Angle pinned The Undertaker due to interference by Austin. (1999-2016) The Undertaker then appeared and beat Cena in an impromptu three-minute squash match. [240] After ambushing and capturing Kane the next night on Raw, Wyatt explained that he had claimed their souls and stole their demonic powers. Without Fans. [135] Introduced was a more dramatic, theatrical and supernatural Deadman than in years past, his presence, mannerisms, and entrances significantly elaborated on as well, such as with more intensity, special effects and rising and falling flames. Since his retirement, The Undertaker has barely made any sort of cameo appearances on WWE TV and it remains quite unlikely that The Deadman will wrestle once again. [212], At SummerSlam, The Undertaker returned to confront Kane and Rey Mysterio, only to be attacked with a Tombstone Piledriver by Kane. [292] During the vast majority of his wrestling career as the Deadman, The Undertaker used an extended remix of Frdric Chopin's Funeral March as his theme music. It was in the middle of all this stuff going on, WrestleMania you know, when everything is perfect it's hectic and stressful but now I have to call all my brothers and let them know and then call my mother," said The Undertaker. Among the many ways this was showcased was The Undertaker's maneuver of raising up from a taken down supine position into a high Fowler's position, dubbed "the sit-up" (often accompanied by his sharp hissing sound). He has two daughters from his second marriage. They have two daughters together, Chasey and Gracie Calaway, but ended up divorcing in 2007. Initially Calaway thought that his brother was in the hospital, but then he found out that his brother had already passed away. General Manager Theodore "Teddy" Long scheduled Muhammad Hassan in a match against The Undertaker at The Great American Bash, and placed Daivari in a match that night against Undertaker: Undertaker quickly defeated Daivari. The two faced off in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania XV, which Undertaker won. Taker - real name Mark Calaway - said after visiting the site of the Boneyard match the day before filming started, he received a call from his niece while driving back to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Mark Calaway brother: For years on end, WWE fans believed that Undertaker (Mark Calaway) and Kane (Glenn Jacobs) were actual half-brothers. Despite the assistance of Gallows and Anderson, The Undertaker buried Styles in the grave to win this bout and ride off on motorcycle into the sunset,[267] scoring his 25th WrestleMania victory to complete his professional wrestling career. [79] After Bearer's betrayal, The Undertaker grew more aggressive, resolving his feud against Goldust (Mankind's comrade in tormenting The Undertaker) at In Your House 10: Mind Games. [96] At WrestleMania XIV in their first match, The Undertaker defeated Kane. [232] In 2014, The Undertaker was also offered to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, but he declined the offer, feeling it wasn't time yet. [63] The Undertaker's next rivalry initiated at Survivor Series with Yokozuna when a clash between the two lost control, causing them to be counted out in an elimination tag match. [215] Following WrestleMania XXVII in 2011, The Undertaker would take on a more part-time role within the company; he would not have another match on Raw or SmackDown until 2013. This followed with Bearer allowing Mankind to take hold of the urn, thus winning this match. Thus, a severely violent storyline with The Undertaker followed, one revolving around repeated intentional chair shots by Michaels on The Undertaker, Michaels taunting The Undertaker throughout. [340] Luke Winkie of Sports Illustrated listed The Undertaker as the fifth greatest wrestler of all time. [77] The Undertaker returned a couple months later at Survivor Series, in which he single-handedly eliminated an entire team of wrestlers led by King Mabel, The Undertaker leading his own team to victory. Shortly before SummerSlam and after much speculation, The Undertaker finally disclosed that he and his half-brother were working together. His actions led to the return of the real Undertaker at SummerSlam, defeating the impostor and appearing as a reincarnation of his Deadman gimmick, one of a more shadowy, mysterious and secret presence. [74] At WrestleMania XI, The Undertaker made short work of Bundy in a singles match. [358] His subsequent match with Goldberg at Super ShowDown in June 2019 was also widely pilloried, with Bryan Rose of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter calling it "sad more than anything". In the process of being assaulted, Bearer was deprived of his urn by the Corporation. [274] In the weeks following the announcement, media outlets observed that many WWE fans had advocated for the idea of a one-man show Hall of Fame dedicated to The Undertaker alone, reasoning that his legend status in the company would warrant such an honor. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.116117), PWI Staff. [159][160], The Undertaker's next 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. [381] The Undertaker is also the most featured wrestler in WWF/E's video game collection, having been presented on every game in the franchise: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [319] His American Badass catch phrases, such as threats of I'll make you famous or references to the wrestling ring as his yard, became popular during this era. Returning assistant-General Manager Theodore Long declared a triple threat match for the title between the three men at Armageddon, which Edge won after interference from The Major Brothers. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.115116), PWI Staff. Also Read l Undertaker real name:Rock puts Undertaker in his wrestling Mount Rushmore. After the match, The Undertaker chokeslammed Edge from the top of a ladder and through the ring canvas. [106] The Ministry eventually merged with Shane McMahon's Corporation alliance to form The Corporate Ministry. The Undertaker has four elder brothers, named David, Michael, Paul and Timothy. [355] After his match against John Cena at WrestleMania 34, IGN posted an article titled "Undertaker's return was awesome, but now he needs to retire". [104], Thereafter, The Undertaker kidnapped Stephanie McMahon, forcing Mr. McMahon to enter into a reluctant alliance with his longtime nemesis Stone Cold Steve Austin. All the siblings lived a happy life. In 2000, Calaway expanded on The Undertaker, fleshing out the gimmick with a human side, biker identity, dubbed "The American Badass". [298], The earliest of The Undertaker's Deadman incarnations (nicknamed in external media as "The Old West Mortician" to distinguish from his other Deadman incarnations[44]) depicted him as a menacing derivative of the Wild West undertakers in television westerns. There is no greater WWE star ever than The Undertaker". Calaway was rebranded as "The Undertaker" once joining the WWF. [94] The Undertaker's final encounter with Michaels during this chapter of his career was in a casket match for the WWF Championship at the Royal Rumble. He graduated in 1983 and began studying on a basketball scholarship at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. [380] A special Undertaker-themed version of WWE 2K14 was released in 2013. [146] Undertaker defeated Hassan at The Great American Bash to become the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. [292][293][294] Portrayed as miraculously resilient to destruction,[295] The Undertaker yielded numerous resurrections,[14] which sometimes gave way to reincarnations of his Deadman gimmick. Structural Info Trademarks Salary Quotes Facts Pictures Filmography Awards Known for movies WWE Smackdown! He married Diane Clark in May of 1998 in Bastrop, Texas. [300] Playing a key role, Bearer used an urn to transmit mysterious powers to The Undertaker that had supernatural healing effects on him during combat. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.106), 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [217] After The Undertaker accused Triple H of living in the shadow of Shawn Michaels on the February 20 edition of Raw, Triple H accepted the challenge on the condition that it would be a Hell in a Cell match; Michaels was later inserted as special guest referee in the match. Timothy "Tim-Tool Man" Calaway, 63, of Bastrop passed away on March 24, 2020. [49], The Undertaker made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania VII on March 24, 1991, quickly defeating "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. [87] In the duo's final feud in late 2009 through 2010, Kane emerged victorious in all of their matches. Punk went on to win the match with his anaconda vise when referee Scott Armstrong called for the bell, despite Undertaker never submittinga recreation of the Montreal Screwjob, which took place in the same venue in 1997. However, fans may not know that The Phenom has siblings of his own. [139] At The Great American Bash, Undertaker fought a handicap match against The Dudley Boyz, with the stipulation that if he did not lay down and purposely lose, Heyman would bury Paul Bearer in cement. He lived with David, Paul, Michael, and Timothy Calaway in the same house. [42] Despite Calaway's perplexed, pessimistic feelings about McMahon's gimmick idea, he was readily accepting of the role, feeling anything better than the laughingstock gimmicks of that time, such as The Gobbledy Gooker. [219][220], The Undertaker's next television appearance was on Old School Raw on March 4, 2013, where he opened the show by performing his signature entrance. Also Read l Undertaker farewell: John Cena leads the tribute list as stars celebrate Phenom's career, Also Read l Undertaker career:Calaway bids goodbye with a heartfelt speech at Survivor Series. He has three siblings. In this manner, he expressed his desires to take over the World Wrestling Federation, displacing its owner, Mr. McMahon. [79], After being buried alive and a following month-long hiatus, The Undertaker returned at the Survivor Series again pitting him against Mankind, but with a unique stipulation: Hanging 6.1m (20ft) above the ring would be Paul Bearer, enclosed in a steel cage. The Undertaker won the match after chokeslamming Mankind into the open grave and subsequently shoveling enough dirt on him so that he was covered. Under the character's alter ego, he is a semifictional smack-talking, redneck biker, thoroughly absent of his fully fictional Deadman zombie-like traits and wizardry. [278] Reacting to the heavily publicized announcement from McMahon, The Undertaker issued a Twitter response later on that same day, which read: After over 30 years of long roads traveled, countless hours of TV, and one hell of a ride together couldnt think of anyone better to put me in the #WWEHOF than @VinceMcMahon. And if The Undertaker were to win the match, he would be rewarded the opportunity to assault Bearer however he pleased. Quotes By The Undertaker Wrestlers. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,[11] Calaway spent the vast majority of his career wrestling for WWF/E, and is best known for his critically acclaimed "Deadman" Undertaker gimmick, for which he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022.[12]. This Undertaker, however, played by Brian Lee (one of Calaway's real-life best friends)[68] was an impostor Undertaker (dubbed "The Underfaker" by fans)[69] rejuvenated by Dibiase's money rather than Bearer's urn. [80] At that month's In Your House: Rage in the Cage, while Diesel was facing Hart in a steel cage match for the WWF Championship, The Undertaker delivered a surprise attack, emerging from a hole he had ripped through the ring canvas and dragging Diesel with him down under amid a cloud of smoke, allowing Hart the victory. Timothy Calaway David CalawayPaul CalawayMichael Calaway The Undertaker/Brothers It was later announced that Undertaker and Reigns would face McMahon and McIntyre in a No Holds Barred tag team match at Extreme Rules. Tim loved the. However, The Undertaker has made several appearances for WWE's The Bump and has been part of several interesting interviews. Undertaker is a famous wrestler in the United States of America. [122], After The Alliance was defeated, The Undertaker turned heel by inducting commentator Jim Ross into the Mr. McMahon: Kiss My Ass Club, which involved The Undertaker pressing the lips of Ross against McMahon's exposed buttocks. [62] He faced Gonzlez at WrestleMania IX, which is notable as The Undertaker's only disqualification win at WrestleMania after the use of chloroform. Afterward, Undertaker was attacked by Ambrose and the rest of The Shield, who performed a triple powerbomb through the broadcast table on him. However, he had to be carried away from the ring on a stretcher. [79] Among them, Mankind cost The Undertaker the WWF Intercontinental Championship by interfering in his casket match against Goldust at In Your House 8: Beware of Dog. Moreover, all of the siblings had a good childhood. [87], In spite of Bearer projecting himself as a constant source of mental distress to The Undertaker during his Championship title reign, The Undertaker managed to secure successful title defenses against Stone Cold Steve Austin (A Cold Day In Hell: In Your House),[89] Faarooq (King of the Ring)[90] and Vader (Canadian Stampede: In Your House, revisiting and settling their Royal Rumble feud from earlier on in the year),[91] respectively. 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"[25], In 1988, Calaway joined the Continental Wrestling Association, wrestling under several gimmicks. He spent six years as a radio DJ. [54][49] This culminated in a final stage of Roberts's training in which Roberts proved to be stringing Warrior along the entire time by assisting The Undertaker in an ambush. [133] Accompanied by Paul Bearer at WrestleMania XX, The Undertaker resurrected his Deadman identity, defeating Kane in a singles match. He also featured on the final episode of Undertaker: The Last Ridewhere Mark Calaway can be seen reminiscing about his late brother. Along with Eddie Guerrero and Booker T, he challenged JBL to a championship rematch at Armageddon in a fatal four-way match, in which The Undertaker was unsuccessful, again due to Heidenreich's interference. Escalating as things progressed, blood flowed from both wrestlers as they attacked each other with steel steps, chairs, the cell wall, etc. brand (where he remained until the first brand extension ended in 2011), alongside former Raw talent Brock Lesnar, Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero. Even though The Undertaker won this match, interference from The Executioner enabled Bearer to escape Undertaker's clutches. [128] Flair eventually accepted the match after The Undertaker threatened to inflict the same punishment on Flair's daughter. Other than his music being played, The Undertaker was not reported to have any association with the affair.[377][378]. [265] Over the following weeks that led up to WrestleMania, a resentful Styles made unprecedented efforts to expose The Undertaker, going so far as departing from bashing his Deadman gimmick, instead taking to a metafiction form of bashing Calaway himself. [87] In what became a fickle sibling relationship with Bearer (later revealed to be Kane's father) only adding to the pendulum and complexities, The Undertaker and Kane went back and forth from one extreme to the other, feuding barbarically at points and yet teaming as the Brothers of Destruction at other points. At Elimination Chamber while Styles was facing Black in a rematch with a no-disqualification stipulation, The Undertaker made yet another surprise appearance thwarting his efforts, interfering in the match with an attack on Styles. [47], Calaway's official televised debut was the Survivor Series event in which he was presented as the heel mystery partner of Ted DiBiase's "Million Dollar Team". "Undertaker admits to setting Kane on fire". [123] In transitioning his "American Badass" biker identity into a heel, The Undertaker eventually cut his long hair short and went by the nickname "Big Evil". Calaway made his film debut as Hutch in the 1991 film Suburban Commando. [244] Vince later decided that should The Undertaker lose the match against Shane, it would be his final match at WrestleMania. Undertaker next won the title at WrestleMania 13 (1997) from Sycho Sid. [8] Later on that November, he confirmed that he was "officially retired" in an interview. [128] A no-disqualification stipulation was added to the match and The Undertaker defeated Flair at WrestleMania. [361], Despite the media criticism, two of The Undertaker's later matchesteaming with Roman Reigns against Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon at Extreme Rules 2019, as well as his cinematic Boneyard match against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36were both widely praised, with many fans and critics alike citing both matches as his best performances in recent years. He signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1989 for a brief stint, and then he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, turned WWE) in 1990. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? [126] The two faced off at No Way Out, where The Undertaker lost due to interference from Ric Flair. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [81] With Mankind insatiably continuing to cost The Undertaker matches even following their King of the Ring encounter, The Undertaker began firing back with rage and the feud spiraled out of control: the two routinely interrupted other matches already in progress, battling each other at random intervals outside of having arranged matchestheir chaos also spilling into audiences, arena backstage communal areas, and arena boiler rooms, all of this unprecedented at the time. 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This match also made both The Undertaker and Michaels the first men in WWE history to main event WrestleMania in three different decades (Undertaker main evented WrestleMania 13 and XXIV in 1997 and 2008 and Michaels main evented WrestleMania XII and XIV in 1996 and 1998 and XX and 23 in 2004 and 2007, respectively). [152] In a rematch with Angle (similarly described as underrated and among The Undertaker's top matches that utilized the wrestling styles of their previous encounter on the March 3 edition of SmackDown!) Though Ware also shared that he always admired Mark Calaway and perceived him as a great performer). The storyline intensified as the two tried to get into the head of one another with dark mind game tactics and use of caskets, leading to a handicap casket match at No Mercy, in which The Undertaker lost to Randy and his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton. Despite this revelation, The Undertaker told Kane before his SummerSlam bout that he did not want him interfering, even sending Kane away during the match itself when he appeared. Is Blessed With Three Half Siblings. [39][43][40] Kane the Undertaker was characterized as a menacing derivative of the Wild West undertakers depicted in television westerns. In this appearance, The Undertaker signaled for a title shot by using his supernatural powers to collapse the wrestling ring that Angle stood in as a means to spook him. [251] This led to a No Holds Barred match between Undertaker and Reigns at WrestleMania 33,[252] in which Undertaker lost to Reigns after five spears in his fourth WrestleMania main event. The second best result is Timothy E Calaway age 70s in San Diego, CA in the Rolando Park . [283][284] Often, these alarmist tactics were morbid and applied the use of props that reflected demise as the consequence of a wrestling match against him: caskets (sometimes personalizing casket designs to represent his opponents),[285][65] body bags,[286] corpse-like effigies,[284] cemeteries,[286] hearses. Topping that off, Mankind introduced multitudes of thumbtacks scattered across the ring canvas but was back body dropped on them, and subsequently chokeslammed onto them before The Undertaker won the match with his Tombstone Piledriver. [95] Kane challenged Undertaker to a rematchKane's specialty and first ever Inferno matchthat occurred one month later at Unforgiven: In Your House. Triple H (No Holds Barred Match)", "The Undertaker returned with his sights set on Triple H", "WWE Raw SuperShow results: Has Cena embraced the hate? The name Timothy Calaway has over 8 birth records, 2 death records, 2 criminal/court records, 26 address records, 5 phone records & more. Rather, the expectation was for fans to just go with it. Jeff Hardy (New World Heavyweight Champion)", "Lots of wrestlers per match but no title changes at Survivor Series", "The Undertaker Burned During Accident at Elimination Chamber", "Batista, Jericho and Michaels capitalize on Elimination Chamber opportunities", "Inside Pulse Wrestling | Undertaker Injured, WWE Fatal 4 Way Main Event In Jeopardy", "WWE Money in the Bank 2010 Results: New Champion Cashes In", "WWE News: Health updates on The Undertaker and C.M. ", "WWE Chief Vince McMahon Is Still Making Gains", "Why the Undertaker is the world's greatest sportsman", "New Undertaker graphic novel set to dig deeper into career of one of WWE's biggest icons", "MAGIC, MEMORIES AND MANIA: Top 10 Undertaker Matches from Mankind to Punk to Michaels to Triple H, which finished first? Her uncles are David Calaway, Timothy Calaway, Paul Calaway, and Michael Calaway. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.113114), 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan to win his first WWF Championship at Survivor Series with the help of Ric Flair and thus became the youngest WWF Champion in history to that point, 26 years of agethis record was later broken by Yokozuna in April 1993 at WrestleMania IX. [87] (Note that the younger brother, Kane, was not revealed to be The Undertaker's half-brother until the following year, April 1998, when Bearer disclosed to the world that he is Kane's father, The Undertaker's mother having had an affair with him. [175], At the 2008 Royal Rumble, The Undertaker competed in the Royal Rumble match itself, entering at number 1, but eliminated by Shawn Michaels after lasting for most of the bout.
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