WWE History Vol. 11: The many deaths of The Undertaker

#2 The Streak Begins

The Undertaker's first victim: Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.

After his impressive Survivor Series debut, The Undertaker, now without the 'Kane' in front of his name, went on a monster heel tear.

For months he squashed enhancement talent, often 'no selling' his opponent's offense in order to appear otherwordly and beyond feeling pain. During this period Brother Love was replaced by Percy Pringle, who would play The Undertaker's manager Paul Bearer. Bearer, who ironically used to work as a mortician, carried an urn to the ring which was hinted to contain The Undertaker's power. Taker would often put his fallen opponents in body bags after the match.

That rivalry came in the form of Jimmy Superfly Snuka. The Samoan wrestling legend was a big enough name to legitimize The Undertaker, and since his own career was on the wane his reputation wouldn't take much of a hit.

The two wound up settling the score at Wrestlemania VII. The Undertaker easily squashed the veteran and pinned him after a Tombstone Piledriver. Though it wouldn't become part of story lines, or even mentioned for many years, this was the beginning of Taker's famous undefeated streak at Wrestlemania.