The Undertaker reveals ‘possessive’ fans hate his wife Michelle and were furious with WWE icon when he broke character
THE UNDERTAKER has lifted the lid of the intensity of his hardcore fans that hated his wife Michelle McCool and were furious with him for breaking character.
The Deadman – real name Mark Calaway – became one of wrestling's biggest stars for famously never dropping his supernatural persona.
The 55-year-old joined WWE in 1990 when protecting gimmicks was considered of the utmost importance.
In his 30-year career, the Phenom refused to do out of character interviews to uphold the facade to audiences and shroud his personal life in mystery and intrigue.
Yet with his legendary career beginning to slowly wind down, Taker has become a lot more relaxed with letting fans know the real him.
The seven-time WWE champion started using social media and even allowed Vince McMahon's company to document his life and career in The Last Ride.
Taker revealed the end of his wrestling career has made him realise that he needs to break character but admitted fans initially hated him for it.
People hate Michelle cause she's married to me. People didn't want to see that
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He told The Bill Simmons Podcast: "I know I have more matches behind me than I do in front of me.
"So people would tell me 'Dude you need to get yourself out there because this wrestling career is coming to an end, now it's time to cash in on the brand and the stuff you didn't do for all these years post-WWE'.
"One of the first things I did out of character was I posted about the Longhorns winning the Sugar bowl, I'm scrolling through comments and I see 'My childhood is ruined, The Undertaker is now on social media'.
"You've got to be s***ing me. People were genuinely pissed I broke character after 30 years."
Taker also discussed that the loyalty and devotion of his fans meant they even drew a dislike towards his wife, fellow WWE legend Michelle McCool.
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He added: "People hate Michelle cause she's married to me.
"People didn't want to see that, all they wanted was what I gave them or more.
"My fan base has been very loyal especially when you consider how long I've been here, like my fan base has stayed with me and obviously they've had children now.
"But they're very possessive and protective of The Undertaker."