Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? At WrestleMania, after Elias confronted Cena and was beaten down, The Undertaker's hat and coat appeared in the center of the ringwhere he had left them the previous yearand was struck by lightning. [38] Now a singles wrestler, Callous took on the guidance of Paul E. Dangerously (Paul Heyman). [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. [122] At SummerSlam, WCW Tag Team Champions The Undertaker and Kane defeated Page and his partner Kanyon in a steel cage match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. [114] In stark contrast to his horror-themed and fully fictional Deadman persona, Calaway's Badass persona was only semifictional with traits and features adopted from who he is out of characterhence, why he desired to transform The Undertaker. Timothy was born in Houston, Texas to Frank and Betty Catherine on November 14, 1956. The angle elicited national attention in the New York Post, TV Guide, Variety and other major media outlets. "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'. [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. [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. The music fit the character. [112] The Undertaker was advertised on the Armageddon promotional poster to return, but meanwhile also tore his pectoral muscle, taking him out of action for almost eight months. Just over three weeks had passed when Lawler became the first man to pin him, giving it back to him. [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. He married Diane Clark in May of 1998 in Bastrop, Texas. During the rally, the song was accompanied with a music video playing on big-screen monitors, advancing through multitudes of scenes intended to alarm the public of looming danger resulting from the presidency of Joe Biden (46th and current President of the United States). The Undertaker, however, had vanished amid a cloud of smoke once the casket lid was opened. This year, the shadow of death kept haunting him at key moments in his career . [225] The following 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. 1912-1991. [136] At Judgment Day, The Undertaker defeated Booker T. One week later, Paul Heyman ordered The Dudley Boyz to kidnap Bearer. Calaway's WWE character has been included in numerous WWE video games, beginning with WWF Super WrestleMania (1992). Actor: Dislyte. [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. Tim attended school in Houston. 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). [376] He had guest roles on Poltergeist: The Legacy and Celebrity Deathmatch. [36] The new team gained some notoriety at Clash of the Champions X when they beat down The Road Warriors after their match. Triple H in an unsanctioned match", "The 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw will emanate from Barclays Center and Manhattan Center on Jan. 22", "WrestleMania 34 Results 4/8/18 (Reigns vs. Lesnar, Styles vs. Nakamura, Rousey)", "D-Generation X def. He faced both Vader and Austin in a four-corners elimination match for the vacant WWF Championship at In Your House 13: Final Four, but Bret Hart won. 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. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 9899). [230] Following the match, Undertaker was hospitalized with a severe concussion which he suffered in the first minutes of the match. The Undertaker then appeared and beat Cena in an impromptu three-minute squash match. "Wrestling's historical cards", p. 8990. [245] After weeks of random physical confrontations and mind games exchanged between the pair, Undertaker defeated Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 32. And the music was just doom and gloom, you knew what was coming. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 100101). [53], After the storyline with Flair, The Undertaker was drafted to the Raw brand after the WWF split its roster into two brands and defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin at Backlash to become the number one contender for the Undisputed WWF Championship. [138][139] Thus, Heyman "took control" of Undertaker. Tim attended school in Houston. The feud ended at Bragging Rights when The Nexus helped Kane defeat Undertaker in a Buried Alive match (the half-brothers final singles match against one another). After being trapped inside the casket by the pack, green vapor emitted from the casket and the arena lights went out. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.107), 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [154] During a rematch on the next edition of SmackDown!, The Great Khali made his debut and assaulted The Undertaker to transition into a new storyline. [130] The Undertaker returned at the Royal Rumble in January 2003. In January 2006 at the Royal Rumble, The Undertaker returned on a horse-drawn cart during Kurt Angle's celebration of his World Heavyweight Championship defense against Mark Henry. For other uses, see, World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE, WWF Champion and beginning of The Streak (19911994), Undertaker gimmick, identities and character evolution, Alternate identities of The Undertaker gimmick, Gimmick fused with wrestling move set and style, Appearances and references in external media forums, vs. Shawn Michaels in a career vs. streak match at WrestleMania XXVI, vs. [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. [128] Flair eventually accepted the match after The Undertaker threatened to inflict the same punishment on Flair's daughter. At WrestleMania XXVIII, The Undertaker, while debuting his new look, a mohawk, defeated Triple H to extend his Streak to 200. After a hiatus (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 title. [141] Even with help from his father, Orton lost as The Undertaker improved his WrestleMania record to 130. On the February 21 edition of Raw, The Undertaker returned, but before he could speak, Triple H also returned and confronted him. Siblings: Timothy Calaway, David Calaway, Michael Calaway. [255] In the months prior to WrestleMania 34, John Cena challenged The Undertaker to a singles match. [353] At WrestleMania 33, after his second defeat 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 sloppiest, saddest manner possible". [32] On April 1, The Master of Pain won his first professional wrestling championship by defeating Jerry Lawler for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion. For example, some Deadman incarnations were unearthly and zombie-like while others were Goth and comparatively more human. [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. 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. [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 needed surgery for a torn rotator cuff, causing him to be written off.[214]. The company was without a WWF Champion until Ric Flair earned it by winning the 1992 Royal Rumble match. During the match, The Undertaker threw Mankind off the roof of the 4.9m (16ft) cell onto a broadcast table below, in what was a preplanned move. It was removed from the Australian and European (including in the United Kingdom) broadcasts.[144]. Undertaker next won the title at WrestleMania 13 (1997) from Sycho Sid. Furthermore, his other two step-sisters are Kaia Faith Calaway and Gracie Calaway. [354] The Undertaker himself said he was disappointed by his performance against Reigns. In 2016, he was recognized by the Guinness World Records for having the most consecutive victories at WrestleMania. [78] It was at that Survivor Series return in which he began wearing a Phantom of the Opera-like, gray upper-face mask to safeguard his orbital injury while it healed. [270], The Undertaker, wearing his trademark mortician trench coat and stetson hat, made an appearance at the conclusion of the Survivor Series event on November 22, 2020. 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. Timothy was born in Houston, Texas to Frank and Betty Catherine on November 14, 1956. [226] Undertaker would wrestle his final Raw match (his first since 2010) on the April 22 edition, teaming with Kane and Bryan against The Shield in a losing effort. Parents and Siblings. [231] In a December 2014 interview, Vince McMahon confirmed that it was his final decision to have Lesnar end The Streak and that The Undertaker was initially shocked at the decision. Also during this time, The Undertaker headlined the first ever episode of Monday Night Raw on January 11, 1993, with a victory over Damien Demento. He has three siblings. [28][29] While never trained by Jardine, Calaway was an admirer of his work and would emulate Jardine's top rope walk. [287], Beginning early on, The Undertaker's persona was complemented with histrionically spooky, wailing manager Paul Bearer, introduced to represent and guide The Deadman.

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