227: Batman Meets The Undertaker

The Dark Knight finally crosses paths with The Lord Of Darkness on this very special edition of Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they trade in the time-traveling hearse for a Batmobile and devote an entire episode to one of Travis's favorite long-running threads on this podcast - the connections between The Batman and The Undertaker. We've joked about it since the earliest days of the show, but there truly is a deep crossover between these two iconic characters and if you're anything like us you've probably got a deep personal affection for both of them as well. We're taking a deep dive into every Batman movie and TV show ever made in honor of the 35th anniversary of the release of "Batman '89" and finding a way to connect them all to our favorite phenom. Plus we're sharing all the nostalgic memories we have of watching these movies from an early age including Travis's very first time in a theater, Alex's love of the original tv series, all of the incredible toys we played with, the epic soundtracks, Travis's personal association with The Dark Knight, and some heated disagreements over the Batman Animated Series and the Zack Snyder movies. Plus we'll discuss which villains remind us of some of Taker's greatest rivals including Edge's inspiration from Heath Ledger's Joker performance, the way The Phenom's career arc coincided with each different director's series of movies, the actual rarely discussed comic book villain known as The Undertaker, and of course our full rankings of all the Batman films. All that plus another round of Undertaker sightings discussing his appearances on two of the top wrestling podcasts on YouTube plus our thoughts on the debut of the Wyatt Sick6. Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy! 
 
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