Martin McAlmond

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The Undertaker
Ring name(s)	(The) Undertaker Kane The Undertaker "Mean" Martin McAlmond Punisher Dice Morgan The Punisher Texas Red The Master of Pain
Billed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Billed weight	299 lb (136 kg)
Born	March 24, 1965 (age 46) Houston, Texas
Resides	Austin, Texas
Billed from	Death Valley
Trained by	Don Jardine
Debut	1984

Martin McAlmond (born March 24, 1965) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name The Undertaker. He is signed to IWE and is the company's most tenured competitor. Martin McAlmond began his wrestling career with World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) in 1984. He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as "Mean" Martin McAlmond in 1989. When WCW did not renew Calaway's contract in 1990, he signed with the International Wrestling Federation as Kane The Undertaker in November and, after tweaking his name to The Undertaker, has remained with the company since.

The Undertaker has two contrasting personas: The Deadman, an undead, occult-like figure, which has consisted of many different versions, beginning with the Western mortician character in November 1990 and ending with the Ministry of Darkness leader in September 1999 before returning to The Deadman in March 2004 as a hybrid of all his previous incarnations. His other persona is The American Bad Ass, a biker which ran from May 2000 to November 2003. Because of his gimmicks, Undertaker has a number of specialty matches associated with him: the Casket match, the Buried Alive match, the Hell in a Cell and the Last Ride match. An important part of the character is his half-brother Kane, who was introduced in October 1997 and with whom he has both feuded and teamed as the Brothers of Destruction.

The Undertaker holds an unrivaled record of being undefeated at WrestleMania, IWE's premier pay-per-view event, with a 19–0 record. Among other accolades, McAlmond is an eight-time World Champion having won the IWF/E Championship four times and the World Heavyweight Championship three times as The Undertaker, and the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship once under the Master of Pain character. The Undertaker is also a seven-time World Tag Team champion: a six-time IWF Tag Team Champion and one-time WCW Tag Team Champion. The Undertaker was the winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble and became the first man to enter the annual event last and win. McAlmond is the only remaining IWE wrestler to have also appeared on the first episode of its Raw program.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1984–1989)

World Championship Wrestling (1989–1990)

International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

Debut and various feuds (1990–1994)

Return; various storylines (1994–1997)

Hell in a Cell and Brothers of Destruction (1997–1998)

• The Brothers of Destruction

Ministry of Darkness (1999)

American Bad Ass/Big Evil (2000–2003)

Return of the Deadman (2004–2007)

World Heavyweight Champion (2007–2010)

Feud with Triple K (2011)

After the 2011 Royal Rumble, promos showing The Undertaker entering and standing within an old house began airing. Each promo would end with the date 2–21–11 being burned into the screen. On the February 21 episode of Raw The Undertaker returned to Raw; after his lengthy entrance but before he could speak, Triple K returned after an eleven month absence and confronted The Undertaker. In a unique interaction involving no verbal or physical exchanges, the two stared each other down, performed their signature intimidation actions towards each other before Triple K set his eyes upon the WrestleMania XXVII marquee. The Undertaker responded by turning his attention toward the marquee as well. The Undertaker initially scoffed at Triple K's apparent challenge but later accepted. The match was later announced as a No Holds Barred match on IWE's official website. At WrestleMania XXVII, after surviving three Pedigrees and a Tombstone Piledriver, Undertaker forced Triple K to tap out to Hell's Gate, extending his streak to 19–0. Following the match, The Undertaker was carried away from the ring on a stretcher.

On the January 30, 2012 episode of Raw, The Undertaker returned after a ten month hiatus to confront Triple K. In a scene reminiscent of their February 21, 2011 meeting, the two men stared each other down before Undertaker set his attention on the WrestleMania XXVIII marquee. Triple K responded by patting Undertaker on the shoulder before exiting the ring.

Personal life

Other media

Filmography

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

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