Master of Pain

The Undertaker

*A wrestler called The Undertaker also appeared in the CWA in 1989.*

**Mark William Calaway** (born March 24, 1965)  appeared in Memphis as two characters, first full time as **Master of Pain**, then in guest appearances as The Undertaker while contracted to the World Wrestling Federation.

Master of Pain's backstory was that he had just been released from five years in prison in Atlanta, where he had been jailed on a 'bad rap' after killing two men who attacked him in a parking lot.

The promotion did not recognise that Master of Pain and The Undertaker were the same person.

## Career

### 1989

Managed by Ronnie P. Gossett.

* Tuesday 7 February - against Jerry Lawler (Unified Heavyweight Championship)
* Saturday 11 February - against Rodney Napper
* Monday 13 February - with Ricky Morton against Robert Gibson and Jerry Lawler
* Saturday 18 February - against David Johnson
* Monday 20 February - against Jim McPherson
* Saturday 18 February - against Jerry Lawler
* Saturday 25 February - against Freezer Thompson
* Saturday 4 March - with Dutch Mantel against Brian Lee and Jim McPherson
* Monday 6 March - with Dutch Mantel against Ricky Morton and Bill Dundee
* Saturday 11 March - with Dutch Mantel against Alan Reynolds and Chris Frazier
* Monday 13 March - with Dutch Mantel against Bill Dundee and Brian Lee
* Monday 13 March - with Dutch Mantel against Jimmy Valiant and Jeff Jarrett
* Saturday 18 March - with Action Jackson against Freezer Thompson and Chris Frazier
* Monday 20 March - against Jerry Lawler
* Saturday 25 March - against Hal Hooper
* Monday 27 March - against Lord Humongous
* Saturday 1 April - against Rodney Napper
* Monday 3 April - against Jerry Lawler (Unified Heavyweight Championship)
* Saturday 8 April - against Jerry Lawler (Unified Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 10 April - with Robert Fuller against Frankie Lancaster and John Paul
* Monday 10 April - with Detroit Demolition, Robert Fuller, Dutch Mantel and Action Jackson against Jerry Lawler, Brian Lee, Lord Humongous and Jeff Jarrett (Rage in a Cage match)
* Saturday 15 April - against Tim Hall
* Monday 17 April - against Lord Humongous
* Saturday 22 April - against The White Knight
* Monday 24 April - against Lord Humongous
* Monday 24 April - against Jerry Lawler (Unified Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 1 May - with PY Chu-Hi against Tracy Smothers and John Paul
* Saturday 6 May - with PY Chu-Hi against Mike Masters and Mike Hart
* Monday 8 May - with PY Chu-Hi against Kerry Von Erich and Jeff Jarrett
* Monday 15 May - against Kerry Von Erich
* Monday 22 May - against Frankie Lancaster
* Monday 29 May - with PY Chu-Hi against Jerry Lawler and Austin Idol
* Monday 5 June - with PY Chu-Hi against Jerry Lawler and Freddie
* Saturday 10 June - against Shaun Smith
* Monday 12 June - with Dutch Mantel against Jerry Lawler and Bam Bam Bigelow
* Saturday 17 June - with Dutch Mantel against Ken Raper and Chris Frazier
* Monday 19 June - against Jerry Lawler (Unified Heavyweight Championship)
* Saturday 24 June - with Dutch Mantel against Alan Reynolds and Spike Huber
* Monday 26 June - with Dutch Mantel and Ronnie P. Gossett against Jerry Lawler, Plowboy Frazier and Bam Bam Bigelow
* Saturday 1 July - with Dutch Mantel against Ken Raper and Rodney Napper
* Monday 3 July - against Freddie
* Monday 10 July - with Dutch Mantel against Jerry Lawler and Bam Bam Bigelow
* Saturday 15 July - against Ken Raper
* Monday 17 July - against Dutch Mantel
* Monday 24 July - against Dutch Mantel
* Saturday 29 July - against Freezer Thompson
* Monday 31 July - against Dutch Mantel (Cage match)
* Saturday 5 August - with Gary Albright, Black Bart and Tony Anthony against Danny McShane, Ken Raper, Freezer Thompson and Chris Frazier
* Saturday 5 August - Battle Royale against Dutch Mantel, Flyboy Frazier, Chris Frazier, Ricky Morton, Freezer Thompson, Cousin Junior, Danny McShane, Freddie, Ken Raper, Mike Murphy, Black Bart, Iceman King Parsons, Brickhouse Brown, Rooster Cogburn, Gary Albright, Tony Anthony, Keith Eric, Doug Gilbert, The Wild Side
* Monday 7 August - against Dutch Mantel (Loser Leaves Town match)
* Saturday 12 August - with Black Bart and Tony Anthony against Rodney Napper, Chris Frazier and Freezer Thompson
* Monday 14 August - against Texas Dirt
* Saturday 19 August - with Black Bart and Tony Anthony against Tim Hall, Rodney Napper and Freezer Thompson
* Monday 21 August - with Black Bart and Buddy Landel against Jerry Lawler, Jerry Calhoun and Frank Morrell
* Saturday 26 August - with Little Road Warrior against T.D. Steele and Tim Hall
* Monday 28 August - against Bill Dundee, Farmer John and Little Road Warrior (Handicap match)
* Monday 28 August - against Texas Dirt (Loser Leaves Town match)
* Saturday 2 September - against Donnie Kelly
* Monday 4 September - against Ronnie P. Gossett
* Monday 23 October - with Jeff Jarrett against Wild Side
* Sunday 19 November - against The Soultaker
* Sunday 4 December - with Dutch Mantel against Jerry Lawler and The Soultaker
* Sunday 11 December - with The Soultaker against Bill Dundee and Tony Anthony
* Saturday 16 December - with The Soultaker against Chris Allen and Chris Coral
* Saturday 23 December - against Big O

### 1990

* Monday 1 January - against Dutch Mantel

### 1993

Returned as 'The Undertaker', managed by Paul Bearer.

* Monday 7 June - against Brian Christopher (Southern Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 21 June - against Brian Christopher (Southern Heavyweight Championship)

### 1994

* Monday 17 October - against Sid Vicious (Unified Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 7 November - against Sid Vicious (Unified Heavyweight Championship)

### 1995

* Monday 26 June - with Bill Dundee against Doug Gilbert and Jim Harris (Bodybag match)

### 1996

* Wednesday 14 February - with Bret Hart against Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett

## External links

* Master of Pain image courtesy Classic Memphis Wrestling (Facebook)
* Wikipedia profile