evolution – The Diary of The Deranged Writer

Stand II

Starting from this point
The universe will see
A different version of me
No more Mr. Nice Guy
Determined and dangerous

Stand (Poetry Series): I, II, III

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XVII: The Deranged Writer’s Favorite Outfits of The Undertaker

This post is a part of 14 Days of The Deranged Writer (2024 edition).

What is the reason The Undertaker lasted in WWE for 30 years? He has more than 1 look. He has the ability to evolve his character and look while retaining his dark, evil core, and you can tell what era he was in just by looking at his outfit.

Old Western Mortician with the grey gloves? 1990 to 1994. Rebirthed Deadman with the purple gloves? 1994 to 1996. Lord of Darkness with the gothic attire? 1996-1998. Hooded Ministry leader? 1998 to 1999. American Badass with the biker attire and bandana? 2000 to 2001. Big Evil with the short hair? 2001 to 2003. A hybrid of the Deadman and the American Badass with a long leather coat, black hat, and gloves? 2004 to 2019. A mixture of all his personas and his real-life self? 2020. All these eras and outfits made The Undertaker fresh and relevant for a long time until his retirement in 2020.

And today, November 22, 2024 (34 years after The Undertaker’s WWE debut), I will talk about my favorite Taker outfits: the ones from the Rebirthed Deadman, the Lord of Darkness, and the Hybrid.

XI: Full Circle I (The Diary’s 1st Anniversary)

The last time I celebrated a blog anniversary was in 2008. I have been using WordPress for a year, and I have a different name and persona. Since then (evolving into The Deranged Writer and all), either:

I blogged for several months, stopped blogging, and gave my blog a hard reset, or…
I forgot to acknowledge my blog anniversary.

That’s why it is so sweet to celebrate my anniversary today after many attempts and many years of blogging regularly. (Even if many people don’t read blogs anymore.) Good job, self!

So, what did I learn, and how did I blog frequently? Here are the things I learned and my writing process on The Diary. (Buckle up because this is going to be a long post.)