The Undertaker to influence major change in 42-year-old WWE star; Former World Champion has to "borrow" from Hall of Famer, says analyst

A WWE analyst believes a former World Heavyweight Champion should officially borrow one of The Undertaker's moves and incorporate it into his arsenal. Damian Priest paid tribute to The Deadman by doing a variation of his popular Old School move.

Priest recently challenged Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat match that also involved Finn Balor at Saturday Night's Main Event. One of the early spots of the match saw The Archer of Infamy paying tribute to The Undertaker with a modified Old School.

The former World Heavyweight Champion walked the ropes, but instead of hitting Gunther's twisted arm and shoulder, he went for a crossbody. WWE analyst Peter Rosenberg thinks that Priest should incorporate some of The Deadman's moves and even wrestle like a big man.

"I am very into Damian Priest borrowing from The Undertaker's moveset, very into it. … I'm all for him doing Old School, it was awesome. … He was dressed sort of like The Undertaker and then when he hits his finisher, it is basically a big chokeslam. I’m like, ‘Should Damian Priest be wrestling bigger?’ That's what it made me think, ‘Should Priest be wrestling more like a big guy?’” Rosenberg said. [16:50 - 18:02]

In addition to Old School, Damian Priest also uses a variation of the chokeslam as his finisher called The South of Heaven. He even has his own Razor's Edge variation, and his first finisher in WWE was a lot like the Cross Rhodes.

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The Undertaker initially didn't want to appear at WrestleMania 40

Cody Rhodes finished his story at WrestleMania 40 with a little bit of help, including from The Undertaker. The Rock took over the match when The Deadman came out of nowhere and chokeslammed him, which allowed Rhodes to get the win over Roman Reigns.

Speaking on The Roommates Show, Triple H revealed to Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart of the New York Knicks that The Phenom initially didn't want to be at WrestleMania. It took Triple H, The Rock, and many others to convince him to make a cameo.

"When I first called him about it, he was unsure and said, ‘I don’t know, I don’t think I want to do it.’ I told him, ‘Dude, 80,000 people are going to go absolutely insane!’ It took a bit, but eventually, The Rock called him, and everyone had to reach out to get him," Triple H said. [H/T Coming Soon]

It will be interesting to see if the WWE Hall of Famer will make an appearance at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, Nevada next year.