[261] On the June 24, 2019, edition of Raw, during a handicap match in which Roman Reigns was dominated by Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre, The Undertaker suddenly appeared and attacked McMahon and McIntyre. He appeared under his American Badass gimmick, confronting LA Knight and seemingly giving his approval to Bray Wyatt. 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. During episode five of the wrestler's Last Ride series on the WWE Network, the 55-year-old opened up about the death of his brother. children: Chasey Calaway, Gracie Calaway, Gunner Vincent Calaway, Kaia Faith Calaway. [301] Also linked to The Undertaker's Deadman gimmick were the druidsa team of mysterious, incognito cult-like members, completely disguised in black hooded clergy robes. [124] This interference began a storyline with Flair, who declined a challenge to wrestle Undertaker at WrestleMania X8. [152][153] The Undertaker cornered Angle after the match and told him he was not finished with him. [83], Following his WWF Championship win at WrestleMania 13, Paul Bearer attempted to rejoin The Undertaker as his manager. Angle pinned The Undertaker due to interference by Austin. [53], The Undertaker's next feud commenced the next night on Raw when Mankind, a twisted and tortured soul, made his debut and randomly interfered in Undertaker's match against Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw. [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. At WrestleMania XXVIII, The Undertaker, while debuting his new look, a mohawk, defeated Triple H to extend his Streak to 200. Timothy "Tim-Tool Man" Calaway, 63, of Bastrop passed away on March 24, 2020. There is no greater WWE star ever than The Undertaker". "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.106), 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Professional wrestler The Undertaker Family With Father, Mother, Brother, Wife, Son & Daughter Photos 2017 HD.Mark William Calaway, better known by the ring. [287][288] Adding to his many effects of treating his wrestling matches as funeral services, The Undertaker frequently served a list of specialized matches that were personalized to his Deadman gimmick: Casket Match, Body Bag Match, Buried Alive Match, Last Ride Match, Hell in a Cell, Boneyard Match, etc. New Wave Wrestling, February 1995, issue 15, p.15. ", "What's at Stake When John Cena Wrestles Brock Lesnar at 'SummerSlam', "Paul Bearer on managing Undertaker vs Hogan, Giant Gonzales, Jake Roberts & more", "Undertaker: 25 Defining Moments for 25 Years in WWE (section 15 of 25)", "Best moments and memories of SummerSlam", "Undertaker: 25 Defining Moments for 25 Years in WWE", "WWE's Looking Back At Legends: Best Feuds Of the Biggest Stars in PPV Era, Ep. Born Country: United States. Undertaker has English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Swiss-German, and Cornish ancestry. In 2000, Calaway expanded on The Undertaker, fleshing out the gimmick with a human side, biker identity, dubbed "The American Badass". This followed with Bearer allowing Mankind to take hold of the urn, thus winning this match. The Undertaker later revealed that Mr. McMahon had been his "Higher Power" all along as a scheme against Austin. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. The completed Ministry of Darkness consisted of The Brood (Christian, Edge and Gangrel), The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq), Mideon and Viscera. The Undertaker got married to Michelle McCool in 2010. [53], After the storyline with Flair, The Undertaker was drafted to the Raw brand after the WWF split its roster into two brands and defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin at Backlash to become the number one contender for the Undisputed WWF Championship. [169] The Undertaker and Batista then fought once again in a steel cage match on the May 11 edition of SmackDown! Furthermore, his other two step-sisters are Kaia Faith Calaway and Gracie Calaway. He married Mary Joan Flynn on 26 December 1941, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Despite this, Team WWF won the match. Through giving The Undertaker the ultimatum of revealing his deepest, darkest secret to the world, Bearer was able to reunite with him as manager and protg. [100][101] However, The Undertaker lost the Buried Alive match to Austin at Rock Bottom after Kane interfered. The 55-year old wrestling superstar expressed deep concern over his mortality as he remembered how he could have broken his neck and died against Goldberg last year in Saudi Arabia. The Undertaker lost the match after interference from Michaels. Despite being in character, he referred to the real-world media coverage of the storyline, singling out the New York Post's Don Kaplan by name and denouncing his description of the events on SmackDown!, such as Kaplan's comment of the masked men being "Arabs in ski masks". They received a title shot at No Way Out, facing Edge and Christian and then champions The Dudley Boyz in a tables match but were unsuccessful. [355] After his match against John Cena at WrestleMania 34, IGN posted an article titled "Undertaker's return was awesome, but now he needs to retire". Each member had the initials "BSK" tattooed onto themselves, with Undertaker's prominently marked across his stomach. ", Moment Aston Villa's Leon Bailey inhales 'laughing gas' after all night party, Mason Greenwood's England future revealed after rejecting country switch, F1 drivers rich list revealed - including racer with huge 2.4bn fortune, Devastating detail emerges after tragic death of jockey Alex Canchari, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Three days later, the London bombings took place. The Undertaker won the match after chokeslamming Mankind into the open grave and subsequently shoveling enough dirt on him so that he was covered. Taker recently announced his retirement, with the Boneyard match proving to be his final with the WWE. In October 1990, Calaway signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), set to portray the "brainchild" of McMahon that he had assigned to him, originally entitled Kane the Undertaker[40] ("Kane" later added on to "The Undertaker" moniker by the time of his arrival at the urgings of Bruce Prichard, who had always desired a Cain and Abel effect for his character). [129] On the July 1 edition of Raw, The Undertaker turned face once again after defeating Jeff Hardy in a ladder match to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship and raising Hardy's hand as a show of respect. Undertaker next won the title at WrestleMania 13 (1997) from Sycho Sid. [255] In the months prior to WrestleMania 34, John Cena challenged The Undertaker to a singles match. However, after interference from the debuting Executioner, as well as the help of several other heel wrestlers apparently enlisted by Bearer, Mankind escaped the grave and together the mob all shoveled dirt onto The Undertaker to the point that the grave was completely filled, resulting in The Undertaker fully buried alive. [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. [372] Calaway is a supporter of the Blue Lives Matter countermovement, which advocates for protection of police officers. Kama followed this up with a series of malicious acts, including destroying the stolen urn and recycling it into bling. [99], After Survivor Series, The Undertaker returned his attention to his previous feud with Austin for costing him the title at Judgment Day, hitting Austin in the head with a shovel during a title match with The Rock on the November 16 edition of Raw, returning the favor for what happened a month earlier. [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. Notable Alumni: University Of St. Thomas (Texas) Scooby-Doo! [132] The second, at No Mercy, was a Biker Chain match between The Undertaker and Lesnar, which Lesnar won with the help of Vince McMahon. [96] At WrestleMania XIV in their first match, The Undertaker defeated Kane. [212], At SummerSlam, The Undertaker returned to confront Kane and Rey Mysterio, only to be attacked with a Tombstone Piledriver by Kane. [262], The Undertaker returned at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia on February 27, 2020, as a surprise replacement in a gauntlet match. [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. For example, some Deadman incarnations were unearthly and zombie-like while others were Goth and comparatively more human. After their victory at SummerSlam, The Undertaker suffered a groin tear and was seen limping in several matches. [19] He attended Waltrip High School, where he was a member of the football and basketball teams. This year, the shadow of death kept haunting him at key moments in his career . The footage aired unedited on UPN in the United States and on The Score in Canada with an advisory warning shown several times during the broadcast. [105] At the Over the Edge pay-per-view, The Undertaker defeated Austin for his third WWF Championship with help from Shane McMahon, the special guest referee. When Timothy Thomas Calaway was born on 12 April 1912, in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Lucian Delbert Calaway, was 28 and his mother, Mary Celia Stanton, was 24. Undertaker is a famous wrestler in the United States of America. Calaway himself did not wrestle for a period, having undergone a hip replacement. [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. "[317], After a hiatus, Calaway made a return in 2000 in which he expanded on The Undertaker gimmick with a human form of the character. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [131] The storyline resumed as The Undertaker began to train Jones to wrestle and the two were scheduled to fight Big Show and A-Train in a tag team match at WrestleMania XIX. Rather, the expectation was for fans to just go with it. Undertaker needed surgery for a torn rotator cuff, causing him to be written off.[214]. [227] Four days later, he wrestled his final SmackDown match (also his first since 2010), defeating Shield member Dean Ambrose by submission. So, he used to be in the respective sports team in his school. [238] At Hell in a Cell, The Undertaker was defeated by Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match after Lesnar hit him with his own low blow, returning the favor, and executing what was his third F-5 of the match. At In Your House 12: It's Time, The Undertaker defeated The Executioner in an Armageddon Rules match even with Mankind heavily involved throughout the entire encounter. He was born on December 26, 1960, in Green Bay to Kenneth and Dolores (Van Den Heuvel) Calaway. However, fans may not know that The Phenom has siblings of his own. "Undertaker admits to setting Kane on fire". The Undertaker then appeared and beat Cena in an impromptu three-minute squash match. [62] He faced Gonzlez at WrestleMania IX, which is notable as The Undertaker's only disqualification win at WrestleMania after the use of chloroform. Rather, the expectation was for fans to just go with it. 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [218] Later in 2012, The Undertaker appeared on the 1000th episode of Raw on July 23 to help Kane, who had been confronted by Jinder Mahal, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, Hunico, Camacho and Drew McIntyre. Timothy Dayne Calaway was born c. 1957 to Frank Compton Calaway and Betty Catherine (Truby) Calaway, and had siblings Mark W. Calaway, Michael Calaway, David F Calaway, and Paul Calaway. Timothy Calaway David CalawayPaul CalawayMichael Calaway The Undertaker/Brothers [120], In 2001, The Undertaker reunited with Kane as the Brothers of Destruction, issuing a challenge for the WWF Tag Team Championship once again. The storyline intensified as the two tried to get into the head of one another with dark mind game tactics and use of caskets, leading to a handicap casket match at No Mercy, in which The Undertaker lost to Randy and his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1989 for a brief stint, and then he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, turned WWE) in 1990. After only a few months of abrasive behaviors from Bearer, however, The Undertaker lost his patience and rejected Bearer as his manager. [84] However, the following month, The Undertaker managed to win the WWF Championship for the second time by defeating Sycho Sid at WrestleMania 13. [53] He then feuded extensively with wrestlers managed by Harvey Wippleman throughout 1992 and 1993, such as Kamala and Giant Gonzlez. [64] In the weeks following, The Undertaker and Bearer spooked Yokozuna with multiple segments from their wintery and remote rural area workshop. . [239], While the crowd gave Undertaker an ovation after his loss to Lesnar, he was attacked and captured by The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman), who carried him away from the ring. [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. [125] The storyline continued when The Rock cost The Undertaker the Hardcore Championship against Maven on the February 7 episode of SmackDown!. [213] However, Bearer turned on him at Hell in a Cell to help Kane win once again in a Hell in a Cell match. The Brothers of Destruction overcame and dominated the six other wrestlers. Tim attended school in Houston. Hell in a Cell on the grandest stage of them all wont ever forget that one! [246] The Undertaker would not appear again until the 900th episode of SmackDown on November 15, issuing a threat to Team SmackDown if they failed to defeat Team Raw at the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view. Returning assistant-General Manager Theodore Long declared a triple threat match for the title between the three men at Armageddon, which Edge won after interference from The Major Brothers. Moreover, he often appeared in a hooded black robe and sat on a throne with a towering backrest specially designed into his crucifix-like logo. [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. He has held the WWF World Title on four separate occasions, first at the Survivor Series (1991) (dubbed "Hulk Hogan's Gravest Challenge"), from then champion, Hulk Hogan. [269] Madison Square Garden, regarded as the most famous venue in professional wrestling, also paid tribute to him. The song continued to play out for 30 seconds following the attack ad against Biden, ending just short of Trump making his entrance. [287], Beginning early on, The Undertaker's persona was complemented with histrionically spooky, wailing manager Paul Bearer, introduced to represent and guide The Deadman. [361], Despite the media criticism, two of The Undertaker's later matchesteaming with Roman Reigns against Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon at Extreme Rules 2019, as well as his cinematic Boneyard match against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36were both widely praised, with many fans and critics alike citing both matches as his best performances in recent years. On the January 30, 2012, edition of Raw, The Undertaker returned after a nine-month hiatus to confront Triple H.[216] On the February 13 edition of Raw, Triple H refused The Undertaker's challenge for a WrestleMania rematch. [369], Calaway invests in real estate with his business partner, Scott Everhart. 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. [115][116] While explained off screen years later for the above reasons, Calaway's sudden appearance as American Badass Undertaker after hiatus in which he left off as Deadman Undertaker was never explained within WWE storylines or the WWE's fictional universe. Tim was very. Among subtle details left over from his biker identity were his in-ring MMA style between his stances, strikes, and submissions; penchant to sporadically lower his tank top for a barechested appearance; celebrating victories with an arm-raised fist; etc. (While the novel nature of this match was heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic at its most acute during this time period, even standard matches of this wrestling era were narrative-heavy in order to counter awkward silence of audience absence, which was enforced by then pandemic laws.) He has two daughters from his second marriage. [129], The Undertaker took a break after Big Show threw him off the stage on the October 24 edition of SmackDown!, sparking a feud. It was Khali's first defeat and effectively ended his feud with The Undertaker. [351], A 12-minute match between The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin drew a 9.5 rating on June 28, 1999. Spouse: Michelle McCool (m. 2010), Sara Calaway . The name Timothy Calaway has over 8 birth records, 2 death records, 2 criminal/court records, 26 address records, 5 phone records & more. At Extreme Rules, Undertaker and Reigns won. The Undertaker then went on to defeat Big Show in a casket match at Survivor Series and again in a steel cage match by submission on the December 5 edition of SmackDown to end their feud. 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.". It was reported that Hassan sustained serious injuries and had to be rushed to a nearby medical facility, writing Hassan off television. 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. [87] In what became a fickle sibling relationship with Bearer (later revealed to be Kane's father) only adding to the pendulum and complexities, The Undertaker and Kane went back and forth from one extreme to the other, feuding barbarically at points and yet teaming as the Brothers of Destruction at other points. [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. [42][49] Throughout the end of 1990, The Undertaker mostly picked up squash victories against jobbers on Superstars of Wrestling and Wrestling Challenge tapings. Big Show (Casket Match)", "2009 WWE No Way Out: Voices and Chambers", "WrestleMania 25: The Most Disappointing WrestleMania of All Time", "WrestleMania Classics: What Made Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker so Great", "Shawn Michaels' 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania Entrance", "CM Punk def. [222] Punk interrupted The Undertaker's ceremony to honor Bearer on Raw, stealing the trademark urn and later using it to attack Kane, humiliate The Brothers of Destruction and mock Bearer. [253] After the match, Undertaker left his gloves, coat and hat in the center of the ring before slowly making his exit. 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. -", "Revisit The Highest-Rated Segment In The History Of Monday Night Raw", "The Undertaker: 'Una conmocin en un slo combate destruy mi confianza', "7 'WrestleMania 33' Takeaways: What Comes Next for WWE Superstars", "The Undertaker revela su decepcin por el combate contra Roman Reigns en WrestleMnaia 33", "The Undertaker's WrestleMania Return Was AwesomeBut Now He Needs to Retire", "WWE CROWN JEWEL RESULTS 11/2: Keller's report on Styles vs. Joe, Strowman vs. Lesnar, World Cup tournament, Michaels & Triple H vs. Kane & Undertaker", "Powell's WWE Crown Jewel live review: Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman for the vacant WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship, Undertaker and Kane vs. DX, World Cup tournament", "WWE Super ShowDown live results: The Undertaker vs. Goldberg", "June 17, 2019 Observer Newsletter: Scary incidents in the ring, NJPW Dominion review", "The Undertaker: 'El combate de WWE Crown Jewel 2018 fue un desastre', "WrestleMania Still Happened Last Weekend. Jeff Hardy (New World Heavyweight Champion)", "Lots of wrestlers per match but no title changes at Survivor Series", "The Undertaker Burned During Accident at Elimination Chamber", "Batista, Jericho and Michaels capitalize on Elimination Chamber opportunities", "Inside Pulse Wrestling | Undertaker Injured, WWE Fatal 4 Way Main Event In Jeopardy", "WWE Money in the Bank 2010 Results: New Champion Cashes In", "WWE News: Health updates on The Undertaker and C.M. The week before on Raw, Kane had duplicitously presented as allying with his brother against Michaels's D-Generation X stable; however, at the Royal Rumble, Kane trapped The Undertaker in the coffin, padlocked the lid shut, and set the casket ablaze, allowing Michaels another victory. 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). It was removed from the Australian and European (including in the United Kingdom) broadcasts.[144]. For 30 long years Ive made that slow walk to this ring and have laid people to rest time and time again. Taker said: "It was probably the last ring before it was going to send it to voicemail and I hit it and I said, 'Hey, What's going on?' [77], In the main event of the Royal Rumble in January 1996, The Undertaker was unmasked of his Phantom of the Opera-like facial covering in a WWF Championship match against Bret Hart. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 102). He was born in Houston, Texas, to Frank Compton Calaway and Betty Catherine Truby. [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. [85] As the storyline progressed through Bearer having Kane mow down much of the WWF roster, Kane repeatedly challenged The Undertaker, going to lengths of tormenting and humiliating him. This began when he and Kane revealed the fact that they were in cahoots to rid Austin of his title for villainous company owner Mr. McMahonAustin and McMahon immersed in a bitter rivalry during this era. There, Bearer presented The Undertaker hard at work carpentering Yokozuna what would eventually become a "double wide, double deep casket" custom-built for Yokozuna's immensely overweight size. 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". During the rally, the song was accompanied with a music video playing on big-screen monitors, advancing through multitudes of scenes intended to alarm the public of looming danger resulting from the presidency of Joe Biden (46th and current President of the United States). Best known as "The Undertaker" from World Wrestling Entertainment. Your login session has expired. [54][49] This culminated in a final stage of Roberts's training in which Roberts proved to be stringing Warrior along the entire time by assisting The Undertaker in an ambush. Concurrent to the "deep, dark secret" storyline directed by Bearer, Undertaker began a then new rivalry at SummerSlam when special guest referee Shawn Michaels accidentally hit him with a steel chair shot intended for his archnemesis Bret Hart, in effect, costing The Undertaker the WWF Championship. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p. 9899). [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. Mary Joan . [115][318] His theme music was replaced with popular rock songs of the time, initially Kid Rock's "American Bad Ass" (from which The Undertaker's subtitle used to refer to this second identity derived), and eventually Limp Bizkit's "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)". Tim Friorvant of ESPN named The Undertaker "a character that has been a cornerstone of the WWE for more than three decades". This stipulation matchissued as a challenge by The Undertaker and connected to his characterwas the first ever "Boneyard match". [79] Among them, Mankind cost The Undertaker the WWF Intercontinental Championship by interfering in his casket match against Goldust at In Your House 8: Beware of Dog. in early December to haunt Orton and set up a Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon. The event is dedicated to him, commemorating thirty years from that time since his WWE debut. In the process of being assaulted, Bearer was deprived of his urn by the Corporation.
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