“He Threw Fire” – The Undertaker Reveals a Wrestler From the ‘80s Who “Scared the S**T” Out of Him

Published 02/23/2023, 9:00 AM EST

The Undertaker is one of the scariest characters in wrestling. But would you have guessed that the wrestler who played the scary character would be scared by another WWE Hall of Famer? As we all know, Taker was a character based on a lot of previous wrestlers who instilled fear in the audience.

While The Deadman brought lightning and fog when he entered the arena, many wrestlers brought in living animals or disgusting insects. Effectively eliciting emotions in the audience was the trademark of a magnificent wrestler. A wrestling legend had the same impact on The Undertaker during his glory days.

The Undertaker reveals the wrestler who frightened him

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While appearing on Hotboxing with Mike Tyson, The Undertaker talked a lot about his wrestling career. Ever since his retirement, there have been many interviews where Taker talked about stories from the backstage scenario of historic moments. The Deadman revealed that The Sheik inspired fear in him during his heyday.

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“He (The Sheik) scared the s**t out of me when I was a little kid… I don’t know, I was maybe 10 or 11 years old. Me and my buddy across the street were talking mad like, ‘When The Sheik comes down to the ring. We’re gonna jump on the barricade and we’re gonna say this.’ Everybody was terrified of him. Sometimes he’d come out with a snake, he threw fire. He was a mess.”

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The Sheik was one of the most prominent wrestlers in the 80s. He even wrestled Bruno Sammartino a few times during the legendary WWWF title reign. He also worked as a promoter and booker for his own promotion, where hardcore wrestling got its start. Speaking of hardcore wrestling, he was also the uncle of hardcore wrestling legend, Sabu.

Ever since he made his debut, Taker has always been portrayed as a feared giant. Throughout his career, even if it was as an American Bada** or a legend, Taker never let go of the frightening aspect of his character. It could be that fearing such legendary wrestlers was the inspiration that Taker needed to display his own iconic character.

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Murtaza Bharmal is a WWE and AEW writer at EssentiallySports. Pursuing an English Literature degree, he is very fond of both storytelling and wrestling promotions. His passion for wrestling started when Randy Orton and John Cena were squaring it off in the ring, but it magnified when Sasha Banks and Bayley put on a masterpiece in NXT.

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Amal Joyce

“He Threw Fire” – The Undertaker Reveals a Wrestler From the ‘80s Who “Scared the S**T” Out of Him

The Undertaker reveals the wrestler who frightened him

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