[196] At Breaking Point, The Undertaker faced Punk in a submission match. "[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. Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler.Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majority of his career wrestling for WWF/E, and is best known for his critically acclaimed "Deadman" Undertaker gimmick, for which he was inducted into the WWE . [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. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.106), 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Calaway made his film debut as Hutch in the 1991 film Suburban Commando. [150] After the match, the Ortons poured gasoline on the casket and set it on fire (a throwback moment to one of The Undertaker's most infamous attacks received and done by Kane doing the same to him at the 1998 Royal Rumble). Parents and Siblings. [15] The longest-tenured wrestler in company history at 30 years. While maintaining his general character premise as death personified with accompanying alarmist tactics throughout all sagas of the Deadman,[296][297] each incarnation took on its own distinct appearance and characterization. Calaway was rebranded as "The Undertaker" once joining the WWF. [367] Their first child together, a daughter named Kaia Faith Calaway, was born in 2012. [255] In the months prior to WrestleMania 34, John Cena challenged The Undertaker to a singles match. The week before on Raw, Kane had duplicitously presented as allying with his brother against Michaels's D-Generation X stable; however, at the Royal Rumble, Kane trapped The Undertaker in the coffin, padlocked the lid shut, and set the casket ablaze, allowing Michaels another victory. The angle elicited national attention in the New York Post, TV Guide, Variety and other major media outlets. 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 . Calaway later began to question his future in WCW after being told by company booker, Ole Anderson, during contract renewal discussions that nobody would ever pay money to watch him perform. Is Blessed With Three Half Siblings. [99], After Survivor Series, The Undertaker returned his attention to his previous feud with Austin for costing him the title at Judgment Day, hitting Austin in the head with a shovel during a title match with The Rock on the November 16 edition of Raw, returning the favor for what happened a month earlier. Taker recently announced his retirement, with the Boneyard match proving to be his final with the WWE. The feud saw Styles solely referring to The Undertaker by his real name, Mark Calaway. [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. [342][343], Wrestler Big Show named The Undertaker as the greatest professional wrestler of all time,[344] while Mark Henry and WWE chairman Vince McMahon have called him their favorite. [122], After The Alliance was defeated, The Undertaker turned heel by inducting commentator Jim Ross into the Mr. McMahon: Kiss My Ass Club, which involved The Undertaker pressing the lips of Ross against McMahon's exposed buttocks. CM Punk, Randy Orton, Big Show and Sheamus fought in a fatal four-way match to determine who would face him at WrestleMania 29, which Punk won. [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. Mark William Calaway was born in Houston, Texas, on March 24, 1965,[16][17][18] the son of Frank Compton Calaway (died July 2003) and Betty Catherine Truby. [45] In his own rendition, he was garbed in a black trench coat; gray-striped tie; black-ribboned, black stetson; gray boot spats; and gray gloves[299] (black gloves for first few appearances before gray). Tim was very proud to be a third-generation plumber.. [236], At Battleground in July, Undertaker made his return by attacking Brock Lesnar as Lesnar was on the verge of defeating Seth Rollins during his WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, which caused the match to end in a disqualification win for Lesnar. 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). On the September 23, 1999, edition of SmackDown!, Mr. McMahon threatened that he would remove Undertaker from the Unforgiven main event if he refused to participate in a casket match against Triple H. Undertaker retorted that he did not care and maybe he would not be participating in anything WWF any longer, from there walking out on the WWF. 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. The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! Bearer raised Kane after the fire, having him institutionalized from the date of the fire into adulthood. In this form, he took on a wicked, demonic presence, much more so than ever before. The American Badass, A Tale Of The Tape", "WWE producer makes shock revelation about The Undertaker's character", "WWE SmackDown: A Tribute to Coronavi- We Mean, The Undertaker", "The Undertaker Delivers An Ominous Message To Stone Cold Before Rock Bottom! [44][45] He made his overall WWF debut on a November 19, 1990, taping of WWF Superstars quickly defeating his very first opponent, Mario Mancini, in a singles match[46] (this match was filmed three days prior to The Undertaker's televised debut at the November 22 Survivor Series, but did not air on television until December 15, 1990). [358] His subsequent match with Goldberg at Super ShowDown in June 2019 was also widely pilloried, with Bryan Rose of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter calling it "sad more than anything". During episode five of the wrestler's Last Ride series on the WWE Network, the 55-year-old opened up about the death of his brother. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [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. The chain of wrestlers DiBiase enlisted to do away with The Undertaker started with Irwin R. Schyster at the Royal Rumble for which The Undertaker was victorious, but assaulted by another member of the Million Dollar Team, King Kong Bundy. [239], While the crowd gave Undertaker an ovation after his loss to Lesnar, he was attacked and captured by The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman), who carried him away from the ring. He also won the Royal Rumble match in 2007. [95] The Undertaker and Austin's reign as tag team champions lasted only two weeks, as Kane and Mankind regained the titles from them in a fatal four-way tag-team match on the August 10 edition of Raw. This began when he and Kane revealed the fact that they were in cahoots to rid Austin of his title for villainous company owner Mr. McMahonAustin and McMahon immersed in a bitter rivalry during this era. 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. The Undertaker then went on to defeat Big Show in a casket match at Survivor Series and again in a steel cage match by submission on the December 5 edition of SmackDown to end their feud. [131] He immediately continued his feud with Big Show and defeated him by submission at No Way Out with a triangle choke. [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. [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. [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. Armed with clubs and a piano wire, the masked men assaulted and choked out The Undertaker before Hassan then placed The Undertaker in a camel clutch. 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). [108], The Undertaker then began a storyline where he teamed with Big Show in a tag team known as "The Unholy Alliance", which held the WWF Tag Team Championship twice. [351], A 12-minute match between The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin drew a 9.5 rating on June 28, 1999. Timothy Calaway Paul CalawayDavid CalawayMichael Calaway [119] Afterward, he was booked to team with Kane to contend for the WWF Tag Team Championship. Tim attended school in Houston. [254], Undertaker took part in the Raw 25 Years edition of Raw on January 22, 2018, his first post-WrestleMania 33 appearance. [47][329] Not limited to just ground offense and power moves, The Undertaker was conspicuously aerial, swift, agile, loose-limbed and animated in the other half of his wrestling style and move set:[329] flying clotheslines,[330] guillotine leg drops,[331] running DDTs,[332] ability to land on his feet poised and motionless if thrown from the ring,[306] over-the-top-rope suicide dives[329][333] (on one occasion, over the top rope and combined active flames during an Inferno match at In Your House Unforgiven), etc. [77] The Undertaker returned a couple months later at Survivor Series, in which he single-handedly eliminated an entire team of wrestlers led by King Mabel, The Undertaker leading his own team to victory. This followed with Bearer allowing Mankind to take hold of the urn, thus winning this match. Timothy J. Calaway, 54, Green Bay, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 13, 2015. children: Chasey Calaway, Gracie Calaway, Gunner Vincent Calaway, Kaia Faith Calaway. With Kane revealed as his attacker, the two feuded for the next few months over the World Heavyweight Championship. In the final episode of Undertaker: The Last Ride, Undertaker talked about how shocked he was to hear the tragic news. [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. Timothy was born in Houston, Texas to Frank and Betty Catherine on November 14, 1956. [104], Thereafter, The Undertaker kidnapped Stephanie McMahon, forcing Mr. McMahon to enter into a reluctant alliance with his longtime nemesis Stone Cold Steve Austin. [84] However, the following month, The Undertaker managed to win the WWF Championship for the second time by defeating Sycho Sid at WrestleMania 13. As of 2022, she is 10 years old and is a citizen of the United States. 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. The Undertaker lost to Khali at Judgment Day,[156][157] and he did not appear again until the July 7 edition of SmackDown! [229] After 25 minutes and three F-5s, Lesnar won the match at WrestleMania by pinfall, ending The Undertaker's Streak in what was described as "the most shocking result in WWE history". Afterward, Undertaker was attacked by Ambrose and the rest of The Shield, who performed a triple powerbomb through the broadcast table on him. Calaway's approach of presenting only in character publicly was done in order to maintain the mystique of the Deadman and facilitate disbelief suspension. He also featured on the final episode of Undertaker: The Last Ridewhere Mark Calaway can be seen reminiscing about his late brother. 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. In 1985, he enrolled in Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he majored in sport management and played as a center for the Rams in the 19851986 season. Mark Calaway (The UnderTaker): Bio, WWE, Marriages, Awards, Net Worth! The Undertaker won the encounter by setting Kane's right arm on fire. Lesnar put Undertaker in a kimura lock and the timekeeper rang the bell after seeing The Undertaker supposedly indicating submission, but since the referee had not seen a submission and never stopped the match, the match continued. He has practiced Brazilian jiu-jitsu and earned a black belt in 2011. In 1986, Calaway dropped out of university to focus on a career in sports and briefly considered playing professional basketball in Europe, before deciding to focus on professional wrestling. Although he kicked out of two quick pin attempts, Undertaker was pinned by Edge after two spears and lost the World Heavyweight Championship. 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. < Mark Calaway brother: Does The Undertaker have any siblings in real life? "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 102). Tim was very proud to be a third-generation plumber. The Undertaker demanded and was awarded a spot in the six-man Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship at Armageddon. The Undertaker, instead, laid the charges against his younger brother of whom he thought long dead from the incident, describing him as a "pyromaniac". 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. Siblings: Timothy Calaway, David Calaway, Michael Calaway. [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. [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. This stipulation matchissued as a challenge by The Undertaker and connected to his characterwas the first ever "Boneyard match". 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. Rather, the expectation was for fans to just go with it. On January 15, 2022, 45th and former United States President Donald Trump used The Undertaker's theme music as part of his "Save America" rally held in Florence, Arizona. [130] The Undertaker returned at the Royal Rumble in January 2003. The coffin was struck and dismantled by a lightning bolt, revealing a lied out Undertaker who sat up in a fury state and challenged Kane to do battle with him. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania XXVIII, with Kane vs. [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. [222] Punk interrupted The Undertaker's ceremony to honor Bearer on Raw, stealing the trademark urn and later using it to attack Kane, humiliate The Brothers of Destruction and mock Bearer. [81] As a result, the first ever Boiler Room Brawl (Mankind's specialty match) was booked between the two at SummerSlam. [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. taped on July 4, 2005 (aired on July 7), SmackDown! Mark completed his schooling at Waltrip High School. [48] Approximately one minute into the match, The Undertaker eliminated Koko B. Ware with his finisher, the Tombstone Piledriver. His older siblings are David Calaway, Michael Calaway, Paul Calaway, and Timothy Calaway. [301] Also linked to The Undertaker's Deadman gimmick were the druidsa team of mysterious, incognito cult-like members, completely disguised in black hooded clergy robes. Taker defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin to win his third WWF Title at WWF Over the Edge (1999). [223][224] Undertaker defeated Punk at WrestleMania 29 to extend his Streak to 210 and then took back the urn. 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. [117][114] In performing this alternate identity, he rode to the ring on motorcycles, chewed tobacco, donned cargo garments and/or denim, printed shirts, and sporty fashion accessories (sunglasses, necklaces, bandanas). Undertaker recalls heartbreak of his brother's death during filming of [340] Luke Winkie of Sports Illustrated listed The Undertaker as the fifth greatest wrestler of all time. [127] As a result, Undertaker assaulted his son David Flair. His fourth and final WWE title reign was won at WWE Judgment Day (2002), coming full circle, by defeating Hulk Hogan once again. [53] However, Jones was removed before the match, making it a handicap match, which The Undertaker won with the help of Jones. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.115116), PWI Staff. [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. [167] At WrestleMania 23, Undertaker defeated Batista to win his first World Heavyweight Championship and extend his Streak to 150. How many brothers does The Undertaker have in real life? - Sportskeeda Mark Calaway - Biography - IMDb [313] A main attraction of the Deadman gimmick, The Undertaker mesmerized his opponents and viewers alike through elaborately "bone-chilling" entrances. [140] After a two-month hiatus, Undertaker returned on the June 16 edition of SmackDown!, but lost to JBL due to interference from Randy Orton, revealed as a new draft switch to SmackDown!. Timothy Dayne Calaway (1957 - 2020) - Biography and Family Tree [113], In May 2000, Calaway expanded on The Undertaker gimmick, returning under a human alter ego of the gimmicka smack-talking, redneck biker, dubbed "The American Badass", known for motorcycle-riding, tobacco chewing/spitting, and donning a sporty appearance and manner. [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. The Undertaker's Bio, Height, Weight, Measurements, Dating History, Net [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. He has two daughters from his second marriage. So, he used to be in the respective sports team in his school. The company was without a WWF Champion until Ric Flair earned it by winning the 1992 Royal Rumble match. At an early age, he was drawn to theater and performing on stage, but found his greatest passion in front of a microphone. [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]. 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. It was revealed in late July 2005 that UPN had pressured WWE to keep Hassan off their network, effectively removing him from SmackDown!. [95], In September as the storyline matured however, The Undertaker subtly began showing some heel characteristics, becoming a tweener. [213] However, Bearer turned on him at Hell in a Cell to help Kane win once again in a Hell in a Cell match. [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. While very little is known about David, Michael and Paul, Timothy was in pro-wrestling business before starting his own trading company, according to reports. Also Read l Mark Calaway brother:Undertaker Recalls Heartbreak Of His Brother's Death. 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. Timothy Calaway (brother; deceased) Paul Calaway (brother) David Calaway (brother) Michael Calaway (brother) Kane (half-brother in the storyline) Jesebelle (sister; in comic book only) Pets Vulture His two dogs. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.95). Mark Calaway's oldest brother, Timothy,. [117] This transition lasted 3 and a half years until 2004 when The Undertaker resurrected his Deadman identity in hybrid formresidual features of his American Badass identity remaining. Updated: December 18, 2021. [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. In praising The Undertaker both inside and outside of character in a heartfelt message, McMahon elaborated that this induction will be one of the most difficult endeavors of his life because of his longtime history with The Undertaker, what they've been through together, and how close they've been behind the scenes. Her zodiac sign is Gemini. [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. Timothy Callaway was born in Oakland, California on June 6, 1962 and grew up in the Bay Area. [155], The Undertaker was not heard from until the May 5 edition of SmackDown! [142] Despite his interference, the Randy Orton/Undertaker feud was put on the back burner until late summer of that year, resulting from Orton on the injured list. [62] He faced Gonzlez at WrestleMania IX, which is notable as The Undertaker's only disqualification win at WrestleMania after the use of chloroform. Professional wrestler The Undertaker Family With Father, Mother, Brother, Wife, Son & Daughter Photos 2017 HD.Mark William Calaway, better known by the ring.