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NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 23: Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker battle it out at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 23: Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker battle it out at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)
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“The Beast” Brock Lesnar vs “The Deadman” The Undertaker was one of the most anticipated matches in WWE history. Lesnar was the first superstar to beat “The Deadman” at ‘The Grandest Stage of Them All’. He achieved this after an intense battle at WrestleMania 30.
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Fans didn’t expect Lesnar to pick up the win. Hence, the match ending led to emotional scenes among the WWE Universe. The WWE Universe was in tears after watching “The Deadman’s streak end. Even “The Beast” and his advocate Paul Heyman were emotional backstage.
Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman backstage watching the Undertaker after the streak was broken pic.twitter.com/PrbDlm37EU
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The showdown between the two men was brutal, with shocking turns. Lesnar repeatedly delivered vicious suplexes to keep “The Deadman” down. However, as The Undertaker didn’t go away easily, it took several F5s to end his legendary streak.
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The match was a big milestone for Brock Lesnar, who became the one behind the one in twenty-one and one.
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Why did Vince McMahon end The Undertaker’s streak with Brock Lesnar?
The Undertaker had been in WWE for over two decades in 2014. He was an old-school wrestler dealing with health issues.
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Eventually, The Undertaker lost a step. His injuries caught up with him and affected his in-ring performances. WWE also cut the actual match time for WrestleMania 30 down due to The Undertaker suffering a concussion early in the match.
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On the other side, as Brock Lesnar was one of the top competitors in WWE, Vince McMahon ended the streak with the hands of Brock Lesnar.
Vince McMahon suggested Lesnar’s name to The Undertaker, to which he agreed. In an interview with Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, The Undertaker mentioned Vince McMahon’s view towards ending his streak.
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He said, “Internally and the way this business works, I knew someday it would end. In our industry, you don’t walk away like Floyd [Mayweather], undefeated, or Rocky Marciano. It just doesn’t happen that way in wrestling.”
“It was always in the back of my mind that it would end. Although, most of my peers and people that I work with thought it was a horrible decision, and I just asked Vince, ‘are you sure? Is this what you want?’ He was like, ‘if it’s not Brock, who can beat you?’ Alright, well, it’s your call.” [H/T Wrestling Inc]
“The Deadman” spent nearly 30 years in WWE and delivered epic matches to the WWE Universe. In 2020, The Undertaker retired at the Survivor Series PPV.