5 Superstars whose WWE careers were 'buried alive' by the Undertaker

CM Punk

I’d be that afraid too...if I knew my WWE career was fast coming to an end

CM Punk fell out with the WWE brass on many accounts, but one of the gripes that he vocalized rather strongly was how he wasn’t allowed to break the Undertaker’s streak at WrestleMania. On the surface, it may look like Punk was being entitled, but in truth, giving him the rub of the breaking the streak would have catapulted him into Austin-esque stratosphere – a scenario that was only beneficial to the company on the back of a dreary PG era dominated by John Cena.

Although there is no indication that the WWE were planning on letting Punk actually beat the Undertaker at Mania, what is certain is that the Deadman himself was against the idea. After all, Punk had abruptly dropped the World Heavyweight Title to him earlier on after failing to adhere to dress code befitting to a champion. Yes, you read that right.

Undertaker never warmed to Punk throughout his career, and going over him at Mania just signaled the beginning of the end of his WWE run.