10 Wrestling Moments That Changed Everything

1. Brock Lesnar Ends The Undertaker's Streak

Paul Heyman, left, celebrates with Brock Lesnar after his win over the Undertaker during Wrestlemania XXX at the Mercedes-Benz Super Dome in New Orleans on Sunday, April 6, 2014. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for WWE)
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Just over a full month after launching their own dedicated Network, WWE shocked everyone by booking one of WrestleMania's most noteworthy results.

Following 21 consecutive victories on the biggest show of the year, The Undertaker was finally beaten by Brock Lesnar at 'Mania XXX. Paul Heyman's shocked expression said it all. This, more than almost every title change and storyline moment in the event'a history, was significant, and not least because it changed 'Taker's career forever.

His winning steak, one previously thought to be a record WWE would never break, was over. Since then, The Undertaker's matches on the show (against Bray Wyatt, Shane McMahon, Roman Reigns and John Cena) haven't carried the same weight they would with his cherished achievement on the line, and he's looked a shadow of his former self.

There's a sense that 'Taker has been winding down his career naturally since losing to Brock. There's something sad about that, especially when realising his next matches are increasingly meaningless.

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