The Undertaker is arguably one of the greatest names in the world of wrestling. Over the past 30 years, The Deadman cast his shadow on the world of pro wrestling and left his mark there. However, at WrestleMania 36, The Undertaker would compete in his final wrestling match to end his career with 25 WrestleMania victories.
However, the wrestling world was recently sent in shock after an independent wrestling show witnessed The Undertaker walking in its arena, or so they thought. GCW aka Game Changer Wrestling witnessed a former WWE superstar walking out to the theme of The Undertaker.
Which former WWE superstar returned as The Undertaker on the independents?
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38-year-old former WWE superstar Zack Ryder aka Matt Cardona recently shocked the world as he entered as The Undertaker. Even though The Undertaker has retired from the sport, his legacy and myth still live on and inspire current superstars to embrace it.
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GCW aka Game Changer Wrestling is one of the most popular independent wrestling promotions and hosts multiple wrestlers of top quality, with one of them being Matt Cardona.
Rydertaker! https://t.co/ZIvLGCKZYT
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) July 15, 2023
The former WWE United States Champion recently entered dressed as The Undertaker alongside, Steph De Lander who donned the role of late WWE manager Paul Bearer, as she held an urn. It quickly became a viral moment and fans gathered on Twitter to share their thoughts. They started praising Cardona’s strikingly similar resemblance to The Phenom and were in all awe of it. While De Lander escorted him to the ringside, fans also compared her to Paul Bearer.
This moment portrayed the effect of inspiration the WWE legend has on the pro wrestling industry, as wrestlers from the independents pay their tribute to him. Despite The Undertaker missing from inside the ring for around three years now, Cardona made sure to fill up for his absence.
WWE fans react as Matt Cardona enters as The Undertaker
Both Matt Cardona and The Undertaker have exceptional talent inside the ring. While The Undertaker was pushed to the top by WWE, Cardona remained a mid-carder in WWE. However, ever since he left the promotion, he has been on quite a roll.
His recent appearance as The Undertaker brought attention to him, and fans took to Twitter to react to this moment. Here are some of the reactions:
Fans praised the attention to detail Cardona took while impersonating The Undertaker.
The DMK tattoo 😂 Fucking gold
— Kyle (@kylegrantwoodin) July 15, 2023
Another fan humorously suggested that Indytaker sounds better.
Sorry King, Indytaker flows better 🤷🏻♂️
— Fins Sammy (@FinsPost) July 15, 2023
no way you used the taker entry song ?? 😁😁
— Nekkromenzer (@NRomenzer) July 15, 2023
While another fan joked about Cardona’s pace while making his entrance. Since The Undertaker is infamous for his slow entrance.
Walking way too fast to be a Taker.
— 🌋 (@TheNason) July 15, 2023
You’re out of control 🤣 I love it
— Merrick Miami💫🌴 (@MerrickMiami) July 15, 2023
Another fan had complimented De Lander, who was escorting Cardona.
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Paul Bearer has never been hotter
— cartoblancho (@cartoblancho) July 15, 2023
As Cardona is rocking the independents, The Undertaker is currently enjoying his retirement. After almost three decades of service to the pro wrestling world, The Phenom now deserves every bit of the retirement he is enjoying.
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However, do you think this impersonation by Cardona will trigger a response by The Undertaker? Do let us know in the comments.