Mark Calaway
Statistics
Ring name(s)	The Undertaker Texas Red The Commando The Master of Pain The Punisher "Punisher" Dice Morgan Mean Mark Callous Kane the Undertaker
Height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight	285 lb (129 kg)
Billed height	6 ft 10 ½ in (209 cm)
Billed weight	305 lb (138 kg)
Born	March 24, 1965 Houston, Texas
Resides	Bastrop, Texas
Billed from	Death Valley
Trained by	Don Jardine
Debut	1984

Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1962^[1][2]) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, (The) Undertaker. He currently wrestles on the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Image File history File links The_undertaker_on_smackdown. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Nickname: Bayou City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area    - City 1,558 km²  (601. ... Historic buildings with quaint shops and restaurants line Main Street in Bastrop. ... Death Valley and Panamint Range For other uses, see Death Valley (disambiguation). ... Don Jardine (born in 1940) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler from Moncton, New Brunswick. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Professional wrestling is generally any form of performance art in which pro-wrestlers receive payment for participating. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the flagship broadcast of the SmackDown! brand. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

Calaway has had considerable success as The Undertaker, an intimidating, powerful and at times supernatural character. This success has been parlayed into world title reigns. In professional wrestling, the term over means making a wrestler look good. ... The World Heavyweight Championship is the name given to a number of unrelated titles, meant to emphasize the top championship of boxing, professional wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other similar sports and performance arts. ...

Career

Early career

Calaway began his wrestling career in 1984 by training and wrestling at the Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas with Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). Calaway later went on to wrestle in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), winning the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship and USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship. During the mid to late 1980s, he used several ring names: The Commando, The Punisher, Texas Red, The Master of Pain, Punisher Dice Morgan. Mark Calaway had a short stint from late 1989 until late 1990 in the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions. The NWA became World Championship Wrestling (WCW) during Calaway's time with them. The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Memphis, Tennessee. ... The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship formed in 1988 when Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig on the 9th May, 1988 for the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title and defeated Kerry Von Erich on the 13th December, 1988 for the World Class Championship Wrestling World... The NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship is a title that has existed since the 1930s and has had several different names. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The National Wrestling Alliance NWA is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

While there, he was known as "Mean" Mark Callous and wrestled as part of the Skyscrapers tag team along with "Dangerous" Dan Spivey and later as a singles wrestler. His most famous match in WCW was against Lex Luger for the NWA United States Championship at the 1990 Great American Bash, which he lost when Luger pinned him after a clothesline. At the end of 1990, WCW declined to renew Calaway's contract, and he signed with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in late October 1990. The Original Skyscrapers with Teddy Long (Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey) The Skyscrapers were a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling in 1989 and 1990. ... Dan Spivey Dan Spivey was a professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Lawrence (Larry) Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), is an American former professional wrestler, bodybuilder and football player better known by his ring name, Lex Luger, // Pfohl was a student at Pennsylvania State University, where he played football before transferring to the University of Miami in 1978. ... WWE United States Championship belt. ... The Great American Bash is an annual summer pay-per-view event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Clothes pins on a clothes line Clothes line is any type of string, rope, cord, or twine that has been stretched between two points, generally outside, a few feet above the ground. ... Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24, 1945) is a American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, and former play-by-play announcer. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (1990-present)

Calaway debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as The Undertaker on November 22, 1990 at Survivor Series 1990 as the mystery partner to Ted Dibiase's Million Dollar faction. After Survivor Series, Calaway was also called Kane the Undertaker at several shows until Kane was dropped from his name, and he reverted back to simply "The Undertaker". World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Gobbledygooker, a human-turkey hybrid (Hector Guerrero in a turkey costume) made his debut here by hatching from a giant egg; many fans believe this to be among the worst gimmicks in WWE history. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

The appearance of Undertaker was modelled on that of a mortician from old Western movies, with the character being supposedly impervious to pain and possessing supernatural powers, such as teleportation and manipulation of flames and lightning. It was also at this time that the Undertaker switched managers from Brother Love to Paul Bearer. Shop window of a funeral director in France A funeral director (also known as a mortician or undertaker) is someone involved in the business of funeral rites. ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... WWE official, Bruce Prichard. ... William Alvin Moody (born April 10, 1954 in Mobile, Alabama), known professionally as Percy Pringle, is a professional wrestling manager. ...

In 1991, the Undertaker's popularity grew rapidly. After an undefeated year and high-profile feuds with Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan, he defeated Hogan at Survivor Series 1991 to win his first WWF Championship. This made him at the time, the youngest holder of the WWE title at 25 years of age. He lost the title six days later to Hogan at Tuesday in Texas. Between December 1991 and September 1993, the Undertaker did not lose a single match. Warrior (born Brian James Hellwig on June 16, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler known to many as The Ultimate Warrior, one of the most controversial characters in the history of the wrestling industry. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ... Survivor Series 1991 was the fifth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... The WWE Championship belt, April 11 2005 – August 20, 2006; September 18, 2006 – present The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling title. ... Tuesday In Texas was a World Wrestling Federation (Entertainment) pay-per-view event that took place December 3, 1991 at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. ...

Early in 1992, he had a falling out with ally Jake Roberts, thus turning face. He went on to defeat Roberts at WrestleMania VIII. He feuded extensively with wrestlers managed by Harvey Whippleman, most notably Kamala and Giant Gonzales. He defeated Gonzales by disqualification at WrestleMania IX, then pinned the behemoth and sent him packing at Summerslam 1993 Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. ... WrestleMania VIII took place one April 5, 1992 from the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... David Lauer is a professional wrestler. ... James Harris (born May 28, 1950 in Senatobia, Mississippi) is an American professional wrestler, better known as Kamala. ... This article is about a professional wrestler. ... WrestleMania IX was the ninth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...

In January 1994, he challenged then WWF Champion Yokozuna and met him in two of the best known casket matches in WWF history at the 1994 Royal Rumble and Survivor Series 1994. At the Royal Rumble, Yokozuna sealed Undertaker in the casket. The Undertaker's "spirit" appeared from inside the casket on the video screen, warning that he would return. This began Undertaker's first hiatus. In reality, he had a back injury that was getting worse and he needed time off. An Undertaker "clone" appeared after WrestleMania X, played by Brian Lee and led by Ted DiBiase. This led to the resurrection of the real Undertaker and an epic battle at SummerSlam 1994, where the real Undertaker was victorious. Rodney Anoai (October 2, 1966 – October 22, 2000) was an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Yokozuna. ... Casket Match is a type of match in professional wrestling closely linked to the gimmick of The Undertaker. ... Royal Rumble 1994 was the seventh annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment). ... Held on November 23, 1994 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas // Results The Bad Guys (Razor Ramon, The 1-2-3 Kid, Davey Boy Smith, Fatu and Sionne) def. ... WrestleMania X was the tenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Brian Harris (born November 26, 1966) is an American professional wrestler who wrestled the majority of his career under the ring name Brian Lee. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... SummerSlam 1994 was the seventh annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ...

With his popularity rising, Undertaker battled such wrestlers as Irwin R. Schyster, Goldust, Vader, Mankind, and King Kong Bundy on and off from 1995 to 1997. During 1995, Kama Mustafa stole the Undertaker's source of power, the urn, and disrespected Taker by converting it into a large gold necklace. The two faced each other in a casket match at SummerSlam. After putting on a great match, the Undertaker finally came out on top, closing the lid on Kama. Several weeks later, the Undertaker was assaulted by Yokozuna and King Mabel, which led to an injury of the eye orbital bone, forcing Undertaker into a period of absence for surgery. Lawrence Michael (Mike) Rotunda (born March 30, 1958), also known as Mike Rotundo and Irwin R. Schyster, is an American former professional wrestler. ... Virgil Riley Runnels III (born April 11, 1970; often called Dustin Runnels) is an American professional wrestler who has competed in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ... Leon Allen White (born May 14, 1956), better known under his ring names Big Van Vader or Vader, was one of the most successful professional wrestlers of the 1990s. ... Michael Francis Mick Foley (born June 7, 1965 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American professional wrestler and author. ... Chris Pallies (born November 7, 1957 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy. ... Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as The Godfather. ... SummerSlam 1995 was the eighth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay per view event from the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment). ... Nelson Aston Frazier, Jr. ...

The Undertaker returned a while later wearing a phantom-like ghostly grey upper facemask and defeated all of his competition. The 1996 Royal Rumble saw the unmasking of the Undertaker in a WWF championship match against Bret Hart. Diesel, interfered in the match costing the Undertaker the championship. After Diesel continually antagonized and cost the Undertaker matches, Undertaker started playing mind games with Diesel. At the 1996 Slammy Awards, Taker won an award for Greatest Hit and once again informed Diesel that he would "Rest In Peace." The very next night, the Undertaker was victorious at WrestleMania XII. The title character as depicted by Lon Chaney (1883-1930) in the 1925 film depiction. ... Royal Rumble 1996 was the ninth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment). ... Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional wrestler, and part of the famous Hart wrestling family. ... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ... WrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event promoted by World Wrestling Entertainment (then known as the World Wrestling Federation). ...

An even more notable feud involving the Undertaker commenced the very next night, when Mankind made his debut, interfering in the Undertaker's match with Justin Hawk Bradshaw. For the next few months, Mankind would ambush and cost the Undertaker several matches. The Undertaker faced Mankind for the very first time at the 1996 King of the Ring. However, Mankind won the encounter when Bearer inadvertently hit the Undertaker with the urn. Michael Francis Mick Foley (born June 7, 1965 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American professional wrestler and author. ... John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1967 in Sweetwater, Texas) is an American professional wrestler. ... King of the Ring logo (1999-present). ... Categories: Stub ...

The Undertaker's feud with Mankind grew more intense. They began taking their battles into crowds and backstage areas. The two also fought in the boiler room areas of different arenas. As a result, these events lead up to the first ever Boiler Room Brawl match between the two at SummerSlam 1996. Undertaker nearly won the match by using the ropes to fling Mankind off the edge of the ring apron. However, when Undertaker reached for the urn, Bearer hit him with it, allowing Mankind to incapacitate the Undertaker with the Mandible Claw, giving Mankind the win. A Boiler Room Brawl is a professional wrestling match type. ... SummerSlam 1996 was the ninth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay per view event from the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment). ...

The Undertaker's feud continued with Mankind at In Your House: Buried Alive. This event marked the debut of the Buried Alive Match, in which Undertaker defeated Mankind. The match also introduced The Executioner who attacked Undertaker after the match. The In Your House: It's Time event saw the end of the feud with Mankind and The Executioner with a victory for The Undertaker. A Buried Alive Match is a type of professional wrestling match occasionally seen in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Terry Gordy (April 23, 1961 - July 16, 2001) was a professional wrestler who was most famous for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds. ... In Your House Logo For the song In Your House by The Cure, see Seventeen Seconds In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation. ...

The Undertaker after winning the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 13.

In 1997, Undertaker won his second WWF Championship from Sycho Sid at WrestleMania 13. The previous night, Undertaker won 3 awards at the Slammy Awards: Best Tattoo, Best Entrance Music, and Highest Magnitude. After Wrestlemania 13: Heat, Paul Bearer revealed that the Undertaker had burned his family's house, killing everyone except his brother. He announced that Undertaker's brother was still alive, waiting for revenge all these years. In defense, Undertaker responded that Kane, a pyromaniac, had set the fire and that his brother could not have survived. Image File history File links Wm13taker. ... Image File history File links Wm13taker. ... WrestleMania 13, subtitled Heat, was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... The WWE Championship belt, April 11 2005 – August 20, 2006; September 18, 2006 – present The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling title. ... Sidney Ray Eudy (born December 16, 1960 in West Memphis, Arkansas) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but is also well-known as Sid Justice and Sycho Sid. ... WrestleMania 13, subtitled Heat, was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Glen Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967) is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler. ...

Meanwhile, a number of wrestlers pursued Undertaker's title, including. At SummerSlam 1997, referee Shawn Michaels accidentally hit Undertaker with a steel chair shot meant for Bret Hart, costing the Undertaker his WWF Championship. Although the chair shot seemed accidental, Michaels repeated this with added taunting in the oncoming weeks on RAW is WAR. This led to two well-received matches at In Your House: Ground Zero, and In Your House: Badd Blood, where the Undertaker challenged Michaels to the first ever infamous Hell in a Cell Match. 1997 Mankind defeated Triple H in a Cage Match Goldust pinned Brian Pillman The Legion of Doom defeated the Godwinns European Champion the British Bulldog defeated Ken Shamrock by Disqualification Los Boricuas defeated D.O.A. Stone Cold Steve Austin pinned Owen Hart for the Intercontinental Championship Stone Cold Steve... Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. ... WWE RAW is the Monday night professional wrestling show for World Wrestling Entertainment. ... In Your House Logo For the song In Your House by The Cure, see Seventeen Seconds In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation. ... In Your House Logo For the song In Your House by The Cure, see Seventeen Seconds In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

During this match, Undertaker's "brother" Kane, made his debut, ripping off the door to the cell and then giving Undertaker a Tombstone Piledriver, Undertakers trademark finisher allowing Michaels to pin him. The Undertaker's final encounter with Michaels was in the return of the casket match at the 1998 Royal Rumble. Again, Kane cost the Undertaker the win by trapping him in the coffin. He even padlocked the casket lid and set it ablaze. However, the Undertaker had disappeared when the casket lid was opened. Leading up to this match, Kane and Paul Bearer had dug up Undertaker's parents and brought them to RAW. Undertaker was thrown into the casket with his mother's remains while his father's remains were set ablaze. Glen Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967) is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler. ... A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his/her opponent, turns him/her upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponents head into the mat. ... Royal Rumble 1998 was the eleventh annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment). ... RAW redirects here. ...

After a two-month hiatus, Undertaker returned and successfully defeated Kane at WrestleMania XIV with three Tombstone Piledrivers. The two had a rematch in the first ever Inferno Match, where the ring was surrounded by fire and the only way to win was to set your opponent on fire. The Undertaker won by setting Kane's arm on fire. Undertaker's longtime feud with Mankind was renewed afterwards, on an episode of RAW, when Mankind cost the Undertaker a match against Kane. As a result, Undertaker and Mankind faced each other in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring 1998. WrestleMania XIV was the fourteenth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation, which took place on March 29, 1998 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Inferno match is a type of professional wrestling match, occasionally seen in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... King of the Ring logo (1999-present). ...

In one of the most memorable matches in professional wrestling history, Undertaker threw Mankind off the roof of the sixteen foot cell onto the Spanish announcers' table below. He later chokeslammed Mankind through the roof of the cell into the ring and finally finished the match by back dropping and chokeslamming Mankind onto a pile of thumbtacks. The Undertaker was able to compete in the match even while sporting a legitimate broken foot. (For more, see Hell in a Cell - Undertaker vs. Mankind). In the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment, the Spanish announcers table is where the Spanish-speaking (In the WWE: professional wrestling announcers Carlos Cabrera and Hugo Savinovich) sit, located near ringside. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

In July 1998 at Fully Loaded, Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Kane and Mankind to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. Undertaker and Austin did not work well as a team during the match and their title defenses and their reign as tag champions lasted for two weeks, as Kane and Mankind regained the titles on an episode of RAW. Undertaker then became the #1 Contender for the WWF Championship at SummerSlam 1998, now held by Austin. However, shortly before SummerSlam, Undertaker revealed that he and Kane were together as brothers. During the match, Undertaker told Kane that he would defeat Austin on his own, and even though Undertaker didn't win the match, he handed Austin his belt back after the match in a show of respect. Steven James Williams (born December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ... The World Tag Team Championship belt (2002 to present) The World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title. ... 1998 The theme song was Highway to Hell, by AC/DC. European Champion DLo Brown defeated Val Venis by Disqualification The Oddities defeated Kaientai X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett in a Hair vs. ...

However, in September, Undertaker began to show heel characteristics, becoming a tweener, when he and Kane revealed the fact that they were in cahoots to rid Austin of his title for Vince McMahon. At In Your House: Breakdown, Undertaker faced both Austin and Kane for Austin's WWF title. Taker and Kane pinned Austin simultaneously, so the title was vacated. After Breakdown, Undertaker and Kane beat McMahon to a pulp for vacating the title. This led to a match at In Your House: Judgment Day between the two brothers for the title with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the Special Guest Referee. Undertaker went for the pin, but Austin, in typical Stone Cold fashion, refused to count the fall, attacked the Undertaker and counted out both brothers. Finally, after several months of speculation, Undertaker turned heel the next night on RAW is WAR for the first time in over six years. Reconciling with Bearer and claiming him and Bearer would unleash their Ministry of Darkness on the World Wrestling Federation. He also admitted that he had indeed set the fire that killed his parents for which he had previously blamed Kane. The Undertaker participated in The "Deadly Games" tournament at Survivor Series 1998. The Undertaker defeated Kane, but lost to the Rock by disqualification when Kane interfered by chokeslamming The Rock. Tweener can have more than one meaning: Tweener (child development) Tweener (computing) Tweener (basketball) Tweener (professional wrestling) This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24, 1945) is a American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, and former play-by-play announcer. ... WWF Breakdown was the 24th World Wrestling Entertainment In Your House Pay-Per-View Event. ... The Ministry of Darkness was a professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the Attitude Era of the late 1990s. ... The 1998 Survivor Series was a tournament called The Deadly Game for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. ...

After Survivor Series, Undertaker turned his attention to Austin for costing him the title at Judgment Day, viciously clobbering Austin in the head with a shovel. Vince McMahon scheduled a Buried Alive match between Undertaker and Austin in December 1998 at In Your House: Rock Bottom. In the weeks leading up to Rock Bottom, Undertaker became increasingly demonic and sadistic, attempting to embalm Austin alive and even tied Austin to his symbol (a crucifix) and had it raised high into the arena. However, Undertaker lost the match after Kane interfered. Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24, 1945) is a American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, and former play-by-play announcer. ... A Buried Alive Match is a type of professional wrestling match occasionally seen in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... In Your House Logo For the song In Your House by The Cure, see Seventeen Seconds In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation. ...

In January 1999, Undertaker returned and remained a monster heel from the end of 1998, and formed the Ministry of Darkness, explaining that he was taking orders from a "Higher Power". Eventually, the Ministry merged with Shane McMahon's Corporation heel stable to form the Corporate Ministry. During this time, the Undertaker went on to defeat Austin for his third WWF Championship at Over the Edge 1999, with help from Shane McMahon, the special referee. Two weeks later, it was revealed on RAW that Vince McMahon, had been The Undertaker's "Higher Power" all along. After Undertaker lost the WWF title back to Austin and a brutal First Blood Match at Fully Loaded 1999, however, his relationship with the McMahons dissolved, and the Corporate Ministry disbanded. Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15, 1970) is an American WWE Executive and part-time professional wrestler. ... The Corporation was a stable in the World Wrestling Federation led by WWF Chairman Vince McMahon. ... Over the Edge was a WWF pay-per-view event, held in 1998 and 1999. ... The winner of this match, is the first to cause his or her opponent to bleed profusely. ... Fully Loaded was an annual WWF event, which started in July 1998 and was held for another two more years. ...

Undertaker then started aiming for the WWF Tag Team Championship, teaming with the Big Show. He was scheduled to perform at Unforgiven 1999, contending for the WWF Championship. However, a groin injury knocked him out of action for the remainder of the year and part of the next. The World Tag Team Championship belt (2002 to present) The World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title. ... Paul Wight (born February 8, 1972), better known by the ring names Big Show and The Giant, is an American professional wrestler. ... WWE Unforgiven is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which usually takes place every September. ...

Undertaker's gimmick was dramatically modified when he returned in 2000 at Judgment Day 2000, in line with wrestling's change to a more realistic approach. His gimmick became that of an intimidating biker, first referred to as the "American Bad Ass". Unlike many gimmick changes with little or no explanation, this was generally well-received by fans, since it reflected his real-life personality. WWE Judgment Day is a WWE Pay-Per-View event. ...

At Judgment Day 2000, Undertaker took out all the members of The McMahon-Helmsley Faction, quickly turning face. He went on to continue targeting their leader, WWF Champion Triple H. At King of the Ring 2000, Undertaker teamed with the Rock and Kane to defeat the team of Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Mr. McMahon. Afterwards, he teamed with Kane to contend for the WWF Tag Team Championship. They defeated Edge and Christian, earning the right to face them the following week for the tag titles. However, Edge and Christian retained the titles. Kane turned on the Undertaker by chokeslamming him twice on the August 14 Monday Night RAW. The McMahon-Helmsley Faction was a large heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation which was founded in late 1999 eventually faded away by early 2001. ... The WWE Championship belt, April 11 2005 – August 20, 2006; September 18, 2006 – present The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling title. ... Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley. ... King of the Ring logo (1999-present). ... The World Tag Team Championship belt (2002 to present) The World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title. ... Edge and Christian as WWF World Tag team Champions. ... In professional wrestling, a turn occurs most frequently when a wrestler develops a new gimmick (persona) and changes, frequently from face to heel or sometimes vice versa. ...

Undertaker took another brief hiatus, only to return and challenge Kurt Angle for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series 2000. Angle gained the win over Undertaker following interference from Kurt's real life brother, Eric Angle. Undertaker demanded and was awarded a spot in the 6 man Hell in a Cell Match for the WWF Championship at Armageddon 2000. Undertaker did not emerge victorious but highlighted the match by throwing one of the other competitors, Rikishi, off of the roof of the cell. Held on November 19, 2000 at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida. ... Eric Angle (right) alongside his younger brother, Kurt Angle Eric Angle is a professional wrestler, best known as the older brother of Kurt Angle. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The WWE Championship belt, April 11 2005 – August 20, 2006; September 18, 2006 – present The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling title. ... WWE Armageddon is a pay-per-view event that began in December 1999, and followed the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November. ... Solofa Fatu, Jr. ...

In 2001, Undertaker reunited with Kane as the Brothers of Destruction and contested for the WWF Tag Team Championship once again. They then got a shot at the Tag Titles at No Way Out 2001, facing Edge and Christian and then-champions, the Dudley Boyz in a Tables Match. The Brothers of Destruction dominated almost the entire match, but were not victorious. The Brothers of Destruction is the name of the professional wrestling tag team of The Undertaker and Kane. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Team 3D is also the name used by the professional American electronic sports company. ... Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ...

After Undertaker defeated Triple H at WrestleMania X-Seven, he and Kane continued to focus on Triple H, who formed a surprise alliance with WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin. After they injured Kane's arm, the Brothers of Destruction were granted an opportunity to face Triple H and Austin. Undertaker and Kane managed to win the WWF Tag titles and the right to face Triple H and Austin. At Backlash 2001, Triple H pinned Kane after attacking him with a sledgehammer, and the Brothers of Destruction lost the titles. With Kane injured, Undertaker began targeting Steve Austin and his WWF Championship. At Judgment Day 2001, Undertaker lost to Austin. WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. ... Steven James Williams (born December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ... WWE Backlash is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event, which started in 1999. ... WWE Judgment Day is a WWE Pay-Per-View event. ...

As part of the infamous 2001 Invasion angle, the Undertaker's next opponent was Diamond Dallas Page. Page was obsessively following the Undertaker's wife Sara. At SummerSlam 2001, WCW Tag Team Champions, Undertaker and Kane defeated Page and his partner Chris Kanyon in a Steel Cage Match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. They were the first team to hold both the WCW and WWF tag team titles simultaneously. They went on to lose both championships. The Invasion was a professional wrestling storyline in the World Wrestling Federation that began shortly after the WWFs purchase of World Championship Wrestling. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... SummerSlam 2001 was the fourteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... The WCW World Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 2001, when the promotion closed. ... Christopher Klucsarits (born January 4, 1970 in the Sunnyside, Queens neighborhood of the City of New York, New York) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as Chris Kanyon. ... Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ... The World Tag Team Championship belt (2002 to present) The World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title. ...

At Survivor Series 2001, Undertaker teamed up with Kane, The Rock, Chris Jericho, and Big Show to take on The Alliance's Steve Austin, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Shane McMahon, and Kurt Angle. Angle pinned the Undertaker due to interference by Austin. After the Alliance was defeated, The Undertaker turned heel once again by forcing commentator Jim Ross to kiss Vince McMahon's ass. This was the beginning of a new persona for The Undertaker, as he cut his famous long hair short and now called himself Big Evil. At Vengeance 2001, The Undertaker won a match against Van Dam to capture the WWF Hardcore Championship, and ended the year feuding with the Big Show. Survivor Series 2001 was the fifteenth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... Glen Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967) is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler. ... Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972) is an actor and former professional wrestler. ... Christopher Keith Irvine (born on November 9, 1970 in Manhasset, New York), better known by his stage name Chris Jericho, is a Canadian actor, radio host, rock musician and inactive professional wrestler. ... Paul Wight (born February 8, 1972), better known by the ring names Big Show and The Giant, is an American professional wrestler. ... Steven James Williams (born December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ... Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. ... Robert Alexander Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970), is a Polish American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rob Van Dam (abbreviated to RVD). ... Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15, 1970) is an American WWE Executive and part-time professional wrestler. ... Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, who is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). ... James William (Jim) Ross, also known as J.R., or Good Ol J.R. (born January 3, 1954), is a professional wrestling executive and a play-by-play announcer working for World Wrestling Entertainment on WWE RAW. To many peers, Ross is considered to be one of the best wrestling... WWE Vengeance is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event, which started in 2001 replacing WWE Armageddon for that year and eventually took over Fully Loadeds pay-per-view spot in 2002. ... The original WWE Hardcore Championship belt. ...

At the 2002 Royal Rumble, Maven eliminated The Undertaker by dropkicking him from behind. On an episode of Smackdown!, The Rock poked fun about Undertaker's elimination at the Royal Rumble, but Undertaker got his payback by costing The Rock the #1 contendership for the WWF Undisputed Championship. Their feud continued, with the Rock costing the Undertaker his match with Maven for the Hardcore Championship. The two faced off at No Way Out 2002, but the Undertaker lost due to interference from Ric Flair. Flair declined a challenge to wrestle Undertaker at WrestleMania X8 and as a result, Undertaker assaulted his son, David. Flair accepted the match, with a No Holds Barred stipulation added, but lost. Royal Rumble 2002 was the fifteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Maven Klint Huffman (born November 26, 1976, in Chantilly, Virginia) is a former middle school teacher and professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 2001 and July 5, 2005. ... WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the flagship broadcast of the SmackDown! brand. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into WWE Championship. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. ... David Flair (born March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), is the son of the legendary Ric Flair and is a professional wrestler. ...

Undertaker defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin at Backlash 2002 to win the #1 contendership for the WWF Undisputed Championship. Later that night, he helped Hulk Hogan win his title match against Undisputed Champion Triple H. The Undertaker went on to defeat Hogan for his fourth world championship, winning the WWE Undisputed Championship at Judgment Day 2002. Steven James Williams (born December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ... WWE Backlash is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event, which started in 1999. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ... Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley. ... WWE Judgment Day is a WWE Pay-Per-View event. ...

Undertaker soon turnd face, after he faced Jeff Hardy in a Ladder Match, raising his hand after the match as a sign of respect. However, Undertaker lost his title at Vengeance 2002 to The Rock in a Triple Threat Match. Undertaker faced Brock Lesnar in a title match at Unforgiven 2002, but it ended in a double-DQ. Their feud carried over to No Mercy 2002 in a Hell in a Cell Match. Undertaker overpowered Lesnar for the majority of the match, but eventually lost the match. Jeffrey (Jeff) Nero Hardy (born on August 31, 1977), is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he is the reigning Intercontinental Champion. ... A ladder match is a type of match used in professional wrestling that is used to refer to two distinct concepts: the first is an Extreme Championship Wrestling specialty, in which standard rules apply, except that ladders can be used as legal foreign objects. ... WWE Vengeance is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event, which started in 2001 replacing WWE Armageddon for that year and eventually took over Fully Loadeds pay-per-view spot in 2002. ... Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... WWE Unforgiven is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which usually takes place every September. ... WWE No Mercy is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event. ...

The Undertaker returned at the 2003 Royal Rumble drawing #30, but he was the last man eliminated by Brock Lesnar. After Nathan Jones came to the Undertaker's aid at No Way Out 2003, 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. However, due to a lack of crowd response to Jones, he was removed from the match. (In kayfabe Jones was mugged by the A-Train and Big Show, (leaving The Undertaker to defeat them alone). Royal Rumble 2003 was the sixteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Nathan Jones (born August 21, 1969 in Gold Coast, Queensland) is an Australian professional wrestler. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view poduced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ... In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KAY-fayb; IPA: ) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is the portrayal of professional wrestling as not staged or worked. ...

Undertaker went on to feud against the Full Blooded Italians, John Cena, A-Train, Brock Lesnar, and Big Show. He had two WWE Championship opportunities over the course of the year. The first, on the September 4, 2003 SmackDown!, against Kurt Angle, ended in a no contest. The second, at No Mercy 2003, was a Biker Chain Match between Undertaker and Lesnar. Lesnar won, making it his second straight No Mercy WWE Title match against Undertaker. Smothers, Rich and Guido - the Full Blooded Italians Full Blooded Italians or F.B.I. is a professional wrestling stable originally seen in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) but later appearing in different forms in other promotions. ... John Felix Anthony Cena, Jr. ... The WWE Championship belt, April 11 2005 – August 20, 2006; September 18, 2006 – present The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling title. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WWE No Mercy is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event. ...

At Survivor Series 2003, Undertaker lost his Buried Alive Match against Vince McMahon when Kane interfered. After the Undertaker disappeared for some time following the match, Kane claimed that he was dead and buried forever. The theme song is Build a Bridge, by Limp Bizkit. ...

In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania XX, Kane was haunted by vignettes proclaiming an Undertaker return. The first was during the 2004 Royal Rumble, during which Undertaker's bells tolled, hinting at his return at #13. WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Royal Rumble 2004 was the seventeenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

The Undertaker while returning at WrestleMania 20 with his "deadman" gimmick.

At WrestleMania XX, the Undertaker finally returned, using the Deadman gimmick, again accompanied by Paul Bearer, and he defeated Kane. This gimmick could be best described as a hybrid of the classic Undertaker and American Bad Ass gimmicks. Three months later, Paul Bearer was kidnapped by the Dudley Boyz at the direction of Paul Heyman, who then took "control" of Undertaker in the storyline. At The Great American Bash 2004, Undertaker buried Bearer in cement. Fans were later told that Bearer was "seriously injured", but in reality, he was simply removed from WWE programming. Image File history File links WMXXundertaker. ... Image File history File links WMXXundertaker. ... WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment, which took place on Sunday, March 14, 2004 in New York City at the world-famous Madison Square Garden. ... WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Team 3D is also the name used by the professional American electronic sports company. ... Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965, Scarsdale, New York) is a professional wrestling manager, on-air talent, and former promoter. ... The Great American Bash is an annual summer pay-per-view event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ...

After defeating the Dudley Boyz, Undertaker challenged WWE Champion JBL to a title match atSummerSlam 2004, where Undertaker lost. At No Mercy 2004, Undertaker and JBL competed in a "Last Ride" match, although Undertaker lost after Heidenreich interfered. After taking care of Heidenreich, Undertaker turned his focus to the WWE Championship once again. Along with Eddie Guerrero and Booker T, he challenged Bradshaw to a championship rematch at Armageddon 2004. The match turned into a Fatal Four Way, in which Undertaker was unsuccessful, again due to Heidenreich's interference. John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1967 in Sweetwater, Texas) is an American professional wrestler. ... 2004 The official theme song is Summertime Blues, by Rush. ... WWE No Mercy is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event. ... Jon Heidenreich, better known simply as Heidenreich (born June 28, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a professional wrestler who is currently working for TNT Pro Wrestling, best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005), better known by his ring name, Eddie Guerrero, was a Latino Mexican professional wrestler. ... Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. ... WWE Armageddon is a pay-per-view event that began in December 1999, and followed the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November. ...

Previous events led to a Casket Match between Undertaker and Heidenreich at the 2005 Royal Rumble, where Undertaker sealed Heidenreich in a casket for the victory. The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton at WrestleMania 21 after Orton challenged him on RAW, claiming that he would defeat Undertaker and thus, end his famous WrestleMania winning streak. Royal Rumble 2005 was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Randal Randy Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980 in Knoxville, Tennessee), is an American professional wrestler, currently working for the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. ... WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

Following WrestleMania 21, Undertaker took a two month hiatus from wrestling after the birth of his second daughter in late May 2005. He returned for the June 30 episode of SmackDown! in the SmackDown! Championship six-way elimination match. SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long booked Muhammad Hassan in a match against The Undertaker at The Great American Bash 2005, where the Undertaker defeated Hassan. As a result of the win, he became #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. However, JBL felt he should be #1 contender. On the following SmackDown!, Undertaker lost a #1 contender match against JBL (the first pinfall loss Undertaker suffered since Brock Lesnar at No Mercy 2003), due to interference from Randy Orton. With this, Undertaker resumed his feud with Orton. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the flagship broadcast of the SmackDown! brand. ... Theodore Robert Long, also referred to as Teddy Long, (born September 15, 1955) is a sports entertainer, working on World Wrestling Entertainments SmackDown! brand as its General Manager. ... Mark Copani (born November 7, 1981 in Amman, Jordan, but raised in Syracuse, New York, USA), is an American actor and (currently inactive) professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Muhammad Hassan, a controversial heel wrestler forced into an unceremonious exit. ... The Great American Bash is an annual summer pay-per-view event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1967 in Sweetwater, Texas) is an American professional wrestler. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... WWE No Mercy is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event. ...

At SummerSlam 2005, Undertaker and Randy Orton had a WrestleMania rematch, which Orton won. After weeks of their feud building up, Undertaker lost to Randy, and his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, in a Handicap Casket Match at No Mercy 2005. After the match, the Ortons poured gasoline on the casket and set it alight. However, when the charred casket was opened, that Undertaker had vanished. The Undertaker then made a dramatic return at the 2005 Survivor Series, emerging from a burning casket. SummerSlam 2005 was the eighteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Robert Keith Orton, Jr. ... WWE No Mercy is an annual World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event. ... The theme song is Lights Out, by P.O.D.. This was the first edition of Survivor Series to feature SmackDown! vs RAW matches. ...

Despite an attack involving Eddie Guerrero's lowrider on the November 29, 2005 SmackDown! special, Undertaker returned on the Friday SmackDown! show to haunt Orton and to set up a Hell in a Cell match at Armageddon 2005. After winning the Hell in a Cell match, Calaway took a short hiatus from wrestling. Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005), better known by his ring name, Eddie Guerrero, was a Latino Mexican professional wrestler. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... WWE Armageddon is a pay-per-view event that began in December 1999, and followed the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November. ...

At the 2006 Royal Rumble, Undertaker returned during Kurt Angle's celebration of his world title defense. He entered on a horse drawn cart and made his intentions known by destroying the ring with lightning bolts. Undertaker lost his match with Kurt Angle at No Way Out 2006 after a gruelling thirty minute bout, considered one of the best of 2006 ^{[citation needed]}. Undertaker cornered Angle after the match, and after a stare down, told Angle that he had his number and that he wasn't finished with him yet. Royal Rumble 2006 was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, who is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). ... Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, who is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

The Undertaker had his No Way Out rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship against Angle on the March 3, 2006 edition of SmackDown!. Mark Henry attacked him from behind, costing him the title. Undertaker challenged Mark Henry to a Casket Match at WrestleMania 22 and, like Orton a year before, Henry said he would end the Undertaker's Wrestlemania winning streak. At WrestleMania 22, Undertaker defeated Mark Henry to become 14-0 at WrestleMania, keeping his undefeated streak alive. During a rematch against Mark Henry on the April 7, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, The Great Khali made his SmackDown! debut, and began an assault on the Undertaker. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Mark Henry (born June 12, 1971) is an African-American professional wrestler, currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the SmackDown! brand. ... WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Mark Henry (born June 12, 1971) is an African-American professional wrestler, currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on the SmackDown! brand. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Dalip Singh (born August 27, 1972) is an Indian wrestler, better known by his ringname The Great Khali or the peoples champ for short. ...

The Undertaker was not seen in person for several weeks thereafter. However, on the May 5, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, General Manager Theodore Long delivered a challenge from Undertaker to Khali for a match at Judgment Day 2006, which Khali accepted. Undertaker would go on to lose the match to Khali and would not appear again until the July 4, 2006 edition of SmackDown! to accept Khali's challenge to a Punjabi Prison match at The Great American Bash. Khali was removed from the match, due to elevated enzymes of the liver, and replaced by ECW Champion The Big Show, over whom the Undertaker gained the victory. On the August 4, 2006 episode of Smackdown!, Khali was challenged by The Undertaker to a Last Man Standing match at SummerSlam. After Khali initially refused the challenge for Summerslam, Teddy Long made the match official for the August 18, 2006 episode of SmackDown! instead. Undertaker won the match by striking Khali with the steel stairs and delivering several chair shots, and finishing Khali with a chokeslam. May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... WWE Judgment Day is a WWE Pay-Per-View event. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... The Great American Bash is an annual summer pay-per-view event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... The ECW World Heavyweight Championship The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was the highest title in the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion and is the highest title in the new ECW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Paul Wight (born February 8, 1972), better known by the ring names Big Show and The Giant, is an American professional wrestler. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... This is currently being reorganized. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Undertaker faced Mr. Kennedy at No Mercy on October 8, but was disqualified after he hit Kennedy with the United States Championship belt. Ken Anderson (born March 6, 1976 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), better known as Ken Kennedy or Mr. ... No Mercy can refer to several things: No Mercy, a 1990s pop group known for their hit Where Do You Go?. WWE No Mercy, an annual World Wrestling Entertainment event. ...

WrestleMania winning streak

The Undertaker has won every match that he has wrestled at WWE's flagship pay-per-view WrestleMania. The wrestlers who The Undertaker has defeated during the streak are: Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... Official WrestleMania logo. ...

1. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (WrestleMania VII in 1991)
2. Jake Roberts (WrestleMania VIII in 1992)
3. Giant Gonzales (WrestleMania IX in 1993) (by disqualification)
4. King Kong Bundy (WrestleMania XI in 1995)
5. Diesel (WrestleMania XII in 1996)
6. Sycho Sid (WrestleMania 13 in 1997 for the WWF Championship)
7. Kane (WrestleMania XIV in 1998)
8. The Big Boss Man (WrestleMania XV in a Hell in a Cell match in 1999)
9. Triple H (WrestleMania X-Seven in 2001)
10. Ric Flair (WrestleMania X8 in a no disqualification match in 2002)
11. A-Train and The Big Show (WrestleMania XIX in a Handicap match in 2003)
12. Kane (WrestleMania XX in 2004)
13. Randy Orton (WrestleMania 21 in 2005)
14. Mark Henry (WrestleMania 22 in a casket match in 2006)

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In wrestling

The Undertaker performing Old School on Heidenreich.

• Finishing and Signature moves

• Tombstone Piledriver
• Chokeslam
• Last Ride (Elevated powerbomb)
• Heart punch - in WCW
• Iron claw - pre-1995
• Old School (Arm twist ropewalk chop)
• Takin' Care Of Business (Dragon sleeper)
• Big boot
• Running Big boot
• Sidewalk slam
• Running DDT
• Flying clothesline
• Top Rope Flying Clothesline
• Guillotine leg drop onto opponent's throat/neck while on the edge of the ring apron
• Snake Eyes
• Running leg drop
• Reverse STO
• Suicide dive
• Triangle choke
• Corner clothesline
• Double chokeslam

• Managers*

• General Skandor Akbar
• Paul Bearer
• Paul E. Dangerously
• Theodore Long
• Brother Love
• "Dirty" Dutch Mantell
• Sara

• Nicknames

• The American Bad Ass
• Big Evil
• The Deadman
• Deadman, Inc.
• The Lord of Darkness
• The Minister of Darkness
• The Phenom
• The Prince of Darkness
• 'Taker

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Championships and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 21 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
• PWI Feud of the Year, with The Ultimate Warrior (1991)
• PWI Match of the Year, versus Mankind (1998)

• United States Wrestling Association

• USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Wrestling Entertainment

• WWF Championship (4 times) (Fourth and final reign was as WWE Undisputed Champion)
• WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
• WWF World Tag Team Championship (6 times) - with Stone Cold Steve Austin (1), The Big Show (2), The Rock (1) and Kane (2)
• WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kane

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• He is a member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (inducted in 2004)
• Five star match: versus Shawn Michaels (WWF In Your House: Badd Blood, October 5, 1997: Hell in a Cell)

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Personal life

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Calaway met his second and current wife, Sara, at a WWF autograph signing in San Diego, California. He eventually married her in a ceremony in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 21, 2000. Mark and Sara currently have two daughters together, Chasey (born in 2002) and Graciem (born in 2005). Mark also has two sons, Gunner Vincent (born 1993) and Kevin Dakota (born in 1996), with his first wife, Jodi Lynn. They married in 1989 and divorced in 1999. Image File history File links Circle-question. ... Sara Sara Chirie Calaway (born July 21, 1977 in Long Beach, California, resides near Austin, Texas) is the wife of current World Wrestling Entertainment employee Mark The Undertaker Calaway // [edit] Wrestling career Sara Callaway had a brief stint in WWE, then known as the World Wrestling Federation , in 2001, when... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... It has been suggested that Downtown San Diego be merged into this article or section. ... Nickname: Floridas Sunshine City Location of the city proper in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 Mayor Rick Baker Area    - City 344. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

As a wedding gift to Sara, Calaway had his wife's name tattooed onto his throat and says this is the most painful tattoo he has ever had. His favorite tattoo is a thinking demon on his right arm. When talking about his tattoos The Undertaker has stated that there is kind of a Medieval thing going on on both of his arms. He has wizards, demons, skulls, dragons, gravediggers, and castles. He also has a dancing skeleton on the back of his neck. The Undertaker also has the initials B.S.K. on his abdominal area which stand for "Back Stage Krew" and/or "Brotherhood of Solitary Knights". The Back Stage Krew was a group of wrestlers that Undertaker had befriended including Charles Wright (best known as The Godfather), Rodney Anoa'i (Yokozuna) and Brian Lee (Chainz, Ted DiBiase's Undertaker). A tattoo is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin: in technical terms, tattooing is micro-pigment implantation. ... Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as The Godfather. ... Rodney Anoai (October 2, 1966 – October 22, 2000) was an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Yokozuna. ... Brian Harris (born November 26, 1966) is an American professional wrestler who wrestled the majority of his career under the ring name Brian Lee. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Aside from wrestling, Calaway has many hobbies and interests. He collects Harley-Davidson and West Coast Choppers motorcycles, and purchased his first brand new motorcycle after defeating Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship at the 1991 Survivor Series. Calaway has also had a custom motorcycle built for him by Jesse James, the founder of West Coast Choppers. He enjoys listening to bands like AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Guns N' Roses, and Metallica. His "American Bad Ass" persona closely reflected these aspects of his personality, and was partially inspired by them. Calaway also enjoys country music and blues music. He is also a big fan of Mixed Martial Arts, basketball and boxing. Logo on a 2003 Harley Davidson The Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HDI) is a manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... West Coast Choppers is a company best known for selling chopper-style motorcycles. ... A motorcycle is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction, this article may require cleanup. ... The WWE Championship belt, April 11 2005 – August 20, 2006; September 18, 2006 – present The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling title. ... Official Survivor Series logo. ... Jesse G. James Jesse Gregory James was born on April 19, 1969 in Lynwood, California and grew up in Long Beach, California. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1973 (see 1973 in music) by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed on October 28, 1981. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) In popular music, country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, and old-time music that began... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... Pride logo PRIDE or PRIDE Fighting Championships is a major mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called Western Boxing, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their...

Undertaker will also appear in the new movie Jornada del Muerte , from WWE Films, in which fellow WWE stars Triple H and Batista, are set to appear. Jornada del Muerte is a WWE Films produced movie starring professional wrestler Triple H. It is a modern-day Western movie where gangs, drugs and disorder rule. ... WWE Films WWE Films is a company within World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley. ... David Michael Bautista, Jr. ...

See also

• Brothers of Destruction
• Personas of The Undertaker
• Tombstone: The History of The Undertaker

The Brothers of Destruction is the name of the professional wrestling tag team of The Undertaker and Kane. ... Over the 15 years that professional wrestling superstar Mark Calaway has been wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly the World Wrestling Federation), he has portrayed many personas of his The Undertaker character. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.mencelebs.com/birthday_day-24_month-3.html The Undertakers birthdate.
2. ^ http://www.tv.com/mark-calaway/person/340857/summary.html The Undertakers birthdate.

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