Who Knew About The Streak's Impending Demise; Lesnar Thanks Taker In The Ring

Referee Chad Patton was unaware that The Undertaker would be losing to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XXX. He was told Taker was going to be victorious but the rule every referee abides by is that if the guys don’t kick out, you continue the count. Right at the match's conclusion, Lesnar whispered in Taker’s ear, “Thank you.”

Apparently, the decision to end The Streak was set in stone on March 31st. Only a handful of people knew the outcome before WrestleMania Sunday. The group of people that knew were most likely Vince McMahon, Taker, Lesnar, Paul Heyman, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. None of the agents were aware and other talent were aware. The script for the WrestleMania XXX did not have a finish listed but this didnt cause any concern because that’s not unusual for WrestleMania and it wasn’t the only match that didn’t have a finish listed.

Whether or not The Undertaker is done, Vince was going on the assumption that this was his final match and he could either win or lose. McMahon went with the ideology that it’s better to lose on your way out. One person close to the situation said Vince persuaded Taker into losing. Another person, who would also be in the know, described it as Vince making the call and Taker agreeing, and that he wasn’t coerced into doing something he didn’t want to do. Losing was not Taker’s original decision but he was involved in the decision making process of the match and never protested the proposed, and eventual, end result. Perhaps, as originally thought in 2010, if he was going to lose, maybe he thought Lesnar was the guy to lose to.

There were many people within WWE very unhappy about The Streak ending but couldn’t say so publicly.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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