The Undertaker refuses to acknowledge the existence of Mark Callaway, despite the fact that they are both 6-foot-10-inch, 328-pound specimens and
were born to the same
parents in March 1962.
(Rumors have it that they
even share the same wife,
Jodi Lynne, and the same
two sons and live in the
same house in Nashville). "Taker" only wants to answer
questions about the Undertaker. And his answers have a
way of turning every question into a case of morbid
curiosity. So what does the grim grappler do when he's
not in the ring? "I choose my next victim." Thanks, but
we meant: How does he relax? "I listen to the song of
choice for that particular mood. It could be any funeral
dirge or AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell,' which is a favorite of
mine. Anything by Black Sabbath is good." What are
the Undertaker's aspirations? "To cause as much havoc
and mayhem as possible and eventually become the
next World Wrestling Federation champion."
It wouldn't be the first time. The Undertaker's curriculum
mortae reads like this: After making his debut in 1990,
he went on to briefly take the WWF championship in
1992 and again in 1997. From July to August, he was
the Federation's Tag Team champion with fearsome
Stone Cold Steve Austin. You would think Taker would
be in a jovial mood, given the overpowering dominance of
his favorite move, the Tombstone Piledriver, but you
would think wrong. The ghoulish giant is even offended
by hypothetical questions, for instance: Who's tougher,
Undertaker or Mean Mark Callous (one of his many
previous pro-wrestling incarnations)? "Mean Mark
Callous is dead," he says darkly. Sorry we asked, big
guy. -M.L.