Martin McAlmond

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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 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2.1 Early career (1984–1989) 2.2 World Championship Wrestling (1989–1990) 2.3 International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment 2.3.1 Western Mortician (1990–1991) 2.3.2 IWF Champion (1991–1994) 2.3.3 The original Deadman Era (1994–1996) 2.3.4 Lord of Darkness (1996–1998) 2.3.5 The Ministry of Darkness (1998–1999) 2.3.6 American Bad Ass (2000–2001) 2.3.7 Big Evil (2001–2003) 2.3.8 Return of The Deadman (2004–2007) 2.3.9 World Heavyweight Champion (2007–2010) 2.3.10 Final years of the Streak (2011–2014) 2.3.11 Resurgence (2015–present) 2.3.12 Ministry of Darkness (1999) 2.3.13 American Bad Ass/Big Evil (2000–2003) 2.3.14 Return of the Deadman (2004–2007) 2.3.15 World Heavyweight Champion and various feuds (2007–2010) 2.3.16 Defending and ending of the Streak (2011–2014) 2.3.17 Resurrection (2015–present) 3 Legacy 4 Personal life 5 Other media 6 Filmography 6.1 Film 6.2 Television 6.3 Video games 7 In wrestling 8 Championships and accomplishments 8.1 WrestleMania record 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Early career (1984–1989)

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1989–1990)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

[edit] Western Mortician (1990–1991)

[edit] IWF Champion (1991–1994)

[edit] The original Deadman Era (1994–1996)

[edit] Lord of Darkness (1996–1998)

See also: Hell in a Cell and Brothers of Destruction

[edit] The Ministry of Darkness (1998–1999)

Main article: The Ministry of Darkness

[edit] American Bad Ass (2000–2001)

[edit] Big Evil (2001–2003)

[edit] Return of The Deadman (2004–2007)

[edit] World Heavyweight Champion (2007–2010)

[edit] Final years of the Streak (2011–2014)

Main article: The Streak (wrestling)

[edit] Resurgence (2015–present)

[edit] Ministry of Darkness (1999)

[edit] American Bad Ass/Big Evil (2000–2003)

[edit] Return of the Deadman (2004–2007)

[edit] World Heavyweight Champion and various feuds (2007–2010)

[edit] Defending and ending of the Streak (2011–2014)

[edit] Resurrection (2015–present)

[edit] Legacy

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Other media

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Film

[edit] Television

[edit] Video games

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

The Mirror 7th greatest winning streak in sports. Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI Feud of the Year (1991) vs. The Ultimate Warrior PWI Match of the Year (1998) vs. Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match at King of the Ring PWI Match of the Year (2009)vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV PWI Match of the Year (2010) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI PWI ranked him #2 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002 PWI ranked him #21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 United States Wrestling Association USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Class Wrestling Association WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship (3 times) IWF/E Championship (4 times)2 IWF Hardcore Championship (1 time) IWF Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Steve Johnson (1), The Big Show (2), The Rock (1) and Kane (2) WCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kane1 Royal Rumble (2007) Slammy Award for IWF's Greatest Hit (1996) Sucking Diesel into the abyss Slammy Awards (13 times) Best Entrance Music (1997) Best Tattoo (1997) Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2009, 2010, 2012, 2015) - vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV, vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI, vs Triple K in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania XXVIII and vs. Brock Lesnar at Hell in a Cell Moment of the Year (2010) - vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI Most Intimidating (1994) OMG Moment of the Year (2011) - Kicking out of Triple K's Tombstone Piledriver at WrestleMania XXVII The OMG Shocking Moment of the Year (2014) Losing the Streak to Rob Lesnar Rivalry of the Year (2015) vs. Rob Lesnar Star of the Highest Magnitude (1997) IWF's Greatest Hit (1996) Sucking Diesel into the abyss at WrestleMania XII Wrestling Observer Newsletter 5 Star Match (1997) vs. Ryan Barnhart in a Hell in a Cell at Badd Blood. Best Gimmick (1990–1994) Best Heel (1991) Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Batista Match of the Year (2009) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXV Match of the Year (2010) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI Most Overrated (2001) Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (2001) Worst Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Giant González Worst Worked Match of the Year (2001) with Kane vs. KroniK at Unforgiven Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2004) 1 Won during The Invasion 2 The Undertaker's fourth reign was as IWE Undisputed Champion.

[edit] 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. 21 !31 Bray Wyatt 20 !22–1

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