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 Undertaker, Deadman |
2004-2005
In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania XX, Kane was haunted by vignettes proclaiming an Undertaker return. The first was during the Royal Rumble when Undertaker's bells tolled, distracting Kane and allowing Booker T to eliminate him. At WrestleMania XX, the Undertaker finally returned, using the Deadman persona, again accompanied by Paul Bearer, and he defeated Kane. This persona could be best described as a hybrid of the classic Undertaker and the American Bad Ass. Three months later, Paul Bearer was kidnapped by the Dudley Boyz at the direction of Paul Heyman, who then took "control" of Undertaker in the storyline. At The Great American Bash 2004, Undertaker was forced to fight a handicap match against the Dudleys; and if he lost, Paul Heyman would bury Paul Bearer in cement. The Undertaker won but buried Bearer anyway, explaining that Bearer was merely a liability now and that he had no use for Bearer anymore. Fans were later told that Bearer was "seriously injured," but in reality, he was simply removed from WWE programming due to health reasons. The Undertaker would also remain as a face.
After defeating the Dudley Boyz, Undertaker challenged WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield to a title match at SummerSlam 2004, where Undertaker lost when he disqualified himself. At No Mercy 2004, Undertaker and JBL competed in the first ever "Last Ride" match, although Undertaker lost after Heidenreich interfered. After taking care of Heidenreich, Undertaker turned his focus to the WWE Championship once again. Along with Eddie Guerrero and Booker T, he challenged Bradshaw to a championship rematch at Armageddon 2004. The match turned into a Fatal Four Way, in which Undertaker was unsuccessful, again due to Heidenreich's interference. This led to a Casket Match between Undertaker and Heidenreich at the 2005 Royal Rumble, where Undertaker sealed Heidenreich in a casket for the victory.
Soon afterward, Randy Orton challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 21, claiming that he would be the one to end The Undertaker's WrestleMania winning streak. Even with help from his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Randy failed, and the Undertaker improved his WrestleMania record to 13-0. Following WrestleMania, Undertaker took a two month hiatus from wrestling after the birth of his second daughter in late May 2005.
He returned for the June 16 episode of SmackDown! but lost to John Bradshaw Layfield, thanks to interference from Randy Orton. General Manager Theodore Long booked Muhammad Hassan in a match against Undertaker at The Great American Bash 2005, where he defeated Hassan in Hassan's last match in WWE. As a result of the win, he became #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. However, JBL felt that he should be #1 contender. On the following SmackDown!, Undertaker lost a #1 contender match against JBL, once again due to interference from Randy Orton. With this, Undertaker resumed his feud with Orton.
At SummerSlam 2005, Undertaker and Randy Orton had a WrestleMania rematch, which Orton won. After weeks of their feud building up, Undertaker defeated Randy on the second episode of Friday Night SmackDown!. The two taunted each other with caskets, leading to a casket match, in which Undertaker lost to Randy and his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, at No Mercy 2005. After the match, the Ortons poured gasoline on the casket and set it afire, much like Kane did in 1998. However, when the charred casket was opened, Undertaker had once again vanished. He then made a dramatic return at the 2005 Survivor Series, emerging from a burning casket.
Despite a controversial attack involving Eddie Guerrero's lowrider on the November 29, 2005 SmackDown! special, Undertaker returned on SmackDown! to haunt Orton and set up a Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon 2005. After winning the Hell in a Cell match, Calaway took a short hiatus from wrestling.
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