Undertaker to skip WrestleMania XXIX?

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Originally Posted by Fignuts A lot of the time yes, but not everything has to be done just to get someone over. I think people overestimate just how much the win would get someone over. Yes it would be a huge notch on their fake sport highlight reel, and the few months after would be huge for that person. But wrestling fans these days are fickle, and after those few months, the excitement would start to level off, and it would be business as usual. What I'm saying is you don't need to break the streak to get a guy over, and it's not going to add enough to any superstar, to where it's worth breaking the streak. Let the guy have his legacy. No, the streak wouldn't be forgotten if it was broken, but it wouldn't be quite as cool. And as I said, wrestling fans are fickle. 10 years later, fans may not look at the streak breaker any different than the other main eventers throughout history. But Taker's undefeated legacy would stand the test of time.

[Zeeboe]

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan You know how those guys got there? By beating other guys who were over and having iconic matches. Cena is the "icon" of this era. There's no reason why he shouldn't get a win over Taker at WrestleMania at some point and accomplish the impossible. The streak will always be a big deal and a huge part of the history of WWE and Taker's "seemingly unmatchable feet" regardless of whether it ends or doesn't. There's no reason not to use it to give the guy who carried your company on his back for 10 years that monumental win that forces him into the upper echelon.

You're right and I know it. Afterall, where would Hogan be if Andre never jobbed to him at Wrestlemania 3? After all these years, I still sometimes think like a mark - i.e. I just hate seeing Undertaker lose, especially to Cena or C.M. Punk because I don't care for Cena's gimmick and C.M. Punk just gets under my skin. (Which means he does his job well.)

The only two young guys I'd be comfortable seeing Undertaker job to would be (again) Lesnar because I've always been a mark for big guys, or Randy Orton just because I truly believe he can go very far in the business and he is the legend-killer and there is no bigger legend in the business today then the Underaker. If Orton could "kill" the Undertaker (i.e. retire him) Orton's status as a legend-killer and a heel would be huge.