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Undertaker feels he had better chemistry with Shawn Michaels than Bret Hart

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It’s difficult to choose between the two, but The Undertaker feels like he probably had better in-ring chemistry with Shawn Michaels than Bret Hart.

Undertaker, Michaels, and Hart were three of WWE’s defining stars of the 1990s. On a new episode of “What Do You Wanna Talk About?,” Cody Rhodes asked Undertaker which of the two he liked facing more. Undertaker called it basically a tossup and spoke highly of both. He thinks his very best matches were with Michaels, but Undertaker will always be grateful for how Hart helped him become a better wrestler.

“They were both great. They were both so good in the ring. I probably had the very best chemistry with Shawn,” Undertaker said. “But I tell you what, I’ve said this a few times about Bret, because talking about living this and believing everything, Bret did. And I respect that. When Bret was the champion, he was the champion. And he conducted himself as a champion, from top to bottom. When I started working with Bret, like I was real, real heavy, even in my ring work with the character, right? I was still trying to establish all of that. And there was only so far Bret was going to go with, as he called it, the Frankenstein gimmick, right? There was only so far he was going to go to put me over with that. Obviously, he was a more tenured guy. He was higher up than me, so not a lot I could do about it. And I wanted to have great matches, and I wanted to work with guys like Bret.

“So being able to work against Bret forced me to learn how to work within the gimmick and have not just a gimmick match, but to have really, really good matches. Bret forced me to get out of the comfort zone of the Jason Voorhees, the Michael Myers stuff, and actually put on a wrestling match. So for that, I’ll always be grateful to Bret because he pushed me and made me become better.”

The last match between Undertaker and Hart took place in 1997. Undertaker and Michaels’ rivalry continued past the 1990s and into the 2000s/2010s, including two well-regarded WrestleMania matches.

“Shawn may be the only guy I’ve ever known that could have a five-star match with a broomstick,” Undertaker said. “I mean, he’s just that talented.”

Both Undertaker and Michaels work behind the scenes in WWE now, with Undertaker helping out with Lucha Libre AAA and Michaels leading NXT.

Undertaker not trying to make AAA like ‘Raw or SmackDown WWE’

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While appearing on Cody Rhodes’ “What Do You Wanna Talk About?” podcast, The Undertaker detailed the vision he has for Lucha Libre AAA.

Undertaker has become a significant behind-the-scenes player in AAA since WWE acquired the lucha libre promotion in 2025. His role includes helping out in creative. In that position, Undertaker wants to preserve the legacy AAA has while also adding in elements like better storytelling and production values.

“Helping out with creative and doing some stuff with AAA, I’m trying to — my vision is to almost take a step back to step forward. I’m really high on the physicality and the actual in-ring stuff and things making sense, which is kind of difficult from where I’ve come from and then working with AAA,” Undertaker said

“The lucha libre legacy is incredible, right? With the mask and then there’s so many [legacy wrestlers], you know, there’s this guy who then has a son who has a son. So all these legacies and all this culture is in there. What we’re trying to do is honor that, but give more production value to the product and help story tell a little better. I think that’s the biggest thing.”

Undertaker praised the talent in AAA and the fandom the promotion already has. Though elements of the WWE product will be melded in, Undertaker wants AAA to exist as an alternative.

“Talking about incredible athletes and the things that they can do is, it’s amazing,” Undertaker said. “And the following they have is amazing. So if I can take the best of lucha libre and the best of what I know and I can mold them together, I think we’re going to have something that’s really, really special down there.

“But that’s the key. I’m not trying to make AAA Lucha Libre, I’m not trying to make it Raw or SmackDown WWE. I’m taking some elements of that, adding it to what they already do, and try and make a product that everyone will want to see. And it’s an alternative. It’s just like the other company. Raw, SmackDown, all these other, TNA, just to give people a variety and different things to enjoy about wrestling.”

AAA began a new TV deal with Fox Latin America this month. The promotion will be broadcast on Fox in Mexico, Central America, and South America (except Brazil), with WWE streaming the TV show on YouTube and Facebook outside of those areas.

Undertaker reflects on initial John Cena & The Rock impressions: ‘Ain’t gonna make it’

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

On the latest edition of the Six Feet Under podcast, The Undertaker reflected on his initial impressions of John Cena and The Rock. Recalling his thoughts about how neither of them was going to “make it” in WWE, the Hall of Famer shared more details about it.

“Early on, there was two people that I watched them work day one, and I was like ‘This guy ain’t gonna make it’. I was wrong; I can admit when I’m wrong. There’s some people in the business who can’t do that. I will tell you when I was wrong, and I missed with him. You know who the other one was? Dwayne [Johnson].”

Reflecting on The Rock’s debut in WWE, the 60-year-old shared his honest thoughts about it.

“You’ve got to go back, though, you’ve got to go back to day one when he had the things hanging off of him [his outfit], and he came out there, and he was ‘Rah rah’, and he debuted in the Garden. I was like ‘Oh, this poor kid.'”

“And to have the legacy, obviously, his grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, his dad Rocky Johnson, and then you have these expectations and you come out with that thing on. I was like ‘Oh man, this is not gonna be good.’ It took them [Cena & Rock] a minute to find their stride, and I guess they had ok careers.”

Despite a rocky start to their careers, both Cena and The Rock transitioned into two of the most popular stars in the pro-wrestling industry, as well as in Hollywood. While The Rock hardly wrestles, Cena has now completely retired from in-ring action.

Chelsea Green ‘begged’ Undertaker for Lucha Libre AAA spot

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To get her spot in Lucha Libre AAA, Chelsea Green reached out to The Undertaker and “begged” him to let her be part of the promotion.

Undertaker has become one of the most important behind-the-scenes figures in AAA since WWE acquired the company. He and Jeremy Borash are involved with booking AAA, and Green contacted both of them asking to be featured. It resulted in Green and Ethan Page both being brought to Mexico and winning the AAA Mixed Tag Team titles.

“When I first got the call to go to AAA, it’s because I begged Undertaker. Like every single show that I’m on, I begged the producers,” Green joked while appearing on Notsam Wrestling. “When I just wrestled Sol Ruca for the United States Women’s title, I messaged Shawn Michaels and Johnny Russo and asked for that match. I didn’t ask for Sol, but I asked for a match. Yeah, I’m out here just begging on my hands and knees, ‘Please, someone let me wrestle.’

“So, I messaged Undertaker. First, I messaged Anthony Luke — who is Maxxine’s husband now — I messaged him. I asked for Undertaker’s number. He wouldn’t give it to me, so he gave me Michelle McCool’s. I messaged Michelle McCool. Michelle McCool gave me Undertaker’s number. Then I messaged Undertaker and JB and I was like, ‘Please, I want to go to Mexico. I want to wrestle. I want to do whatever I can.’ He was like, ‘All right, say less.’ He booked Ethan and I together. I didn’t think that was going to be the way — I just wanted to go. I didn’t care how I went.”

Green said she loves holding the Mixed Tag Team titles because it’s a championship that, at one point, she couldn’t imagine would be part of WWE. She wants to showcase the championship and is sure to bring it to all of her media appearances.

“if I’m in AAA, I want to make sure that the WWE audience watches AAA as well,” Green said. “So I’ve done everything I could in my power to make sure that this title is seen everywhere I go.”

As a WWE main roster wrestler, Green hopes that her presence in AAA helps bring some more exposure to the other talent in the promotion.

“Those girls are real fighters, man. They are no joke. They’re incredibly talented,” Green said about the AAA women’s division. “And I just hope that now that AAA is on Fox [in Mexico] and that I am there hopefully shining a new light on it, maybe those luchadoras and those luchadors will get, you know — they’ll make even more money and they’ll get even more eyes on them and whatever.”

Green had been a double champion before dropping the WWE Women’s United States Championship to Giulia on SmackDown last Friday. She and Page still hold the AAA Mixed Tag Team titles — and Page is the men’s North American Champion in NXT.

The Undertaker congratulates Shiloh Hill following WWE NXT debut

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Shiloh Hill finally made his WWE NXT debut Tuesday and was recognized by a WWE Hall of Famer.

After months of competing on WWE LFG as part of The Undertaker’s team, Hill made his debut on Tuesday’s NXT. The 26-year-old made a bold statement with an impressive victory over established star Lexis King.

Shortly afterward, The Undertaker congratulated Hill on social media and reacted to the debut. Addressing Hill’s now-iconic toothless look, he said, “The Toothless Aggression Era is officially underway!Many more victories for (Shiloh Hill) to come.”

In the days leading up to his television debut, Hill competed in several NXT live event matches for the NXT North American Championship against Ethan Page.

Who is Shiloh Hill?

Real name Thunder Justice Keck, the 26-year-old is a former college football standout and the newest addition to the NXT roster. A lifelong athlete, Keck rose to prominence in college football and earned a full scholarship to Stanford University, where he studied sustainability science and practice, computer science, and psychology.

Long before his NXT debut, Hill held the highest name, image, and likeness valuation of any Stanford athlete, being valued at $383,000, which rose to $529,000 by October 2023.

He made his in-ring WWE debut for NXT Level Up before joining the LFG Season 1 cast as a part of The Undertaker’s team. Following his run as the season one runner-up, he returned on LFG Season 2, where he won by defeating Harlem Lewis in the finals.

AJ Styles to appear on live Undertaker WWE podcast episode

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This Friday night, AJ Styles will be joining The Undertaker for a conversation in Washington, D.C.

Undertaker announced today that Styles will be the guest for a live recording of Six Feet Under at The Howard Theatre on December 12. The podcast is hosted by Undertaker and Michelle McCool and is part of the WWE & Fanatics podcast network.

On the episode, Undertaker and Styles will be looking back at their cinematic Boneyard Match from WrestleMania 36 in 2020 — which was the final match of Undertaker’s career.

For those not attending the live taping, the show will presumably be uploaded to YouTube and all podcasting platforms at a later date.

“I’m excited to announce that our guest during the live episode of #SixFeetUnder this Friday will be the Phenomenal @AJStylesOrg,” Undertaker revealed. “For the first time ever, we’ll breakdown the Boneyard Match and so much more. Don’t miss this show…get your tickets now!”

The podcast recording is happening in Washington, D.C. as part of the festivities surrounding John Cena’s retirement match. Cena will compete for the final time on December 13 when he faces Gunther at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Capital One Arena is hosting the match.

Last month, WWE launched an official Undertaker YouTube channel that includes episodes of Six Feet Under. The podcast originally launched outside of the WWE umbrella but was added to the WWE & Fanatics podcast network this summer. When that happened, McCool replaced former co-host Matthew Lyda.

WWE launches new Undertaker YouTube channel

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE is trying out something new on YouTube by launching an official channel dedicated to The Undertaker.

The new channel opened up today and will host episodes of Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast. Along with that, WWE will upload past Undertaker matches and compilation videos featuring classic Undertaker footage.

WWE Head of Digital Steve Braband told entertainment outlet Variety that the new channel aims to further WWE’s goal of increasing its presence on YouTube and giving fans specialized content to watch.

“We’re going to treat it like how we’ve expanded our YouTube presence, with this one being unique having ‘Taker’s podcast as the centerpiece of the channel and surrounding archive content,” Braband said. “We’re really, really excited about it and think it’ll do well.”

Braband said WWE now has 15 official channels on YouTube, an increase from the four it had in 2024. Other new additions include dedicated pages for WCW and NXT.

“You have to create specialized viewing for fans on YouTube now,” Braband said. “We had four channels last year in 2024 on YouTube, and this year, in 2025 we have 14, about to be 15 with this ‘Taker channel.”

Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast originally existed outside of the WWE umbrella. It joined the WWE & Fanatics podcast network this summer with Michelle McCool replacing former co-host Matthew Lyda. New episodes of Six Feet Under will now premiere every other Wednesday.

In Washington, D.C. next month, WWE is holding a live taping of Six Feet Under at The Howard Theatre. The taping is set to begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, December 12.

This week’s Six Feet Under episode saw Undertaker and McCool look back at some of Undertaker’s classic Survivor Series moments.

Natalya details positive backstage interaction with Undertaker from AAA show

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A recent backstage interaction with The Undertaker in Mexico reinforced to Natalya that she shouldn’t be so hard on herself for making small mistakes.

During a media tour to promote her new book, Natalya made an appearance on The Joe Vulpis Podcast. She opened up about how she’s learned to be kinder to herself than she was earlier in her career. It’s still something that she struggles with, though. Even as recently as last weekend, she felt the need to over-apologize for a mistake that happened during a match. Talking with Undertaker backstage after made her realize it was actually a non-issue.

“I did it this weekend, I was in Mexico. Listen, I’m a work in progress. But I was wrestling in Mexico,” Natalya said. “It’s for AAA — WWE is working with AAA so we’re doing these incredible shows in Mexico. Sold out crowd. It was amazing. I was in there with these amazing female wrestlers, and one little thing went wrong. We were both going for, like, this double surfboard move. We practiced it during the day, it went perfect. We did it at night, it just went off the rails.

“But I remember coming back and Undertaker was helping produce the show. The first thing I did was say, ‘I’m so sorry that the surfboard didn’t work out. We screwed it up. I’m so sorry.’ He’s like, ‘Oh, I didn’t even notice that was a mistake.’ Like, he didn’t even care. He was, like, giving us all this great feedback and positivity and all this stuff.”

Undertaker has been a driving force backstage in AAA since the lucha libre promotion was acquired by WWE. On October 25, the company held its Heroes Inmortales 2025 event in Mexico City. The card included a three-way match where Flammer retained the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship over Natalya and Faby Apache.

“When I got done with the match, I was thinking about the mistake and I’m like, ‘People loved the match.’ It was a great match, I’m so proud of the match,” Natalya said. “So who cares if there was a little mishap? We got the match back on track and everybody loved it.”

Natalya has made several appearances for AAA over the past several months. Since signing a new WWE contract in 2024, she’s also been given permission to take some matches outside the company for places like Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport and the NWA.

Cody Rhodes recalls Undertaker pep talk, says WWE has ‘a lot of good leaders’

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Cody Rhodes believes the WWE roster has a lot of good mentors helping to guide them behind the scenes.

During a Thursday appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Rhodes was asked if anyone in WWE gives pep talks to the entire locker room like you would see in sports. Rhodes said that doesn’t usually happen, but The Undertaker did speak to everyone about the importance of WWE Raw moving to Netflix when that happened back in January.

“I think the last time we had somebody talk to the whole group was Undertaker talking about Netflix Raw and just what that meant, which was really great because some of the younger ones might not realize who The Undertaker was as an actual in-ring performer,” Rhodes said. “And for him to explain how big of a deal this was, that this was happening, that was one where you wanted to run through a brick wall.”

Motivational talks in WWE usually happen on an individual basis, with Rhodes listing Paul Heyman, Michael Hayes, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque as some of the leaders who will encourage talent.

“The other guys who will do it, who are more subtle, it’s not a pep talk — it’s more of a pull you aside and hit you with something that’s like, ‘Whoo,’ is, again, Mr. Heyman. He doesn’t take me as one of his guys, I usually am fighting his guys, but when he says something, it matters. And Michael Hayes, Michael Hayes is one that — he’s just a wild, he’ll hit you with something or pull the curtain back and show you all of the people and where they are. Just, again, don’t want to take any of this for granted… Those are good pep-talk guys. Hunter’s good too. Now that I think about it, we got a lot of good leaders on the squad, for sure.”

Rhodes could one day be one of those influential voices in WWE’s behind-the-scenes leadership. He told ESPN’s Unsportsmanlike last month that he would love to be considered as an option to take over for Levesque years down the road whenever Levesque is done being WWE’s Chief Content Officer.

This Friday night on SmackDown, Rhodes & Randy Orton will take on Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed in a tag team bout. It’s part of the build to Rhodes — the WWE Champion — facing World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins at Crown Jewel: Perth on October 11 to determine the 2025 Crown Jewel Champion. Rhodes is looking to repeat after defeating Gunther at Crown Jewel last year.

Undertaker surprises Stephanie McMahon with WWE Hall of Fame news

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The WWE Hall of Fame class of 2026 already has its first inductee.

During Wrestlepalooza on Saturday night, there was a moment where The Undertaker surprised Stephanie McMahon with the news that she will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next year. Stephanie joins her husband Paul “Triple H” Levesque and her late grandfather Vincent J. McMahon as WWE Hall of Famers.

The moment with Undertaker and Stephanie happened just before the main event of Wrestlepalooza. Undertaker made a surprise appearance, riding a motorcycle down to the ring and then interacting with Stephanie in the front row. After receiving the Hall of Fame news, Stephanie became emotional.

“You guys are in trouble,” she jokingly told WWE President Nick Khan after hugging him.

The daughter of Vince McMahon, Stephanie’s roles with WWE date back to when she modeled for the company in merchandise catalogues. She has been an on-screen character, an in-ring performer, a key part of creative, Chief Brand Officer, chairwoman, and co-CEO over the decades. She currently is not an executive for WWE but makes occasional appearances and hosts an official WWE podcast titled “What’s Your Story?”

Levesque — Stephanie’s husband — headlined the 2025 Hall of Fame class as an individual inductee after having previously been inducted as a member of D-Generation X. WWE shared footage of him and Stephanie backstage after tonight’s announcement:

Stephanie’s induction will happen during WrestleMania 42 week in Las Vegas in April 2026. It’s the second straight year that Vegas has hosted WrestleMania.

Mr. Iguana comments on The Undertaker’s backstage presence in AAA

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Mr. Iguana spoke about having The Undertaker backstage at AAA during a recent interview.

Following Triplemania, Triple H called Taker “one of the biggest driving forces” behind AAA, something he said he would have had a hard time wrapping his head around twenty years ago. Konnan has also mentioned that Taker has been backstage at AAA events, something he attributes to Taker potentially eyeing a role in WWE creative.

In an interview with Adrian Hernandez of Unlikely, Iguana described The Undertaker as having a very “chill” vibe backstage.

“I met him back in the PC and in NXT, and he’s great,” Iguana said. “A lot of advice.”

“Him in AAA, it’s surreal for me because you walk around and you see this big guy (at) gorilla, and usually you see Konnan and you see the AAA wrestlers, and now you see the Undertaker there, the guy you have seen all your life when you were a kid. It’s surreal.”

“If I’m chill, he’s 100 percent more. All the time, never stressed. You never get the feeling that something’s bad or something’s missing. He’s all chill.”

Up next for Iguana, is AAA’s TV tapings in Monterrey on Sunday, September 7. He is scheduled to team with La Hiedra against Lola Vice and Lince Dorado on the show. The next AAA show to air live will be Worlds Collide in Las Vegas on September 12. Only one match is confirmed for that show, when Dominik Mysterio will challenge El Hijo del Vikingo for the AAA Mega Championship.

The full interview with Mr. Iguana is available below:

Raquel Rodriguez credits two WWE legends for helping her improve

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Raquel Rodriguez is crediting two WWE Hall of Famers for helping her improve in the ring.

In an interview with The Metro, Rodriguez said The Undertaker has been helping her behind the scenes and giving her some tips. She has also used recent criticism from Kevin Nash to help improve her in-ring game.

“Undertaker’s really stepped up, and he’s been giving a little bit more of his time and advice and his knowledge to everyone in the business, including myself,” Rodriguez said.

One area of focus for Undertaker has been Lucha Libre AAA, where he’s become “one of the big driving forces” backstage following WWE’s acquisition of the promotion.

In comments made on his podcast this July, Nash criticized Rodriguez for working too small and not maximizing her size as a strength. Rodriguez responded to that criticism with grace, showing respect for Nash and saying that she was going to start working bigger.

“Kevin Nash has been so gracious since the comments, and I think he really took my response in a very nice way as well,” she told The Metro. “He’s been nice enough to message me here and there and give me a little couple of tips about videos and matches that he’s seen.

“So I know he’s watching the product. I know he’s watching me, and that makes me feel good, because he’s out there to want to make me better.”

Rodriguez and her Judgment Day partner Roxanne Perez are set for a tag match on today’s WWE Raw in France. They’ll be facing off against The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane).

Former Undertaker podcast co-host details removal from Six Feet Under

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Matthew Lyda — the original co-host of The Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast — has detailed his removal from the show.

When Undertaker first launched a Patreon page and podcast in 2023/2024, it was in collaboration with his friend Lyda while WWE had no involvement in the project. But the podcast went on an abrupt hiatus in March of this year. It returned in June, but the show was now part of the WWE & Fanatics podcast network. It also had a new co-host, with Undertaker’s wife Michelle McCool replacing Lyda without any explanation as to why he was gone.

Lyda has now opened up about the situation for the first time, speaking on a new video put out by former WWE wrestler Maven. Lyda said Undertaker first broke the news to him after they recorded a batch of episodes for Six Feet Under that turned out to be their last.

“He goes, ‘Ahh, I really want to talk to you about some stuff.’ I thought that he was about to tell me, ‘I’m done.’ I thought he was just going to be like, ‘Hey man, [WWE] LFG, everything else. I’m done. You know, too much on my plate.’ He was like, ‘Hey, you know, the podcast is going to be taken over by WWE. We’re moving in that direction,'” Lyda said.

“And I looked at him, I was like, ‘So I’m assuming that this is the end of my run on this?’ And he goes, ‘Yeah, unfortunately.'”

The conversation made Lyda feel like he had just been broken up with or fired, but he knows that — because of their friendship — Undertaker probably kept the show going 6-8 months longer than he would have liked to.

While Lyda is disappointed that he doesn’t get to do the podcast anymore, Undertaker is still one of his closest friends and they would never let business get in the way of that.

“He and I talked for a little bit more,” Lyda said. “I go outside with him, he’s at his truck, he just looked at me and goes, ‘We good?’ I said, ‘Mark, we said something a long time ago, we were at a hotel [in Savannah, Georgia], and we shook hands and we said — if money ever comes in between us, we’re going to shut the whole thing down, we’re going to go to the woods, and we’re going to go hunting. And we’ll forget about all of it.’ And I was like, ‘Dude, there’s nothing business-wise that on my end would ever come between you and I. I was like, ‘This is a podcast, man.'”

Lyda expressed optimism that the power of WWE — with the company’s ability to get so many big-name guests — could help make Six Feet Under better than ever. But he hopes the original essence of the show isn’t lost, which was Undertaker sitting around with his friends and telling stories about their careers.

“I helped create a channel and I helped create a podcast that has the WWE logo on it now,” Lyda said. “That’s pretty damn cool, in my opinion.”

Lyda is an executive for Nine Line Apparel, a clothing company that says its mission is to “reinvigorate the sense of patriotism and national pride that is disappearing” in the United States. He and Undertaker became friends after Undertaker was seen wearing a Nine Line shirt.

Undertaker appearance helps boost WWE NXT ratings

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Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 747,000 viewers on The CW, an increase of 27.5 percent from last week. It’s the best viewership the show has done since February 25.

The episode — which took place on the road in Houston and included an appearance by The Undertaker — drew a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 33.3 percent from last week and ties the highest rating the show has done in that category since April 22. In the demo, NXT finished sixth on all of television in prime time.

The main sports competition on the night was a WNBA game on ESPN that ranked third on TV and tops on cable with a 0.20 rating in 18-49 and averaged 1.175 million viewers airing head-to-head with NXT.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show was still on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 18 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 15.8 percent, showing how NXT’s audience continues to skew older on broadcast TV as opposed to cable.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 11.2 percent in viewers and 6.7 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

The Undertaker chokeslams Trick Williams on WWE NXT

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WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker made his presence felt on Tuesday’s WWE NXT episode.

In a much-hyped confrontation with TNA World Champion Trick Williams, Undertaker got the last word and left the champ laying after a chokeslam.

The Undertaker and Trick Williams segment on Tuesday’s live WWE NXT TV episode in Houston was set up on last week’s show with Williams bullying Undertaker’s WWE LFG charges in a backstage segment. The Deadman announced in a social media post during last week’s show that he would be showing up live in Houston to confront Williams.

During their confrontation, Undertaker told Williams that he lacked the same intensity as TNA Champion that he once had as NXT Champion. Williams went for a sucker punch, but Undertaker caught him and hit a chokeslam to end the segment.

Later in the show, Undertaker spoke with Je’Von Evans backstage and told the young star to continue targeting “the biggest dog in the yard,” hinting at Evans being NXT Champion Oba Femi’s next challenger. Femi retained the NXT title over Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura in the main event of Tuesday’s episode.

The Undertaker and Williams confrontation is embedded below.