Thanks to wrestling shoot interviews, it’s been known for some time that The Undertaker has an irrational hatred of cucumbers. And now, during a Q&A session on his Patreon, the WWE Hall of Famer has not only acknowledged the claim is true but also explained that it is because he got really sick as a child after eating the popular salad ingredient.
“When I was just a wee little Undertaker, like a kindergarten, first-grade Undertaker, I came home from school one day. My mother had taken a bunch of fresh cucumbers and cut them up into slices, and had them soaking in a big bowl of vinegar. It was that day. it was the greatest thing ever. So I proceeded to eat the whole bowl of cucumbers soaked in vinegar.
Well, something about that didn’t settle well with my stomach. Shortly after I ate all of the cucumbers, I expelled all of the contents of my stomach. From that moment on, the smell, for a long time, even to see a cucumber, I would get somewhat, I wouldn’t say nauseous but queasy. Smell a cucumber? Forget about it. My stomach is just like…it’s like my mouth starts watering. So that’s why I hate cucumbers because I ate too many once as a child, left a horrible, horrible scar in my memory of how bad I threw up. How sick that I got.”
The UndertakerApparently, over the years, both Paul Bearer and Owen Hart would use The Undertaker’s hatred of cucumbers as a tool to prank him, with the duo not only hiding them in his gear but also putting slices in his food and drinks. Additionally, it’s understood that The Undertaker isn’t a fan of tomatoes; however, it is clear his uneasiness with them isn’t as severe as his cucumber phobia, as he will still use ketchup on his food.
