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| Sara Calaway | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sara Frank |
| Born | July 21, 1977 Long Beach, California, US |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Debut | 2001 |
| Retired | 2002 |
Sara Calaway (born July 21, 1977) is a retired American professional wrestler, model and valet. She was the wife of the HOF honoree The Undertaker as she managed him in the World Wrestling Federation from 2001 to 2002.
Sara made her debut in the WWF in some series of footage shot by a stalker, the first being played May 28, 2001 on RAW. After weeks of stalker footage on June 18, 2001, RAW, Diamond Dallas Page revealed himself as the man who has been stalking The Undertaker's wife. [1] This was to a feud between The Undertaker and Diamond Dallas Page. The feud ended on August 20, 2001 on RAW and Sara defeated Diamond Dallas Page with help from (her husband) The Undertaker. [2] After September 2001 Sara Calaway quietly disappeared from Wrestling Television.
Following her appearance in some series of future WWE she had gotten featured in the wrestling Divas magazine and on the DVD entitled, "WWF Divas: Tropical Pleasure".
Visibly pregnant, Sara appeared on the September 12, 2002 episode of WWE's SmackDown! where she was confronted by Brock Lesnar and his friend & manager Paul Heyman. Lesnar placed his hand on Sara's stomach and told her that "Life's a b*tch!". The following week, The Undertaker responded by saying "Payback's a b*tch" and giving a chokeslam and also one tombstone piledriver to the then Brock Lesnar.
Sara met The Undertaker in a WWF booking. They have two daughters together, names Chasey and Gracie. Sara was also a school cheerleader and may have joined some events. They divorced on April 24, 2007. She got married in December 2010 to Smith, her 2nd husband. [3]
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