‘He’s Really Unhappy’: This WCW Legend Made an Incredible Gesture to Make Sure The Undertaker Had a Successful WWE Career

The Undertaker had one of the most successful careers in the WWE. The Deadman entertained the pro wrestling world for thirty years before hanging up his shoes in 2020. But Mark Calaway wasn’t the only person behind his gimmick’s success. A lot of credit goes to the behind the scene management people who thought out his character so beautifully and made use of Taker’s talent to its full potential.

We all have known the pro wrestling genius Paul Heyman for his excellent mic skills and strategies as a manager. The Special Counsel advocate knows how to use a talent properly. Although Heyman never worked with The Undertaker in WWE, a few might know that Heyman had managed Taker in the past. 

Brother Love talked about the gracious gesture of Paul Heyman

Mark Calaway started his pro wrestling career in 1984, performing in small promotions before joining WCW. Calaway worked with WCW only for a year under the ‘Mean Mark Callous’ gimmick. Taker wasn’t satisfied with his position in the promotion, so he decided to shift to a better one.

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When Mark Calaway shifted to WWE, his former manager Paul Heyman, still in WCW, called to WWE. Heyman called Bruce Prichard, the first manager of The Undertaker in WWE, to make sure they use his talents to their full potential. He told the story on a podcast with Steve Austin.

‘Brother Love’ described how Paul Heyman called to make sure that Taker was in good hands. “Paul Heyman called me and Paul was managing him in WCW and Paul said, hey man, there’s a guy goes by the name ‘mean’ mark. Hell of a guy, he would really do good up there and he’s really unhappy down here. I watch him from when he broke in and Dallas and everything and I always thought that Don Jardine had trained him, but I won the case.”

Despite being in WCW, Heyman made sure that The Undertaker’s talent will not be wasted. Heyman must’ve known before everyone that Mark Calaway has a special gift and how to put it to use. Meanwhile, Prichard was replaced by the legendary Paul Bearer as Taker’s manager and they had one of the most epic stints in the history of pro wrestling.

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Paul Heyman is still known for his successful record of managing pro wrestling entities. In WWE alone, Heyman has a record of managing six world champions, The Big Show, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, and now ‘The Tribal Chief’ Roman Reigns. Paul Heyman has never backed out from going the extra mile for the show and maybe that is what makes him one of the greatest managers of WWE.