10 WWE Superstars With The Most To Gain At WrestleMania 31
6. The Undertaker
One line of thinking is that, with "The Streak" ending last year, there isn't anywhere near as much pressure on The Undertaker as there used to be, especially with him having Match Of The Year candidates at the previous seven editions of WrestleMania. Those people feel that, since he doesn't have to protect that streak anymore, he would be free to "loosen up" and just wrestle. If we're getting a match between Taker and Bray Wyatt, like it looks like we are, Taker has to gain some of his "mystique" back. Losing to Brock Lesnar last year took a lot of that away from him. It was his weakest Mania match since 2006, when he defeated Mark Henry. Whether you attribute that to his age, his opponent, or his rumored concussion that he suffered early in the match, is irrelevant. He has to bounce back strong this year. What does a win do for Taker here? It allows him to get some of that "mystique" back, sure, but what else, and at what expense? It's not like he'll ride the wave of that win and put himself back into WWE Title contention. It's not like there's much of a point in returning to WrestleMania again next year. What does a loss do for Taker here? Back-to-back losses at Mania are quite the way to end his career, after all those wins. However, this isn't the way everyone should be looking at things. It shouldn't be about what a loss does for Taker. It should be about what a win would do for Bray Wyatt. While we're on that subject...
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