Tonight on WWE Monday Night RAW, it was announced that Paul Bearer would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Bearer passed away last year, a month before Wrestlemania XXIX and was factored into the storylines between CM Punk and the Undertaker.
Bearer was born William Moody, and first became known in World Class Championship Wrestling as Percy Pringle, but it was in early 1991, where he achieved his greatest notoriety.
Repacked as Paul Bearer, Moody’s real life past as a mortician was put to good use. He wore black suits, made up his face in pale make-up and changed his speech to a creepy, almost macabre tone. Bearer was now the manager of the Undertaker, and the two would become inseparable for six years. Bearer added mystique to the Undertaker, and gave him an added dimension that elevated him even further.
Bearer would turn on his protégé at Summer Slam 1996, and sided with Mankind. Many thought Bearer would not be useful without the Undertaker however that was proven untrue, as Bearer now had a more sinister appeal to him. He would unleash his “son”, Kane, the brother of the Undertaker, who was now seeking revenge against his older sibling. The Undertaker/Kane dynamic was a huge part of the WWE Attitude Era, and Bearer switching allegiance added a lot of spice to the feud.
He would be on and off WWE Television for years, and as he struggled with his weight, he was always welcomed back to the WWE family whenever he was up for it. By all accounts, Paul Bearer was considered one of the real good guys of the business, and many wrestlers, fans and reporters applaud his induction to the WWE Hall of Fame.
The ceremony will take place in New Orleans, the night before Wrestlemania XXX.
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