Seb Costello Reviews 'The Last Ride', The New WWE Doco About The Undertaker

If WWE founder, Vince McMahon, is the Walt Disney of Wrestling than The Undertaker is his Mickey Mouse. 

Other characters may have experienced greater spikes in popularity. But The Undertaker has been there as long as anyone can remember, and he is inseparable from the company.

Undertaker: The Last Ride is a five-episode docu-series that is available to Australian’s on the WWE Network from lunchtime Monday May 11. Triple M has been shown a advanced copy of the first episode. Listen to Seb Costello's review of Episode One right here:

Right from the start, it hits you that the filmmakers have been given the type of the access to The Undertaker’s life outside the ring, then we’ve never seen. 

One of the opening shots, is the Undertaker stepping off a private plane and greeting the ground staff. 

It’s a natural, human moment. 

More American Dad, than American Bad Ass.   

Camera’s capture another revealing moment in the first ten minutes.

Something that the WWE would never have shared 20 years ago. 

As the Undertaker checks into his Orlando hotel room for WrestleMania 33, the man he’s wrestling that weekend, Roman Reigns, begins to check-in beside him. 

The Undertaker looks over and scolds the younger wrestler for breaking the suspension of disbelief! 

“Go sit down. You can’t Kayfabe (keep character) for ten minutes?” He says. 

Much of the first episode is spent on the Undertaker’s legacy. 

Every WWE superstar of note is gathered to pay tribute. 

There’s Batista, Edge, Bret hart, Mick Foley, Steve Austin & Shawn Michaels, just to name a few. 

Ric Flair even says, “he’s the greatest character in the history of the business”. 

The pilot episode then switches to it’s main narrative. 

The lead-up to Undertaker’s WrestleMania 33 match against Roman Reigns.    

If you’re into your wrestling history, the WWE more or less confirm in this series that WrestleMania 33 was supposed to be his last match. 

Chris Jericho tells viewers, he knew something was up when he noticed the camera crew was following Undertaker in Orlando.  

But as future episodes might explain, ‘Taker wasn’t happy with his performance. We will to wait and see how that played out. 

The most striking insight from the series is this: The Deadman is human. 

Viewers are shown that Mark Calaway / The Undertaker experiences self-doubt just like the rest of us.  

We see him in vulnerable moments, anxious about living up to his legacy. 

It’s compelling stuff.

Many are drawing comparison between Undertaker: The Last Ride the Chicago Bulls documentary, “The Last Dance”. 

Last Ride won’t have the cross-over appeal of Michael and Jordanairres. 

But it’s not really designed to.

For wrestling fans, it’s a must watch. 

Undertaker: The Last Ride, WWE’s new five-episode limited series event will begin streaming on WWE Network immediately following the Money In The Bank pay-per-view. (Australia: Monday, May 11 at approximately 12pm AEST).