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http://www.cheap-heat.com/nothing-left-is-real/#comment-244 "Handsome" Dan Lopez Fri, 11 Apr 2014 06:37:28 +0000 http://www.cheap-heat.com/?p=3793#comment-244 I made the comment, "Because no one expects Brock Lesnar to beat The Undertaker, there's a real possibility that it could happen." I only half believed that though. The other half of me felt like it would be business as usual and Taker would win but Brock would get close. Perhaps as close as anyone has ever come before. I thought that would be "best for business." Brock, while still a believable as a "conquering beast" had a couple of blemishes on his record since his return to WWE namely, his losses to John Cena and Triple H. I thoroughly enjoyed the build in his mini-program with Big Show. I thought all parties involved did a good job of telling the story, with Brock's star shining the brightest. And even though beating the Streak would've certainly helped keep that momentum going, like you said, after Triple H and Shawn Michaels failed to end it, it just seemed incomprehensible to me that this "part-timer" would be granted that honor. My feeling was, Taker would get pushed to the absolute limit by Brock and maybe get stretchered out or something and next year we would see him finally toppled by someone like Roman Reigns. 22-0. That's a good round number. 21-1 just doesn't make sense. That was my logic. But I feel like so many people felt the same way that I did, that while they all felt like the potential for a swerve was there, the interest in this match was rather tepid simply because everyone just assumed Undertaker was going to win. You're right, Greg. They got us. And props to them for having the balls to pull the trigger. I think they may regret it in the long run. Because looking back, The Undertaker going 21-1 with his loss coming to Brock Lesnar isn't going to be as special in the history books as say, Taker passing the torch to someone like Reigns. But as far as short-term business is concerned, it's fucking genius! They've gotten one hundred times more attention than they would have if Brock had lost. That's a pretty good return on their risk. @DansLastWord

I made the comment, “Because no one expects Brock Lesnar to beat The Undertaker, there’s a real possibility that it could happen.” I only half believed that though. The other half of me felt like it would be business as usual and Taker would win but Brock would get close. Perhaps as close as anyone has ever come before. I thought that would be “best for business.” Brock, while still a believable as a “conquering beast” had a couple of blemishes on his record since his return to WWE namely, his losses to John Cena and Triple H. I thoroughly enjoyed the build in his mini-program with Big Show. I thought all parties involved did a good job of telling the story, with Brock’s star shining the brightest.

And even though beating the Streak would’ve certainly helped keep that momentum going, like you said, after Triple H and Shawn Michaels failed to end it, it just seemed incomprehensible to me that this “part-timer” would be granted that honor.

My feeling was, Taker would get pushed to the absolute limit by Brock and maybe get stretchered out or something and next year we would see him finally toppled by someone like Roman Reigns. 22-0. That’s a good round number. 21-1 just doesn’t make sense. That was my logic.

But I feel like so many people felt the same way that I did, that while they all felt like the potential for a swerve was there, the interest in this match was rather tepid simply because everyone just assumed Undertaker was going to win.

You’re right, Greg. They got us. And props to them for having the balls to pull the trigger.

I think they may regret it in the long run. Because looking back, The Undertaker going 21-1 with his loss coming to Brock Lesnar isn’t going to be as special in the history books as say, Taker passing the torch to someone like Reigns.

But as far as short-term business is concerned, it’s fucking genius! They’ve gotten one hundred times more attention than they would have if Brock had lost. That’s a pretty good return on their risk.

@DansLastWord