Show to be involved. So what really happened to cause plans to change midcourse? We'll get to the bottom of it! We'll also discuss the short-lived "Shane Event Mafia" faction, the commentary team's selective memory, cinder block...
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Talking Taker062 - The Face Of Fear Home VideoAfter 62 episodes the time has come to bury The Dead Man on this week's Talking Taker. Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match on this special bonus show as they lay the Lord Of Darkness down for a dirt nap and break down his final 1999 appearances before aprubtly "quitting" the WWF and disappearing for 8 months. And since there's no PPV match to cover, we decide to celebrate this incredible 9 year run by digging up another Coliseum Video classic and revisiting Taker's early days before we let him rest in peace...
2018-10-192h 18Talking Taker058 - Over The EdgeThe most tragic night in WWF history overshadows our next matchup 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 Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship at Over The Edge 1999. Of course we can't talk about the match or the show without covering the horrible accidental death of Owen hart. Alex and Travis both have vivid memories of that fateful night and share their experiences of finding out the news, their discussions the next day, and debate on whether the...
2018-09-211h 13Talking Taker044 - Royal Rumble 1998The Undertaker attempts to finally bury Shawn Michaels, but not before his brother Kane has something to say about it on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the main event of Royal Rumble 1998 - a Casket Match for the WWF Championship between The Phenom and The Heartbreak Kid that changes the course of WWF history. We're breaking down the intense and evolving family dynamics between Kane and The Dead Man leading into the show as well as the incredible match and...
2018-06-151h 19Talking Taker040 - Ground Zero: In Your HouseIt's an episode covering a number of historic origins as we hit the appropriately named Ground Zero! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover the chaotic first ever meeting between The Phenom and The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels at the September 1997 In Your House. Along the way we talk about the origins of D-Generation X and The Rock and how The Undertaker triggered both, an earth-shattering chairshot, The Dead Man's first blood, Rick Rude's insurance commercial, horrible fan behavior, Friday Night's Main Event, Taker and Mankind teaming u...
2018-05-181h 08Talking Taker038 - IYH: Canadian StampedeSaddle up, partners! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match on this wild and historic ride toward the July 1997 In Your House: Canadian Stampede. This week the match isn't so much the story as the fiery revelation from Paul Bearer of The Undertaker's dark family secret so we're dissecting that incredible storyline from every angle. And along the way we're also covering the match that never was with Ahmed Johnson, what WCW was putting up on PPV this month, Vader's Hall Of Fame argument, a Nation divided, the surefire trick to...
2018-05-041h 12Talking Taker035 - IYH: Revenge Of The TakerGREAT BALLS OF FIRE! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover The Phenom's first title defense of 1997 against his greatest rival Mankind at the April In Your House: Revenge Of The Taker. Along the way we're talking fireball failures, headfirst table spots, skeleton keys, creepy wall hangings, the robotic Mandible Claw, medical facilities, Honky Tonk Man's voice immodulation disorder, Vince McMahon's weird new catchphrase, presidential assasination poetry, the Bret and Shawn saga, and much more. Plus Alex and Travis share their thoughts on The Undertaker's match with...
2018-04-131h 14Talking Taker034 - WrestleMania 13It's WrestleMania the 13th! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they cover The Phenom's first Mania main event - a WWF Championship match against Sycho Sid. Along the way we cover all of the wild buildup from March 1997 including the debut of Raw Is War, Bret Hart's profane tirades, Sid's slip-ups, Shotgun Saturday Night, The Slammy Awards, Vince and HBK's love affair, and much more. Plus we offer up some quick WrestleMania 34 predictions. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!
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2018-04-061h 06Talking Taker033 - He Buries Them Alive Home VideoWe’re traveling back to the video store on this week’s Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take a detour on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match to review the 1995 home video release “He Buries Them Alive”. Alex and Travis reminisce about the joys of renting wrestling videos before diving into some rare Dead Man matches against Kwang, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, and a Coliseum Exclusive casket match against Jerry “The King” Lawler. Along the way we’re covering poisonous spew, Paul Bearer’s reflection, drunk Gorilla Monsoon commentary, Stan Lane, Owen Hart, apple mids...
2018-03-3040 min
Talking Taker030 - Royal Rumble 1997We're going from "It's Time" to "Vader Time!" Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match as they kick off 1997 with a Royal Rumble big man battle between The Dead Man and The Man They Call Vader. Along the way we'll talk about Jim Cornette in a bodybag, The Goon, Fake Diesel, the strengths and weaknesses of Vader, babysitting money, what exactly is a Vader Bomb, the definition of impalement, and all of the GIRTH on display. Plus Alex and Travis share about their recent run-ins with Tony Schiavone and NWA C...
2018-03-0958 minTalking Taker021 - WrestleMania XII
It's Big Daddy Cool vs. Big Evil! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of The Undertaker's career as the Dead Man tries to make it 5-0 at WrestleMania against Big Daddy Cool Diesel. Along the way they'll break down the wild war of mind games between the two superstars including the destruction of Undertaker's "home", Diesel's shocking glimpse into his future, the controversial conclusion of In Your House 6, and much more. Plus Alex shares just how big of a fan of Big Daddy Cool he was growing up...
2018-01-0554 minTalking Taker020 - Royal Rumble 1996
Ring in the new year by kicking off another year in the career of the Undertaker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career as they break down Taker's long-coming WWF Championship opportunity against Bret "The Hitman" Hart in the main event of Royal Rumble 1996. Alex and Travis cover the State Of The WWF at the time as the early traces of the Attitude Era begin to bleed into the New Generation. It's a fascinating time in wrestling history and this match is the perfect...
2017-12-2949 minTalking Taker019 - In Your House 5: Season‘s Beatings
Merry Christmas and Season's Beatings to you and yours! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of The Undertaker's career as the Phenom looks to hold a royal funeral for King Mabel in a Casket Match. Along the way we're talking overpriced video games, the remnants of the urn, the return of Brother Love, Ted Dibiase's not-so-subtle racism, denim sweatpants, Sir Mo's super strength, Mabel's ridiculous lies and blatant stupidity, and the rising tension between Taker and Diesel. Plus on this very special holiday episode Alex and Travis reminisce...
2017-12-2243 minTalking Taker017 - SummerSlam 1995
It's time to finally bury The Million Dollar Corporation! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of The Undertaker's career as they break down The Phenom finally seeking revenge against Kama for his many sins against the dark side in a Casket Match. Along the way they'll discuss the mystifying presence of the Creatures Of The Night, Paul Bearer's fiery performance, Alex's disappointment with the new WWF President, and the debut of the Coffin Cam. Grab your Stridex Medicated Pads, download, and enjoy!
2017-12-0850 minTalking Taker015 - WrestleMania XI
The Streak continues! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of The Undertaker's career as he continues his march through the Million Dollar Corporation by facing off against "The Cornerstone" King Kong Bundy at WrestleMania XI. Along the way we touch on a very important Mania milestone, debate Bundy's Hall Of Fame credentials, and try to figure out if there was any real "heat" between the two big men. Plus Alex and Travis spend some time breaking down the over reliance on celebrities in 1995 WWF and how it parallels...
2017-11-2443 minTalking Taker014 - Royal Rumble 1995
There are 3 things in life you can't avoid - death, taxes, and I.R.S. matches! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their journey through every PPV match of The Undertaker's career as they cover Royal Rumble 1995 and a matchup against the infamous Irwin R. Schyster. Along the way Alex shares his utter disdain for the I.R.S. character, we get a "monster" callback to our very first episode, we try to figure out what a druid is, and hear one of Jerry Lawler's most vicious putdowns ever. Plus we discuss the rise of the...
2017-11-1745 minTalking Taker008 - WrestleMania IX
It's The Undertaker's most enormous challenge yet on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career as Taker continues his feud with the Wippleman Clan and takes on the 8 foot tall Giant Gonzalez. Along the way we'll also cover the main event of the first ever Monday Night Raw, Royal Rumble 1993, Alex's first ever WWF live event, and more before we break down one of the most intriguing matches in the legendary Streak!
2017-10-0638 minTalking Taker005 - WrestleMania VIII
The streak continues! Join hosts and wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they continue their journey through every PPV match of the Dead Man's career with this discussion of Undertaker taking on Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts at WrestleMania VIII. Along the way they break down the classic commentary from Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, the unavoidable Undertaker babyface turn, Jake's incredible heel run, and how these 2 legends put on a compelling match with just 3 wrestling moves. Plus Alex shares his story about meeting Jake The Snake at Hooters when he was 7 years...
2017-09-1534 min