Punk to end the streak?

[Westy316]

Ok so I called AJ for gm and everyone told me it was stupid and would never happen, so for my next trick.....



....I'm calling punk to wrestle and pin taker at wrestlemania.

Punk is going to be the face of the company for the next few years I reckon as people getting bored of vena and punk just reaks of cash.

At some point taker is going to loose at mania and he will "pass the torch" who else better to pass I t to than #TheBestInTheWorld.

Taker has nothing to prove anymore, obvious HOF, probably the greatest wwe superstar of all time so his legacy is going nowhere!

Obviously punk drops to rock at rumble, punk still goes on about how he is the greatest ever blah blah then he gets messed with by the taker until punk finally proves he is the greatest by beating taker!

[Marc]

Taker will never lose the streak.

[merle]

I don't know. I still don't see the streak ending unless there is a guy out there who could really benefit from it. Right now I don't see anyone who seems to be in that position. I really think Punk is already a top guy in the E and wouldn't benefit that much by ending the streak. Now I know this sounds crazy and it is WAY too premature to say that I believe this will happen but one guy who I could see possibly ending Takers streak (I don't think the streak ever ends though) is Ryback. Hear me out. If they continue this Goldbergian streak that Ryback is on and start having him take out the top guys and really build him in the same way WCW built Bill, than a streak versus streak match would make sense at wrestlemania. Now obviously Ryback hasn't risen to that level yet but there's alot of time until wrestlemania 29 or even 30.

Or maybe I just need to adjust my meds!

[Stefan]

If ANYONE ends the streak it'll be Cena or no one. End of story.

[Finn]

If ANYONE ends the streak it'll be Cena or no one. End of story.

I've leaned towards this outcome for a while now as well. As much as I would love Punk to beat Taker I think that if they ever want to turn Cena heel, killing Taker is the way to do it. Have him beat Taker at Royal Rumble, have a second match at say Elimination Chamber or whatever they'll call it that year, have Cena dominate again and maybe nearly lose but still win or just win again. Taker's last shot, Cena admits he doesn't see why he should or something, Taker vs Cena (Streak vs Title) and you have Cena going over him and leaving him lying to close the show. To me that is the way I'd do it if I was ever to do it, but it doesn't really seem very likely.

[Vince Mcmahon]

If ANYONE ends the streak it'll be Cena or no one. End of story.

I've always believed this and still do.

[Darkmania]

I think it's staying intact....that being said the WWE must be doing something right if people still believe he will lose a match at WM

I think he beats Lesnar, then beats Cena, and then retires.

[The Champ]

Ok so I called AJ for gm and everyone told me it was stupid and would never happen, so for my next trick.....

....I'm calling punk to wrestle and pin taker at wrestlemania.

I wouldn't push your luck there.

AJ as GM is different, but not all that risky since they can remove her whenever they want.

Once Taker's streak ends, that's it. They can't reverse it.

Hence why it will never happen.

[Westy316]

Why would taker loose to cena at mania? What good does it do what does it achieve?

I don't think taker would do it he has nothing to prove and if vince pushes him to hard he will just retire and walk off into the sunset, so taker will end the streak if and when he wants too, if he didn't loose it to HHH then why cena? HHH has more pull then him!

I get what you say about punk being pretty much there as it is, and ryback is a hell of a shout, what about someone like Rhodes or Ziegler or even Barrett someone like that.? Anyone who needs the ultimate push would get it by ending the streak.

[The Champ]

The theory behind Taker losing to Cena is that it might be the only effective way to turn Cena heel at this point without the turn being considered underwhelming.

But it's obvious that WWE doesn't have the balls to do it. They wouldn't even let Cena beat Rock last Mania and chose to turn Punk heel instead.

As for losing it to a young guy, it's not worth the risk. You have to be a thousand percent sure that the guy will pan out as a big time superstar. Remember when people were saying he should lose it to Ted DiBiase?

There are other ways to push young guys that aren't banking it all on them in the same manner.

[Coco]

But it's obvious that WWE doesn't have the balls to do it. They wouldn't even let Cena beat Rock last Mania

One thing has nothing to do with the other.

Here's hoping your right, OP. I'm hoping someone ends the streak so that people come to realize it won't hurt Taker's "legacy" at all.

[BustUout]

Punk is not going to end the streak believe it. Only Cena can do it, everyone else is too low. Maybe they have a match at Wrestlemania, and it would be awesome match still.

Overall, I think that the streak will never end. Career may end, but streak stays.

[Vince Mcmahon]

I think it's staying intact....that being said the WWE must be doing something right if people still believe he will lose a match at WM

I think he beats Lesnar, then beats Cena, and then retires.

It's not so much the company is doing something right, but in wrestling all streaks come to an end. To some people it may be strange to see the streak remain.

[Vince Mcmahon]

The theory behind Taker losing to Cena is that it might be the only effective way to turn Cena heel at this point without the turn being considered underwhelming.

But it's obvious that WWE doesn't have the balls to do it. They wouldn't even let Cena beat Rock last Mania and chose to turn Punk heel instead.

As for losing it to a young guy, it's not worth the risk. You have to be a thousand percent sure that the guy will pan out as a big time superstar. Remember when people were saying he should lose it to Ted DiBiase?

There are other ways to push young guys that aren't banking it all on them in the same manner.

Hmmm... not only for Cena's heel turn, but I still believe Cena is missing that landmark match like other legends have that are a signature to their greatness. I guess it could happen in a rematch with Rock for the title.

[Summer of Punk]

I don't know. I still don't see the streak ending unless there is a guy out there who could really benefit from it. Right now I don't see anyone who seems to be in that position. I really think Punk is already a top guy in the E and wouldn't benefit that much by ending the streak. Now I know this sounds crazy and it is WAY too premature to say that I believe this will happen but one guy who I could see possibly ending Takers streak (I don't think the streak ever ends though) is Ryback. Hear me out. If they continue this Goldbergian streak that Ryback is on and start having him take out the top guys and really build him in the same way WCW built Bill, than a streak versus streak match would make sense at wrestlemania. Now obviously Ryback hasn't risen to that level yet but there's alot of time until wrestlemania 29 or even 30.

Or maybe I just need to adjust my meds!

There's not one person in the world that would believe Ryback was a legitimate threat to end the streak. He can beat Cena at every PPV until Mania and I still wouldn't believe it.

[System]

Not happening, especially to Punk. Judging from previous years, on all accounts Taker isn't a huge fan of his work and dress sense

The problem with ending the streak is

A) it's someone who doesn't need the push, Cena has done everything in WWE, not like you can push him much further, so it's redundant.
B) Someone who isn't a solidified maineventer just yet, and they don't have a huge contract (like Orton/Cena) and something happens to them
(release etc) the undefeated streak (that will never be surpassed) is completely wasted.

[Kara]

Why would taker loose to cena at mania? What good does it do what does it achieve?

Why would Taker lose to someone he helped hold down for a long time over something as meaningless as backstage attire?

[Vince Mcmahon]

I don't agree with the mantra that Cena doesn't need it. Hogan didn't need a win over Andre in 1987, but it MADE Hulkamania a legitimate legendary force in the history of the business.

John Cena STILL has too many detractors to his legacy's credibility in the mainstream. If some disagree just pop in the DVD for this year's Mania where Rock went over. Traditionally Cena should have gone over, but he's still not THERE yet with the mainstream where a win over someone like Rock won't be a backlash. The company didn't trust it, so what does that say?

[The Champ]

Cena is not going to be any more mainstream than he is right now, and that's not his fault. Wrestling isn't cool anymore, it's time for people to get over it.

[merle]

There's not one person in the world that would believe Ryback was a legitimate threat to end the streak. He can beat Cena at every PPV until Mania and I still wouldn't believe it.

Like I said, it doesn't make sense now. But if he were given a goldberg like push and got to the level Goldberg was at when he won the U.S. title in WCW, it would make sense to at lesst do a streak v streak match (probably couldn't make it that big until WM 30). If he were still undefeated by then, I could see it happening.

[Heartburn Kid]

Someone needs to end it. Won't hurt Taker one bit and would earn him even more respect if he lost to someone and launched the next guys career with the rub. There is nothing impressive about an undefeated streak in a fake fucking sport. Story wise it would help the guy who ends it, but if Taker retires 20 something and 0, what does it mean?

[Ice]

There is no one that could end the streak. If there was someone that could legitimately end it, benefit from it and make sense story wise, the streak never would have reached 20-0 to begin with. Not Ryback. Not Cena. Not Punk. Punk should get the match. And get close, very close to victory. Closer than anyone ever has. And in the end get laid out with a tombstone like everyone else. There's no two ways about it. For the last four or five Manias' it's been the best match. And leading up to 20 added a ton a drama, but throwing it away at any point in time now would render the previous 20 matches useless.

I understand Punk has potential to be the next face of the WWE, but that's not the way to achieve it. If he's fighting at Mania it needs to be for the title, and Taker doesn't need to be anywhere near that belt ever again. There's too many reasons too keep the streak going, and almost none to end it.

[Djm]

There is no one that could end the streak. If there was someone that could legitimately end it, benefit from it and make sense story wise, the streak never would have reached 20-0 to begin with. Not Ryback. Not Cena. Not Punk. Punk should get the match. And get close, very close to victory. Closer than anyone ever has. And in the end get laid out with a tombstone like everyone else. There's no two ways about it. For the last four or five Manias' it's been the best match. And leading up to 20 added a ton a drama, but throwing it away at any point in time now would render the previous 20 matches useless.

I understand Punk has potential to be the next face of the WWE, but that's not the way to achieve it. If he's fighting at Mania it needs to be for the title, and Taker doesn't need to be anywhere near that belt ever again. There's too many reasons too keep the streak going, and almost none to end it.

I always see this sentiment. "NO! NO! NO! THE STREAK MUST NEVER END! NO! NEVER EVER, NOT EVER! NO ONE CAN END IT! NO! NO! NO!"

I don't get that. Why can't the streak be ended? What reason is there to keep it going forever?

[Ness]

Because they won't be able to re-re-release the Streak DVD every year. Of course they won't be able to really do that in a few years anyway...

[Ice]

I always see this sentiment. "NO! NO! NO! THE STREAK MUST NEVER END! NO! NEVER EVER, NOT EVER! NO ONE CAN END IT! NO! NO! NO!"

I don't get that. Why can't the streak be ended? What reason is there to keep it going forever?

What would be the point of ending it now? There is nobody that would make any sense at this point. He only has a few matches left in him by the looks of it. So between now and the very end if someone pops up that would springboard to a bonafide superstar, great, give him the rub. But Punk doesn't need it. Cena doesn't need it. Nobody else has the potential. Leave it be. There's no point. It has little to do with sentiment, actually.