A-Train entered the storyline by attempting to attack The Undertaker after the match, but Nathan Jones came to his aid. She goes, 'My dad', my brother Tim, 'My dad had a heart attack'. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. [104], Thereafter, The Undertaker kidnapped Stephanie McMahon, forcing Mr. McMahon to enter into a reluctant alliance with his longtime nemesis Stone Cold Steve Austin. [367] Their first child together, a daughter named Kaia Faith Calaway, was born in 2012. Near the end of the match, Paul Bearer seemed about to assist Kane by handing him a steel chair to hit The Undertaker with, but as Kane had his back turned, both Bearer and The Undertaker hit Kane with chair shots. [152][153] The Undertaker cornered Angle after the match and told him he was not finished with him. In this form, he took on a wicked, demonic presence, much more so than ever before. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. He graduated in 1983 and began studying on a basketball scholarship at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. [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. In response, The Undertaker cut promos of ominous warning against Styles in which for the first time in years, he broke from the Deadman gimmick by presenting as himself out of character. [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. [341] His consecutive matches with Shawn Michaels at WrestleManias XXV and XXVI were met with critical acclaim, with both matches winning the Pro Wrestling Illustrated and Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards for Match of the Year in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Mark Calaways oldest brother, Timothy, died at the age of 63 due to a heart attack. [359] In reviewing the show, Dave Meltzer of the same publication wrote that Goldberg "has juice left, while Undertaker doesn't". [350] Shawn Valentino of Pro Wrestling Torch said "The Undertaker may have been the greatest character in the history of professional wrestling". !. However, fans may not know that The Phenom has siblings of his own. In making his speech, he stood before several genres of his Deadman character, through the varying costumes displayed on mannequins. Tim attended school in Houston. The match became one of the most famous matches in professional wrestling history. Afterward, the masked men lifted Daivari above their heads and carried him away. [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. [103] At Backlash: In Your House, Undertaker defeated Corporation member Ken Shamrock after interference from Ministry member Bradshaw. For 30 long years Ive made that slow walk to this ring and have laid people to rest time and time again. Calaway made his film debut as Hutch in the 1991 film Suburban Commando. 1912-1991. This stipulation matchissued as a challenge by The Undertaker and connected to his characterwas the first ever "Boneyard match". He first came to the WWF in 1990 as Ted DiBiase's mystery partner at The Survivor Series (1990). Mark Calaway | Early Life, Family, And Education Early Life And Family Mark was born on March 24, 1965, as Mark William Calaway. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. After the match, Mark Henry made his return by assaulting an already battered Undertaker, after which Edge ran to the ring and cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase, forcing Undertaker into a second title defense. PWI Staff. As of 2022, she is 10 years old and is a citizen of the United States. 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. ", "Results:the Undertaker def. 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[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. He avoided competing in wrestling matches in the following weeks, instead overbearingly ordering Big Show to fight his battles and do all his dirty deeds. siblings: David Calaway, Michael Calaway, Paul Calaway, Timothy Calaway. He is the son of his late father Frank Calaway. The 55-year old wrestling superstar expressed deep concern over his mortality as he remembered how he could have broken his neck and died against Goldberg last year in Saudi Arabia. Mark was born on March 24, 1965, as Mark William Calaway. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.122), 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. At first, he was a heel, but later turned face, around WrestleMania VIII (1992). [237] The next night on Raw, Undertaker explained his actions as revenge, not against Lesnar breaking The Streak, but rather the constant taunting he allowed Paul Heyman to engage in. [95] Kane challenged Undertaker to a rematchKane's specialty and first ever Inferno matchthat occurred one month later at Unforgiven: In Your House. On the July 14, 2005, edition of SmackDown!, Hassan's absence was explained by a statement delivered by his attorney, Thomas Whitney, Esquire, that Hassan refused to appear on the show until The Great American Bash due to the way he was treated by the American media and WWE fans. Taker wrestled AJ Styles in a Boneyard match at Mania - which took eight hours to film. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. However, Khali was removed from the match due to not being medically cleared. [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. instead. Born on March 24, 1965. Although he kicked out of two quick pin attempts, Undertaker was pinned by Edge after two spears and lost the World Heavyweight Championship. He was, however, able to continue with his scheduled match that night despite suffering first and second-degree burns on his chest and neck. "I was like oh wow, OK, erm what hospital did they send him to? [325] He also generated nicknames associated with his American Badass Undertaker identity, including "Big Evil" (used in reference to his American Badass heel side),[326] "Booger Red", etc. The Undertaker resurrected at the Survivor Series when the druids delivered a casket that was struck by lightning and went up in flames. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.113114), 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Her zodiac sign is Gemini. [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. [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. He shared his house along with David, Paul, Michael, and Timothy Calaway. [51] Histrionic, wailing and ghostly in character, Bearer complemented The Undertaker and was almost always seen bearing an urn which he raised in the air to transmit supernatural healing powers to The Undertaker; this typically resulted in The Undertaker recovering from attacks and counterattacking his adversaries. [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. < Mark Calaway brother: Does The Undertaker have any siblings in real life? Does Mark Calaway have a brother? [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]. He received the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Best Gimmick award from 1990 to 1994. [269] Madison Square Garden, regarded as the most famous venue in professional wrestling, also paid tribute to him. [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. Initially Calaway thought that his brother was in the hospital, but then he found out that his brother had already passed away. [253] After the match, Undertaker left his gloves, coat and hat in the center of the ring before slowly making his exit. Timothy J. Calaway, 54, Green Bay, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 13, 2015. THE UNDERTAKER revealed he was left heartbroken after brother Timothy died of a heart attack during WrestleMania 36 filming. For other inquiries, Contact Us. 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. Calaway himself did not wrestle for a period, having undergone a hip replacement. 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). During matches, The Undertaker would also pay homage to Don Jardine by performing an arm twist ropewalk chop, dubbed "Old School. Dolores; siblings and their spouses, Lin and Jorge Del Alamo(and daughter, Angela's), Kathy and Tim Vanden Heuvel, Gary Calaway, Chris Calaway and his girlfriend, Kat . In keeping with his Deadman routine for example, The Undertaker was forbiddingly slow and measured in much of his maneuvering and offense. The Undertaker, however, had vanished amid a cloud of smoke once the casket lid was opened. PWI Staff. After losing to Kane in a No Holds Barred match at Night of Champions, Paul Bearer returned as Undertaker's manager on the September 24 edition of SmackDown. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [53], The Undertaker's next feud commenced the next night on Raw when Mankind, a twisted and tortured soul, made his debut and randomly interfered in Undertaker's match against Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw. This followed with Bearer allowing Mankind to take hold of the urn, thus winning this match. [120] The Undertaker then went on to defeat Triple H at WrestleMania X-Seven. 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. The Undertaker was eventually able to hit the Tombstone Piledriver on Hart, but Diesel interfered, costing The Undertaker the championship. [66] Several weeks later, Undertaker suffered a serious orbital bone injury when King Mabel unintentionally struck him in the eye with his fist during a house show, forcing The Undertaker into a period of absence for surgery. [354] The Undertaker himself said he was disappointed by his performance against Reigns. 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. 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. 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. He was born in Houston, Texas, to Frank Compton Calaway and Betty Catherine Truby. [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. 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. Your login session has expired. [261] On the June 24, 2019, edition of Raw, during a handicap match in which Roman Reigns was dominated by Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre, The Undertaker suddenly appeared and attacked McMahon and McIntyre. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.116117), PWI Staff. [245] After weeks of random physical confrontations and mind games exchanged between the pair, Undertaker defeated Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 32. [76][74] While sporting the flashy bling around his neck, he repeatedly cost The Undertaker matches and attacked diehard Undertaker fans, dubbed "Creatures of the Night". Each promo ended with the date 22111 being "burned into" the screen. [198] With Long out of the way, the feud between The Undertaker and Punk pressed on and at Hell in a Cell, Undertaker won the World Heavyweight Championship from him in a Hell in a Cell match. [268], On June 21, 2020, in the final episode of the Undertaker: The Last Ride documentary, The Undertaker announced his retirement from the professional wrestling industry. [368], In the 1990s, Calaway started a backstage "posse" called the Bone Street Krew which consisted of some of his best friends and fellow wrestlers Yokozuna, Savio Vega, Charles Wright, The Godwinns, and Rikishi. 2. [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). [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. 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". [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. "Wrestling's historical cards", p. 9294. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Birth Name: Mark William Calaway. Timothy was born in Houston, Texas to Frank and Betty Catherine on November 14, 1956. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 9697). [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. [73] Throughout most of 1995, Undertaker feuded with members of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation. And now my time has come. [131] The storyline resumed as The Undertaker began to train Jones to wrestle and the two were scheduled to fight Big Show and A-Train in a tag team match at WrestleMania XIX. As part of the angle, Undertaker had his Ministry members fight his battles, carry out his evil wishes and do all his dirty deeds. For the next few months, Mankind viciously ambushed The Undertaker and cost him multiple matches. 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). In jumping from the top of the cell to the ring canvas, The Undertaker suffered a broken ankle. He made his return to action on December 14, teaming with Viscera in a losing effort against Kane and The Godfather at a house show in Coamo, Puerto Rico. "[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. It stands as the highest-rated segment in Raw history. [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. [264] The following night on Raw, Styles challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania 36. [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. 3 (See section 11 of 53)", "Match Listing And Artwork For WWE's The Attitude Era DVD & Blu-ray", "WATCH: When WWE Legend the Undertaker Crucified Cold Steve Austin in a Chilling Segment", "Undertaker attempts to embalm Stone Cold Steve Austin: This Week in WWE History, Dec. 8, 2016", "Backlash: Austin wins, Stephanie abducted", "The Higher Power of The Corporate Ministry is revealed", "The Higher Power: How Vince and Undertaker Formed the Corporate Ministry", "Pro wrestling's Wolfpac is tighter than ever", "Undertaker, Royal Rumble, Vickie Guerrero and more", "The Evolution of The Undertaker's 'American Badass' Character in WWE", "20 YRS AGO: WWE RAW REPORT (8-14-2000): The Rock, Angle, Stephanie, Triple H, Shane, Hardys, Lita, Undertaker, Trish, Guerrero, X-Pac", "Why WWE Changed The Undertaker Into A Biker (Then Switched Him Back)", "The Undertaker: Master of Pain (see page 21 and 22)", "The Infamous Kiss My A** Club of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon", "WWE Hell in a Cell Preview: The History Of The Undertaker Vs. 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[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. 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. Parents and Siblings. Undertaker defeated Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle in a triple threat match to become the number-one contender for the renamed WWE Championship and challenged Brock Lesnar for the title at Unforgiven that ended in a double disqualification. After the match, Undertaker and Michaels carried Triple H to the entrance stage, where the three embraced. [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. As one of WWE's most high-profile and enduring characters,[13][14] The Undertaker is famed for his undead, funereal, macabre "Deadman" persona, which gained significant mainstream popularity and won him the Wrestling Observer Newsletter award for Best Gimmick a record-setting 5 years in a row. [197] On the September 25 edition of SmackDown, Theodore Long officially lifted the ban after being released from a casket that The Undertaker had him placed inside of, among a series of other horror-themed mind game tactics. Taker recently announced his retirement, with the Boneyard match proving to be his final with the WWE. They had a child named Kaia Faith Calaway in 2012. [136] At the same time, The Undertaker maintained elements of his American Badass identity, thus a composite character more humanized than all of his previous Deadman incarnations[137] (Undertaker would present in this particular hybrid Deadman form until No Mercy 2005 when Randy Orton sealed him in a casket and set it on fire). Over the years, the WWE Universe has gotten familiar with The Undertaker and his relationship with former WWE star and wife, Michelle McCool. During his wrestling career under The Undertaker gimmick, Calaway won the WWF/E Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the Hardcore Championship once and the World Tag Team Championship six times. [92] After the duo's very first match, which was a chaotic and uncontrolled encounter that resulted in a double count-out draw at Ground Zero: In Your House, Undertaker challenged Michaels to the first ever Hell in a Cell match to take place at Badd Blood: In Your House.
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