“He Didn’t Have Enough Money to Put Tires”: Wrestling Veteran Shoots on The Undertaker and Reveals Shocking Details of His Past

There is no question about it. The Undertaker is a wrestling legend. And with legendary status comes a hefty amount of love, from fans, fellow wrestlers, and bosses. But something that undeniably shakes the core of the celebrity is the hate that comes along with it. This negativity can make or break one’s ongoing career or established legacy.

While The Undertaker has been one of the most consistently adored figures in pro wrestling, there have been some people who spoke out against him. Surprisingly, this one was from a life that Mark Calaway, the man behind The Undertaker, left behind in order to pursue wrestling.

His past life involved his hometown and his close friend, Doug Gilbert. Gilbert was a wrestler himself, mainly known for his work with ECW before it was under Paul Heyman or called Extreme Championship Wrestling.

Wrestling Legend Doug Gilbert spills on WWE Legend The Undertaker

In an interview with Title Match Wrestling, Doug Gilbert said, “Mark rode with me, The Undertaker when he was in Memphis. We hung out together, we made trips. I mean four days a week together and we cried in my car because he didn’t have enough money to put tires in his car. When I went up there, do you know who I was assigned to be in the dressing room with? Undertaker, Bret Hart, and myself.”

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“Now here’s a guy that was in Memphis who didn’t have enough money to put tires. That was driving around in escort with bald tires with me every night. When I walked in they said this might’ve not been really good either, I changed my supposed flying day early for the pay-per-view… I walked into the room and said, ‘Hey big Mark, how you doing man?’ I ain’t seen him since he left Memphis, so I figured he’d be nice and cool stuff. He said, ‘Hey’… I thought man, fu** you.”

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While Gilbert did win the ECW Tag Team Championships with his brother, his career went into considerable obscurity. Coincidentally, the locker room situation he was talking about in the interview was when he appeared for the 1996’s Royal Rumble.

At the same event where Vader eliminated Gilbert, The Undertaker was featured in the main event with Bret Hart. Also, a fun fact, Steve Austin would make his first appearance at this event as well. Tell us if this truth about The Undertaker changed the way you see his legacy in the comments below.