WWE Legend Reveals Incredible Story About The Undertaker In Iraq (Exclusive)

The Undertaker dominated WWE for 30 years. His feuds against the likes of Kane, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Shawn Michaels and more placed him at the highest levels of this industry. There's no denying that the tales involving 'Taker are the stuff of legend.

Speaking during a recent episode of what were they thinking activated Step behind the scenesJBL recalled an incredible story about The Undertaker in Iraq. The Hall of Famer said photos were taken inside Saddam Hussain's palace during his tour of Baghdad, Iraq:

“I mean, we, we stayed in Saddam Hussein's palace. There's a famous photo of me and Undertaker on Saddam Hussein's throne. Here it is, Palace.” (starting at 9:33)

Elsewhere on the podcast, JBL revealed that American soldiers asked him and The Undertaker to play golf on Saddam Hussein's porch during WWE's visit to Iraq in the 2000s:

“We're in Saddam Hussein's palace and in Iraq. We rarely, rarely stayed in the Green Zone. We always stayed in forward operating bases. So I got Undertaker and I'm like, do you want to be a part of this? think, and I don't know what's going on, but something's going on And the soldier had taken a bunch of golf balls from the USO and brought us out on Hussein's porch. and he said, guys, hit us some balls golf? And I say, Dang, I will. Like one of the best days of my life, we sat down and hit golf balls on Saddam Hussein's porch?” (From 25:45)

While JBL didn't reveal who won the golf game, the former WWE Champion looks like he had a great time.

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