The Undertaker was defeated by Roman Reigns in a brutal match at Wrestlemania 33.
The Deadman ate four of Reigns’ spears before being pinned. Reigns then left the ring and Undertaker continued to lay on the mat.
After a few moments, he stood up and put on his hat and coat.
Then in the middle of the ring, he ceremoniously removed his fighting gloves, coat, and finally his hat with one final thunderclap and lightening strike. Leaving his gear in the ring.
Taker leaves his hat and coat in the ring. #Wrestlemania pic.twitter.com/kxeb9U0qIP
— Derek Montilla  (@Cap_Kaveman) April 3, 2017
He walked out of the ring and kissed his wife, former WWE Diva Michelle McCool.
Then the Undertaker began stepping up the ramp, looked back at the crowd with tears in his eyes and put his fist up one more time.
Vintage #Undertaker as the lights go out at #WrestleMania… pic.twitter.com/CEV8rUIbMQ
— WWE (@WWE) April 3, 2017
Does this mean the Undertaker is done? It appears so. WWE Superstars appear to be treating it as such.
https://twitter.com/DashWilderWWE/status/848751804410101760
— Booker T. Huffman (@BookerT5x) April 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/ReneeYoungWWE/status/848749377283870720
https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/848748656501170176
Leaving your gear in the ring is a traditional sign by wrestlers that they are hanging it up. If that is indeed the case, then he had maybe the most remarkable career in wrestling history. He is an innovator and a leader in the wrestling business and is without question a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
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