#Kane debut in ring wwe series#

Soon after his debut, Kane’s name was dropped from his name. Ware and Dusty Rhodes from the match before himself getting eliminated via count-out. His character had a horror-based theme – wearing black clothes, long hairs, and spooky make-up. He was part of Ted DiBiase’s Million Dollar team in a 5-on-5 tag team elimination match.

#Kane debut in ring wwe series#

Kane The Undertaker’s WWF debut came at Survivor Series 1990 on 22 November 1990. After being impressed by McMahon’s vision, Calaway decided to sign with WWF.

During their meeting, McMahon narrated his ideas regarding ‘Kane the Undertaker’ character. However, Prichard insisted on their meeting. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon saw him wrestle a match but not that interested. It was revealed by WWE Executive Bruce Prichard that Paul Heyman told WWF about Mark Calaway. This had him pondering about his future in pro-wrestling. The Undertaker has revealed that he was told by WCW that despite being a good athlete, nobody would pay to watch him wrestle. After the Skyscrapper tag team was discontinued, he started working as a singles wrestler under the guidance of Paul Heyman(known as Paul E. At the start, he worked in tag team division. WCW (as Mean Mark)Ĭalaway then joined World Championship Wrestling in late 1989 where he started to work under the ring name “Mean Mark” Callous. On 1 April 1989, Master of Pain defeated Jerry Lawler to win USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, the first title in his pro-wrestling career. He later debuted as the Master of Pain(with manager Dutch Mantel) and was projected as a just-released prisoner who served 5 years for killing two men. CWA(as the Master of Pain)Ĭalaway joined Continental Wrestling Association in 1988 and worked under various gimmicks. Percival “Percy” Pringle III(Paul Bearer) entered with his as his manager in his debut match. He wrestled his first match on 26 June 1987 and lost the match to Bruiser Brody. World Class Championship Wrestling was Calaway’s first official wrestling promotion where he wrestled under the name Texas Red, a masked character, in 1987. In 1986, Calaway dropped out of university to focus on a playing career. Then, he got into Texas Wesleyan University and played for their basketball team Rams in the 1985-86 season as a center. After completing his graduation, he got into Angelina College in Lufkin Texas on a basketball scholarship. Career Before WWE Basketball Careerīefore getting into wrestling, Mark Calaway pursued a career in Basketball. Real name Mark Calaway, he made his debut at Survivor Series 1990 with the ring name “Kane The Undertaker.” He has now completed 30 years in WWE and during this time, has won most of the WWE’s major championships like WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, Tag Team Titles, and other titles. The Undertaker is arguably one of the greatest wrestlers in WWE and definitely the most intriguing character to ever come out of the company.