[That's irrelevant]

I was going to say Batista but thinking about it for a little bit, he really didn't need to break the streak since he was already the top guy in the company.

I'm gonna say Randy Orton. Orton ending the streak would have made him a huge heel and would have went right along with his Legend Killer character. This was a time where the WWE were really trying to get Orton as a legit main event player after his short World Heavyweight title reign so a win over Taker at WrestleMania 21 could have been Orton's huge moment which would have solidified him as the top guy in 2005 along with John Cena and Batista who went on to bigger and better things after WrestleMania 21.

Randy Orton breaking the streak, John Cena finally winning the WWE title, and Batista winning the World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania 21 would have been a huge deal given the fact that all three came up from OVW right around the same time.

[ARNY!!!]

Mark "Ratings" Henry would have been world champ much sooner.

[Smif-N-Wessun]

Yeah, Orton's pretty much the only one that really could've gotten a lot out of it. Batista and Edge could've gotten a hell of a resume-padding from it, but they were already Smackdown's top face/heel at the time.

Speaking of which, holy fuck, hard to believe it's only been 4 years since Edge vs. Taker. Feels like it was ages ago.

[Aid180]

I believe the biggest hype for breaking the streak really began in 2005 at Wrestlemania 21. Sure it was mentioned sooner, but this is when feuds really centered around the streak. From the list of wrestlers facing Undertaker from 2001 on, only two are still technically active competitors in the WWE, and that may not be true if Henry really doesn't come back. With Edge, Batista, HHH, and Shawn Michaels all retired, having any of them break the streak would be bad in hindsight. Looking at it at that point, HHH and Michaels were already legends, so they didn't need it. Edge and Batista were already top guys and this was a World title feud for both of them, so it would be hard to elevate either guy higher than what they already were, the number 2 face and the number 2 heel.

That leaves Mark Henry and Randy Orton. At the time, Henry was in his silverback gorilla gimmick, which was a far less charismatic and entertaining version of his hall of pain gimmick. He was slow at garnering reactions and felt forced into a feud with Taker. It really should have been Taker vs. Angle instead. Randy Orton was at a point in his career in which he was already a World Champion, but his favor backstage was dipping due to personal issues. A report came out at the time that said Triple H was disappointed in Orton and was tired of hoping he would recover from him immaturity. Beating Taker would have propelled Orton up, but he may have not been ready. Hindsight shows that he truly didn't need it.

So I truly believe no one should have broken the streak from the past matches, but if anyone really would have benefited from it, it would have been Mark Henry. He's the only one from the list that has yet to be a consistent main eventer. He wouldn't have been the right choice, but he would have gained the most.

[Skyfall]

would have thought this would have blown up after Triple H announcing Undertaker is coming back.

I really hope for Brock v Taker, only because they have/had legit beef (don't know how legit, or if it's still going). Anyone else on the roster would be lame; except for Ricardo.

[Srdjan99]

There are several talks about Taker vs Brock. Probably this will be Taker's last WM match

[Phil_Mc_90]

Brock/Taker is what I want to see

although I also wouldn't have a problem with Cena/Taker or Punk/Taker

Punk/Taker could mean a more "human" Taker in a feud all based around respect, could be a good program

[The Pied Piper]

Originally Posted by Phil_Mc_90

Brock/Taker is what I want to see

although I also wouldn't have a problem with Cena/Taker or Punk/Taker

Punk/Taker could mean a more "human" Taker in a feud all based around respect, could be a good program

With Punk calling Taker "Mark" and mentioning his age & injuries? Thanks, but no thanks.

[ashes11]

DAT mention from HHH

[Taker2theMoon]

I know right? I mean we all knew it was happening ahead of time, but I marked out anyway.