18 Men Have Come, and 18 Men Have Fallen (Wrestlemania Results)

The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels in a streak vs. career match in 24:00.
Shawn did the “throat slash” gesture to Taker, which pissed him off. Face paced opening two minutes with Taker hitting Old School, but possibly legitimately coming up with a bum knee.

The pace slowed down a bit as Taker and then Shawn enjoyed advantages. Shawn nearly hit SCM out of nowhere. While Taker worked on the arm and shoulder, Shawn worked on the leg. He attempted a figure four, but Taker fought out and both men ended up on the floor. Taker rammed Shawn’s back into the ring post.
Taker hit the apron leg drop. Shawn rolled back into the ring. He rested enough to apply the figure four when Taker came back into the ring. Taker momentarily reversed the hold by turning over on his front, but Shawn quickly broke the hold.
They engaged in a war of punches vs. chops. Michaels kipped up right into a chokeslam. Taker immediately went for the cover and Michaels kicked out at two. Taker attempted a Tombstone but Shawn reversed it into an ankle lock. Shawn laid down on it in the middle of the ring.
With Taker on the floor, Shawn attempted his patented springboard high cross body, but Taker caught him. At first, it was unclear what he wanted to do, but he positioned for and hit the Tombstone on the floor. It took awhile, but Taker made the cover in the ring and only scored a two count.
Taker went for the Last Ride, but his leg gave out and Shawn covered for a two count. He went to the top and tried the elbow, but Taker rose his knees. Taker locked in Hell’s Gate, but Shawn rolled over into a pinning combination and Taker barely kicked out at two.
As both men rose to their feet, Shawn hit Sweet Chin Music, but Taker kicked out at two. He set it up again but Taker had yet to get to his feet. He caught Shawn’s foot and used to his strength to hit a full force Last Ride. Despite immediately covering Shawn, Taker was not able to get the win.
On the floor, Taker prepped the Spanish announce table. He was going to hit the Last Ride but Shawn hit SCM instead. Taker was laid out on the table. Shawn climbed the ropes and some idiot stood right in the middle of the shot. “Get out of the way,” yelled Cole.
Michaels hit a moonsault through Taker and the table. He was pumped afterward. He forcefully rolled Taker back in the ring, hit SCM again and covered Taker. I thought it was over at this point but Taker kicked out again at two. Wow. Michaels waited for Taker to get up.
He attempted SCM again but Taker caught him and hit a chokeslam. Taker could barely stand up. Taker hit the Tombstone, but if you watched Shawn’s eyes, you knew he was going to kick out, and he did. Damn. This is great. Michaels remained on his back and Taker struggled to his feet.
Taker stood over Michaels and in the middle of the throat slashed gesture, he stopped. He looked down at Michaels and basically begged him to stay down. He pulled Michaels up and their eyes met. Michaels did another throat slash gesture and slapped Taker. An enraged Taker hit a violent Tombstone and pinned Michaels, ending his career…
After the match, Taker sat on his knees and stared at his defeated and worthy adversary. Taker rose to his feet and limped around the ring as Michaels remained motionless in the ring. Taker posed as the lights went off, fireworks lit up the inside and outside of the arena, and “18-0″ graced the big screen.
The lights went back on and Taker pulled Shawn to his feet. They locked eyes, shook hands, and hugged. Taker, in a respectful move, left the ring as the crowd paid their last respects to Shawn Michaels and his legendary career.
Shawn thanked the crowd as they thanked him. He had a look of relief and content on his nearly tear soaked face. King called it “the ultimate WrestleMania moment.” Shawn left the ring and shook hands with the fans as he walked up the ramp. He applauded the crowd as he took one final look. “Goodbye, we’ll miss you,” said King…