Could he actually do it? *RAW SPOILER*

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Originally Posted by Kane Knight The bigger reality is it'd be damn foolish for the streak to end in the current hole WWE's in in terms of viewers. Not that they'd never do that for someone they like as much as Punk, but it doesn't mean it wouldn't be a bad idea. End the streak to literally the smallest audience in decades.

I think this is a great point, too. But maybe having Punk beat 'Taker would draw lots of those WM eyes to the following episode of Raw, and if Punk does something to set up a great feud (likely with Cena, or maybe with Kane as a revenge angle, but no one takes Kane seriously anymore) that night some of those eyes hang on until Extreme Rules, and suddenly your Extreme Rules buyrate is up from previous years.

But, in all likelihood, anyone breaking the streak would put so much pressure on the performer that they would NOT be able to live up to the moment of following that and becoming as big as the rub would require.

And the audience is now a fraction of what it once was. So... yeah, we'll see. As a side note, if last year's WM had the largest buuyrate ever, and we all expect this one to top it, doesn't it just feel like they're building for WM30 to be through the roof? THAT is where I could see 'Taker's streak ending, even if only for timing purposes.