The Undertaker has discussed his legendary WrestleMania streak and who should have been the one to bring it to an end.
Beginning in 1991, Undertaker would remain undefeated for 21 consecutive appearances at WrestleMania. At first a coincidence, The Streak would be officially acknowledged in 2002 when Taker went 10-0 with his victory over Ric Flair. The Streak would then become a crucial part of Mania as many stars looked to be the ones to bring it to an end and would put up World Championships or their career on the line to get their chance to be etched into the history books.
Just as it looked like The Deadman would remain undefeated at WrestleMania for the entirety of his career, 2014 saw one of the most shocking results in the history of the show as Brock Lesnar brought The Streak to an end at WrestleMania 30. The move was criticised as many thought that The Streak should never have been broken and if has to be, it shouldn’t have been Lesnar.
Discussing his streak during a Q and A on his Six Feet Under podcast, the Hall of Famer stated that Bray Wyatt should have been the one to break it as it would have done wonders for Wyatt’s career along with his own:
If it wasn’t Roman, I think the most logical person to break it would have been Bray Wyatt. I think probably of the three (Lesnar, Reigns, & Wyatt), it would have meant more to his career than even Roman’s. For Roman, it would have been very special but for Bray, who there were so many comparisons between the two characters and the darkness and the different things, for him to be able to have broke it would have been such a feather in his cap and something that could have extended the character of the Undertaker in a different capacity. Bray would have been in ring aspect of it, but I think that those characters would have somehow maybe merged together in some kind of higher power type deal. But I think of all the people that it would have helped the most, I think Bray would have been the guy.
Undertaker continued and discussed his second loss at WrestleMania to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33. Addressing his second loss, Undertaker believes that it did more harm to Reigns than elevating him:
It actually hurt him because he was, at that point, they were shoving him down people’s throats so hard. It was like, ‘You’re force-feeding us this guy, we’re not ready to accept him yet’ and he’s going to beat one of the most beloved guys that has ever come down the pike. I mean, hopefully, it helped him. There’s only two people who ever beat the Undertaker at WrestleMania.
When Did The Undertaker Last Appear On WWE TV?
Despite the fact he retired in 2020, the Hall of Famer has continued to make appearances on WWE TV on multiple occasions. The most recent appearance saw The Undertaker make a cameo appearance on a loaded episode of NXT in October 2023.
H/t to F4WOnline.
