The 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.

In October 1998 at the Judgment Day: In Your House pay-per-view event, Paul Bearer turned his back on his son Kane and rejoined the side of Kane's brother The Undertaker. The next night on Raw Is War, The Undertaker announced the Ministry of Darkness and a "plague of evil" that would be unleashed on the WWF, thus making Undertaker a villain. 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. 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, a hearse was seen pulling up in front of the medical center, in what was assumed to be Undertaker and Paul Bearer. The Undertaker and Bearer invaded Austin's hospital room and attacked him and then they held Austin under with ether and dragged him out of his hospital room. They were seen outside the medical center putting Austin into the back of a hearse and driving away, abducting Austin. Later in the show, the hearse was seen backing up into a cemetery, pulling up to a grave site. Undertaker went to the back of the hearse and dragged Austin out, then attempted to quickly bury Austin alive. Shortly after, Austin came to and grabbed Paul Bearer, Undertaker grabbed Austin and Bearer held a cloth over Austin's face putting Austin under again.

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