5 signs which indicate that The Undertaker will return as The American Badass

#1 He left the Phenom behind

Some saw this as The Undertaker's retirement...but it could have a much deeper meaning.

Following his loss to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33, a dejected Undertaker gathered his trademark black hat, gloves, and trench coat, removed them, and organized them into a neat pile in the center of the ring as if he were laying them atop his own casket.

He then made his way back up the ramp to the sound of tens of thousands of fans, who were convinced that they had just seen the last of The Undertaker in a WWE ring.

Or had they merely seen the last of The Phenom?

Sure, he appeared as The Phenom at RAW's 25th Anniversary show in January, but so did many other nostalgic acts of yesteryear, such as Razor Ramon, D-Generation X, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Clearly, showing up as the Dead Man at the Manhattan Center was a callback to the early days of Monday Night RAW, when he and Damien Demento main-evented the first ever episode in 1993.

But think about the promo he cut at RAW 25 for a second - at the end of it, he says "for all of those who have fallen, it is truly time you rest...in...peace". Now recall that he is among those who have "fallen".

He "fell" when Brock Lesnar conquered his undefeated streak at WrestleMania 30, and he "fell" once again when Roman Reigns added a second loss to his incredible WrestleMania record.

So, perhaps it was not his felled opponents that he was laying to rest... it was "The Dead Man" that he was laying to rest.

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