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2001-2002
Undertaker was due to return to action for WrestleMania 2000, but a bicep injury in February 2000 delayed his return until May 2000. Undertaker's gimmick was dramatically modified when he returned in May 2000 at Judgment Day 2000, inadvertently costing The Rock the WWF Championship to Triple H, in line with wrestling's change to a more realistic approach. His gimmick became that of an intimidating biker. Along with the gimmick change, Undertaker also began using the Last Ride (Elevated Powerbomb) as his finishing move, as opposed to the Tombstone Piledriver which had become synonymous with the Undertaker over the years. He was referred to as the "American Bad Ass." Unlike many gimmick changes with little or no explanation, this was generally well-received by fans, since it reflected his real-life personality.
At Judgment Day 2000, Undertaker took out all the members of the McMahon-Helmsley Faction, quickly turning face again. He went on to continue targeting their leader, WWF Champion Triple H. At King of the Ring 2000, Undertaker teamed with the Rock and Kane to defeat the team of Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Vince McMahon. Afterwards, he teamed with Kane to contend for the WWF Tag Team Championship. They defeated Edge and Christian, earning the right to face them the following week for the tag titles. However, Edge and Christian retained the titles. Kane turned on The Undertaker by chokeslamming him twice on the August 14 Monday Night RAW, which led to another match between the two at SummerSlam 2000. That match ended in a no-contest as Kane ran from the ring area after The Undertaker removed Kane's mask.
In 2001, Undertaker reunited with Kane as the Brothers of Destruction and contested for the WWF Tag Team Championship once again. They received a shot at the Tag Titles at No Way Out 2001, facing Edge and Christian and then-champions the Dudley Boyz in a Tables Match. The Brothers of Destruction dominated almost the entire match but were not victorious.
Undertaker defeated Triple H at WrestleMania X-Seven and improved his WrestleMania winning streak to 9-0. He and Kane continued to focus on Triple H, who formed a surprise alliance with WWF Champion Steve Austin. After Austin and Triple H injured Kane's arm, the Brothers of Destruction were granted an opportunity to face Triple H and Austin. Undertaker and Kane managed to win the WWF Tag Titles from Edge & Christian and the right to face Triple H and Austin. At Backlash 2001, Triple H pinned Kane after attacking him with a sledgehammer, and the Brothers of Destruction lost the titles. With Kane injured, Undertaker began targeting Steve Austin and his WWF Championship. At Judgment Day 2001, Undertaker lost to Austin.As part of the 2001 Invasion angle, The Undertaker's next nemesis was Diamond Dallas Page. Page was obsessively following The Undertaker's wife Sara. At SummerSlam 2001, WCW Tag Team Champions Undertaker and Kane defeated Page and his partner Chris Kanyon in a steel cage match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. They were the first team to hold both the WCW and WWF tag team titles simultaneously.
At Survivor Series 2001, Undertaker teamed up with Kane, the Rock, Chris Jericho, and The Big Show to take on The Alliance's Steve Austin, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Shane McMahon, and Kurt Angle. Angle pinned the Undertaker due to interference by Austin. After the Alliance was defeated, The Undertaker turned heel once again by forcing commentator Jim Ross to kiss Vince McMahon's ass. This was the beginning of a new persona for the Undertaker, as he cut his famous long hair short and now called himself Big Evil. At Vengeance 2001, the Undertaker beat Van Dam to capture the WWF Hardcore Championship.
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