Mark Calaway (@undertaker) is a legendary professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He is best known for his 30+ year career in WWE as The Undertaker. Chris Van Vliet sits down with him at his home in Austin, TX to talk about his incredible career, his podcast "Six Feet Under With Mark Calaway", appearing in the main event of WrestleMania 40 to help Cody Rhodes with the WWE Universal Championship, his tag team with Kane, memories of Paul Bearer, the hilarious story of his coat that wouldn't come off, not remembering anything from his match with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30, his legacy as both The Deadman and The American Bad Ass, his iconic entrances, never breaking kayfabe and much more.
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00:00 Intro
00:42 Having chairs of himself at the house
02:07 His podcast keeping him busy in retirement
04:07 Does he get fact-checked on his podcast?
05:41 When did he start seriously considering retirement
07:43 What went wrong in Undertaker vs Goldberg
10:50 Getting career closure at Wrestlemania 40
15:21 Could he still wrestle physically?
16:33 Did he ever think he’d be a UA-camr
18:39 What drove him before and what drives him now?
22:06 Comparing The Deadman to The American Badass
24:16 Why did he take the mic flag off of the mic?
24:51 Coming up with the voice for the deadman
25:35 When did he learn that he could roll his eyes?
27:30 Why did he take the mic flag off of the mic?
28:05 Coming up with the voice for the deadman
28:49 When did he learn that he could roll his eyes?
30:30 Why was protecting his finisher so important?
33:20 Why isn’t he fond of being chopped?
36:01 His daughter wanting to get in the business
36:55 Being a fan of GUNTHER and Ludwig Kaiser
39:30 King of The Ring winners getting a title shot
40:24 Thoughts on Cody Rhodes as champion
41:27 Triple H growing WWE creatively as a booker
45:04 What’s his favorite Wrestlemania match with Triple H
54:52 How did he come up with sitting up during matches
55:56 Regretting wearing snakeskin pants
57:49 Kurt Angle not getting enough credit for his greatness
01:00:06 JBL being an underrated pro wrestler
01:03:29 Brock Lesnar and him laughing at each other
01:04:57 Bleeding with Brock inside Hell in a Cell
01:06:50 What was his scariest moment in the ring?
01:08:04 Being injured at Wrestlemania 30 vs Brock Lesnar
01:13:35 Catching on fire on his way to the ring
01:20:44 The ring jacket that wouldn’t come off
01:28:05 Do people still think him and Kane are brothers?
01:28:32 Memories of pranks with Paul Bearer
01:37:30 What was the first tattoo he ever got?
01:42:26 The Undertaker character transcending pop culture
01:45:53 What’s the longest entrance he’s ever had?
01:49:18 What advice did he give to Bray Wyatt?
01:52:17 Mark Calaway being different from The Undertaker
01:53:10 3 things The Undertaker is grateful for
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