Best known as "The Undertaker" from World Wrestling Entertainment. Kama followed this up with a series of malicious acts, including destroying the stolen urn and recycling it into bling. For The Undertaker's final encounter, a Boneyard Match at WrestleMania 36 in 2020, he introduced a three-dimensional identity that brought all of his identities into one, dubbed "The Unholy Trinity:" a mix of his Deadman identity, American Badass identity, and his natural and genuine identity as Mark Calaway. [128] A no-disqualification stipulation was added to the match and The Undertaker defeated Flair at WrestleMania. [354] The Undertaker himself said he was disappointed by his performance against Reigns. [73] Unable to rely on much as far as interference this time around (only Irwin R. Schyster able to get in a brief ambush) due to Norris averting the attempts of several heel wrestlers, Yokozuna was defeated by The Undertaker and sealed in the casket. [117], When The Undertaker returned near the end of the iron man match 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 created for a face turn after having left things off as a heel before his hiatus. [130] The Undertaker returned at the Royal Rumble in January 2003. In the segment, Hassan reiterated that he was an Arab American and that the American people automatically and unfairly assumed that he was a terrorist. Also prior to his Survivor Series appearance, Kane the Undertaker had a match on November 20 against Rick Sampson, which later aired on the December 9, 1990, edition of WWF Wrestling Challenge. It stands as the highest-rated segment in Raw history. The Undertaker promised to make someone famous and did so when he performed a chokeslam on Rikishi from the roof of the cell into hay-filled cargo bed of a truck. [366] They also have a younger son adopted named Kolt. [223][224] Undertaker defeated Punk at WrestleMania 29 to extend his Streak to 210 and then took back the urn. Their renewed feud by this point was two-dimensional, in part focusing on the wonder of The Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania Streak in relation to, however, the fact that he had never before defeated Michaels in a singles match, only vice versa. Big Show (Casket Match)", "2009 WWE No Way Out: Voices and Chambers", "WrestleMania 25: The Most Disappointing WrestleMania of All Time", "WrestleMania Classics: What Made Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker so Great", "Shawn Michaels' 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania Entrance", "CM Punk def. At Extreme Rules, Undertaker and Reigns won. Mary Joan . [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". [314] The character's godlike powers were routinely put on display in these moments, triggering lights back to the arena either gradually or suddenly dependent on his either slowly or abruptly raised arms. [374] In February 2021, Calaway shared that he would endorse Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson if he were to ever run for president, expressing that he felt Johnson could be the great "uniter" and ease the United States political divide.[375]. The song that was played, entitled "The Graveyard Symphony", incorporates funeral bell tolls and was created by WWE composer Jim Johnston as an embellished remix of Frdric Chopin's "Funeral March". [186] At Cyber Sunday, The Undertaker defeated Big Show in a Last Man Standing match after choking him out with Hell's Gate. Under the control of Paul Bearer, Kane stormed the arena, ripped off the cell door, and laid out a nonplussed Undertaker with his own trademarked finisher, The Tombstone Piledriver, allowing Michaels to pin him for the victory. [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. In addition, she has two half-siblings, named: Kaia Faith Calaway, a younger sister, and Gunner Vincent Calaway, an older brother. [162] As part of the storyline, Kennedy defeated The Undertaker in a First Blood match at Survivor Series after interference from MVP,[161] but finally defeated Kennedy in a Last Ride match at Armageddon. [178] In a WrestleMania rematch, The Undertaker defeated Edge once again at Backlash to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. In the last episode of Undertaker: The Last Ride, The Undertaker bid goodbye to the world of pro wrestling and retired from the industry at Survivor Series 2020, saying: "My time has come to let The Undertaker rest in peace.". "Wrestling's historical cards", p. 9294. [49] (In 2018, Koko B. Ware shared that directly following this match that night, he confronted The Undertaker with serious objections to what he felt was a botched Tombstone. "I asked her, I said what hospital did they send him to and she said 'No uncle Mark he's gone, he didn't make it'. 2. Kaia Calaway, who have celebrated her 9th birthday in 2022, is the only child of the former wrestlers, Michelle Leigh and McCool. [70] Represented now by cool colors, The Undertaker replaced details of his wrestling gear that were previously colored gray with purple, and effected scenes with blue/purple semidarkness. He is the son of his late father Frank Calaway. [57] However, due to the controversial endings of the two title matches between The Undertaker and Hogan, the title was vacated from Hogan the next night by Tunney. [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. [85] As the storyline progressed through Bearer having Kane mow down much of the WWF roster, Kane repeatedly challenged The Undertaker, going to lengths of tormenting and humiliating him. [49], In February 1991, Brother Love delegated his short-lived management role of The Undertaker over to Paul Bearer (real-life funeral director), Love communicating the need for someone who better aligned with The Undertaker's "deadman" themes. [376] He had guest roles on Poltergeist: The Legacy and Celebrity Deathmatch. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.130), Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Undertaker's only disqualification win at WrestleMania, they faced each other in a Hell in a Cell match, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. [81] As a result of the interference and repeated ambushes from Mankind on The Undertaker throughout the ensuing weeks, The Undertaker and Mankind competed in their very first on-screen bout at the 1996 King of the Ring, a heated encounter in which The Undertaker presented as uncharacteristically intense. However, The Undertaker consistently refused to fight his half-brother, claiming he had made a vow to his parents never to do harm to his own "flesh and blood". In 2010, he married the wrestler Michelle McCool. [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. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. The Street Profits, Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn in champion vs. champion matches, Team Raw vs. would not surface until his first reincarnation into what was his rebirthed Deadman variation, lasting from SummerSlam 94' (resurrection from a death angle with Yokozuna) through Buried Alive: In Your House (The Undertaker buried alive by Mankind and numerous other WWF heel wrestlers). [230] Following the match, Undertaker was hospitalized with a severe concussion which he suffered in the first minutes of the match. 21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 23:47. [320], While explained off-screen for the above reason years later, Calaway's sudden appearance as American Badass Undertaker after hiatus in which he left off as Deadman Undertaker was never explained within WWE storylines or the WWE's fictional universe. [234][235] At WrestleMania, Undertaker defeated Wyatt after two Tombstone Piledrivers. The best result we found for your search is Tim A Calaway age 40s in Brillion, WI. [51] During his early years, The Undertaker took to a post-match ritual of placing his defeated opponents (almost always jobbers) in a body bag and carrying them backstage. Just over three weeks had passed when Lawler became the first man to pin him, giving it back to him. [156] Khali was then challenged by The Undertaker to a Last Man Standing Match for SummerSlam after interfering in The Undertaker's match with then World Heavyweight Champion King Booker. [254], Undertaker took part in the Raw 25 Years edition of Raw on January 22, 2018, his first post-WrestleMania 33 appearance. Developing a comedy horror smart mouth during this time, elements of The Undertaker's trash-talking biker identity (that he would eventually introduce in 2000) began peeping out during this phase of his career. [335] However, during the last few years of his wrestling career, he allowed himself to be seen out of character, giving interviews as Mark Calaway and filming a documentary called The Last Ride. [70] Many details that would become associated with The Undertaker for the remainder of his career were produced during this rebirth incarnation, such as the addition of sleeve tattoos and Godlike supernatural elements (thunder, lightning and windy weather-like effects used to indicate The Undertaker's presence and wrath). [280] As his induction, Calaway made a 137-minute speech that opened with a 10-minute, emotional standing ovation from the live audience, bringing Calaway to tears. Taker wrestled AJ Styles in a Boneyard match at Mania - which took eight hours to film. However, in real life, Glenn Jacobs aka Kane and Mark Calaway aka The Undertaker are not related by blood. Gunner completed his University education at Full Sail University with a degree in video game art. He married Diane Clark in May of 1998 in Bastrop, Texas. Tim loved the. [109][110], To compensate for his lack of physical activity, Undertaker became increasingly overbearing and vocal, often mouthing off with a weirdness and making sinisterly smart-aleck remarks in promos and on commentary. On the January 30, 2012, edition of Raw, The Undertaker returned after a nine-month hiatus to confront Triple H.[216] On the February 13 edition of Raw, Triple H refused The Undertaker's challenge for a WrestleMania rematch. That was the mindset behind the gong. [196] At Breaking Point, The Undertaker faced Punk in a submission match. The Undertaker won the match by striking Khali with steel stairs and finishing him with a chokeslam. The Undertaker's wrestling performance and move set were carried out with significant amounts of character-driven physical theatre and kinesics. Rather, the expectation was for fans to just go with it. FAQs Is the famous wrestler Kane is The Undertaker's real brother? [30][31] PWInsider's Mike Johnson stated, "Undertaker using some of Jardine's style eventually morphed into this story that he was trained by Jardine. . "I was like oh wow, OK, erm what hospital did they send him to? "[75] During The Undertaker's WrestleMania encounter, DiBiase issued him with yet another antagonist in "The Supreme Fighting Machine" Kama, who had stolen the briefly recaptured urn from Bearer during the match. [129] On the July 1 edition of Raw, The Undertaker turned face once again after defeating Jeff Hardy in a ladder match to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship and raising Hardy's hand as a show of respect. [161] On the November 3 edition of SmackDown!, The Undertaker reunited with Kane to reform the Brothers of Destruction for the first time in five years, defeating reluctant opposition in the form of Mr. Kennedy and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), with whom Kane was feuding with at the time. The Undertaker, instead, laid the charges against his younger brother of whom he thought long dead from the incident, describing him as a "pyromaniac". Apart from that, in the final episode, Mark Calaway announced his retirement. [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". Mark Calaway has four older brothers named David, Michael, Paul, and Timothy (died March 2020, age 63). The Undertaker lost to Khali at Judgment Day,[156][157] and he did not appear again until the July 7 edition of SmackDown! "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 9899). New Wave Wrestling, February 1995, issue 15, p.15. 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. [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. 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[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. In October 1990, Calaway signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), set to portray the "brainchild" of McMahon that he had assigned to him, originally entitled Kane the Undertaker[40] ("Kane" later added on to "The Undertaker" moniker by the time of his arrival at the urgings of Bruce Prichard, who had always desired a Cain and Abel effect for his character). [133] Accompanied by Paul Bearer at WrestleMania XX, The Undertaker resurrected his Deadman identity, defeating Kane in a singles match. At first, he was a heel, but later turned face, around WrestleMania VIII (1992). [171], During his rehabilitation, Henry bragged about his assault on The Undertaker, until vignettes began playing that promoted The Undertaker's return. All the siblings lived a happy life. Timothy "Tim-Tool Man" Calaway, 63, of Bastrop passed away on March 24, 2020. It was removed from the Australian and European (including in the United Kingdom) broadcasts.[144]. [135] After defeating Heidenreich in a match at Survivor Series,[140] The Undertaker turned his focus to the WWE Championship once again. At Unforgiven, as The Undertaker approached the ring to "take Guerrero's soul" and seal her in a casket, Big Show, who appeared at first to be aiding The Undertaker ended up assaulting him. [124], The Undertaker's next storyline began at the Royal Rumble in January 2002, when Maven eliminated him from the Royal Rumble match by hitting him with a dropkick from behind. [122] With Kane injured, The Undertaker feuded briefly with Austin for his WWF Championship, but he failed to win the title at Judgment Day. The Undertaker had originally won the match with his Hell's Gate submission hold, 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. For example, some Deadman incarnations were unearthly and zombie-like while others were Goth and comparatively more human. [118] He also 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. [168] Undertaker faced Batista in a rematch at Backlash, this time in a Last Man Standing match. As of 2022, she is 10 years old and is a citizen of the United States. [202], After successfully defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Rey Mysterio at the Royal Rumble,[203] The Undertaker lost the championship at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. He often proclaimed to be invoking and taking orders from a "Higher Power". [347], Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition recognized Undertaker as having the most consecutive victories at WrestleMania in 2016. 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Chuck Norris (portraying his Walker, Texas Ranger persona) was involved in the match as special guest enforcer, preventing interference from wrestlers that Yokozuna, Jim Cornette and Mr. Fuji had again enlisted for help. Mark William was born in the city of Houston, Texas. [137] This hybrid Deadman (Deadman incarnation most closely based on Calaway himself) would last many years and for the remainder of The Undertaker's professional wrestling career, excluding his final wrestling match. The Brothers of Destruction were granted an opportunity to face Triple H and Austin for their titles (Triple H was the WWF Intercontinental Champion). [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!) In the final episode of Undertaker: The Last Ride, Undertaker talked about how shocked he was to hear the tragic news. [264] The following night on Raw, Styles challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 36. In doing so, elements of his American Badass gimmick were reflected with Calaway making appearances in his biker gear. It was revealed in late July 2005 that UPN had pressured WWE to keep Hassan off their network, effectively removing him from SmackDown!. [176] 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 contender for Edge's World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXIV. [81] After more than 20 minutes of brawling with Mankind in the Cleveland Gund Arena's boiler room, the arena corridors, the SummerSlam entrance area and aisleway to the ring, The Undertaker reached for Paul Bearer's urn in an attempt to win the match, but Bearer struck him with it, betraying The Undertaker. [204] The Undertaker lost the title to Chris Jericho after interference from Shawn Michaels that night;[205] Jericho has said on multiple occasions that the pyrotechnician responsible for the accident was immediately escorted from the arena and relieved of his employment with WWE, following a threat of violence from Calaway. ", "the Undertaker def. [95] Kane challenged Undertaker to a rematchKane's specialty and first ever Inferno matchthat occurred one month later at Unforgiven: In Your House. When the charred casket was opened, however, The Undertaker was absent, presented as having vanished.[150]. Undertaker needed surgery for a torn rotator cuff, causing him to be written off.[214]. My time has come to let The Undertaker rest in peace, he said at the PPV. [79] After several weeks of more retaliatory one-upmanship between Diesel and The Undertaker, their feud culminated in a singles match at WrestleMania XII, where Undertaker was victorious. He has held the WWF World Title on four separate occasions, first at the Survivor Series (1991) (dubbed "Hulk Hogan's Gravest . [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. 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. The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! Their face turn was solidified on the February 29 edition of Superstars when Roberts confronted The Undertaker on the Funeral Parlor set over the matter (aired on Saturday Night's Main Event XXX).