The Undertaker (WWE)

The Undertaker (sometimes simply Taker), is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE. He is the company's most tenured performer, and is the only remaining active competitor from the very first episode of WWE Raw in 1993.

The Undertaker has two contrasting personas: The Deadman, an undead, occult-like figure, which has consisted of many different versions, beginning with the Western mortician character in November 1990 and ending with the Satanic Ministry of Darknessleader in September 1999 before returning to The Deadman in March 2004 as a hybrid of all his previous incarnations. His other persona is The American Bad Ass, a biker which ran from May 2000 to November 2003. Because of his gimmicks, Undertaker has a number of specialty matches associated with him: the Casket match, the Buried Alive match, the Hell in a Cell and the Last Ride match. An important part of the character is his half-brother Kane, who was introduced in October 1997 and with whom he has both feuded and teamed as the Brothers of Destruction.

The Undertaker had an undefeated streak at WrestleMania of 21-0 before losing to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30. His record at WrestleMania currently stands at 22-1. Among other accolades, Calaway is an eight-time World Champion having won the WWF/E Championship four-times, the World Heavyweight Champion three-times, as well as the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship one-time under the Master of Pain character. The Undertaker is also a seven-time World Tag Team champion: a six-time WWF Tag Team Champion and one-time WCW Tag Team Champion. The Undertaker was the winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble and became the first man to enter the annual event last and win. Calaway is also the only current WWE wrestler to have appeared on the first episode of its Raw program.

Personality
His original western Undertaker / zombie gimmick lasted until around 1996 when Paul Bearer abandoned him after the Boiler Room Brawl against Mankind at  SummerSlam 96, his Lord of Darkness era went from about late 1996 to fall 1998, his Ministry of Darkness persona lasted until late 1999 (though not without Villain Decay by the time the Corporate Ministry formed), the American Badass lasted from his return in spring 2000 to Survivor Series 2001. His Big Evil era started after Survivor Series 2001 to Survivor Series 2003 when he was Buried Alive by Kane and his current Composite Character resurrection of the Deadman gimmick has lasted since  WrestleMania XX  in 2004.

Abilities
Powers and Abilities: Self Resurrection, Lightning Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Dark Magic, Automatic Healing Factor(after the sit up), Immortality(type 3 & 7 combined).

Attack Potency : athlete, at Wrestlemania(pre 30) and in his prime.

Speed : Massively Hypersonic with lightning strikes, Unlimited at WrestleMania(pre 30), generally Immeasurable:, has gotten slower with age, and in his original incarnation.

Lifting Strength : Athlete class

Striking Strength : street level

Durability : street level is prime, has decreased slightly with age.

Range: All of Heaven and Hell.

Standard Equipment: Cowboy Hat, Shovel(usually during his funeral personas), Large Crucifix(during Ministry Of Darkness era), Motorbike and Biker Chain(during biker eras).

Intelligence: Very High (A master of mind games, he managed to even scare Vince McMahon shitless after the Montreal Screwjob, force Vince to apologize, and not get buried in the process).

Weaknesses: Age has weakened his human body heavily (90s and early 2000s Taker and full composite Taker are not afflicted by these).

Notable Attacks/Techniques:
 * Tombstone Piledriver: The move made famous by The Undertaker(tho he didn't invent it), it has dispatched Icons and Demons alike.


 * Jumping Tombstone Piledriver: His ultimate finisher, Taker leaps to infinite heights, then drives his opponent viciously with the force of Hell itself times infinity. Notably used to finish off Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 26.


 * The Last Ride: Undertaker's obscenely powerful take on the Powerbomb. Started using it upon his 2000 return, and still uses it as one of his main moves.


 * Chokeslam: The old reliable for any big wrestler, Taker has defeated many opponents with this staple


 * Hell's Gate: A vicious Gogoplata choke that Taker started using in 2008. It provides an experience equivalent to entering hell and being trapped in the gates. Very few have had the willpower to escape (Shawn Michaels was one of them).


 * Old School: Ok. What is so "Old School" about a damn ropewalk? Still a damn cool move.


 * Snake Eyes: Undertaker tosses his foe face first into the turnbuckle(or nearby object), causing vision problems.


 * Lightning Strikes: Undertaker has the power to use lightning bolts at will.


 * Fire Conjuring: Taker also has the ability to conjure fire at will, although to a lesser degree than Kane.


 * Deadman Sit Up: The Undertaker sits up after being knocked down, absolving himself of all damage in the process.


 * Deadman Coffin: If The Undertaker's physical form is destroyed, it will usually reappear fresh out of a coffin.

Trivia

 * Paul Bearer mentioned in a shoot interview that Undertaker is ungodly afraid... of cucumbers. One time, after he played a joke on Paul, Paul paid him back by putting cucumbers everywhere. Taker proceeded to puke.
 * Undertaker married Michelle McCool in 2010.