The Undertaker might make riding into an arena on a motorcycle look effortless, but behind the scenes, his WWE Raw return on Netflix’s premiere episode was way more stressful than anyone realized.
Speaking on the latest episode of Six Feet Under, The Deadman revealed that WWE called him just a week before the show to set things up, and from there, things only got more chaotic.
“A week out. It started out with, ‘Hey, you coming to LA?’ Then it’s like, ‘Well, we’re thinking, what do you think about this? What do you think about that?’ When the bike idea came up, I started getting pictures of motorcycles,” Undertaker said.
The Undertaker admitted that the bike selection process alone gave him anxiety, with multiple people sending him different options. “I’m like, ‘Okay, I’ve already seen this bike. I’ve already said no to this.’”
Once he got to the arena, he faced another problem—tight spaces and unpredictable obstacles. He recalled how things got chaotic during his test ride when camera operators and crew members nearly ended his entrance before it even started.
“I go in front of the hard camera, and I’m about to turn in front of the announcer position and the two cameramen. They’re right by the ring, and they decide at the last second they want to get out of my way. So they just dart in front of me. I have to brake immediately so I don’t run over a cameraman,” he explained.
It didn’t stop there. During his second test run, a crew member suddenly lifted a cable right in front of him. “I don’t know what he thinks, so I’m making the turn, and he jerks the cable up right in front of the bike. I don’t know if he was gonna go over my head or didn’t want me to run over it, but he damn near clotheslines me. Now I’m pissed. Now I’m cussing at everybody.”
With so many moving parts, The Undertaker admitted he was worried about how everything would look, especially considering the pressure of making sure the Netflix debut went smoothly. “I don’t want to be the guy that wrecks his motorcycle on the premiere of Netflix,” he said, imagining people saying, “See, The Undertaker can’t ride his motorcycle anymore.”
Despite all the stress, everything went off without a hitch when it was time for the real deal. He rode out, endorsed Rhea Ripley after her win over Liv Morgan, and gave fans a moment they won’t forget.
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