5 reasons why WWE told The Undertaker he "wasn't needed" for the SmackDown FOX premiere

#4. Phasing him out because's too old

What is his end game?

It's been over two and a half years since The Undertaker's original retirement and we still have no idea what his end game is. Fans have unanimously agreed that The Undertaker should have retired following his WrestleMania 30 loss.

Since then, he has been a shadow of his former self. In those years, he has had three good matches: against Brock Lesnar at Hell in a Cell 2015, against Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 32 and the tag team match at Extreme Rules in 2019 when he teamed up with Roman Reigns to defeat Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre.

While he is a novelty, it's clear that he's past his prime and shouldn't be wrestling in singles matches at the very least. Although Brock Lesnar is the WWE Champion again, it appears that overall, WWE is slowly phasing out the part-timers who aren't in their physical prime anymore.

Lesnar, in that regard, can still go on for a while and it's going to be interesting to see how they handle him going forward.