People still talking about a Cena heel turn smh
WrestleMania The Streak Vs. The Beast Result
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But after some time has passed, do you guys feel the same way as you did before? Because I was okay with this but now in hindsight I'm really, really not.
If Brock Lesnar faces Cesaro at Summerslam, it'll feel about like it did before. Two rams are about to bonk heads with one another and it's gonna be freaking awesome. But with Lesnar breaking the streak, there's added pressure to let Brock go over and it seems difficult to keep the fans happy with what happens with this.
Heyman could possibly get something out of it, but they're wasting him.
But after some time has passed, do you guys feel the same way as you did before? Because I was okay with this but now in hindsight I'm really, really not.
If Brock Lesnar faces Cesaro at Summerslam, it'll feel about like it did before. Two rams are about to bonk heads with one another and it's gonna be freaking awesome. But with Lesnar breaking the streak, there's added pressure to let Brock go over and it seems difficult to keep the fans happy with what happens with this.
Heyman could possibly get something out of it, but they're wasting him.
I am most def still NOT ok with it. He beats the streak and VANISHES!? WTF!? Then we get to hear Heyman squawk about it show after show. Oh yes, please do. Yeah, not too pleased about how it went down, but no use complaining about it really.
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I was disappointed by it at first, then I was OK with it, and now I just don't give a shit. I don't really think it made Lesnar into this incredible heel like it was supposed to, but at the same time, if Undertaker felt his body had had enough and wanted to give up the Streak to someone this year, then Lesnar was probably the best choice there was.
I liken it to Goldberg's streak ending in WCW. People complained that an already established main eventer like Kevin Nash got to end it instead of a younger talent who could have used the rub, but these people never mention who would have been a better alternative. Same here. Lesnar didn't 'need' it, but who else was there? Roman Reigns wasn't ready for that type of push, Bray Wyatt hadn't even been in the company for a year (and pushing him to a feud with Cena and pushing him to end a twenty-three year undefeated streak are two entirely separate notions) and Daniel Bryan was being pushed to the world championship and would have never been given it anyway. And I don't even want to think about the prospect of Punk ending the streak at 29 or in a rematch at 30. Urgh.
At least now defeating Brock Lesnar will mean more than it ever has. Part of me still wishes that a younger talent would have gotten the rub from directly ending the streak and that maybe they should have just taken a chance with someone like Wyatt, but you can't blame 'em much for choosing Lesnar. No matter how promising a talent like Bray may seem, it's hard to make accurate projections about how his entire career will turn out in the long run when he just recently became part of the main roster.
I liken it to Goldberg's streak ending in WCW. People complained that an already established main eventer like Kevin Nash got to end it instead of a younger talent who could have used the rub, but these people never mention who would have been a better alternative. Same here. Lesnar didn't 'need' it, but who else was there? Roman Reigns wasn't ready for that type of push, Bray Wyatt hadn't even been in the company for a year (and pushing him to a feud with Cena and pushing him to end a twenty-three year undefeated streak are two entirely separate notions) and Daniel Bryan was being pushed to the world championship and would have never been given it anyway. And I don't even want to think about the prospect of Punk ending the streak at 29 or in a rematch at 30. Urgh.
At least now defeating Brock Lesnar will mean more than it ever has. Part of me still wishes that a younger talent would have gotten the rub from directly ending the streak and that maybe they should have just taken a chance with someone like Wyatt, but you can't blame 'em much for choosing Lesnar. No matter how promising a talent like Bray may seem, it's hard to make accurate projections about how his entire career will turn out in the long run when he just recently became part of the main roster.
I was never okay with it. I still think it was an incredibly stupid move (be it Taker's choice or not). If the streak was ended by one of the newer generation of wrestlers to give them a push, I could have been okay with that. It would be an understandable move to make, but for a part-timer (and honestly, the amount of appearances he makes on Raw/SD barely qualifies as even part-time) who then vanishes more or less straight after was just a huge waste, imo.
I'm sorry but this won't be popular post. Let's be realistic for a moment here. The streak was/is nonsense. I am not taking anything away from The Undertaker. He is one of the top 5 wrestlers of all time. The streak really became it's own gimmick. It was cool for the first ten years, after that it was foolishness. The Brooklyn Brawler could have shown up for every wrestlemania and won, it's scripted for christ's sake. The Undertaker, technically, did not beat every one. He won by DQ against the Giant Gonzalez at WM8. Undertaker didn't beat GG, GG beat himself. Do not get me wrong Undertaker put on some of greatest matches ever at WM and every other PPV, but it's not like he was Joe Dimaggio going on a 56 game hit streak or an NFL RB rushing for 1000 yards for consecutive seasons. Yes, I agree it's a great accomplishment to wrestle all those WM's, but it's probably the most nonsensible record/streak in wrestling as well as sports history.
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