1. Jimmy Snuka- HOF
Jake the Snake- HOF
Diesel- Future HOFer
Kane- Future HOFer
Triple H- Future Hofer
Ric Flair- HOF
Big Show- Future HOFer
Randy Orton- Future HOFer
Mark Henry- Likely Future HOFer
Batista- Likely Future HOFer
Edge- HOF
Shawn Michaels- HOF
CM Punk- Who knows
I count 5 HOFers, about 7 future HOF, and 1 possible HOF depending on what happens with CM Punk...
Yes, you're right, I had forgotten that Edge was a quick Hall of Fame inductee. While many of those are possible Hall of Famers, they aren't yet and who knows how long until some of those become Hall of Famers. As it is now, out of 22 matches he still only beat Five Hall of Famers.
And I doubt Mark Henry is really Hall of Fame worthy.
It was a forgone conclusion, though. No one believed the streak would end in ANY of those matches.2. It's called a rematch, and when your facing Shawn Michaels and Triple H twice, it's not like it is a foregone conclusion... They're both two of the GOAT.
3. ONLY 10... yea thats not that much...
No, it's not. Considering Undertaker was involved in and won 22 matches, and his streak was hyped up to be this legendary thing... he was only involved in THREE matches that were THE main event, the very last match on the card. The other 7 were all second and mostly third on the card, which really is the high MID-Card. And TWELVE of his matches were mid-card and lower. Those details really show the importance and the drawing ability of the Undertaker and his Streak, and his career really, when he was there for decades and never consistently given the top billing.
Let's put his streak into perspective, shall we?
John Cena has had 11 matches at Wrestlemania. He's won 8 and he's lost 3. All but ONE of those matches were the main event.
Th Rock has had only 10 matches at Wrestlemania, a far less career then Undertaker. He's won 5 and lost 5, yet he's been in the main event SEVEN times out of 10!
Hulk Hogan, one of if not THE greatest of all time has only had 11 matches at Wrestlemania. He's won 8 and lost 1, with 1 draw. He was in the main event for NINE out of 11!
Even Randy Savage, Edge, Triple H and Randy Orton have all been in the main event of Wrestlemania more times then the Undertaker. So how is a streak that impressive when it's just a mid-card match where everyone knows the outcome before hand, and its done merely to continue itself each year?
4. Who cares if the match wasn't the main event? He still won a match at Mania every year for 21 years! That's incredible no matter how you look at it.
Why is that so incredible? He was pretty much involved in unimportant matches that were low on the card for a good portion of his first Wrestlemania streak, and then when Vince McMahon became more aware of the STREAK it all became about the continuing the STREAK, and had nothing to do with the wrestler, the Undertaker.
5. Lastly Bruno's run was scripted as well so how is Sammartino's streak legit while Taker's is "not that impressive?"
Because Bruno, during his entire "streak" was THE MAN. He was in the main events, the top draw, and no one else was able to replace him in that spot for that entire time. You look through the history of wrestling and look at the stars who became THE MAN, and became World champions and the face of their promotions... there's very few you can name that could be said to have held that spot for that many years. And to hold that spot the entire time, it proves just how much of a draw and a star Bruno was. You certainly can't say the Undertaker or his Streak compare to that, as I've already shown he was only in that spot 3 times in 22 years. And that was one night, on one show, each year.