By Phil Speer - WWF.com Writer As illogical as it may sound, being that she's the Undertaker's wife, Sara Callaway is not interested in becoming famous. Sara doesn't even watch herself on television. She also doesn't know how long she'll be on World Wrestling Federation telecasts, but even that doesn't really matter. What's important to her right now is that she gets to see her husband all the time. "I wanted to spend more days with him because he's gone four days a week," Sara told WWF.com. "I only have three days a week, and the three days he gets home might get interrupted by an autograph session or whatever special appearance he has to do. "No matter how good your relationship is, you can't just survive on a couple days a week of seeing each other." So Sara, 24, was already going on the occasional road trip with her husband -- about once a month -- when she was asked to participate in a high-profile storyline involving Undertaker and Diamond Dallas Page. She agreed, but only on the caveat that she didn't have to act like the proverbial "damsel in distress." "I didn't want to be portrayed as something I'm not," she said. "I am pretty tough and that's the way I wanted to be portrayed. I've never claimed to be a wrestler, but I do know how to fight." Indeed, Sara admits that she has quite the temper, which got her into trouble when she was younger. And today, more than ever, you wouldn't want to mess with her. Undertaker has taught her some fighting techniques, including submission holds. In fact, the couple often ends up in mock scuffles around the house. "But I'm sure if anyone was to see us 'playing around the house,' they'd want to call the police," Sara said with a laugh. "We get pretty physical, but we're both willing. It's fun. "We need to get a ring in the house. Make it official." Sara said she's always been a tomboy. Born in Long Beach, Calif., she's worked as a furniture mover since she was 11. Her family moved to Minnesota, then returned to the Golden State when she was 18. She went to a few different colleges before realizing that she's "not the college type." So Sara was again moving furniture when she met her future husband. She worked for an older woman whose grandchildren were big Undertaker fans. "He was signing autographs in San Diego, so I thought it'd be nice to take her grandkids to see him," Sara said. "And he drove up in his limo and he got out. We looked at each other and we've been together ever since." Undertaker's "Sara" tattoo on his neck was his wedding gift to his wife; Sara has "Mark" (Taker's real name) tattooed on the back of her neck. "He went a lot more crazy than I did," said Sara, who has a total of four tattoos. "But he didn't play it off like it hurt at all. He was very stone-faced. You know it was hurting pretty bad." Sara says the Undertaker is a great husband. When she's not with him, they talk every day on the phone -- although that can be frustrating because cellular phones often don't work in arenas. The two have very similar interests. For example, their favorite sport is boxing, and they love to ride motorcycles. "He's the greatest guy I know," she said. "When we get home, we're constantly together." But in certain respects, their marriage is different than most. After all, she's married to one of the most recognizable people in the world. "It's hard to deal with the celebrity because I just see him as my husband Mark," she said. "I don't see him as the Undertaker. "You can't hide him," Sara added. "Even if he puts on a turtleneck, he's still got that face that you just know. And his size. We haven't been out to dinner for probably four months. I'd love to go out and do normal things, but we just can't." So the couple hangs out around the house, or they travel to a gym 40 miles away -- where few people bother them -- to work out. At Federation events, Sara gets along well with all the other Superstars -- just like Taker. Being on the road has made Sara realize just how tough a life her husband leads. "Working with him, I actually apologized the other week," she said. "I apologized to him because, being on the road now I realize that it's an all-day thing. It's waking up, training, going to the arena. "They wrestle for one match. That's the physical work that they do in one day. But there's the mental. I mean, you're just totally drained by the end of the day. I didn't understand it until I worked with him." But even before she was on the road full time, Sara was often completely drained after watching her husband's matches. You may have noticed that Taker pointed at his "Sara" tattoo after his match at WrestleMania X-Seven. He was letting his wife, who was nervously watching the match backstage, know that he was OK. "I get little shout outs every once in a while," she said. "I get very nervous when he goes out there. When there's blood, I'm worried. I worry a lot about him." As for herself, Sara said she was only nervous for her first minute or so on Federation television, but since then she's been fine. How much longer she'll be appearing is anyone's guess. "I did it more for the short term than for the long term," she said. "I'm having fun while it lasts. I got to spend a lot of time with Mark -- more than usual. I'm fine with whatever way it goes." ![]() |