On his Mic Check podcast, Ken Anderson recounted the story of what he considers one of the worst matches of his career, a bout against The Undertaker in Portugal where the crowd was completely silent. He detailed The Deadman’s mid-match frustration and the decision to “just f—ing go home” and end the match early.
The story came up when Anderson was asked to name the worst match he has ever been a part of. He immediately pointed to a house show match during his 2007 feud with The Undertaker, where nothing they did could elicit a reaction from the international audience.
Silence in Portugal
“One of the worst that I was ever a part of was with ‘Taker. We were in, I want to say it was Portugal, in like 2007,” Anderson began. “We were right in the middle of our feud, and for whatever reason, they were just silent.”
He explained that they were attempting to run their usual, successful house show match, but the crowd was not responding to any of their signature spots. “I remember, you know, normally, ‘Taker would grab my hand, and he would start backing up towards the ropes, like he was going to go up for Old School. And they’d start to come up, and then I’d cut him off and stop it,” he said. “And whatever we did, they didn’t react to it. Because we worked every, you know, we were working four nights a week for several months, and it was pretty much the same formula to the match every time.”
“These People Suck”
After several minutes of wrestling to dead silence, Anderson said The Undertaker made the call to end the match. “I remember I covered him at one point, and he was like, ‘Let’s just f—ing go home. Like, these people suck,’” Anderson recalled. “And then we, you know, f—ing went to the back.”
The experience, while frustrating, served as a valuable lesson from the veteran performer. “And he was like, ‘Sometimes you just gotta, like, wrap it up and you just gotta take the loss. You know, you can’t win ’em all.’” The story provides a rare glimpse into a moment where even one of the greatest performers of all time was unable to captivate an audience.
Fans can hear more stories from Ken Anderson about his career on his new podcast, Mic Check, available on all major podcast platforms. He also trains the next generation of talent at The Academy, the wrestling school he co-founded in Minnesota.
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