Paul Heyman SHOOTS On Brock Lesnar Going Off Script With Undertaker At WrestleMania!

[@InsideTheRopes]

Did Brock Lesnar shoot on The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 30? Let us know in the comments below.

[@Urban_Paradise]

He really is a master oral narrator.

[@tricky1992000]

Paul heyman is just creating intrigue..... he's one of the great story tellers.

[@THECLAYDAVIS-DOWNTOWNCLAYDAVIS]

You really always giving your own comments a like and a heart 💀💀💀💀

[@seanlinesteammvg4967]

Clearly not or he would of been sued

[@lukasskywalker6514]

Heymans so talented he’s worth every dollar as a performer he’s so damn entertaining.

[@aaronkasson7959]

Paul Heyman is one of the greatest talkers in the history of pro wrestling. His ability to speak and to blur the lines of reality are second to none. He is absolutely a living legend.

[@mattblah7737]

reminds me of ricky jay (RIP)

[@stevadore]

It’s crazy how quiet that audience is. You can see every single person invested in every word he’s saying.

[@Piznick64]

It's cool for a while but after a while just be 100

[@fitprotunes]

​@@Piznick64agreed, i never know if he's bs'ing, elaborating or both

[@wenotmenetworkglobal3978]

Just HISTORY

[@MrTrueCaller619]

Paul spoke for 6 minutes straight & didn't say anything . That's actually impressive .

[@exdeus5940]

I know this was years ago, but after the interviews of taker and lesnar expressing of mutual respect for each other over the years, this is Paul blowing smoke up people’s asses. This is probably the side of Paul Steph had to put up with all those years on Smackdown.

[@richdude8150]

​@@exdeus5940lol true but steph is not exactly easy to deal with herself

[@exdeus5940]

@@richdude8150 yes, but that’s a given. Like everyone else, I thought Steph was holding back heyman all these years. But he seems to be his own worst enemy at times. Remember the bubba ray story when Paul told him to wait for a fedex from him; bubba asked him what the tracking number was, Paul gave it to him, bubba called back saying the number didn’t work and Paul said something to the effect of add two more zero’s to the tracking number.

[@bizzles44]

He's one of the biggest bullshitters in the history of wrestling. How else do you think he got guys to dive through tables on concrete and mutilate themselves in ECW without even a guarantee they would be paid at all? Some of them owed thousands and kept doing the shit. Bubba Ray Dudley said it best. "Paul Heyman is a genius but, he's also a devil."

[@charongold6532]

This is why we love that bastard. He can make nothing sound absolutely awesome 😂

[@robkorczak]

I can listen to Paul talk without end. I know he's screwing with the audience but it's just so much fun that it doesn't matter and the slightest little bit of "not knowing for sure" is 100% what Kayfabe use to be all about. One of the best workers in the business.

[@Phyrre56]

This is a much more memorable way to tell the audience "Conspiracy theories about kayfabe are pointless because we can change the reality to whatever suits us as we go."

[@robkorczak]

@@Phyrre56 Good point but it does take a really good storyteller. I wish the younger generations could experience what the Kayfabe days were like because it dramatically altered the experience. There was gravitas and stakes in matches. It can still be done today and it is done today but not as much. Anyway, good point.

[@peterf08]

Why is his gimmick now so over the top silly with Roman No-one acts like that 😂

[@jessehebeler7770]

@@Phyrre56in that case. way to copy dude... less memorably of course

[@AaronDrake22]

Hey Ain't Lying

[@RuanAntunes7]

That Vince impression was spot on 😂

[@undertakerfanz628]

It's all in your mind

[@SubZero_125]

You got that right pal

[@tourguideplays5477]

Just draw me money 😂 his impressions are so spot on 😂

[@jtaihreen84]

100%. I died 😂

[@subnan5126]

❤❤❤

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

Just rewatched it. They had the 21-1 graphic ready. He's fucking with us

[@rafaelmarquez8886]

Exactly, it’s like having a 22-0 graphic ready to go but it’s not gonna happen so why waste your time making it?

[@gqn2]

You do know they make multiples just in case. Much like how they made NBA champion jerseys way in advance for the team to wear.

[@maximumrelaxation4770]

@@gqn2 just incase what? The outcome is predetermined.

[@SSJSwole]

@@maximumrelaxation4770and they also change things at the last minute often. Decisions can get changed literal minutes before a match/segment.

[@Mechachu]

​@@maximumrelaxation4770things happen. Not every match has ended with the scripted finish. And making a 22-0 graphic would literally be as simple as changing two numbers.

[@DonaldMeyers-v8c]

Paul is a genius. He's great at blurring the lines

[@Nepoznat811]

He's a cancer

[@jonmoss6290]

gotta do what needs to be dun

[@exdeus5940]

Eh, everyone knew they both respected each other. If he did spoke that way about Brock’s match with orton or cena, that would make so much more sense.

[@johnstjohn1987]

Heyman is just GOLD on the Mic. The dude could talk for hours about Paint Drying and people will hang on every word listening to every second. The guy is just Legendary....

[@johnny5805]

This was all recorded before the Undertaker retired and gave a billion interviews.

[@SamSam-qh1os]

Stuff like this illustrates what being great on the mike and cutting a promo is all about.

[@Renodrums-vq8nv]

Before Brock hit the final F5, You can see him whisper to Taker that this was it. They went along with the script.

[@degen83]

It was planned for Taker to lose to Brock. But Heyman has a point if Brock said Im gonna win screw it it would put WWE in a tough spot.

[@MikeySkywalker]

Bro we know. Heyman is fucking with us. That’s what he does.

[@kingeatking]

​@@degen83no they wouldn't. Brock would have been fired on the spot.

[@mikemike7139]

@@kingeatking and then what?

[@kingeatking]

@@mikemike7139 I presume he would go home...........

[@TheJaguar1983]

Of course, the big hole in the theory is the fact that they had a 21-1 graphic ready. But Heyman is a great actor.

[@pinkribbonskies5731]

This right here is the tell all of this whole ordeal. Heyman a great story teller tho

[@TheFir347]

Technically, they can just create 22-0. It's not a big deal.

[@damikey85]

Making graphics is not that hard to come up with. Super easy and quick

[@TheJaguar1983]

@@damikey85 Yes, but they don't have software for that just sitting in the production truck.

[@damikey85]

@@TheJaguar1983 that’s a multibillion dollar corporation. I highly doubt they would have any kind of software 😫

[@anthonyfinney5749]

There is not another person in wrestling history who can shoot, tell a story, work, or carry Kayfabe like Paul Heyman. Not. A. Single. Person. This man told the truth in one of those two stories and we do not know what to believe. Another blurry line presented by the ring's greatest verbal manipulator to ever step through the ropes. Paul Heyman is a LEGEND.

[@richdude8150]

Facts

[@deanadomaitis3663]

Lol it’s pretty obvious which one is treu

[@french6013]

@@deanadomaitis3663yeah it’s obviously the one where brock broke the script and destroyed the undertaker

[@KevinKillNation]

Paul Heyman is an evil genius.

[@berrie-nice-to-meet-you]

Paul Heyman is one of the best crowd workers in the business. We're all mesmerized by him essentially saying "sure would be interesting, huh" and giving no definitive answer.

[@GenEXodus]

Lol. Paul has always been one of the best story tellers! Like, no one paints pictures with his words like Paul Heyman! I'm glad WWE've got Paul Heyman around. He's cool as fuck!

[@nicksunfortune5718]

Taker didn’t even try to kick out and the ref literally said “ring the bell it’s over.” Likely had no music to sell the moment. This couldn’t have been more planned.

[@quest064]

And if you look it up, The Undertaker claims in an interview after he retired if I remember correctly. That he knew Brock was going to win, but he (Undertaker) didn’t believe that Brock needed it to boost his (Brock) career. Since Brock already had already made a name for himself (Brock). And then Cena pretty much confirmed it while during an interview himself. Mentioned that the reason he lost to Brock after breaking the streak. Was to give Brock validation for beating the streak.

[@yungdrakodademn1379]

Yea pretty much bro

[@yungdrakodademn1379]

Taker said he would of waited one more year and let the Roman beat the street

[@collossuss10]

Simple answer. Maybe they couldn't fire Brock if it went down that way. There would be nothing stopping them from firing Heyman though.

[@alexrompen805]

They would absolutely have fired Brock if that actually happened.

[@collossuss10]

@@alexrompen805 Well yes, but I think you're missing my point.

[@EasilyPullingUpFromDeep]

@@alexrompen805then Brock Lesnar would get a hefty bag from AEW when they get big enough to offer him. He beat the WWE streak and left, broke the script but still gains the reputation. And Paul Heyman wouldn’t be responsible but he’s needed for Brock’s character. It’s a believable story but only the Graphics of 21-1 or Undertaker not fighting back a bit are the only holes in the story.

[@8dism794]

@@EasilyPullingUpFromDeepPaul was obviously messing with us. 😂 They had the 21-1 graphic ready after the pinfall. Plus I believe Brock has too much respect for Taker to do something like that

[@MikeySkywalker]

I have to be honest, I was one of those people who really looked down on pro-wrestling. I always loved it as a kid but when I got to my late teens, I just sort of phased out of it. That was about twenty years ago. This year I started watching again. I’m not even sure how or why. But, I think I get it, and I certainly appreciate it far more than I did throughout my twenties and early thirties. It used to be real to me when I was a kid. But it was also surreal, in a way, because I didn’t appreciate the consequences these guys deal with on their bodies and minds. For anyone who says it’s all fake and stupid. So are movies, so are plays, so in the opera, so are TV shows, and the circus is too. It’s about the performance and the show. And wrestlers put on great shows, and they perform with every ounce of their being. I actually think the people who get pro-wrestling are in on the joke, and on a higher plain than people who don’t get it. But the people who don’t get it, ironically look down on the people who do, where as the people who do get it don’t look down on anyone. They just want to enjoy their show.

[@adetunjichristopheroyewusi1887]

Totally agree with you. Watched it as a kid, fell out of love for it when I discovered it was scripted but started rewatching like 2 years because of the storylines. These guys really go to great lengths to entertain us and I appreciate them for that.

[@Createdplayer11]

Good take bro

[@MikeySkywalker]

@@adetunjichristopheroyewusi1887 I always say, it's so stupid, it's awesome. It's hard to really describe. The commitment is what I always get a kick out of. Like watch the promo they did where Austin sprays the Corporation with beer. Just watch Vince. Or when The Rock sticks Mr. McMahon's face in Rikishi's rear end. The level of commitment is just wild. That is not even to mention guys like Mick Foley, Jeff Hardy, Edge, and so many others.

[@devoe8600]

Same bro sameeeeeeee

[@OfficialMELror]

same here man. except ive never been a fan of it. ive never watched wwe and always clowned people who did watch it because it was 'fake". but just about a month ago i decided to watch wrestlemania rhodes vs reigns and man im instantly a fan. i am counting down the days to wrestlemania 40

[@theawarewolf8847]

I’m so happy that I’m old enough to REMEMBER almost everything he talks about 😆😆😆 Good times man…good times

[@davidedemurodominijanni9889]

*A Masterclass. The Storytelling Masterclass!* with Professor Paul Heyman, PWSEA... Pro Wrestling Sport Entertainment Advocate. When the storyteller becomes the absolute legend himself...

[@thewab1974]

Definitely fucking with us. Michael Cole didn’t hesitate to announce the Streak was over the nanosecond the ref hit three. The ready-to-go graphic said 21-1; not 22-0. Vince could fire anyone he wanted and have Heyman spin it on Raw as, “He came, he saw, he conquered, he’s home with his feet up drinking beer and savoring his victory. No need to come back…. cuz his job is done. Ref likely saw Mark’s condition and signaled for them to go home earlier than planned because continuing would’ve been disastrous for Mark’s health and well-being. Heyman is likely letting us in on a private conversation Brock had with him when he first found out about the match….. and maybe the original finish WAS for Taker to go over….. and maybe Brock convinced Vince it was time to end it.

[@dhanus010]

The Undertaker found out right before the match that the streak was ending. Brock did not shoot win.

[@alexrompen805]

You are on some good drugs if you think Vince didnt include AND ask Mark if it was okay to end the streak. Mark himself said he handpicked Brock to do it (which I think was a terrible choice)

[@deotic]

​@@alexrompen805taker did not handpicked brock to beat the streak, it was Vince's idea. taker said as well that brock didn't need the win since he's already an established man. taker just went along with Vince's idea since vince thought that it was best for business (which really wasn't)

[@Loe_Jist]

Heyman loves to tease and toy with the audience, but the truth is it was all planned out and the 4 of them (Heyman, Lesnar, Undertaker, McMahon) were all very well aware that it was ending. They should've kept the streak unbeaten. That would've been the right move for Undertaker's legend and his legacy. However... that's not Vince McMahon's style. He always knew the streak would eventually have to be broken. He just never found the right time or the right person to do it. But by the time the streak ended, it was too big and too legendary to ever be acceptably broken by any one person. That's why it was a terrible decision.

[@BreezyF.-Baby]

Definitely a supreme Professional. I love this guy, God bless him 🙏🏼. He's so good I don't even have to post it here, he speaks for himself. His voice and the way he presents himself makes people want to hear what he has to say. Definitely top three. Good old J.r., The King Jerry Lawler of course a comedian lol, and this Gentleman Paul Heyman.

[@alexrompen805]

OMG.... that Vince impersonation is incredible! lol..... I think he is just fucking with us honestly... from everything I've heard about Brock as a wrestler and as a person, with the respect he had for Mark, unless Mark himself personally told him before the match to do it, I don't believe he would have done that.

[@hewitt52]

I just went back and watched the ending of the match because he got me curious. Heyman is f'ing with everyone. He's so good though. Absolute genius.

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

The delayed music could have been just let it sink in so people could get a chance to appreciate and react among themselves, with maybe even vince mcmahon in the back telling the sound guys exactly when to hit the music.

[@jeromebrown257]

Just re- watched the finish, Michael Cole definitely knew! “ the streak is over “ is definitely a rehearsed line! It came to soon after the 3 count

[@jtboss8139]

Lol 😂😂 i clicked just to say R U SERIOUS WITH THAT THUMBNAIL 😂😂😂 WOW

[@ghost_assassin9138]

I'd rather know why are these videos being re-released on KZbin? I remember watching this like 3 years ago

[@superbantam523]

So do I. Finding this with a lot of you tube videos recently. They are making out there recent by re-releasing them years after already being out.

[@darbs3168]

Thought the same thing

[@jarodjohnson1605]

Love listening to Paul Heyman tell stories.

[@ryanaqua]

21-1 graphic on screen shows they were ready and also there is no hesitation in the ref ringing the bell after the three count.

[@dr.floridamanphd]

Salesman live by ABC: Always Be Closing. Heyman lives by ABW: Always Be Working 😂

[@Justsomeguy26]

Paul heyman is so good man, so good at what he does as well absolutely smashes it everytime

[@elijahsdad]

A 2016 video about a Wrestlemania that happened in 2012 in 2023.

[@KMysterio]

*2014

[@TheBlydenburghs]

Hands down, that little Jewish kid it the BEST story teller in the history of the business!

[@JZMETALDesu]

Didn't Brock said, "thank you Mark" during the pin?

[@uneverything]

Thank You Paulie !!

[@Maj0ra]

Paul is just having fun here, and I love it. He's obviously working the crowd just because that's what he does best and he has a blast doing it.

[@jw138]

Gotta love Paul’s ability to spin a tale that gets people talking again.

[@thakurkalantry]

This Man should be hall of fame for each time he shows up on ring and talks.... One of the best that ever would be on mic

[@yangakalane3526]

That "Yes I did" in character ❤😂😂😂

[@brianhoyle3937]

Love Paul, he has such character and tells a story like no other. Is he fucking with us or telling us something we shouldn't know? Like knowing how manny licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop, the world may never know.

[@LRM5195]

At the beginning of this video I thought “he’s not going to say anything” and sure af I was right

[@bjudah]

I love the way Paul illustrates his story….

[@datgeekguy]

Heyman is an American icon and a freaking genius. Theres no better. He literally tells you the truth and then makes you question weather the truth is real.

[@at0micwerew0lf]

I love Paul Heyman, the more he slithers the more I love the guy.

[@serialkilla23]

paul heyman is still playing his character his whole life.

[@MrRolemaster]

If the Script called for Taker to win and Lesnar went off script, it would have been the end of Lesnars Career. While he is physically imposing and impressive, there is few people that have the backstage power of Taker. If Taker says something happens in WWE, it does. He is the best friend of the big boss, and without a shadow of the doubt the most respected Wrestler of the last 30 Years. So yeah, Lesnar could have had his way even if Taker wasnt on Board, but after that he would never have stepped foot into a WWE ring ever again.

[@pepewr]

You cant just bury the wrestler who broke the most important streak in the history of the company It would have really put WWE in a tough spot

[@Rick-si1re]

That's Heyman telling a tale trying to blur the lines of fiction and reality and I'll give him that, he did a great job there, think it through though, if what Heyman says is true about Lesnar going into business for himself on something as BIG as him ending Taker's streak, WWE would have never worked with Lesnar again and they would have buried him at some point just like they did Warrior in that "self destruction dvd" back in 2005.....@@pepewr

[@raccoonstarsmember]

Hate him or love him he's quite the genius.

[@albuckedcave909]

“How many of you heard of the Kennedy assassination?” What a great way to open the video🤣

[@bigdawgdadon202]

No one can imitate Vince like PAUL‼️🙏🏾🤣

[@flick00]

Nah, part of the script. Brock's the only one during that time that was qualified to take the streak.

[@gammasmash1924]

I agree with that. The finish was flat though. I'd like to think they had a more exciting way to finish match in mind.

[@stevenhaymon2441]

@@gammasmash1924 Brock didn't want to do it so you never know how it may have caused him to act.

[@neilberry1552]

Hbk should have ended it

[@richdude8150]

​@@stevenhaymon2441Brock doesn't respect alot of people so that tells you the type of guy taker was

[@MrRadical87]

WWE had the titantron with 21-1 already prepared 😊

[@rtyuik7]

i love how EVERYONE who has been in spitting distance of Vince has the same 'voice' for him-- wrestlers, managers, im sure that even the Camera Crew can do that perfect spot-on "youre FIIIRED!"

[@tylertucker92]

Heyman is cold as ice, ether way the streak shouldn't have came to a end like that, the man was knocked out halfway through the match unfair victory if you ask me...

[@TheBoardMeeple]

Lol you fine the shit out of Brock Lesnar. A HUGE fine would have happened. They all knew it was going to happen. You don't go off script and beat something Vince has been working on and not get punished somehow.

[@zathras11b53]

Paul is SO full of it. They didn't play the music intentionally, AND they slapped that 21-1 graphic up VERY quickly. Also, he oversold his reaction to the point of it being comical. If Brock did a shoot he'd be scrubbing toilets at WWE HQ for the rest of his contract. Mark was asked by Vince to do the job and give the rub, and he did it. PERIOD!

[@ponglenis9273]

Love how it became their thing to do a vince impression

[@AlienFrequency]

Well, the ref did count to 3, he did raise Brack’s hand, and Brock’s musoc did play. So obviously the ref, and sound tech knew. There’s no way in hell it wasn’t planned. 🤦🏻

[@AlienFrequency]

@Mark_Takagi I guess I'd have to watch it again, but I don't believe for a second that it didn't go exactly as planned. As soon as it ended, I definitely remember Cole saying "the streak... is over". Then there was a 21-1 graphic on the big screen. Someone obviously prepared that graphic ahead of time. This is WWE. Everything you see is 99.9% micromanaged by Vince (in that timeframe)

[@joshuafleming5380]

​​@Mark_TakagiI mean Brock Lesnar and Taker are very good friends and he has great respect for Taker so it did not go down like that, it obviously scripted because Vince wanted to push Brock as the next unstoppable monster heel, if Brock went off script and ended the streak Taker would not take too kindly to that at all and would have most likely revealed that in one of his many interviews in recent times.

[@faizhakimzain8339]

yep, the music didn’t play immediately for a good 20 seconds after Brock pins Taker. All we would heard is the sound of disbelieve among WWE fans in attendance and Paul says “OMG, you did it”. Brock was like almost stunned after that.

[@AlienFrequency]

@@faizhakimzain8339 they most likely did that to enhance the effect of the shock of the whole thing. (delated the music)

[@AlienFrequency]

@@faizhakimzain8339 I just watched it again. The ref's count was actually kinda fast... just an observation, but to me, that also tells me the ref knew.

[@BlakeAsheart]

People laughing at every word of Heyman for no fucking reason.

[@MattKayser]

The man is working and he's one of the very best at it.

[@DattNinjaa]

Paul Heyman sitting on a chair backwards is nightmare material

[@YSKAonSite]

Holy shit Heyman was spot on with the McMahon impersonation.

[@johnmoser9731]

Everyone looks at Paul E as a conman and a worker which he is but I put him in the same category as a Bobby Heenan. I can listen to those guys talk all day.

[@vistuscaine]

This man is pure wrestling gold.

[@JohnSmith-wh2ob]

The impression was classic 😂

[@CypherDivine]

Undertaker losing the streak and not retiring was one of the biggest mistakes ever.

[@Robby_C]

Paul educating marks on psychology is pure gold.

[@DaveTheTurd]

That's low-key pretty awesome. Either way, true or not, this was classic Heyman....

[@thack57]

I love how that phukker takes a simple Q + A and makes it FUN - even for an old fart like me who doesn't follow it anymore but I still watch a LOT of matches from the days of the Territories - I loved this clip. This new WWE is still so alien to me that when I hear Heyman speaking I'll have to rewind a lot because I drift off picturing that big, fat, bas**d with his '80s Mullet and he weighed about 165 lbs. So I have to remember that he's the same guy that popped up in Charlotte in the late '80s. Now I've always rooted for the heels (Naitch + the original 4 Horsemen) yet I still think he's a sleaze-ball but he has a mind for the Wrestling business like few others have had. I'm talking up there w/ giants like Graham, Watts, and Boesch. I don't put Jim Crockett in there because, I may wrong, and it won't be the 1st or last time, but I think Crockett was so successful because of Jim Barnett. Barnett jumped ship, went to the WWF. It wasn't that long after he left Crockett's overspending ways caught up w/him and JCP went belly up. Heyman moved on + up.

[@richdude8150]

There is actually 2 ones in 21-1 and its makes sense since he lost the next year to roman

[@texastexas6984]

Love him or hate him……. The best talker in wrestling history. The man can really fuck your emotions up. God bless you Paul.

[@richdude8150]

Umm great talker is between Paul heyman and JR

[@HereIsRick]

I'm a firm believer that Taker should have kept his streak. He doesn't have accolades like Ric Flair where he held a ton of titles and he isn't great on the mic like The Rock. He was the real Mr. Wrestlemania and it should have stayed that way. Not too mention losing to a 40 year old part timer was not good booking.

[@thejokerstruth228]

Facts there needs to be a super villain named after Paul Hayman in either DC or Marvel comics with the ability to give epic monologues to Heroes to make them question why they even do what they do and is it even effective💯😂🔥

[@paulcook1167]

Of course he is fucking with us undertaker he self said 4 hours before the fight Vince told him Brock was going to win

[@Mrsuperspartanman]

I feel like I’ve seen this reuploaded about 5 times now

[@TheSkullofHell]

Thumbnail goin nuts 💀

[@DeInevitable]

Doesn't explain the 22-1 graphic that was on all the screens in the arena cued up. This is purely BS.

[@pkizzlebeats]

Facts they had those graphics made before the show taker said Vince had him going over then changed the decision like 10 minutes before the match which means that Vince always intended to have Brock go over the whole time he jus didn’t wanna tell taker that

[@georgealvarez1195]

You can make those graphics in less than a minute. Those graphics could be made by a freshman in beginners computer graphics lmaoo

[@ChrisTigerHarris]

The graphics were clearly made to fool fans

[@redrick8900]

@@georgealvarez1195 Can't even get the interface up in less than a minute.

[@blancomac11]

@@pkizzlebeatsare you living under a rock? This is an old video. Taker talked about this after he retired and explained the whole thing. Stop trying to play with your CSI bullshit.

[@alcostello6114]

He’s fucking with everyone. Undertaker came out and said Vince changed the end of the match right before Wrestlemania started.

[@mitchellcrager9933]

Well that explains the look on Takers face when he set up after the match.

[@greedoshotfirst1]

I could listen to Paul talk about anything, and I'd believe it. If Paul E told me it was raining on a sunny day, I would believe him.

[@Dj_A7]

I could watch this guy talk for hours man he is hotfire 🔥🔥

[@felipeterrazas317]

Sheesh man. Paul Hayman knows how to tell a story.

[@rishinupethmal9885]

Micheal Cole definitely knew. He called it without any surprise Paul is playing with us

[@mickeyhay5637]

That actually makes perfect sense I think he's telling the truth!!!!!

[@seanm9823]

Lesnar being the one chosen to end the streak was one of the worst booking decisions

[@noahchampagnejr5688]

It also makes the most sense though. The ones who needed the status of beating the undertaker to elevate themselves couldn't have made it legitimate enough to be believable at the time.

[@seanm9823]

@@noahchampagnejr5688 That’s just false bud. Multiple people have been offered the chance to end the streak. Edge was offered but said no. Build the story and the feud right and it could have been someone that WWE could see long term being their next big guy. Brock didn’t deserve that feather in his cap. It didn’t elevate him at all. He didn’t need it.

[@noahchampagnejr5688]

@@seanm9823 That's the problem though: they couldn't decide who they wanted to be the next face of WWE at the time so nobody was really being built to be it yet, and Vince apparently really wanted undertaker to lose at WrestleMania. I agree that they could've built a feud and make it someone else, but unfortunately it was Vinny's decision to make and it wasn't really that great in the long run.

[@GutsBatman]

@@noahchampagnejr5688 This. The length of The Streak is the most most viable criticism of it as a storytelling device. By the time it came to possible ending it, the WWE suffered a lack of top end, young talent. The younger crop wasn't ready to build off a win, and other veterans (Brock, Orton, Cena) were too established to really get a huge momentum push for it. This is the best argument for not ending the streak at all, not because "it just doedn't feel right, man..." Vince was determined to use the streak to build the next dude, and he didn't know how much time he had left to do it so he fired his shot, then used Brock as the bridge to the next brass ring bearer, so to speak.

[@emeraldosiris5112]

It was an appalling decision. Brock was about the least deserving person imaginable to end it. He also didn’t need it. With that said, Taker should have hung it up after his four year Wrestlemania feud with HBK and HHH. He should have gone out on top.

[@ronethegreat9]

Paul Heyman is fucking with you, if you look at the finish, taker doesn't even try to kick out.

[@jackwilson9651]

I love this conspiracy. Had the “21-1” graphic never appeared, I probably would still be curious about it.

[@tomtalker2000]

I believe the latter. But then again it's hard to tell. Because Paul is just so damn good at swerving people into believing one thing and it being another. But i believe it to be the latter scenario that played out.

[@tigersfan00]

This is why Heyman is easily the best manager but he is the best on the mic of all time.

[@TheHermit91]

This conspiracy theory doesn’t make much sense with Brock being a pro and having respect for Taker. But what actually makes sense is the possibility that Undertaker got concussed and couldn’t kick out.

[@richietaylor9870]

Also, we know that it’s not just as simple as ‘taking him to Suplex City and then hoisting him up for an F5…’ The Undertaker has to allow him to execute the suplexes and would know if Lesnar was deliberately trying to knock him out. At the point he would just refuse to play ball. Lesnar is a beast but he’s still not going to just rag-doll the Undertaker and knock him out if he’s not going along with it.

[@peterf08]

Asif brock would go into business for himself against the undertaker of all people the locker room leader since the 90s, none of the boys would work with him ever again

[@BV-Auto]

Nah, Taker knew right before the match started. Vince came to him and told taker about the match finish change.

[@blakearnel7068]

Always remember that Brock lesnar said on a radio show that he didn’t want to end the streak. So Paul is absolutely F’ing with us

[@alexrompen805]

Mark handpicked Brock to end the streak... he's said so multiple times. He had to talk Brock into doing it....

[@Khaoz2007]

@@alexrompen805 here Taker say's Vince made the choice on the day and he didn't want the streak to end. But Taker is loyal to Vince kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX6cq3mOrt5nn5Y

[@saketarora]

Is this a repost? I remember watching this years back

[@golden90s57]

Paul Heyman is the Neal Degrass Tyson of wrestling

[@_Pauper_]

This is everything I love about Paul. Right here.

[@Plexpara]

Paul Heyman is playing with the 4th Wall

[@kayblekira3940]

Remember this was recorded 2016, undertaker has spoke about this since

[@rickynorthrup3450]

Heyman is so great at f*king with our heads.😂😂😂😂