3 potential opponents for The Undertaker at next WWE Saudi Arabia show

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Could AJ Styles be one of The Undertaker's opponents?
Could AJ Styles be one of The Undertaker's opponents?

It's been reported that the legendary Undertaker won't be competing at this year's WrestleMania, but according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, The Deadman will have a match when WWE heads back to Saudi Arabia on May 3.

As of this writing, there hasn't been an official match made involving The Undertaker at May's show in Saudi Arabia, and there probably won't be an official announcement until after the conclusion of WrestleMania 35.

So, all we can do now is speculate as to who will challenge the future WWE Hall of Famer on the show, but due to The Undertaker's obvious physical limitations, they'll definitely have to book him against a super worker to ensure that his match isn't a complete disaster.

As for who could end up being in the ring with The Undertaker on May 3, well, there are a few names that would make total sense.


#3 Kofi Kingston

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It's hard to imagine that Kofi Kingston won't walk out of this coming Sunday's WrestleMania 35 with the WWE Championship, likely because Daniel Bryan still isn't interested in performing in Saudi Arabia, and you can bet that the company wants to bring their Champion to the show.

It would be odd to see The Undertaker challenge for the WWE Championship at this point in his career, but it'd be the perfect match for the Saudi Arabia card. Also, Kofi Kingston is known as one of, if not the most athletic guy on the WWE roster, so he'd definitely be able to help with hiding The Undertaker's physical limitations.

The obvious finish here would be to have Kofi Kingston retain the WWE Championship by any means possible, even if it's via disqualification or count out if the company, for whatever reason, doesn't want to actually beat "The Deadman."

#2 Rey Mysterio

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Another great match for WWE's Saudi Arabia show would be Rey Mysterio vs. The Undertaker, as the two have worked well together in the past. On top of that, one would assume that Mysterio is able to have a good match with just about anyone on the roster, even someone as limited as the legendary "Phenom."

If Mysterio ends up winning the United States Championship at WrestleMania, which doesn't seem likely, then the match could be spiced up by being a US Title match, although it'd be strange to see the ageing legend challenge for a secondary title at this point in his career.

It's more likely that, if this is the planned match for the May 3 Saudi Arabia show, Rey Mysterio will lose his US Championship match against Samoa Joe at this coming Sunday's WrestleMania, thus ensuring that his potential match against The Undertaker will be a non-title showcase.

#1 AJ Styles

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Prior to the 2017 WWE Royal Rumble, there was a rumor going around that the show would feature a WWE Championship match between AJ Styles and The Undertaker. Of course, the match never happened, but it could happen when the company heads to Saudi Arabia on May 3.

You could make the argument that AJ Styles is, hands down, the best in-ring worker in WWE today, so it would only make sense to book him against the limited Undertaker at next month's show.

Booking an AJ Styles vs. Undertaker match for the Saudi show would help generate a ton of interest for the May 3 show, and it would hopefully ensure that the "Phenom," who will have just turned 55 when the show takes place, will look good in the ring.

On top of that, this could be the last chance WWE has to book the AJ Styles vs. Undertaker dream match before the latter rides off into the sunset forever.

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