7 Pictures Of A Young Undertaker Fans Have To See

The Undertaker is one of the most iconic and respected performers in the entire pro wrestling industry. He earned the respect of his peers and fans alike throughout his career, which lasted three decades, and is also one of the most decorated wrestlers in WWE history.

The Undertaker is one of the most iconic and respected performers in the entire pro wrestling industry. He earned the respect of his peers and fans alike throughout his career, which lasted three decades, and is also one of the most decorated wrestlers in WWE history.

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Those who have been following his career over the years would be familiar with the evolution of The Undertaker from the Mean Mark Callous gimmick in WCW, but only a few would know how he looked before he got into the pro wrestling spotlight. With that said, let's take a look at seven pictures of a young Undertaker wrestling fans have to see.

7 Little Boy Undertaker

The Undertaker was born to Frank Compton Calaway and Betty Catherine Truby on March 24, 1965. He grew up with his parents and his four elder brothers and was the youngest in the family.

The Undertaker once stated that he lived with some family members who used to work in funeral homes and that he grew up around caskets and embalming rooms with no knowledge that his future was going to be based on such objects as he portrays the mysterious Deadman character in WWE.

The fact that he ended up working with Paul Bearer, who is also a licensed Mortician, makes one wonder if the universe had chosen Mark Calaway to be The Undertaker right from his childhood.

6 Young Man Undertaker

Wrestling fans have witnessed The Undertaker make his slow iconic entrance wearing his signature trench coat and Stetson hat, and also saw him sport the eerie vampire attire during his Ministry of Darkness days and also as the American Badass biker character.

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But most fans would not have seen this picture of a young Undertaker wearing a suit and a bow tie with a little shine in his eyes. It must've been taken during his days at Texas Wesleyan University.

5 A Handsome Undertaker

Here's a picture of The Undertaker that must've been taken in his early to mid-20s. While the fans always emphasized the intimidation aspect behind The Undertaker's character throughout his career, only some would've noticed that he is a very good-looking man behind the gimmick.

This picture must've been taken when The Undertaker was in the early stages of his career training at WCCW and competing in the independent scenes before knocking on WCW's doors and getting an official contract in 1989.

4 With His Father

The Undertaker is a very private person when it comes to his personal life and does not share any personal details about himself or his family unless he feels like it.

Here's a picture of a young Undertaker with his father, Frank Compton Calaway. The Undertaker talked about his father in an interview, and he stated that he was a very hard worker and used to do plumbing jobs and roofing jobs and did whatever he could to put food on the plate.

The Undertaker's father also used to work all night in the press room of the Houston Post newspaper, and the Deadman stated that his father instilled the spirit of hard work and respect in his mind right from his childhood.

3 Basketball Team

The Undertaker was quite an athletic person right from his childhood, and he used to play basketball and football during his high school days. He used his height to his advantage and involved himself in basketball in his college days and enrolled himself at Texas Wesleyan University and majored in Sport Management and also played as a center for the Rams in the 1985–1986 season.

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Here's a picture of a young basketball prodigy Undertaker with his teammates, and ironically, the number 33 he displays in his jersey is the number of years he spent as an in-ring performer before announcing his retirement in 2020.

2 Year Book

High school and college yearbooks are an important part of a young man's memories, and The Undertaker looks all dignified with his suit and tie in this picture.

As mentioned earlier, The Undertaker majored in Sport Management at Texas Wesleyan University, but he would soon drop out of college to pursue a career in sports and considered playing basketball in Europe before setting his sights on becoming a professional wrestler.

1 Early Gimmicks

The Undertaker started his wrestling training under Buzz Sawyer in late 1986, but he wasn't satisfied with the training he received and chose to learn on the job.

The Undertaker made his in-ring debut in 1987 under the masked persona Texas Red. He soon went on to compete under several gimmicks during his early days in the business before finding his way to WCW, where he competed as Mean Mark Callous between 1989 and 1990.

These pictures would show some of the early characters The Undertaker experimented with in his early days in the business before he eventually met Vince McMahon and became the perfect fit for his brainchild in The Deadman character, which made him into what he is today.

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