Undertaker
Mark William Calaway, better known as The Undertaker, was born on March 24, 1965 in Houston, Texas. He is the son of Frank Compton Calaway (father) and Betty Catherine Truby (mother) (mother). Mark was raised with his siblings and has four older siblings. Unfortunately, his father and one of his brothers died, but he still has three brothers and his mother. The WWE legend had a wonderful upbringing with his siblings, who he played with and enjoyed.
Also, Mark’s parents gave him the best life and encouraged him to pursue his dreams. Mark attended Waltrip High School and was a member of the basketball and football teams. In addition, he participates in interscholastic sports and school teams. After graduating from high school in 1983, he enrolled at Angelina College in Texas, where he received a full basketball scholarship.
However, Angelina’s time in college ended when she enrolled at Texas Wesleyan University. In Texas, he dabbled in sports management and even played for the Rams for one season. However, Mark dropped out of college in 1986 with the intention of pursuing a career in basketball. But, unknowingly, fate had other plans for him, and he would become WWE’s greatest wrestler of all time rather than a basketball star.
Carrer of Undertaker
- He made his wrestling debut in 1984 for World Class Wrestling (WCCW). He first adopted the ring name “Texas Red” and adopted a series of ring names over the next few years. He joined “World Championship Wrestling” (WCW) in 1989 and received the nickname “Mean Mark Callous.” ‘WCW’ did not renew its contract in 1990, and joined the ‘World Wrestling Federation’ (WWF) – which became ‘World Wrestling Entertainment’ (WWE) in 2002, later that year.
- After joining the “WWF”, he adopted the name “Kane the Undertaker”. He made his on-camera debut as a wingman on November 22, 1990 in “Survivor Series” where he appeared as a mystery partner in Ted DiBiase’s “Million.” One dollar. He feuded with Randy Savage, the Ultimate Warrior, and Hulk Hogan in his rookie year in the “WWF.” In “Survivor Series” in 1991, he defeated Hogan with the help of Ric Flair to win his first “WWF Championship”, and became the champion of “WWF” for the youngest, a record that was broken by Yokozuna in 1993.
- He wrestled repeatedly over the next two years, but a back injury kept him out of the ring for several months. He returned to the competition at “Survivor Series” in 1994 and defeated Yokozuna in a boxing match.
- At the ‘Full Load’ event of 1998, Acting and reigning ‘WWF Champion’ Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Kane and Man to win the ‘WWF Tag Team Championship’.
- In the late 1990s, he was seriously injured and took time off from wrestling to recover. He returned in the early 2000s, giving a new vision – he stopped working clothes of the past and took on the identity of a cyclist. At “Vengeance” in 2001, The Undertaker defeated Van Dam to win the “WWF Hardcore Championship”.
- 2007 was a good year for the wrestler as he ended up winning his first ‘Royal Rumble’ match that year. He entered “Rumble” at No. 30 and won the title by eliminating Shawn Michaels, who was 23.
- In 2012, The Undertaker appeared in the 1000th episode of “Raw” to help Kane who was challenged by Jinder Mahal, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, Hunico, Camacho and Drew McIntyre. The Undertaker and Kane eventually defeated the other six wrestlers in a thrilling display of strength and endurance.
- After Brock Lesnar won the “Hell in a Cell” match in 2015, “Wyatt Family” captured The Undertaker and removed him from the ring. Later that year in November, which marked the 25th anniversary of his ‘WWE’ career, Undertaker and Kane defeated the ‘Wyatt Family’ in a ‘Survivor Series’ match.
- After appearing on the show in late 2010, he competed in the “Raw 25 Years” event, challenging John Cena and defeating him in a three-minute squash match in January 2018.
- He lost his first ‘WrestleMania’ match in 19 years at ‘WrestleMania 35’ in April 2019, but returned at ‘Super ShowDown’ and defeated Goldberg. He teamed with Reigns and defeated Shane McMohan and Drew McIntyre in a match at “Game of Rules”.
- Along with his wrestling career, he also appeared in some films, including the 1991 film “Suburban Commando” and the 1999 film “Beyond the Mat” He appeared in the TV show “Poltergeist: The Legacy” as the ‘Soul Chaser Demon’ in year 1999.
The ultimate behind-the-scenes story of The Undertaker
He asked Brian Gewirtz to write a script for him
One of the ways WWE Superstars deal with back issues is to have something called “The Wrestler’s Court”, where “the boys” become your judge, jury and judge if you do something wrong. honorable or foolish.
On an episode of Talk by Jericho, former WWE Head Writer Brian Gewirtz recalled the story of The Undertaker being the Wrestlers’ Court Judge and the punishment given to him by Taker
Hating a cucumber
It’s a crazy story that’s hard to believe but it’s obviously true. One of Taker’s biggest weaknesses is his hatred of cucumbers. The Deadman hates them with hunger.
The late Paul Bearer told Jim Cornette a story during a joint interview about when Taker got sick after someone put cucumber in his tea.
The Undertaker threatened to defeat Shawn Michaels
One of the worst back stories involving The Undertaker came in 1998 during WrestleMania XIV. As the story goes, The Undertaker threatened to beat Shawn Michaels (rightfully so) if he didn’t get the job and put the WWE Championship on “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Taker has told everyone backstage that he is fighting Michaels if the match doesn’t go as planned. The heartthrob held their heads high and chose to trade with Austin and avoid a feud with Taker.
He was in the main event of the first RAW
The Undertaker has been one of WWE’s most reliable superstars to date. This statement is supported by the variety that Taker has achieved in WWE, one of which is winning the main event of the first RAW. The Dark Lord defeated Damien Demento to close out the opening ceremony of WWE’s current flagship show.
He’s the only movie star to defeat every evolution member at wrestlemania
Allows move from one success to some other. Evolution is one of the most, if now not the most, a success factions in wrestling history. None can neglect the picture of the solid holding all of the gold on the stop of armageddon 2003. At the same time as the most important success of many wrestlers is to have fought an evolution member once of their career, it isn’t always the case with taker. The phenom has no longer only faced but defeated all participants of evolution, that too at the grandest degree of all of them.
The Undertaker’s Successes
Former USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker
The former WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion is Undertaker.
Kane and Undertaker were once the WCW Tag Team Champions.
Having won three times, Undertaker Heavyweight World Champion
Having won four times, Undertaker Champion in WWF/WWE
Former WWF Hardcore Champion Undertaker
Six times, Undertaker and Stone Cold have won the WWF World Tag Team Championship. The winners of the 2007 Royal Rumble were Steve Austin (1), Big Show (2), The Rock (1), Kane (2), and Undertaker.
Honours
- The Year’s Best Comeback (2015)
- The Ultimate Warrior (1991) and Feud of the Year
- 2015’s Feud of the Year vs Brock Lesnar
- At King of the Ring, the Match of the Year (1998) faced Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match. At WrestleMania, the Match of the Year (2009) faced Shawn Michaels. Shawn Michaels and the 25 Match of the Year (2010) competed at WrestleMania. At WrestleMania, the 26 Battle of the Year (2012) faced up against Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match. Kane versus Triple H and Shawn Michaels in the Crown Jewel’s 28 Worst Match of the Year (2018)
- No. 2 among the top 500 singles wrestlers according to the PWI 500 in 2002
- among the top 500 singles wrestlers, ranked No. 21
Net Worth of Undertaker
The Undertaker has a net worth of over $17 million as of 2021, according to Celebrity Net Worth. His WWE salary is estimated at $2.5 million per year and he is currently under a Legends contract.
