The first episode of Stone Cold's Broken Skull Sessions took place after Survivor Series and was a truly incredible interview. With The Undertaker breaking character to talk as himself, he and Austin told some amazing stories.
Sipping on some whiskey, shooting the breeze, the two WWE legends really pulled back the curtain. It was an engaging and fascinating interview that really took a deep dive into 'Taker's career like no interview has done before.
There were funny stories as well as emotional moments and the interview really allowed fans to learn more about the Deadman than ever before. Within this article, we will take a look at the 10 most interesting things we learned about The Undertaker within the interview.
10 Eggman
We kickstart this list with the hilarious "Eggman" story that The Undertaker told when discussing his WWE debut. He had been contacted to debut at Survivor Series, but he wasn't sure what he would be doing.
Eventually, Vince McMahon asked him if he was The Undertaker over the phone, but prior to that, he was worried about possibly being something very different.
In the weeks leading to the PPV, a giant egg was shown on stage and 'Taker believed he was going to become "Eggman." Obviously, it ended up being the debut of the Gobbledy Gooker, but it was still interesting to see Undertaker unsure of what he might be.
9 Asking For Advice
Because The Undertaker's gimmick was totally unlike anything else, Steve Austin wanted to know who he went to for advice. With wrestlers constantly going to the Deadman for help, he revealed who he spoke with when needed.
The Deadman revealed that it was Jake 'The Snake' Roberts who was the person he sought out for advice. With both Austin and Undertaker praising Jake for how brilliant his mind is for wrestling.
Undertaker revealed he didn't want help for in-ring purposes, but Jake was great at helping build his character and delivery of promos.
8 Austin's Regret
While the majority of the episode is obviously spent with The Undertaker telling stories about his career, every now and then Stone Cold does chime in with his own.
One of the big things that Austin revealed was that he has a major regret of not being able to give The Undertaker a classic match. Considering they are two of the biggest legends of all time, you would think the two men might have had an amazing match together.
However, during their big singles match, Austin suffered a major concussion. Because of that, Austin wasn't able to perform to the level he wanted, and he admitted that was a big regret of his career.
7 The Undertaker's Major Concussion
While Steve Austin shared his own concussion story, The Undertaker had one of his own. However, his was much scarier and actually resulted in him being in hospital forgetting his own name.
When discussing his WrestleMania 30 match with Brock Lesnar, he admitted he suffered a concussion at some stage in the match. After it was over, he went to the hospital and could only remember his wife's name.
Admitting that from 3:00 pm- 5:00 am he can remember nothing from the day his streak ended. While he put no blame on Brock, it was still a scary story that Undertaker was more than happy to share.
6 His Four-Year WrestleMania Story
While he couldn't remember facing Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker could certainly remember his matches with Shawn Michaels and Triple H. The Deadman claimed that it was counted as a four-year story in his mind.
The Undertaker stated in the podcast that he isn't someone who blows smoke about his own wrestling career. However, those four matches are ones that he is incredibly proud of, with the story of them all being something he believes is perfect.
5 Choking Kurt Angle
There are tons of stories from the infamous 'plane journey from hell,' and finally, in this interview, The Undertaker confirmed one of the best. The story involves Vince McMahon and Kurt Angle having a wrestling match while 'Taker was sleeping.
However, he woke up because the two ended up grappling before his feet. With Angle obviously dominating the WWE Chairman, The Undertaker woke up and thought it was a legitimate fight.
Because of his close relationship with Vince, Undertaker leapt into action and stuck a legitimate chokehold onto Angle, almost making him pass out.
4 Out Drinking Cypress Hill
Not every story that was told on the show was about wrestling itself. The two men drank whiskey throughout the interview and Steve Austin asked The Undertaker about some of his legendary drinking stories.
While The Undertaker did admit to being a great drinker, the story he then told certainly proved it. In a story that Austin admitted was legendary with the boys, The Undertaker discussed how he drank Cypress Hill under the table.
After cleaning out the bar, he and X-Pac ended up in their hotel room. The party continued and the band ended up using cannabis, with The Undertaker claiming there was just bodies asleep everywhere as he was still standing.
3 Doesn't Want To Be A Parody
The Undertaker and Steve Austin spoke about his infamous match with Goldberg in Saudi Arabia, which even Austin admitted was rough to watch. Undertaker just stated it was an off-night for them, but he didn't want that match to be how he is remembered.
The Undertaker revealed that his greatest fear in wrestling is becoming a parody of himself. He spoke about how he always told himself that he didn't want to stick around too long, and that is a constant battle he is now having with himself.
2 Nobody Would Pay To See Him
During the interview, The Undertaker discussed his time working for WCW, where he began to work as a singles wrestler at the end of his run. However, when he thought he would be signing a new deal it was made clear the company didn't want him.
According to the Deadman, when he went to a meeting he was told directly by Ole Anderson that nobody would ever pay money to see him wrestle. Of course, now we know how ridiculous that sounds, but at the time it had a profound effect on him.
This was one of the big reasons why he wanted to work for WWE and is a major reason why he never left the company. 'Taker used these comments to spur him on throughout his career, taking it as motivation.
1 Retiring
The Undertaker retiring is something that has been discussed by many wrestling fans for several years now. Within the podcast, he and Steve Austin discussed it and whether or not he is planning on retiring soon.
While he stated he isn't set to retire just yet, as he did say it will be on his terms. But it was interesting that Undertaker thought he had retired twice during his in-ring career.
The first time came after his Hell in a Cell match with Triple H at WrestleMania, and the second against Roman Reigns at 'Mania. Undertaker stated he had no plans to return after those points but ended up being convinced to return.