WWE legend The Undertaker lately shared his recollections of first assembly the late WWE Corridor of Famer Yokozuna on his “Six Ft Underneath” podcast.
The Deadman revealed he instantly acknowledged Yokozuna’s potential following his debut in a darkish match at a WWE TV taping in September 1992.
I bear in mind going as much as him after his darkish match and singing his praises and telling him what a fantastic job he had achieved, and that sooner or later that me and him had been going to make some huge cash collectively.
The Phenom’s admiration for Yokozuna stemmed from footage he had seen of the Samoan wrestler performing in Japan underneath the identify Kokina Maximus in years prior
I had seen footage of him in Japan as Kokina Maximus and was similar to ‘ooh this dude.. this man’s superior!’ He’s a cat at 400 kilos. He might do issues that your eyes and mind couldn’t course of. There’s no approach a man that massive can transfer like that, and he was so particular man.
This encounter marked the start of a friendship between the 2 wrestlers. The Undertaker revealed he was wanting to work with Yokozuna within the newcomer’s first main program.
From the get-go we hit it off and had been pals instantly. I begged Vince (that I wished) to work with him first. However it was nonetheless particular and we nonetheless did properly. I feel if we might have gone straight out of the gates with it, man it might have been superior.
Yokozuna shortly rose to prominence, turning into WWE Champion lower than six months after his tv debut. The 2 future Corridor of Famers would go on to interact in a big feud from 1993 to 1994, that includes a number of pay-per-view matches. Their rivalry included memorable casket matches on the Royal Rumble and Survivor Collection occasions in 1994, which grew to become main highlights of each exhibits.
The Undertaker’s recollections supply a singular perception into the early profession of Yokozuna and the mutual respect between these two WWE legends.
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Additionally lately on his podcast, The Undertaker mentioned the WWE debut of his storyline brother Kane, saying he believes it was one of many best of all time.
H/t to ITRwrestling.com