#8 Did Strowman’s victory disrespect The Undertaker’s legacy?
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One of the many issues with ending Undertaker’s streak at Wrestlemania 30 was that the winner, Brock Lesnar, couldn’t lose a match clean for quite some time. Having somebody beat Lesnar a few months after becoming the ‘1 in 21-1’ would have made breaking the streak look like an everyday occurrence. The WWE, to their credit, turned Lesnar into an unstoppable monster that made you genuinely believe nobody could beat him.
Roman’s victory over Taker this year at Mania didn’t carry the same amount of weight and importance, but Reigns did still become only the second man to beat Taker at Mania in 25 years of asking. This should have perhaps given Reigns a similar amount of prestige, helping to portray him as an unstoppable monster. Instead, the WWE seem to be trying their best to evoke sympathy for the big dog, having him beaten down by Braun Strowman on Raw a few weeks ago and now losing to him at Payback.
For a man who has just retired the Phenom, it all feels a bit too soon to have him losing clean at a throwaway PPV, especially to somebody unproven like Strowman. True, it might have made the fans feel good temporarily, but in the long run, I think this will prove itself to be a bit of a mistake.
