The Undertaker Believes Controversial WWE WrestleMania Loss “Greatest Decision Ever”
The Undertaker supports a controversial WrestleMania loss that upset some fans, but he’s not talking about one of his matches.
There have been 40 WrestleMania events in WWE history and many fans would say that when it comes to the best performer in the history of the event, The Undertaker tops the list.
By appearing at 27 WrestleManias with an incredible 25-2 record, The Undertaker is known for his success at WrestleMania. There is also what’s known as “The Streak” in WWE folklore, which was the impressive 21-0 record that Taker had at WrestleMania before losing to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30 in 2014.
Wrestling legend Tommy Dreamer recently called Taker losing to Lesnar at WrestleMania 30 the “worst decision in wrestling history” while many fans and people in pro wrestling might agree with that opinion.
While speaking on his Six Feet Under podcast, The Undertaker talked about present-day WWE and the company’s decision to have Cody Rhodes to Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles. One year later at WrestleMania 40, Cody got another shot at Roman and beat him to become the Undisputed WWE Champion, which drew one of the loudest ovations in modern-day WWE history.
“I mean Roman was well on his way before Cody even got there. I mean he already had a tremendous title run.”
“So I don’t know that it means as much without Roman. I mean, Roman’s top of the food chain…[It was] the greatest decision I think ever.”
The Undertaker Enjoyed Helping Cody Rhodes Win At WrestleMania 40
That WrestleMania 40 main event between Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns was a Bloodline Rules match meaning there was a lot of interference. Reigns had help from Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and The Rock while Rhodes had help from Jey Uso, John Cena, Seth Rollins, and even Taker, who dropped Rock with a massive Chokeslam, which led to Cody beating Roman soon after.
In the days after WrestleMania 40, The Undertaker spoke about how much that moment meant to him since his final WrestleMania match was in 2020 when it was a cinematic match due to no fans being in attendance that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Something happened this weekend. I had been struggling with it since I retired, but this weekend gave me closure. It really did. It was fun, obviously, it was fun. Doing this as long as I have, being involved in that and how important that storyline was, and is. But when it was over and I am running out of the building I’m like, I’m good now.”
“I don’t know if I needed [a crowd], because my last match was in The Boneyard, there was nobody there, [it was] cinematic. It was like a moment of clarity that I had like I’m ok now. I’m not saying that I wouldn’t do something like that in the future, but I don’t have that feeling in my chest like I had since I retired. I hadn’t come to peace with it.”
“I knew, just like I knew when it was over in The Boneyard match at 4 in the morning. I’m good. I had no clue, but I knew once it was done, you’re good man. It’s time to flip the page and go to the next chapter. It was such a cool weekend all the way around. And then to finish off, have closure to the wrestling part of my career, it was so cool. It was a great feeling and it’s amazing. It really is an amazing feeling as I don’t have that pressure now.”
“It’s been difficult the last couple of years, especially at Mania. Even going to a regular PLE, I’ve told you this, I would leave before the matches because I get to that point where I am like I need to be out there. I was out there and my goodness, what a moment to have in a great storyline. But yeah, it was like I can close this book.”
While talking about WWE’s current success, The Undertaker also spoke about how the company’s popularity right now puts them in the same ballpark as major pro sports leagues, especially since WWE is running more stadium shows than ever before.