If Mr. McMahon thought The Undertaker would show mercy as a blunt instrument to thwart Shane McMahon’s WrestleMania power grab, he was sorely mistaken. The Phenom made as much clear when he confronted The Chairman on Raw, one week after Mr. McMahon named him — out of nowhere — as the opponent Shane would need to defeat at WrestleMania to seize control of Raw.

In fact, right as Mr. McMahon was singing The Deadman’s praises, he snared The Chairman by the throat and served a not-so-gentle reminder that Shane-O-Mac’s blood will be on his father’s hands, not The Phenom’s. The proclamation clearly jarred Mr. McMahon, but he recovered quickly enough to promise that, once The Deadman’s work was complete, Shane’s inheritance would be bestowed on Stephanie and The Boy Wonder would be effectively renounced as the family heir.