Talking Taker

Ring in the holidays with us on Talking Taker as we bring this classic episode BACK FROM THE DEAD! This time around we're looking back at some Season's Beatings between The Undertaker and King Mabel at the December 1995 In Your House. Not only is it a match from a holiday PPV, it's also a holiday-themed episode of Talking Taker as Travis and Alex reminisce about their favorite wrestling-related Christmas gifts they've received throughout the years. Enjoy this old school episode as you relisten or check it out for the first time, and be sure to join us January 1st for a brand new Talking Taker! #TakerEasy

Travel back in time with us to a 1992 Saturday Morning as we rewatch some classic WWF Superstars on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they reminisce about the days of waking up early on the weekends to get your wrestling fix and take a look back at two momentous showdowns involving The Undertaker from the WWF's former flagship program. Up first it's a near-murder as The Berzerker tries to stab The Undertaker from April 25 1992. Then The Phenom instills some fear into the ex-con Nailz in a moment that will have you frothing at the mouth from October 24 1992. We're watching both episodes in full Watch-Along style so cue them up on the Peacock app and join us as we laugh at some ridiculous jobber names, hilarious fan fashion from the 90s, wrestlers with tobacco spit hanging off their lips, mullets galore, and so much more! Of course we'll also discuss this past month's Undertaker sightings including a great story from a recent "Table For 3" episode and more. And Travis and Alex exchange their Christmas presents - you won't believe the treasures they unwrap! So grab your popcorn, cue up these episodes on Peacock to watch along with us, and Taker Easy! 

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Cue up your VCR and travel back in our time-traveling hearse to the early 90s with us on Talking Taker as we bring this classic episode BACK FROM THE DEAD! This time around we're revisit our review of a Coliseum Video tribute to The Undertaker called "He Buries Them Alive!"  When we first reviewed this tape back in 2018 it wasn't available yet on the WWE Network - but it is now streaming on Peacock so if you've never seen before you can check out all the matches we're talking about against the likes of Kwang, Jim "The Anvil Neidhart", and Jerry "The King" Lawler! Enjoy this old school episode as you relisten or check it out for the first time, and be sure to join us December 1st for a brand new Talking Taker! #TakerEasy

Celebrate the spooky season with us on Talking Taker as we bring this classic episode BACK FROM THE DEAD and revisit our coverage of WWF In Your House: Buried Alive! Alex and Travis analyze the first ever Buried Alive match, a match that truly holds up and gets better with age between The Undertaker and Mankind 26 years ago in October of 1996. Hop in the time-traveling hearse with us and enjoy this old school episode, and be sure to join us November 1st for a brand new Talking Taker! #TakerEasy

Our next brand new episode of Talking Taker is coming this Saturday October 1st, and we'll be looking back at the main event of No Mercy 2002 for it's 20th anniversary! It's an absolutely iconic and violent Hell In A Cell battle between The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. We will look back at the match we rated the number 1 of the Biker Taker Era on a special Watch-Along style episode. Before that comes out, refresh your memory of this rivalry with our original coverage of the full build-up of the match as we bring our episode 92 of the podcast from May 2019 BACK FROM THE DEAD! 

It's the team-up you've all been waiting for us to discuss - The Undertaker and Scooby-Doo! Join meddling kids and wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they trade out their time-traveling hearse for a trip in the Mystery Machine and review this wild animated film from 2016 featuring a mash-up of Mystery Inc. and the WWE. But this adventure doesn't take place inside a wrestling ring. Instead all the action takes place at the Muscle Moto X Race - the WWE's answer to the Wacky Races! We discuss this absolutely bonkers cartoon including Taker's co-pilot Dusty Rhodes, Mr. McMahon's Meatballs, Sheamus' flower fetish, Kofi Kingston surfing on drones, The Dead Man driving a giant sandwich, salvation via sausage links, Vince's musical aspirations, all of Shaggy and Scooby's goofy one-liners, and of course, The Undertaker's Comedy Theater and Puppet Jubilee! Yes - really!

Before we get into the Scooby-Doo silliness, Travis and Alex spend the first half of the show discussing their epic trip to Nashville for SummerSlam weekend including a full breakdown of Alex's experience at The Undertaker's first ever 1 deadMAN SHOW! You'll hear all of the untold stories The Undertaker shared at this exclusive event including the truth behind his heat with Hulk Hogan, the reason behind his cucumber phobia, and an awkward evening with The Iron Sheik! You don't want to miss all this folks - download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!

Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Sirens" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! 

It's the 5 Year Anniversary of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they celebrate Half A Decade Of Destruction digging up the career of The Dead Man with this special episode. We kick things off with a supersized edition of Undertaker Sightings looking back at news and notes from his multiple TV specials in the month of July. We look back at the hilarious stories and dominoes action from his "Table For 5" special with the B.S.K., the awesome analysis of the Brothers Of Destruction from A&E's "Rivalries", and the fascinating peek behind the curtain of the man himself Mark Calaway (and the star of the show Mama Calaway) on his A&E "Biography". We also discuss UFC Champ Israel Adesanya's Undertaker entrance, yet another Taker conversation on "Broken Skull Sessions", and The Phenom's surprise (and surprisingly funny) appearance at Comic-Con. Then we break down our Highway To Hell tournament to decide The Undertaker's greatest SummerSlam match, giving our thoughts and analysis along the way of his record-setting history at the summer spectacular. Finally, we wrap up our first 5 years with a Q&A session with some great prompts from you the listeners. Don't worry folks - we're not going anywhere yet and we'll kick off our next half decade next month! Download, enjoy and Taker Easy!

Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Sirens" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music! 

Subscribe to Travis's YouTube channel to stay connected and hear his latest release, "Sirens" - also available on Spotify and Apple Music!