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Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by his ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, [12] Calaway spent the vast majority of his career wrestling for WWE and in 2022 was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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Calaway made his debut in 1984 in the Dallas, Texas based World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) under the ring name "Texas Red". He wrestled and lost his first match against Bruiser Brody. In 1988, after four years in the promotion, he left. After leaving WCCW, Mark joined the CWA (which became the USWA after Jerry Jarrett merged CWA with WCCW) and wrestled under several gimmicks. On April 1, 1989, he was booked to win his first professional wrestling title, the USWA Unified World Heavywe...
Calaway appeared in the 1991 film Suburban Commando. He also appeared on episodes of Poltergeist: The Legacy and Celebrity Deathmatchin 1999. A number of spin-offs have covered The Undertaker's character. Undertaker comic. In 2005, Pocket Books released a novel, Journey into Darkness: An Unauthorized History of Kane, which dealt largely with Kane b...
Calaway married his first wife, Jodi Lynn, in 1989. They had a son, Gunner Vincent (born 1993). The marriage ended in 1999. Calaway married his second wife, Sara, in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 21, 2000. In 2001, Sara made televised appearances with the WWE (then known as the WWF) as part of a feud between Calaway and Diamond Dallas Page, in wh...
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- The Original Deadman – 1990. On November 22nd, 1990 the World Wrestling Federation changed forever when The Undertaker strode to the ring for the first time at Survivor Series.
- Darkness Era – 1994. That rebirth came seven months later at SummerSlam 1994. Prior to the event, Ted DiBiase had claimed he would bring The Undertaker back to the WWF, however, the man he introduced was an imposter.
- The Lord of Darkness – 1996. When The Undertaker came to get his revenge on Mankind once more at Survivor Series 1996, he had once again updated his image.
- The Ministry of Darkness – 1998. The Ministry of Darkness era brought a new level of evil to The Undertaker character. Taking on the role of a dark cult leader, he grew his goatee further and began wearing black robes when not in the ring.
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He also won the Royal Rumble match in 2007. Mark William Calaway, better known by his 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 WWE and in 2022 was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
