"[25], In 1988, Calaway joined the Continental Wrestling Association, wrestling under several gimmicks. [123] In transitioning his "American Badass" biker identity into a heel, The Undertaker eventually cut his long hair short and went by the nickname "Big Evil". [204] The Undertaker lost the title to Chris Jericho after interference from Shawn Michaels that night;[205] Jericho has said on multiple occasions that the pyrotechnician responsible for the accident was immediately escorted from the arena and relieved of his employment with WWE, following a threat of violence from Calaway. [280] As his induction, Calaway made a 137-minute speech that opened with a 10-minute, emotional standing ovation from the live audience, bringing Calaway to tears. [8] Later on that November, he confirmed that he was "officially retired" in an interview. We found 9 entries for Timothy Calaway in the United States. Calaway's niece informed him that her dad died of a heart attack aged 63. At Unforgiven, as The Undertaker approached the ring to "take Guerrero's soul" and seal her in a casket, Big Show, who appeared at first to be aiding The Undertaker ended up assaulting him. [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. On January 23, 2023, The Undertaker made an appearance at the Monday Night Raw 30th Anniversary special, Raw is XXX. As part of the angle, Undertaker had his Ministry members fight his battles, carry out his evil wishes and do all his dirty deeds. Not without a parting message for the pack, however, The Undertaker's purple glove fit hand emerged from his burying place amid a bolt of lightning that had erupted over the gravesite. [366] In 2010, he married former wrestler Michelle McCool. [208], The Undertaker then accepted Michaels's rematch offer, after initially declining, at WrestleMania XXVI in a Streak vs. Career match, where Undertaker was victorious and Shawn Michaels was forced to retire. 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. 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. However, accessing and securing an interview with McMahon was described by Calaway as a despairing task. Kaia Calaway, who have celebrated her 9th birthday in 2022, is the only child of the former wrestlers, Michelle Leigh and McCool. [172] Batista and The Undertaker reignited their feud at Cyber Sunday with the fans choosing the special guest referee to be Stone Cold Steve Austin, however, Batista retained the World Heavyweight Championship. He married Diane Clark in May of 1998 in Bastrop, Texas. In the final episode of Undertaker: The Last Ride, Undertaker talked about how shocked he was to hear the tragic news. 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[350] Shawn Valentino of Pro Wrestling Torch said "The Undertaker may have been the greatest character in the history of professional wrestling". During an August 14 Raw bout against Chris Benoit, Kane became involved and betrayed The Undertaker by hitting him with two chokeslams, the second one causing the ring apron to cave in underneath The Undertaker. As the years gradually progressed, more details about The Undertaker's persona outside of the wrestling world emerged and it is a known fact that The Undertakers family includes his wife Michelle McCool and four of his children. This was a, Calaway announced his retirement on June 21, 2020, during the final episode of. Over the years, the WWE Universe has gotten familiar with The Undertaker and his relationship with former WWE star and wife, Michelle McCool. [35] Callous was promptly drafted into The Skyscrapers tag team to replace a legitimately injured Sid Vicious, and made his debut on January 3, 1990, in a match later televised against Agent Steel and Randy Harris. General Manager Theodore "Teddy" Long scheduled Muhammad Hassan in a match against The Undertaker at The Great American Bash, and placed Daivari in a match that night against Undertaker: Undertaker quickly defeated Daivari. With this twist in the storyline, Mr. McMahon scheduled a Buried Alive match between The Undertaker and Austin at Rock Bottom: In Your House. The Undertaker had originally won the match with his Hell's Gate submission hold, but the match was restarted by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, who ruled that the ban placed on the move by Vickie Guerrero was still in effect. 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. [81] During the match, Bearer inadvertently hit The Undertaker with the urn, allowing Mankind to incapacitate The Undertaker with his finisher, the Mandible Claw, and score the win. [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. [55] In the 1991 King of the Ring, Undertaker defeated Animal in a qualifying match before fighting Sid Vicious to a double disqualification in the semifinal, which saw both men eliminated from the King of the Ring tournament. Resulting from that, this very first edition of The Undertaker's series of Deadman incarnations[39][43] has been distinguished in external media as "The Old West Mortician". [173] They battled again inside Hell in a Cell at Survivor Series, where Edge returned and interfered to help Batista retain the World Heavyweight Championship. [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. Date of Birth: March 24, 1965 Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States Occupation: Professional Wrestler Zodiac Sign: Aries Eye Color: Grey Hair Color: Black The Undertaker Family Details: Father: Frank Calaway Mother: Catherine Calaway Siblings: Timothy Calaway, David Calaway, Michael Calaway [85] The accidental chair shot led to Michaels feeling betrayed by the now booing WWF fans, and quickly becoming heel. Bearer raised Kane after the fire, having him institutionalized from the date of the fire into adulthood. [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). Subsequently, The Undertaker eliminated Maven in return and brutally assaulted him backstage. He spent six years as a radio DJ. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. [122] At Survivor Series, The Undertaker teamed with Kane, The Rock, Chris Jericho and Big Show to take on The Alliance's Stone Cold Steve Austin, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Shane McMahon and Kurt Angle (this was the last time The Undertaker and Kane teamed until 2006). [163] However, The Undertaker eventually qualified for the 2007 Royal Rumble match, by winning a battle royal on the January 26 edition of SmackDown!. [185] Resulting from that, The Undertaker and Big Show faced each other in a match at No Mercy, where Big Show won by knockout. [253] After the match, Undertaker left his gloves, coat and hat in the center of the ring before slowly making his exit. It stands as the highest-rated segment in Raw history. [372] Calaway is a supporter of the Blue Lives Matter countermovement, which advocates for protection of police officers. "It was in the middle of all this stuff going on, WrestleMania you know, when everything is perfect it's hectic and stressful but now I have to call all my brothers and let them know and then call my mother.". Here, he reappeared still in hybrid form but with lessened Badass characteristics, eliminating several elements of his biker identity so that his Deadman side projected, most notably, replacing loose-fitting cargo pants with his Deadman spandex, and less use of the Last Ride finisher. (1999-2016) Tim Calaway - Address & Phone Number | Whitepages [259], On April 8, 2019, edition of Raw, the night after WrestleMania 35the first WrestleMania in 19 years without his involvementThe Undertaker made his next appearance, interrupting and attacking Elias during one of his musical performances. [42][49] Throughout the end of 1990, The Undertaker mostly picked up squash victories against jobbers on Superstars of Wrestling and Wrestling Challenge tapings. "Wrestling's historical cards", p. 9294. [370] A dog lover, Calaway and his ex-wife Sara established The Zeus Compton Calaway Save the Animals Fund at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences to help pay for lifesaving treatments for large-breed dogs. [162] As part of the storyline, Kennedy defeated The Undertaker in a First Blood match at Survivor Series after interference from MVP,[161] but finally defeated Kennedy in a Last Ride match at Armageddon. Mark Calaway | Early Life, Family, And Education Early Life And Family Mark was born on March 24, 1965, as Mark William Calaway. [175], At the 2008 Royal Rumble, The Undertaker competed in the Royal Rumble match itself, entering at number 1, but eliminated by Shawn Michaels after lasting for most of the bout. Mark Calaway brother: For years on end, WWE fans believed that Undertaker (Mark Calaway) and Kane (Glenn Jacobs) were actual half-brothers. However, in real life, Glenn Jacobs aka Kane and Mark Calaway aka The Undertaker are not related by blood. Initially Calaway thought that his brother was in the hospital, but then he found out that his brother had already passed away. In retaliation, Bearer disclosed that The Undertaker had intentionally killed his family by burning down his parents' family funeral home for which they raised him and his younger brother. [51] During his early years, The Undertaker took to a post-match ritual of placing his defeated opponents (almost always jobbers) in a body bag and carrying them backstage. Hardy defeated The Undertaker in an Extreme Rules match the following week on SmackDown due to interference from Big Show. Just over three weeks had passed when Lawler became the first man to pin him, giving it back to him. Among the many ways this was showcased was The Undertaker's maneuver of raising up from a taken down supine position into a high Fowler's position, dubbed "the sit-up" (often accompanied by his sharp hissing sound). [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. The Boneyard match would also win WWE's Half-Year Award for best Cinematic Match, as well as winning the Slammy Award for 2020's Match of the Year. Mark Calaway brother: Does The Undertaker have any siblings in real [335] However, during the last few years of his wrestling career, he allowed himself to be seen out of character, giving interviews as Mark Calaway and filming a documentary called The Last Ride. [39][43][40] Kane the Undertaker was characterized as a menacing derivative of the Wild West undertakers depicted in television westerns. [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. 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. 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. Timothy was born in Houston, Texas to Frank and Betty Catherine on November 14, 1956. Due to the incident happening at a house show, Vince McMahon had it presented to the audience as though it had occurred from Mabel and Yokozuna's exchange of leg drops and splashes on The Undertaker on the Monday Night Raw that had aired 2 days prior. In defense, Undertaker responded that Kane, a "pyromaniac", had been the one to set the fire and, as a result, could not have possibly even survived. [64] In the weeks following, The Undertaker and Bearer spooked Yokozuna with multiple segments from their wintery and remote rural area workshop. [257], At Super Show-Down in Australia on October 6, The Undertaker faced Triple H in a no disqualification match billed as the "Last Time Ever"; they were accompanied by Kane and Shawn Michaels, respectively. 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. He was voted the greatest WWE wrestler ever in a 2013 Digital Spy poll. [260] The Undertaker made his return to the ring to face Goldberg at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia on June 7, defeating him in the main event of the night in what was their first match against each other. [83] This delivering, dubbed "The Lord of Darkness", was the 3rd incarnation of his Deadman persona. Actor: Dislyte. [60][61] According to Calaway, working with Gonzlez "was survival every night trying to figure out what he could do" and "took years off my career". [376] He had guest roles on Poltergeist: The Legacy and Celebrity Deathmatch. [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.