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Top importance

shouldn't undertaker be top importance for the pro wrestling projectWikiOriginal-9 (talk)

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Youtube video Interview from Off the Record (March 2002) talking about the controversy with Shawn Michaels (under heading Personal Life)

^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_89ATkZPNg

Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2023

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Under the section "Professional Wrestling Career" in subsection "Retirement and Hall of Fame" in the last paragraph:

As his induction, Calaway... Should be At his induction, Calaway... (Bold markings for emphasis on the edit only and should not be put into the wiki article.) Magrue5185 (talk) 19:05, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done — Czello ^(music) 20:31, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 June 2023

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Under the “Professional Wrestling Career” tab, the first paragraph has a small typo in the last sentence “He wreslted in Durban South Africa…”

Should just be changed to “wrestled” 2601:806:201:FE50:35A6:5D0E:DC52:E0CF (talk) 22:55, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done RudolfRed (talk) 01:19, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Shortening the article's beginning

Hey everyone, I believe the beginning of the article is a bit too long and should be simplified. I've typed up what I think would be a better, simplified beginning:

"Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler. He had first worked for several promotions under several different gimmicks, though he is mostly known for his work in the WWF/E as his critically acclaimed "Deadman" gimmick. In 2022, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. His WrestleMania winning streak, known simply as, "The Streak", remains one of the most iconic winning streaks in the WWE. During his career, Callaway would feud and be partners with his storyline brother, Kane. During his Undertaker gimmick, Callaway won the WWF/E Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the Hardcore Championship once and the World Tag Team Championship six times, in addition to a Royal Rumble victory in 2007."

I hope this isn't too short, but if it is, I hope it can at least be a stepping stone for a better article beginning. I can put it in the article myself since I am autoconfirmed, but I thought I'd discuss it first since it's a major thing. Ulysses Grant Official (talk) 05:31, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2024

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Additional ring name,

American Badass 2601:197:4400:3C70:181F:6776:B71B:BAC9 (talk) 14:03, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"American Badas" was one of the nicknames/gimmicks of the Undertaker. It wasn't a ringname. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 14:14, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Mark McCool" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Mark McCool has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 April 26 § Mark McCool until a consensus is reached. Mazewaxie (talk • contribs) 07:49, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Black belt

I believe the claim that Calaway holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, based on an article from February 2021, should be removed. The article appears to be fake news. In January 2021, Calaway appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast and stated that he had only trained briefly in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. So less than a month later, he is suddenly have earned a black belt? This doesn’t seem credible. 77.124.101.66 (talk) 10:45, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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