MINNEAPOLIS— World Heavyweight Champion Kane's father, Paul Bearer, prophesied in the days building up to WWE Bragging Rights that The Undertaker would be "drowned in a hell of mud and darkness" in the Buried Alive Match. Tonight, the foreboding manager's words came true as Deadman was forced under the ring for the first time in over three years.
Bearer also said during Bragging Rights week that Triple H would meet his death at the hands of CM Punk. However, unlike most of Bearer's prophecies, this one didn't come true; instead, Triple H won the match at the pay-per-view.
In addition, Bearer told WWE officials that John Cena would lose his championship at Bragging Rights. However, due to circumstances beyond his control (i.e. The Rock coming out), Bearer was unable to see the match through to its conclusion.
Finally, Bearer said that Chris Jericho would die during an assault by Shawn Michaels. However, this didn't come to pass either; instead, HBK saved Jericho from the attack.
In conclusion, Paul Bearer is a liar. Or maybe he just has terrible luck.
It all started with a betrayal as WWE planned to flip Undertaker's life upside down. Paul Bearer, who had been with the Phenom nearly from the beginning and controlled the monster with the urn he carried, betrayed him and left him, taking the power from the urn with him.
Taker had been alerted by Paul Bearer that Kane was on his way. According to the myth, Kane was his half brother, but he was never reared with Undertaker. Kane's father was revealed to be Paul Bearer, and Kane's mother was also the Undertaker's mother. Of course, this was all a plot device for dramatic effect. Kane and the Undertaker have no relation.
When The Undertaker and Kane first entered the WWE, they were quite different individuals. The Undertaker was married to Jodi Lynn, while Kane was married to Crystal, his present wife. The Undertaker and Kane have grown up together over the years and are now the dads of two large households.
The wrestler was initially presented as "Kane the Undertaker" during the World Wrestling Federation-sponsored Survivor Series in 1990. According to urban mythology, he was known as Kane for the first few weeks he appeared on television. That much is correct.
It all started with a betrayal as WWE planned to flip Undertaker's life upside down. Paul Bearer, who had been with the Phenom nearly from the beginning and controlled the monster with the urn he carried, betrayed him and left him, taking the power from the urn with him.
Tragically, Paul Bearer died of a heart attack three days later, on March 5, 2013, at the age of 58. The Undertaker was also involved in a storyline with CM Punk leading up to WrestleMania 29. Many individuals thought that was impolite. He had one final match at the event before he retired.
Paul Bearer began his career in 1984 as a bodyguard and valet for Ted Turner's horse farm in northern New Jersey. He eventually became Turner's partner in the management of wrestlers' careers. They were known as "The Deadman Brothers" during this time period.
In January 1994, Bearer married Linda McMahon (then Wilson) after only four months of dating. She was the daughter of World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s owner Vince McMahon. After marrying Linda, Bearer changed his name to "The Undertaker".
He first came into the public eye when he defeated Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship at the 1995 Survivor Series. From there, he went on to become one of the most popular wrestlers in WWE history. During his time with the company, The Undertaker participated in several storylines including: the Montreal Screwjob, the rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin, and the demise of Dude Love.
After leaving WWE in 1999, The Undertaker returned in early 2001 to challenge Shawn Michaels for his championship at WrestleMania 21.
The Bearer accused The Undertaker of being a murderer and a liar, while The Undertaker maintained his denial.
He had multiple identities in the WWE before portraying The Undertaker's brother Kane, where he first went by the ring name, Isaac Yankem, and a private evil-wrestling dentist to Jerry Lawler two years before his actual debut as Kane in 1997.
Bearer compared the fire that scorched his face at Revenge of the Taker to a fire that occurred during The Undertaker's boyhood during the mysterious interview (the secret).
The Undertaker lost his ability to no-sell once Hogan opened the urn and spilled the ashes out, and he suffered his first defeat. Several months later, Undertaker (the nice person) changed his face, and Paul Bearer stopped using the urn as a weapon but still held it in the air to make Undertaker sit up.
This is how you become famous: You get noticed, then you get hired.
People will always hire you to do something because you are good at it, or because they don't want to be bothered with looking for someone else. In this case, the reason they hired you was because they wanted to use your name to sell tickets to their show. It doesn't matter how many times you tell them not to, or that you aren't interested, or that you're too busy working on other things. They will always keep hiring you until you say yes, or until you say no. And when you say yes, you will probably make more money than if you said no. This is called being professional about something you enjoy doing anyway.
In any case, they hired you because they needed someone to carry the urn and throw it around. So you went to work for them. A few weeks later, they need someone to run across the ring with the urn again, so you do it for more money.
It was revealed in the WWE Network documentary "The Mortician: The Story of Paul Bearer" how Vince McMahon saved Paul Bearer's life back in 2003. When it was decided that The Undertaker would return as The Deadman at WrestleMania 20, he asked to have Paul Bearer by his side once more. Vince McMahon agreed, and ordered all of the arenas around the world to play Paul Bearer's theme song before each taping.
McMahon also had a special ring made for Paul that was used during his appearances. The ring was black with red trim and featured a white skull pattern on its face value.
Paul Bearer passed away on August 24th, 2004 after suffering a heart attack backstage while working a show in Peoria, Illinois. He was 46 years old.
WrestleMania 20 took place on March 31st, 2005 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. During the match, The Undertaker performed a death drop on Bearer off the top rope to win their second straight encounter.
After the match, Vince McMahon announced that since Paul Bearer had played such an important role in helping The Undertaker become what he is today, he would be given a post-match ceremony. Just like at every other WrestleMania event, Paul Bearer's family came out to celebrate with him following his victory over The Undertaker.
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