10 interesting facts about The Undertaker you might not know
It's truly astonishing how long The Undertaker has been in this business with so much dedication. Mark William Calaway will forever be remembered as a legend in pro-wrestling because of his exceptional gimmick and his illustrious career that started in 1989 and is still active. The Undertaker became a household name thanks to the way he executed his gimmick and created an aura of invincibility that is matched by none, evident by his Wrestlemania streak. After 28 glorious years in the business, there are many facts and stories that the fans are oblivious about. Following are some of those rare facts that are sure to interest you:
#1 He was supposed to debut as The Eggman
The Undertaker wrestled under various gimmicks suck as Texas Red, “Mean” Mark Callous, Master of Pain for the WCCW and WCW before his legendary debut at Survivor Series in 1990. But The Undertaker was not the original gimmick planned for him.
In the weeks prior to the 1990 Survivor Series, there was a big egg at display at various WWE events which was advertised as a big deal. When the egg eventually hatched, a man named Gobbledy Gooker came out of it dressed as a turkey which got a lot of negative reaction from the fans. The plan that was originally to debut a new superstar from the egg under the gimmick, The Eggman with the entrance music “I am A Walrus” by the Beatles. The Eggman was originally supposed to be Mark, but the plan was dropped.
The Undertaker as The Eggman would have been a destruction of a talented superstar and thankfully it never happened.