The Undertaker says WWE opponent refused to receive his unique pinfall at first
The Undertaker used to cross his WWE opponents' arms while pinning them after hitting his legendary Tombstone Piledriver finisher. In a recent podcast episode, The Deadman recalled how Scott Hall had an issue with receiving the pinfall.
On December 5, 1992, The Undertaker defeated Hall at two untelevised WWE shows in Pennsylvania on the same day. The first event occurred in the afternoon in Scranton, while the second was held in the evening in Philadelphia.
The Undertaker said on Six Feet Under w/Mark Calaway that Hall refused to cross his arms at the Scranton show to avoid looking foolish:
"He stiff-arms me in Scranton, right? I get backstage and I'm like, 'Dude, what's up with the arms?' He goes, 'Well, I don't wanna look like a jabrone.' I'm like, 'Dude, I beat everybody by crossing their arms. That's just part of the gimmick.' He's still kind of gloom and doom about the whole deal. Somebody got in his ear. By the time we got to Philadelphia [somebody said], 'Yeah, he should probably cross his arms.'" [53:44 – 54:18]
Hall, known at the time as Razor Ramon, held the Intercontinental Championship four times. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a singles competitor in 2014 and as an nWo member in 2020.
What happened when The Undertaker faced Scott Hall again
During the trip to Philadelphia, The Undertaker told co-workers he would embarrass Scott Hall by pinning him with one finger.
Hall knew losing in that fashion would make him look even worse, so he agreed to cross his arms after receiving the Tombstone Piledriver.
"I had already decided what I was gonna do in Philadelphia," The Undertaker continued. "You're not gonna cross your arms, I'm gonna pin you with one finger. That was what my plan was. I don't know, maybe Curt Hennig had probably got in his ear, so I spiked him that night and we were in the [Philadelphia] Spectrum. Boom, I give him the spike. As I'm getting ready to put my finger on his chest, he threw his arms up by himself." [54:20 – 54:49]
Hall was one of the biggest names in the wrestling business in the 1990s, particularly after leaving WWE for WCW in 1996. He passed away in 2022 at the age of 63 after suffering three heart attacks.
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