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The Undertaker Comments On Divisive Trick Williams Interaction On NXT

Not everyone was a fan of the WWE Hall of Famer laying out the TNA Champion
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The Undertaker's appearance on NXT this week may have popped the developmental brand their biggest TV ratings since February, but not everyone was particularly pleased with how The Deadman's appearance was handled.

The WWE Hall of Famer confronted TNA World Champion Trick Williams over his confrontation with Team Undertaker from LFG on the July 16 episode of NXT, as well as taking him to task over his attitude in general since becoming TNA Champion.

As 'Taker and Trick got into a verbal back-and-forth, Williams was eventually left laying from a chokeslam. It was a move that not everyone approved of. While many fans were delighted to see The Undertaker mixing it up with an up-and-coming NXT superstar, many also felt 'Taker easily dealing with Williams, a former NXT and NXT North American Champion, was counterproductive for the TNA Champion's development.

Williams has been touted as one of the brightest prospects in WWE for almost two years now and is expected to transition to a main roster position at some point in the near future to fully realize his potential.

The thinking of a number of fans is that Trick leaving The Undertaker laying would have been a much bigger story and a much more impressive angle to run with.

For The Undertaker, he was just happy to share the ring with Williams, whom he spoke fondly of in a social media post earlier today (July 23).

"Last night wasn’t your night @_trickwilliams, but the future is there for your taking," The Deadman began, "It was a pleasure sharing the ring with you, now go get yours young man…just leave my LFG team alone!"
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NXT recorded a viewership of 747,000 viewers, up 27.5% from last week and a 0.16 P18-49 rating ( an increase of 33% from last week), per Programming Insider, for the Undertaker's appearance in Houston.

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Joe Baiamonte is a contributing writer for The Takedown On SI, joining the team in April, 2025. Joe has been covering professional wrestling, sports and entertainment for over a decade, serving as editor at SPORTbible between 2014 and 2018 - where he helped the team to three consecutive Football Blogging Awards - and as head of sport at Unilad. Joe has written for numerous outlets in the United Kingdom and United States, including The Sportsman, Sporf, Pubity, GiveMeSport and The Sportster, interviewing the likes of Neymar, Harry Kane, Ruud Gullit, Triple H, Ric Flair, Cody Rhodes, Becky Lynch, Rey Mysterio, Aaron Boone, Alex Cora, Chris Sale and Chase Uttley. He has a BA (Hons) degree in Journalism and Broadcasting from the University of Salford and currently resides in Manchester, England, having been raised just down the road in Burnley. He briefly moved to Croatia with his family after the birth of his son, where he spent an entire summer writing on the beach and eating squid.

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