History TearJerker / TheUndertaker

* The kayfabe backstory used for the Undertaker is a massive one: either he or Kane accidentally[[note]]or sometimes not, DependingOnTheWriter[[/note]] caused a fire that resulted in his parents' deaths and Kane's serious injuries and Taker thought his little brother also died. The backstage segments in which he [[https://youtu.be/dKJfiYXen5I?si=FjV4n2--yiI0MbX5 explains his side of the story]] after Paul Bearer reveals it and visits said parents' graves are massively heartbreaking because of the guilt he feels, helped by Mark Calaway having excellent acting skills.

* The kayfabe backstory used for the Undertaker in 1997-1998 is a massive one: he accidentally[[note]]or sometimes not, DependingOnTheWriter[[/note]] caused a fire that resulted in his parents' deaths and his little brother Kane's serious injuries and thought said little brother was also dead. The backstage segments in which he explains his side of the story (after Paul Bearer reveals it) and visits said parents' graves are massively heartbreaking because of the guilt he feels, helped by Mark Calaway having excellent acting skills.

** While addressing said parents' graves, the Undertaker apologizes because of having to break a promise of not harming Kane due to the latter attacking various individuals in response to the former having initially refused to fight him in a match. Undertaker also hopes that they would understand why he has to do this and expresses the desire to eventually be reunited as a family in the afterlife if that's possible. The last part is also HarsherInHindsight due to Mark Calaway's real life father dying in 2003 and one of his real life older brothers, Timothy, dying in 2020.

* The kayfabe backstory used for the Undertaker in 1997-1998 is a massive one: When he played with matches as a child, he accidentally[[note]]or sometimes not, DependingOnTheWriter[[/note]] caused a fire that resulted in his parents' deaths and his little brother Kane's serious injuries and thought said little brother was also dead. The backstage segments in which he explains his side of the story (after Paul Bearer reveals it) and visits said parents' graves are massively heartbreaking because of the guilt he feels, helped by Mark Calaway having excellent acting skills.

*** And as soon as Taker was able to make it backstage, his head concussion was too much for him to bear that he collapsed in front of Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, Lesnar, and Heyman, [[EvenEvilHasStandards who felt so concerned about Taker's health]] that they had the medical staff help him onto a stretcher, and even accompanied him as he was being carted off to a hospital. At least they had the nerve to offer him condolences while he was still injured. Somebody give them all a hug.

-->'''Mark:''' (Calmly) "I'm at a point... This time, the cowboy really rides away."

* The Undertakers: The Last Ride documentary. All of it in a sense. How much we've seen Undertaker as the phenom, one of the greatest performers ever, and throughout the documentary, we see nothing but Mark Calaway. At the end of it all, he indicated that he was finally retiring. The case if WWE might have needed him in an emergency was still up in the air at the time of his impending retirement, but Mark felt very content about his career now. The official end of the career of Undertaker.

** While addressing said parents' graves, the Undertaker apologizes because of having to break a promise of not harming Kane due to the latter attacking various individuals in response to the former having initially refused to fight him in a match. Undertaker also expresses hope that they would understand why he has to do this and expresses the desire to eventually be reunited as a family in the afterlife if that's possible. This is also HarsherInHindsight due to Mark Calaway's real life father dying in 2003 and one real life older brother of his, Timothy, dying in 2020.

** While addressing said parents' graves, the Undertaker apologizes because of having to break a promise of not harming Kane due to the latter attacking various individuals in response to the former having initially refused to fight him in a match. Undertaker also expresses hope that they would understand why he has to do this and eventually be reunited as a family in the afterlife if that's possible. This is also HarsherInHindsight due to Mark Calaway's real life father dying in 2003 and one real life older brother, Timothy, dying in 2020.

** While addressing said parents' graves, the Undertaker apologizes because of having to break a promise of not harming Kane due to the latter attacking various individuals in response to the former having initially refused to fight him in a match. Undertaker also expresses hope that they would understand why he has to do this and expresses hope to be reunited as a family in the afterlife if that's possible. This is also HarsherInHindsight due to Mark Calaway's real life father dying in 2003 and one real life older brother, Timothy, dying in 2020.

* The kayfabe backstory used for the Undertaker in 1997-1998 is a massive one: he accidentally[[note:or sometimes not, DependingOnTheWriter]] caused a fire that resulted in his parents' deaths and his little brother Kane's serious injuries and thought said little brother was also dead. The backstage segments in which he explains his side of the story (after Paul Bearer reveals it) and visits said parents' graves are massively heartbreaking because of the guilt he feels, helped by Mark Calaway having excellent acting skills.

* At the Raw is XXX show, Undertaker gives Bray a PassingTheTorch moment. Come August 24th 2023 and Bray Wyatt has passed on, meaning that Bray would never be able to become the successor as the WrestlingMonster.

* The ending of the ''[=WrestleMania=] XXVI'' match, in which Taker forced Wrestling/ShawnMichaels into retirement. You can tell that after that Atomic Jumping Tombstone of Death, Taker had a sad look on his face as he managed to whisper out an "I'm sorry, Shawn" while he was pinning his opponent down. No ManiacTongue out either, unlike in other [=WrestleManias=]. It was just depressing.

* The ending of the ''[=WrestleMania=] XXVI'' match, in which Taker forced Wrestling/ShawnMichaels into retirement.

** During a 2015 interview in Manchester with Shawn Michaels and [[Wrestling/JimRoss JR]], JR revealed that even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Brock himself didn't want to break the streak]] and had even asked [=McMahon=] if he could lose to Taker.

** During a 2015 interview in Manchester with Shawn Michaels and [[Wrestling/JimRoss JR]], JR revealed that even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Brock himself didn't want to break the streak]] and had even asked Vince [=McMahon=] if he could lose to Taker.

* The Undertakers: The Last Ride documentary. All of it in a sense. How much we've seen Undertaker as the phenom, one of the greatest performers ever, and throughout the documentary, we see nothing but Mark Calaway. At the end of it all, he indicates that he is finally retiring. The case if WWE might need him in an emergency is still up in the air, but Mark feels very content about his career now. The official end of the career of Undertaker.