5 things WWE fans believed while growing up

Kane as WWE Champion with Paul Bearer
Kane as WWE Champion with Paul Bearer

#3 Paul Bearer being buried in concrete at WWE Great American Bash in 2004

Paul Bearer returned to WWE with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 20. The former WWE Champion returned with his Deadman gimmick and his principal aide.

Meanwhile, Paul Heyman challenged The Dudley Boyz to make an impact on SmackDown. The duo decided to abduct Paul Bearer and play mind games with The Phenom. The cunning Heyman told The Undertaker the only way he would see Bearer again as if he were to join him and The Dudley Boyz.

Taker was against this, so a match was created for The Great American Bash: The Concrete Crypt match. Bearer was enclosed inside the crypt near the entrance ramp, and if The Undertaker won, Heyman would pull the lever to bury him in cement.

Although The Deadman managed to defeat The Dudley Boyz and Paul Heyman, the crypt was already half full. In a shocking move, The Undertaker told Paul Bearer he had no other choice but to pull the lever himself. The last image of the pay-per-view was of Paul Bearer submerged in concrete.

Many believed The Undertaker had just committed murder on WWE TV. Fans struggled to work out how WWE pulled off the stunt. Bearer later revealed in 2006 that he committed the dangerous deed himself, but it was pre-taped using a mix of oatmeal and concrete. In the arena, it was a stunt man who did the stunt live.

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