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We are just three months away from the 35th edition of WrestleMania, and if there is one thing for certain- it's the fact that we will see The Undertaker competing in a WrestleMania match.
Despite The Streak being over, The Phenom remains an important figure on the WWE roster. And whether he appears on Raw or SmackDown Live, there is no doubt that he will always have the approval of the crowd.
At last year's WrestleMania, we saw Undertaker face John Cena in a match where The Phenom didn't even need to show up for the build-up. But this year has been a more active year for Undertaker than usual- as we've seen him face Rusev at The Greatest Royal Rumble 2018 event. He's also gone up against Triple H in a No Disqualification Match at Super Show-Down 2018, as well as facing D-Generation X alongside Kane at Crown Jewel 2018.
Here is a list of 5 superstars on the current main roster that have a big possibility of becoming The Undertaker's opponent at Wrestlemania 35.
#5 Shinsuke Nakamura
There is no denying that The King of Strong Style would a fantastic opponent for The Undertaker.
Despite the fact that Nakamura hasn't been booked the best as of late, he is still the winner of the 2017 Royal Rumble- as well as a former US Champion, which you can't take away from him at all. He still receives reactions from the fans, and Nakamura has a great heel character which has proven to work for him.
He is currently embroiled in a rivalry against Rusev for the US Championship- but the fact that he no longer holds the US title might be an indication that WWE may have bigger plans for him. A match with The Undertaker would be a dream match for many wrestling fans all over the world, as we have never seen the two men face each other before.
Nakamura doesn't have the best of mic skills, but as we've seen during his rivalry with AJ Styles- he can certainly hold his own in a promo despite English being his second language. And we've also seen an improvement in Nakamura's English which has benefitted him during his segments.
You could argue that Nakamura has lost the mystique that he once had when he first arrived at Smackdown, but it wouldn't be hard for him to regain that mystique at all. A simple confrontation between The Undertaker and Shinsuke Nakamura at the Royal Rumble event would work wonders for the pair of them if this rivalry was ever to come into full force.
The Undertaker could eliminate Nakamura in the Royal Rumble match, before having Nakamura eventually rush back into the ring to attack and eliminate The Phenom out of anger and retaliation. This could be the best way to plant seeds for their rivalry, if it was to happen, in the build-up for Wrestlemania 35.
We still don't know for certain if The Undertaker will even be at the Royal Rumble event, but he did compete in the 2018 Royal Rumble match as well as The Greatest Royal Rumble 2018- which might boost the idea of Taker being a surprise entrant for this year's blockbuster match.
#4 Samoa Joe
The Samoan Submission Machine comes at #4 on this list.
Despite Samoa Joe not having the best booking on the main roster, he has still been booked to be dominant and strong. His most personal rivalry as of yet has been against AJ Styles, in a feud that he might not have won- but he still came out of it looking like a devastating heel.
Joe has been having troubles with Jeff Hardy from the SmackDown roster, but it doesn't seem as if this rivalry with Hardy will be developed any further as we saw Joe comfortably defeat Jeff Hardy on the 1st January 2018 edition of SmackDown Live. He later went on to compete in the 5 Way Match on the same night, with the winner gaining a WWE Championship title shot at Royal Rumble, but he was unable to win the match.
The Destroyer would make a very credible opponent for The Undertaker because of his size and his promo abilities. Joe could carry this rivalry on his back without a problem if The Phenom wasn't able to appear for the build-up.
You could have The Undertaker appear on an episode of Smackdown to hype up his WrestleMania 35 plans, and all you would need is an interruption from Samoa Joe. Joe could state that he's had enough of The Undertaker showing up to the WWE whenever he feels like it, and the fact that he is constantly taking opportunities away from people like him makes him sick.
Whenever it comes to Joe rumbling on the mic, you know that he's going to speak with passion and fire. A potential match featuring Samoa Joe and The Undertaker is also one that we've never seen before as The Samoan Submission Machine definitely has what it takes to be a worthy opponent for The Phenom at Wrestlemania 35.
#3 Kane
At No. 3 on this list, we have The Undertaker's very kayfabe brother- The Big Red Machine ie. Kane.
As we are emerging into the end of The Phenom's wrestling career, another realistic opponent for him would be none other than Kane. This is a match that many fans have mixed opinions on, but it's certainly a match that would make sense in terms of storyline.
We saw The Brothers of Destruction reunite at Crown Jewel 2018 where they went head to head with D-Generation X in a tag team match that received negative reviews from critics. This match came to end when Triple H hit Kane with a Pedigree to gain the win for his team.
Kane and The Undertaker have battled many, many times before in the WWF- as their feud is known to be a very historic rivalry that old school wrestling fans will remember for a long time. As a matter of fact, The Undertaker was Kane's very first rivalry in the WWE and it was revealed that the two men were storyline brothers.
One possible reasoning for this feud could be because of The Brothers of Destruction's loss at Crown Jewel 2018- as Kane could turn heel by blaming The Undertaker for their loss and not doing enough to help him during their match against DX before challenging him to a match at Wrestlemania 35.
We have seen Kane and The Undertaker compete before at Wrestlemania 14, in a match where The Phenom defeated The Big Red Machine.
But we've also witnessed Taker have WrestleMania rematches with Shawn Michaels & Triple H before, so it's not unlikely that this match may occur.
Despite the fact that Kane is currently the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee- we did see him return for the huge tag team match at Crown Jewel 2018, which means that Kane could easily make another return to the WWE for a final rivalry with his brother.
#2 Braun Strowman
The Monster Among Men arrives at No. 2 on this list.
Braun Strowman is currently scheduled for a Universal Championship Match against Brock Lesnar at Royal Rumble, but there are rumours that he is not expected to win the match against Lesnar. Without a shadow of a doubt, Strowman would be a fantastic choice to go up against The Phenom.
We have seen confrontations between Strowman and Undertaker before, especially during the build-up for the Wrestlemania 33 bout between The Undertaker and Roman Reigns.
As a matter of fact, Strowman was rumoured to be The Undertaker's opponent at Wrestlemania 32- but it was an idea that didn't come into fruition, most likely due to Strowman not being established enough.
But in 2019, despite the fact that Strowman hasn't won a world title- he is more than established enough to go toe to toe with The Undertaker.
The last time we saw The Undertaker & Braun Strowman in a WWE ring was when we saw The Undertaker show Strowman respect at the 2018 Madison Square Garden event.
The basis of this rivalry could be very simple, even though the two men have enough respect for each other- this is still a dog-eat-dog world. Strowman could have intentions of doing what Roman Reigns and John Cena couldn't do, and that is officially retiring The Undertaker from the WWE.
And as we saw with The Undertaker's rivalries with Reigns and Cena, a heel turn wouldn't even be required from Strowman as he is best when playing the role of a tweener. WWE has teased a match between the two multiple times, and it's highly likely that we might see it develop into something big for this year's WrestleMania 35 event.
#1 AJ Styles
And finally, at No.1 we have none other than AJ Styles.
There isn't a more perfect opponent for The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 35 than Styles himself. The tag-line could be "The Phenom vs. The Phenomenal One" and it would be more than enough to generate tickets and create a marquee match for the event.
WWE has already shown that AJ Styles is one of the biggest stars on their rosters today, as we've seen with his long reign with the WWE Championship that lasted over 371 days, which is over a year. He is scheduled for a match against Daniel Bryan with the title on the line at the Royal Rumble, but it's unlikely that Styles will regain the title as Bryan has only just recently won it.
We have seen this match be rumoured for the last two Wrestlemania events, and there isn't anything to dispute the possibility of this match occurring.
AJ Styles has competed against Chris Jericho, Shane McMahon and Shinsuke Nakamura in his first three Wrestlemania matches- which shows that the machine has complete faith in Styles to put him in big bouts. He has also competed against Brock Lesnar in an inter-brand match at Survivor Series 2017.
But a potential match against The Undertaker would by far, be the biggest of them all. At the San Diego Comic Con 2018, AJ Styles was interviewed by Noelle Foley- as she asked him what his dream Wrestlemania match would be.
Styles responded with "Would I love to be in the ring with The Undertaker? To learn from this man would be unbelievable. Will it ever happen? I don't know. But yes, it would be a dream match for me."
The fact that Styles has already publicly stated that he would like to face The Undertaker at Wrestlemania triggers the idea of the two men facing even more.
We just don't know whether this is a match that The Undertaker would be interested in, but it's certainly a match that the WWE Universe are craving to see.
Who do you think is the best possible candidate to go up against The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 35? Let us know in the comments section below!
