The Undertaker says WrestleMania 40 gave him closure.
The Undertaker retired in 2020, and he has since discussed how he has had a hard time adjusting to the next stage of his career. The WWE Hall of Famer made an appearance at WWE WrestleMania 40, as he took out The Rock during the main event.
Speaking on Six Feet Under With Mark Calaway, The Undertaker opened up about his experience at WWE WrestleMania 40. He stated that it gave him closure.
“Something happened this weekend, and I’ve been struggling with it since I retired. But this weekend gave me closure. It really did. It was fun, obviously it was fun. I mean, doing this for as long as I have and being involved in that, and how important that storyline was and is, but when it was over and I’m running out of the building, I’m like, I’m good now. I don’t know if I needed…I never, my last match was in the Boneyard, there’s nobody there, cinematic.
“It was like a moment of clarity, like, I’m okay now. I’m not saying that I wouldn’t do something like that in the future, but I don’t have that feeling in my chest like I’ve had since I retired that I need…I hadn’t come to peace with it. I knew, just like when it was over in the Boneyard Match at four in the morning, like I’m good. I had no clue, but I just knew once it was done, I was like, you’re good, man. It’s time to flip the page and go to the next chapter.”
The Undertaker Reflects On WrestleMania 40
The Undertaker went on to reiterate that it was a cool weekend, and the experience gave him closure to the wrestling part of his career. He stated that it was a great feeling.
“So yeah. It was such a cool weekend all the way around. Then to finish off and have closure to the wrestling part of my career, it was so cool. It was really cool, and it was a great feeling. It’s amazing. It really is an amazing feeling because I don’t have that pressure now.
“It’s been difficult the last couple years. Even going to a regular premium live event, I would leave before the matches because I get to that point where I’m, ‘Man, I need to be out there.’ So I was out there. My goodness, what a moment to have. Such great storyline, but yeah man, it was like, I can close this book now.”
The Undertaker continued by noting that he even felt different when he got the call to do the appearance. He then emphasized that he felt like he was “good” once it was over.
“Even when I got that call earlier in the week, it was different,” he said. “Normally, I would have been just amped and ready. But I didn’t really think anything about it until it all happened, and that’s when it was crystal. By the time Michelle got backstage, everybody else had left, I was like, dude, I’m good.”
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