#1598 - Mark "The Undertaker" Calaway

Joe Rogan (0:09)

WWE Royalty, ladies and gentlemen. The Undertaker and the biggest ______ wrestling fan on planet Earth. Like I was saying before the podcast, if I did not bring Tony Hinchcliffe on this podcast, I would have never heard the end of it.

No one loves you more than that, man. Like being right next to you right now is probably, he's tingling.

Mark Calaway (0:31)

He's tingling a little bit.

Joe Rogan (0:32)

It might be lactating.

Tony Hinchcliffe (0:33)

This is the highlight of my life.

Mark Calaway (0:36)

Oh, I don't know if I'm happy or sad about that, really.

Joe Rogan (0:41)

Well, hey, man, thanks for coming on here. I really appreciate it.

Mark Calaway (0:44)

No, thanks for having me, man. Yeah, it's an honor, really.

Joe Rogan (0:46)

Oh, my pleasure. Honored to have you. So what is it like being in Austin, Texas right now? Are you enjoying it here? You're from this area, right?

Mark Calaway (0:53)

Yeah, well, I'm from Houston, but I've been here since about 2004

You know, it's crazy, man. We got this influx of people from California right now.

Joe Rogan (1:01)

I know, we're trying not to fuck it up. What should we do? Tell us what to do.

Mark Calaway (1:05)

You know, it's fine. Bring the money. Leave the values.

We'll all be good.

Joe Rogan (1:09)

What values do we need to leave behind specifically?

Mark Calaway (1:11)

Well, fuck everything that fucked up California.

Joe Rogan (1:13)

Yeah, I think that's the government, man.

Mark Calaway (1:15)

No, it really... The government gets voted in, though, right?

Joe Rogan (1:18)

Yeah, but I don't think we expected them to do that.

Mark Calaway (1:21)

Exactly.

Joe Rogan (1:22)

Yeah, no one expected them to shut down all the restaurants, and shut down all the gyms, like, what the hell? And now that studies have come out, there was a new study that came out. It was in fucking Newsweek. I'm hoping that when Biden comes in, they're going to go, well, you know, we realize that lockdowns are not really good. It doesn't really help. Give people freedom and let them do... I'm hoping that this is a political thing, which is a terrible thing to hope for, that this is political.

Mark Calaway (1:44)

That's where we're at, though.

Joe Rogan (1:46)

Yeah, but that's where we're at. I'm hoping that it was all political and that they'll adjust once Biden is in office.

Mark Calaway (1:52)

It's been nuts, man.

Joe Rogan (1:53)

It's crazy.

Mark Calaway (1:54)

It's just, what do you believe, too, right?

Joe Rogan (1:57)

Exactly.

Mark Calaway (1:57)

You hear this, you hear that, like.

Joe Rogan (1:59)

My buddy Brendan Schaub just went down to the comic store the other day, rode his bike down there, said, dude, it's like the fucking Walking Dead. He said, Sunset is just a zombie land.

Mark Calaway (2:07)

Yeah, it's crazy.

Joe Rogan (2:08)

Tents and shit and weirdos and no businesses open and everything's just, it's amazing how quick things can fall apart.

Mark Calaway (2:16)

Quick.

Tony Hinchcliffe (2:17)

Like that.

Joe Rogan (2:18)

Like that, everything changes.

Tony Hinchcliffe (2:19)

And the Sunset Strips extra sad because like all the neon lights and everything is what kept it, when those things are shut off, it's as dark as it gets. Like even the comedy store, it's just a black building with a bunch of red and white neons around it. But if those neons are off, it is just, it looks like nothing's there.

Joe Rogan (2:37)

You gotta wonder what's gonna happen when everything comes back. Like how long is it gonna take for things to bounce back? It could take five years.

Mark Calaway (2:45)

Yeah, it could that or just everybody lose their freaking mind and just go absolutely apeshit because they've been cooped up for so long. It's like, we can do what? We're good.

Let's party, let's go.

Joe Rogan (2:57)

So what have you been doing, man? What have you been doing with your life post-wrestling?

Mark Calaway (3:02)

Yeah, so trying to figure out what's next, really.

I've done this for 33 years altogether. 30

Joe Rogan (3:10)

It's crazy.

Mark Calaway (3:11)

Yeah, I mean, it's just one of those deals.

Joe Rogan (3:13)

You're walking around like you're okay though. Like a lot of the guys that hit 30 years, man, you know, like I hung out with the Iron Sheik one night.

That poor guy.

Mark Calaway (3:22)

Yeah, he's very entertaining.

Joe Rogan (3:25)

Hilarious.

Mark Calaway (3:25)

He's great.

Joe Rogan (3:26)

Hilarious.

Mark Calaway (3:27)

I love Sheiky, but you're right, you know?