The Undertaker ‘contracted to WWE until he’s 69 after signing new 15-YEAR deal’ in 2019
THE UNDERTAKER is reportedly contracted to the WWE until he is 69 after signing a new 15-YEAR deal in 2019.
The Deadman appeared to be coming towards the end of his 20-year career with less frequent matches while also bringing out a behind-the-scenes documentary on the WWE Network.
But according to the Wrestling Observer, Taker actually signed a 15-year deal with Vince McMahon just last year.
The 74-year-old wrestling boss has known the Phenom for more than 30 years, and the pair's close friendship which was there for all to see on Undertaker's 'Last Ride' series.
He is known as a hard, no-nonsense man, who rarely shows his emotional side, and has barely been seen on camera in recent years.
But McMahon had to stop an interview with the second episode showing on the WWE Network this Sunday.
He was clearly upset when asked about what Taker – real name Mark Calaway – means to him on a professional and personal level.
The legendary owner cut off the doc being filmed, and said “I can't do that” - as tears formed in his eyes.
McMahon – talking in the second episode of a five-part series – went on to say: “Undertaker, Mark Calaway, is the most loyal performer I've ever dealt with.
“He is the kind of man you'd want literally in the foxhole with you."
The duo became close in the mid-to-late 90s and early 2,000s when the infamous Monday Night Wars with rival promotion Nitro occurred.
Many of the WWE's top stars jumped ship for more money and stardom, but Undertaker stayed loyal, something McMahon never forgot.
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Calaway - who named his son Gunner Vincent - said: “I can't think of anyone more influential on my life, other than my father, than Vince. He'd be the first one to pat you on the back, but also the first one to kick you in the ass when you need it.
“I love Vince to death. I'd take a bullet for the man, honestly I would. Yes, he's my boss. He's my friend. He's been like a dad.
“He's been like a brother. He's been it all to me. I've gone through some really harrowing personal issues in my life."
