The Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzales

The Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzales

The Winner: The Undertaker

Background Noise

This match took place on April 4^th 1993

This feud started when Giant Gonzales attacked The Undertaker in the 1993 Royal Rumble. Giant Gonzales was enormous. A legitimate 7 foot 7. He was accompanied to the ring by Harvey Whippleman. The Undertaker was accompanied by Paul Bearer while riding a funeral chariot with a vulture to his side. I remember this match very well.

The Bell

Undertaker was looking up to the Giant Gonzales. Gonzales ring attire must be mentioned. A body suit with painted muscles and strategically placed fur. This match saw the WrestleMania debut of the Old School rope walk elbow. Gonzales was very easily making The Undertaker his bitch in this match. The match mercifully ends when Giant Gonzales chloroforms The Undertaker and gets disqualified.

The Verdict

I would be slightly distraught if there were a giant “naked” man walking around Las Vegas (or anywhere for that matter) with a chloroform soaked rag. Undertaker came back after the match (he was stretchered out) and chased Gonzales out. Despite that, Gonzales OWNED this match. Taker looked like a punk. Atrocious though. This is the dark mark on the 20-0 record.
Had he lost here, it would have ruined so many things. The feud continued. The better matchups would have been Giant Gonzales facing Bob Backlund here and then The Undertaker facing Razor Ramon.