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David Lee Roth talks Taker

Anan — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:26 +0000

Awesome video here as David talks positively about his personal history of pro wrestling. He starts talking about Taker at the 26:46 mark. Worth watching.

Taker vs Brock at Wrestlemania 30?

Anan — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:20:53 +0000

Depending on whether or not The Rock decides to return to wrestling, Brock Lesnar may return to WWE TV later this year to begin a feud with either Rock or The Undertaker.

It turns out that the spot on RAW a few weeks ago where Lesnar stopped and stared at a poster of The Rock wasn’t scripted by WWE officials. Apparently that was Lesnar “going into business for himself.”

While nobody knows if The Rock will return yet, Vince McMahon and others in the company feel that he will be feeling better this fall and agree to work WrestleMania XXX against Lesnar.

Source: F4Wonline.com

Taker going into WWE’s HOF next year?

Anan — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:54:26 +0000

We noted before that Paul Bearer is already confirmed for the 2014
WWE Hall of Fame in association with WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans.

WWE’splan has always been for Bearer and The Undertaker to be inducted at
the same time so it will be interesting to see if Taker gets inducted
next year as well. Apparently there is some consideration.

Another name being considered for induction next year is Jake “The Snake” Roberts.

Source: F4Wonline.com

Take that as strictly a RUMOR. Personally, I can’t see Taker being inducted till he retires due to his character and not wanting to draw attention onto himself and away from other talent. He’s too classy and professional for that.

Rumormill: WWE wants Taker at Summerslam

Anan — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:52:31 +0000

Word came out this week that WWE officials want to do Kane and The Undertaker vs. The Shield at SummerSlam. The match would largely depend on whether or not Taker wants to wrestle that soon. No word yet if Daniel Bryan would be included in the match.

Source: F4Wonline.com

Taker Breaks Character For New Charity Commercial

Ed Burns — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:28:46 +0000

Here’s a look at Taker’s newest commercial for the Spur Ride And Rally Charity.

Scott Hall predicts Taker’s future and WM30 opponent

Anan — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:52:00 +0000

Scott Hall appeared on yesterday’s PWTorch Livecast. During the episode, Hall gave his thoughts on Undertaker’s future.

“I wonder – 21-0, right?. 21′s a cool number to end on,” he told PWTorch.com editor Wade Keller during his two-and-a-half hour interview yesterday. “I know Take isn’t afraid to gamble and play a little blackjack. 21 is a winner. Winner-winner, chicken dinner. That’s a decision for Taker to make. I personally don’t see an end in sight for Taker. He’s such an attraction, he only has to make a few appearances a year to have an impact. I don’t know if he still wants to… Maybe a guy like Ziggler. I don’t know if he’s at that box office level yet to go against Take at WrestleMania. I personally don’t see any guys yet who are ready for Taker. That might have been the WrestleMania to watch, maybe the last match for Taker. My instinct, though, is I don’t feel he’s done. But that’s his call.”

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Glad to see Scott’s doing much better. My instincts are the same as The Bad Guy’s. I feel Taker only listens to himself when it comes to retirement and believe that had he listened to anyone else or at least the vast majority of others, he probably would have long been retired by now. My belief also is retirement is not on Taker’s priority list if it is on his mind at all. Considering what he brings to WM, I cannot believe that it is. Not trying to speak for him as I can’t. But that’s just my personal belief.

Rumormill: More Surgeries For Taker

Ed Burns — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:33:08 +0000

- The Undertaker’s recent match against Dean Ambrose on SmackDown will be his last for a while, because the Dead Man is set to undergo surgeries on his right shoulder and his left hip. According to a report by WrestleZone.com, the Dead Man reportedly told WWE Chairman Vince McMahon that despite the procedures, he will in fact be wrestling at WrestleMania XXX and already has a few potential opponents in mind.

“Taker would like to work with either John Cena or Brock Lesnar,” a writing team member told Wrestlezone.

“Taker also has some ideas regarding The Shield. The whole scenario on Smackdown played out great, and Taker sees big money in those three.”

- Overall – The Undertaker came out of his recent matches in much better shape than he has in the past few years. Heading into WrestleMania 29, he was rested up and had changed up his diet and exercise routines. He also worked a smarter match with CM Punk – taking far fewer hard bumps than he did in his previous WrestleMania matches against Triple H.

Wait… More surgeries? Really? The writer for this article was in the Doctors Office with Taker???

So, are we to believe the “writing team member” is real too?

Listen… The Spoiler sites say one thing, then follow it up with another that says the same rumors they’ve been pushing the last 2 years. They make it sound like Taker goes under the knife every 5 minutes. Keep in mind they have no contact with Taker’s Doctors, or have access to his medical records. He doesn’t always have to go off TV for time off due to some phantom procedure that’s cooked up by some internet dirt sheet reporter who has as many wrestling DVDs as he has zits… Bottom line, take this with a grain of salt, and trust what you saw on TV.

Source: SEScoops.com

Update on Taker’s health and status

Anan — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:11:44 +0000

The recent Dean Ambrose vs. The Undertaker match on SmackDown is confirmed to be Taker’s last scheduled appearance for the time being. WWE left it open to where Taker could come back and confront The Shield later.

The Undertaker came out of these recent matches in much better shape than he has in the past few years. Going into WrestleMania 29, Taker rested more, changed his diet and tried new workout routines.

Taker also worked a smarter match with CM Punk. It’s said that he had the mindset of his matches with Triple H were going to be some of his last but going into the Punk match, he just wanted to give the fans a good match but not destroy himself.

Source: PWInsider

Paul Bearer a lock for 2014 HOF?

Anan — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:06:38 +0000

Word going around at RAW was that Paul Bearer will indeed be the first name announced for the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame. It’s said Bearer is a lock for next year.

There will be talk at WWE headquarters this week about whether or not The Undertaker should do the induction.

Taker never appears at the Hall of Fame to keep in character but there’s a feeling that he should do the honors for Bearer for obvious reasons. Another name brought up for Bearer’s induction is Michael “PS” Hayes.

Source: PWInsider

I do think it should be Taker for obvious reasons. It was Paul’s wish to be involved in the HOF with Taker and both have a long history together even before gettng to WWE as Paul managed Taker’s first professional match at the Dallas Sportatorium against Brusier Brody and while Taker was under other personas as well. However, if not Taker, then Kane or it could be both of them together. Either option would be fitting IMO.

Taker’s status for Wrestlemania 30

Anan — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:03:52 +0000

The Undertaker appears to have been written off WWE TV for the foreseeable future after being destroyed by The Shield on last Friday’s SmackDown.

WWE officials are interested in having The Undertaker wrestle a match at this year’s SummerSlam pay-per-view.

Regarding Taker defending The Streak at WrestleMania XXX in 2014, there is already talk of Ryback getting the shot but some feel that John Cena would get the best reaction as far as the match itself goes.

Source: F4Wonline.com

Whether or not he works Summerslam remains to be seen. I sure wouldn’t mind.