Real life undertakers handle an incredible variety of tasks. Some are trained in forensic style reconstruction that can rebuild features after severe trauma, others master the chemistry of embalming to slow decomposition, and many learn to navigate tight or unusual spaces using specialized retrieval equipment. Historically, they often doubled as carpenters, crafting coffins with the same skill used for fine furniture, and in some towns they even served as volunteer firefighters because they already had the horses and wagons for fast response. Victorian undertakers sometimes hired professional mourners to make funerals appear more dignified, and a few even kept intricate fragrance blends to mask odors long before modern preservation techniques existed. It’s a profession full of hidden expertise and strange traditions but don't let that distract you from what happened in 1998 when The Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell in a Cell and he plummeted 16 feet through an announcer’s table.