What has it been like the last couple of years letting the world see the real you after three decades never breaking character?Ĭalaway: It's been challenging opening up and lifting the veil, because for 30 years that was unheard of. I already knew in my head that this character was going to walk slow, but I'm so excited on the inside, I'm like, “ Slow down.” And I was moving slow, but in my head, I want to get there and get started. This is a brand new character, and in the ring, you've got “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, you got Bret Hart, all these top-tier guys, and I'm about to basically toss them all around. Mark Calaway: Mark Calaway at that moment is so nervous that he can barely get one foot in front of the other.
As we watch Undertaker walking to the ring, what's going on in Mark Calaway's head at that moment? “I would never say emotional,” he says of his swan song, “but on the inside, I'm sure it's going to be a very unique night.”Ĭalaway spoke with USA TODAY about his legacy as Undertaker and what’s on his TV (besides wrestling): On Sunday, 30 years to the day since his debut as the Undertaker, Calaway returns for “The Final Farewell” at Survivor Series (streaming on the WWE Network, 7 EST/4 PST). And it opened a door to his personal life with wife Michelle McCool and their 8-year-old daughter Kaia, showing his transition from wrestler to full-time family man.
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This year’s documentary series “The Last Ride” chronicled Calaway's time in the ring as a physically imposing, 6-foot-10-inch force of nature and an elder statesman to younger performers. (His overall 'Mania record: 25-2, including an impressive series of 21 consecutive wins known as "The Streak.") Since 1990, The Undertaker has lived up to his "Phenom" nickname, becoming one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and one of its most popular, entertaining thousands as a regular staple at WWE's annual signature event, WrestleMania.
Sasha Banks: WWE star talks 'Star Wars' debut, teaming with Baby Yoda on 'The Mandalorian' The Undertaker: 'The Last Ride' is WWE's version of 'The Last Dance,' with its own GOAT “My goal was to be at the top of the WWE and be responsible for putting (butts) in seats and live in this character.” I mean, I think he's probably gonna make it,” Calaway chuckles.
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That's what I wanted to do.”Ĭalaway, 55, says he “never had any aspirations of morphing my wrestling career into a movie career like The Rock did. "The wrestling industry, that's what I cared about. It would have been a train wreck and I would've lost all my credibility," says Calaway, a Texas native. “I can't be the Lord of Darkness and then Kindergarten Cop.
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He was too busy being WWE's The Undertaker.įor most of the past three decades, Calaway embodied his macabre “Deadman” persona – with black hat, duster coat and an always epic entrance – in and out of the pro wrestling ring, garnering a legion of fans but eschewing the acting path that peers like Dwayne Johnson and John Cena have taken. Mark Calaway never wanted to be a movie star. Watch Video: WWE's The Undertaker explains why he never 'broke into Hollywood'
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