Paul Heyman Hails Brock Lesnar Ending The Undertaker’s WrestleMania Streak as The Defining Moment of This Generation

WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman recently hailed Brock Lesnar ending The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak as the defining moment of this generation. The WWE Universe came in for a massive shock at WrestleMania 30 when Lesnar defeated The Undertaker, ending his legendary winning streak at The Show of Shows at 21.

Speaking to The Deadman on Six Feet Under, Heyman said that 12 years on, people still remember the moment Lesnar pinned Taker and the scoreboard changed to 21-1. He compared it to Hulk Hogan beating Andre the Giant at WrestleMania 3 and the Mike Tyson-Stone Cold Steve Austin moment from ‘Mania 14, hailing it as the defining moment of this era. Here’s what Paul Heyman said:

“No one remembers the match; they remember the finish. They remember the crowd reaction. To me, the moment was when the scoreboard changed. The audience knew at that moment, ‘Oh my God, this is really happening.’ Then you feel the rumble in the crowd. ‘We’re witnessing something we never thought we’d get to witness.’ That tells a lot about our industry in that it’s not about everything; it’s about the moment. People remember the finish, the moment, and the emotion. They don’t have to really remember the match itself. If the moment is what you’re building towards and you deliver, that’s the memory. 12 years later, it’s still a sore spot because of that, not because people are saying, ‘During the match, I was expecting this.’ As much as Hogan and Andre from WrestleMania 3 is the WrestleMania moment of the early days or Steve Austin and Mike Tyson being the Attitude Era moment, to me, this generation, that’s the moment.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Heyman commented on the retirement of Brock Lesnar from pro wrestling. Check his comments HERE.

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