The Undertaker have revealed that he recently talked himself out of making a comeback in WWE.

The character, real name Mark Callaway, hasn’t wrestled in WWE since 2020, with his last match being at that year’s WrestleMania against AJ Styles in a cinematic boneyard match.

He has made sporadic appearances in the promotion since, last appearing late last year on NXT, confronting Bron Breakker, and is regularly at the performance centre to help pass on his wisdom to current stars.

But he revealed he still misses wrestling despite his body not matching up to his mind, and a return never seems fully out of the equation.

Speaking on a Patreon Q&A for his Six Feet Under Show, Calaway revealed he recently spoke to his wife about a comeback before later ruling it out.

WWE legend The Undertaker has revealed he had to talk himself out of coming back to the promotion
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WWE legend The Undertaker has revealed he had to talk himself out of coming back to the promotion

The 58-year-old retired in 2020 after a career that spanned a number of decades in wrestling
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The 58-year-old retired in 2020 after a career that spanned a number of decades in wrestling

He enjoyed feuds with a number of legends before calling it a day - however he has made sporadic appearances since
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He enjoyed feuds with a number of legends before calling it a day – however he has made sporadic appearances since

‘It’s still tough for me,’ he said. ‘I’m still coming to grips with it. And I may or may not have said to my wife recently that I was going to make a comeback. Fortunately, I think I’ve talked myself out of that.

‘No, there’s not one more match. It was just like, I just got back from Australia, I was tired, and I knew I had a lot of stuff coming up. And that was me just feeling comfortable saying it.

‘Don’t expect it. There’s not one more match. Don’t even start.’

A number of current WWE stars have asked The Undertaker, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year, to come out of retirement for a match, though that seems off the agenda for now.

That doesn’t mean the love of the game has disappeared, though, and the 58-year-old explained how he was forced to come to grips with retirement.

The Undertaker said he spoke to his wife, Michelle McCool (right), about a potential comeback
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The Undertaker said he spoke to his wife, Michelle McCool (right), about a potential comeback

WWE is currently run by Triple H, one of The Undertaker's greatest on-screen rivals from his career
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WWE is currently run by Triple H, one of The Undertaker’s greatest on-screen rivals from his career

‘I knew my time had come, but I wasn’t ready for it to come,’ he said. ‘I just knew that my body couldn’t deliver on what my mind and my heart wanted to give the fans. So it was kind of difficult.

‘You have to remember that, for over half of my life, being in the ring is what I did. And then it’s not there anymore. And it does, it leaves a huge void in you. Because you’re trying to fill that void, which was a passion, and you’re trying to find out what that next passion is and what it is that you’re going to sink your teeth into.

‘There just may not be something that will ever refill that void.’