Talking Taker
Talking Taker is a wrestling podcast that revisits the career of The Undertaker one pay-per-view match at a time. Hosted by wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White, each episode digs into a specific Undertaker PPV appearance every Friday. The show is aimed at fans who want a match-by-match retrospective of the legendary performer.
Episodes
254: Ultimate B-Show Fantasy Draft 1999-2004 With The Pod Street Krew!
The Pod Street Krew is back for another Ultimate Fantasy Draft and this time we're looking back at the B Shows from one of the greatest runs in WWE history! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White along with the P.S.K. originals Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, Stephen Zieman, and Treymasso Ciampa as we pick matches from the B Shows of 1999-2004 to create our dream PPV lineup. Don't le
253: The Fall Of Mean Mark In WCW
Mean Mark was on the rise to the top in WCW in 1990, but things quickly came falling apart. What the heck happened?! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we complete our look back at the full journey of The Undertaker in his early days as Mean Mark Callous in WCW. Everything was looking up for the rookie in the summer of
BONUS: SummerSlam 2026 Night 2 Recap With The Pod Street Krew!
It's our first ever TWO NIGHT WWE experience so we're back again with another special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot and is joined by the Pod Street Krew for the second ever Talking Taker: In Your House, recorded live at Randy Turco's basement alongside special guests Stephen Zieman, and, making his podcast debut, Fitz Turco! Together we recap an awesome night of action and surprises
BONUS: SummerSlam 2026 Weekend Recap & Reactions With The Pod Street Krew!
It's time, once again, for everyone to come aboard the BROOOOO TRAIN on this special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot and Travis White are joined by the Pod Street Krew for the first ever Talking Taker: In Your House, recorded live at Randy Turco's basement alongside special guests and travel companions Stephen Zieman, Watchalong Tommy, and Treymasso Ciampa as they breakdown an incredib
252: Boiler Room Brawl 30 Year Anniversary Watchalong
We're headed back to the bowels of the arena, back to SummerSlam 1996, back to THE BOILER ROOM BRAWL for the 30th Anniversary of this legendary match! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take a look back at a classic, innovative encounter between The Undertaker and Mankind that has quite the long and surprising leg
251: Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
We're talking penguin Undertaker, otter Mr. McMahon, and FISH MILK on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up the greatest professional wrestling character of all time as they review the movie ScreenRant called "The Worst Animated Sequel Of All Time" - Surf's Up 2: Wavemania! It's a truly bizarre cartoon that can'
250: The Undertaker's Summer World Tour
Pack a bag and grab your passport - we're going on a summer world tour with The Undertaker on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we gas up the time-traveling hearse for a globe-trotting trip to 4 different countries to watch 5 incredibly rare Undertaker matches spanning 18 years of his career.
249: Ultimate In Your House Fantasy Draft With The Pod Street Krew!
The P.S.K. is back - and this time we're coming In Your House! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they welcome back Stephen Zieman, Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, and Headbanger Trey for another Ultimate PPV Fantasy Draft. This time we're picking our favorite matches from the In Your House shows of the New Generation,
BONUS: WrestleMania XXVII Fifteen Years Later With Watchalong Tommy!
It was Written In The Stars for Alex, Travis, and Tommy to meet one day - we just didn't know it yet! On this special bonus episode of Talking Taker, we're joined by longtime P.S.K. member Watchalong Tommy to get into the WrestleMania week spirit and revisit a show that holds a special place in our hearts on it's 15 year anniversary: WrestleMania 27. We are all there for this one as it was in Alex
248: The Birth Of The Streak
We're going back to 1991...and we're going STREAKING! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take our time-traveling hearse back 35 years to celebrate the origin of The Undertaker's greatest accomplishment - The WrestleMania Streak! We're revisiting 3 matches that tell the tale of the birth of this epic achievement. Up
247: A Taker Looks At Forty
We're taking our time-traveling hearse Over The Hill on a brand new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they celebrate their 40th birthdays by looking back at what The Undertaker was doing on his 40th birthday! Turns out there just happened to be an episode of Smackdown that took place on that exact day -
BONUS: Mario Mancini Talks Taker!
We're talking to an unsung hero of the WWF and the first person to EVER step into the ring with The Undertaker on a very special bonus episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they welcome former WWF Superstar Mario Mancini to the podcast to discuss his incredible 4 decades in the wrestling business and his pivotal part in The Dead Man's legacy. Mario walk
246: The Undertaker's Origins & Oddities From The Vault
We're finally uncovering some rare Undertaker footage from the WWE Vault on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they dive into some "Origins and Oddities" featuring "The Man Who Walks With Angels". Up first are the "Origins" - some of the earliest squash matches of the Grim Reaper that we've ne
BONUS: Ranking The Top 10 Royal Rumble Surprise Entrants With Watchalong Tommy!
SURPRISE! Talking Taker cohost Alex Doriot is joined by P.S.K. member Tommy On The Spot from the Watchalong Wrestling YouTube channel for another special simulcast celebrating Royal Rumble season. This year we're charting our Top 10 surprise entrants in Rumble history. The surprises each year are part of what make the Rumble the most fun match to watch, and we each pick our 10 favorite mystery par
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Royal Rumble 2001
It's Royal Rumble season so we're helping you get in the spirit with a classic Talking Taker Watch-Along episode, BACK FROM THE DEAD at the top of your podcast feed! It's the 25th anniversary of the epic 2001 Royal Rumble so we invite you to revisit our coverage of this classic. This match was also drafted #1 overall on our Ultimate Rumble Fantasy Draft, which is even more reason to rewatch this o
245: Ultimate Royal Rumble Fantasy Draft With The Pod Street Krew!
The P.S.K. is declaring for the Royal Rumble with another Ultimate Fantasy Draft! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White alongside the Krew of Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, Stephen Zieman, and Trey Rafalowski as they draft their dream Royal Rumble card. Each participant gets to craft a fantasy 5 match card using real matches from 40 years of Rumble PPVs. But they've got to be caref
BONUS: Collecting Dead Man 2025 Year In Review With Stephen Zieman And Randy Turco!
The Treacherous Trio is back! Join Alex Doriot and P.S.K. members (and fellow toy collectors) Stephen Zieman and Randy Turco for another look back at the year in Undertaker Toy Collecting on a special bonus episode of Talking Taker! 2025 brought new Dead Man figures in the Ultimate, Elite, and Main Event lines along with bobbleheads, buddies, blind box slap bands and thumb wrestlers, and even some
BONUS: John Cena's Final Match Weekend + Six Feet Under Live Recap & Reactions With Watchalong Tommy and Randy Turco!
The Last Time Is Now - and we are there for it! Talking Taker cohost Alex Doriot is joined by Pod Street Krew members Watchalong Tommy and Randy Turco as they recap being there live for John Cena's final match at Saturday Night's Main Event in Washington D.C.! We discuss the incredible atmosphere in the arena, debate our opinions on the finish, and contemplate the legacy of the Never Seen Seventee
244: Armageddon 2005 20 Year Anniversary Watch-Along!
We're revisiting one of The Undertaker's greatest rivalries for it's 20th anniversary on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take the time-traveling hearse back to 2005 and the epic conclusion of the Randy Orton-Undertaker feud inside Hell In A Cell at Armageddon 2005. It's a bloody battle t
243: Before The Dawn Of The Dead Man (Superstars 11/17/90 Watchalong Special)
To celebrate the 35 year anniversary of his iconic debut, we're looking back at the final episode of WWF TV before The Undertaker debuted! It's a special BONUS episode of our encyclopedic exploration Digging Up The Dead Man as wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White do a watch-along of the November 17, 1990 episode of WWF Superstars, just 5 days before The Undertaker made his debut as the
242: Ultimate Survivor Series Fantasy Draft With The Pod Street Krew!
The Talking Taker Pod Street Krew is back with another one of our infamous fantasy drafts! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White alongside Watchalong Tommy, Stephen Zieman, and Randy Turco as we duke it out to draft the ultimate Survivor Series card. There's no clowning around as this might be our most cutthroat competition yet! We encourage you to play along with us and come up wi
BONUS: Celebrating Halloween With Legendary Undertaker Cosplayer Jokerious Torrance!
On this special bonus episode of Talking Taker, Cohost Alex Doriot celebrates Halloween with one of the greatest Undertaker Cosplayers in the world and a loyal P.S.K. member, Stephen Murphy A.K.A. Jokerious Torrance! Stephen sits down with Alex to discuss his many different tributes to The Dead Man in cosplay form and walks us through the inspiration for them. Along the way he shares about why doi
241: The Undertaker Goes Hollywood With Stephen Zieman (Poltergeist: The Legacy, Celebrity Deathmatch, and more!)
Before The Rock, John Cena, or Batista did it, The Undertaker went Hollywood! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White alongside fellow P.S.K. member Stephen Zieman as they hop in the time-traveling hearse back to 1999 and the summer The Undertaker was making guest appearances on all sorts of tv shows! It's an often overlooked era of Taker's career and even The Dead Man's most dedicat
240: USWA Watchalong With The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast - The Undertaker and Stone Cold's First Match Ever!
Long before The Undertaker battled Stone Cold, The Punisher faced off with Steve Williams! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they welcome back Mike and JV from The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast for a Watchalong of USWA TV from 11/4/89 featuring the first ever match between the men who would go on to become The Undertaker
239: Ultimate SummerSlam Fantasty Draft With The Pod Street Krew!
The Boys Of Summer are back to dream up our Ultimate SummerSlam cards of all tiz-iiiiime on an all new Talking Taker! Alex Doriot and Travis White are joined by their Pod Street Krew Brothers Randy Turco, Stephen Zieman, Tommy On The Spot, and Trey Ciampa for a sequel to our WrestleMania Draft earlier this year. We're taking turns building our fantasy 8-match card of the greatest matches from 37 y
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Vengeance 2003
We're celebrating the final year of John Cena's career by revisiting his first PPV encounter with The Undertaker from 22 years ago this month with this classic episode of Talking Taker, BACK FROM THE DEAD at the top of your podcast feed! Originally released in June of 2019 as episode 93, It's Vengeance 2003 featuring Cena trying to prove himself against Big Evil in the biggest match of his career
238: Mean Mark - Flyin' High!
Put on your Nintendo Power Gloves and travel back with us 1990 for another deep dive into Mean Mark on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hearse back again to WCW to discuss his rise up the ranks in the formative days of his pro wrestling career. When we last lef
237: The Rise Of Mean Mark In WCW
Before he was the Dead Man, he was the Mean Man! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take the time-traveling hearse all the way back to early 1990 for part one of a deep dive on a prequel chapter to The Undertaker's career - his singles run in WCW as Mean Mark. Taker has often downplayed this run in interviews and ta
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Survivor Series 2000
We've got our python pants on for our trip in the time-traveling motorcycle celebrating 25 years of the Biker Taker on this throwback Talking Taker, BACK FROM THE DEAD at the top of your podcast feed! Originally released in November of 2018 as episode 67, It's Survivor Series 2000 featuring an overlooked classic between The Undertaker and Kurt Angle. Perhaps it's kind of forgotten about due to a r
236: This Is My Yard
We're trading out the time-traveling hearse for a time-traveling lawnmower as we enter The Undertaker's Yard on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they celebrate the 25 Year Anniversary of the "Biker Taker" character's debut by looking back at the home video release of "This Is My Yard". This
235: The Boneyard Match Revisited 5 Years Later
We're going back to The Boneyard on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they celebrate the 5 year anniversary of The Undertaker's final match which wound up being one of his greatest - The Boneyard Match vs AJ Styles from WrestleMania 36. No one had any idea what to expect when the Covid-19 p
BACK FROM THE DEAD: WrestleMania X7
We're hopping in the time-traveling motorcycle on the road to WrestleMania with our classic coverage at The Undertaker and Triple H's first match in their triology BACK FROM THE DEAD at the top of your podcast feed! Originally released in December of 2018 as episode 71, It's WrestleMania X7, arguably the greatest WWE PPV of all tiz-iiiiime and Taker and HHH put on a wild brawl that goes all over t
234: Ultimate WrestleMania Fantasy Draft With The Pod Street Krew!
It's a six-pack challenge to create the Ultimate WrestleMania Card on a brand new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White alongside fellow P.S.K. members Tommy On The Spot, Stephen Zieman, Randy Turco, and Trey Rafalowski for a very special fantasy draft as we each try to build the most epic WrestleMania lineup of all tiz-iiiime. Each participant gets 8 picks of any ma
BONUS: Royal Rumble 2025 Weekend Recap & Reactions With The P.S.K.
YEET! We're recapping an incredible weekend in Indianapolis on this special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot and Travis White are joined by special guests and travel companions Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, Stephen Zieman, and Trey Ciampa as they break down their biggest Pod Street Krew travel weekend ever at this year's Royal Rumble. We recorded this just a few minutes after we got ho
233: Royal Rumble 1995 30 Year Anniversary Watch-Along!
This month on Talking Taker, we're Talking Taxman and giving Alex's most hated wrestler a second chance! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hearse back 30 years ago to the 1995 Royal Rumble and the infamous battle between "Death and Taxes" as The Undertaker tried to audit Irwin R. Schyster.
BONUS: Ranking The WORST Royal Rumbles Ever With Watchalong Tommy!
You've heard us talk about the best - now it's time to bury the rest! Talking Taker cohost Alex Doriot is joined by P.S.K. member Tommy On The Spot from the Watchalong Wrestling YouTube channel for another special simulcast celebrating Royal Rumble season. A couple of years ago they ranked their Top 10 Royal Rumble matches of all time, and this year they're ranking the Bottom 10 - the worst Rumble
232: Suburban Commando
We're rockin' the suburbs on this month's Talking Taker as we finally cover The Undertaker's cinematic debut! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take our time-traveling hearse back to 1991 to cover the cult classic film "Suburban Commando" starring Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, and, yes, Mark Calawa
BONUS: Collecting Dead Man 2024 Year In Review With Stephen Zieman and Randy Turco!
The Treacherous Trio is back! Join Alex Doriot and P.S.K. members (and fellow toy collectors) Stephen Zieman and Randy Turco for another look back at the year in Undertaker Toy Collecting on a special bonus episode of Talking Taker! 2024 brought another bounty Dead Man figures, Funkos, bobbleheads, buddies, and more that put a goozle on our wallets in 2024. We review every Undertaker action figure
BONUS: Saturday Night's Main Event 2/8/92 Watchalong With Watchalong Tommy!
Saturday Night's Main Event is back this weekend and so are we with a special BONUS edition of Talking Taker! Join Alex Doriot and P.S.K. member Watchalong Tommy as they take the time-traveling hearse back over 32 years to watch The Undertaker's first and only match on the original version of SNME. It's a massive tag team match with huge implications for WrestleMania VIII as Taker teams with WWF C
231: Armageddon 2004 20 Year Anniversary Watch-Along!
It's absolute Armageddon as revisit a forgotten classic Fatal 4-Way featuring El Hombre Muerto on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hears back 20 years to December 2004 and a WWE Championship match featuring The Undertaker against JBL, Booker T, and in their onl
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Survivor Series 1994
How long does it take Chuck Norris to cook a turkey? It depends on how long he stares at it! We're getting in the Thanksgiving spirit with a classic episode of Talking Taker BACK FROM THE DEAD at the top of your podcast feed with a look back at Survivor Series 1994. And how could you not be thankful to watch Chuck Norris himself as the special guest enforcer for The Undertaker's Casket Match with
230: The Undertaker's Complete Hell In A Cell History
We survived Hurricane Helene and we're taking the time-traveling hearse to Hell and back on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as the return of a brief Hurricane hiatus and examine The Undertaker's complete history inside Hell In A Cell! The Cell is the arguably the most iconic gimmick in WWE his
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Hell In A Cell 2009
We're gearing up for CM Punk's latest Hell In A Cell match by looking back at his first one ever against The Undertaker on this classic episode of Talking Taker BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back to the first ever Hell In A Cell PPV from 2009 in preparation for the match's return in 2024 at Bad Blood.
229: Remembering Sid (WrestleMania 13 Watch-Along)
We're paying tribute to one of the most unique legends in wrestling history - The Master and Ruler of the World, Sid - on a very special edition of Talking Taker. Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take a break from their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man to try to do justice by one of our all-time favorites Sycho Sid who sadly passed away earlier this wee
BACK FROM THE DEAD: IYH: D-Generation X
We're looking back to The Undertaker's 7 year anniversary (or as close as we can get) on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back to In Your House: D-Generation X from December of 1997 and a match you probably forgot ever happened - The Undertaker vs Jeff Jarrett! We just celebrated the seven ye
BONUS: The SummerSlam 2024 + 1 deadMAN SHOW Weekend Recap & Reactions With The P.S.K.!
Cleveland Rocks! We're recapping an incredible weekend in the city where the heart of rock 'n roll is still beating on this special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot is joined by special guests and travel companions Randy Turco and Watchalong Tommy (with a quick cameo from The Infamous Uncle Dave) as they discuss the first half of their trip to The SummerSlam. We discuss some great fo
228: SummerSlam 1999 25 Year Anniversary Watchalong + P.S.K. Q&A!
We're celebrating 7 years of our podcast by looking back at the 25 year anniversary of one of our favorite underrated Undertaker matches! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back to the summer of 1999 and revisit a banger of a brawl between The Unholy Alliance of Undertaker and Big Show and the Unlikely Alliance of X-Pac & Kane. It shock
BACK FROM THE DEAD: SummerSlam 1999
We're looking back at one of the most underrated matches in The Undertaker's history on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back to SummerSlam 1999 and a shockingly fun tag team match between The Unholy Alliance of The Undertaker and Big Show and the oddball pairing of X-Pac and Kane. Travis was
227: Batman Meets The Undertaker
The Dark Knight finally crosses paths with The Lord Of Darkness on this very special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they trade in the time-traveling hearse for a Batmobile and devote an entire episode to one of Travis's favorite long-running threads on this podcast - the connections between The Batman and The Undertaker. We've joked about it sinc
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Survivor Series 1996
The Undertaker is doing the Bat Dance on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back to Survivor Series 1996 and The Undertaker's bat-like entrance to face off against Mankind. This classic episode is the perfect preview for our July episode as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Batman 89 and fin
226: The New Skyscrapers
We're covering The Undertaker's earliest days as a tag team specialist and his debut for a major wrestling company on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take the time-traveling hearse back to WCW in early 1990 and Mean Mark Callous's short-lived run as part of The New Skyscrapers alongside
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Invasion 2001
Before we go back to The Undertaker's origins in WCW, we're taking it back to the infamous WCW Invasion on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back 23 years to the absolutely insane era of the summer of 2001 including the formation of The Alliance between ECW and WCW as well as the stalker angle
BONUS: Backlash 2007 Revisited With Watchalong Tommy!
Just in time for this year's Backlash event, enjoy this special bonus audio of our cohost Alex Doriot joining friend of the show and P.S.K. Member Watchalong Tommy on his YouTube channel to revisit Backlash 2007! Alex and Travis were there live in Atlanta for this hidden gem of a PPV so you'll hear all about the experience inside the Philips Arena. Plus we'll discuss all the goings-on of 2007 in t
225: The Thursday Night War - April 29, 1999 with The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast (Smackdown Pilot Episode vs. WCW Thunder)
We're breaking down the opening shots of the Thursday Night War of the Attitude Era on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back 25 years to the pilot episode of Smackdown featuring a massive tag team match (playa!) between The Undertaker and Triple H against The Rock and Stone Cold St
BACK FROM THE DEAD: King Of The Ring 1999
They just played a role in the main event of WrestleMania 40, so now we're looking back 25 years at the origins of The Undertaker and The Rock's rivalry on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take the time-traveling hearse back to the height of the chaotic Attitude Era in June of 1999. Taker and The Rock have a highly memorab
224: The Undertaker vs. The Iron Claw!
Can The Undertaker break The Von Erich Curse? Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take their time-traveling hearse back to Dallas in 1989 to cover some of the earliest footage of Mark Calaway as The Punisher facing off with The Modern Day Warrior Kerry Von Erich and many more characters from the USWA. This episode
MEGASODE: The Complete WrestleMania 25-28 Quadrilogy Commentary With Randy Turco!
This year marks the 15th Anniversary of the first match of The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels/Triple H WrestleMania Quadrilogy, and we're celebrating this momentous occasion with a special MEGASODE edition of Talking Taker! Collected here for the first time is all 4 of our Watch-Along alternate commentaries joined by special guest Randy Turco for each of these matches, back to back to back to back!
223: WrestleMania 27 Watch-Along With Randy Turco!
We're taking the time-traveling hearse back to the ATL with Randy Turco in tow on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they bring their time-traveling correspondent Randy along to revisit a classic WrestleMania match between The Undertaker and Triple H. It's the 15th anniversary of the beginning
222: Sting vs. The Undertaker?!?!
For one episode only, Talking Taker becomes SPITTING VENOM! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they take a detour from their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they pay tribute to the icon whose career mirrored The Undertaker's in so many ways, the man called Sting! With The Stinger's retirement match coming up this weekend we look back at his unparalleled ca
BACK FROM THE DEAD: WrestleMania XX
We're celebrating the 20 year anniversary of a milestone moment in Alex and Travis's friendship on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join our cohosts and wrestling buddies as they reminisce about Alex's 18th Birthday gift - an all-expenses paid trip for these best friends to WrestleMania XX! It's not only one of the greatest experiences of our lives as wrestling fans, and not only one of the most i
221: Coliseum Video Classics Volume 2
Forget about Netflix - Be Kind & Rewind with us to the days of the video store for a brand new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they cue up another round of Undertaker matches originally found on Coliseum Video releases in the early 90s. The days of physical media may be dwindling and Monday Night
BONUS: Ranking The Top 10 Undercard Royal Rumble Matches With Watchalong Tommy!
It's a special simulcast between Watchalong Wrestling and Talking Taker on this BONUS episode to get you ready for the Royal Rumble! Friend of the show and Pod Street Krew member Tommy On The Spot joins Alex Doriot for a unique countdown of their Top 10 "Non-Rumble" matches from the Royal Rumble PPV. That's right - we're ranking our favorites all of the classic singles, tag team, World Title, stre
220: Royal Rumble 1999 Watch-Along
We're ringing in the new year with the tolling of The Undertaker's bell in yet another Royal Rumble as we look back 25 years to a classic Attitude Era melee on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they revisit a Rumble match The Lord Of Darkness didn't technically participate in, but certainly p
219: 1993 Superstars Slumber Party!
We're having a slumber party and watching some vintage WWF Superstars from 30 years ago on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take the time-traveling hearse back to 1993 for some classic moments featuring The Undertaker on the WWF's former flagship show. Up first it's June 12 1993 as Mr.
BONUS: Collecting Dead Man 2023 Year In Review With Stephen Zieman and Randy Turco!
We're looking back at the year in Undertaker Toy Collecting on a special bonus episode of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot is joined by friends and P.S.K. members Stephen Zieman and Randy Turco to discuss all of The Dead Man figures, Funkos, bobbleheads, inflatables, and more that put a goozle on our wallets in 2023. We review every Taker release from the past year, pick our favorites, look ahead to 202
218: The Complete Evolution Of The Undertaker’s Entrance Music
Dance With The Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they do a deep dive on the complete evolution of The Undertaker's Entrance Music! From the Funeral March to the Graveyard Symphony to the Dark Side to American Badass to Rollin' to You're Gonna Pay to Now That You're Dead, we're discussing every piece of music Th
BACK FROM THE DEAD: King Of The Ring 2000
It's the debut of one of The Undertaker's most iconic entrance songs on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look at the origins of the "American Badass" song and character for The Undertaker at King Of The Ring 2000. Our next new episode in November is a journey through the history and importance of Taker's entrance music, and there might have been no more important shift i
217: Crown Jewel 2018 5 Year Anniversary Watchalong!
It's a Halloween Havoc on this month's Talking Taker as we look back at one of The Undertaker's SPOOKIEST matches of all tiz-iiiime! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they "celebrate" the 5 year anniversary of Crown Jewel 2018 and the truly cursed match between The Brothers Of Destruction and DX. It's been reviewed (and reviled) as one of the worst matches of The Phenom's ca
BACK FROM THE DEAD: Ground Zero
We're looking at the origin of The Brothers Of Destruction and DX's rivalry on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look back at the wild brawl between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels from In Your House: Ground Zero in September of 1997 and discuss the foundation it laid for one of The Undertaker's greatest rivalries. Our next new episode in October will focus on Crown Jew
216: Main Event Monstors PART DEUX!
Before he was The Undertaker, he was The Master Of Pain! And Texas Red! And Punisher Dice Morgan! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they take their time-traveling hearse back to the days before Mark Calaway became The Phenom we know and love and worked the territories back in the late 80s. It's a sequel to our "Main E
BACK FROM THE DEAD: The Master Of Pain In Memphis!
We're looking at some of the earliest (and most hilarious) in-ring footage of the man who would go on to be The Undertaker on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we look back at Mark Calaway in one of his earliest gimmicks as The Master Of Pain working in the Memphis territory in 1989. You won't believe some of the other characters we unearth here like Ronnie P. Gossett, Freez
BONUS: The SummerSlam 2023 Weekend Recap & Reactions With The P.S.K.!
We're recapping an incredible weekend in Detroit Brock City on this special bonus edition of Talking Taker! Alex Doriot is joined by special guests and travel companions Randy Turco, Watchalong Tommy, and Nick Fugate as they discuss the first half of their trip to The SummerSlam. We discuss meeting in real life for the first time, Tommy and Alex's airport shenanigans, the unbelievable culinary del
215: SummerSlam 2008 15 Year Anniversary Watchalong + P.S.K. Q&A!
We're celebrating our 6 year anniversary by looking back at the 15 year anniversary of one of our favorite rivalries of all time on this month's Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we revisit the finale of the epic story between The Undertaker and Edge which took place inside Hell In A Cell at SummerSlam
BONUS: Toasting The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast’s 5 Year Anniversary With Mike Proulx!
We're raising a glass to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of our brother podcast The Bottom Line Wrestling Cast on this bonus episode of Talking Taker! Alex is joined by Bottom Line Cast cohost Mike Proulx to commemorate this awesome milestone and discuss Mike and JV's journey covering the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin. We discuss Mike's journey as a wrestling fan from seeing Hulk Hogan and Ja
214: The Monday Night War - July 6th, 1998
We're taking the time-traveling hearse to the frontlines of the Monday Night War on this very special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they look back at the main events of Raw and Nitro on a historic night for professional wrestling - July 6th, 1998. On Raw the main event sees an unforgettab
BACK FROM THE DEAD: King Of The Ring 1998
We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Undertaker's most infamous match of all tiz-iiiime on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we do a watch-along special for Taker vs. Mankind inside Hell In A Cell from King Of The Ring 1998. It's a match with some of the most incredible moments to ever take place in WWE history, but its legacy is a bit complicated looking back on it
BONUS: Digging Holes & Talking Grohl With Randy Turco
It's times like these for us to geek out about the Foo Fighters on this special bonus episode of Talking Taker! We're taking a quick detour on our exploration digging up The Dead Man for Alex Doriot and friend of the show and everlong Foo Fan Randy Turco to discuss the band's epic new album "But Here We Are". Don't worry - we'll be back with our regularly scheduled Taker Talk on July 1st. But for
213: The Undertaker’s Top 10 Rivals!
We're ranking The Undertaker's Top 10 Rivals of all tiz-iiiime on a brand new episode of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on their encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as they rank and debate The Phenom's most fantastic foes. We've both made up our lists and we take turns arguing which 10 of Taker's opponents truly stand out from the rest. Some of o
BACK FROM THE DEAD: King Of The Ring 1997
We're taking the time-traveling hearse back to a wild "royal" rumble as we revisit King Of The Ring 1997 on this month's BACK FROM THE DEAD! Join Alex and Travis as we explore a match you might have forgotten ever happened between The Undertaker and Faarooq for the WWF Championship. Travis has often said this is one of his favorite episodes we ever recorded, and it really does go off the rails as
212: Mayhem In Manchester + Over The Edge 1998
We're going back 25 years to cover a couple of glaring omissions from our back catalog on an all new Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White on our encyclopedic exploration digging up The Dead Man as we take a look back at a pair of classic Attitude Era matches that didn't quite warrant their own episode during our original run but definitely deserve to be revisited.
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