There have long been rumours that The Undertaker might have used his position in WWE to advance the career of his wife, two-time WWE Divas Champion and two-time Women's Champion, Michelle McCool.
It's even been suggested that he pushed for what many fans have argued was an undeserved WWE Hall of Fame induction. They've both denied that at various points over the years, but the Deadman once again looked to set the record straight on a recent edition of his podcast.
"I think as equally as proud of my wrestling accolades is the way that I’ve been perceived and the way that my peers respect me, and at the end of the day, that’s really all that matters to me," the iconic pro wrestler stated. "I have a very, very small inner circle of people that I actually care what they think of me."
"The people that are in the locker room, the guys that I shared the dressing room with, I care about what they think," he continued. "I’m pretty sure if you ask 99.5% of the guys that I’ve ever been in a dressing room with or worked in a territory with, they’re going to tell you that as much clout as I supposedly have, or even if I do, I never, ever would have used it for that kind of crap."
The Phenom also hit back at the online rumours and how they're often spread with no concrete evidence to back them up. "It’s absurd that people get on the internet and can use words like 'reliable sources' and this and that, and everybody believes it. I’m not going to give anybody that kind of satisfaction of me having to explain myself."
"Anybody that doesn’t believe any of that, they can all line up single file, I’ll bend over and then line up and kiss my ass. That’s just the way it is."
It's hard to argue with that, and based on the respect we know The Undertaker commands backstage in WWE, it's hard to imagine him putting that at risk by going to bat for his better half (especially when she was a legit talent during that Divas era).
The full interview is well worth a listen, as The Undertaker once again reflects on Brock Lesnar ending his undefeated streak at WrestleMania 30 in 2014.
"I think the general consensus was that none of us wanted that. Nobody wanted it," he mused. "I think the lore, the legend and lure of that, it would have been really cool for wrestling."
"You have to look at this business...there’s a lot of people that probably didn’t want to put me over to get me into that position, and they did it, and it’s just kind of the way it works," the Deadman noted. "Wasn’t my decision. So I had to make the best of the hand that was dealt me."
You can hear more from him below.