Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965)
is an American
professional wrestler, better known by his
ring name The Undertaker. He is signed to
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), currently wrestling on the
SmackDown brand.
Calaway began his wrestling career with
World Class Championship Wrestling in 1984. He joined
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1989. When WCW did not renew Calaway's contract in 1990, he joined the
World Wrestling Federation (which later became World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002) as The Undertaker in November of that year. Having remained with that company ever since, Calaway is currently one of the senior performers in WWE. He is one of only two wrestlers (the other being
Shawn Michaels) to have appeared on the very first episode of
Raw who are still with the company today.
[Michaels, Shawn. 2005, Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story, Pocket Books, New York. (p.251)]
