10 WWE Legends Who Came Back And Ruined Everything
5. The Undertaker
The Undertaker spent the last few years of his long and distinguished career trying to write the perfect ending.
Unfortunately, he got it wrong again and again and again. Mark Calaway deserved to finish his wrestling career on his own terms, but by god, it took a long time to get there.
The mystique started to fade after The Streak ended at the hands of Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XXX. Whatever you think of that decision, it's where 'Taker's last's biggest accolade was taken away; the annual challenge to The Streak was done. Caput.
After a few years of coming and going, the Deadman found himself across from Roman Reigns at 'Mania 33. Fans knew something was different when this non-title match went on last; they were right. The Big Dog put 'Taker out of his misery in a drab match, then left the former Mean Mark Callous to place his hat, coat, and gloves in the ring.
He was done.
The match wasn't anything to write home about, but at least it was the main event of WrestleMania.
Unfortunately, 'Taker wasn't satisfied with ending it there. Lacklustre matches against John Cena and D-Generation X followed, with a bout against Goldberg involving a number of botches worrying fans about if he could still go.
His final contest came against AJ Styles in a Boneyard match, which was a necessity because of the pandemic. It was good, but he could've finished up in the main event of WrestleMania in front of fans. Instead, what seems like a genuine retirement at the end of the show didn't mean a thing.