The Undertaker Recalls Turning Down Offer From WWE Rival

WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker recalls turning down an offer from the company’s main rival, WCW, during its heyday.

The Undertaker became one of WWE’s biggest stars in the 1990s amid his feud with Ted Turner-owned WCW.

The Monday Night Wars between Raw and Nitro saw stars like Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash make the jump to WCW, while younger stars like Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero moved to WWE.

Despite switching between the two promotions, Taker always remained loyal to Vince McMahon.

Speaking on his Six Feet Under podcast, The Undertaker recalled why he turned down an offer from WWE’s arch rival. He said:

“If my situation had been different, if WCW hadn’t told me I wasn’t going to make any money, I don’t know what I would have done. I don’t know.”

“The fact that they were telling me, ‘You’re never going to make any money,’ that was always the thing that weighed on my shoulders.”

“Even when they called me. I remember Nash calling me (and saying), ‘I think I can bring this to you if you want to come.’” I thought, ‘Wow, that’s a lot more money than I’m making right now.’

“I thought about it and I was like, ‘No.’ That’s how it happened for me. Vince gave me that opportunity… I just couldn’t do it.”

“I would have made more money. I would have worked a lot less. I probably would have been in a situation where I would have been welcomed back, maybe not, but the fact that I stayed, got my ass kicked, we all got our ass kicked, and then I turned it around and probably had the best comeback of all time, it was really gratifying.”

“A lot of people told me, ‘You have to leave. You have to take the money.’

WWE finally won the Monday Night War against WCW in 2001 when Vince McMahon purchased his rival promotion.

The Undertaker recently said he wants a WWE in-ring return “so badly,” which you can read here.

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