Former WWE star reveals hilarious botched moment with The Undertaker (Exclusive)

The Undertaker is one of the most revered names in WWE. The Deadman had a storied career for almost 30 years. The legendary run saw Taker take on popular wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kane, Batista, and Shawn Michaels.

During a recent appearance on the What Were They Thinking? podcast, former WWE star Hornswoggle recalled a hilarious botched moment with The Undertaker. Hornswoggle said they were doing a multi-man house show match when he almost missed his spot because he fell asleep under the ring.

"This night, unbeknownst to me, Finlay hits Taker with the shillelagh... bam. Finlay goes out, there's no Dylan (Hornswoggle). There's still no Dylan. Now he looks (under the ring), I am face down on the ground, and he goes: 'Oh no!' In his mind, I got knocked out by one of the beams (or) by one of the bumps. And I'm just knocked out. He (slaps me) and I go, 'Hey, oh no!' He goes, 'What happened there?' I said, 'I was sleeping.'" [From 29:28 onwards]

For those wondering, the match featured The Undertaker, Kane, and Batista against Finlay, Khali, and Big Daddy V. Hornswoggle said he was incessantly apologizing to The Phenom, who had no clue Dylan almost missed his spot because he fell asleep under the ring.

"Fit throws me in the ring. Undertaker, who's like selling (the spot) before his sit-up, and I'm looking at him and saying, 'I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened. I'm so sorry.' And he sits up, and I'm still mid-choked, and all I could say is, 'I'm sorry' (laughs)." [From 30:21 onwards]

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