it's got to be somebody they know they are going to make the face of the company or at least near that level. It cannot be some guy they are hot for a couple months on and then 3 months later, he's back to jobbing or wrestling in meaningless matches.

It's got to be a Cena or Batista of '03/'04, Austin or Rock in 97, HHH in 2000.


And honestly right now, I do not see that guy from just looking at how they are booking and pushing wrestlers. I don't see any young guy on the entire roster who will get a consistent push for a couple years straight. Meh, actually, Morrison I do see.



You have Punk, MVP, Colons, Dibiase, Kofi, Miz, Morrison Rhodes, Swagger, Borne and some others that are your new crop of stars.

Maybe we'll see one or two of these guys take the ball and become a superstar worthy enough to end the streak, but time will have to tell. Out of that list though, if you asked me to pick two guys who I thought would be the ones to rise above the rest, I'd go with Morrison and MVP

But I do want to see it end. I don't want him to retire with no losses at Wrestlemania, especially considering it's all fake anyway. Wrestling is about those great moments and every wrestling fan will never forget the moment when Taker got beat at Mania.

I completely agree with you, Loose Cannon. That being said, while I think MVP is eventually a good pick, I would like to see someone undefeated at WrestleMania take it.

Jack Swagger is one guy I could really see do it. Swagger has all the tools -- he's a good wrestler, and despite having the lisp, is more than capable of getting a promo across. Plus, the WWE loves him. He won a "World Title" faster than anyone else in WWE history, I believe. Jack Swagger beating The Undertaker at WrestleMania, and riding the confidence into an eventual face turn and run at the top is something completely forseeable.

Another guy I would have personally considered giving it to, despite getting a lot of criticism for it, I'm sure, is The Brian Kendrick. Back before he fucked up, that is. When the WWE decided to suddenly push him, it was not completely ridiculous to imagine him winning Money in the Bank at this year's WrestleMania. That means that by the next time WrestleMania rolled around, he would have had an official World Title to his name. If they capped that off with a match against Shawn Michaels at the following Mania, in which Kendrick's star could have really been born, then The Kendrick could have positioned himself as a man both talented and savvy enough to take Taker on at Mania. Yes, the size difference would be there, but it could essentially have been built as Kendrick's brains and x-factor versus The Undertaker's brawn and legacy.

The Kendrick has got all the tools he needs to make it in the business. He was trained by Shawn Michaels, can work, is a good talker, and can play a character. He can be both an annoying antagonist and a sympathetic protagonist. He just needs something to really push him over the edge. I can't imagine him leaving the business for acting or MMA, so he is someone the WWE could turn into a "lifer" if they built him up correctly.

Your suggestion of MVP is one that I could actually see -- just because the WWE has tested him with that losing streak angle (apparently). They're afraid to really try him as a big star in case he leaves, but that fear of trying him shows they have intent to do it. The only problem I might remotely have with it, is that I would personally prefer the guy to end Taker's streak being someone that hasn't lost at WrestleMania themselves -- to sort of keep the streak going in spirit.

But right now, I would personally go with Jack Swagger (as the more likely of the two) or The Brian Kendrick (as my personal preference), and using it to turn them into instant stars.

Looking at things logically, John Cena ending the streak is something that you can't ignore. Cena is someone the WWE really loves, and he has a good Mania record. But he hasn't done something really unique to set him up as that obvious Hall of Famer. I wouldn't say that he's ever going to be forgotten, but despite being pushed as such, he doesn't seem to be on the same plataeu as people like Hulk Hogan or Stone Cold Steve Austin. Ending Taker's streak could help him arrive. Especially as a monster heel.