"It was always about respect" - The Undertaker on where he learned his work ethics
WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker recently spoke about how he learned about work ethic from his father at an early age.
Mark Callaway (a.k.a The Undertaker) has been working with WWE for over two decades. He is regarded as the most respected superstar of all time. Throughout his career, The Deadman has put over several superstars and he had the most impeccable work ethic in the industry.
Last year, The Phenom decided to hang up his wrestling boots for good. This year, he headlined the WWE Hall of Famer and etched his name into the history books.
In an upcoming episode of A&E's Biography: Legends, the 57-year-old talked about from where and whom he got his work ethics:
"My dad, hard worker, I think he instilled that work ethic in me. During the day, he would do plumbing jobs, roofing jobs, whatever to put food on table for us. Then he would work all night in the press room of the Houston Post Newspaper. From an early age, it was always about respect and hard work and your name and your word. And those things were instilled in me at a really early age." (From 1:09 to 1:40)
It will be interesting to see if The Undertaker returns to WWE programming in the future in any capacity.
The Undertaker talks about losing his brother before WrestleMania
The Deadman is synonymous with WrestleMania. The Undertaker has been a part of over 25 WrestleManias during his illustrious career. As the years progressed, his performance and involvement in The Showcase of The Immortals started to reduce.
During his final WrestleMania match against AJ Styles, Taker received a tragic news. As they were filming the Boneyard match, the 57-year-old's brother passed away the day before the event. In the same episode, he recalls the day he lost his brother:
"Here's the shot of all the boys. Brother David's the oldest, Mike, Paul and Tim. Tim, we lost him the day before my last WrestleMania match." (From 0:37 to 0:53)
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It is always unfortunate to lose a loved one. Sadly, his brother couldn't watch The Phenom in one of the best cinematic matches in recent history.
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