5 greatest winning streaks in WWE history

Everyone who enters the WWE joins the company with the goal to win.

Wins mean pushes. Pushes mean titles, and titles mean maybe, eventually a spot in the company's Hall of Fame. But getting those Ws sometimes comes easier to some, than to others.

Streaks throughout WWE history, have shown to be really important in the scope of pro wrestling as they do so much for the business.

Not only do they legitimize the wrestler or wrestlers with the streak as competent and powerful inside the ring but if they have a title that belt becomes a highly sought after prize to other wrestlers trying to prove themselves.

Here are the five greatest streaks in WWE history.

#5 434 days of the Best in the World

Punk defended the WWE Championship against Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 28 as part of his 434-day reign.

CM Punk's 434-day reign as WWE Champion may not have been the longest title reign of all time, but was significant for other reasons.

Capturing the title at Survivor Series 2011, Punk would see off all foes, including Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, John Cena, Chris Jericho and even Jerry Lawler, before losing the gold at the 2013 Royal Rumble to The Rock.

Whilst it may not have been the lengthiest reign, Punk's tenure as champion came at a time where titles simply weren't held for so long.

Title reigns were usually a matter of months (if that), so Punk's reign, complete with his heel turn halfway through, was a breath of fresh air.

Punk's championship reign was a throwback to a much different era, and the Chicago Made Superstar was able to put on incredible matches throughout his run.

#4 Bruno Sammartino's incredible career

Bruno was a legend throughout his life.

There are few stars in all of wrestling greater than Bruno Sammartino.

Growing up avoiding the Nazis, the Italian Stallion would become a hero for immigrants after travelling to the United States, and would also create history.

After beating “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers in a bout in 1963 to become the new WWWF Champion, Bruno Sammartino would go on a streak that no one would ever rival.

His first reign lasted an astonishing seven years, eight months and one day, a reign that is much longer than many wrestlers' entire careers.

After all these years, the title was seen as solely Bruno's though the reign did have to end.

Sammartino had become so synonymous with the championship that when he finally lost the belt to Ivan Koloff in 1971, the crowd was utterly speechless as to what they had just witnessed.

#3 The Empress dominates for over two years

Asuka dominated everyone in her path from her 2015 debut to WrestleMania 34.

When Asuka debuted in the WWE in NXT in 2015, few could have expected what would happen.

As many predicted, the Japanese star won her first match, and the next few after that, but as days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, a trend was beginning to emerge. It didn't take long for the undefeated star to capture gold, winning the NXT Women's Title in 2016, and only surrendering the gold in late-2017 because she had beaten everyone.

After joining the main roster, it would be several months until Asuka's eventual loss came at the hands of Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 34.

Though she may not hold gold at the moment, don't be surprised if the Empress takes her spot back on top of the WWE Women's division very soon.

#2 RAW fights back to win the war

WCW never recovered after January 1999 and were bought out by Vince McMahon just over two years later.

The Monday Night War was a strange time in wrestling, as WWF Monday Night RAW and WCW Monday Nitro battled each other for brand supremacy.

And though fans may know that Nitro toppled RAW in the ratings 83 weeks in a row, there is a much bigger streak during this historic era.

Thanks to investing in young blood like The Rock, Triple H, the Hardyz and more, the WWF was able to turn the tide and launched a serious winning streak of their own.

Winning 124 weeks in a row, RAW dominated over Nitro for over two years, from early 1999 (which saw Mankind win his first WWF title, a result spoiled by WCW), all the way until Vince McMahon purchased his own competition in March of 2001.

#1 The Undertaker's 21 years of dominance

The Deadman's streak was eventually broken by Brock Lesnar.

The Undertaker. Arguably one of the greatest WWE Superstars to ever lace up a pair of boots, the man in black has had a unique career, capturing various championships as well as a Royal Rumble victory.

But the Deadman's greatest accomplishment isn't his title wins or the foes he's vanquished, but his Streak: 21 consecutive victories at the company's biggest annual show, WrestleMania.

Starting at WrestleMania 7, the Phenom destroyed everyone in his path, including several top stars such as Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, Batista and Edge.

Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and indeed the Streak was broken in 2014, at the hands of Brock Lesnar.

Now 24-2, the Deadman is still an imposing force in WWE, and his 21 consecutive wins will always be the stuff of legend.