[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. However, The Undertaker has made several appearances for WWE's The Bump and has been part of several interesting interviews. Tim Friorvant of ESPN named The Undertaker "a character that has been a cornerstone of the WWE for more than three decades". [339] Luis Paez-Pumar of Complex wrote that The Undertaker character is "easily the best gimmick in the history of professional wrestling". Rather, the expectation was for fans to just go with it. [170] After this match, Undertaker took time off due to a torn right biceps. They had a child named Kaia Faith Calaway in 2012. 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. [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). [138][139] Thus, Heyman "took control" of Undertaker. [149] At SummerSlam, Orton defeated The Undertaker in a WrestleMania rematch. [53] He and Kane continued a storyline that focused on Triple H, who formed a "surprise alliance" with then WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin. Recently, at the WWE Survivor Series 2020 PPV, Undertaker officially bid farewell to the WWE Universe, claiming that its time for him to let The Undertaker rest in peace. The Undertaker had a 21-match winning streak that ended in 2014 with Brock Lesnar snapping his iconic streak. The druids were also seen reproducing The Undertaker in recovered, wrathful states to those same enemies who were thought to have extinguished him. The Undertaker defeated Roberts at WrestleMania VIII. [287][288] Adding to his many effects of treating his wrestling matches as funeral services, The Undertaker frequently served a list of specialized matches that were personalized to his Deadman gimmick: Casket Match, Body Bag Match, Buried Alive Match, Last Ride Match, Hell in a Cell, Boneyard Match, etc. He was born in Houston, Texas, to Frank Compton Calaway and Betty Catherine Truby. Furthermore, his other two step-sisters are Kaia Faith Calaway and Gracie Calaway. . "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 102). 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. The first, on the September 4 SmackDown!, against Kurt Angle, ended in a no contest, due to interference from Brock Lesnar. [179] Vickie Guerrero then banned The Undertaker's Hell's Gate submission hold and stripped him of the title on the May 2 edition of SmackDown. Calaway's acceptance speech, hailed by media outlets as matchless and beyond compare, was motivational and shared his collection of self-reflections and life philosophies for success. [129], The Undertaker took a break after Big Show threw him off the stage on the October 24 edition of SmackDown!, sparking a feud. 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. [120] The Undertaker then went on to defeat Triple H at WrestleMania X-Seven. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.115116), PWI Staff. and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, Undisputed WWF Championship #1 contender's Tournament (April 2002), Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, "The Undertaker announces retirement from WWE", "WWE's The Undertaker on Retirement, Boneyard Match and When Wrestlers' Court Gets Real", "My Time has Come" The Undertaker Gives an Emotional Speech on his Final Farewell at Survivor Series", "Steve Austin to Launch New WWE Network Interview Series, Sets Undertaker as First Guest", "How Did The Undertaker's "Deadman" Gimmick Become the Best in WWE History? [134], In the storyline leading up to WrestleMania XX, Kane was tormented by horror-themed mind games, paranormal activities, and spooking vignettes proclaiming The Undertaker's Deadman return. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 119), 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [146] Undertaker defeated Hassan at The Great American Bash to become the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. PWI Staff. [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. Mark William was born in the city of Houston, Texas. 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. One final ride together, old-timer!!![279]. Structural Info Trademarks Salary Quotes Facts Pictures Filmography Awards Known for movies WWE Smackdown! 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. Calaway made his film debut as Hutch in the 1991 film Suburban Commando. [6][27] 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 former WCCW colleague Don Jardine (aka The Spoiler). Initially Calaway thought that his brother was in the hospital, but then he found out that his brother had already passed away. [49] During the match, Calaway was referred to as simply The Undertaker, omitting the portion "Kane", which was dropped shortly after the event (and seven years later at the urgings of Prichard, given to another wrestler once he took on the role of The Undertaker's younger brother). [230] Following the match, Undertaker was hospitalized with a severe concussion which he suffered in the first minutes of the match. "[25], In 1988, Calaway joined the Continental Wrestling Association, wrestling under several gimmicks. 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. On February 2, 1989, managed by Dutch Mantel, he was reintroduced as The Master of Pain, a former murderer. [177] At WrestleMania, The Undertaker defeated Edge with the Hell's Gate submission hold to win his second World Heavyweight Championship in what was his 16th WrestleMania win. [258] As a result, the duos reunited their respective tag teamsthe Brothers of Destruction and D-Generation Xand faced each other at Crown Jewel on November 2, where The Undertaker and Kane lost (the Brothers of Destruction's final match as a tag team combination). That's the key element of it: the end is at hand for whoever's going to be standing in that ring waiting for me to come down. [107] 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 match at Fully Loaded, his relationship with the McMahons dissolved and The Corporate Ministry disbanded. [118] This incident led to another match between the two at SummerSlam, which ended in a no contest as Kane fled from the ring area after The Undertaker removed Kane's mask. Timothy was born in Houston, Texas to Frank and Betty Catherine on November 14, 1956. [354] The Undertaker himself said he was disappointed by his performance against Reigns. [97][98] The Undertaker then became the number one contender for the WWF Championship, held by Austin at that point, for a match at SummerSlam. [73] Throughout most of 1995, Undertaker feuded with members of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation. [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]. [199] The Undertaker successfully defended the title against CM Punk on the October 23 edition of SmackDown, in a fatal 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. [264] The following night on Raw, Styles challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 36. After demanding to know whose side The Undertaker was on and getting the reply, "Not yours", Roberts attacked both Bearer and The Undertaker, only for The Undertaker to stand his ground and run Roberts off. [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". The two faced off in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania XV, which Undertaker won. [196] At Breaking Point, The Undertaker faced Punk in a submission match. [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. [187] At the same time, The Undertaker was engaged in a short feud with Jeff Hardy, who interfered during his match with Vladimir Kozlov on the November 7 edition of SmackDown. In 2010, he married the wrestler Michelle McCool. At Extreme Rules, Undertaker and Reigns won. [275] The solo dedication was also publicly endorsed by WWE Hall of Famer Bubba Ray Dudley, sharing as well of his opinion that such an event would be an entertainment draw and sell out the arena[276] (Vader, however, was later revealed to be a posthumous second inductee of the class of 2022 Hall of Fame). [133] The Undertaker disappeared for some time following this match, with Kane claiming that he was "dead and buried forever". [135] After defeating Heidenreich in a match at Survivor Series,[140] The Undertaker turned his focus to the WWE Championship once again. [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. Taker wrestled AJ Styles in a Boneyard match at Mania - which took eight hours to film. There, Bearer presented The Undertaker hard at work carpentering Yokozuna what would eventually become a "double wide, double deep casket" custom-built for Yokozuna's immensely overweight size. 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. For other inquiries, Contact Us. [119], The Undertaker then challenged Kurt Angle for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series. [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. However, in real life, Glenn Jacobs aka Kane and Mark Calaway aka The Undertaker are not related by blood. ", "What's at Stake When John Cena Wrestles Brock Lesnar at 'SummerSlam', "Paul Bearer on managing Undertaker vs Hogan, Giant Gonzales, Jake Roberts & more", "Undertaker: 25 Defining Moments for 25 Years in WWE (section 15 of 25)", "Best moments and memories of SummerSlam", "Undertaker: 25 Defining Moments for 25 Years in WWE", "WWE's Looking Back At Legends: Best Feuds Of the Biggest Stars in PPV Era, Ep. The Undertaker, however, lost the title at Vengeance to The Rock in a triple threat match that also involved Kurt Angle. Updated: December 18, 2021. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? !. [143], In the meantime and in one of the most controversial moments in WWE history on an edition of SmackDown! The Undertaker later revealed that Mr. McMahon had been his "Higher Power" all along as a scheme against Austin. Calaway himself did not wrestle for a period, having undergone a hip replacement. [15] The longest-tenured wrestler in company history at 30 years. [259], On April 8, 2019, edition of Raw, the night after WrestleMania 35the first WrestleMania in 19 years without his involvementThe Undertaker made his next appearance, interrupting and attacking Elias during one of his musical performances. However, fans may not know that The Phenom has siblings of his own. [151] The Undertaker returned on SmackDown! [35] Callous was promptly drafted into The Skyscrapers tag team to replace a legitimately injured Sid Vicious, and made his debut on January 3, 1990, in a match later televised against Agent Steel and Randy Harris. Scooby-Doo! [136] At Judgment Day, The Undertaker defeated Booker T. One week later, Paul Heyman ordered The Dudley Boyz to kidnap Bearer. Being the youngest person in the family, she was loved and cared for by everyone. 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. [221] After the real-life death 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. However, he had to be carried away from the ring on a stretcher. [366] Calaway married his second wife, Sara Frank, in 2000. [206][207] Calaway himself explained that he had previously expressed concerns to the technician regarding the pyro arrangement, but was ignored. Later that night, he helped Hollywood Hulk Hogan win the title against then champion Triple H.[124] The Undertaker then defeated Hogan for the renamed WWE Undisputed Championship at Judgment Day. This followed with Bearer allowing Mankind to take hold of the urn, thus winning this match. He received the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Best Gimmick award from 1990 to 1994. He married Mary Joan Flynn on 26 December 1941, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. [65] The feud culminated in a WWF Championship casket match at the Royal Rumble in January 1994. [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. The Undertaker's wrestling performance and move set were carried out with significant amounts of character-driven physical theatre and kinesics. 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". [372] Calaway is a supporter of the Blue Lives Matter countermovement, which advocates for protection of police officers. After The Undertaker refused and attacked Bearer, Bearer had Mankind set a fireball to the Undertaker's face, leading up to a match at In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker, for which The Undertaker was victorious. [190][194] Their encounter was highly acclaimed by critics and audiences alike and is considered by many to be one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time. [277] On March 3, 2022, then WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon made a rare media appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, announcing that he would be The Undertaker's WWE Hall of Fame inductor. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.112113), PWI Staff. [147] Several days later, WWE.com hosted a video of a kayfabe announcement from Theodore Long, where he reiterated the stipulation that Hassan would no longer appear on SmackDown!. In this manner, he expressed his desires to take over the World Wrestling Federation, displacing its owner, Mr. McMahon. [81] As a result, the first ever Boiler Room Brawl (Mankind's specialty match) was booked between the two at SummerSlam. [39], Among routes Calaway took to land a meeting with McMahon was trying to convince individuals acquainted with McMahon or already existing WWF talent to recommend him into the WWF, such as Hulk Hogan, Paul Heyman, and Bruce Prichard, crediting the latter two for arranging the meeting at McMahon's mansion. [163] However, The Undertaker eventually qualified for the 2007 Royal Rumble match, by winning a battle royal on the January 26 edition of SmackDown!. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [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. She goes, 'My dad', my brother Tim, 'My dad had a heart attack'. 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. 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. 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. 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. It was removed from the Australian and European (including in the United Kingdom) broadcasts.[144]. [53] He began his first major feud shortly thereafter, which was with The Ultimate Warrior when The Undertaker attacked him and locked him in an airtight casket on the set of Paul Bearer's Funeral Parlor segment. [56] . [122] 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 last time The Undertaker and Kane teamed until 2006). [172] Batista and The Undertaker reignited their feud at Cyber Sunday with the fans choosing the special guest referee to be Stone Cold Steve Austin, however, Batista retained the World Heavyweight Championship. In doing so, elements of his American Badass gimmick were reflected with Calaway making appearances in his biker gear. [303][304], The Undertaker took to many trademarked idiosyncrasies and themes, including a stylized throat-slashing gesture,[305] grimacing facial expressions fit with eyeballs rolled back so that only the whites of his eyes displayed,[306] backwards hair-whips so as to expose his ominous facial expressions,[307] fixed stares on adversaries,[306] protruding tongue displays, jolting of his head with a fury so that it faced the direction of his antagonists,[308] his celebratory take-the-knee pose,[309] sonorous vocalizations,[310] collectively labeling his fanbase as "Creatures of the Night",[311] voice of God-like promos in which things were interrupted with dimmed lights and thunder while The Undertaker's communications were heard booming throughout the arena with no physical trace of him;[312] messages filled with death threats of a deeply posthumous insight into impending corpse decomposition, maggot feasting, unsouling and so on. Mark Calaway brother:Undertaker Recalls Heartbreak Of His Brother's Death, Undertaker real name:Rock puts Undertaker in his wrestling Mount Rushmore, Undertaker farewell: John Cena leads the tribute list as stars celebrate Phenom's career, Undertaker career:Calaway bids goodbye with a heartfelt speech at Survivor Series. [233], 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. [105] At the Over the Edge pay-per-view, The Undertaker defeated Austin for his third WWF Championship with help from Shane McMahon, the special guest referee. The Brothers of Destruction overcame and dominated the six other wrestlers. Afterward, the masked men lifted Daivari above their heads and carried him away. [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. According to Nash, although negotiations were described as close, Calaway ultimately re-signed with the WWF. that also ended in a draw when both men's feet touched the floor at the same time. [8] Later on that November, he confirmed that he was "officially retired" in an interview. [352], In contrast to the high praise The Undertaker received during the vast majority of his professional wrestling career, he was heavily criticized for continuing to perform throughout the latter part of his wrestling career, particularly after his first defeat at WrestleMania. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. As a result of the stipulation, Undertaker was forced to leave WWE. [263] On the March 2, 2020, edition of Raw while Styles was facing Aleister Black, he [Styles] taunted The Undertaker. It Was Weird", "WWE WrestleMania 36 Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from Day 1", "Undertaker's wife Michelle McCool reveals first-ever photo of their daughter", "El hijo de 3 aos de The Undertaker dice su primera palabrota y todo gracias a la leyenda millonaria de la NFL", "The uncensored history of The Undertaker's locker room group: The Bone Street Krew", "The Undertaker gets involved in real estate venture; his return to WWE", "The Zeus Compton Calaway Save the Animals Fund", "Did you know that WWE's The Undertaker has a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? In the final episode of Undertaker: The Last Ride, Undertaker talked about how shocked he was to hear the tragic news. He was born on December 26, 1960, in Green Bay to Kenneth and Dolores (Van Den Heuvel) Calaway. Team Smackdown in Survivor Series elimination matches", "2020 WWE Survivor Series results, recap, grades: Undertaker bids farewell, Roman Reigns-Drew McIntyre delivers", "The Undertaker to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2022", "Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Kane And More React To The Undertaker Making The WWE Hall Of Fame", "Undertaker and Who Else? Even though The Undertaker lost the match at SummerSlam, he handed Austin his championship belt back after the match with a show of respect and sportsmanship. He first came to the WWF in 1990 as Ted DiBiase's mystery partner at The Survivor Series (1990). 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. [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. He married third wife, former wrestler Michelle McCool, on June 26, 2010. [303] The druids typically appeared for the purposes of removing The Undertaker where he had seemingly been extinguished by his enemies (as opposed to EMTs or medical personnel used for the rest of WWF/E talent). [373] In November 2020, sports journalist Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Calaway had made several donations totalling $7,000 to Donald Trump's re-election campaign. [356] After his match at Crown Jewel in November 2018, Pro Wrestling Torch's Wade Keller wrote that Undertaker looked "brittle"[357] 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 main events, and stop acting like being in these main events isn't stealing the spotlight". [182], On the July 25 edition of SmackDown, Vickie Guerrero reinstated The Undertaker and scheduled Edge to face him at SummerSlam inside Hell in a Cell,[183] which The Undertaker won. [72] In these initial zombie-like incarnations of his gimmick, he was portrayed as impervious to pain, something accomplished by Calaway not selling his opponents' attacks. [152] This led to The Undertaker challenging Henry to a casket match at WrestleMania 22 and Henry vowing to end The Undertaker's WrestleMania winning Streak. [240] After ambushing and capturing Kane the next night on Raw, Wyatt explained that he had claimed their souls and stole their demonic powers. [254], Undertaker took part in the Raw 25 Years edition of Raw on January 22, 2018, his first post-WrestleMania 33 appearance. [249] 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 entrant, Roman Reigns. Associated With His ring music incorporated Kid Rock 's song, "American Bad Ass." The Undertaker Popularity Most Popular #1155 Born on March 24 #4 Wrestler #4 57 Year Old #6 [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. PWI Staff. 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. The two challenged each other to a match at WrestleMania XXVII, which was later made a No Holds Barred match and which The Undertaker won by submission. 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. 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. After the match, the four men shook hands as a sign of respect, however, Undertaker and Kane would follow this by attacking them. [133] 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. [315] WWF Composer Jim Johnston embellished on the Chopin march, using the historic melody as a pre- and post-chorus to a main chorus of bell tolls, along with an original transition section to the song of a slow, lugubrious instrumental feel. The Undertaker won the encounter by setting Kane's right arm on fire. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. With the help of his minions, he often performed sacrifices on select WWF wrestlers, using various incantations and magic words with intent to extract out the dark side of the wrestlers in question to recruit them into his Ministry. [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. For the next few months, Mankind viciously ambushed The Undertaker and cost him multiple matches. Undertaker explained: "It was hard to go to the next day with the loss of my brother just as fresh as it could be, and then you know you're in a Boneyard match and everything is centred around buried and it's like man, it makes it tough. They have two daughters together, Chasey and Gracie Calaway, but ended up divorcing in 2007. [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. [227] Four days later, he wrestled his final SmackDown match (also his first since 2010), defeating Shield member Dean Ambrose by submission. [241] The Brothers of Destruction returned on the November 9 edition of Raw and attacked The Wyatt Family, setting up a tag team match at Survivor Series, which honored Undertaker's 25 years in WWE. Be the first one to comment on this story. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. However, after interference from the debuting Executioner, as well as the help of several other heel wrestlers apparently enlisted by Bearer, Mankind escaped the grave and together the mob all shoveled dirt onto The Undertaker to the point that the grave was completely filled, resulting in The Undertaker fully buried alive. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Date of Birth: March 24, 1965 Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States Occupation: Professional Wrestler Zodiac Sign: Aries Eye Color: Grey Hair Color: Black The Undertaker Family Details: Father: Frank Calaway Mother: Catherine Calaway Siblings: Timothy Calaway, David Calaway, Michael Calaway Here, he reappeared still in hybrid form but with lessened Badass characteristics, eliminating several elements of his biker identity so that his Deadman side projected, most notably, replacing loose-fitting cargo pants with his Deadman spandex, and less use of the Last Ride finisher.
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