In 2000, Calaway expanded on The Undertaker, fleshing out the gimmick with a human side, biker identity, dubbed 'The American Badass'. He is the longest-tenured wrestler in company history at 30 years. As one of WWE's most high-profile and enduring characters, The Undertaker is famed for his undead, funereal, macabre 'Deadman' persona, which gained significant mainstream popularity and won him the Wrestling Observer Newsletter award for Best Gimmick a record-setting 5 years in a row. He signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1989 for a brief stint, and then he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, turned WWE) in 1990.Ĭalaway was rebranded as 'The Undertaker' once joining the WWF. Ĭalaway began his career in 1987, working under various gimmicks for World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) and other affiliate promotions. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majority of his career wrestling for WWF/E, and is best known for his critically acclaimed 'Deadman' Undertaker gimmick, for which he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022. Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler.
