The Undertaker
has WWE in his veins. He’s been a fixture in the company through thick and
thin, destroying opponents and earning respect from the locker room for 25
years and counting. At wrestle mania though, he’ll stand inside Hell in a Cell
across the ring from someone born into WWE royalty and eyeing control over its
flagship program Raw: Shane McMahon, the grandson of WWE’s founding father and
son of WWE’s current Chairman.Shane started his career in the WWE warehouse at
age 15, fulfilling merchandise orders. In the 25 years that followed, Shane led
several departments behind the scenes and rose to the position of Executive
Vice President of Global Media, while also becoming a major player on WWE TV.
But in 2010, he decided to leave WWE and create his own path, pursuing other
business ventures in China, far from the shadow his father Mr. McMahon cast.
On the Feb. 22 Raw, though, Shane unexpectedly returned to WWE to interrupt
his sister Stephanie McMahon from becoming the first recipient of
the Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award. After Mr. McMahon
lauded Stephanie for having a “good-hearted soul,” Shane cut off her acceptance
speech, irreverently dancing to the ring in a suit and a pair of Air
Jordan 1s — a testament to his laid-back, yet corporate, demeanor.
Shane rejected
his father’s hug and handshake before saying Stephanie did not earn this new
honor. Shane then told his father that he wanted control of Monday Night
Raw to ensure the company’s future, which Mr. McMahon agreed to on one
condition: Shane defeats The Undertaker at WrestleMania in a Hell in a Cell
Match. If Shane loses, he must surrender a lock box of family secrets to his
father.
The Undertaker
may be known as being one of the toughest Superstars to ever step inside the
ring, but the same can be said for the much smaller Shane, who is 2-0 at
WrestleMania. He battles like a jungle cat: He’ll knock you off your feet with
his sharp punches and pounce through the air to take down prey. Unlike most
billionaire’s sons, Shane has proven that he’ll go crashing through anything —
be it glass or gravity — for a win.
That
death-defying is needed inside the dreaded Cell, the Devil’s Playground where
Undertaker has tortured souls since the match’s inception in 1997.
Will Shane
prevail in WWE’s most dangerous match against its most feared competitor to
take control of WWE? Watch Shane McMahon try to topple The Undertaker
inside Hell in a Cell at Wrestle Mania on April 3
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