The Undertaker

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About

The Undertaker is the ring name of retired American professional wrestler Mark William Calaway, who is known for performing horror-themed gimmicks during wrestling matches and for winning an unprecedented 21 consecutive victories in WWE's WrestleMania event. He is a four-time WWF/WWE Champion, a three-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and the winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble event.

History

In 1984, Calaway debuted as wrestler Texas Red in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). In 1989, Calaway signed on to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name "Mean Mark" Callous. In 1990, Calaway debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as the Undertaker, a trench coat-wearing character depicted as a western mortician. Over a span of 27 years, the Undertaker has gone through various changes in his character gimmick, from his first Deadman persona from 1994-1996, to The Lord of Darkness persona from 1996-1999 during the Attitude Era, to his American Badass persona during the Ruthless Aggression era, and finally to his current Deadman persona. Undertaker has won several different championships in his career; in April 2007, the Undertaker won his first World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Batista at WrestleMania 23. Undertaker is best known for The Streak, which refers to the string of continuous victories he's had at every WrestleMania event since his debut.

The End of The Streak

On April 6th, 2014, the Undertaker was defeated by Brock Lesnar during WrestleMania 30, much to the shock of many. This marked Undertaker's first loss at a WrestleMania, and thus, the end of The Streak.

Retirement

On April 2nd, 2017, the Undertaker was defeated by Roman Reigns during WrestleMania 33, after which he left his gloves, hat and coat in the center of the ring, leading many to speculate that he had gone into retirement.

The following day, Twitter created a Moments^[1] page for tributes to the Undertaker, many of which were accompanied by the hashtag #ThankYouTaker^[5] (shown below).

Online Presence

On January 28th, 2008, a Facebook^[2] page for the Undertaker was launched, garnering more than 17 million likes over the next nine years. In December 2013, the @WWEMarkWCalaway^[4] Twitter feed was created, garnering more than 60,700 followers within four years.

Undertaker's Screaming Face

Undertaker’s Screaming Face, also known as TakerFace, is a photoshop meme featuring a cutout image of professional wrestler Mark William Calaway (a.k.a. The Undertaker) intensely staring at wrestler Brock Lesnar while screaming in his face.

The Undertaker Threw Mankind Off Hell In a Cell

The Undertaker Threw Mankind Off Hell In A Cell is a copypasta often seen on Reddit and Facebook, which is typically altered to fit the context of the post it is responding to. Redditor shittymorph is often credited with popularizing the message within various subreddits.