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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Early Feuds (1992–1995)



After Undertaker's ally [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]] lost a match to [[Randy Savage]] on the February 8, 1992 edition of [[Saturday Night's Main Event]], Roberts tried to attack Savage's manager/wife [[Miss Elizabeth]] with a steel chair when the Undertaker stopped him, turning him face. The Undertaker defeated Roberts at [[WrestleMania VIII]]. He then feuded extensively with wrestlers managed by Harvey Wippleman throughout 1992 and 1993, most notably [[Kamala]], whom he faced and defeated in the first televised coffin match in WWF history at [[Survivor Series]], and [[Giant Gonzales]], whom he defeated by disqualification at [[WrestleMania IX]] and by pinfall at [[SummerSlam]]. In November 1993, he challenged then-WWF Champion [[Rodney Anoa'i|Yokozuna]] to a casket match at the [[Royal Rumble (1994)|Royal Rumble]]. At the Royal Rumble, Yokozuna sealed Undertaker in the casket with the assistance of several other heel wrestlers, winning the match. The Undertaker's "spirit" appeared from inside the casket on the video screen, warning that he would return. This began Undertaker's first hiatus. In reality, he had a back injury that was getting worse and needed time off. After [[WrestleMania X]], [[Ted DiBiase]] introduced the Undertaker back to the WWF. This Undertaker, however, played by [[Brian Lee]], was dubbed "Underfaker" later on by the fans and led to the return of the original Undertaker (this time appearing as a zombie version of his original persona, and now wearing purple gloves and boot covers), and a battle at [[SummerSlam]] between the two, where the real Undertaker won the match after three Tombstone Piledrivers. At [[Survivor Series]], Undertaker had a rematch against Yokozuna, once again in a casket match, with Chuck Norris as a special guest enforcer to keep anyone from interfering in the match. While [[King Kong Bundy]] and [[Bam Bam Bigelow]] distracted Norris, [[Mike Rotunda|Irwin R. Schyster]] interfered in the match; despite this, the Undertaker won the match by delivering a running big boot to Yokozuna, which pushed Yokozuna into the casket, and then closed the lid. Throughout most of 1995, the Undertaker feuded with members of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation. At [[WrestleMania XI]], while Undertaker was facing King Kong Bundy, [[Kama Mustafa]] stole the Undertaker's source of storyline power, the urn, and disrespected the Undertaker by melting it into a large gold necklace. As part of the angle, the two faced each other in a casket match at [[SummerSlam]], which the Undertaker won. Several weeks later, Undertaker injured his orbital bone near his eye, forcing a period of absence for surgery, until his return at Survivor Series.