• Finlay Gave The Undertaker a Funny Nickname Due to Part-Time Schedule
A brief exchange on Six Feet Under revealed one of the more amusing locker-room nicknames The Undertaker picked up late in his career, courtesy of Fit Finlay.
While reflecting on The Undertaker’s sporadic schedule in his final years, the conversation turned to how rarely he appeared compared to earlier eras. By that point, Undertaker was no longer working full-time or even semi-regular dates. He was showing up once a year, almost exclusively around WrestleMania season, preparing for months, and then disappearing again. Fit Finlay summed it up with a nickname that immediately stuck: Santa Claus.
The comparison wasn’t subtle. Undertaker would come around once a year, make a major appearance, and then vanish again. Everyone involved understood exactly what Finlay meant, and Undertaker didn’t push back on it. Instead, the joke escalated when it was pointed out that Santa Claus never made as much money as Undertaker did, turning the rib into a sharp reminder of just how valuable Undertaker still was despite his limited schedule.
The moment worked because it captured two realities at once. On one hand, Undertaker’s body could no longer handle regular matches, and his appearances had become rare by necessity. On the other, those rare appearances were still massive business. When Undertaker showed up, it mattered, and it paid accordingly.
The nickname also reflected how Undertaker was viewed backstage at that stage of his career. He wasn’t expected to grind through weekly television or house shows. His role had shifted into something almost ceremonial, reserved for the biggest moments and the biggest stages. That understanding ultimately shaped how his final run was handled.
By the time Undertaker reached WrestleMania 36, the Santa Claus comparison felt almost prophetic. He arrived, delivered one last major performance, and rode off.
• Steve Austin Reveals What Killed Potential CM Punk Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin addressed the long-rumored matchup with CM Punk while reflecting on past near-misses on the Insight podcast. Rather than dismissing the concept outright, the WWE Hall of Famer explained that the brief moment when fans read something into it simply came at the wrong time physically.
Austin traced the speculation back to a joint appearance tied to a WWE video game promotion, when he and CM Punk crossed paths publicly. While the visual sparked immediate buzz, Austin said he was in no condition for anything beyond the appearance itself, having recently undergone major knee surgery involving ACL and PCL reconstruction.
The timing made the idea unrealistic before it could ever become actionable.
Austin framed the situation as part of a broader pattern across wrestling history. He noted that plenty of high-profile matches fans wanted never happened, including bouts involving himself and other top stars, like Hulk Hogan, simply because circumstances never aligned.
From Austin’s perspective, the absence of a Punk match isn’t unusual or regretful, it’s just the nature of wrestling careers. Some ideas surface, get talked about briefly, and fade when reality intervenes, while others actually reach the ring.
In the case of Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. CM Punk, the window never truly opened.
