'Absolutely No Way': Undertaker Explains Why His WWE Return Isn’t Happening

"I can’t imagine, even in this day, with the way everything is put out there for everybody to see—I could not do it," Undertaker said. "There is absolutely no way that I could do it. Sell something or do an ad with the hat and coat? No. There is no way.”

No Amount of Money Could Change Undertaker's Mind

During the episode, co-host Bubba Ray Dudley asked Undertaker if there was any “stupid number” that could persuade him to wear the attire again. Undertaker rejected the idea outright.

“No, I don’t think," Taker said. "The only way I could put the hat and coat back on is (if) I would have to get back in the ring.

"I can’t do that. I can’t do that either because that also jeopardizes the legacy. As much as I have here, I know there is not enough left in the tank to do that."

Undertaker's stance underlines the drum he's banged and the theme he's steadily repeated since his final match at WrestleMania 36 against AJ Styles. In Undertaker's mind, the only thing that matters now is protecting his legacy by avoiding one last run he knows he can no longer deliver.

Protecting His Legacy Beyond the Ring, Undertaker's No. 1 Goal

The Undertaker first left his gear in the ring after losing to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33, only to return a year later to defeat John Cena at WrestleMania 34. His official farewell came at WrestleMania 36 in a cinematic Boneyard Match, a bout widely praised as a fitting swan song.

Nearly five years later, Undertaker has accepted that retirement was necessary, even as the urge to compete lingered.

"To call it quits and know that it's the right thing to do... that's tough," Undertaker said in February. "In my mind's eye, I could still go. In my heart, I wanted to go. But, I knew. I was like, 'I'm done. I'm out of gas.' It took me a while to really come to grips with it, even though I knew I was doing the right thing."

Although the Deadman character is gone, the man behind it, Mark Calaway, remains active in wrestling, serving as one of the coaches on WWE's "LFG: Legends & Future Greats" series.