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[the_vipers_enigma]

So do you think that if another WWE superstar starts a winning streak at mania it will have so much meaning as the one that Taker has.I mean everybody knows that Takers streak will never be broken and probably after 20 - 0 he will retire.But what if another superstar starts a winning streak and lets say he gets to 15 - 0 do you think he can go on and on until he surpasses the 20 - 0.
Do you think such thing can work?

 

[#hamler]

Highly doubtful. Not only would another streak make Undertaker's streak look weaker, it would be very hard to pull off. Think of all the guys in the WWE who will likely never quit or jump to another organization. On the current roster, the only guys who come to mind are Randy Orton, John Cena, and Rey Mysterio. Problem is, all of these Superstars have already lost at Wrestlemania. It would be highly unlikely someone young will stay with the WWE another 20 years to do another streak. No one really stays with the WWE long enough to do so, so it would be incredibly pointless to even try with someone new.

 

[LegendKiller716]

Another streak would be easy to do, but why? Edge was 10-0 at Mania before loosing the World Title to Undertaker. I had no clue he had a streak until he mentioned it on TV.

The only way I see a streak happening is if at around 13-0 the Superstar with the streak starts saying he'll break Taker's record, gaining major heat on himself. Then loosing around 16-0.

With that being said it's very unlikely to see a streak like that again.

 

[I_Am_Electro_Boy]

I highly doubt WWE would do another WM streak and even if they did I doubt it would work like Taker's did, Taker's streak was original and nothing like it had been done before. Also like Hamler said I think it's hard to find someone in WWE that will not only not jump ship to TNA but would last another 20 years. Also every guy who would even deserve to have a streak like Taker's are all beaten at WM.

 

[The Suplexer Perfecter]

Another streak would be easy to do, but why? Edge was 10-0 at Mania before loosing the World Title to Undertaker. I had no clue he had a streak until he mentioned it on TV.

The only way I see a streak happening is if at around 13-0 the Superstar with the streak starts saying he'll break Taker's record, gaining major heat on himself. Then loosing around 16-0.

With that being said it's very unlikely to see a streak like that again.

Edge was not 10-0 first of all, get your facts right. i think he is 6-4....Nobody will ever come close to that streak!!!

Edge was 6-0 before losing to Taker, even though he didn't win the Ladder match at Wrestlemania 23.

But starting another streak? We'd have to wait TWENTY YEARS. So I think it's safe to say it's pointless and I doubt WWE would commit to it. I also don't think they should.

 

[Old/New School Hybrid]

No, it wouldn't work again. They got extremely luck that Undertaker was in the position to pull it off, and I'm sure that they didn't even write the streak in until many years after Taker had started it. And I disagree that it is not possible for him to lose and go 19-1. They have to start passing the torch with some guys, and Taker is THE guy to do it. Personally, I would like to the see The Miz take down Taker for his one loss. VKM said Miz has a huge place in the future and that win would bring huge heat which could eventually make an UBER face turn.

 

[leemurf]

The only superstar I can see doing it is the Miz

no no no im sorry but no, hell will freeze over before miz gets anywhere near 20-0, first off cause he doesnt have another 16-18 years left in his career and second because he doesnt deserve it and to be honest no one deserves it because it is a once in a lifetime thing that can never be duplicated.
when you think streak you think taker, and only a guy in there 20's could do it cause they'd need at least 20years in their career and now a days young wrestlers arent that credible so they usually end up losing at mania.

 

[avi01]

wow again people mention Miz as another guy with a streak at wrestlemania. Even if you discard that dark match where he lost, just think about it. Do you see the Miz on top of WWE in some 20 years time? Do you see that character evolving through different generations like the Undertaker did? Come on you are creating a guy who still making his name today with one of the biggest stars ever here....not many wrester have a career like the Undertaker...I would be shock if the Miz is anywhere the top of the company in 20 years, or even 15 or 10 years. Let`s get serious, there is nobody to replicate the streak and in any event, trying to do this again would be doing it too much. This is a one time thing.

 

[Dr.Shades]

It CAN be done but it never SHOULD be done. to top the 20 YEARS of work the taker has put in to the streak and his character it is a 1 in a million chance they will find someone with the gimmick AND the unbelievable amount of talent. The few guys to have ever been on par with the undertaker in the ring are gone or already beaten and the everyone in between can't measure up on the mic or on the mat. (CM punk, Daniel Bryan, and a few others can keep up but not out perform.)

 

[TUFFY54]

NEVER

It really is impossible. Were talking about 20 YEARS! That's about three lifetimes as a top performer. People forget how young taker was at his first Wrestlemania. He was only 25. Almost everyone on the current roster in older than that now. The streak was never meant to happen. He was a baby face going against guys that were either on their way out, or monster heels being fed to him. It wasn't until his 10th win that they realized what they had. Thats still 10 years. His streak started during the days of year long reigns. The industry changes so fast these days that it will simply never happen.

Look at all the young guys on the roster. Can you imagine ANY of them being on top in 20 years. When the steak stared the main events at Mania were Hogan vs. Sid and Flair vs. Savage. Hell, he wrestled Jimmy Snuka. A hell of a lot of the fans today weren't even alive then.

Health wise it isn't going to happen either. Taker's body is destroyed. He has become a one night a year performer. It will simply never happen.

 

[FitFinlay4Life]

The only way I could see a rival streak working is if the WWe find another Lesnar to end Taker's streak with the whole build up being on the theme of "Not only am I gonna end your streak, I'm going to dominate for the 20 years and demolish your record and I won't need to stack my record with has beens and never wheres!" By doing this, they would then give a potential long term storyline the best of beginnings and go a long way to filling the void that the Dead Man's retirement will leave at future WrestleMania.

 

[billm75]

no no no im sorry but no, hell will freeze over before miz gets anywhere near 20-0, first off cause he doesnt have another 16-18 years left in his career and second because he doesnt deserve it and to be honest no one deserves it because it is a once in a lifetime thing that can never be duplicated.
when you think streak you think taker, and only a guy in there 20's could do it cause they'd need at least 20years in their career and now a days young wrestlers arent that credible so they usually end up losing at mania.

Why does everyone say that "he doesn't deserve"? Come on, Taker was a gimmicky young gun when he started out, and they didn't PLAN to give him a 20 year streak at Mania. It was something that worked out better than they could have hoped, it was a fluke. Taker certainly couldn't have "DESERVED" a damn thing early on either.

And who the hell are any of us to say who deserves ANYTHING in this business? Eeeesh, stop it already.

Anyways, they'd have to build a character towards the streak quietly. Let someone develop a 5 or 6 win streak, and start teasing towards someone breaking or matching the Taker's. Then, of course, have the guy fail as he got close. Unless he's as big or bigger than the Taker at that point, and you NEVER KNOW what can happen in a decade or so.

 

[Marzyk]

Based on how long it would take to pull that off, it will be so far removed from the time that it would not have relevance... If you disagree just think back on when Ric Flair was a 10 time champion... It was a really big deal and they pushed that fact... when that record was broken was anyone comparing it to Flair's number of world championships.... NO.

 

[KoC417]

One could make the argument that Cena is still "undefeated" at WrestleMania in the sense that he has never been PINNED or made to SUBMIT. WWE played off Edge as being undefeated (despite him losing the MiTB match) so WWE could run this thing thru. Technically Cena is what..6-1 but since it was a triple threat match and Cena wasn't pinned he could be classified as 6-0. I wouldn't put it past the WWE to pull a stunt like that. And to be honest I could see Cena being there for another 10-15 years. He's only 34 and as time goes on sure he will start to lose momentum and popularity but that doesn't mean that WWE won't push him as "undefeated". I sincerely hope they don't do this. Everyone says Cena will break Flair's record but how about breaking Lawler's AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (52 times). And to think people today complain about the title being passed around too much just take a look at that jumbled mess of things haha. Anyways if ANYONE will build a "streak" it'll be SuperCena. WWE can ALWAYS say "he was never pinned therefore he never lost" and such.
Should they do it? NO
Will they do it? Only time will tell
Will it destroy Undertakers streak credibility? NO because everyone will always talk about Undertakers streak as the greatest streak ever.

 

[Nate DaMac]

The Undertaker's streak wasn't something that they planned out 20 years ago, I'm sure of it. I'm confident that it was something that they just kind of realized after about, I don't know, maybe 8 years or so? From there, Undertaker was already an established guy who had his spot on the roster secured, so it wasn't hard to book the streak.

In order for someone else to do it, they would have to stumble into it in a similar fashion. They can never guarantee that someone is going to be around for 20 years and be healthy in March/April every time.

But if we see another monster type character come in and win about 8 matches or so in a row at Wrestlemania and establish himself as a legend in the business, then maybe I guess.

 

[Franchize1990]

One could make the argument that Cena is still "undefeated" at WrestleMania in the sense that he has never been PINNED or made to SUBMIT. WWE played off Edge as being undefeated (despite him losing the MiTB match) so WWE could run this thing thru. Technically Cena is what..6-1 but since it was a triple threat match and Cena wasn't pinned he could be classified as 6-0. I wouldn't put it past the WWE to pull a stunt like that. And to be honest I could see Cena being there for another 10-15 years. He's only 34 and as time goes on sure he will start to lose momentum and popularity but that doesn't mean that WWE won't push him as "undefeated". I sincerely hope they don't do this. Everyone says Cena will break Flair's record but how about breaking Lawler's AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (52 times). And to think people today complain about the title being passed around too much just take a look at that jumbled mess of things haha. Anyways if ANYONE will build a "streak" it'll be SuperCena. WWE can ALWAYS say "he was never pinned therefore he never lost" and such.
Should they do it? NO
Will they do it? Only time will tell
Will it destroy Undertakers streak credibility? NO because everyone will always talk about Undertakers streak as the greatest streak ever.

Cena actually isn't undefeated at WrestleMania, he's 6-2. His first lost came in that triple threat match at WM 24. Orton punted Triple H and then pinned Cena. Also, Cena was just beaten by The Miz at the last WrestleMania. Even with The Rock's interference, it's still a loss.

I don't think it will ever happen because Taker's streak was something that the WWE stumbled upon. It's going to be extremely hard to find a superstar that will be able to be able to go 20 years and be booked to win at WrestleMania everytime. I think the closet one to the Undertaker's streak is Rob Van Dam (5-0 I believe) and he's in TNA. As to the question as could another streak work? Never say never so it might be able to work but, I don't think it'll come close to the importance that Taker's holds.

 

[Dagger Dias]

It would take many years before it actually begins to mean anything. Cena and Edge had undefeated streaks that ended just as their streaks were becoming a big deal. Miz claims to have one but he lost his first Wrestlemania match in a dark match. I don't think anyone else's streak will matter until it reaches 10+ which is around the time that Taker's became more of a huge deal anyhow.