5 Times The Undertaker's streak was booked to end and changed

#3 WrestleMania 9 – A Giant mistake avoided

What if Undertaker had lost his third ‘Mania match?

Can you imagine the streak never existing because The Undertaker lost his third WrestleMania match to The Giant Gonzalez?

Fortunately, Hulk Hogan’s politicking saved the day. The WWE had big plans for Gonzalez, which included going over The Undertaker and Hulk Hogan, before re-visiting The Undertaker feud in the summer.

However, instead of simply doing his tag match at WrestleMania 9 and then losing to Gonzalez at the 1993 King of the Ring on his way out, Hogan pitched the idea to leave WrestleMania 9 with the WWE Title after the Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna match (see video below), with him then dropping the belt back to Yokozuna at the King of the Ring.

Vince agreed, resulting in Gonzalez and The Undertaker ending in a lame feud-extending DQ. Fortunately, Vince soon soured on Gonzalez due to his poor in-ring performances and Gonzalez actually never scored any victories over The Undertaker at any event.

Close-o-Meter rating: 7/10.

The WWE did not need Gonzalez to beat Undertaker to move him onto Hogan. The DQ finish at WrestleMania 9 did not weaken Gonzalez too much and Undertaker could have sold the beating properly if they wanted him to take time off. However, rumours indicate that was indeed the plan until Hogan’s politics saved the day.

Nobody knows when exactly Hogan and McMahon planned to have the former win the belt, therefore, it is hard to judge exactly when the Hogan-Gonzalez program was scrapped, resulting in the streak being preserved.