The Undertaker
American professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965)[5] is a retired American professional wrestler. He is most well known by the name (The) Undertaker. He works for the World Wrestling Federation/WWE since 1990. He is a three-time World Heavyweight Champion and four-time WWE Champion.
(The) Undertaker | |
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Born | (1965-03-24) March 24, 1965 (age 59) Houston, Texas, USA |
Professional wrestling career | |
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 | 6’7”[3] |
Billed weight | 310 lb (141 kg)[3] |
Billed from | Death Valley (1990-1999, 2004-present) Houston, Texas (1984-1990, 2000-2003) |
Trained by | Don Jardine[2] |
Debut | 1984 |
Retired | November 22, 2020[4] |
Calaway made his debut with Dallas, Texas based World Class Championship Wrestling. In 1988 he joined USWA. He began working as the Undertaker for the WWF 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.
Undertaker has a 25-2 record at WrestleMania. After 23 years of being undefeated at the event, he lost his first WrestleMania match against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XXX in 2014, and his second one against Roman Reigns three years later at WrestleMania 33. He announced his retirement from professional wrestling in 2020 at Survivor Series, almost exactly 30 years after his WWE debut.[4] Despite this, he still sometimes appears for WWE, for example in the main event of WrestleMania XL in 2024.[6]