The Undertaker returned at Tuesday night’s SmackDown Live 900th episode and said he’s back to “take souls and dig holes.” The appearance came during a special edition of The Cutting Edge with WWE Hall of Famer Edge.
Taker played up his history on the SmackDown brand, calling it “home” and telling Team SmackDown that they’ll answer to him if Team RAW doesn’t “Rest In Peace” this Sunday. The Dead Man said WrestleMania will no longer define him, a sign that he’ll be back on WWE television more regularly. His address to Team SmackDown about them having to answer to him if they lose could be used to set up The Undertaker’s next feud, but that’s speculation on our part.
On Talking Smack, SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan and Renee Young talked about Undertaker’s future. Bryan asked, “Did you hear what I heard? It sounds like he’s back.”
The Undertaker underwent hip surgery several months ago, which is why he was spotted using crutches. The announcement that ‘WrestleMania will no longer define him’ indicates he’s in decent physical shape and will be able to wrestle more regularly than once a year. A match at Wrestlemania 33 also seems to be very likely at this point, especially with The Undertaker (and The Rock, for that matter) featured in the latest promotional material for April’s big event.