The Undertaker gimmick

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The Undertaker is a professional wrestling character used in WWE. The character was portrayed by Mark Calaway from 1990 to 2020, and briefly by Brian Lee in 1994. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most enduring gimmicks in professional wrestling history, the character is celebrated for its theatricality, macabre themes, and Calaway’s strict dedication to maintaining kayfabe (the presentation of staged performances as genuine). The character was originally conceived by Vince McMahon, Chairman of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE), as a modern, menacing derivative of 19th-century Wild West morticians popularized in classic television westerns. Making his formal debut at Survivor Series in November 1990, the initial version of the character—later dubbed "The Old West Mortician"—was introduced as an emotionless, impervious-to-pain zombie clad in a black trench coat, gray striped tie, stetson hat, and gray funeral gloves. The underlying premise of the gimmick was "death...

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