Taking souls and digging holes is hard work, but the WWE Deadman made time to settle down. Mark Calaway aka The Undertaker evolved from heel to anti-hero and earned a devoted following over the course of his 30-year-long career, which also included three marriages and five kids.
Get ready for the ring as we step back through The Undertaker's career and the three women who said 'I do' – including two WWE pros.
© WWE via Getty ImagesMark Calaway was known as The Undertaker, antagonist turned protagonist with the WWE
Who is The Undertaker?
The Undertaker aka Mark Calaway was born on 24 March 1965 in Houston, Texas. The 6'10" wrestler got his start in WWF (which would become WWE) in 1990 and began as a heel, one of the WWE villains, but later turned face, a protagonist role.
His best known catchphrases include, "You can not kill that which is already dead" and "Rest in peace". In 2000, Calaway debuted his 'American Badass' persona which cast Mark as a trash-talking biker.
© WWE via Getty ImagesJodie Lynn is The Undertaker's first wife and mother of his eldest child Gunner
Jodie Lynn
Mark said 'I do' to his first wife Jodie Lynn in 1989. Their marriage predated Mark's global success and he has since expressed regret over not spending more time with his son, Gunner, who the couple welcomed in 1993. Gunner now regularly streams on Twitch and attended Full Sail University.
Speaking on the True Geordie podcast he said: “I can safely say there was an eight-year stretch where I averaged over 250 dates a year on the road. Probably the biggest negative aspect was my oldest son, I missed him growing up. I wish I could have been a better man and figured that out." He split from Jodie after a decade of marriage in 1999.
© WireImageMark had then-wife Sara's name tattooed on his neck
Sara Calaway
Mark married Sara, a fellow WWE star, in 2000. The pair welcomed two daughters during their marriage, Chasey in 2002 and Gracie in 2005. According to her IMDb, she and Mark met at a WWF autograph signing in 1999.
While married to Sara, he blended his work and home life, both appearing on WWE: Undertaker – This is My Yard (2001). Sara is also credited on WWE Raw (1993) and WWE Smackdown! (1999). The couple divorced in 2007 and she has since married Jason Schnuit.
© WWE via Getty ImagesNow both retired, Michelle and Mark are well-known faces in the WWE
Michelle McCool
Mark and Michelle McCool are something of a wrestling power couple. Both have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, with Michelle best known for her long run on WWF SmackDown! and WWE Monday Night RAW.
The couple married in 2010 and have since welcomed two children, daughter Kaia Faith Calaway and adopted son Kolt Compton Calaway.
© WWE via Getty ImagesThe WWE favourite is now a proud family man and podcast host
Where is he now
Mark's Undertaker persona was officially put to rest At WrestleMania 36 in April 2020 in The Boneyard Match, which pitted the Deadman against AJ Styles. Now, he's revisiting the past 30 years of his career on his podcast Six Feet Under with Mark Calaway.
Away from the mic, the 61-year-old is happy raising the next generation of wrestling talent in his youngest daughter Kaia, explaining: "That’s all she wants to do. She has been obsessed as long as I can remember.
