8 Ups & 6 Downs From The Undertaker's WWE Career

4. Every WrestleMania Match Since The Streak Ended

The decision to end The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak by Brock Lesnar's hand remains divisive. Without diving too deeply, it at least accelerated 'The Beast Incarnate's' surge 'Special Attraction' status, placing him on a level above everyone else in the company. Still, you'll find few fans who'll argue that the bout itself didn't stink, and the past-it 'Taker hasn't worked a compelling 'Mania bout since.

The Bray Wyatt clash was a nothing match between a veteran and his supposed heir, the loss coming at great personal cost to the latter. WrestleMania 32 was the worst kind of Shane McMahon stunt show, with the ageing billionaire unbelievably presented as his opponent's equal, and his "hardest man alive" shtick at its most repugnant. Undertaker's performance against Roman Reigns the following year was just plain sad. Finally, this writer took a perverse sense of enjoyment from 'Taker vs. Cena, but the three-minute squash wasn't what most wanted, and 'The Deadman' still contrived to botch a big boot.

That such an important part of 'Taker's legacy (WrestleMania) has been tarnished by four years of sh*t is a massive shame, and a black mark against the performer himself. If only he'd retired after Lesnar...