The Undertaker def CM Punk at WrestleMania 29 Results The undertaker 21-0
CM Punk came to WrestleMania to prove to the world that The
Undertaker was not a Demon from Death Valley, that his mythical urn was
nothing but a tin jar full of a dirt, that The Deadman’s storied Streak
was just another record waiting to be broken.
On The Grandest Stage of Them All, Punk faced the same reality as 20 other Superstars before him — the legend of The Phenom is not just “hocus pocus.”
In
what was perhaps the most personal of The Deadman’s 21 WrestleMania
matches, Undertaker successfully defended his flawless Show of Shows
record against a Superstar flagrant enough to publically desecrate the
memory of Undertaker’s close friend and former manager, Paul Bearer.
Last seen pouring the contents of Bearer’s hallowed urn on top of The
Phenom’s fallen body, Punk was black-hearted in his pursuit to get
inside The Deadman’s head, but he did not consider what it would be like
to deal with the devils that dwell inside.
Entering Met Life Stadium to the bombast of a live Living Colour performance of his “Cult of Personality” theme, Punk walked fearlessly onto a battlefield where icons like Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Ric Flair had fallen before him. Was it confidence? Arrogance? It may have been both, but the wicked iconoclast from unforgiving Chicago streets did not lose his will when The Deadman approached him through bolts of lightning and plumes of fire in an entrance that has been intimidating challengers since the days when Hulk Hogan was WWE Champion.
On The Grandest Stage of Them All, Punk faced the same reality as 20 other Superstars before him — the legend of The Phenom is not just “hocus pocus.”
In
what was perhaps the most personal of The Deadman’s 21 WrestleMania
matches, Undertaker successfully defended his flawless Show of Shows
record against a Superstar flagrant enough to publically desecrate the
memory of Undertaker’s close friend and former manager, Paul Bearer.
Last seen pouring the contents of Bearer’s hallowed urn on top of The
Phenom’s fallen body, Punk was black-hearted in his pursuit to get
inside The Deadman’s head, but he did not consider what it would be like
to deal with the devils that dwell inside.Entering Met Life Stadium to the bombast of a live Living Colour performance of his “Cult of Personality” theme, Punk walked fearlessly onto a battlefield where icons like Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Ric Flair had fallen before him. Was it confidence? Arrogance? It may have been both, but the wicked iconoclast from unforgiving Chicago streets did not lose his will when The Deadman approached him through bolts of lightning and plumes of fire in an entrance that has been intimidating challengers since the days when Hulk Hogan was WWE Champion.
The Straight Edge Superstar was his most dangerous when he played by
the rules. Countering the best The Deadman threw at him on multiple
occasions, Punk made it clear that he had been studying The Phenom’s
playbook since he was in middle school. By the time the Chicago native
splayed The Undertaker across a ringside table and blasted him with an
elbow drop from the turnbuckle, it became apparent that The Streak was
very much in danger.
Willed to the ring by what can only be
described as supernatural force, The Deadman avoided a count-out loss by
nanoseconds. From there, the one-upmanship between the two warriors was
off the charts. When The Undertaker locked in Hell’s Gate, Punk
countered with a creative pin attempt. When The Straight Edge Superstar
connected with the Go to Sleep, The Phenom bounced back with a
Tombstone. How Punk was able to kick out of that will be questioned for
years to come.
The final moment nearly came when The Deadman went for the Last Ride and Punk responded by smashing him in the head with the urn. Crossing Undertaker’s arms upon his chest and sticking his tongue out at the WWE Universe, the unapologetic menace came closer than maybe anyone to pinning The Phenom on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
Willed to the ring by what can only be
described as supernatural force, The Deadman avoided a count-out loss by
nanoseconds. From there, the one-upmanship between the two warriors was
off the charts. When The Undertaker locked in Hell’s Gate, Punk
countered with a creative pin attempt. When The Straight Edge Superstar
connected with the Go to Sleep, The Phenom bounced back with a
Tombstone. How Punk was able to kick out of that will be questioned for
years to come.The final moment nearly came when The Deadman went for the Last Ride and Punk responded by smashing him in the head with the urn. Crossing Undertaker’s arms upon his chest and sticking his tongue out at the WWE Universe, the unapologetic menace came closer than maybe anyone to pinning The Phenom on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
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