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Link - http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/30/undertaker-brock-lesnar-26184576THE STREAK vs. THE BEAST
Since returning to WWE nearly two years ago, Brock Lesnar has basked in his wanton destruction, whether it was breaking the arms of WWE Legends, decimating Big Show with chairs or bringing Triple H to the brink of retirement.
At WrestleMania 30, however, the self-proclaimed No. 1 contender to the WWE World Heavyweight Champion will stare down perhaps his gravest challenge yet: The Undertaker.
The Deadman confronted The Beast Incarnate on the Feb. 24 edition of Raw. The Undertaker’s unannounced appearance came after Lesnar and his advocate, Paul Heyman — given the opportunity by The Authority to name Lesnar’s WrestleMania opponent — claimed no man alive deserves to compete against the former Undisputed WWE Champion.
To Lesnar and Heyman’s surprise, it wasn’t a mere man who answered the call but, rather, WWE’s one and only Deadman. After standing toe-to-toe with The Phenom, Lesnar made no hesitation to sign the open contract before shoving a pen into Undertaker's chest. The Deadman took umbrage at The Beast's gesture, slamming the pen down into Lesnar's hand before chokeslamming him through a table in the middle of the ring. As The Undertaker gazed at the WrestleMania 30 sign that looms over the squared circle, the WWE Universe buzzed as the battle between the two juggernauts became official.
As the keeper of WWE’s most extraordinary record going today, a flawless 21-0 WrestleMania Streak, The Undertaker has proven to be all but unbeatable at The Grandest Stage of Them All. Will the same be true when he faces the Heyman-coached Anomaly?
Even though it has been more than a decade since their last battle, The Undertaker and Lesnar are familiar foes, having famously warred during The Beast Incarnate’s first run in WWE.
Now, the rematch that long seemed hypothetical will become a reality at The Showcase of The Immortals. Heyman insists his charge is the rightful top contender to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton, and a victory over The Undertaker at WrestleMania, of all places, might be all the proof The Authority needs to agree. Yet, the opportunity for greatness is pocked with severe risk: Twenty-one times, The Undertaker has turned back challenges from WWE’s top Superstars, from Triple H to Randy Orton to Shawn Michaels, at WrestleMania. Might the newest addition to the list be a Beast that has bested him before?
To watch how the high-stakes matchup plays out, be sure to watch WrestleMania 30 when it airs on Sunday, April 6, from New Orleans’ Mercedes-Benz Superdome, live on WWE Network.
Bah Gawd.
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:lmao :lmao :lmaoThe Undertaker had never lost at Wrestlemania when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge. In comes David Moyes and The Undertaker loses...
There is nothing appealing about Brock/Taker. Brock isn't a believable threat like Sting or Cena would be and he isn't a young guy getting a rub by facing Taker like Reigns or Wyatt would be. Anyways, Brock shouldn't be losing anymore if it's gonna mean anything when he puts over a young guy before he leaves.You guys will complain about anything.
LOLHow the fuck was this the right decision?
WWE JUST LOST THEIR BIGGEST DRAW AT MANIA AND GAVE THE STREAK TO A PART TIME GUY WHO WON'T BE AROUND IN TWO OR THREE YEARS. INSTEAD OF GIVING THE STREAK TO AN UP AND COMING STAR WITH POTENTIAL TO BE THE FUTURE OF THE COMPANY. HOW CAN YOU NOT FUCKING COMPREHEND THIS. IF TAKER FELT HE NEEDED TO STOP, THEN HE SHOULD HAVE READ A FUCKING BUSINESS BOOK FIRST TO GET SOME SENSE IN HIS DEAD ASS BRAIN BEFORE MAKING A SHIT DECISION. THEN HE SHOULD OF HAD THIS SHIT MATCH AT 30, WENT AWAY FOR A YEAR, EAT SOME SPINACH, GIVE MICHELLE SOME DEADMAN DICK, AND DROP THE STREAK AT MANIA 31 TO SOMEONE WHO WILL BE AROUND FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. AM I RIGHT? YES I'M RIGHT. THANK YOU HEADLINER. YOU'RE A GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR.
This.I've lost a bit of faith seeing how many people voted yes. After that horrible build up and match, after 20+ years it was a good idea to end the Streak in such a casual way? The ending sequence wasn't even good! I have not heard one good reason why the Streak should have broke in the half-assed way it did aside from because it was "shocking". Well you know what, it was shocking in the same way the Fingerpoke of Doom was shocking and that too was absolute bullshit booking. Actually think this is worse.
You have something built up for years that most fans are very invested in, something bigger than the title, and you throw it away halfway through the card without any real buildup. Nevermind Lesnar being a part-timer who never really needed this win. This should've been a HUGE moment, with much, much better build up and focus, and something that main evented. And not to mention it completely overshadowed Bryans' win.
The only good thing about Lesner ending the streak, is that Cena didn't. That's it.Man...fuck John Cena. Good grief. Last night summed up what he's all about...going over. Same shit all the time. Boring. One dimensional.
:tiTwo part-timers return for a month until Wrestelmania only to have them leave once again. There is a 0.1% chance of Brock Lesnar ending the Undertakers streak, and there is no story behind this match what-so-ever.
How can you possibly be excited for a match you already know the victor of, and where it leads (no where)? I'd love too, but it's not coming together for me.
When SEAN FUCKING WALTMAN is the voice of reason, It's time for someone to pay attention.Sean Waltman: "With all due respect, that should have been saved for a Roman Reigns or someone else to build towards the future."
Taker coulden't wait for Reigns to get credible enough to challenge the Streak. Did you see how shitty Taker was in the ring?When SEAN FUCKING WALTMAN is the voice of reason, It's time for someone to pay attention.
Thank you, Captain Hindsight.The Biggest Problem *I* have with Brock beating Taker are Cena-fanboys creating threads about how Cena was the one who should've beaten the Streak.
Brock Lesnar is the ONLY BEING on this entire planet(Part-Time or not) that should've(and did) ended the streak.
If anything, it restored most(if not all) of the aura he had lost due to the Fk'ery of his Booking upon his WWE Return(and I'm talking especially about his ridiculous loss to John Cena).
Now his aura is back and I couldn't be happier.
There's always one.One segment, One segment, One FUCKING segment.
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I agree. True fucking legend!The Undertaker, most humble man in wrestling history, goes out on his back in the middle of the show. No ego at all.
NopeIt was so dumb it was genius, it was so underwhelming it was overwhelming, it was so bad it was perfect.
I like this post a lot, actually made me reevaluate my initial reaction. Good jobI think it's great just how built up "The Streak" had become.
Ever since it became a thing, they've tried to give Taker the most credible or popular opponents at that given time. Each time you thought maybe this guy will beat it, probably not, but maaayybe..
By now, everyone had pretty much had it in their head that "The Streak" was untouchable and a foregone conclusion that Taker would win. That is what makes Brock winning tonight at Mania so great. NO ONE saw it coming and again the right man went over.
Logic: Taker is an MMA type of guy. Brock was huge in UFC. Taker respects Brock enough to do the job. Some of you would rather see someone like Bray Wyatt, for example, end the streak but look at it from Taker's POV.
Bray is most likely nothing more than a hot up and coming "rookie" in his eyes right now. No, the guy to end Taker's streak had to be 100% credible and NO ONE is more 100% credible in WWE right now than Brock Lesnar. He's a cross over athlete this likes of which WWE has never seen outside of maybe Kurt Angle, except that he's bigger and badder and probably more well known.
I'm looking forward to Brock, Heyman, and a tombstone prop in the ring tomorrow with THE STREAK etched on it.
Anyone who beats the streak would have to be top heel with momentum, it doesn't have to be a face. They could've easily built someone up for that purpose. Punk wouldn't get a pop again? I think you're overrating the streak way too much, it wasn't all that only 5 years ago.This is actually the best thing they could've done.
A win over the streak would just kill someone's career. Think about it. Think about how legendary Taker is...if an up and comer beat him at Mania, he'd get hated his whole career. I don't mean heat if he was a heel (one that, by the way, would never be able to turn face), I mean legit hate. And then we have the fact that the streak would be used as a stepping plate for someone, and that that someone probably wouldn't live up to the expectations...it would flop. We don't have that with Lesnar, Heyman will probably give the perfect follow up and he'll face Bryan for the title.
Fact is Taker had to go out on a loss. He's old school, old guys leave looking at the lights. Hogan, Austin, Foley, Flair, Michaels, Rock (if 29 was his last match). Heck even JBL. Someone had to break the streak. And face it, we were getting tired of the same old ass promo and the same old ass match every year, it's been going on since WM 25! The build ups are always the same. So he ended it, to the only guy that could and would.
The streak matches have always been about Taker and not about whoever's facing him. A full-time wrestler would get hated for breaking the streak. Punk wouldn't get another pop for the rest of his life. A up and comer wouldn't live up to it. A legend or someone like HHH would be the worst. Fuck, Cena winning it would be even worse than what happened with Bray, and everybody raged over that. It had to be a legitimate monster heel part-timer. Who else do we have?
This is also a perfect start for the Reality Era. You'll never forget WM XXX the same way you'll always remember WM X-Seven, it's the end of an era, and simultaneously the start of a new one. It could've been a better match and definitely a better feud, but damn it if it wasn't smart that Brock won tonight. This gets Red Wedding level of heartache from every wrestling fan in the world.
Eh, not really. WM 6 is always remember for Warrior's victory, not Hogan's loss. WM 30 is the same, it will forever be remembered for Brock's victory, not Taker's loss. It's Brock's moment not Taker's. Saying otherwise is weird, IMO.I'm actually glad it happened.
It makes a lot of sense, Kaybfabe wise too. Remember how Hogan said that after Warrior won, no one cared and everyone watched Hulk Hogan leave the building?
This felt like the same. The second Lesnar won, it was barely about him. All eyes were on taker, it was HIS moment.
This one I can agree with.Taker being the fan of boxing/MMA that he is.. I think he modeled it after what happens to pretty much every dominant fighter. No one randomly retires on tops. Everyone keeps going if they are winning, because they think they can still go... it takes a loss to realize "hey, maybe my time is up"
Happens to all the greatest fights and it's always a little heartbreaking. It makes no sense for Taker to just randomly bow out on top. His character would want to keep taking on all challenges as long as he still felt he could compete.
Kayfabe wise, Brock was a great choice. Maybe he doesn't respect the business or whatever but his character is a legit threat. Others have made the point that he's a guy who can take the heat rather than put that on some poor up and comer.
Plus it's nice being surprised once in a while, and I was blown away.
Very well put.I understands people are sad and shocked over this, hell I am too. But, Brock winning made sense in a few ways.
One, it's continuality. The Undertaker has never beaten Brock Lesnar. Not in 2002, when he was a hotheaded rookie. And not now, at WM 30. Brock has and will always have The Undertaker number.
Two, Taker wanted "an end." Remember when Taker faced HHH, when HHH was "you want an end, well I'm not going to give it to you." That's what is was, Taker wanted someone to put him down, someone who he thought was the rightful man to end his Streak and give him his time. That's why Taker challenged Brock, not vice versa. Taker knew that Brock didn't have the whole "aw shucks, but I respect you Taker," attitude. He doesn't give a damn about anyone but Brock Lesnar. So, what better person to face at WrestleMania than a man who has nothing to lose? Than a man who doesn't have a ounce of respect for anyone but himself? Lesnar was going to be like "I'm sorry, I love you," he just F5'd him into the mat for the 1, 2, 3. No bullshit, no heart-felt moment. Just a man doing what he was wanted. And that's beat the streak.
Three is The Undertaker himself. They had a video package playing for the match, and one of the lines were: "but death itself is slowly dying." The also talked about how Brock "decimated the same men who took Undertaker too the limit." It was all there, we all just missed it all. The streak has become so predictable, that we missed out of what they were telling us. The Undertaker was having a battle with Father Time, and he wanted Brock to end his battle because he knew he couldn't fight anymore.
And I read someone's post earlier about how, if this was Taker's last match it should have been in the main event. Yes, I understand that, but it's entirely possible that this was made a few days ago.