Undertaker Sees New WWE Talent Arriving Soon, Emphasizes Storytelling

The Undertaker said new WWE talent could be arriving on television soon and reiterated that the defining skill for a wrestler is the ability to make fans care, speaking Wednesday on Nightcap with Shannon Sharpe. The WWE Hall of Famer discussed his origins, his views on modern wrestling and character work, and praised the late Bray Wyatt as the closest recent performer to capturing an Undertaker-like aura.

During the conversation, Undertaker — whose real name is Mark Calaway — teased that a wave of younger performers he has worked with at WWE’s Performance Center and on the reality series WWE LFG are likely to debut in the near future. I see a lot of people coming up that have the potential to be stars, he said, adding that the company must keep renewing its roster because you have to keep it fresh.

Calaway, who serves as a coach on WWE LFG, pointed to one former LFG participant as an example of that transition. Women’s LFG winner Tyra Mae Steele was coached by Undertaker during the show’s first season and has since moved into NXT, making her premium live event debut at NXT Heatwave on August 24. Undertaker’s role mentoring recruits at the Performance Center has given him close...