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With the WrestleMania season approaching, one of the most heated debates in the professional wrestling business is about the Undertaker’s undefeated streak.
Many suggest that this will be Taker’s last WrestleMania while others think that the Phenom still has more to give. Either ways we are bound to see another epic encounter involving Taker at the grand stage of them all.
And the question that remains with paramount significance at the moment is: Who will face The Undertaker?
There are a lot of names that’s been discussed at the moment and the creative team has plenty of talent at their disposal. From John Cena to Dean Ambrose, a long list of names is rumored to be in the plans.
But here we are going to look into four big names that may well be potential streak Enders.
Undertaker and Brock Lesnar
At this moment this seems to be most likely match that could happen and sadly it could be the worse.
Coupling an aging Undertaker with a physically superior Brock Lesnar would only be wastage of talent. Lesnar could give a better match with someone who will be fit like Batista or Roman Reigns rather than beating up a battered Taker.
Though there will be an Underdog aspect to the whole thing, technically this match is bound to disappoint at all dimensions.
The only exciting prospect will be the involvement of Paul Heyman. Taker and Heyman have a lot of history among them. The mind games that the two used to pull off in the past set the standards for new age wrestlers and manager. But it could happen even if Heyman is put together with any other Lesnar.
Lesnar doesn’t add anything out of the ring other than his domination which makes Heyman a necessary entity. Then again apart from the exciting buildup there is nothing to look forward to this match. The predictably also rules this one as Taker will be destroyed for some time and then rising to win the match.
Batista
Batista and Undertaker
The WWE’s Christmas gift for the fans came in the form of Batista’s return. Majority of the fans who were drooling about seeing Goldberg or Steve Austin make a return didn’t even imagine about Batista making a return until the news broke on internet.
And after it finally was made official then the hype was surround that will face Batista. The situation will be pretty much similar when Taker makes his return. So the easiest move that the creative can make is to give Batista another shot at the Streak.
Batista has been there and done that once but the fans wouldn’t be in any repition mood as it’s been like 7 years since their first match.
But Batista would face the same problem that Lesnar is facing because he thrives on his sheer power. The aging Phenom wouldn’t be able to take a string of Batista bombs anymore nor will he be able to match Batista’s power.
However, the match will have a hot buildup than what Lesnar would get since Batista has been out of action for so long now. But the chances of WWE letting Batista ending the streak will be slim as he would only have a short stint at the company.
Goldberg
Goldberg
It might be a long shot to predict that there will be a match between Undertaker and Goldberg at WrestleMania but in the wrestling business you never know.
For starters, Goldberg has to make his return. It may sound easy but Goldberg and WWE haven’t been in good terms for some time now. He has been taking some cheap shots at Triple H and the company for some time now.
Despite all this I wouldn’t bet against a Goldberg return because even Eric Bischoff was hired by Vince McMahon after the Monday night wars. Things between Triple H and Goldberg are nowhere near that complicated.
If it happens, then all the creative needs would be to put in the superstars in some heated buildup. Both Taker and Goldberg own two of the most historical streaks in professional wrestling and that would be a right button to click.
A good Streaker vs. Streaker angle will give more dimensions to the match. Last time when CM Punk faced Taker he had to earn his chance which felt more than random.
The star quality and return hype of Goldberg would be enough to sell the tickets. The likeliness of Taker’s streak ending would be less however.
John Cena
John Cena and Undertaker
People say that they are fed up with John Cena winning every match and main eventing every pay-per-view but the truth is there is no one in the current active roster that could stir such emotions among the crowd than him.
Arguable, Cena vs. Undertaker will be the best option in many angles.
First of all, Cena isn’t physically dominant as the others on the list. He will be a smaller opponent to Taker and would easily hide Taker’s flaws that came with his age.
Secondly, the chances of Cena breaking the streak are higher than the sky itself. It would be the last and most important feather in his golden crown. The WWE would not hesitate either to make their top star even bigger.
Taker takes almost half year to go through surgeries and recover after his annual WrestleMania match. So is might be the right time to hang up his boot. The “Thirtieth” Anniversary edition also makes it a grander stage to do the same.
An end of an era could be witnessed if this goes down and the lack of predictability actually makes it a match worth waiting for.
