Angle, Undertaker discuss 2006 botched finish and Mania streak denial

Kurt Angle and The Undertaker have reopened a chapter of WWE history while also revealing personal and professional reasons behind a major career move, recounting a botched 2006 finish that required an unprecedented reshoot, denying long-running WrestleMania rumors, and explaining why Angle left WWE for TNA. The revelations came during recent episodes of The Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast and Ken Anderson’s Mic Check podcast, where the two Hall of Famers and Angle spoke candidly about events that unfolded nearly two decades ago.

Angle and The Undertaker described a planned finish intended to produce a dramatic draw, in which Angle would tap as the referee counted to three. According to their account on the Six Feet Under podcast, a camera crew missed Angle’s tapout and the live broadcast ended in confusion. With the crowd filing out, Vince McMahon reportedly reacted angrily and ordered the exhausted performers back to the ring to reshoot the ending in an empty arena. The Undertaker recalled the surreal scene of waiting for the building to clear and then filling a corner of the venue with employees and road crew to mimic a crowd for a single camera shot. Angle said the...