I watched the whole match via internet replay, as I don't have PPV here, and I have to say it was an incredible pleasure for me to have watched that match....how Mr. C and Shawn Michaels could do that, with their combined ages of 89, is beyond me. I knew that those 2 would have a classic at WrestleMania(hell, they could do it without trying, really), but that they had a masterpiece made me smile that I witnessed the greatest match in the WWE era.
To Shawn 'HeartBreak Kid/Man(?)' Michaels...to Mark 'The UnderTaker' Calaway...my hats off to you both. You nailed down what a feud and pay-off match is supposed to be! Thank you both for being WrestleMania 25.
And, yes...it's even sweeter to know that 17-0 is reality! I've been a loyal UnderTaker fan since 1992, and never thought he'd beat 4 different stables at Mania(Evolution, Rated RKO, DeGeneration X, and the Clique/Kliq 'Big 3' of Shawn-Kevin-Hunter), but...well...yeah. It's now happened, and if Taker did retire tomorrow, I think I'd be happy with 17-0 being permanent. Besides, after Shawn in a 30:44 affair at WM XXV, who could possibly face Taker at Mania now? Jericho? Cena? Those would likely be the last 2 that could face him at Mania, and Cena would likely have to turn heel to do so, which I don't realistically see happening in the strict storyline sense for a long while.
UnderTaker...17-0...fuck....that's just as enormous as Toronto's Rogers Centre(the former Skydome) to me. O.O
P.S. UnderTaker was also voted the Greatest Legend of WrestleMania in that vote on wwe.com associated with the video game 'Legends of WrestleMania' with 44%...ironically, HBK finished 2nd in the final poll of that vote. X-)