Then Bray Wyatt burst onto the scene. Bray Wyatt is a demonic, backwoods psychopath who terrifies the living daylights out of me. As I watched him wrestle and listened to his lunatic rants, I realized that finally, a wrestler had come along who could carry the torch that The Undertaker lit. When I saw a commercial promoting their upcoming clash at Wrestlemania, it gave me goosebumps.
Then I remembered that The Undertaker had already had "The Streak" ended by Brock Lesnar last year.
Losing your virginity before marriage is as dumb as having The Undertaker lose to Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania. Image from Jim Ross at Fox Sports (Link to: http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/wrestlemania-30-recap-brock-lesnar-ends-undertaker-winning-streak-21-matches-daniel-bryan-wwe-champ-040614)
The Undertaker's "Streak" was his undefeated Wrestlemania record. No matter what happened during the rest of the year, he always managed to win at WWE's biggest PPV. That came to an end when, to everybody's shock, Brock Lesnar defeated him at Wrestlemania 30 in 2014. The same Brock Lesnar who only wrestled in four matches during that entire year.
Brock Lesnar may be an impressive and talented athlete, but, unlike Bray Wyatt, he really hasn't dedicated his life to the WWE. He simply hasn't done (and, due to his battle with diverticulitis, probably can't do) enough to deserve to end "The Streak." If The Undertaker had given this honor to Bray Wyatt, he would have ended his WWE legacy with a bang and made Wyatt "The Phenom" of the next generation. Unfortunately, because the Deadman's "Streak" was squandered on someone who didn't deserve it, a victory over him at Wrestlemania doesn't mean anything anymore. Should Bray Wyatt defeat "The Phenom", it won't be a big deal, because Brock Lesnar already beat him to it.
Like allowing a wrestler to end "The Streak", giving your virginity to someone is a once-in-a-lifetime gift. Sadly, many young Christians allow their chastity "Streak" be ended by someone who doesn't deserve it. They give themselves to their bff's totally ripped older brother when they are in high school or to the smoking hot babe down the hall when they are a college freshman. Some Christians allow it to end as early as middle school, throwing away their "Streak" before they can even comprehend how valuable it is. However it happens, when these Christians finally meet their spouse and give their bodies to them, it doesn't really mean anything because their "Streak" has already been ended by someone else. That's one reason why I am preserving mine. If my future wife found out that I threw away my virginity on some 22-year-old model who I'd only dated a few times, I doubt she would be eager for the opportunity to become my silver medal (or "Intercontinental champion" in WWE terms).
Even though I will always respect what The Undertaker has done, the "Brock Lesnar blemish" will always be on his pro wrestling career. Likewise, if you lose your virginity before marriage, that blemish will always be on your romantic career. Granted, you can still have a wonderful marriage and lead others to Christ if you repent and give your past over to God. However, your marriage will never be as great as it could have been.
Don't let a romantic "Brock Lesnar" convince you to let them end your chastity "Streak" with the dating equivalents of freak athleticism and an incredible physique: looks, money, power, and social status. Even though those things might impress you now, if God doesn't intend for that person to share the romantic "WWE" of a Christ-centered marriage with you, you will just be wasting your time on someone who isn't willing or able to take it to the next level. Save your "Streak" for the one who shares your dedication to Christ: your future spouse. And put them over by allowing them to end it on the "Wrestlemania" of romance: the wedding night.
James 1:12 "Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him." (NIV)
