THE DAY THE UNDERTAKER'S STREAK ENDED

The Streak is over.
A term when used in regards to The Undertaker's flawless record at Wrestlemania was thought to be something that would never be said. This is a business where they truly mean it when they say "never say never". Sunday, April 6th, 2014 will be forever be remembered as the day The Streak died. At Wrestlemania XXX The Beast conquered The Streak. Brock Lesner defeated The Undertaker. Unless the Deadman himself was the one who chose to do this, then it feels as though it was all for nothing. And made the outcome of the main event almost predictable.

Of all of the wrestlers that have come and gone over the years, The Undertaker remained. During the Monday Night Wars when everyone was jumping ship to WCW for the big pay days, The Undertaker remained. Add that he kept working through mainly every injury he's sustained, which included some major ones that would immediately require time off nowadays (with the exception of a few), and that he took a cheesy gimmick and made it not only work, but evolved the character to continue to work in each passing era. He was also a top draw anytime he was required to carry the company. All of these things made it hard to argue that The Undertaker had earned the right to have a flawless Wrestlemania record. Something that could live on forever. If it were to ever end, then it would be something that would super-launch that wrestler to whole new level. It would be something that would almost make them instantly acceptable within the main event players.
Of course, being the one who ends The Streak could have its draw backs as well. It could kill the career of the person, with fan reaction being too harsh and forever be against them. Selected wrestler could implode or suffer a career ending injury. All of which would make ending The Undertaker's Streak meaningless. This is how it makes total sense that Brock Lesner was tapped to be the one. Lesner's career will go unaffected, he has endless other accomplishments that have cemented his legacy in both sports and sports entertainment. That being said, now that he has ended The Streak, it would be nice to see him carry the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the near future. Daniel Bryan fans relax. Who better to take the title from Daniel Bryan and then put him over when returning the straps?
A lot of fans would have wanted guys like Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt or other wrestlers who are the future of the company to have been the ones. Understandably so, but although they are hot right now, still need a bit more time to ensure worthiness of being the one to end The Streak. The main problems with Brock Lesner making it 21-1, is that there is no chance for John Cena to face The Undertaker, or the possibly soon to appear Sting. Yes, these matches could still happen. Sting Vs The Undertaker is still a Dream Match, however without The Streak on the line, a little less meaningful.

And this couldn't have been the send off for The Undertaker. The flaming casket meant that this was the end (unless there was a lifelike Brock Lesner in the casket, and they didn't show it correctly). It would be safe to assume that the theatrics would have been much more on the grand stage of them all if this was the last we saw of the Deadman. He may have been known for The Streak, but the character that is The Phenom was born and should "die" at Survivor Series. So perhaps we will be treated to a farewell tour of sorts. If not and this was the last we've seen of The Undertaker, then a thank-you to Mark Calloway for everything that you have done in order to entertain us!


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