Mark William Calaway (an haife shi a watan Maris 24, 1965), wanda aka fi sani da sunan zobensa The Undertaker, ƙwararren ɗan kokawa ne na Amurka mai ritaya. An yi la'akari da shi a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun kowane lokaci,[1] Calaway ya kashe mafi yawan aikinsa na kokawa don WWE kuma a cikin 2022 an shigar[2] da shi cikin WWE Hall of Fame.Calaway ya fara aikinsa a cikin 1987, yana aiki a ƙarƙashin gimmicks daban-daban don Wrestling Championship Championship (WCCW) da sauran tallan haɗin gwiwa. Ya sanya hannu tare da Kokawa ta Duniya (WCW) a cikin 1989 don ɗan gajeren lokaci, sannan ya shiga Ƙungiyar Kokawa ta Duniya (WWF, yanzu WWE) a cikin 1990.
Calaway ya sake sanya kansa a matsayin "The Undertaker" lokacin da ya shiga WWF. A matsayin ɗaya daga cikin mafi girman martabar WWE da haruffa masu jurewa,[3]Undertaker ya shahara saboda jigon jana'izarsa a kusa da wanda bai mutu ba, macabre "Deadman", wanda ya sami babban shaharar jama'a kuma ya ba shi lambar yabo ta Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Mafi kyawun Gimmick rikodin rikodin shekaru 5 a jere.[4] Shi ne dan kokawa mafi dadewa a tarihin kamfani yana da shekaru 30. A shekara ta 2000, Undertaker ya karɓi shaidar biker mai laƙabi da "Badass na Amurka". Calaway ya tayar da gimmick Deadman a cikin 2004, tare da ragowar abubuwan "Badass na Amurka" da suka rage.
Don mafi kyawun aikinsa, an lura da Undertaker a matsayin mai da hankali na WWE's flagship taron shekara-shekara, WrestleMania, inda ya zama mai girma ga The Streak - jerin nasarar 21 madaidaiciya, kuma ya jagoranci taron sau biyar (13, 24, 26, 33 da 36). Hakanan an san shi don haɗawa tare da ɗan'uwansa rabin labarin Kane, wanda a madadinsa ya yi husuma da haɗin gwiwa (a matsayin Brothers of Destruction) daga 1997 zuwa 2020. Gasar sau hudu, Gasar Nauyin Nauyin Nauyin Duniya sau uku, Gasar Hardcore sau ɗaya da Gasar Tawaga ta Duniya sau shida. Ya kuma ci gasar Royal Rumble a 2007.
- ↑[13]Otterson, Joe (November 11, 2019). "Steve Austin to Launch New WWE Network Interview Series, Sets Undertaker as First Guest". Variety. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ↑[15]Hornbaker, Tim (January 1, 2012). "Legends of Prowrestling". Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781613213148. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ↑[15]Hornbaker, Tim (January 1, 2012). "Legends of Prowrestling". Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781613213148. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ↑[17]Shekhawat, Dushyant (April 4, 2011). "(Un)dead Wrestler Of The Week: The Undertaker". Deadspin. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.