TSC Evaluation #50: The Undertaker

[mrken12]

In the last evaluation, Buff Bagwell got a score of 4.13.

TSC Evaluation #49: Buff Bagwell

Spoiler: Leaderboard

Kurt Angle: 9.78 TSC Evaluation #40: Kurt Angle
Eddie Guerrero: 9.62 TSC Evaluation #35: Eddie Guerrero
Rick Rude: 9.14 TSC Evaluation #21: Rick Rude
Sting: 9.00 TSC Evaluation #20: Sting
Ricky Steamboat: 8.88 TSC Evaluation #32: Ricky Steamboat
Rey Mysterio Jr.: 8.78 TSC Evaluation #15: Rey Mysterio Jr
Mr. Perfect: 8.64 TSC Evaluation #45: Mr. Perfect
Scott Steiner: 8.61 TSC Evaluation #2: Scott Steiner
Booker T: 8.49 TSC Evaluation #25: Booker T
Terry Funk: 8.40 TSC Evaluation #11: Terry Funk
Vader: 8.27 TSC Evaluation #12: Vader
Rob Van Dam: 8.17 TSC Evaluation #9: Rob Van Dam
Andre The Giant: 8.14 TSC Evaluation #18: Andre The Giant
DDP: 7.98 TSC Evaluation #16: Diamond Dallas Page
CM Punk: 7.92 TSC Evaluation #7: CM Punk
Harley Race: 7.90 TSC Evaluation #37: Harley Race
Brian Pillman: 7.84 TSC Evaluation #38: Brian Pillman
Owen Hart: 7.80 TSC Evaluation #30: Owen Hart
Raven: 7.71 TSC Evaluation #19: Raven
Batista: 7.70 TSC Evaluation #28: Batista
Arn Anderson: 7.68 TSC Evaluation #33: Arn Anderson
Ron Simmons: 7.60 TSC Evaluation #26: Ron Simmons
Edge: 7.59 TSC Evaluation #44: Edge
Roddy Piper: 7.58 TSC Evaluation #6: Roddy Piper
Tully Blanchard: 7.58 TSC Evaluation #46: Tully Blanchard
Bam Bam Bigelow: 7.57 TSC Evaluation #47: Bam Bam Bigelow
2 Cold Scorpio: 7.36 TSC Evaluation #23: 2 Cold Scorpio
Shelton Benjamin: 7.36 TSC Evaluation #31: Shelton Benjamin
Goldberg: 7.18 TSC Evaluation #3: Goldberg
Sycho Sid: 7.02 TSC Evaluation #4: Sycho Sid / Sid Vicious
Rick Martel: 7.00 TSC Evaluation #42: Rick Martel
Junkyard Dog: 6.92 TSC Evaluation #24: Junkyard Dog
Ultimate Warrior: 6.76 TSC Evaluation #10: The Ultimate Warrior
MVP: 6.64 TSC Evaluation #27: Montel Vontavious Porter
X-Pac: 6.62 TSC Evaluation #34: X-Pac
Stevie Richards: 6.55 TSC Evaluation #43: Stevie Richards
D'Lo Brown: 6.48 TSC Evaluation #13: D'Lo Brown
Chris Kanyon: 6.38 TSC Evaluation #41: Chris Kanyon
Sabu: 6.12 TSC Evaluation #22: Sabu
Lex Luger: 6.03 TSC Evaluation #8: Lex Luger
Tazz: 6.02 TSC Evaluation #5: Tazz
Mike Awesome: 5.84 TSC Evaluation #29: Mike Awesome
Chyna: 5.74 TSC Evaluation #17: Chyna
Val Venis: 5.35 TSC Evaluation #48: Val Venis
Billy Gunn: 4.77 TSC Evaluation #39: Billy Gunn
Jeff Jarrett: 4.49 TSC Evaluation: Jeff Jarrett
Tommy Dreamer: 4.04 TSC Evaluation #14: Tommy Dreamer
Sandman: 4.00 TSC Evaluation #36: The Sandman

We've made it to thread #50! Thanks to everyone who has been supporting these threads and making the discussions fun and informative.


If people have any requests for future wrestlers you want to see evaluated, let me know. I'll have one wrestler evaluated for each week every Wednesday. The leaderboard is updated every 5 threads so it's never too late to vote for previous threads.

For #51 it will be Bobby Eaton.

Pending requests: Ted DiBiase, Jake The Snake Roberts, Kane, Big Show, Rikishi, The Godfather, Big Boss Man, Stan Hansen, Christian Cage, Goldust, William Regal, Eddie Gilbert, Barry Windham, Rick Steiner, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Alex Wright
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Major accomplishments

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Comeback of the Year (2015)
Feud of the Year (1991) vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Feud of the Year (2015) vs. Brock Lesnar
Match of the Year (1998) vs. Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring
Match of the Year (2009) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV
Match of the Year (2010) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI
Match of the Year (2012) vs. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania XXVIII
Ranked No. 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002
Ranked No. 21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003

United States Wrestling Association
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1x)

World Class Wrestling Association
WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1x)

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
WCW Tag Team Championship (1x) – with Kane
WWF/WWE Championship (4x)
World Heavyweight Championship (3x)
WWF Hardcore Championship (1x)
WWF Tag Team Championship (6x) – with Stone Cold Steve Austin (1), Big Show (2), The Rock (1) and Kane (2)
Royal Rumble (2007)
The Wrestlemania Winning Streak: 21 Straight Victories
-Ended at Wrestlemania 30 by Brock Lesnar

Slammy Award (12x)
-Best Entrance Music (1997)
-Best Tattoo (1997)
-Match of the Year (2009, 2010, 2012, 2015) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV, vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI, vs Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania XXVIII and vs. Brock Lesnar at Hell in a Cell
-Moment of the Year (2010) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI
-Most Intimidating (1994)
-OMG Moment of the Year (2011) Kicking out of Triple H's Tombstone Piledriver at WrestleMania XXVII
-Rivalry of the Year (2015) vs. Brock Lesnar
-Star of the Highest Magnitude (1997)
-WWF's Greatest Hit (1996) Sucking Diesel into the abyss at In Your House 6

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
5 Star Match (1997) vs. Shawn Michaels in a Hell in a Cell match at Badd Blood
Best Gimmick (1990–1994)
Best Heel (1991)
Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Batista
Match of the Year (2009) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV
Match of the Year (2010) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (class of 2004)

Other
Eyegore Award (2000)



With a scale of 1-10 how would you rate The Undertaker in these categories:

-Mic work/promos

-Personality/gimmicks

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds)

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores

 

[Lord Scion]

@TheGreatShowtime

 

[puppetmaster]

* hires the APA to keep @TheGreatShowtime out of this thread *

With a scale of 1-10 how would you rate The Undertaker in these categories:

-Mic work/promos

9. Big Evil era is proof he could talk without the confines of being dead.

-Personality/gimmicks

10. Gimmick should've never escaped the new generation era. True testament to the performer portraying it to keep it relevant as long as he has.

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds)

8.5 again. Big Evil era is proof. Dude had great matches with Jeff hardy, Kurt Angle. Brock Lesnar etc when he wasn't "dead"

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores

9

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Mic Work: 6 Hardly ever spoke and when he did outside of Biker Taker didn't say much. Has the GOAT What stopper.

Gimmick: 10 nothing more has to be said.

Matches: 8. Yeah he had to work with the shyt for the first 6 years, but once Foley joined, it gave Taker a proper nemesis and they've had some crazy gimmick matches and in some way those matches/feud with Foley kind of humanized the Taker character. Not the biggest fan of Michaels but their feud is legendary, their second WM match while good is overrated, because it was Michaels last match, the previous years match is just better.
Give Taker a above competent worker and he'll have good matches, despite his size. Not sure if I like any of the Kane/Taker matches, but the feud itsself is . Best thing about the Taker/Kane feud is that both characters should of had a short shelf life and run of about 6-12 months ended up being iconic gimmicks for 20 years.

Top 5 Big Man ever.

Overall 8.5

This motherfukkers entrances, Watching live PPV's at 3am you dead tired and want to go to bed, then Takers music hits and you like hurry the fukk up.

 

[Silkk]

Ten

And I already know i'm gonna neg some people in here.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

 

[okgoodnotgreat]

I say 9, you can easily say 10

 

[TL15]

10

If the lights went out on ANY show tomorrow and his first gong sound hit...any true pro wrestling fan would mark out

 

[BrehWyatt]

10.

It's honestly not up for discussion.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

9...

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

10

If the lights went out on ANY show tomorrow and his first gong sound hit...any true pro wrestling fan would mark out

You can't describe the first time you're in an arena and that gong hits


Mania 23 had the loudest explosions ever...then silence



GONG

i legit said "batista about to get fukkED UP " like a lil mark

 

[okgoodnotgreat]

What would you guys say is Undertaker's best year in terms of overall performance? I remember listening to Prichard's 93-94 run for Taker and almost passed out in the middle of traffic with how boring it was.

Is there a definitive Undertaker year?

Edit - I'm a work, sorry, but how you compare the careers of Taker and Vader?

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

* hires the APA to keep @TheGreatShowtime out of this thread *

He's about to run up in here like

"THAT'S GOTTA BE @TheGreatShowtime! "

 

[puppetmaster]

10

If the lights went out on ANY show tomorrow and his first gong sound hit...any true pro wrestling fan would mark out

Yup. That "im too cool to cheer" shyt goes out the window when that gong hits

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

-Mic work/promos: 3.

-Personality/gimmicks: 5.

-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds): 5.

-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores): 4, and I'm being generous. Selfish, boring piece of shyt who held on for about a decade too long.