10 WWE Wrestlers Who Shockingly Beat The Undertaker In WWE( Superstars Who Beat The Undertaker ) 2 00:00:05,305 --> 00:00:07,540 10: Goldust
The character of Goldust may have been, strange, to say the least, but that
that didn’t stop the man behind the face-paint Dustin Rhodes to doing everything in his power to get over
Mere months into his career, Goldust captured the Intercontinental Championship, and after feuds
with the likes of Razor Ramon and Roddy Piper, the Bizarre One took on The Undertaker.
Despite this being a huge feud for the Golden One, the story was never really about Goldust or his title,
but instead was about the Phenom’s beef with Mankind, who had been targeting the Deadman for weeks.
Sure enough, at the In Your House: Beware of Dog Pay Per View in May 1996, Mankind would
emerge during the casket match between Goldust and Undertaker, helping the Bizarre One pick up
the unlikely victory.
Despite this, the victory did little to help elevate Goldust, but instead did more to further the feud
between Taker and Mankind, who would feud for the next few months.
As for Goldust, he would quickly fall down the card, as the next month, he would lose the IC title to
Ahmed Johnson, proving that sometimes defeating the Deadman, isn’t all its cracked up to be.
9: Yokozuna
By 1994, the Undertaker had become a staple in the WWE, but asides from one brief reign as WWF
Champion, had never had a proper run as a title holder
he Deadman hoped to change that when he met then-WWF Champion Yokozuna at the 1994 Royal
Rumble, but fans could already tell what was going to happen before the bell had rung.
Given the success of Bret Hart, it was clear that the Hitman and Yoko were due for a WrestleMania
rematch following their bout at Mania 9, meaning that everyone know that the Deadman would be
coming up short in this casket match.
Sure enough, that’s exactly what happened, though Taker didn’t go down easy, as it took Yokozuna,
as well as nine other Superstars to keep the Deadman down inside the casket.
Even though the Deadman lost, a passioned speech post-match from the Phenom would culminate
with his spirit ascending high into the air, but this would be the last fans would see of him for quite some time.
Taking time off to heal from a back injury, Undertaker would miss WrestleMania 10, where
Yokozuna did ultimately lose the WWF Title to Bret, and his main event died immediately after
the title loss.
8: Mr. McMahon
Despite having little-to-no actual wrestling training, Mr. McMahon has accomplished plenty in the
ring, including reigns as both WWE and ECW World Champion.
At Survivor Series 2003 though, the Chairman of the Board added another accolade to his resume,
when he not only defeated The Undertaker, but did so in a Buried Alive match.
This match came about after the Boss had forced his daughter Stephanie to quit as the General
Manager of SmackDown, and after costing the American Badass the WWE Championship, this
prompted the Deadman to deliver his own brand of judgement on the evil boss.
McMahon certainly paid for his sins, as mere moments into the match, he was busted open, and
bled profusely throughout the entire event.
Like multiple instances on this list, it would be outside interference that would prove to be the
Phenom’s undoing, as when he attempted to bury the Boss, his younger brother Kane appeared,
costing him the match.
This was done to write Taker off TV for a few months before his return as the Deadman at
WrestleMania 20, and the Phenom is just one of several legends to lose to Vince, a list that includes
Triple H, Shawn Michaels and even John Cena.
7: Rikishi
Given his size and surprising athleticism, Rikishi could probably annihilate any WWE Superstar in his
way, but the WWE instead chose to make the Samoan into the fun-lovin’, butt-shaking third
member of Too Cool.
In late 2000 though, the company decided to give the superheavy weight a big push, as it was
revealed that he ran down ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin at Survivor Series 1999, instantly turning
turning Rikishi into a serious heel main eventer.
As part of this push, Rikishi would end up meeting the Phenom on the December 4th, 2000 edition of
RAW, and would even defeat the Undertaker, albeit with help from then WWF Champion Kurt Angle.
Whilst the argument could be made that Rikishi would have lost if not for the Olympian, the record
still shows the Samoan getting a literal big win over one of the biggest stars of all time.
With that said, the Deadman would get his revenge mere weeks later, as during the 6-Man Hell in a
Cell WWF Title match at Armageddon, the Phenom would push Rikishi from the top of the cell,
proving that the Satanic Structure was indeed, his yard.
6: The Great Khali
Whilst he may have been treated as a joke by the end of his career, when the Great Khali debuted
on TV in 2006, everyone was put on notice.
Declared as the new Phenom of the WWE, Khali immediately was put into a feud with the
Undertaker, as the pair met at Judgement Day 2006.
Not only did Khali defeat the Phenom on Pay Per View, but he defeated the Deadman with relative
ease, a shocking sight for fans of the veteran former World Champion.
Unfortunately for Khali, this win wouldn’t help to get him over with fans, as his matches were painful
to watch, thanks partly due to Khali’s height and size making it difficult for the seven-foot star to
off the most basic of manoeuvres.
Despite this, the company pushed forward with the feud, but after Khali was pulled from the Punjabi
Prison match for health reasons, the pair finally had their rematch under Last Man Standing rules
weeks later, which The Undertaker won.
To his credit, Khali was able to last a lot longer in WWE than many expected, but we can’t help but
wonder what his career would have been like if the company hadn’t rushed him into this storyline with
the Deadman.
5: Vladimir Kozlov
In 2008, Vladimir Kozlov burst onto the WWE main roster and received a very strong push.
After flattening stars left and right, the Moscow Mauler was rushed into the WWE Championship picture,
and though his matches against the likes of Triple H and Jeff Hardy fell flat,
this didn’t deter the company’s vision for him.
In early 2009, it looked like Kozlov was going to be the one who’d face The Deadman at WrestleMania,
and the idea of the Russian beating the Streak seemed all- the-more likely,
when Kozlov got a clean win on the February 20th edition of SmackDown.
Ultimately, the Mania rematch never happened, as after being handed his first singles lost by
Shawn Michaels on the March 2nd RAW, it was HBK who faced
the Phenom at WrestleMania, whilst Kozlov would be sent to ECW.
This would mark the beginning of the end of the Moscow Mauler, as after tumbling down the card,
ending up in a tag team with Santino Marella, Kozlov was released in August 2011,
but at least he left with a win over the Deadman.
4: Mr. Kennedy
2006 was a rough year for the Undertaker, as after his feud with Khali, the Deadman’s next
opponent was the brash and confident Mr.Kennedy.
Fresh off an impressive rookie year and a reign as US Champion, Kennedy and the
Deadman were two very distinct characters, but were still able to
pull off some impressive matches on Pay Per View.
Meeting at No Mercy Kennedy was able to get a DQ win over the Deadman, leading to a
a rematch at Survivor Series, this time under First Blood rules.
Thanks to his own resolve, as well as interference by MVP, Kennedy also won this match, though the
Deadman would get his revenge, defeating Kennedy in the second
ever Last Ride match at Armageddon that December.
Losing to the Undertaker wasn’t the worst thing for Kennedy though, but after a series of
injuries kept him on the shelf, his promised WWE push ultimately fizzled out into nothing.
Even to this day, fans consider Kennedy’s WWE career one of the company’s biggest What-Ifs,
and though he never held the World Heavyweight Championship,
he’ll always have those two wins over the conscience of the WWE.
3: Mabel
By 1995, the Undertaker had become an established name in WWE, and in that year’s
King of the Ring tournament, the Deadman was a favourite to capture the crown.
After defeating Jeff Jarrett in the first round of the tournament, the Phenom met Mabel in the
quarter finals, and despite the weight difference,
fans still expected the Deadman to pick up the win.
The WWF’s booking team clearly had different plans, as Mabel not only got the win over
the Undertaker, but would go on to win the entire tournament,
defeating Savio Vega in an underwhelming finals to capture the crown.
Given how much of a flop the reign of King Mabel turned out to be, it would have made more sense
of the Phenom to be the tournament winner, as the King of the Ring crown remains one of
the few accolades the Deadman hasn’t accomplished in his career.
Whilst The Undertaker would avenge his loss by beating King Mabel in a Casket match at In
Your House 5: Season’s Beatings, that wasn’t enough to erase the
the memory of Mabel defeating him when it mattered most.
2: Matt Hardy
After the Hardy Boys split in 2002, Jeff would have his incredible ladder match on RAW against
The Undertaker, but failed to win the Undisputed Title.
Mere months later though, Matt would do what his brother had failed to do,
as he met the Deadman not once, but twice on SmackDown.
The timing of the the entire Matt- Taker feud was strange, as at the time,
the Phenom was prepping to enter Hell in a Cell with then-WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.
Matt’s first victory over the conscience of the WWE came on the September 12th edition of the
blue brand, though this win was by disqualification after interference from the Beast.
Wanting revenge, the Deadman once again faced Hardy on the October 3rd SmackDown,
this time in a Falls Count Anywhere which Matt again won, once again, thanks to Lesnar.
If this wasn’t bad enough for the Deadman, Taker would go on to lose to Lesnar inside Hell in a
Cell, and would have to wait until April 2009 to finally get his revenge on Hardy,
defeating Matt on the very first edition of WWE Superstars.
1: Maven
Asides from winning Tough Enough, the highlight of Maven’s WWE career is probably when the rookie
shockingly eliminated The Undertaker from the 2002 Royal Rumble
Understandably, the heel Deadman at the time was ticked off with this, and not only did he
beatdown immediately after the elimination, on the February 7th, 2002 edition of SmackDown
put his Hardcore title on the line against Maven.
Similar to his performance at the Rumble, Maven took a hellacious beating from the Deadman,
who aimed to teach the Tough Enough star about respect, but refused to stay down.
And whilst Maven was in no condition to fight back, it was the timely interference by The Rock
that made the difference, and after a beatdown by the Brahma Bull,
Maven was able to get the unlikely pinfall, capturing the Hardcore title.
Once again, this was an example of the Deadman being willing to put someone much younger than him over,
as fans still remember Maven for his unlikely wins over The Undertaker.
After defending the Hardcore title at WrestleMania 18, Maven’s career never reached much higher,
and after a brief prominent run in late 2004, feuding with Evolution,
Maven was quietly released from the company in 2005.