The Undertaker

American retired professional wrestler
This article is about the professional wrestler. For other uses, see Undertaker ( disambiguation )
Mark William Calaway ( born March 24, 1965 ) is an american retire master wrestler. wide regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, [ 10 ] he is well known for his on-screen career in WWE from 1990 to 2020 under the ring appoint The Undertaker. Although retired from professional wrestling, Calaway is inactive signed to WWE.

Calaway began his career in 1987, working under versatile gimmicks for World Class Championship Wrestling ( WCCW ) and early affiliate promotions, and he became USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion and WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion during this time. After signing with World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) in 1989, he had a abbreviated scrimp in the mid-card as “ Mean ” Mark Callous, before joining the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF, now WWE ) in 1990. Calaway was rebranded as “ The Undertaker ” once joining the WWF. Under this doodad, he gained significant mainstream popularity as a horror -themed, ghastly, funerary entity. A casebook example of WWE ‘s Golden Age of capricious and bizarre gimmicks, The Undertaker was captive on demoralizing opponents as separate of combat, done through stagily “ chilling ” entrances, casket matches, links to the supernatural, and versatile early psychological war tactics. The longest-tenured wrestler in company history at 30 years, The Undertaker is one of the most big figures of the Attitude Era, a boom period in the company ‘s occupation in the latter 1990s. Desiring to perform under a catch true to himself, Calaway transitioned The Undertaker into a biker in the early 2000s, before resurrecting his repugnance device in 2004 with residual elements of his biker identity blended. For the better part of his career, The Undertaker was observed as a focal point of WWE ‘s flagship annual event, WrestleMania, where he became esteemed for The Streak —a series of 21 straight victories. He is besides known for pairing with his in-storyline stepbrother Kane, with whom he had alternatively feuded and teamed off and on as The Brothers of Destruction from 1997 through 2020. During his active career under The Undertaker doodad, Calaway won the WWF/E Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the Hardcore Championship once and the World Tag Team Championship six times. He won the Royal Rumble match in 2007. He is besides one of WWE ‘s most prolific pay-per-view performers, headlining several pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania on five occasions. [ bel ] [ 11 ] The Undertaker retired from professional wrestle in 2020 and made a farewell appearance at that year ‘s Survivor Series consequence, 30 years to the day after he made his introduction for the company at the same pay-per-view brand .

early life

Mark William Calaway was born in Houston, Texas, on March 24, 1965, [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] the son of Frank Compton Calaway ( died July 2003 ) and Betty Catherine Truby. He has four older brothers named David, Michael, Paul, and Timothy ( died March 2020, historic period 63 ). [ 15 ] He attended Waltrip High School, where he was a penis of the football and basketball teams. He graduated in 1983 and began studying on a basketball scholarship at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. In 1985, he enrolled in Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he majored in sport management and played as a center for the Rams in the 1985–1986 season. In 1986, Calaway dropped out of university to focus on a career in sports and briefly considered playing professional basketball in Europe, before deciding to focus on professional wrestle. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ]

professional wrestling career

early career ( 1987–1990 )

Calaway began training under Buzz Sawyer in late 1986 ; [ 5 ] [ 20 ] he disliked Sawyer, who reportedly lacked commitment and provided a circumscribed department of education. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Calaway learned “ on the occupation ” thereafter. [ 21 ] Performing under a mask as Texas Red, [ 6 ] Calaway wrestled his first match on June 26, 1987 for World Class Championship Wrestling ( WCCW ), losing to Bruiser Brody at the Dallas Sportatorium. [ 7 ] [ 22 ] He was accompanied to the resound by Percival “ Percy ” Pringle III, who would later serve as his director in the WWF ( as Paul Bearer ). [ 6 ] [ 23 ] Two myths have circulated regarding Calaway ‘s beginnings in the industry, the first being that he made his in-ring debut in 1984, [ 5 ] and the second being that he was trained by early WCCW colleague Don Jardine ( aka The Spoiler ). [ 24 ] [ 25 ] While never trained by Jardine, Calaway was an supporter of his work and would emulate Jardine ‘s circus tent rope walk. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] PWInsider ‘s Mike Johnson stated, “ Undertaker using some of Jardine ‘s stylus finally morphed into this fib that he was trained by Jardine. ” [ 21 ] In 1988, Calaway joined the Continental Wrestling Association ( which became share of the United States Wrestling Association ( USWA ) after Jerry Jarrett bought WCCW and merged the two organizations into one ), wrestling under several gimmicks. On February 2, 1989, managed by Dutch Mantel, he was reintroduced as The Master of Pain, a character fresh out of the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta after serving five years ( much in alone restriction ) for killing two men in a crusade. [ 28 ] After his second match the adjacent workweek, he stayed in the ring by challenging USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler to an ad-lib catch. The master of Pain easily dominated Lawler until Mantel entered the surround and called him off. Lawler agreed to a title match and on April 1, The Master of Pain won his beginning professional wrestle backing. He held it for barely over three weeks before Lawler became the first base man to pin him, winning it back. While performing as The Punisher, Calaway won the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship on October 5, 1989, when Eric Embry forfeited the title. [ 29 ]

World Championship Wrestling ( 1989–1990 )

In 1989, Calaway joined World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) as a villain and adopted the resound name “ hateful Mark ” Callous, a list devised for him by Terry Funk. [ 30 ] He was portrayed as a diseased character ; he wore predominantly black ring attire and was described by announcer Jim Ross as having a affectionateness for pet snakes and the music of Ozzy Osbourne. [ 31 ] Callous was promptly drafted into The Skyscrapers tag team to replace a legitimately injure Sid Vicious and he made his introduction on January 3, 1990, in a pit late televised against Agent Steel and Randy Harris. [ 32 ] The new team gained some notoriety at Clash of the Champions X when they beat down The Road Warriors after their match ; the Road Warriors were actually very impress by this. [ 33 ] however, Callous ‘ partner Dan Spivey left WCW days before their Chicago Street Fight against The Road Warriors at WrestleWar. Callous and a substitute masked Skyscraper were defeated in the street battle and the team broke up soon afterwards. [ 34 ] now a singles wrestler, Callous took on the guidance of Paul E. Dangerously ( Paul Heyman ) and defeated Johnny Ace at Capital Combat and Brian Pillman at Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush. Calaway began to question his future in WCW after being told by booker Ole Anderson, during contract renewal talks, that cipher would always pay money to watch him perform. [ 5 ] Callous wrestled Lex Luger for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship at The capital american Bash, but was pinned. According to WWF/E executive Bruce Prichard, “ feelers ” had already been sent out to the WWF by Heyman : Calaway wrestled the match with a dislocate hip know that he was being watched by Vince McMahon. McMahon initially did not express interest, but Prichard encouraged him to speak with Calaway when WCW traveled to New Jersey for a house show in the Meadowlands [ 26 ] on August 24. [ 32 ] The meet between the two went well [ 26 ] and Calaway gave notice to WCW on August 27. [ 32 ] His final catch was on September 7 at a WorldWide record in Amarillo, Texas in which he defeated Dave Johnson. [ 32 ] During his time in WCW, Calaway concisely wrestled in New Japan Pro-Wrestling ( NJPW ) as “ Punisher ” Dice Morgan. After leaving WCW, he briefly returned to the USWA to participate in a tournament to determine the modern USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion ; he defeated Bill Dundee in the first round, but lost to Jerry Lawler in the quarterfinals .

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE

introduction and early feud ( 1990–1991 )

In October 1990, Calaway signed with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ). He made his introduction as Kane the Undertaker at a tap of Superstars on November 19, 1990. Calaway made his official on-camera debut on November 22 at Survivor Series as a list when he was the mystery partner of Ted DiBiase ‘s Million Dollar Team. [ 35 ] approximately one infinitesimal into the match, The Undertaker eliminated Koko B. Ware with his finisher, the Tombstone Piledriver. He besides eliminated Dusty Rhodes before being counted out ; however, his team won the peer with DiBiase being the sole survivor. During the match, Calaway was referred to as The Undertaker, omitting the name ‘Kane ‘, which was dropped soon after the event ( and seven years by and by was given to another wrestler who finally became Undertaker ‘s younger brother of the like name ). Throughout the end of 1990, The Undertaker by and large picked up squash victories against jobbers on Superstars of Wrestling and Wrestling Challenge tapings. He was a player in the 1991 Royal Rumble match which was won by Hulk Hogan. In February 1991, The Undertaker switched managers from Brother Love to Paul Bearer – a histrionic, apparitional character, about constantly seen bearing an urn, which he used to revive The Undertaker ‘s lastingness whenever Undertaker fell victim to his opponents. mortician placed his get the better of opponents ( about always jobbers ) in a body bag and carried them to the back. [ 36 ] He continued picking up victories in squash matches leading up to his foremost feud in the WWF with “ Superfly ” Jimmy Snuka .

WWF Champion ( 1991–1994 )

He made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania VII on March 24, 1991, cursorily defeating “ Superfly ” Jimmy Snuka. [ 37 ] He began his beginning major feud with The Ultimate Warrior when he attacked Warrior and locked him in an airtight coffin on the determine of Paul Bearer ‘s Funeral Parlor interview segment. He would late lose to Warrior in the first-ever body bag challenge in WWF history. In the 1991 King of the Ring, Undertaker defeated Animal in a modification match before fighting Sid Vicious to a double disqualification in the Semi-Final, which saw both men eliminated from the King of the Ring tournament. The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan to win his beginning WWF Championship at Survivor Series with the help of Ric Flair and thus became the youngest WWF champion in history, until having this record broken by Yokozuna in April 1993 at WrestleMania IX. [ 38 ] WWF President Jack Tunney ordered a replay for This Tuesday in Texas six days former, where he lost the title spinal column to Hogan. [ 38 ] however, due to the controversial endings of the two championship matches between The Undertaker and Hogan, the entitle was vacated by Tunney. The title was awarded to Ric Flair as the winner of the 1992 Royal Rumble peer. In February 1992, The Undertaker ‘s ally Jake “ The Snake ” Roberts tried to attack “ Macho man ” Randy Savage ‘s manager/wife Miss Elizabeth with a steel chair when Undertaker stopped him, turning confront for the first prison term. The turning was solidified on the February 29 episode of Superstars, when Roberts confronted The Undertaker on the Funeral Parlor set over that incident ( aired on Saturday Night’s Main Event XXX ). After demanding to know whose side The Undertaker was on and getting the answer “ not yours ! “, Roberts attacked both Bearer and The Undertaker, only for Undertaker to stand his grind and run Roberts off. The Undertaker defeated Roberts at WrestleMania VIII. [ 37 ] He then feuded extensively with wrestlers managed by Harvey Wippleman throughout 1992 and 1993, such as Kamala and Giant González. besides at this time, he headlined the first episode of Monday Night Raw on January 11, 1993, with a victory over Damien Demento. [ citation needed ] According to Calaway, working with González “ … was survival every night trying to figure out what he could do ” and “ took years off my career ”. [ 39 ] He faced González at WrestleMania IX, which is celebrated as Undertaker ‘s only disqualification succeed at WrestleMania after the use of chloroform. His competition with Yokozuna culminated in a WWF Championship casket match for the WWF Championship at the Royal Rumble in January 1994. During the match, Yokozuna sealed The Undertaker in the coffin with the aid of respective other nefarious Wippleman-managed wrestlers to win the match. The mortician appeared from inside the coffin on the video recording screen, representing his liveliness, warning that he would return. [ 40 ] The Undertaker did not appear in the WWF for seven months after his loss to Yokozuna. In reality, he was given meter off to allow a back wound to heal. [ 41 ]

The original Deadman Era ( 1994–1996 )

During his absence, the WWF promoted his tax return by showing video clips of people who claimed to have seen The Undertaker. After WrestleMania X, Ted DiBiase introduced an Undertaker back to the WWF. This mortician, however, played by Calaway ‘s real-life cousin, Brian Lee, was an imposter Undertaker ( dubbed “ The Underfaker ” by fans ) and led to the return of the real mortician in the SummerSlam main consequence, appearing as a new version of his Deadman persona, represented now by cool colors, replacing gray with purple and adopting a blue sky daze and chilling energy during entrances and appearances. The Undertaker defeated the imposter after three Tombstone Piledrivers, and rolled him out in the coffin that he had brought to ringside. [ 40 ] At Survivor Series, The Undertaker defeated Yokozuna in a casket match. Throughout most of 1995, Undertaker feuded with members of Ted DiBiase ‘s Million Dollar Corporation. At WrestleMania XI, while The Undertaker was facing King Kong Bundy ( a match he won ), Kama stole the urn and antagonized him by melting it into a large gold necklace. [ 40 ] In August, Undertaker defeated Kama in a casket match at SummerSlam. [ 40 ] several weeks later, Undertaker injured his orbital bone near his eye, forcing a time period of absence for operating room, until his return at Survivor Series. The Undertaker returned in November at Survivor Series, wearing a Phantom of the Opera -like, gray upper-face mask. [ 40 ] In the main event of the Royal Rumble in January 1996, The Undertaker was unmasked in a WWF Championship peer against Bret Hart, but Diesel interfered during the match, costing The Undertaker the championship. [ 42 ] A replay for the title on the February 5 episode of Raw saw exchangeable intervention. [ citation needed ] At that calendar month ‘s In Your House : fury in the Cage, while Diesel was facing Hart in a steel cage match, The Undertaker delivered a surprise attack, emerging from a hole he had ripped through the ring canvas and dragging Diesel with him down under, allowing Hart the victory. [ 42 ] After respective weeks of more titmouse for tat between Diesel and The Undertaker, the feud culminated in a singles match between the two at WrestleMania XII, where Undertaker was triumphant. [ 37 ] The Undertaker ‘s adjacent feud started the next night on Raw, when Mankind made his debut and interfered in Undertaker ‘s match against Justin “ Hawk ” Bradshaw. For the future few months, Mankind ambushed and cost The Undertaker several matches. [ 42 ] The feud intensified and they began taking their battles into crowd, backstage areas and in the boiler rooms of different arenas. Mankind cost The Undertaker the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship at In Your House 8 : beware of Dog, assisting ace Goldust to victory. As a result, the first-ever Boiler Room Brawl was booked between the two at SummerSlam. After more than 20 minutes of brawling with Mankind in the Cleveland Gund Arena ‘s kettle room, the arena corridors and the entrance ramp, The Undertaker reached for Paul Bearer ‘s urn to take the acquire, but Bearer hit him with it, betraying The Undertaker and allowing Mankind to “ incapacitate ” him with the lower jaw claw, giving him the acquire. [ 42 ] After Bearer ‘s treachery, The Undertaker took his competition with Mankind to a new flush, resulting in a Buried Alive match in the chief consequence of In Your House 11 : Buried Alive, where The Undertaker won the match after a chokeslam into the exposed scratch. however, after intervention from The Executioner, ampere well as the serve of respective early heels, Mankind escaped the scratch and shoveled soil onto The Undertaker, was ultimately resulting in him being “ buried alive “. [ 42 ]

Lord of Darkness ( 1996–1998 )

After being buried alive, The Undertaker returned at Survivor Series again pitting him against Mankind, but with a singular condition ; hanging 6.1 megabyte ( 20 foot ) above the ring was Paul Bearer, enclosed in a sword cage. If Undertaker won the match, he would be able to get his hands on Bearer. even though The Undertaker won the match, noise from The Executioner enabled Bearer to escape Undertaker ‘s clutches. [ 43 ] It was besides at this event that Undertaker had developed a more informal, casual “ Deadman ” incarnation than earlier. In this then-new imprint, he took on a Gothic, brash and rebelling persona ( possibly to better fit in with the then-budding, more adult-oriented Attitude Era ). In this phase, he proclaimed himself as “ The Lord of Darkness ”. [ citation needed ] Following Survivor Series, The Undertaker concisely turned his attention to The Executioner, who had been interfering in his matches since his arrival. At In Your House 12 : It ‘s Time, The Undertaker defeated The Executioner in an Armageddon rules match. [ 43 ] He then moved on to feud with Vader, whom he faced in January 1997 at the Royal Rumble in a singles pit, which Undertaker lost after Bearer interfered on behalf of his new protégé. [ 43 ] The two then clashed in the Royal Rumble match itself as they made it to the final examination moments of the equal, but both were eliminated by Stone Cold Steve Austin, who had crept back into the match after his elimination was spiritual world. He faced both Vader and Austin in a four-corners elimination equal for the vacant WWF Championship at In Your House 13 : final examination Four, but Bret Hart won. [ 44 ] however, the following month, The Undertaker managed to win the WWF Championship for the second time by defeating Sycho Sid at WrestleMania 13. [ 45 ] In May 1997, Paul Bearer attempted to rejoin The Undertaker, using the ultimatum of revealing The Undertaker ‘s “ deepest, darkest unavowed ” to the world. Bearer accused The Undertaker of having burned down the kin funeral family business when he was a child, killing his parents and apparently his younger stepbrother as well. The Undertaker denied all this ; however, Bearer claimed to have proof in the form of The Undertaker ‘s alive and well stepbrother Kane, who had survived though scarred and burned. Bearer raised Kane after the fire, having him institutionalized from the date of the fire into adulthood. always since the fire, Kane had been awaiting to exact vengeance on his older stepbrother. In defense, Undertaker responded that Kane, a pyromaniac, had been the one to set the fuel and could not have possibly even survived. besides during the time period, Bearer had unintentionally admitted to Undertaker ‘s mother having an affair with him. As a result, it was revealed to The Undertaker that Kane was his stepbrother. Until that point, Undertaker spent his life ( the entirety of the father ‘s life ) under the impression that Kane was amply related to him and his family. It was during this fourth dimension that The Undertaker besides made an appearance in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, defeating Hakushi in a singles meet. [ 46 ] [ 47 ]
The Undertaker in September 1997 coincident to the trench, benighted secret storyline directed by Bearer, Undertaker began a new competition at SummerSlam when especial guest referee Shawn Michaels incidentally hit The Undertaker with a steel chair photograph mean for Bret Hart, costing Undertaker the WWF Championship. [ 45 ] After a double count-out draw during land Zero : In Your House, Undertaker challenged Michaels to the first Hell in a Cell pit at Badd Blood : In Your House. During this match, The Undertaker ‘s storyline stepbrother Kane ultimately made his debut under the control of Paul Bearer, ripping off the door to the cellular telephone and giving The Undertaker a Tombstone Piledriver, Undertaker ‘s trademark closer, allowing Michaels to pin him. [ 45 ] As the storyline progressed through Bearer, Kane challenged The Undertaker, but Undertaker systematically refused to fight his stepbrother. The Undertaker ‘s concluding meet with Michaels was in a casket catch for the WWF Championship at the Royal Rumble. The week before on Raw, Kane had seemed to ally with his brother against Michaels ‘ D-Generation X ; however, at the Royal Rumble, Kane trapped him in the coffin, padlocking the casket lid and setting it ablaze which again gave Michaels the victory. The Undertaker, however, had disappeared when the coffin eyelid was reopened. [ 48 ] After a two-month hiatus, The Undertaker returned and defeated Kane at WrestleMania XIV. [ 48 ] The two had a replay, the first-ever Inferno match, one calendar month late at Unforgiven : In Your House, which The Undertaker won by setting Kane ‘s right arm on displace. [ 48 ] The Undertaker ‘s feud with Mankind was concluded subsequently and they faced each other in a Hell in a Cell catch at King of the Ring, which became one of the most celebrated matches in professional writhe history. During the match, The Undertaker threw Mankind off the roof of the 4.9 thousand ( 16 foot ) cell onto a air table below, in what was a preplanned be active. He former performed a chokeslam on Mankind through the roof of the cell into the ring- which was not preplanned, which legitimately knocked Mankind unconscious. Mankind besides used thumbtacks in the match and was hit by a back body dismiss and another chokeslam onto them before Undertaker won the match with the Tombstone Piledriver. [ 48 ] At Fully Loaded : In Your House, The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Kane and Mankind to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. [ 48 ] The Undertaker and Austin ‘s reign as rag team champions lasted for only two weeks, as Kane and Mankind regained the titles on the August 10 episode of Raw. [ citation needed ] The Undertaker then became the number one rival for the WWF Championship at SummerSlam, now held by Austin. shortly before SummerSlam, however, The Undertaker revealed that he and Kane were working together as brothers. Despite this revelation, The Undertaker told Kane that he did not want him to interfere in the peer with Austin and flush though The Undertaker lost the match at SummerSlam, he handed Austin his backing belt back after the catch in a show of regard. [ 48 ] In September, the storyline continued and The Undertaker began to show some heel characteristics when he and Kane revealed the fact that they were in cahoots to rid Austin of his title for Mr. McMahon. At Breakdown : In Your House, The Undertaker and Kane were booked in a triple terror match with Austin for the WWF Championship, in which McMahon stated that the brothers were not allowed to pin each other. The Undertaker and Kane pinned Austin simultaneously after a double chokeslam, ending the catch in a no contest, so the title was vacated by McMahon. [ 48 ] This event led to a match at Judgment Day : In Your House between The Undertaker and Kane for the title, with Austin as the particular guest referee. Near the end of the match, Paul Bearer seemed about to assist Kane by handing him a steel president to hit The Undertaker with, but as Kane had his back turned, both Bearer and The Undertaker hit Kane with the moderate. The Undertaker went for the peg, but Austin refused to count the fall, attacked The Undertaker and counted out both of them. [ 48 ] Finally, The Undertaker turned heel the next night on Raw for the first time since 1992, reconciling with Bearer and claiming that he and Bearer would unleash their “ Ministry of Darkness “ on the WWF. As part of this new storyline, he admitted that he had indeed set the displace that killed his parents, for which he had previously blamed Kane. [ 49 ]

Ministry of Darkness ( 1998–1999 )

After Survivor Series, The Undertaker returned his attention to his previous feud with Austin for costing him the deed at Judgment Day, hitting Austin in the head with a shovel during a title catch with The Rock on the November 16 episode of Raw, returning the privilege for what happened a calendar month earlier. With this flex in the storyline, Mr. McMahon scheduled a Buried Alive catch between The Undertaker and Austin at Rock Bottom : In Your House. In the weeks leading up to Rock Bottom, The Undertaker attempted to embalm Austin alive, tried to have Kane committed to a genial mental hospital and had his druids chain Austin to his symbol, raising it senior high school into the stadium. [ citation needed ] however, The Undertaker lost the Buried Alive pit to Austin at Rock Bottom after Kane interfered. [ 50 ] After building up to his second cad run in the latter separate of 1998, The Undertaker introduced an update version of his Deadman identity by January 1999 – the dark priest who in the initial menstruation of this character reigned over a stable known as The Ministry of Darkness. In this imprint, he took on a disgusting, demonic bearing, much more so than ever ahead. He often claimed to be invoking and taking orders from a “ Higher power ”. furthermore, he often appeared in a hood black gown and sat on a throne that was particularly designed into his character symbol. With the help of his minions, he often performed sacrifices on choice WWF wrestlers, using respective incantations and charming words with intent to extract out the dark side of the wrestlers in interview to recruit them into his Ministry. The completed Ministry of Darkness consisted of The Brood ( Christian, Edge and Gangrel ), The Acolytes ( Bradshaw and Faarooq ), Mideon and Viscera. Calaway himself did not wrestle for a time period having undergone a hip substitution. As contribution of the fish, Undertaker expressed a desire to take control of the World Wrestling Federation, displacing its owner, Mr. McMahon. These ambitions culminated into a competition between The Ministry and The Corporation, ultimately resulting in a catch between Undertaker and Corporation hatchet man, Big Boss Man. The two faced off in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania XV, which Undertaker won. [ 51 ] At Backlash : In Your House, Undertaker defeated Corporation member Ken Shamrock after hindrance from Ministry member Bradshaw. [ 52 ] thereafter, The Undertaker kidnapped Stephanie McMahon, forcing Mr. McMahon to enter into a loath confederation with his longtime nemesis Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Undertaker attempted to marry Stephanie before sacrificing her in an eldritch ceremony conducted by Paul Bearer, but Austin was able to rescue her. [ 53 ] At the Over the Edge pay-per-view, The Undertaker defeated Austin for his third WWF Championship with help from Shane McMahon, the particular guest reviewer. [ 54 ] The Ministry finally merged with Shane McMahon ‘s Corporation alliance to form The Corporate Ministry. The Undertaker late revealed that Mr. McMahon had been his “ Higher baron ” all along. [ 55 ] After The Undertaker lost the WWF Championship back to Austin on the Raw following King of the Ring and lost to him in a first Blood pit at Fully Loaded, his relationship with the McMahons dissolved and The Corporate Ministry disbanded. [ citation needed ] The Undertaker then began a storyline where he teamed with Big Show in a tag team known as “ The Unholy Alliance ”, which held the WWF Tag Team Championship doubly. After their victory at SummerSlam, The Undertaker suffered a groin pluck and was seen limping in several matches. He avoided competing in wrestling matches in the follow weeks, alternatively tyrannically ordering Big Show to fight all his battles and oblige all his many wishes. He besides began to transition away to the biker fictional character he would play in 2000. Per an consultation with Kevin Nash, this was a move to allow Calaway to enter World Championship Wrestling with a non-trademarked persona. Had he entered WCW, it would have been as Mark Calaway. Although negotiations were described as close, he ultimately re-signed with the WWF. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] To compensate for his lack of forcible activity, Undertaker became more song on the mic, often making smart-aleck remarks and performing comment. On the September 23, 1999 sequence of SmackDown!, Mr. McMahon threatened that he would remove Undertaker from the Unforgiven chief event if he refused to participate in a coffin peer against Triple H. Undertaker retorted that he did not care and possibly he would not be participating in anything, therefore walking out of the WWF. [ 58 ] In reality, Calaway went on a hiatus from the WWF in order to treat his groin injury. He made his return to legal action on December 14, teaming with Viscera in a lose effort against Kane and The Godfather at a house show in Coamo, Puerto Rico. [ 59 ] The Undertaker was advertised on the Armageddon promotional bill poster to return, but meanwhile besides tore his pectoral brawn, making him take about eight months out of natural process. [ 60 ]

American Bad Ass ( 2000–2001 )

In May 2000, The Undertaker made his restitution under a new character, the american english Bad Ass. When Undertaker returned near the end of the Iron Man equal for the WWF Championship between Triple H and The Rock at Judgment Day, he took out all the members of the McMahon-Helmsley Faction, which caused him to turn face. [ citation needed ] He besides targeted their leader, then WWF Champion Triple H. At the King of the Ring pay-per-view, The Undertaker teamed with The Rock and Kane to defeat the team of Triple H, Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon. [ 61 ] Afterward, he was booked to team with Kane to contend for the WWF Tag Team Championship. They defeated Edge and Christian, earning the right to face them the following week for the backing, which Edge and Christian retained. Kane betrayed The Undertaker by hitting him with a chokeslam twice, with the second base one putting The Undertaker through the ring, on the August 14 sequence of Raw. [ citation needed ] This incidental led to another match between the two at SummerSlam, which ended in a no contest as Kane ran from the ring area after The Undertaker removed Kane ‘s mask. [ 61 ] The Undertaker then challenged Kurt Angle for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series. [ 62 ] Angle, however, defeated The mortician after he switched places with his real-life brother, Eric Angle. The Undertaker demanded and was awarded a touch in the six-man Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship at Armageddon. The Undertaker promised to make person celebrated and did so when he performed a chokeslam on Rikishi from the roof of the cell. [ 62 ] In 2001, The Undertaker reunited with Kane as The Brothers of Destruction, challenging for the WWF Tag Team Championship once again. They received a title blast at No Way Out, facing Edge and Christian and then-champions The Dudley Boyz in a tables catch, but they were not successful. [ 62 ] The Undertaker then went on to defeat triple H at WrestleMania X-Seven. [ 37 ] He and Kane continued a storyline that focused on Triple H, who formed a “ surprise alliance ” with then WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Brothers of Destruction were granted an opportunity to face Triple H and Austin for their titles ( Triple H was the WWF Intercontinental Champion ). After The Undertaker and Kane won the WWF Tag Team Championship from Edge and Christian on the April 19 sequence of SmackDown!, [ 63 ] Triple H pinned Kane after attacking him with a maul at Backlash, where The Brothers of Destruction lost their championships. [ 64 ] With Kane injured, The Undertaker feuded concisely with Austin for his WWF Championship, but he failed to win the title at Judgment Day. [ 64 ] As separate of “ The Invasion “ storyline, The Undertaker ‘s following bane was Diamond Dallas Page, who was compulsively following The Undertaker ‘s wife, Sara. [ 64 ] At SummerSlam, WCW Tag Team Champions The Undertaker and Kane defeated Page and his partner Chris Kanyon in a sword batting cage match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. [ 64 ] At Survivor Series, The Undertaker teamed with Kane, The Rock, Chris Jericho and Big Show to take on The Alliance ‘s Stone Cold Steve Austin, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Shane McMahon and Kurt Angle ( this was the survive time The Undertaker and Kane teamed until 2006 ). Angle pinned The Undertaker due to interference by Austin. Despite this, Team WWF won the equal. [ 64 ]

big Evil ( 2001–2003 )

After The Alliance was defeated, The Undertaker turned list by forcing observer Jim Ross to kiss Vince McMahon ‘s buttocks. [ citation needed ] This was the begin of a modern persona for The Undertaker, as he cut his long hair curtly and called himself “ big evil ”. At Vengeance, The Undertaker defeated Rob Van Dam to win the WWF Hardcore Championship. [ 65 ]
The Undertaker in his “ Big Evil ” character The Undertaker ‘s adjacent storyline began at the Royal Rumble in January 2002, when Maven eliminated him by hitting him with a drop-kick from behind. subsequently, The Undertaker eliminated Maven in return and viciously assaulted him offstage. [ 65 ] On an episode of SmackDown!, The Rock mentioned The Undertaker ‘s elimination at the Royal Rumble, angering Undertaker, who responded by costing The Rock the number one contendership for the Undisputed WWF Championship. [ 66 ] The storyline continued when The Rock monetary value The Undertaker his match with Maven for the Hardcore Championship. [ 67 ] The two faced off at No Way Out, where The Undertaker lost ascribable to interference from Ric Flair. [ 65 ] This intervention began a storyline with Flair, who declined a challenge to wrestle Undertaker at WrestleMania X8. [ 68 ] As a result, Undertaker assaulted his son David Flair. [ 69 ] Flair finally accepted the match after The Undertaker threatened to inflict the like punishment on Flair ‘s daughter. [ 69 ] A no disqualification stipulation was added to the couple and The Undertaker defeated Flair at WrestleMania. [ 37 ] After the storyline with Flair, The Undertaker was drafted to the Raw brand after the WWF split its roll into two brands and defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin at Backlash to become the number one rival to the Undisputed WWF Championship. Later that night, he helped Hollywood Hulk Hogan win the title against then-champion Triple H. [ 65 ] The Undertaker then defeated Hogan for the rename WWE Undisputed Championship at Judgment Day. The future night on Raw, The Undertaker lost to Rob Van Dam for the WWE Undisputed Championship ; however, Raw owner Ric Flair restarted the equal ( Van Dam pinned The mortician when his foot was on the rope, therefore invalidating the peg attempt ) and The Undertaker retained the backing. [ 70 ] On the July 1 episode of Raw, The Undertaker turned side once again after defeating Jeff Hardy in a ladder match to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship and raising Hardy ‘s hand as a read of regard. The Undertaker, however, lost the title at Vengeance to The Rock in a treble terror equal that besides involved Kurt Angle. [ 70 ] On the August 29 episode of SmackDown!, Undertaker was moved to the SmackDown ! mark ( where he remained until the first brand reference ended in 2011 ), aboard former Raw endowment Brock Lesnar, Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero. Undertaker defeated Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle in a ternary terror meet to become the # 1 rival for the rename WWE Championship and challenged Brock Lesnar for the entitle at Unforgiven that ended in a duplicate disqualification. [ 70 ] Their feud carried over to No Mercy in a Hell in a Cell match, which The Undertaker performed in the match with a legitimately broken handwriting and finally lost to Lesnar. [ 70 ] The Undertaker took a break after The Big Show threw him off the stage, sparking a feud. [ 71 ] The Undertaker returned at the Royal Rumble in January 2003. [ 72 ] He immediately continued his feud with Big Show and defeated him by submission at No Way Out with a triangle choke. A-Train entered the storyline by attempting to attack The mortician after the equal, but Nathan Jones came to his help. [ 72 ] The storyline resumed as The Undertaker began to train Jones to wrestle and the two were scheduled to fight Big Show and A-Train in a rag team match at WrestleMania XIX. [ 37 ] however, Jones was removed before the match, making it a disable equal, which The Undertaker won with the help of Jones. [ 72 ] Over the remainder of the year, The Undertaker entered a brief feud with John Cena ( defeating him at Vengeance ) and was booked to have two WWE Championship opportunities. The first, on the September 4 SmackDown!, against Kurt Angle, ended in a no contest, due to interference from Brock Lesnar. [ citation needed ] The second base, at No Mercy, was a Biker Chain match between The Undertaker and Lesnar, which Lesnar won with the aid of Vince McMahon. [ 73 ] This match resulted in a feud with McMahon, culminating at Survivor Series where The Undertaker lost a Buried Alive match against McMahon when Kane interfered. [ 73 ] The Undertaker disappeared for some time following the match, with Kane claiming that he was “ dead and buried forever ”. [ citation needed ]

revert of The Deadman ( 2004–2007 )

The Undertaker, awakening the sphere lights as he enters the ring In the storyline leading up to WrestleMania XX, Kane was haunted by vignettes proclaiming The Undertaker ‘s come back. The first base was during the Royal Rumble when The Undertaker ‘s bells tolled, distracting Kane and allowing Booker T to eliminate him. [ 73 ] Accompanied by Paul Bearer, The Undertaker returned as a hybrid version of The Deadman at WrestleMania XX and defeated Kane. [ 74 ] At Judgment Day, The Undertaker defeated Booker T. One week late, Paul Heyman ordered The Dudley Boyz to kidnap Bearer. [ citation needed ] Thus, Heyman “ took control ” of Undertaker. [ citation needed ] At The capital american Bash, Undertaker fought a hindrance pit against The Dudley Boyz, with the condition that if he did not lay down and intentionally lose, Heyman would bury Paul Bearer in cement. The Undertaker won and stopped Heyman from burying Bearer, but after claiming Bearer was merely a liability he had no habit for, buried him himself. [ 74 ] The Undertaker began a feud with then WWE Champion John “ Bradshaw ” Layfield ( JBL ) by challenging him to a entitle match at SummerSlam, which The mortician lost by disqualification. [ 74 ] At No Mercy, The Undertaker and JBL competed in the first-ever last Ride match, although The Undertaker lost after Heidenreich interfered. [ 74 ] After defeating Heidenreich in a match at Survivor Series, [ 75 ] The Undertaker turned his focus to the WWE Championship once again. Along with Eddie Guerrero and Booker T, he challenged JBL to a backing replay at Armageddon in a fatal four-way equal, in which The Undertaker was abortive, again ascribable to Heidenreich ‘s noise. [ 75 ] The feud culminated in a casket catch between The Undertaker and Heidenreich at the Royal Rumble, where Undertaker sealed Heidenreich in a casket for the victory. [ 75 ] soon after, Randy Orton challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 21 and claimed that he would end his WrestleMania gain Streak. [ citation needed ] even with help from his don, Orton lost and The Undertaker improved his WrestleMania record to 13–0. [ 75 ] After a two-month suspension, Undertaker returned on the June 16 episode of SmackDown!, but lost to JBL after an interference from Randy Orton. [ citation needed ] In one of the most controversial moments in WWE history, on the sequence of SmackDown! taped on July 4, 2005 ( aired July 7 ), the SmackDown ! General Manager Theodore “ Teddy ” Long put Muhammad Hassan in a match against Undertaker at The capital american english Bash and placed Daivari in a equal that night against The Undertaker, who quickly defeated Daivari. After the match, Hassan began to “ pray ” on the ramp, summoning five masked men, dressed in black shirts, ski-masks and disguise pants. Armed with clubs and a piano cable, the masked men beat and choked The Undertaker and Hassan put The Undertaker in a camel clutch. Afterward, the masked men lifted Daivari above their heads and carried him aside. Three days subsequently, the London bombings took station. [ citation needed ] The footage aired unedited on UPN in the United States and on The score in Canada with an advisory warning shown respective times during the broadcast. It was removed from the Australian and European ( including in the United Kingdom ) broadcasts. [ 76 ] The lean elicited national attention in the New York Post, TV Guide, Variety and other major media outlets. In reception to the criticism, UPN decided that it would monitor the storyline close and that it did not want the Hassan character on its network that workweek. [ 77 ] Hassan former delivered a promo to the live push for the July 14, 2005, episode of SmackDown!, but when UPN announced that the segment would be edited, WWE decided to host the video of the segment on its official web site. In the segment, Hassan reiterated that he was an Arab-American and that the american english people automatically and unfairly assumed that he was a terrorist. Despite being in character, he referred to the real-world media coverage of the storyline, singling out the New York Post’s Don Kaplan by name and denouncing his description of the events on SmackDown!, such as Kaplan ‘s gloss of the mask men being “ Arabs in ski masks ”. On the July 14, 2005, episode of SmackDown!, Hassan ‘s absence was explained by a statement delivered by his lawyer Thomas Whitney, Esquire which said that Hassan refused to appear on the show until The bang-up american english Bash due to the means he had been treated by the media and WWE fans. [ 78 ] It was revealed in late July 2005 that UPN had pressured WWE to keep Hassan off their network, efficaciously removing him from SmackDown!. [ 79 ] Undertaker defeated Hassan at The great american Bash to become the issue one rival to the World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, The Undertaker delivered a Last Ride through an receptive stage ramp onto a concrete floor to Hassan. It was reported that Hassan sustained serious injuries and had to be rushed to a nearby medical adeptness, writing Hassan off television. [ 80 ] Several days late, WWE.com hosted a television of a kayfabe announcement from Theodore Long, where he reiterated the stipulation that Hassan would no long appear on SmackDown!. It was revealed years belated that Hassan was about to receive a major push by winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Batista at SummerSlam and therefore breaking Randy Orton ‘s record for being the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history. [ 81 ] On the follow episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker lost to JBL in a number-one rival ‘s match, once again due to interference from Orton. [ citation needed ] With this, The Undertaker resumed his feud with Orton. At SummerSlam, Orton defeated The Undertaker in a WrestleMania replay. [ 82 ] The storyline intensified as the two taunted each other with caskets, leading to a disable casket match at No Mercy, in which The mortician lost to Randy and his father “ Cowboy ” Bob Orton. [ 82 ] After the match, the Ortons poured gasoline on the casket and set it on fire. When the char casket was opened, however, The Undertaker had once again vanish. He returned at the Survivor Series, emerging from a burning casket. [ 83 ] The Undertaker returned on SmackDown! in early December to haunt Orton and set up a Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon. [ citation needed ] After winning the match, [ 83 ] Calaway took a abbreviated foramen from professional wrestling .
The Undertaker retaining his undefeated Streak at WrestleMania 22

In January 2006 at the Royal Rumble, The Undertaker returned during Kurt Angle ‘s celebration of his World Heavyweight Championship defense against Mark Henry on a horse-drawn cart, signalling for a championship shoot. As character of their storyline feud, The mortician lost his meet with Angle at No Way Out after a 30-minute match. Undertaker cornered Angle after the match and told him he was not finished with him ; however, during a replay on the March 3 episode of SmackDown!, Henry attacked The mortician from behind, costing him the title. This led to The Undertaker challenging Henry to a coffin equal at WrestleMania 22 and Henry – like Orton a year before – vowed to end Undertaker ‘s WrestleMania win Streak. The Undertaker defeated Henry to become 14–0 at WrestleMania. During a replay on the following episode of SmackDown!, The Great Khali made his debut and assaulted The Undertaker to transition into a modern storyline. The Undertaker was not heard from until the May 5 episode of SmackDown!, as Theodore Long delivered a challenge from The Undertaker to Khali for a match at Judgment Day. [ citation needed ] The mortician lost to Khali at Judgment Day [ 84 ] [ 85 ] and he did not appear again until the July 7 episode of SmackDown!, when he accepted Khali ‘s challenge to a Punjabi Prison match at The great american Bash. [ citation needed ] however, Khali was removed from the match and was not medically fit and was replaced by then ECW World Champion Big Show, over whom The mortician gained the victory. [ 86 ] In the storyline, Theodore Long replaced Khali with Big Show as punishment for an attack on The Undertaker concisely before the match. [ 84 ] Khali was then challenged to a last Man Standing peer at SummerSlam after interfering in The Undertaker ‘s match with then World Heavyweight Champion King Booker. [ citation needed ] Khali refused the challenge for SummerSlam, though hanker made the peer official for the August 18 episode of SmackDown! alternatively. The Undertaker won the match by striking Khali with the steel stairs, delivering several electric chair shots and finishing him with a chokeslam. [ citation needed ] The Undertaker ‘s future match was with then United States Champion Mr. Kennedy at No Mercy, but was disqualified in the match after he hit Kennedy with the championship belt. [ 87 ] On the November 3 episode of SmackDown!, The Undertaker reunited with Kane to reform The Brothers of Destruction for the first meter in five years, defeating the reluctant opposition team of Mr. Kennedy and Montel Vontavious Porter ( MVP ), with whom Kane was feuding with at the time. [ citation needed ] As contribution of the storyline, Kennedy defeated The Undertaker in a first Blood match at Survivor Series after hindrance from MVP, [ 87 ] but last defeated Kennedy in a last Ride match at Armageddon. [ 87 ] The two continued to feud into 2007 as Kennedy cost The Undertaker two World Heavyweight Championship opportunities for a championship catch at the Royal Rumble. [ 88 ] however, The Undertaker finally qualified for the 2007 Royal Rumble couple, by winning a conflict imperial on the January 26 episode of SmackDown!. [ 89 ]

World Heavyweight Champion ( 2007–2010 )

The Undertaker won his first Royal Rumble equal, on January 28, 2007, in doing indeed becoming the first world to enter the Rumble at number 30 and win the match, after last eliminating Shawn Michaels. [ 90 ] On the February 5 episode of Raw, Undertaker elected to face World Heavyweight Champion Batista at WrestleMania 23, before attacking him with the chokeslam. [ 91 ] At No Way Out, Undertaker and Batista reluctantly teamed together to challenge John Cena and Shawn Michaels for the World Tag Team Championship, but failed to win after Batista gained retaliation on Undertaker by hitting him with a spinebuster, allowing Cena to pin him. [ 92 ] At WrestleMania 23 on April 1, Undertaker defeated Batista to win his first World Heavyweight Championship and extend his Streak to 15–0. [ 93 ] Undertaker faced Batista in a replay at Backlash, this time in a last Man Standing match. The equal ended in a pull back after neither serviceman got to their feet by the reviewer ‘s count of ten, meaning The Undertaker retained the championship. [ 94 ] The Undertaker and Batista then fought once again in a steel cage match on the May 11 episode of SmackDown! that besides ended in a pull when both men ‘s feet touched the floor at the same fourth dimension. After the equal, Mark Henry made his return and assaulted an already exhausted Undertaker, after which Edge ran to the closed chain and cashed in his money in the Bank briefcase, forcing Undertaker into a second base title defense. Although he kicked out of two promptly pin attempts, Undertaker was pinned by Edge after two spears and lost the World Heavyweight Championship. [ 95 ] After this match, Undertaker took time off due to a tear right biceps. [ 96 ]
During his rehabilitation, Henry bragged about his assault on Undertaker, until vignettes began playing promoting The Undertaker ‘s revert. The Undertaker returned at Unforgiven on September 16, defeating Henry. [ 97 ] Batista and The Undertaker reignited their feud at Cyber Sunday with the fans choosing the particular guest referee Stone Cold Steve Austin, but Batista retained the World Heavyweight Championship. [ 98 ] They battled again inwardly Hell in a Cell at Survivor Series, where Edge returned and interfered to help Batista retain the World Heavyweight Championship. [ 99 ] In response to this, The Undertaker delivered a Tombstone Piledriver to General Manager Vickie Guerrero on the November 23 episode of SmackDown!, sending her to the hospital. Returning assistant-General Manager Theodore Long declared a triple terror match for the deed between the three men at Armageddon, which Edge won after noise from The Major Brothers. [ 100 ] At the Royal Rumble, Undertaker competed in the Royal Rumble peer on January 27, 2008, entering at phone number 1, but was eliminated by Shawn Michaels. [ 101 ] At No Way Out, The Undertaker defeated Batista, Finlay, The Great Khali, MVP and Big Daddy V in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match to become the number one rival for Edge ‘s World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXIV, [ 102 ] where he defeated Edge with the Hell’s Gate submission carry, to win his second World Heavyweight Championship in his 16th WrestleMania succeed. [ 103 ] In a WrestleMania replay, The Undertaker defeated Edge once again at Backlash to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. [ 104 ] Vickie Guerrero then banned The Undertaker ‘s Hell’s Gate submission clasp and stripped him of the title on the May 2 episode of SmackDown. [ 105 ] The Undertaker battled Edge for the vacant entitle at Judgment Day, which he won by countout. Guerrero ordered that the title remain vacant, because titles could not change hands in this direction. [ 106 ] Edge and The Undertaker faced each early again for the vacant championship at One Night Stand in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, which The mortician lost after noise from La Familia. As a result of the stipulation, Undertaker was forced to leave WWE. [ 107 ]
On the July 25 episode of SmackDown, Vickie Guerrero reinstated The Undertaker and scheduled Edge to face him at SummerSlam at heart Hell in a Cell, [ 108 ] which The Undertaker won. After the equal, The Undertaker chokeslammed Edge from the top of a run and through the ring canvass. [ 109 ] Following this couple, Guerrero tried making a peace offer with The Undertaker on SmackDown by apologizing, but The Undertaker told her that he was not the forgive kind. At Unforgiven, as The Undertaker approached the hoop to “ take Guerrero ‘s soul ” and take her in a coffin, Big Show, who appeared at first to aid The Undertaker, betrayed and assaulted him. [ 110 ] As a solution of this affray, The Undertaker and Big Show faced each early in a match at No Mercy, where Big Show won by knockout. [ 111 ] At Cyber Sunday, The Undertaker defeated Big Show in a last Man Standing match after choking him out with Hell’s Gate. [ 112 ] At the like clock, The Undertaker was engaged in a short feud with Jeff Hardy, who interfered during his match with Vladimir Kozlov on the November 7 episode of SmackDown. Hardy defeated The Undertaker in an extreme Rules match the pursue week on SmackDown due to interference from Big Show. The Undertaker then went on to defeat Big Show in a casket equal at Survivor Series and again in a steel batting cage match by submission on the December 5 episode of SmackDown to end the feud. [ 113 ] At No Way Out, The Undertaker was part of the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber peer along with Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Big Show, Vladimir Kozlov and Edge ; however, he was abortive at winning the match as he was the runner-up behind Triple H. He then became embroiled in a long prison term feud with Shawn Michaels over his WrestleMania undefeated Streak and the fact that The Undertaker had never defeated Michaels in a singles meet previously. The feud culminated in a match at WrestleMania 25 which The Undertaker won. [ 114 ] Their peer was highly acclaimed by critics and audiences alike and is now considered by many to be one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time. On the April 24 sequence of SmackDown, after losing a match against Big Show by hard, Undertaker attacked Big Show. Following this, Undertaker took another hiatus from the WWE. After a four-month foramen, The Undertaker returned at SummerSlam in August by attacking CM Punk, who had precisely won the World Heavyweight Championship from Jeff Hardy in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. [ 115 ] At Breaking Point, The Undertaker faced Punk in a meekness meet. The Undertaker had originally won the pit with his Hell’s Gate submission agree, but the match was restarted by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, who ruled that the ban placed on the move by Vickie Guerrero was still in effect. Punk went on to win the match with his anaconda vise when referee Scott Armstrong called for the bell, despite Undertaker never submitting in a diversion of the Montreal Screwjob, which took place in the lapp venue in 1997. [ 116 ] On the September 25 episode of SmackDown, Theodore Long officially lifted the ban, after being released from a casket The Undertaker had placed him in. [ 117 ] The feud between the two continued and at Hell in a Cell, The Undertaker won the World Heavyweight Championship from Punk in a Hell in a Cell match. [ 118 ] The Undertaker successfully defended the style against CM Punk on the October 23 episode of SmackDown, in a black four-way match at Bragging Rights against Punk, Batista and Rey Mysterio and in a triple threat match against Chris Jericho and Big Show at Survivor Series. [ 119 ] [ 120 ] He faced Batista at TLC : Tables, Ladders & Chairs in a chairs match for the championship and won when the match was restarted by Long, after Batista had originally won after utilizing a low float. The future night on Raw, Undertaker competed in a tournament to crown the 2009 Superstar of the Year, losing to Randy Orton by countout in the first turn after a distraction by Orton ‘s protegès Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. [ 121 ]
The Undertaker defending the World Heavyweight championship at the Royal Rumble in January 2010 After successfully defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Rey Mysterio at the Royal Rumble, [ 122 ] The Undertaker lost the backing at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, where a pyrotechnics malfunction momentarily engulfed The Undertaker in flames on three occasions during his resound capture, but he was able to continue with his scheduled equal, with first and second-degree burns on his chest of drawers and neck that, according to a WWE spokesman, “ looked like a bad tan ”. [ 123 ] The Undertaker lost the style to Chris Jericho after interference from Shawn Michaels ; [ 124 ] Jericho has said on multiple occasions that the pyrotechnician responsible for the accident was immediately escorted from the arena and remedy of his employment with WWE, following a threat of violence from Calaway. [ 125 ] [ 126 ] Calaway himself explained that he had previously expressed concerns to the technician regarding the pyro arrangement, but was ignored. He feels he was saved from austere injury by applying water to his haircloth, and altering his overdress from a sleeveless to a sleeved crown, equitable minutes before the accident. [ 127 ] The Undertaker then accepted Michaels ‘ replay offer, after initially declining, at WrestleMania XXVI in a Streak vs. Career match, where Undertaker was victorious and Shawn Michaels was forced to retire. This match besides made both The Undertaker and Michaels the first men in WWE history to chief event WrestleMania in three different decades ( Undertaker main evented WrestleMania 13 and XXIV in 1997 and 2008 and Michaels chief evented WrestleMania XII and XIV in 1996 and 1998 and XX and 23 in 2004 and 2007 respectively ). After a foramen ( which included wrestling two matches on Raw ), he returned to SmackDown on May 28, defeating Rey Mysterio to qualify for a spot at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view to compete for the World Heavyweight style. [ 128 ] During the match, The Undertaker suffered a concussion, broken orbital bone and break nose ; he was visibly bleeding abundantly on camera by the end of the match. [ 129 ] To cover for the injury, Kane revealed that Undertaker had been found in a vegetal express ; [ 130 ] Mysterio took his place in the equal and won the World Heavyweight Championship. While attempting to learn which wrestler had attacked The Undertaker, Kane defeated Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Kane and Mysterio continued to clash as they accused one another of being the attacker behind the approach. [ 131 ] At SummerSlam, The Undertaker returned to confront Kane and Rey Mysterio, only to be attacked with a Tombstone Piledriver by Kane. With Kane revealed as his attacker, the two feuded for the next few months over the World Heavyweight Championship. After losing to Kane in a No Holds Barred match at Night of Champions, Paul Bearer returned as Undertaker ‘s director on the September 24 episode of SmackDown. [ 132 ] however, Bearer turned on him at Hell in a Cell to help Kane win once again in a Hell in a Cell match. The feud ended at Bragging Rights when The Nexus helped Kane defeat Undertaker in a Buried Alive pit. Undertaker needed surgery for a tear rotator handcuff, causing him to be written off. [ 133 ]

final years of The Streak ( 2011–2014 )

After the 2011 Royal Rumble, promotional videos began airing, showing The Undertaker embark and standing within a western -style erstwhile house on a showery desert. Each promo ended with the date 2–21–11 being “ burned into ” the sieve. On the February 21 episode of Raw, The Undertaker returned, but before he could speak, Triple H besides returned and confronted him. The two challenged each early to a match at WrestleMania XXVII, which was later made a No Holds Barred match and which The Undertaker won by meekness. however, he had to be carried off from the resound on a capstone. [ 134 ] Following WrestleMania XXVII in 2011, The Undertaker would take on a more half-time function within the company ; he would not have another peer on Raw or SmackDown until 2013 .
On the January 30, 2012, episode of Raw, The Undertaker returned after a nine-month suspension to confront Triple H. [ 135 ] On the February 13 sequence of Raw, Triple H refused The Undertaker ‘s challenge for a WrestleMania replay. [ 136 ] After The Undertaker accused Triple H of living in the tail of Shawn Michaels on the February 20 episode of Raw, Triple H accepted the challenge on the condition that it would be a Hell in a Cell match ; Michaels was late inserted as special guest referee in the match. At WrestleMania XXVIII, The Undertaker, while debuting his new expect, a mohawk, defeated Triple H to extend his Streak to 20–0. After the match, Undertaker and Michaels carried Triple H to the entrance stage, where the three embraced. [ 137 ] subsequently in 2012, The Undertaker appeared on the thousandth episode of Raw on July 23 to help Kane, who had been confronted by Jinder Mahal, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, Hunico, Camacho and Drew McIntyre. The Brothers of Destruction overcome and dominated the six early wrestlers. [ 138 ] [ 139 ] The Undertaker ‘s adjacent television appearance was on Old School Raw on March 4, 2013, where he opened the usher by performing his signature entrance. CM Punk, Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus fought in a black four-way catch to determine who would face him at WrestleMania 29, which Punk won. [ 140 ] After the real-life end of Paul Bearer on March 5, 2013, a storyline involving Punk regularly spiting The Undertaker through displays of flippancy and disrespect towards Bearer ‘s death began. [ 141 ] Punk interrupted The Undertaker ‘s ceremony to honor Bearer on Raw, stealing the trademark urn and subsequently using it to attack Kane, humiliate The Brothers of Destruction and mock Bearer. [ 142 ] [ 143 ] Undertaker defeated Punk at WrestleMania 29 to extend his Streak to 21–0 and then took back the urn. [ 144 ] The follow night on Raw, Undertaker came out to pay his respects to Bearer, but was interrupted by The Shield, who attempted to attack Undertaker before Kane and Daniel Bryan made the save. [ 145 ] Undertaker would wrestle his final Raw match ( his first since 2010 ) on the April 22 episode, teaming with Kane and Bryan against The Shield in a lose effort. [ 146 ] Four days late, he wrestled his final examination SmackDown match ( besides his first since 2010 ), defeating Shield member Dean Ambrose by meekness. Afterward, Undertaker was attacked by Ambrose and the remainder of The Shield, who performed a ternary powerbomb through the broadcast board on him. [ 147 ]
The Undertaker approaching the ring at WrestleMania XXX in 2014 On the February 24, 2014, episode of Raw, The Undertaker returned to confront Brock Lesnar and accepted his challenge for a pit at WrestleMania XXX. [ 148 ] After 25 minutes and three F-5 sulfur, Lesnar won the match at WrestleMania by pinfall, ending The Undertaker ‘s Streak in what was described as “ the most disgraceful solution in WWE history ”. [ 149 ] Following the couple, Undertaker was hospitalized with a dangerous concussion which he suffered in the first minutes of the match. [ 150 ] In a December 2014 interview, Vince McMahon confirmed that it was his concluding decision to have Lesnar end The Streak and that The Undertaker was initially shocked at the decisiveness. McMahon justified his decision that it would significantly enhance Lesnar ‘s formidability to set up the future WrestleMania consequence and that there were no other viable candidates to fill Lesnar ‘s function. [ 151 ]

late career ( 2015–2020 )

The Undertaker in the gang at WrestleMania 31 in 2015 In February 2015, Bray Wyatt began a series of cryptic promos which led to Fastlane, where Wyatt challenged Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 31, which Undertaker accepted. [ 152 ] [ 153 ] At WrestleMania on March 29, Undertaker defeated Wyatt after two Tombstone Piledrivers. [ 154 ] At Battleground in July, Undertaker made his return by attacking Brock Lesnar as Lesnar was on the verge of defeating Seth Rollins during his WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, which caused the match to end in a disqualification acquire for Lesnar. [ 155 ] The adjacent night on Raw, Undertaker explained his actions as revenge – not for Lesnar breaking The Streak, but preferably the ceaseless tease he allowed Paul Heyman to engage in. Later that night, after Undertaker and Lesnar brawled throughout the arena and had to be separated, a replay was scheduled for SummerSlam in August, where Undertaker controversially defeated Lesnar. Lesnar put Undertaker in a kimura lock and the timekeeper rang the bell after seeing The Undertaker purportedly indicating submission, but since the referee had not seen a submission and never stopped the match, the pit continued. The confusion allowed Undertaker to surprise Lesnar with a low blow and apply Hell’s Gate, in which Lesnar passed out. [ 156 ] At Hell in a Cell, The Undertaker was defeated by Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match after Lesnar hit him with a low blow and executed the one-third F-5 of the match. [ 157 ] While the crowd gave Undertaker an ovation after his loss to Lesnar, he was attacked and captured by The Wyatt Family ( Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman ), who carried him away from the ring. [ 158 ] After ambushing and capturing Kane the future night on Raw, Wyatt explained that he had claimed their souls and stole their demonic powers. [ 159 ] The Brothers of Destruction returned on the November 9 episode of Raw and attacked The Wyatt Family, setting up a tag team pit at Survivor Series, which honored Undertaker ‘s 25 years in WWE. [ 160 ] At Survivor Series on November 22, The Brothers of Destruction defeated Wyatt and Harper. [ 161 ] On the February 22, 2016, episode of Raw, Vince McMahon placed his son Shane McMahon, who returned to WWE for the first meter since 2009, in a Hell in a Cell equal at WrestleMania 32 against The mortician with the stipulation that if Shane won, he would gain restraint of Raw. [ 162 ] Vince late decided that should The Undertaker lose the match against Shane, it would be his final equal at WrestleMania. [ 163 ] After weeks of mind games and physical confrontations between the match, Undertaker defeated Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 32 on April 3. [ 164 ] The Undertaker made his return key on the 900th episode of SmackDown on November 15, issuing a threat to Team SmackDown if they failed to defeat Team Raw at the approaching Survivor Series pay-per-view. [ 165 ]
The Undertaker in April 2018 The Undertaker then appeared on the January 9, 2017, episode of Raw, where he announced his participation in the Royal Rumble match and said he was a complimentary agent. [ 166 ] The Undertaker appeared on the January 23 episode of Raw, confronting Brock Lesnar and Goldberg. [ 167 ] During the Royal Rumble on January 29, The Undertaker entered at number 29, eliminating Goldberg, The Miz, Baron Corbin and Sami Zayn, before being eliminated by the number 30 newcomer, Roman Reigns. [ 168 ] Undertaker returned on the March 6 sequence of Raw and performed a chokeslam on Reigns. [ 169 ] This led to a No Holds Barred catch between Undertaker and Reigns at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, [ 170 ] where mortician lost to Reigns after five spears in his fourth WrestleMania chief event. [ 171 ] After the match, Undertaker left his gloves, coating and hat in the kernel of the ring before lento making his exit. [ 172 ] Undertaker took separate in the Raw 25 Years episode of Raw on January 22, 2018, his first post-WrestleMania 33 appearance. [ 173 ] In the months anterior to WrestleMania 34, John Cena challenged The Undertaker to a equal. At WrestleMania in April, after Elias confronted Cena and was beaten down, Undertaker ‘s hat and coating appeared in the middle of the ring, where he had left them the previous class and were struck by lightning. The Undertaker then appeared and beat Cena in an impromptu three-minute squash match. [ 174 ] Three weeks belated, The Undertaker defeated Rusev at WWE ‘s Greatest Royal Rumble consequence in a casket equal. [ 175 ] At Super Show-Down in Australia on October 6, The Undertaker faced Triple H in a no disqualification match billed as the “ final time Ever ” ; they were accompanied by Kane and Shawn Michaels, respectively. The mortician lost the match after interference from Michaels. After the pit, the four men shook hands as a sign of the zodiac of obedience, however, Undertaker and Kane would attack them. [ 176 ] As a consequence, the duet reunited their respective tag teams – The Brothers of Destruction and D-Generation X – and faced each other at Crown Jewel on November 2, where The Undertaker and Kane lost. [ 177 ] On April 8, 2019, episode of Raw, the nox after WrestleMania 35 – the first WrestleMania in 19 years without his involvement – The Undertaker made his adjacent appearance, interrupting and attacking Elias during one of his musical performances. [ 178 ] The Undertaker made his render to the ring to face Goldberg at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia on June 7, defeating him in the independent event of the night in what was their first match against each other. [ 179 ] On the June 24, 2019, episode of Raw, during a disability match in which Roman Reigns was dominated by Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre, The Undertaker on the spur of the moment appeared and attacked McMahon and McIntyre. It was late announced that Undertaker and Reigns would face McMahon and McIntyre in a No Holds Barred tag team match at Extreme Rules. At Extreme Rules, Undertaker and Reigns won. [ 180 ] The Undertaker returned at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia on February 27, 2020, as a surprise substitution in a gauntlet equal. He entered the match last supplant Rey Mysterio and he then defeated A.J. Styles to win the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy. [ 181 ] On the March 2, 2020, episode of Raw, Styles taunted The Undertaker during a match with Aleister Black and at Elimination Chamber, Undertaker made another surprise appearance by attacking Styles during a replay with Black in a no disqualification match. [ 182 ] The following night on Raw, Styles challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 36. [ 183 ] Over the surveil weeks, Styles would continue to provoke The Undertaker, notably calling him by his real name, Mark Calaway, and bringing his wife Michelle McCool into the picture. In reply, The Undertaker would cut a promo where for the beginning time in years, he dropped the Deadman character, appearing in the leather jacket and bandanna of his “ American Bad Ass ” persona. At the event, the two contend in a seclude rural venue, in a cinematic narrative-heavy event, the match being called “ Boneyard match ”. Despite the aid of Gallows and Anderson, The Undertaker would bury Styles in an empty dangerous to win the match [ 184 ] and read the 25th WrestleMania victory of his career .

Retirement ( 2020–present )

On June 21, 2020, during the final sequence of the Undertaker: The Last Ride objective, The Undertaker retired from the industry ; [ 8 ] in a November interview he confirmed that he was “ formally retired ”. [ 9 ] many wrestlers and early public figures besides paid protection to him on their own social media pages. [ 185 ] Madison Square Garden, regarded as the most important venue in professional wrestle, besides paid tribute to him. [ 186 ] The Undertaker, wearing his trademark mortician impinge coat and fedora hat, made an appearance at the decision of the Survivor Series event on November 22, which commemorated thirty years since his WWE introduction, where he reiterated that his career was over, giving an emotional farewell speech which ended in distinctive Undertaker fashion : “ My time has come to let The Undertaker Rest in Peace. ” [ 187 ] [ 188 ] A ten-bell toast was besides given for The Undertaker character as he did his traditional kneel affectation, and a holographic picture of Paul Bearer, the Undertaker ‘s early coach, was projected in the gang. [ 189 ]

professional wrestle style and persona

The original Deadman character depicted him as a western mortician dressed in a trench coat, gray-striped tie and gray-ringed, black fedora hat with gray gloves and kick spats. He was portrayed as impervious to pain, something accomplished by Calaway not selling his opponents ‘ attacks. He was managed by Paul Bearer, who used an urn to give The Undertaker mysterious powers which helped energize him. [ 190 ] During his early career, he used the rendition of the Funeral march by Frédéric Chopin as his entrance theme. [ 191 ] WWF composer Jim Johnson changed the Chopin march to create a new root, the Graveyard Symphony. [ 192 ] According to Johnston, the funeral-esque music helped project “ calamity and gloominess and all these different elements that touch on the cryptic second narrative of The Undertaker ’ s character ”. [ 193 ] He has had many nicknames in his wrestling career such as “ The Phenom ”, “ The Deadman ”, “ The Lord of Darkness ”, “ big evil ”, and “ Booger Red ”. [ 194 ] At WrestleMania 36 in 2020, he presented a new fictional character dubbed “ The Unholy Trinity ”, a mix of the supernatural, the american Bad Ass characters, and the real-life person. [ 195 ] When he made his return key in 2000, he abandoned the former quality, and rather took on a biker identity, riding to the ring on a motorcycle and wear sunglasses and bandanas to the ring. [ 196 ] His capture music was replaced with democratic rock songs of the time, initially Kid Rock ‘s “ American Bad Ass “ ( from which the name of The Undertaker ‘s new device originated ), and finally Limp Bizkit ‘s “ Rollin ‘ ( Air Raid Vehicle ) “. [ 197 ] According to Bruce Prichard, Calaway asked for the change since he wanted to be “ the biker, he wanted to be the ridicule that he is in casual life ”. [ 198 ] During matches, he would pay court to Don Jardine, by performing a move called “ Old School ”, a move in which he walks along the lead lasso to deliver a falling chop across the branch of his opponent. [ 199 ] For the majority of his career as The Undertaker, Calaway was very hermetic about his personal liveliness, alone being presented in character in order to maintain the mystique of the catch. [ 200 ] however, during the final years of his career, he allowed himself to be seen out of fictional character, giving interviews as Mark Calaway and filming a documentary called The Last Ride. [ 201 ] [ 202 ]

bequest and reception

The Undertaker has been named one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. [ 203 ] The Undertaker was voted the greatest WWE wrestler ever in a 2013 Digital Spy poll. [ 204 ] In naming him the second greatest wrestler ever, IGN described The Undertaker as, “ one of the most respect wrestlers, and characters, in the business ; treated with actual reverence. Like a cherished, invaluable artifact ”. [ 205 ] Luis Paez-Pumar of Complex wrote that The Undertaker character is “ easily the best device in the history of master wrestle ”. [ 206 ] Luke Winkie of Sports Illustrated listed The Undertaker as the fifth greatest wrestler of all time. [ 207 ] His back-to-back matches with Shawn Michaels at WrestleManias XXV and XXVI were met with critical acclaim, with both matches winning the Pro Wrestling Illustrated and Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards for Match of the year in 2009 and 2010 respectively. [ 208 ] [ 209 ] Wrestler Big Show named The Undertaker as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, [ 210 ] while Mark Henry and WWE chair Vince McMahon have called him their favorite. [ 211 ] [ 212 ] WWE Hall of Famer and former company executive, Jim Ross, said : “ Without question, The Undertaker is the greatest big serviceman in the history of wrestle … There is no greater WWE star ever than The Undertaker ”. [ 213 ] Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition recognized Undertaker as having the most back-to-back victories at WrestleMania in 2016. [ 214 ] In November 2015, Telegraph journalist Tom Fordy called The Undertaker “ the worldly concern ‘s greatest sport ”. [ 215 ] Undertaker ‘s character has been praised as one of the best in professional wrestle. He received the Wrestling Observer Newsletter’ mho Best Gimmick award from 1990 to 1994. Tim Friorvant of ESPN named The Undertaker “ a character that has been a cornerstone of the WWE for more than three decades ”. [ 216 ] Shawn Valentino of Pro Wrestling Torch said “ The Undertaker may have been the greatest character in the history of professional wrestle ”. [ 217 ] A 12-minute match between The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin drew a 9.5 military rank on June 28, 1999. It stands as the highest-rated segment in Raw history. [ 218 ]

reaction to belated career

The Undertaker walks off from the ring after The Streak was broken at WrestleMania XXX, April 2014 In contrary to the high praise he received during his early career, Undertaker has been criticized for continuing to wrestle after his first defeat at WrestleMania. Calaway would submit that, after suffering a austere concussion in his match against Lesnar, he lost his assurance. [ 219 ] At WrestleMania 33, after his irregular kill against Roman Reigns, Luis Paez-Pumar of Rolling Stone said that The Undertaker “ should have retired when The Streak was broken ”, but “ lived on to pass the rub on to Reigns in the baggy, saddest manner potential ”. [ 220 ] The Undertaker himself said he was disappointed by his performance against Reigns. [ 221 ] After his match against John Cena at WrestleMania 34, IGN posted an article titled “ Undertaker ‘s rejoinder was amazing, but nowadays he needs to retire ”. [ 222 ] After his match at Crown Jewel in November 2018, Pro Wrestling Torch ‘s Wade Keller wrote that Undertaker looked “ brittle ” [ 223 ] and Jason Powell of Pro Wrestling Dot Net said “ they [ Undertaker, Kane, Michaels and Triple H ] need to accept their limitations, stop pretending they belong in independent events, and stop acting like being in these main events is n’t stealing the limelight ”. [ 224 ] His subsequent match with Goldberg at Super ShowDown in June 2019 was besides wide pilloried, with Bryan Rose of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter calling it “ sad more than anything ”. [ 225 ] In reviewing the show, Dave Meltzer of the lapp issue wrote that Goldberg “ has juice left, while Undertaker does n’t ”. [ 226 ] The Undertaker himself called the equal “ a disaster ” in 2020. [ 227 ] Despite this criticism, two of Undertaker ‘s late matches, teaming with Roman Reigns against Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon at Extreme Rules 2019, equally well as his cinematic Boneyard match with AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 were both widely praised, with many fans and critics alike citing both matches as his best performances in holocene years. The early would be ranked # 25 on WWE.com ‘s 25 best matches of 2019, and the latter was ranked # 1 on WWE.com ‘s 25 best matches of 2020. The Boneyard match would besides win WWE ‘s Half-Year Award for best cinematic match, arsenic well as winning the Slammy Award for 2020 ‘s Match of the Year. [ 228 ] [ 229 ] [ 9 ] [ 230 ] [ 231 ]

personal life

Calaway was married to his beginning wife Jodi Lynn between 1989 and 1999 ; they had a son, Gunner Vincent Calaway, born in 1993. [ 232 ] Calaway married his irregular wife, Sara Frank, in 2000. [ 232 ] In 2001, she made telecast appearances with the WWE ( then known as the WWF ) as character of a feud between Calaway and Diamond Dallas Page, in which she was acknowledged as Calaway ‘s wife. They had two daughters together, Chasey and Gracie Calaway, before divorcing in 2007. [ 232 ] In 2010, he married former wrestler Michelle McCool. [ 233 ] Their first child together, a daughter named Kaia Faith Calaway, was born in 2012. [ 232 ] In the 1990s, Calaway started a “ posse ” called the Bone Street Krew that consisted of companion wrestlers Yokozuna, Savio Vega, Charles Wright, The Godwinns, and Rikishi. Each member had the initials “ BSK ” tattoo onto themselves, with Undertaker ‘s being prominently shown across his abdomen. [ 234 ] Calaway invests in real estate of the realm with his business spouse, Scott Everhart. The two finished construction on a $ 2.7 million build in Loveland, Colorado, called “ The Calahart ” ( a blend of their last names ), in 2007. [ 235 ] A frump lover, Calaway and his ex-wife Sara established The Zeus Compton Calaway Save the Animals Fund at the Texas A & M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences to help pay for lifesaving treatments for large-breed dogs. [ 5 ] [ 236 ] Calaway is a fan of box and shuffle warlike arts. He has practiced brazilian jiu-jitsu and earned a black knock in 2011. [ 237 ] His striking gloves and Hell’s Gate submission ( a modified gogoplata ) were besides inspired by shuffle martial arts. [ citation needed ] He has made respective donations to politically button-down causes and Republican candidates, [ 238 ] [ failed verification ] and has worn clothing stating his opposition to the US home anthem protests. [ 239 ]

other media

Calaway made his film debut as Hutch in the 1991 film Suburban Commando. [ 240 ] He had guest roles on Poltergeist: The Legacy and Celebrity Deathmatch. In 2002, Calaway appeared out of character on the canadian sports show Off the Record with Michael Landsberg .

WWE-related media

Calaway ‘s WWE character has been included in numerous WWE video games, beginning with WWF Super WrestleMania ( 1992 ). [ 241 ] A particular Undertaker-themed translation of WWE 2K14 was released in 2013. [ 242 ] Undertaker has besides made the most appearances out of any wrestler, having appeared in every bet on in the franchise .

Video games

Filmography

film

television receiver

Championships and accomplishments

early awards and honors

WrestleMania phonograph record

Notes

References

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