2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Although he kicked out of two quick pin attempts, Undertaker was pinned by Edge after two spears and lost the World Heavyweight Championship. [349], Undertaker's Deadman character in particular has been praised as one of the best in professional wrestling. In the last episode of Undertaker: The Last Ride, The Undertaker bid goodbye to the world of pro wrestling and retired from the industry at Survivor Series 2020, saying: "My time has come to let The Undertaker rest in peace.". Most of her . [120] Angle, however, defeated The Undertaker after he switched places with his real-life brother, Eric Angle. Best known as "The Undertaker" from World Wrestling Entertainment. In this manner, Styles leveled zingers and criticisms at him in relation to his age cringingly catching up with him, as well as hurling brazen insults at Calaway in relation to his wife, Michelle McCool. He is also known for pairing with his in-storyline half-brother Kane, with whom he had alternatively feuded and teamed off and on with as the Brothers of Destruction from 1997 through 2020. history, WWWF/WWF/WWE World Tag Team Title history, "2012 WWE Slammy Awards and WWE.com Slammy Awards winners", "The Undertaker's statue revealed at WrestleMania Axxess", "BONUS SHOW: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards", "Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame", "Undertaker the champ WrestleMania 23 delivers big time", "Mayweather, Orton survive Mania; Edge, Flair don't", "Wrestlemania 25: HBK-Undertaker steals the show", "Undertaker ends Shawn Michaels' career in thrilling rematch to cap off Wrestlemania XXVI", "WrestleMania 27 live coverage from the Georgia Dome", "Caldwell's WWE WrestleMania 28 PPV Report", "Taker-Punk result did Punk break The Streak? [62] He faced Gonzlez at WrestleMania IX, which is notable as The Undertaker's only disqualification win at WrestleMania after the use of chloroform. siblings: David Calaway, Michael Calaway, Paul Calaway, Timothy Calaway. Calaway was rebranded as "The Undertaker" once joining the WWF. Tim was very proud to be a third-generation plumber.. 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. The match ended in a draw after neither man got to their feet by the referee's count of ten, meaning The Undertaker retained the 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. However, when he asked his niece which hospital Timothy Calaway was admitted in, his niece said, he didn't make it. The confusion allowed Undertaker to surprise Lesnar with a low blow and apply Hell's Gate, in which Lesnar passed out. The Undertaker's wrestling performance and move set were carried out with significant amounts of character-driven physical theatre and kinesics. He was born on December 26, 1960, in Green Bay to Kenneth and Dolores (Van Den Heuvel) Calaway. Guerrero ordered that the title remain vacant, because titles could not change hands in this way. . [287] Taking his opponents and audience by surprise, however, he combined his slow, measured physicality with wrestling moves and action uncharacteristic of a wrestler of his vast height and weight. [59], In February 1992, The Undertaker's ally Jake "The Snake" Roberts tried to attack "Macho Man" Randy Savage's manager/wife Miss Elizabeth with a steel chair when Undertaker stopped him, turning him (and Paul Bearer) face for the first time. [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. The Undertaker had a 21-match winning streak that ended in 2014 with Brock Lesnar snapping his iconic streak. [96] At WrestleMania XIV in their first match, The Undertaker defeated Kane. [5] It was in response to this that Calaway made numerous efforts to join the World Wrestling Federation, going to many lengths to land a meeting with Vince McMahon. [135], The Undertaker began a feud with then WWE Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) by challenging him to a title match at SummerSlam, which The Undertaker lost by disqualification. Mark Calaway has four older brothers named David, Michael, Paul, and Timothy (died March 2020, age 63). Her zodiac sign is Gemini. Hardy defeated The Undertaker in an Extreme Rules match the following week on SmackDown due to interference from Big Show. Taker - real name Mark Calaway - said after visiting the site of the Boneyard match the day before filming started, he received a call from his niece while driving back to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The next night on Raw, Undertaker competed in a tournament to crown the 2009 Superstar of the Year, losing to Randy Orton by countout in the first round after a distraction by Orton's protegs Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. [25] Performing under a mask as Texas Red,[6] Calaway wrestled his first match on June 26, 1987, for World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), losing to Bruiser Brody at the Dallas Sportatorium. [287], Beginning early on, The Undertaker's persona was complemented with histrionically spooky, wailing manager Paul Bearer, introduced to represent and guide The Deadman. [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. [86] Following the event, Bearer bandaged up from fire burns, likened The Undertaker's assault to a past incident he described as The Undertaker's "deepest, darkest secret". Timothy J. Calaway, 54, Green Bay, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 13, 2015. [209] During the Rey Mysterio match, The Undertaker suffered a concussion, broken orbital bone and broken nose; he was visibly bleeding profusely on camera by the end of this match. [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. The Undertaker won the encounter by setting Kane's right arm on fire. Timothy Thomas Calaway. [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). [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. [316] Of his entrances, Calaway has stated, "When that gong went off, that was go time. In keeping with his Deadman routine for example, The Undertaker was forbiddingly slow and measured in much of his maneuvering and offense. 1912-1991. Actor: Dislyte. [245] After weeks of random physical confrontations and mind games exchanged between the pair, Undertaker defeated Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 32. [230] Following the match, Undertaker was hospitalized with a severe concussion which he suffered in the first minutes of the match. [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. [191] On the April 24 edition of SmackDown, after losing a match against Big Show by knockout with Big Show taking advantage of The Undertaker's battered neck state from his previous WrestleMania encounter, The Undertaker attacked Big Show. 2. Please logout and login again. 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. 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. 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. [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. The Brothers of Destruction were granted an opportunity to face Triple H and Austin for their titles (Triple H was the WWF Intercontinental Champion). Spouse: Michelle McCool (m. 2010), Sara Calaway . The first, on the September 4 SmackDown!, against Kurt Angle, ended in a no contest, due to interference from Brock Lesnar. [30][31] PWInsider's Mike Johnson stated, "Undertaker using some of Jardine's style eventually morphed into this story that he was trained by Jardine. [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. [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. [243], On the February 22, 2016, edition of Raw, Vince McMahon placed his son Shane McMahon, who returned to WWE for the first time since 2009, in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania 32 against The Undertaker with the stipulation that if Shane won, he would gain control of Raw. Mark was born on March 24, 1965, as Mark William Calaway. ", "The Undertaker voted greatest WWE Superstar of all time", "The 10 Best Matches of 25 Years of the Undertaker", "Ranking the top 101 wrestlers of all time", "Who's your favorite wrestler's favorite wrestler? [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. Kaia Calaway, who have celebrated her 9th birthday in 2022, is the only child of the former wrestlers, Michelle Leigh and McCool. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, The Undertaker revealed he was left heartbroken after brother Timothy died of a heart attack during WrestleMania 36 filming, The wrestler's brother died of a heart attack aged 63, Watch The Undertaker tell Vince McMahon hes done after Extreme Rules wrestling match, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Also Read l Mark Calaway brother:Undertaker Recalls Heartbreak Of His Brother's Death. 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.
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