The Undertaker
Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler signed to WWE.
Calaway began his wrestling career with World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) in 1984. After wrestling for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as "Mean Mark" Callous from 1989 to 1990, he signed with the then World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1990, making him the company's longest tenured in-ring performer. Calaway is considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, as well as the greatest character in WWE history.
As The Undertaker, Calaway's gimmick was a horror-themed, macabre entity who employed scare tactics and held links to the supernatural. The character was reinvented as a biker during a period in the early 2000s before returning to his previous gimmick in 2004. The Undertaker was the storyline older half-brother of fellow WWE wrestler Kane, with whom he has alternately feudedand teamed with as The Brothers of Destruction. The Undertaker has been involved in various pivotal storylines and matches within WWE history.
The Undertaker was also known for The Streak, an unprecedented run of 21 straight victories at WWE's leading pay-per-view event, WrestleMania (including main event matches at WrestleMania 13, WrestleMania XXIV, WrestleMania XXVI and WrestleMania 33), before he sustained his first loss at WrestleMania XXX to Brock Lesnar. Prior to his WWF/WWE career, he also held the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship once and since unseating Hulk Hogan as WWF Champion in 1991, he has won the WWF/WWE Championship four times and the WWE's World Heavyweight Championship three times. He also won the 2007 Royal Rumble.
- Finishing moves
- As Mark Callous
- Callous Clutch/Iron Claw (One-handed clawhold) – used rarely as a signature move in WWF/WWE
- Flatliner Fist (Heart punch) – used as a signature move in WWF/WWE
- Heat-seeking Missile (Ropewalk diving elbow drop)[197]
- As The Undertaker
- Chokeslam – usually used as a signature move
- Triangle choke – 2003–2006; used rarely thereafter
- Devil's Triangle/Hell's Gate (Modified gogoplata) – 2008–2017
- Last Ride (Elevated powerbomb, with theatrics)[2] – 2000–2003; used as a signature move thereafter
- Tombstone piledriver - often followed by a "Rest in Peace" pin
- As Mark Callous
- Signature moves
- Back body drop, as a counter to an oncoming opponent
- Bearhug transitioned into a thrust spinebuster to the ring post
- Big boot
- Chokehold – 1990–1999; used rarely thereafter
- Fujiwara armbar
- Knee lift to the opponent's midsection
- Multiple clothesline variations
- Old School (Arm twist ropewalk chop) – adopted from Don Jardine
- Over the top rope suicide dive
- Reverse STO
- Running DDT
- Running elbow drop
- Running leg drop, sometimes to an apron-hung opponent
- Sidewalk slam
- Snake Eyes, followed by a running big boot
- Soup Bones (Several body hooks and punches to the midsection of a cornered opponent, often finished with a throat thrust)
- TCB – Takin' Care of Business (Standing dragon sleeper)
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "The American Bad-Ass"
- "Big Evil"
- "The Conscience of the WWE"
- "The Deadman"
- "The Demon from/of Death Valley"
- "The Last Outlaw"
- "The Lord/Prince of Darkness"
- "The Phenom"
- Entrance themes
- United States Wrestling Association
- "Badlands" by BulletBoys (September 15, 1989 – December 1, 1989)
- World Championship Wrestling
- "China White" by Scorpions (January 3, 1990 – February 24, 1990)
- "Southern Rock" (February 25, 1990 – June 12, 1990)
- "Heavenly Thunder" (June 13, 1990 – September 7, 1990)
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- "Miracle Man" by Ozzy Osbourne (March 2, 1990 – March 23, 1990)
- World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
- "Funeral Dirge" by Jim Johnston (November 22, 1990 – January, 1991)
- "Funeral March" by Jim Johnston (January, 1991 – January 22, 1994)
- "Grim Reaper" by Jim Johnston (August 29, 1994 - November 13, 1995)
- "Graveyard Symphony" by Jim Johnston (November 19, 1995 – July 20, 1998; January 11, 1999 – March 22, 1999)
- "Dark Side" by Jim Johnston (July 26, 1998 – December 13, 1998)
- "Ministry" by Jim Johnston (March 28, 1999 – September 23, 1999)
- "The Unholy Alliance" by Jim Johnston (August, 1999 – September, 1999; used while a part of The Unholy Alliance)
- "American Bad Ass" by Kid Rock (May 21, 2000 – December 4, 2000)
- "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" by Limp Bizkit (December 10, 2000 – May 6, 2002; March 30, 2003)
- "Dead Man" by Jim Johnston (May 19, 2002 – September 19, 2002)
- "You're Gonna Pay" by Jim Johnston (September 22, 2002 – November 16, 2003)
- "Rest in Peace" by Jim Johnston (March 14, 2004 – February 21, 2011; January 30, 2012 – April 2, 2017)
- "Ain't No Grave" by Johnny Cash (March 7, 2011 – April 3, 2011)
- United States Wrestling Association
This is one of his entrance video:
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