WWE Wrestlemania 28: Who Could Have the Next Undefeated Streak?

The Streak. 

Although The Undertaker has accomplished a plethora of incredible things throughout his storied WWE career, that’s what he’ll always be remembered for: going 19-0 (soon to be 20) at WrestleMania. 

It’s an undefeated streak that most wrestling fans think will never be matched. The logic is that no one, no matter how young, over or talented, will ever go on a substantial winning streak at the WWE’s biggest pay-per-view of the year. 

And truth be told, the odds are against it because the most obvious challengers to The Streak have already lost at WrestleMania at least once. Randy Orton, John Cena, CM Punk and Sheamus have all tasted defeat on the grandest stage of them all. 

So if not any of the WWE’s four biggest stars, who? 

Of the “next tier” of up-and-coming superstars, the following have all already lost at WrestleMania (main card only) at least once: Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett and Kofi Kingston, among others. 

Three other up-and-comers—Sin Cara, Zack Ryder and Daniel Bryan—have yet to even have their first WrestleMania match, so theoretically, I guess they’re still alive in the sweepstakes to be the next WWE superstar with an undefeated streak at WrestleMania. 

But only one rising star has never lost on the main card of WrestleMania: The Miz. 

Yes, The Miz lost a pre-show dark match at WrestleMania 25 in 2009 when he and John Morrison fell to The Colons (Primo and Carlito) in a tag-team titles unification bout. But this is the WWE and the results of dark matches are generally swept under the rug. 

The Miz is 2-0 on the main card at WrestleMania, having won the WWE Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania 26 in 2010, when he and The Big Show—collectively known as ShowMiz—beat John Morrison and R-Truth in the show opener. And of course, he also beat John Cena for the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 27. 

Of all the superstars currently on the main roster, The Miz is in the best position to go on a magical winning streak that could potentially extend his Ws into the double digits. 

For starters, he doesn’t have much competition. As noted before, most of the WWE’s fastest rising stars have already earned themselves a loss or two at WrestleMania, meaning that even someone who could be around for the next 20 years (like Rhodes) is never going to be 15-0 at WrestleMania. 

It’s not just what his fellow WWE superstars have or haven’t done that sets The Miz apart from them. It’s what The Miz himself has done both on the grandest stage of them all and in the WWE in general. 

He’s had just two opportunities to compete at WrestleMania and he won both matches, including one in the main event against the WWE’s biggest star. He also had the longest WWE Championship run in recent history and has generally been treated like a bigger star than most other guys in the company. 

How many superstars have been thrust into the middle of the feud between Cena and The Rock? How many superstars have wrestled against The Rock in the last eight years or went toe-to-toe with The Rock on the microphone? 

Not many. But The Miz has done both of those things. 

Clearly, the WWE sees something in The Miz if the creative team and Vince McMahon are willing to send him out to talk shows, have him do all this PR work for the company and put him in the ring with two of the biggest names in wrestling history. 

Ziggler, Rhodes and Barrett can’t say that. Neither can Kingston, Del Rio or Bryan. 

The Miz is never going to legitimately threaten The Undertaker’s 20-0 mark, but he might very well go on a lengthy winning streak that will still be going on 10 years from now.

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