The Streak

The Streak was a series of 21 straight victories for professional wrestler The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) at WWE's premier annual event, WrestleMania. It began at WrestleMania VII in 1991 when he beat Jimmy Snuka, with the final win coming against CM Punk at WrestleMania 29 in 2013; The Undertaker was absent from WrestleMania X (1994) and WrestleMania 2000, owing to injury.[4][5] Overall, he defeated 18 men during The Streak, which included three bouts with Triple H and two each opposite Kane and Shawn Michaels, as well as a handicap match against Big Show and A-Train at WrestleMania XIX. Although part of pro wrestling storyline, this run of victories was called the "greatest winning streak in sport",[6] and was compared to that of Floyd Mayweather, Jr.[7] The Streak became a pivotal component of WrestleMania, with a potential win over The Undertaker at the event being described as a greater honor than winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship;[3][8] Henry Tiger Oliver of The Oklahoman wrote in 2014: "The Streak is not just a WrestleMania match. It is the WrestleMania match." At that year's WrestleMania XXX, The Undertaker finally lost to Brock Lesnar. For years, debate had revolved around who, if anybody, should break The Streak,[2][9][10] with former world champions Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Kurt Angle and Sheamus giving comment.