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It's similar to when they made Brock the youngest WWE Champion in history. Then Brock screwed them and fucked off, so they decided to break Brock's record. Orton then became the youngest WH Champion in history.
But they can't "undo" Taker's streak. Say if Barrett breaks the streak, but then fucks off to do better things, they can't take the streak back. They can't press the reset button.
I think whoever breaks the streak will fail to live up to the hype and expectations, and fail to run with the torch.
With Shawn Michaels, they tried their luck in having an established veteran be a threat to Taker's streak. This made things believable. It made you think that Michaels actually had a chance to end the streak. That he was a legitimate threat.
So I wonder which is the best option? Have the streak broken by:
-established veterans (ie. Orton, Cena, Edge, Michaels, Kane)
-relatively newcomers (ie. Barrett, Sheamus, Miz, Punk, Swagger)
-the latest green rookie (ie. someone we haven't seen yet. Like how Brock was when he first burst onto the scene)
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