The Undertaker and me

Undertaker, 1990
Undertaker, 1990
Undertaker's second win at WrestleMania was against Jake Roberts
Undertaker's second win at WrestleMania was against Jake Roberts

In 1992, during an episode of Saturday Night's Main Event, The Undertaker prevented his soon-to-be former ally, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, from attacking Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth with a steel chair.

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It's the same old story - much like Roberts before him, Undertaker was so great at being a bad guy that WWF simply had to turn him into a good guy. When that happened, younger me was beside himself with joy. I was also conflicted because, for years, I was also a huge Jake Roberts fan (I joined the "WWF Fan Club" just to get the cassette with all the theme music just to hear his whenever I wanted) and I was heartbroken when he turned heel So, it was pretty conflicting in my head watching one of my favorite wrestlers who was now evil fighting one of the wrestlers who I detested... who was now a good guy.

Being a kid watching wrestling when I was 12 was amazing.

Taker and Roberts had themselves a match at WrestleMania VIII - the second win of his winning streak - which wasn't a great match, but it wasn't awful, either. But, the win solidified Undertaker's position as not just one of the company's top good guys, but one of their top stars.

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