SEScoops

Tag: Boneyard Match

  • Undertaker’s Boneyard Match Casket Sells for $19,050 at Auction

    Undertaker’s Boneyard Match Casket Sells for $19,050 at Auction

    The Undertaker’s iconic casket from his WrestleMania 36 Boneyard Match against AJ Styles has sold for $19,050, with the auction closing after a dramatic last-minute bidding surge on Friday night.

    Pro Wrestling Collectibles confirmed the final price on April 24, noting that what was scheduled to wrap at 10:00 PM EST turned into a back-and-forth bidding fight that kept extending the clock before the hammer finally fell.

    A Piece of Pandemic-Era WrestleMania History

    The match-used casket, signed by both The Undertaker and AJ Styles, was the centerpiece prop from the cinematic Boneyard Match at WrestleMania 36 in 2020. In the match, Styles arrived inside the casket before the two battled across a graveyard and warehouse setting, with Undertaker ultimately burying Styles and riding off on his motorcycle in what became his final WWE in-ring bout.

    WWE displayed the casket at WWE World in Las Vegas during WrestleMania 42 weekend before bidding officially opened. The auction ran from April 15 through April 24 on WWE Shop.

    Fan Reaction Divided

    Response to the auction was mixed. Some fans celebrated the chance to own a rare piece of WrestleMania history, while others questioned whether WWE and TKO should preserve significant props rather than sell them. A few joked about the logistics of keeping a full-size casket at home.

    Either way, someone now owns one of the more unique pieces of modern WWE history, and paid serious money for it.

  • AJ Styles Feared Dangerous Stunt In Boneyard Match Against The Undertaker

    AJ Styles Feared Dangerous Stunt In Boneyard Match Against The Undertaker

    AJ Styles recently reflected on a genuinely dangerous moment during his cinematic Boneyard Match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 36. ‘The Phenomenal’ revealed he couldn’t see where he would land during a key stunt, making the sequence far more perilous than fans realized.

    Speaking on The Phenomenally Retro Podcast, Styles recalled being positioned on top of a structure during the match, knowing he was about to be thrown off without being able to see his landing zone. The lack of visibility meant everything had to be perfectly positioned to avoid serious injury.

    “I remember us being on top of the… I guess it was the barn or whatever… and I was thinking to myself, I can’t see where to land, just literally throwing me off the top of this building and I’m going through another little shed.”

    Styles couldn’t visually confirm where he would land, forcing him to rely entirely on the crew’s placement. Even a small miscalculation could have resulted in catastrophic consequences.

    “I remember going, I said, ‘Hey, uh, I can’t really, you know, how do you want me to take this bump?’ He goes, ‘Just do what you need to do.’ You know, I go, ‘I can’t see.’ So, you have to place me where you want me because if we’re off a little bit, my head hits the back of the freaking dirt… or, you know, my legs, somebody threw me.”

    Height Made the Stunt More Terrifying

    While the stunt was executed perfectly, the former WWE Champion admitted the moment felt genuinely scary as it happened.

    “It was perfect, dude. It was perfect. But it was scary ’cause it was like on top of that building… I don’t know, maybe it felt like one and a half stories. Like it felt like a taller building than just a regular story.”

    The Boneyard Match served as The Undertaker’s final match in WWE and became a defining moment of the WrestleMania 36 two-night event. The cinematic format allowed WWE to create dramatic visuals and storytelling.