To many fans, WrestleMania XXX will forever go down in infamy as the day the Streak was ended. Brock Lesnar challenged the Undertaker to a match and managed to successfully pin the Deadman, ending his formerly perfect streak. Over the years, the Streak had evolved into its own entity, a mythical aspect of WrestleMania that became the focal point of the Undertakers career. Though it had not been truly important until his WrestleMania 21 bout with Randy Orton, after that point it was a core promotional match on the shows card. With each passing year and with age catching up with the Undertaker, fan speculation on who would defeat the Streak and when was always running wild. Many think that Taker should have ended the streak at a neat and clean 20-0 after his End of an Era Hell in a Cell match with Triple H. Many more think that he should have retired undefeated at the event, On the other hand, it is believed that Taker himself wanted Brock to end the Streak at WrestleMania 27 in 2011, when Brock was still heavily involved with mixed martial arts. It is believed that his infamous You wanna do it? confrontation with Lesnar was done so that Taker could get Lesnar to come to the WWE to end the Streak. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkEK1Z8M_YI While the ending of the match is in itself historical, the match itself left a lot to be desired. Many people thought the match was subpar, due in part to the Undertaker suffering a concussion early on in the match. Taker didnt appear to be himself during the match, and a lot of people were critical of the less-than-stellar build-up during the months before WrestleMania XXX. Either way, this event has permanently solidified Brock Lesnars infamy among the WWE Universe. It seems that only a Beast could conquer the Deadmans Streak. Brock Lesnar has without a doubt earned himself a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame for ending the Undertakers Streak. But given his sheer dominance in the WWE over the years, he wouldve gotten in there anyway.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
