So, someone brought up WrestleMania 27 the other day, specifically the Undertaker vs. Triple H match. And the question came up again: did Undertaker actually get hurt in that one? I remember watching it live, and man, that was something else. It got me thinking, so I decided to sort of retrace my memory banks and what I recall from back then.
First off, I pulled up the memory of the match itself. It wasn’t just a regular wrestling match, you know? It was billed as No Holds Barred. And they really went at it. Triple H was just relentless. I specifically remember those chair shots. Like, a whole bunch of them. And that moment Triple H hit Undertaker with his own Tombstone Piledriver… Oof. Everyone thought that was it.
Recalling the Brutality
Thinking back, the story they told in the ring was intense. Triple H basically destroyed Undertaker for a good chunk of the match. It wasn’t just selling; you could see the toll it was taking. Undertaker looked absolutely wiped out, barely able to stand at times. But then, the comeback, the Hell’s Gate submission… classic Undertaker.
The Aftermath
But here’s the thing that really sticks in my mind and answers the question, I think. Undertaker won the match, kept the streak alive, but he couldn’t walk out. That wasn’t just theatrics, in my opinion. He collapsed right after the bell. Completely spent.
- He tried to get up.
- He just couldn’t make it to his feet under his own power.
- They had to bring out the medical staff and eventually a stretcher cart.
Seeing the Undertaker, the Undertaker, carted away like that? That wasn’t something you saw. He always walked out, win or lose, usually looking menacing. This time, he looked broken. He didn’t wrestle again for almost a year after that match.
So, did he get “hurt” like a specific, storyline injury? Maybe not in the way they announce like “suffered a fractured orbital bone” or whatever. But was he legitimately physically wrecked and possibly injured from the sheer brutality and exhaustion of that match? Absolutely. Watching it back then, and thinking about it now, there’s no doubt in my mind he was seriously messed up after that war with Triple H. He put his body through hell to win that one, and it showed. He couldn’t leave the ring on his own two feet. That says it all, really.
