Friday, June 5, 2009

The best in the business

The place: Four friends in a small apartment in Mumbai, glued to the television.

The date: Jan 22 1994.

The event: Royal Rumble.

The match: The Undertaker v/s Yokozuna..Casket match

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doDoT9f5Vlc

All of us are spellbound..The Undertaker is murdering Yokozuna. All of Yokozuna's moves are being countered and we know that it is a matter of minutes before Yokozuna gives in. Suddenly two men come to ring and start assaulting the Taker. Two more...four more...Now there are ten. There are TEN men assaulting the Undertaker. In our hearts, we know that the Phenom (Undertaker..as he is called by some) will strike back any moment and kick their asses. As expected he rises and takes them on. But there are too many of them. The valiance goes in vain. He is down on the floor again. The brutal massacre continues. We are running out of patience. "Wont someone come and help the Phenom??" We wait and we wait as Undertaker takes the beating of his life. And then the impossible happens. The Urn is snatched from Paul Bearer and opened. The Urn supposedly is the life source.. the spirit of the Dead Man (Undertaker..as he is called by some others). We are flabbergasted. This is insane! It cant be possible! As the smoke rises from the Urn, Undertaker's body loses strength. Its hard to believe. Slowly they push him into the casket, close the lid and lock him up. Noways!!! This aint true..it cant happen..Undertaker cant be dead!!

As we are swearing and shouting..Suddenly something magical happens..something that drives us to ecstasy...Undertaker's soul rises from the casket. His image appears on the screen and he opens his eyes and proclaims his rebirth.

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This was one of the happiest moments of my life...The Rebirth of the Phenom. The phenom... who is the best in the business.

Thank you WWE for many such fantastic matches.

2 comments:

Indrani said...

No offence to your writing... it's been written well..
but still.. i mean... what crap???

FrostBite said...

Brilliant post....i too was a huge fan......Bret Hart Hitman Vs Shawn MIchaels 1995(i think...) title match.....legendary!

@Indrani....WWE meant the world to us back then....something like Barbie dolls to girls.....or maybe something more subtle