10 Worst Booking Decisions in WrestleMania History
By Tim Sherry
credit: wwe.com
9. Ending The Streak: WrestleMania XXX
It really was a massive shock to the system when the referee Chad Patton’s hand connected with the mat a third time. His three-count was the culmination of a 23-year and 21-match WrestleMania winning streak for The Undertaker. The end came at just over 25 minutes and a third F-5 from Brock Lesnar. There was an audible hush throughout the 75,000 fans in attendance for WrestleMania XXX at the Superdome in New Orleans and even Lesnar’s advocate, Paul Heyman couldn’t believe his eyes. Just like that, the vaunted WrestleMania streak was over.
But should it have ended? And should it have gone down in that fashion? Yes, then no. There was no problem with the WWE deciding to end Taker’s streak. It was bound to happen one day and streaks in wrestling are there for a reason: to be broken. But most of the time a win of this magnitude is given to a worker who can help mold the future of the company. Wins like this should not be awarded to a part timer who has already done everything else there is to do in the professional wrestling industry. What was the point of Lesnar breaking the streak? He was already seen as the most vicious beast in the WWE and thus, this win was unnecessary.
Why not take a young, budding star and put him over in the biggest match of his life. That would’ve been the best thing for the future but as I’ve said many times already, the WWE has an infatuation with living in the past. Bray Wyatt would’ve been the perfect person to end the streak but instead, he got the match the next year and ultimately lost in about 15 minutes. Even guys like Dean Ambrose or Seth Rollins would’ve benefited in a much greater capacity than Lesnar. Again, the streak should’ve ended, but the wrong guy got the honor.