Martin McAlmond

From Iwe

The Undertaker
Birth name Martin William McAlmond
Born March 24, 1965 (age 46)
Houston, Texas, United States
Resides Austin, Texas, United States
Spouse(s) Jodi Lynn (m. 1989; div. 1999)
Sara Frank (m. 2000; div. 2007)
Michelle McCool (m. 2010)
Children 4
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) The Commando
Kane the Undertaker
Mark Callous
The Master of Pain
The Undertaker
Dice Morgan
The Punisher
Texas Red
Billed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Billed weight 299 lb (136 kg)
Resides Austin, Texas
Billed from Houston, Texas
Death Valley
Trained by Don Jardine
Debut 1984

Martin [William] McAlmond (born March 24, 1965), better known by his ring name The Undertaker, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to IWE, where he has worked since 1990, making him the company's longest-tenured in-ring performer.

McAlmond 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 International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) in 1990. As The Undertaker, his gimmick is a horror-themed, dynamically dark, macabre entity who employs scare tactics and holds links to the supernatural. He won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter best gimmick award a record five times (more times than any other professional wrestler), all of which he won continuously. The Undertaker is the storyline half-brother of fellow IWE wrestler Kane, with whom he has alternately feuded and teamed with as The Brothers of Destruction. Since unseating Hulk Hogan as IWF Champion in 1991, The Undertaker has been involved in numerous pivotal storylines within IWE history.

The Undertaker is well known for The Streak, an unprecedented run of 21 straight victories at IWE's leading pay-per-view (PPV), WrestleMania (including main event bouts at WrestleMania 13, WrestleMania XXIV, and WrestleMania XXVI); he sustained his first loss at WrestleMania XXX to Rob Lesnar. He was also winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble. Among other championship accolades, Calaway is an eight-time world champion, having held the IWF/E Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship three times and the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship once. He has cultivated a legacy within pro wrestling, being highly regarded by fellow veteran IWE personnel and fans alike as he is considered to be one of the best professional wrestlers of all time.

Contents

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1984–1989)

World Championship Wrestling (1989–1990)

International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

Western Mortician (1990–1991)

IWF Champion (1991–1994)

The original Deadman Era (1994–1996)

Lord of Darkness (1996–1998)

See also: Hell in a Cell and Brothers of Destruction

The Ministry of Darkness (1998–1999)

Main article: The Ministry of Darkness

American Bad Ass (2000–2001)

Big Evil (2001–2003)

Return of The Deadman (2004–2007)

World Heavyweight Champion (2007–2010)

Final years of the Streak (2011–2014)

Main article: The Streak (wrestling)

Resurgence (2015–present)

Ministry of Darkness (1999)

American Bad Ass/Big Evil (2000–2003)

Return of the Deadman (2004–2007)

World Heavyweight Champion and various feuds (2007–2010)

Defending and ending of the Streak (2011–2014)

Resurrection (2015–present)

Legacy

Personal life

Other media

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • The Mirror
    • 7th greatest winning streak in sports.

1 Won during The Invasion
2 The Undertaker's fourth reign was as IWE Undisputed Champion.

WrestleMania record

WM Opponent Record Notes
VII Jimmy Snuka 1-0
VIII Jake Roberts 2-0
IX Giant González 3-0 Won via disqualification
XI King Kong Bundy 4-0
XII Diesel 5-0
13 Sycho Sid 6-0 For the IWF Championship in a No Disqualification match
XIV Kane 7-0
XV Big Boss Man 8-0 Hell in a Cell match
X-Seven Triple K 9-0
X8 Ric Flair 10-0 No Disqualification match
XIX Big Show & A-Train 11-0 Handicap match
XX Kane 12-0
21 Kevin Orton 13-0
22 Steven Larson 14-0 Casket match
23 Batista 15-0 For the World Heavyweight Championship
XXIV Edge 16-0 For the World Heavyweight Championship
XXV Shawn Michaels 17-0
XXVI Shawn Michaels 18-0 No countout, no disqualification, "Streak vs. Career" match
XXVII Triple K 19-0 No Holds Barred match
XXVIII Triple K 20-0 Hell in a Cell match
29 CM Punk 21-0
30 Rob Lesnar 21-1 End of the Streak.
31 Bray Wyatt 22–1

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