5 WWE Superstars who were undefeated for more than a year in singles competition

Over the years, we've seen a bunch of WWE Superstars receiving mega pushes that lasted for months on end. A select few lasted for years, case in point being Brock Lesnar's monster run that kicked off in 2014 at WrestleMania 30. Many of these pushes see the WWE Superstar in question winning matches one after the other, with a couple of rare losses sprinkled in between.

In some cases, WWE goes out of its way to protect the Superstar in the squared circle, by booking them to win every single match during the push. WCW did this with Goldberg in the 90s and created one of the biggest stars in the industry in the process. WWE managed to execute this kind of booking successfully as well, on many occasions. In this slideshow, we will take a look at 5 WWE Superstars who were undefeated for over a year, in singles matches.

#5 Brock Lesnar (2016-18)

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At Survivor Series 2016, we witnessed WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg handling Brock Lesnar like a ragdoll and squashing him in a matter of minutes. Goldberg had returned to WWE after 12 long years. There wouldn't have been a better way for him to declare that he still had it, than pinning Lesnar in a quick outing. Following the loss, Lesnar kicked off an undefeated streak that lasted for over two years. It began when Lesnar defeated Rusev at a WWE Live show in Mexico.

Lesnar again met Goldberg at WrestleMania 33 and finally scored a pin over his arch-nemesis, thus winning the Universal title. What followed was a 503-days long Universal title reign, with Lesnar putting down everyone coming in his path of destruction. This included Samoa Joe, Braun Strowman, AJ Styles, and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 34. Lesnar finally lost the belt to Reigns at WWE SummerSlam 2018, thus marking the end of his dominant run.

#4 Aleister Black (2019-20)

In January 2019, Tommaso Ciampa defeated Aleister Black in an NXT Championship match at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix. Black went on to wrestle a handful of matches on WWE NXT and made his way to the main roster. Black and Ricochet wrestled a bunch of tag-team bouts, including a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team match at WrestleMania 35. The match featured The Usos, Cesaro & Sheamus, and Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura as well, with the SmackDown Tag Team Titles on the line. Black & Ricochet failed to win the titles in the end, with The Usos retaining the belts when all was said and done. Soon after, Black went solo and continued his winning streak in singles competition.

Cesaro, Andrade, Erick Rowan, and many others attempted to put him down, but no one succeeded in doing so. On the March 2, 2020 edition of WWE RAW, Black took on all three members of The O.C. in separate matches and finally suffered his first pinfall loss after leaving WWE NXT. He would soon exact revenge on Styles at Elimination Chamber, by pinning him this time around.

#3 Asuka (2015-18)

It won't be a stretch to say that Asuka's record is the most impressive on this list. The Empress of Tomorrow made her debut in late 2015 and defeated Dana Brooke in her first match. Little did anyone know that this would be the first of a long string of singles victories for Asuka, and she would go on to remain undefeated for 914 days in singles competition in WWE. Asuka ran roughshod over the NXT Women's roster over the next three years. She defeated Bayley for the NXT Women's title at NXT TakeOver: Dallas in 2016. Asuka crushed everyone in her path for the next two years, including Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch, and Nikki Cross.

After breaking her right collarbone in a match, Asuka was forced to relinquish the NXT Women's title, thus ending her run with the belt at 510 days. She soon made her way out of NXT and defeated Emma at WWE TLC 2017 to continue her winning streak. The streak finally ended at WWE WrestleMania 34, where Charlotte Flair successfully defended her SmackDown Women's title against The Empress of Tomorrow.

#2 The Undertaker (2014-15)

At WrestleMania 30 in 2014, the WWE Universe witnessed possibly the most shocking moment in the history of this business. The Undertaker lost to Brock Lesnar and his legendary undefeated streak at The Show of Shows came to an end. The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak was a major USP for WWE's biggest event every year, and many couldn't believe that Vince McMahon would decide to put an end to it. Fans were a bit worried heading into WrestleMania, as Lesnar had always dominated The Undertaker during their previous encounters. But no one had imagined that The Beast would break the streak that had been built up for more than two decades.

The next singles match that The Undertaker lost was against Brock Lesnar inside Hell In A Cell, more than a year later. Between these two losses, The Undertaker remained undefeated, with his first victory coming against Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 31. This was followed by a submission win over Brock Lesnar at WWE SummerSlam 2015. The Deadman teamed up with Kane in his next three outings in wining efforts against Braun Strowman and Luke Harper.

#1 Goldberg (2000-04)

After WCW folded in early 2001, Goldberg was among the stars who didn't go to WWE. He returned to the squared circle in August 2002, with a win over Satoshi Kojima in AJPW. Goldberg joined WWE in mid-2003 and put down The Rock in his first match for the company. This was the beginning of an incredibly dominant run for him on WWE RAW. He defeated several big names, and also held the World title for a short period. Goldberg lost the belt in a Triple Threat match at Armageddon 2003, and later kicked off a rivalry with Brock Lesnar.

Goldberg defeated The Beast at WrestleMania 20, following which both men left WWE. This winning streak had kicked off when WCW was still around, and Goldberg defeated Lex Luger on a WCW Live show in late 2000. Before this match, Goldberg had lost to Scott Steiner via TKO at Fall Brawl 2000. The streak lasted for over four years, over four different promotions (WCW, AJPW, Wrestle-1, and WWE). It could technically be stretched till 2017 in the record books, as there was a 12-year period between his two matches against Brock Lesnar where he didn't wrestle at all.

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