What was the best ending to a streak.

[Bone For Tuna]

Sometimes the best part of a streak is when it finally ends. Sometimes, not so much; ala Goldberg.

What do you guys think were the best endings to a memorable streak? Coincidentally, both of my choices are Paul Heyman guys and the events both took place at MSG. Tazz choking out Kurt Angle at the Royal Rumble and Big Show pinning Brock Lesnar after Heyman turned on him at Survivor Series. Heyman turning on Lesnar was huge and Tazz kicking Angle's ass in his debut should have been made out to be bigger than it ended up being.

[CarlSinclair]

Yeah Tazz making Angle tap was awesome. They could have done anything with him at that point. They failed big time.

I hated Lesnar losing to Big Show though. Goldberg was another huuuuuge fail. That should have gone to a young talented heel. not bloody nash.

Not an overall streak, but a streak against Dreamer was Raven's. That was such an epic run and fued... made all the better when Dreamer finally beat him.

[yur_momma]

wow great thread idea. im not sure my pick is technically a legal choice because technically this "streak" didnt exist....but as a fan, a child fan, who watched this moment it was something ill never forget. hulk hogan ending andre the giants 15 year winning streak. we all know today that its kayfabe but thats how wwe marketed it back then and i happily marked out and bought into it. i was 10, gimme a break lol.

not sure if this is really a streak in the sense you mean either but watching the surprise opponent, ultimate warrior, take the belt from honky tonk man after 15 months as champion was pretty freakin epic. completely marked out for that one, warrior was my favorite.

heres one i hated. watching mr perfect lose to brutus beefcake at wm6.

yeah unfortunately, i have to go waaaaay back in time for me to remember great moments in wrestling.....

[HitmanRicks]

Obviously the answer is Tatanka's undefeated streak ending at the hands of Finnish sensation, Ludvig Borga. We all know how that huge win launched Ludvig's WWF/E career into overdrive, resulting in many wins, championships, and legendary accomplishments, right? We all know how Tatanka was able to bounce back from the loss, become stronger as a result, and become a big-time player in the wrestling world, right? We all know Borga didn't fizzle out after a few months and Tatanka did not fail to recover from losing his streak, leading to becoming a novelty instead of a legitimate threat, right? Right?

In all seriousness, this ending to a streak gets my vote due to how irrelevant everyone became once it ended. It's not notorious for how bad it is, nor is it a defining moment in the industry. It just happened and we all seem to forget about it from time-to-time.

[Macho Machismo]

Lesnar lost to RVD by Disqualification at Vengeance 2002, so he had no undefeated streak going into Survivor Series.

I don't think it gets any better than Hogan ending Andre's streak, not only was it such a huge mark out moment, but what makes ending Andre's streak even more special is how it put Wrestlemania and the company on the map. Ending a 15 year undefeated streak is an unbelievable moment just alone, but that one moment gave us so much more.

I'm also gonna go with Samoa Joe at Genesis 2006. Kurt Angle didn't need to end the streak, somebody else would've benefitted more from ending Joe's streak, and it was kinda obvious beforehand that Angle was gonna end it anyway, but it honestly didn't matter one bit at the end of the day cause the two guys put on one hell of a match (maybe the best match ever in TNA) that it was such an awesome end to the streak regardless of who ended it. Actually, thinking about it maybe Angle did need to end the streak, he did just come into the company, he needed to build up momentum, and facing Joe was make or break for him in TNA.

[The Fabulous Rougeau's]

A little bit of a different take, but Trips walking out of WrestleMania 2000 as the champ. This was the first time a heel left WrestleMania as the WWE champ.

[obamartins]

How can anybody logically say anything other then Nash defeating Goldberg? well obviously not because you're all (majority anyway) stereotypical smarks that jump on bandwagon of popular IWC consensus which has been influenced by bias revisionist history.

The atmosphere, the setting, the players involved, the execution & the reaction was all GOLD.

Scott Hall introduced & used the one of the best foreign objects...the stun gun. It strongly hinted to the reuniting of The Outsiders. It was MAJOR news.

All you critics can say what you want but the FACT remains business went up after Nash beat Goldberg. Don't believe me? try doing some 'FN' research.

[theBec2101]

I would say NWO/Kevin Nash ending Goldberg’s streak was the best and most controversial ending. But not to knock on anyone I think if you have a decent streak going I think they are all pretty big deals. I think Undertakers streak if it ever comes to an end or even if he doesn’t will be the greatest. The only thing is you can’t count out creative from messing it up to all hell. Thank god Undertaker has pretty much the say over what goes on with him.

[deanerandterry]

The ending to Goldbergs streak was NOT good, like at all. Something sucking has nothing to do with the general consensus and this is coming from a 12 year old fan (myself) and a 40 year old fan (my dad) the night it happened. It was the most anti-climatic way to ending a streak I've ever seen. Business going up doesn't count if it only goes up for 8 days and tanks like a mother fucker when they re-united the nWo and pretty much ended Goldbergs momentum in the span of 10 minutes.

SIDE NOTE: Scott Hall did NOT introduce the Stun Gun. Vader and The Mountie are 2 people who come to mind who used it long before Starrcade '98.

Personally my 3 favorites have to be Andre losing to Hogan at WM3, Bret pinning Piper at WM8 and Tazz making Angle tap at Royal Rumble 2000.

With Hogan and Andre its a no brainer. We all know that technically Andre did lose but it wasn't built that way and the truth is streaks in wrestling are dependent on what the WWE decides to say and not say. They said Taker was undefeated when he beat Hogan but that's not true either. Anyways not only was this an ending of a streak it was a passing of the torch and it was one of the most significant moments in WWE history.

Piper losing to Bret at WM8 was a different streak as Piper had lost plenty before this but he hadn't been pinned since he came into the WWE. Not even Hogan got the privilege of pinning Piper and the first person to do it was Bret Hart. Not only that we got a great match out of it and one of the more inventive ways to pin a person. It wasn't so much that Bret beat Piper so bad he couldn't get out but he outsmarted Piper which is something Bret often did. With the match and the fact that in 6 months Bret would be champion this is a very good ending to a streak.

Lastly we have Tazz coming in on his first night and taking out the undefeated Kurt Angle in spectacular fashion. I think what really made this streak is where it happened. The crowd was red hot for the debuting Tazz and as a fan you couldn't have asked for a better debut especially if you are an ECW fan. Tazz didn't go far in WWE true but the way he came in was spectacular making Angle pass out to the Tazmission.

[sdelfin]

I've seen the Goldberg vs. Nash match years after the fact because I hated WCW at that point(and still see why I did). Indeed a streak was ended that night. But good? No. I thought it was absolutely terrible. Bad match and way over booked.

My favorite streak ending was Tatanka losing to Ludvig Borga. Sure, it did not have a lasting impact on the players involved with Borga barely making it into 1994. But it was powerful seeing it happen at the time. Tatanka was doing great things and stringing together lots of wins until he was absolutely dismantled by Borga and pinned with one finger. They succeeded in making Borga look like a monster.