He was accompanied to the ring by Percival "Percy" Pringle III, who would later serve as his manager in the WWF as Paul Bearer. Performing under a mask as Texas Red, Calaway wrestled his first match on June 26, 1987, for World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), losing to Bruiser Brody at the Dallas Sportatorium.
MEAN MARK CALLOUS DEBUT PROFESSIONAL
Professional wrestling career Early career (1987–1990)Ĭalaway began training under Buzz Sawyer in late 1986 he disliked Sawyer, who reportedly lacked commitment and provided a limited education. 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. 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 1985–1986 season. He graduated in 1983 and began studying on a basketball scholarship at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. He attended Waltrip High School, where he was a member of the football and basketball teams. He has four older brothers named David, Michael, Paul, and Timothy (died March 2020, age 63). Mark William Calaway was born in Houston, Texas, on March 24, 1965, the son of Frank Compton Calaway (died July 2003) and Betty Catherine Truby. He also won the Royal Rumble match in 2007. During his wrestling career under The Undertaker gimmick, Calaway won the WWF/E Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the Hardcore Championship once and the World Tag Team Championship six times. 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.
MEAN MARK CALLOUS DEBUT SERIES
Calaway later resurrected Deadman Undertaker in 2004, with residual elements of American Badass Undertaker remaining.įor the better part of his career, The Undertaker was observed as a focal point of WWE's flagship annual event, WrestleMania, where he became esteemed for The Streak-a series of 21 straight victories. In 2000, Calaway expanded on The Undertaker, fleshing out the gimmick with a human side, biker identity, dubbed "The American Badass". The longest-tenured wrestler in company history at 30 years. As one of WWE's most high-profile and enduring characters, 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. 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.Ĭalaway was rebranded as "The Undertaker" once joining the WWF. Ĭalaway began his wrestling career in 1987, working under various gimmicks for World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) and other affiliate promotions. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the majority of his career wrestling for WWF/E, and is best known for his critically acclaimed "Deadman" gimmick. Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler.
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