10 Fascinating WWE Backstage Facts About The Undertaker
6. WCW Told Him He'd NEVER Draw Money
Prepare to have your mind blown.
Pre-Undertaker, Mark Calaway worked in WCW as 'Mean' Mark Callous. It was a generic name, but everyone has to start somewhere. Could've been worse, the dude could've been called 'Booger Red' or something drastically sh*te like that. Ahem. Seriously though, Callous was considered a bit of a prospect in the late-1980s, at least by some.
Ole Anderson was not one of those people. He outright told a future great that he'd never draw a dime in the pro wrestling business. It was a shattering comment from someone in a position of power, and it made Calaway realise that his days were numbered in WCW. The WWF had come knocking by that point anyway.
Obviously, nobody knew for sure what epic-ness was coming next in 1990, but Ole looked like a total fool for shooting down a guy who'd become one of Vince McMahon's most prized workers for the next 30-ish years. Let's just say 'Taker drew several dimes after that.