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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. Check out “Six Feet Under With Mark Calaway“ here: @SixFeetUnderwithMarkCalaway PURE PLANK: Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: ROCKET MONEY: Stop wasting money on things you don’t use! Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to ARENA CLUB: Grab a Slab Pack from Arena Club! Use the code CVV for 10% off your first purchase at 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 YouTuber 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 Listen to “Insight with Chris Van Vliet“: Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: Email me: cvv@ Follow me on Instagram: Like me on Facebook: Follow me on Twitter: #undertaker #wwe #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo
