In The Arena: The New Day come out to the stage and announce tonight’s attendance of over 75,000 fans, pyro firing off into the sky.

Match #10 is No Holds Barred: Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker
Jim Ross has joined commentary for this match. Reigns comes right in at the bell, Undertaker blocks the right hand and scores with shots of his own, dumps The Big Dog to the outside and informs him that it’s his yard. Roman slides right back in and gets caught by more heavy shots, The Deadman throws him back out, claims it’s still his yard and Reigns regroups. He climbs up to the apron and surprises Taker with a hot shot, steps inside and walks into a big fist, fires back with uppercuts, clotheslines The Demon of Death Valley outside and Undertaker lands on his feet.

He drags The Big Dog out and drives him into the steel steps, tosses him into the squared circle, climbs inside, irish whip to the ropes is reversed and Reigns delivers a Samoan Drop. He puts the boots to The Phenom, connects with a big headbutt, The Deadman falls out to the floor, Roman comes out in pursuit and walks into an uppercut. The Demon of Death Valley powers Reigns up over his shoulder, The Big Dog slides out behind, shoves him face-first into the ring post, then decks him with the Drive-By. He rolls Undertaker back inside, The Phenom staggers to the corner, Roman puts the boots to him, unloads with stiff uppercuts, they exchange blows and Taker gets the better of it.

He sends, The Big Dog to the ropes for a back body drop, Reigns counters with a kick, The Undertaker absorbs it, batters him with the heavy artillery, then whips him to the corner and charges in with a clothesline. He drops Roman on the turnbuckle with snake eyes, hits the ropes for a big boot, makes a cover and gets a 2 count. The Deadman calls for a Chokeslam, Reigns rolls away to the outside, tries to surprise him with another Drive-By, but gets rocked in mid-air with a stiff punch. Taker clears off the announce table, rams The Big Dog head-first off of it, scores with a headbutt, but Reigns explodes back up with a Drive-By using the announce desk.

He measures for another, gets caught by the throat, Undertaker plants him on the German announce table with a Chokeslam, then clears off the Spanish announce desk. He stands on the announce table and calls for a Tombstone, Roman explodes up, splits him with a Spear and both guys crash through the Spanish table. The Big Dog climbs into the ring and yells at Taker about it being his yard, The Phenom sits up, staggers back into the ring, Reigns is there to meet him with boots and knees, corners him and unleashes a barrage of clotheslines. Roman climbs to the 2nd rope and rains down with heavy fists, talks some trash, The Demon of Death Valley powers him out for a Last Ride, falls into a cover and gains a near fall. The Deadman rolls out of the ring and grabs a chair, slides back in, Roman tries to snag it, gets dropped by a big boot, Taker picking the chair up and burying it into Reigns’ spine.

He cracks The Big Dog across the back multiple times, gets set for a Chokeslam, Roman sees it coming and again rolls outside to escape. Undertaker tries to go out after him, they both slide right back in, Reigns connects with a Superman Punch, rushes in for another, attempts a third Superman Punch, but gets caught by the neck, then driven into the chair with a Chokeslam for a count of 2. The Phenom calls for a Tombstone, muscles The Big Dog up and spikes him with it, crosses the arms across the chest, but Reigns just kicks out at 2. The Undertaker looks stunned, looks to drag Roman back up for another Tombstone, Reigns slides out of it, looks to haul him over his shoulder, but they botch the spot. Roman instead connects with another Superman Punch for a count of 2, sets Taker in his sights and scores with a Spear, crawls over to make a cover, but gets surprised by Hell’s Gate.

The Big Dog reaches the ropes with his feet to force a break, The Demon of Death Valley crawls to get the chair, Reigns stomps on it, picks it up and batters Taker numerous times with it. He tells The Undertaker to stay down, continues to hammer him with chair shots to the spine, The Deadman uses the ropes to pull himself to his feet, turns around and gets rocked by another Spear, just barely kicking out at 2. The Big Dog looks perplexed, gets in position, Taker drags himself up again, gets lit up by a Spear, but still kicks out at 2. Reigns looks to be getting frustrated, lays Undertaker out with a Superman Punch, The Phenom starts to sit-up, but collapses back down.

Taker struggles back to his knees, tells Reigns he’s not the boss of him, Roman clobbers him with uppercuts, hits the ropes for a Spear, hooks the leg and puts it away.
Winner: Roman Reigns (Spear)

• After The Bell: The Big Dog looks somber over what he had to do and walks away to the back, fireworks going off from the stage and around the stadium as he raises his hands in victory. The Undertaker is left laying in the middle of the ring, a “Thank You Taker” chant breaks out and he sits back up. He gets back to his feet, dawns his hat and coat again, looks around the arena and gets a standing ovation. He takes off his gloves and drops them in the center of the ring, folds up his coat and places it on the mat, removes his hat and lays it on top before making his exit, kissing his wife as he leaves up the ramp to another standing ovation.
• EA’s Take: For a guy who severely needs a hip replacement and has been in tremendous pain, Undertaker seemingly blocked it out and we got a great main event match. I’ll forever feel like Bray Wyatt should have been the guy to really go over The Deadman at WrestleMania, but we can’t turn back time now and whether we like it or not, Reigns is really the only choice for this spot. So to nobody’s surprise this is the end of an era as Undertaker is certainly finished now and for anyone who complained about him coming back for WrestleMania the last couple of years, I surely hope you regret it now. The Undertaker is THE greatest Superstar in WWE history, bottom line.

EA’s Finisher: Top-to-bottom, this WrestleMania will stand the test of time as one of the greatest ever. There wasn’t a weak match on the card and although I didn’t necessarily agree with all the decisions made in terms of who went over, you can’t really have too much of a gripe about the action. Certainly the return of The Hardys will go down as a tremendous WrestleMania moment, but this will one hundred percent be remembered as the final ride of The Deadman. On a night where everyone delivered, it’s hard to find anything to complain about that doesn’t involve who defeated who. Well, I guess I could piss and moan about the length of the show because it is a little absurd, but with no holes anywhere to be seen, that’s the definition of a knit-pick.

Top Three To Watch
1 – The Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns
2 – Triple H vs. Seth Rollins
3 – AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon

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