1. Brock Lesnar Defeats The Undertaker At WrestleMania
It was the most storied streak in wrestling history. It was more important than any world title and will never, ever be equaled by any other wrestler in history. It was the real main event of many Wrestlemanias and was looked forward to by every fan of WWE. And now, it's over. Brock Lesnar defeated the Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX in the most controversial booking decision in recent memory. The Undertaker had been 21-0 at the biggest show of the year, a feat which will definitely go unmatched in the future. He had defeated such legends as Jimmy Snuka, Jake Roberts, Ric Flair, King Kong Bundy, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H. Many times there were rumors that the streak was going to end but each time the Undertaker had his hand raised in victory. At WrestleMania XXX, things changed and not because of Brock Lesnar. In the weeks leading up to WrestleMania, The Undertaker was supposed to defeat Lesnar and continue the streak to 22-0. However, when Vince McMahon saw the condition of the Undertaker (he looked old, tired, and beat up), he called an audible. Vince decided that this could very well be the Undertaker's last match and felt that now was the time to end the streak. Brock Lesnar was simply in the right place at the right time. According to Shawn Michaels, the decision to end Taker's streak was made only hours before the show was to go on the air. After a lackluster match, Brock hoisted the Undertaker onto his shoulders and delivered an F5. The crowd had seen Taker's Wrestlemania matches before and expected this to be the beginning of a sequence of finishers that each man would kick out of. But there was a problem: The Undertaker didn't kick out. Instead, the referee counted to three and an uncomfortable hush fell over 70,000 people in the Superdome. There wasn't cheering or booing, there was just silence. It was a booking decision that no one in the audience expected to see and none of them wanted. In retrospect, the win really didn't do anything to elevate Brock Lesnar because Lesnar didn't need to be elevated, he was already one of the toughest men on the planet and didn't need a win over the Undertaker to cement that. The win probably should have been saved for an up-and-coming superstar but, when a decision is made only hours before showtime, your choices are rather limited.
