The Undertaker Underwent Heart Surgery the Morning After WrestleMania 41

The Undertaker made sure to be a part of the Hall of Fame ceremony this year since his wife Michelle McCool was inducted at the event. However, it appears the Deadman was dealing with health issues before the show as it’s now been revealed he underwent heart surgery after WrestleMania 41.

While speaking on the Six Feet Under podcast, Michelle McCool revealed that in the five weeks before the Hall of Fame and WrestleMania, she couldn’t focus on anything except her husband, The Undertaker. It was a really hard time for her. People kept asking how the Hall of Fame was, and while she did enjoy being on stage, something much more serious was happening behind the scenes.

“The five weeks leading up to the Hall of Fame and then WrestleMania… you know what I’m talking about. I couldn’t focus on anything else except my dear husband. That was a rough five weeks. Everyone kept coming up to me saying, ‘How was the Hall of Fame? How was this?’ And I did enjoy it—literally, the moment I stepped out on the stage. But we had way more important things going on before that.”

Michelle explained that The Undertaker had serious heart problems during that time. When people congratulated her and asked how she was, she was almost crying, not because of nerves or the speech, but because she had been so scared for her husband.

They found out about his heart issue by chance, and it was very scary. The morning after they got home from WrestleMania 41, they were already at the hospital at 6 AM for a small heart surgery.

“You wanna talk about how I saved your life? I think it’s important for people to know. When people came up to me to congratulate me and asked how I was doing, I was almost in tears. I’d say ‘I’m okay,’ but they could tell I wasn’t. They thought it was because of the speech, but it was really because of the heart issues you were having just weeks earlier. We found out by the grace of God—it was a total God thing—but it was terrifying. And the day we got back from WrestleMania, the very next morning at 6 AM, we were in the hospital for a bit of heart surgery.”

The Undertaker confirmed that it was his heart and admitted that he wasn’t even supposed to travel to Vegas at that point, as he said, “It was my heart… yeah. So, yeah, there was this little kind of side situation going on. I wasn’t even supposed to go to Vegas.”

Michelle McCool said the Deadman wasn’t supposed to go anywhere. He had asked her not to tell anyone, but she felt that wasn’t fair to her. Just two weeks before WrestleMania, they had spent four nights in the hospital. She couldn’t think about anything else during that time since her only concern was his health.

McCool made countless phone calls, stayed up during long nights in the hospital, and worked hard to find the best cardiologist possible and said it paid off. By the grace of God, Undertaker was okay, but even the doctor told them that things could have gone very badly if they hadn’t caught it when they did.

“You weren’t supposed to go anywhere. You didn’t want me to tell anyone, but that wasn’t fair to me. We were in the hospital for four nights—just two weeks before WrestleMania. You weren’t supposed to go. It was terrifying. I couldn’t focus on anything else. All I was thinking about was you, your heart, and finding the best cardiologist. And we did—but it took a lot of phone calls, a lot of sleepless nights in the hospital, and so many doctor visits. You’re here by the grace of God. But even the doctor’s words himself, it could’ve ended badly if we hadn’t found out that day.”

The Deadman confirmed he is feeling much better now, joking that he is as strong as a bull now, saying, “Now I’m strong like bull.” Regardless, fans are just happy to know that The Undertaker is perfectly healthy and his heart issues are dealt with and that’s all that matters in the end.

What are your thoughts on The Undertaker’s health scare and Michelle McCool’s emotional story? Sound off in the comments.

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