The Undertaker Details When WWE Rings Got ‘Softer’

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The Undertaker’s WWE career spanned 30 years, with him making his debut in 1990 and retiring in 2020.

With Taker being omnipresent in WWE for three decades, he had seen many different eras in the company, from the Golden Era to the PG Era.

Speaking on his Six Feet Under podcast, The Undertaker revealed that the rings in the company got softer once Vince McMahon himself started to take bumps.

He said:

“The ring got a lot softer after Vince started taking bumps years ago. Those first generation rings with WWE were nothing more than glorified boxing rings. They freaking hurt, especially in the winter when your body is already stiff and it’s cold outside and you’re doing double shot days.

“The second show on a double shot day, your body doesn’t loosen up the second time the way it does the first time. Those were pretty snug, hitting some of those in cold arenas.”

McMahon became the top heel in WWE back in 1997 following the Montreal Screwjob, spearheading the Attitude Era with his iconic feud with Steve Austin the following year.

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