As you've no doubt already heard, The Undertaker is currently taking bookings outside WWE and that's led to a lot of speculation that he might have parted ways with the company.
Throw in the fact that Vince McMahon is said to be unhappy about him appearing at an event which is taking place during the same weekend as All Elite Wrestling's first PPV and the lack of WrestleMania plans for him and it's hard not to wonder if something could have gone wrong.
Now, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has weighed in with his thoughts on what's happening:
"He’s done many Comic Cons in the past and WWE has booked him at like World Of Wheels or some of those type things, he’s done those and I’m sure he’ll do more of them but when you are in his position and you’ve got young children, he’s not on the road and I’m sure he doesn’t want to be on the road all the time and I wouldn’t at his age and his obligations and the miles on the car. I’m not surprised about it and to me it’s just a third part booking. He’s still under contract to WWE and I’m sure WWE gave him the blessing to go make a payday.
"But the thing with Taker is not and I don’t see it as a sign of anything changing or he’s branching out or he’s going to start wrestling because he’s not going to wrestle anywhere else I can guaranf*ckingtee you that. I can see him doing appearances to sign his name and take a picture and the way they’ve done it as The Undertaker / Mark Callaway (AKA) is for legal purposes as far as the WWEbeing a publically traded company and The Undertaker IP (the intellectual property) being one of their assets so it was kind of news but I want to work that thing too and as we speak I am under contract."
That all makes sense and it really doesn't feel like there's anything to worry about. It would be cool to see The Undertaker appear somewhere like AEW but that feels like a far-fetched prospect and simply isn't going to happen if Ross is correct. What do you guys think? As always, share your thoughts in the comments section below.