The Undertaker
Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965)[4] is an American professional wrestler. He is OP in WWE Battlegrounds Game. He is most well known by the name (The) Undertaker. He worked for World Wrestling Entertainment from 1990 to present, where he's a former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and four-time WWE Champion. He made his debut with Dallas, Texas based World Class Championship Wrestling. In 1988 he joined USWA. He began working for the WWE at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in 1990 on Ted DiBiase's team. His team won the match, though The Undertaker was eliminated by count-out. Undertaker did not lose a match that entire year. He also won the WWF Championship. Soon after, he suffered his first championship loss after a match against Hulk Hogan for the title.
(The) Undertaker | |
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Ring name(s) | (The) Undertaker Kane The Undertaker Punisher Dice Morgan The Punisher[1] "Mean" Mark Callous[2] Texas Red[2] The Commando The Master of Pain |
Billed height | 6’10 1/2”[3] |
Billed weight | 310 lbs[3] |
Born | Houston, Texas, USA | March 24, 1965
Billed from | Death Valley (1990-1999, 2004-present) Houston, Texas (1984-1990, 2000-2003) |
Trained by | Don Jardine[2] |
Debut | 1984 |
Undertaker has a 25-2 record at WrestleMania
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- WWE
- Tombstone Piledriver (Kneeling reverse piledriver). He most often follows the move with a "Rest in Peace" pin – 1990–present
- Hell's Gate / Devil's Triangle (Modified gogoplata) – 2008–present
- Last Ride (Elevated powerbomb) – 2000–2003; He uses it as a signature move afterwards
- Triangle choke – 2002–2003; the Undertaker used it as a regular move until 2006 or 2007, but will use it if necessary
- Early career
- Callous Clutch / Iron Claw (One-handed clawhold) – He sometimes uses it as a signature move in WWE
- Flatliner Fist (Heart punch)
- Heatseeking Missile (Ropewalk diving elbow drop)
- WWE
- Signature moves
- Ballistic punching combination. He often finished the move with a throat thrust or a strong punch
- Bear hug hold transitioned into a vertical running thrust spinebuster to the ring post
- Belly-to-back suplex
- Big boot
- Chokeslam — 1990-present
- Chokehold – 1990–1995; He still uses it from time to time
- Cravate hangman
- Elbow drop
- Fallaway slam
- Fujiwara armbar
- Knee lift to the opponent's midsection
- Multiple clothesline variations
- Old School (Arm twist ropewalk chop) – adopted from Don Jardine
- Over the top rope suicide dive
- Reverse STO
- Running DDT
- Running leg drop, sometimes to an apron-hung opponent
- Sidewalk slam
- Snake Eyes, followed by a running big boot
- Takin' Care of Business / TCB (Standing dragon sleeper) – He still uses it from time to time
- Vertical suplex, sometimes from the top rope
- Wrist lock hold transitioned to either an elevated arm wrench or followed by multiple shoulder blocks
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "The Instrument of Destruction"
- "The Beast of the Apocalypse"
- "The Lone Legend"
- "The Gunfighter" (or "The Gun Fighter")
- "The Gun Slinger" (or "The Gunslinger")
- "The Pale Destroyer"
- "The Most Dangerous and Most Feared Entity That Has Ever Walked/Stepped in(side) the (Wrestling) Ring (or Squared Circle)"
- "The American Bad-Ass"
- "The Man in Black"
- "The Judge, Jury, and Executioner of All"
- "The Unholy Avenger"
- "The Cryptic (or Cryptid) Warrior"
- "The Ghoulish Figure"
- "The Holder of the Streak"
- "The Man from/of the Dark Side"
- "The Gatekeeper"
- "The Conscience/Cornerstone of the WWE"
- "The Devil/Beast of/in the Shadows"
- "The Diabolical One"
- "The Weaver of Nightmares"
- "Big Evil"
- "The Dark Master of Pain"
- "The Shadow of (the) WWE"
- "The (Grim) Reaper (of Lost Souls)"
- "The Dark Dragon"
- "The UnEarthly/Unearthly One"
- "The Minister in the Shadows"
- "The Deadman"
- "The Demon of/from Death Valley"
- "The Midnight Rider"
- "Hell’s/The Underworld’s General"
- "The Apocalyptic Warrior"
- "The Lord/Prince of Darkness"
- "The Best Pure (or Most Feared) Striker in Sports Entertainment/WWE (History)"
- "The Master of (the) Mind Games"
- "The Last Outlaw"
- "The Phenom"
- "The Big/Top Dog (That/Who Rules/Runs the Yard)"
- "The Red Devil"
- "The Unholy Trinity"
- "The Most Cold-Hearted, Destructive Force (in the History of WWE)"
- "The Eerie Leader of the Creatures of the Night"
- Entrance themes
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- "Miracle Man" by Ozzy Osbourne
- World Championship Wrestling
- "China White" by Scorpions
- United States Wrestling Association
- "Sands of Time"
- World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
- "Funeral March" by Jim Johnston (November 19, 1990 – January 22, 1994)
- "The Grim Reaper" by Jim Johnston (August 29, 1994 – November 13, 1995)
- "Graveyard Symphony" by Jim Johnston (November 19, 1995 – July 20, 1998; January 11, 1999 – March 22, 1999)
- "Dark Side" by Jim Johnston (July 26, 1998 – December 13, 1998)
- "Ministry" by Jim Johnston (March 28, 1999 – September 23, 1999)
- "Unholy" by Jim Johnston (June 7, 1999 – September 20, 1999)
- "American Bad Ass" by Kid Rock (May 21, 2000 – December 4, 2000)
- "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" by Limp Bizkit (December 10, 2000 – May 6, 2002; March 30, 2003)
- "Dead Man" by Jim Johnston (May 19, 2002 – September 19, 2002)
- "You're Gonna Pay" by Jim Johnston (September 22, 2002 – November 16, 2003)
- "Rest in Peace" by Jim Johnston (March 14, 2004 – February 21, 2011; January 30, 2012 – Present)
- "Ain't No Grave" by Johnny Cash (March 4, 2011 – April 3, 2011)
- "Now That We're Dead" by Metallica (April 4, 2020)
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
Championships
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (1991) (vs. The Ultimate Warrior)
- PWI Match of the Year (1998) (vs. Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring)
- PWI Match of the Year (2009) (vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV)[5]
- PWI Match of the Year (2010) (vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI)
- PWI Match of the Year (2012) (vs. Triple H at WrestleMania XXVIII)
- He was ranked #2 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002.[6]
- He was ranked #21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (one time)[7]
- World Class Wrestling Association
- WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (one time)[8]
- Some competitions of Undertaker’s life
* PWI Feud of the Year with The Ultimate Warrior 1991.
* Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring vs PWI Match of the Year.
- World Heavyweight Championship 1 time.[9]
- Tag Team Champion 1 time with Kane.
- Hardcore Championship 1 time.
- WWF 6 times with Ken.
- Royal Rumble 2007.
- Slammy Awards 1996 Sucking Diesel in to Abyss for WWF Greatest Hits.[9]
- Tattoo’s Slammy Award in 1997.
- Slamie Awards for Music Lovers in 1997.[9]
- World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
- World Heavyweight Championship (three times)[10][11][12]
- WWF/WWE Undisputed Championship (four times)2[13][14][15][16]
- WWF Hardcore Championship (one time)[17]
- World Tag Team Championship (six times) (with Stone Cold Steve Austin (one),[18] Big Show (two),[19][20] The Rock (one)[21] and Kane (two))[22][23]
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Kane)1[24]
- Royal Rumble (2007)[25]
- Slammy Award for WWF's Greatest Hit (1996) (Sucking Diesel into the abyss)
- Slammy Award for Best Tattoo (1997)
- Slammy Award for Best Entrance Music (1997)
- Slammy Award for Star of the Highest Magnitude (1997)
- Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2009) (vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV)[26]
- Slammy Award for Moment of the Year (2010) (vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI)[27]
- Slammy Award OMG Moment of the Year (2011) (Kicking out of Triple H's Tombstone Piledriver at WrestleMania XXVII)[28]
- Slammy Award Match of the Year (2012) (vs. Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match at Wrestlemania XXVIII)[29]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 5 Star Match (1997) (vs. Shawn Michaels in a Hell in a Cell at Badd Blood)
- Best Gimmick (1990–1994)[30]
- Best Heel (1991)[30]
- Feud of the Year (2007) (vs. Batista)[30]
- Match of the Year (2009) (vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV)[30]
- Match of the Year (2010) (vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI)[30]
- Most Overrated (2001)[30]
- Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (2001)[30]
- Worst Feud of the Year (1993) (vs. Giant González)[30]
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2001) (with Kane vs. KroniK at Unforgiven)[30]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)[31]
1They won the championships during The Invasion.
2His fourth reign was as the WWE Undisputed Champion.
The Undertaker Media
Paul Bearer betrayed The Undertaker by hitting him with the urn that he is seen carrying.
The Undertaker at WrestleMania XIX
The Undertaker performing a Tombstone Piledriver on Ric Flair at WrestleMania X8
The Undertaker retaining his undefeated Streak at WrestleMania 22
The Undertaker, after defeating Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25
References
- ↑ Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Stone Cold Truth (p.72)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Wrestler Profiles: The Undertaker". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 [1] Undertaker profile on wwe.com
- ↑ Srivastava, Khushi (21 April 2023). "20 Most Popular WWE Wrestlers". Pinkvilla. https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/most-popular-wwe-wrestlers-1217756. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 31 (3): 78–79. 2010.
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(help) - ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2002". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Unified World Heavyweight Title (USWA) history". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Texas Heavyweight Title history". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Biography Editer (11 October 2019). "Josh Turner Biography". thegreatbiography.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship - Undertaker (April 01, 2007 - May 08, 2007)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship - Undertaker (March 30, 2008 - May 02, 2008)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Championship - Undertaker (October 04, 2009 - February 21, 2010)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "WWE Championship - Undertaker (November 27, 1991 - December 03, 1991)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "WWE Championship - Undertaker (March 23, 1997 - August 03, 1997)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "WWE Championship - Undertaker (May 23, 1999 - June 28, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "WWE Championship - Undertaker (May 19, 2002 - July 21, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Hardcore Championship - Undertaker (December 09, 2001 - February 07, 2002)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - Stone Cold & Undertaker (July 26, 1998 - August 10, 1998)". WWE. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - Undertaker & Big Show (August 22, 1999 - August 30, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - Undertaker & Big Show (September 09, 1999 - September 20, 1999)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - The Rock & Undertaker (December 18, 2000 - December 21, 2000)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - Kane & Undertaker (April 19, 2001 - April 29, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championships - Kane & Undertaker (August 19, 2001 - September 17, 2001)". WWE. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "WCW World Tag Team Title history". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Undertaker wins the Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Raw: 2009 Match of the Year Slammy Award Presentation". WWE. Archived from the original on 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Raw: 2010 WWE Moment of the Year Slammy Award Presentation". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Raw: OMG Moment of the Year Slammy Award Presentation". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Match of the Year: 2012 Slammy Award Presentation". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2011). "Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA: 1–40. ISSN 1083-9593.
- ↑ "Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
Other websites
- The Undertaker on WWE.com