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Newsweek
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
WWE Legend The Undertaker Underwent Surgery After Major Health Scare
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Michelle McCool and The Undertaker were at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. Michelle McCool was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The Undertaker was also featured at WWE World. Behind the scenes, there were worries because The Undertaker was dealing with a heart issue. The Undertaker and Michelle McCool discussed the situation on the latest episode of Six Feet Under (H/T to McCool: "It's because of the heart issues you've been having weeks prior. Which, by the grace of god, we found out just by — It ended up being terrifying. The day we got home from WrestleMania, the next day at 6 am, we were at the hospital for a little bit of heart surgery." The Undertaker: "Just a little bit." McCool: "It was your heart." The Undertaker: "There was that little sidebar going on." McCool: "A sidebar for five weeks. It was terrifying." The Undertaker: "I wasn't supposed to go to Vegas." American retired professional wrestler Mark William Calaway, aka 'The Undertaker', is presented prior to the Riyadh Season Cup Final match between Al Hilal and Al-Nassr at Kingdom Arena on February 08, 2024 ,in Riyadh, Saudi... American retired professional wrestler Mark William Calaway, aka 'The Undertaker', is presented prior to the Riyadh Season Cup Final match between Al Hilal and Al-Nassr at Kingdom Arena on February 08, 2024 ,in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. MoreMcCool continued, "You weren't supposed to go anywhere. You didn't want me to tell anybody. Not fair to me, not fair. We were in the hospital for four nights two weeks before WrestleMania. Yeah, you weren't supposed to go. I'm not mad at it because I'd probably be the same [way], but it was terrifying. I couldn't focus on anything else. The Undertaker's Undiagnosed AFib More news: WWE News: Steve Austin Reveals Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation "I did. That I had scheduled in January, that's crazy about it. You went to the doctor March 28th, I'll never forget. Then you called me and you were like, 'They won't run the heart exam.' Just a routine heart scan that we were going to do."McCool: "Got you into another [appointment] about an hour later. They had one appointment open. Come to find out, you had been in chronic AFib for who knows how long. But the scary part was that you didn't feel any symptoms, so we didn't know. Yeah, you came in a few times out of breath and I'd give you a hard time like, 'Dude, you were just throwing the ball with the dog, why are you so out of breath?' Or going up the stairs to pray with the kids, 'Why are you out of breath', not thinking it was an actual heart issue. So, yeah. Medicines didn't work and we ended up in the ER on a Friday. Of course you wouldn't stay the night." "At the end of Kai's flag football all day Saturday, you looked at me and said, 'I'm still in AFib,' because you were doing it with the watch. I was like, 'If you're not out of AFib when we're getting ready to go to church tomorrow morning, we're going to the hospital.' Thankfully you agreed." Hospitalization and Recovery "We went to the hospital, numbers were out of whack. Heartbeat was out of whack. Your ejection fraction of how the blood was pumping was 30%, it wasn't much. Supposed to be 100%, obviously. We ended up staying in the hospital for four nights where they actually had to cardiovert you and shock you back to a normal rhythm. That sadly lasted, what, 24 hours. Maybe 48. After four days we go home, two days later you're back in AFib. Man I was stressed." The couple confirmed that The Undertaker's heart issues have since been resolved. More WWE News: For more on WWE, head to Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
CM Punk Praises AJ Styles After WWE RAW Showdown: 'Let's Not Wait 21 Years for the Next Time'
CM Punk and AJ Styles clash for the first time on WWE RAW after two decades. The dream matchup finally took place in a triple threat money in the bank qualifying match featuring CM Punk, AJ Styles, and El Grande Americano. Punk and Styles both considered among the greatest wrestlers of their generation had not faced each other since their early days on the independent scene. Their last match occurred back in 2004. Advertisement The two legends shared the WWE ring for the first time ever, and the moment was visibly special. They even shared a laugh while locking up for the first time in years. However, despite the massive anticipation surrounding the bout, El Grande Americano scored a shocking upset over both Punk and Styles, securing his spot in the Money in the Bank match. The match saw into chaos with interference from Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed. This distraction allowed Americano to take advantage. As Styles climbed the apron to hit a Phenomenal Forearm. However, Americano countered it with a mid-air headbutt knocking Styles out for the win. Punk and AJ Styles have now shared the ring for the first time in 21 years, and Punk is already eager for a rematch with The Phenomenal One. He took to Instagram stories and shared a picture of himself, writing, '@ajstylesp1, I've got a lot on my plate right now but I'll always make room for you. Thank you for the boot print on my nose. Let's not wait 21 years for the next time. You're a legend.' AJ Styles explains why tapping out is a smart move in pro wrestling AJ Styles and Samoa Joe share a long history filled with countless matches. At the Fanatics Live Signing at WWE World, Styles recalled an early TNA match where he tapped out to Joe. Advertisement 'There was a match that we had in TNA. And I remember he choked me out and there was a big thing about, 'Oh you don't wanna tap out to the [new guy coming in]… You know, get choked out.' [I'm like], 'What are you talking about? I don't know if you have heard of the UFC. People tap out all the time,' Styles pointed out. 'Because they are smart and they really don't want to go to sleep. Or they don't want their arm broken.' 'So, in that match, and you know what? [Samoa] Joe was new coming in. And it was an amazing match and it made that match so much better than I was able to tap out. I think, and, the Samoan Submission was one of the best I've ever been in the ring with.' Read More: AJ Styles On CM Punk: Past Performance Predicts Future Behavior; I Was Wrong The post CM Punk Praises AJ Styles After WWE RAW Showdown: 'Let's Not Wait 21 Years for the Next Time' appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Booker T Reveals The Crowning Moment Of His Career: I Wouldn't Change It For Anything
Booker T has very fond memories of his run as 'King Bookah' in WWE. The King Booker character was created after Booker won the 2006 King Of The Ring tournament. The gimmick was comedic in tone, but Booker ultimately pulled off what he calls his 'crowning moment' in WWE during this run. Advertisement Booker appeared on the Club 520 Podcast at WWE World and mentioned being very popular around the time of his match at WrestleMania 19 against Triple H. He mentioned being even more over as King Bookah a few years later and highlighted how much winning a World Championship under the WWE banner meant to him. Booker T believes his King Booker run outshined WrestleMania 19 'At WrestleMania 19 against Hunter [Triple H], you said I was over. I should have won. Sh*t… in 2006, I was way more over then, bro. King Booker, King Booker—I mean, come on, I mean the greatest king of them all, the most revered king of them all. You know what, man, that was some of the best times, the best time in my wrestling career, with my lovely queen, Sharmell, at my side. She actually won Miss Black America in Indianapolis, Indiana, as well. That was a moment for us, man. Rey Mysterio, I give him big props, man, because what a worker. What a worker, man. I couldn't have done it without him. But that moment, that was my crowning moment. 'That was the moment for me that really put the icing on the cake as far as my career goes. You know, I don't know if you guys know the stats or anything like that, but out of the history and the annals of time, as far as the King of the Ring tournament, I'm the only king to ever win the [WWE] Heavyweight Championship. I'm the only one. And that wasn't by accident or anything like that; that was by design. I said after King Booker, they're gonna have to break the damn mold because there'll never be another King like me ever again. And I proved that. I proved that. So, no, man, it was a great time in my career. I wouldn't change it for anything.' Advertisement Read More: Booker T Reveals Which Of His WrestleMania Moments Will Never Be Topped The post Booker T Reveals The Crowning Moment Of His Career: I Wouldn't Change It For Anything appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Booker T Reveals What Made Him Choose His Iconic Entrance Theme
Booker T has had some great entrance music in his career. Booker T and Stevie Ray, also known as Harlem Heat, used one of the most well-known theme songs in WCW. Their theme song later played a big part in Booker T's entrance theme when he became a singles wrestler. Advertisement While speaking on the Club 520 Podcast at WWE World, Booker T revealed how he and Stevie Ray first heard their entrance theme. As soon as they listened to it, they knew right away it was the perfect fit for Harlem Heat and said it sounded like a champion's theme. Booker T says his theme song was meant to sound like a champion's 'I remember back in late '91 when they first approached us with this sound right here. It was just out of an abundance of music that we just had to pick from. As soon as we heard it, man, I was like, 'Man, that's it. That's the song.' Just because it's very, very important as far as the music you have. You do your name, like Booker T and Stevie Ray, [we thought they were] championship names. We wanted championship music as well. And I wanted everybody, all of the fans, to have an experience when they heard that music. 'And that music was so unique it wasn't rap, you know what I mean? It had its own feel, its own flavor, and when you heard it, you'd go, 'Oh, man, here come them boys, and they about to come out here and do some work.' Man, that music still, to this day, man, it hypes me up. Man, my wife got that on her phone, and so I got to hear it every day, you know? But it's awesome, it really is.' Did you know that 'Rap Sheet' was full of shocking samples? Harlem Heat's theme was originally called 'Rap Sheet,' a song written by Didier Leglise & René De Wael. However, the song featured several surprising samples of other songs. This includes 'Music Non-Stop' and 'Sex Object' by Kraftwerk. Advertisement There is also one other pretty prominent sample in the song, which was discovered by Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp in 2021. Sapp revealed that the snippet of an odd 'brrr-like' sound actually came from a sample of 'Hateful Head Helen' by Sweet Pussy Pauline. On her song, Pauline describes how men want to stick their faces in a woman's buttcheeks and motorboat them, but 'they don't know how to ask.' Sapp asked a pretty fair and important question that still rings true… what are these wrestling music producers thinking? If that wasn't hilarious enough, non-wrestling fans even remember 'Rap Sheet' being used in a sketch on the classic comedy series Kids in the Hall. Read More: Booker T Reveals The Crowning Moment Of His Career: I Wouldn't Change It For Anything If you use these quotes, please credit the original source and link back to WrestleZone with an h/t for the transcription. The post Booker T Reveals What Made Him Choose His Iconic Entrance Theme appeared first on Wrestlezone.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
CM Punk highlights importance of personal space amid fan interactions
CM Punk did not mince any words when it came to personal space and urging the fans to respect the boundaries of an individual. CM Punk has been an influential figure in the business of professional wrestling. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now However, behind his larger-than-life and captivating personality, Punk is a normal individual who also has his own personal life and space. However, there have been recent altercations where, according to him, fans have somewhat crossed the boundaries set by him, and he did not shy away from speaking about it. What did CM Punk say about respecting one's personal boundaries? CM Punk took to Instagram story to drop a message. He urged the fans to respect an individual's personal space by saying, 'Stop touching strangers in public.' This came after many fan altercations took place with the Best in the World over the last month. It was during a house show that a female fan inappropriately tried to touch Punk as he was greeting the fans. Simultaneously, many fans who met CM Punk at WWE World claimed that Punk did not treat them well during the meet and greet session. This led to his appearance turning into a complete disaster. However, the Second City Saint is an individual and has the right to set his own boundaries and not let fans invade his personal space. Moreover, the fans should also understand that it is not right to violate that space and maintain their distance while greeting a star like CM Punk. CM Punk returned to WWE this week on RAW CM Punk was absent since the RAW after WrestleMania 41 episode. At the end of that night, the former WWE Champion was taken out, alongside Roman Reigns, by new Paul Heyman Guys, and Bron Breakker who cemented the formation of a new alliance. However, Punk made his return at the end of this week's edition of Monday Night RAW. As Rollins was about to pin Jey Uso and win the World Heavyweight title, Punk came down to the ringside area with a chair and laid out both Breakker and Rollins with the foreign object to close the show. Also read:
