For over 20 years now (Having made his debut in
1990) The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) has been setting the standards every other WWE Wrestler has failed to achieve. Having
gone over his (now two decades) of destruction long let the beatings continue!
Before he joined WWE he was with WCCW (World Class Championship
Wrestling) in 1984 onwards, he then went on to join USWA (United States Wrestling Association). After that he went on to join
NWA (National Wrestling Alliances) which later went on to become WCW (World Championship Wrestling) and did some wrestling
in New Japan Pro Wrestling in that time. In 1990 his contract with WCW wasn't extended and he was signed by WWF (World Wrestling
Federation). Hulk Hogan takes credit for recommending him to Vince McMahon after meeting him on the set of Suburban Commando
and the idea for his character was a mixture between his own and Vince McMahon's and with his iconic entrance he was first
introduced by Ted DiBiase The Million Dollar Man, who also did the same with The Underfaker. The rest as they say
is history...
Pre-WWE Honours:
USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship
WWE Honours:
WWE Champion: 4 Times (once Undisputed)
World Heavyweight
Championship: 3 Times
WWE Tag Team Champion: 6 Times
WCW Tag Team Champion
Hardcore Champion
Tuwaiq Trophy
Royal Rumble (2007)
Elimination
Chamber: (Smackdown! - 2007)
21-0: Wrestlemania
Hall of Fame (2022)
World Heavyweight Champion:
BATISTA: Wrestlemania XXIII (2007)
EDGE: Wrestlemania XXIV (2008)
C.M.
PUNK: Hell In A Cell (2009)
WWE Champion:
HULK HOGAN: Survivor Series (1991)
SYCHO SID: Wrestlemania XIII (1997)
STONE
COLD STEVE AUSTIN: Over The Edge (1999)
HULK HOGAN: Judgment Day (2002)
WWE Tag Team Champion:
KANE & MANKIND: Fully Loaded (1998, With STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN)
KANE
& X-PAC: SummerSlam (1999, With BIG SHOW)
MANKIND & THE ROCK (The Rock And Sock Connection): Smackdown! Buried
Alive Match (1999, With BIG SHOW)
EDGE & CHRISTIAN: Raw (2000, With THE ROCK)
EDGE & CHRISTIAN: Smackdown!
(2001, With KANE)
D.D.P. & KANYON: SummerSlam Steel Cage Match (2001, With KANE)
WCW Tag Team Champion:
CHUCK
PALUMBO & SEAN O'HAIRE: Smackdown! (2001, With KANE)
Hardcore Champion:
R.V.D.: Vengeance (2001)
WRESTLEMANIA VICTIMS:
VII (1991) - JIMMY
"SUPERFLY" SNUKA
VIII (1992) - JAKE "THE SNAKE" ROBERTS
IX (1993) - GIANT GONZALEZ (via DQ)
XI (1995) - KING
KONG BUNDY
XII (1996) - DIESEL
XIII (1997) - SYCHO SID (No DQ, WWF Championship)
XIV (1998) - KANE
XV
(1999) - THE BIG BOSS MAN (Hell In A Cell)
XVII (2001) - TRIPLE H
XVIII (2002) - RIC FLAIR (No DQ Match)
XIX
(2003) - BIG SHOW AND ALBERT (Handicap Match)
XX (2004) - KANE
XXI (2005) - RANDY ORTON
XXII (2006) -
MARK HENRY (Casket Match)
XXIII (2007) - BATISTA (World Heavyweight Championship)
XXIV (2008) - EDGE
(World Heavyweight Championship)
XXV (2009) - SHAWN MICHAELS
XXVI (2010) - SHAWN MICHAELS (No DQ, No
Countout - Streak vs. Career)
XXVII (2011) - TRIPLE H (No Holds Barred)
XXVIII (2012) - TRIPLE H (Hell In A Cell,
Shawn Michaels as Guest Referee)
XXIX (2013) - C.M. PUNK
21-0
In Wrestlemania XXX (2014) the streak
was finally broken by BROCK LESNAR to make it 21-1.
XXXI (2015) - BRAY WYATT
XXXII (2016) - SHANE MCMAHON
In
Wrestlemania XXXIII (2017) he lost his second match against ROMAN REIGNS and hinted at his retirement.
XXXIV
(2018) - JOHN CENA
XXXVI (2020) - AJ STYLES
25-2
Undertaker's Finishing Moves Are/Were:
The Last Ride
Chokeslam
The Tombstone Piledriver
The Jumping Tombstone Piledriver
The Triangle
Choke
Hell's Gate
Undertaker's Signature Moves Are/Were:
Heart Punch (WCW)
Callous Clutch (WCW)
Iron Claw
Old School (Arm
Twist Ropewalk Chop)
Takin' Care Of Business (Dragon Sleeper)
Big Boot
Sidewalk Slam
Running D.D.T.
Flying
Clothesline
Guillotine Leg Drop Onto Apron
Snake Eyes
Running Leg Drop
Reverse S.T.O.
High Angle Suicide Dive
Double
Clothesline
Corner Clothesline
MANAGERS:
Paul Bearer
Paul Heyman
Sara
Brother Love
"Dirty" Dutch Mantell
Downtown Bruno
Theodore R. Long
Paul
E. Dangerously
General Skandor Akbar
NICKNAMES (WWE):
The
American Bad Ass
The Phenom
Deadman, Inc.
The Deadman
The Red Devil
Big Evil
The Man From The Dark Side
The
Demon From Death Valley
The Pale Destroyer
The Lord Of Darkness
The Prince Of Darkness
The Conscience Of The WWE
The
Last Outlaw
'Taker
NICKNAMES (Pre-WWE):
The Commando
Punisher Dice Morgan
The Master Of Pain
Texas Red
The
Punisher
"Mean" Mark Callous
QUOTES:
Rest In Peace (1990 - 1999 & 2004 - present)
This
Is My Yard (2000 - 2003)
I'll Make You Famous (2000 - 2003)
TAUNTS:
Throat Slash
Eye Rolling
Right
Arm Raise
PERSONAS:
Western Mortician (1990 - 1994)
Deadman (1994 - 1996)
Lord Of Darkness
(1996 - 1998)
Minister Of Darkness (1999 - 1999)
American Bad Ass (2000 - 2003)
The Phenom (2004 - 2010, 2012 - present)
The
Last Outlaw (2011)
ENTRANCE THEMES:
Miracle Man: Ozzy Osbourne (NJPW)
China White: Scorpions (NWA/WCW)
Funeral
March: Jim Johnston (WWE, 1990 - 1991)
The Grim Reaper: Jim Johnston (1991 - 1994)
Graveyard Symphony: Jim Johnston
(1995 - 1998)
Dark Side: Jim Johnston (1998- 1999)
Ministry: Jim Johnston (1999)
American Bad Ass: Kid Rock
(2000)
Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle): Limp Bizkit (2000 - 2002)
Going Postal: Jim Johnston (2002)
Dead Man: Jim Johnston
(2002)
Big Evil: Jim Johnston (2002)
You're Gonna Pay: Jim Johnston (2003)
Rest In Peace: Jim Johnston (2003 - 2010,
2012)
Ain't No Grave (Can Hold My Body Down): Johnny Cash (2011)
ALLIANCES:
Ministry Of Darkness/The Corporate Ministry: This alliance was formed
in 1999 by The Undertaker, it was taken over by both Vince and Shane McMahon to bring both Undertaker's group
and their group 'Corporate' together, but the official members who served The Undertaker in the original 'Ministry' are
as follows:
Paul Bearer
Acolytes: Bradshaw & Faarooq
Mideon
Viscera
The
Brood: Gangrel, Christian & Edge
The Corporate Ministry also consisted of: Triple H, Big Boss Man, Chyna
and The Mean Street Posse (Joey Abs, Peter Gas & Rodney).
The Unholy Alliance: This was The Undertaker's alliance with The Big
Show.
The Brothers Of Destruction: This was the alliance between The Undertaker
and Kane.
THE REST:
As well as the above 'Taker weighs in at 328 lbs (285 lbs), he is 6'10" tall
(6'8"), he is from Houston, Texas (Death Valley) and was born on 24/03/1965.
His Royal Rumble record currently stands at: 11 entries, 1 win,
39 eliminations. In terms of eliminations he is the joint 2nd all time highest with Shawn Michaels behind Isaac
Yankem/Diesel/Kane. He has however appeared once less than Shawn Michaels and eight times less than Kane.
ROSTER:
Raw:
2002 & 2012 - 2016.
Smackdown: 2002 - 2011.
Both Brands: 2016 - present.
His additional achievements away from the squared circle are:
PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED:
Feud Of The Year: Vs. Ultimate Warrior
(1991)
Match Of The Year: Vs. Mankind (Hell In A Cell, King Of The Ring, 1998)
Match Of The Year: Vs. Shawn Michaels
(Wrestlemania XXV, 2009)
Match Of The Year: Vs. Shawn Michaels (Wrestlemania XXVI, 2010)
Number 6/500 Best Single Wrestlers:
1997
Number 5/500 Best Single Wrestlers: 1998
Number 8/500 Best Single Wrestlers: 1999
Number 2/500 Best Single Wrestlers:
2002
Number 5/500 Best Single Wrestlers (PWI Years): 2007
Number 6/500 Best Single Wrestlers: 2009
Number 8/500 Best
Single Wrestlers (PWI Years): 2010
WRESTLER OBSERVER NEWSLETTER:
Best Gimmick: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
& 1994.
Best Heel: 1991
Worst Feud Of The Year: Vs. Giant Gonzalez, 1993.
5 Star Match: (Vs. Shawn Michaels,
Hell In A Cell, In Your House: Badd Blood 1997).
Most Overrated: 2001.
Readers' Least Favourite Wrestler: 2001.
Worst
Worked Match Of The Year: With Kane, Vs. KroniK, Unforgiven, 2001).
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall Of Fame: 2004.
Feud
Of The Year: Vs. Batista (2007).
Match Of The Year: (Vs. Shawn Michaels, Wrestlemania XXV, 2009 & 2010).
SLAMMY:
WWF's
Greatest Hit (Sucking Diesel Into The Abyss): 1996.
Best Tattoo: 1997.
Best Entrance Music: 1997.
Star Of The Highest
Magnitude: 1997.
Match Of The Year (Vs. Shawn Michaels (Wrestlemania XXV & XXVI)): 2009 & 2010.
OMG Moment Of
The Year (Kicking Out Of The Tombstone): 2011.
Match Of The Year (Vs. Triple H, Hell In A Cell, Wrestlemania XXVII): 2012.
OMG
Moment Of The Year (The Streak Ending): 2014.
Match Of The Year (Vs. AJ Styles (Wrestlemania XXXVI)): 2020.
Moment Of
The Year (Farewell at Survivor Series): 2020.
ADDITIONAL:
Voted #29 in All Time Royal Rumble.
The
Mirror's #7 Greatest Streak In Sport.
WWE's Number 2 (Top 50 Superstars Of All Time).
WWE's Number One Big Man Of All
Time.
One On One Pay Per View Wins: 103.
Undertaker designed the Body Bag, Casket, Buried Alive,
Hell In A Cell, Last Ride, Biker Chain and Boneyard matches, he's been at the forefront of
Inferno matches, Last Man Standing, Punjabi Prison matches, The Elimination Chamber and
the Boiler Room Brawl. He has also invented Judgment Day and had the infamous Undertaker Vs. Undertaker (Underfaker) match.
He has had another quite unique match where he had Chuck Norris at hand to help stop outside interference in his match with
Yokozuna.
Undertaker has defeated everyone he's fought against at one stage or another
and he has never tapped out, he almost always wins his feuds as well.
Undertaker was the first ever Raw draft pick,
as chosen by Ric Flair and was later drafted to Smackdown! by Stephanie McMahon in the same year.
His fans are often referred to as "Creatures Of The Night".
He along with Paul
Bearer hosted the unique Funeral Parlour.
His Filmography consists of: Suburban Commando (1991), as well as appearances
in: Beyond The Mat (1999), Poltergeist: The Legacy (1999), Downtown (1999), Celebrity Death Match (1999), Off The Record With
Michael Landsberg (2001) and America's Most Wanted (2002).
While he has officially won the WWE championship 4 times,
there was a little bit of confusion after he was wrongly pinned by R.V.D.. The match was continued and Undertaker quickly
retained, but Lilian Garcia accidentally announced him as the new champion.
Although not many have beaten Undertaker clean he has always been
the big underachiever in the WWE despite being the youngest ever champion once. Whereas wrestlers like The Rock, Stone Cold
Steve Austin, Triple H (HHH), Kurt Angle and more recently Brock Lesnar and John Cena have taken all the glory, 'Taker
has always taken a backseat despite his longevity and the respect he's always held as locker room leader. If it were down
to talent, and in-ring brutality then Undertaker would have won more titles than all of the above, but perhaps it can
be regarded as mainly injuries which have held him back. Most of his title reigns have also come while the WWE belt was
at its most valuable, before it became devalued with short title reigns and too much shifting about. He's also the
best I have seen at both face and heel, as the former he's indestructible and as the latter he's sadistic, darker and doesn't
run away from a fight. He is in my opinion the most dominant wrestler of all time with perhaps the least number of clean defeats
of any wrestler. An example of his greatness as a heel was while champion in 2002 until it was cut short in a Triple Threat
match with The Rock and Kurt Angle; he would take on anyone and win clean, even having to face outside interference from faces
too! I feel it was a missed opportunity not to give him a much longer run. While he's a big guy he can also wrestle as a highflyer
despite this, showing just what range his technique, even including some of his M.M.A. training has and not just
as a wrestler but as a character. From the end of 2003 to 2006 he worked on a part time basis and had a steady schedule
until 2011 where he began wrestling one to three matches per year to defend the Wrestlemania streak.
