Undertaker's physical state

[The Doctor]

I heard his hip is a big problem.

In fact I am sure I even heard that he has been holding off on getting a full hip replacement for a long time now because that would, effectively, end his career. Not sure if it's true could easily be 'newz'.

[Juice]

Jan 31, 2013 13:31:55 GMT -5 The Baltimore Staircase said:

We get these rumours constantly. I think he'll be ready.

exactly this has been reported ever mania season for the last five years. If true I will be bummed. He has always been my favorite and Mania has become more about the streak than anything else. Until the rock came back that is.

[Brickstone Kid]

And he still moves better than Khali, sadly. And that's not a knock; I genuinely feel bad for the guy.

[Medicinal Thunder Liger]

its things like this that truly make Taker the best employee WWE's had

[SAJ Forth]

Jan 31, 2013 10:10:14 GMT -5 ________ has left the building said:

Taker is dealing with decades worth of injuries due to the demanding style he used to do. If last year's Mania match was his last one, I would not be upset. The man has earned the right to call it a day.

I agree. As sad as it is to think of him as retired, he created an unmatched legacy.

[britishbulldog]

For everyone they say is the WWE from Hogan, Rock, Austin, to me Taker is WWE.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

From what I remembered Taker was in much better shape health wise then his WM 27 match with HHH. Because he was allowed to rest more after the shoulder surgeries. The big issue is that he is beaten up from not taking the full time off to heal after an injury. I recall he came back early when Jeff Hardy left to fill the #1 face void on Smackdown. That was I think a hip surgery back then. Makes me wonder if he been in a better state on his hip if he didn't do that.

I'm not sure about his knee being that bad because there was never a wrestler named or a relable source on that. I can see it being true but I question it compared to other wrestlers who have had bad knees. They wear big braces and ext. Taker doesn't and if he did we would noticed it with his tights. I halfway thought he was wearing braces back in 04 and was the reason for pants. But then he went back to tights. I figured he had braces if his knees where bad or thick knee pads like HHH had on after his second quad return.

[Wolf Hurricane]

Jan 31, 2013 10:10:14 GMT -5 ________ has left the building said:

Taker is dealing with decades worth of injuries due to the demanding style he used to do. If last year's Mania match was his last one, I would not be upset. The man has earned the right to call it a day.

Ditto.

[Andrew is Good]

Undertaker did leaps over the top rope, walked the ropes and jumped off the top with his 300 pound frame, and wrestled a rougher style in his later years.

Undertaker was a lot like Bully Ray is now. For awhile, Undertaker wrestled a slow style. But in later years, he seemed to want to put in an MMA style into his matches, and his matches became more intense. Wrestling guys like Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels and Triple H for instance, Undertaker wrestled well and had probably more better matches between 2000 and 2009 then he did in 1991 to 1999. He stepped up his game at a time when his body was already taking a toll on him, so he's probably not in the best shape now.

I guess with Undertaker, there maybe a feeling with him not going out with a wimper. He's the Undertaker, it should be something incredibly dramatic, if he can do it of course.