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Undertaker murdering Bossman in front of 20,000

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#1 ·


Who remembers this? Its probably in the top 5 most outrageous things I've seen in wrestling. I mean, its a pretty well executed stunt, shit as the match might have been. Can you imagine this happening today? I mean, from a point of view of reading from a script - this is actually murder. The funny thing about it is McMahon had cops ordered to the arena earlier in the night. I love how Cole cuts straight to the next promo like nothing happens.

Thats not the first time I've seen Undertaker with that noose. I vaguely remember an attempt to hang someone was made in the weeks leading up to this.
 
#13 ·
Vince Russo booking 101:

Doing stuff for no reason at all except shock value.
 
#15 ·
And yet people still talk about this 13 years old segment and some stuff in WWE 2 weeks old is still forgotten. That means Russo did everything right
 
#23 ·
I was more offended when JBL tried to hang another Canadian wrestler named Chris Jericho about six months after wrestling's biggest tragedy.

Edit: What made the Higher Power angle even more stupid when it was revealed to be Vince despite having feuded with Undertaker for months, that means he wanted his own head of security to get hanged. WTF?

- Vic
 
#26 ·
It was a memorable moment and something special they wanted to give the audience because it was WM and to get over Taker's devil character back then, after the crazy spots Foley took, that was a way to send the message that a HIAC can be career-threatening match even without the insane bumps. I don't really see how it's offensive TBH, it was obviously a step above but they did plenty of things like that all over the shows anyway. Vince was the real Vince back then telling people that if you don't like it, don't watch it and stood by his product. Pretty much the complete opposite from today.
 
#27 ·
I wish that Vince still had that mentality, but now his focus is getting his wife into senate. Linda already takes heat from her opponents about how she shouldn't be voted in partly because she exposes children to violence. So...yeah, if anything, it will be a very long time before we get edge-of-our-seat stuff like this again.
 
#28 ·
Fantastic moment !!!!

Great post this

Was very earie watching this wen it unfolded!!! Quality :)

Do you think CM Punk is going to hang John Cena at HIAC next month hahahahah NO
 
#29 ·
STILL, gives me chills.

So glad I just ordered WWE Tagged Classics for WM 15.

Beyond how "sub" par that HIAC was, to me on a card where Austin/Rock would meet for the WWF Title. The aftermath of that HIAC no matter how many times the WWE tries to "erase" it's own history.

To me that shot of the Bossman hanging as rude & crude as it is in an age of PC (disgusting by the way) is what WM 15 will always be remembered for.
 
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