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WrestleMania countdown: The Undertaker retires Shawn Michaels

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We head back to WrestleMania XXVI where Shawn Michaels fell in defeat to The Undertaker in a Streak v Career match

With just 48 hours to go until the big one, we look back on the final chapter in the story of Mr WrestleMania, Shawn Michaels.

Michaels became so synonymous with WWE's biggest event of the year that his nickname went from being the Heartbreak Kid to Mr WrestleMania.

Few could perhaps predict the impact Michaels would have on the company, the event and its history when he made his first few Mania appearances alongside Marty Jannetty as the much-loved Rockers.

But there was a sign of things to come in the ladder match against Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X, a contest which ushered in a new era of stipulation matches and dispelled any doubts about Michaels' qualities as a top-level star.

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He was involved in the Mike Tyson angle with Steve Austin and retired the legendary Ric Flair in arguably the most emotional moment in WrestleMania history.

His best matches came against The Undertaker, and so it was entirely apposite that it should be The Phenom who took him on in a career-versus-streak bout at WrestleMania XXVI.

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The contest was one for the ages and you can relive it by clicking on the video above.

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