This week on SmackDown Live’s 900th episode, The Undertaker returned. And by returned, I don’t just mean for a quick hello-and-goodbye appearance. He actually stated that he’s on his way back to SmackDown Live as a member of the roster. In his own words, he said that WrestleMania will no longer define him.
There were five current superstars in the ring with him, at least one of whom (AJ Styles) needs to step into the ring with The Deadman before he calls it quits.
There are plenty of other guys on the WWE roster, both on SmackDown Live and on Monday Night Raw, that The Undertaker simply should not share the ring with in a one-on-one match.
Let’s take a look at five such Superstars!
#5 Randy Orton
The Undertaker and Randy Orton have a storied history. They spent most of 2005 trying to tear each other apart, and the feud (and matches) even included Randy’s Hall of Famer father, “Cowboy” Bob Orton.
With everything they did that year, which included Orton setting a casket on fire with Undertaker inside and finishing the feud with a Hell in a Cell match, it is best to leave the feud alone.
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Chances are that at some point they will meet in a tag team match that involves Bray Wyatt and Kane, but in terms of one-on-one, WWE should leave that to Bray Wyatt.
It would be nice to see Wyatt get his win back from WrestleMania 31, but I won’t hold my breath on that. It would also be amazing to see Luke Harper get a chance to go toe-to-toe with ‘Taker in a singles match.
Not Randy Orton, though. I know they are both different wrestlers now, 11 years later, but we’ve already been there and done that.
#4 Brock Lesnar
By no means whatsoever should Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker ever step foot into a wrestling ring at the same time ever again.
That even includes tag team matches. This rivalry has gone everywhere it possibly can, but you know that WWE loves to continue going to the well, so it wouldn’t be a huge shock if they tried to squeeze one more match out of these two men.
It should not happen, though, and Undertaker should probably be kept far away from RAW wrestlers in general.
#3 Shane McMahon
Undertaker literally tipped his hat to Shane McMahon on SmackDown Live and called him a tough son of a gun. Shane is crazy, and he’s also crazy competitive. With Undertaker basically threatening Shane’s superstars (with the punishment of death?) if they lose at Survivor Series, Shane ‘O Mac may take offence.
If he does, it could lead to WWE attempting to do another match between the two men, possibly even at TLC, just so they can have McMahon do some new crazy bump that sees him fall from a very high place through a very painful prop.
It would be a mistake to have Shane McMahon try to avenge his loss at WrestleMania, and it would be a mistake for him to try to defend the honour of his roster by taking things into his own hands against The Undertaker in a physical manner.
#2 Kane
You just know that WWE wants to run this match one more time.
They might even have it pencilled in for next year’s Survivor Series as a retirement match for Undertaker. He finishes his career at the same event that he started his tenure in the WWE with and does it against one of the men who helped define his career in the ring.
They ran a big, horrible feud between the two men (over the World Title, at that!) back in 2010 and the results were absolutely disastrous.
Would The Undertaker vs. Kane, one last time, at Survivor Series 2017 make sense as a good career send-off? Sure. Should WWE make it happen? No, thank you.
#1 Roman Reigns
Reigns must be kept away from The Undertaker. If either of his two big main event pushes had succeeded this would be a different story, but that isn’t the case.
Thankfully Roman is on RAW, so they aren’t likely to have a chance to cross paths until SummerSlam at the earliest, but no matter when it could be, it would be a bad idea.
The Undertaker is best served filling out his career with matches against guys like AJ Styles that will put a big stamp in the books of both of their careers. It would also be a major dream match.
‘Taker should also share the squared circle (with a victory or defeat) against a guy like Baron Corbin, who has the opportunity to become a big star if WWE books him right. There is also John Cena to worry about, which is THE marquee dream match left for both Cena and Undertaker.
Sorry, Roman fans, but there is nowhere The Big Dog fits in when it comes to getting into the ring with The Undertaker.
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