WWE’s The Undertaker burned (for real) before last night’s match in St. Louis

The Undertaker was making his usual slow stroll to the wrestling ring at last night’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-event in St. Louis when flames shot from the stage and engulfed him — just like Metallica’s James Hetfield. “The Dead Man,” as WWE fans know him, took off running, ripping off his burning coat and World Championship belt. See for yourself (thanks to TMZ).

Watching the show last night, I had no idea that he’d been burned,

other than the the visible pink patch of skin on his chest. But a

now-pulled YouTube video shot by a fan showed it all.

The outcome could have been a lot worse (as Kansas City wrestling fans know well).