Ministry of Darkness

The Ministry of Darkness
Stable
Members	See below
Debut	October 19, 1998
Years active	1998–1999
Promotions	WWF

The Ministry of Darkness was a heel professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1999.

Led by The Undertaker, the Ministry was a controversial group with Satanic-themed storylines, that included rituals and sacrifices.

After Paul Bearer turned his back on his son Kane and rejoined the side of Kane's brother The Undertaker at the Judgment Day: In Your House pay-per-view event in October 1998, The Undertaker announced the Ministry of Darkness and a "plague of evil" that would be unleashed on the WWF the next night on Raw Is War, making Undertaker a villain. Since then, the Undertaker continued to feud with Kane and Stone Cold Steve Austin, which involved segments in which Undertaker hit Austin in the head with a shovel giving him a storyline concussion, thus costing Austin the WWF Title against The Rock. On the following Raw Is War one week later, interviews were conducted with Austin throughout the night in his hospital room in a medical center in the San Jose, California area, where the night before at a WWF live event Austin blacked out, as part of the storyline in the lead up to the Buried Alive match.

Later, the Undertaker and Paul Bearer abducted Austin, at first attempting to bury Austin alive, then attempting to embalm alive. However, before the Undertaker could begin the embalming process, Kane came in through the embalming room door and attacked Undertaker, preventing the embalming from happening. Later in the week on Sunday Night Heat, Undertaker said that Austin would be sacrificed; on Raw Is War, instead, Undertaker called out Kane, they fought, He called out Paul Bearer, who had brought the orderlies out to the ring and Kane escaped.

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