Fantasy Booking – Wrestlemania « PhenomForever.com – Largest Undertaker Site On The Web

From now till WM, every blog I post will be centered around Wrestlemania. The Undertaker’s currently competed in 20 Wrestlemania events. Therefore, his undefeated streak stands at 20-0. But while most of his opponents have gave him WM quality matches, there’s been a few that have not. And when I found out who his opponents would be at WM’s 9, 11, and 22, I thought about who would be a better opponent and how these matches could end up happening. So I compiled a list which I have posted below as a fantasy blog and have added the other WM events that I felt needed a change for The Phenom. So feel free to read them and leave feedback on the comments board.

Before I go on, let me state for those who are looking to attack me, his is a fantasy blog if things I want to happen. But that doesn’t mean they will. If they do, great, If not, it won’t kill me. If you agree with me, great. If not, that’s ok. But please, no attacks. I look forward to your thoughts.

1993 – I would’ve booked Taker to win the Royal Rumble and have him in the WWF Title match here against Bret Hart. I’d have Taker win and not have Hogan challenge him right after like he did as soon as Yokozuna won the gold from Bret. SInce Hogan was on his way out of WWF, I’d have Taker defeat him for the second time at a later PPV, perhaps KOTR to end Hogan’s run.

1995 – Bam Bam Bigelow, Tatanka or IRS would’ve been better opponents so I’d have one of them face Taker. Probably Bam Bam as he and Taker were agile for their size and so Taker wouldn’t be stuck with a so-so worker in Bundy and Bam Bam wouldn’t be stuck with a football player. Kama, The Supreme Fighting Machine would’ve made a great opponent too as would Hakushi. But Hakushi was still new and Kama was saved for Summerslam so all things considered, I’d book Taker vs Bam Bam.

1997 – I was a fan of Sid’s character. But he wasn’t really the best big man to compete in the ring. I’d have Taker face either Vader or Mankind for the WWF Title. Vader would’ve made more sense as Taker could get payback from the Royal Rumble on both him and Paul Bearer.

1999 – With all due respect to Ray Trayler (a.k.a. Bossman, R.I.P.), he just wasn’t the right opponent for Taker. Looking at the roster that WWF had in 1999, the perfect candidate would probably be Big Show. Sure, he just debuted a month earlier. But by then, he was already an experienced veteran and he was better in 1999 than he is now in terms of his position with the company and in ring skills. He did things he probably wouldn’t even attempt to do now. I remember in WCW, he did a missile dropkick and a splash (which he missed) off the top rope! And on the pilot episode of Smackdown in April of 1999, he hit Test with a standing vertical dropkick. It’d be awesome to see stuff like that from him at a WM. So I’d have Taker vs Big Show in Hell In A Cell.

2001 – I would’ve had Taker in the WWF Title match here since it was the closing match and being that this was Taker’s first WM since returning in 2000. Plus, WM was in Taker’s hometown of Houston, TX. How fitting would it be to have Taker win his fourth World Title here? The match he had with HHH was one of the definite highlights. But it could have been saved for another PPV and end up being a Title match with Taker defending the gold.

2002 – Taker and Austin met at Backlash to decide who the #1 Contender would be. A match between Austin & Taker is WM worthy. So I’d book that over Taker/Flair and Austin/Hall. Flair said Taker requested to face him. And I commend Taker for that. But Flair could have been involved at WM in a non wrestling role too as guest referee like he was at Backlash instead of wrestling or wrestle Scott Hall. It would be his choice. So basically, I’d have the match that happened at Backlash happen at WM with the exception of the #1 Contender stipulation, which I’d save for Backlash to carry the feud there from WM.

2003 – Taker vs a heel Eddie Guererro or Benoit would’ve been a far better match than what Taker actually got. I’d have him face Guererro here and save Benoit for a future WM. Big Show already lost to Taker a month before at No Way Out, A-Train wasn’t ready for Taker and Nathan Jones was new so he definitely was far from ready to have anything to do with Taker.

2006 – I’d have Taker vs Kurt Angle here. No question about it. It made the most sense and it was the perfect time to have them face off at WM since Kurt Angle won by a thread as he was nearly unconscious at No Way Out and in the rematch, Mark Henry interfered. So Taker could tell Angle that at No Way Out, he had his number and would have defeated him on Smackdown had it not been for Mark Henry. Angle would agree with him and said he wants to beat Taker in the middle of the ring and cement his legacy by ending The Streak. Now Kurt himself stated that Taker picked him to end it. So had this match happened, The Streak may not exist today so in that regard, it’s probably a good thing it didn’t end up taking place. But that doesn’t change the fact that Mark Henry was a poor choice for an opponent. I mean, they could have had Taker vs Benoit instead.

It is unknown at this point if taker will be at WM29 or any other WM for that matter. None of us nor the reporters have any contact with Taker of his doctors. So what anyone says is pure speculation and their own opinion, which is fine. But I’m not believing anything till I get an official confirmation. As for the reports, they’re nothing but rumors. Provided, however he does go on…..

2013 – I’ll respect Taker’s decision if he chooses not to defend The Streak at WM. But since WM29 will be my first live WM and the fact that WM just isn’t WM without a Taker match, I hope and pray he competes. If not, I’ll try selling my ticket in hopes of getting back at least some, if not all of the money I spent to purchase it. Based on what is going on right now in WWE, I’d logically book Taker vs Punk. Although Punk’s likely not gonna beat Taker, fact is he has earned the right to face him. He worked his ass off since 2011 to become, in my opinion, WWE’s current most valuable player. The Phenom vs WWE’s MVP. Has a ring to it.

2014 – If he continues after WM29, , I’d book him to face Sting. Its’s about high time this happened. I’d really go all out to get him to sign by finding out what he wants and giving it to him. That’s really all WWE needs to do – find out everything he wants and just giving it to him.

I know some out there will disagree with me for various reasons. But hear me out. The other potential candidates for Taker are Punk and Cena. I’m gonna add Jericho just because I’d like to see it for my own personal pleasure. They have more years in the business as they are younger than Sting is. If Cena faces Taker at WM30, then the Sting bout will have to happen at WM31. Punk is still young enough to last that long. And with Taker wrestling once a year, it’s probable he’ll compete there. And if not, so be it. Taker has fought Punk and Cena before. Punk’s become better and is a much different Punk than when Taker faced him previously. But Taker has NEVER met Sting. And I don’t count their meeting back in WCW in 1990 or whenever it was because The Undertaker was not born yet so while it was the guy portraying Taker facing Sting, fact is Mean Mark Callous is different than Taker in more ways than one. Cena, despite being an inevitable opponent, has only a few moves that he uses all the time. That makes him this generation’s Ultimate Warrior minus the rope shaking and craziness. Sting’s got more moves and more experience than Cena and so does Taker. Even though he’s never worked for WWE before, I believe Cena will step aside and allow him to face Taker. Meanwhile Cena can wait till…..

2015 – I, nor does anyone else have any way of knowing how long Taker will go on. But if he does compete at WM29, I hope he continues to 25-0. It may not be as perfect as 30/31-0. But it is close enough. Plus, by the time he gets to 25-0, he would have beaten everyone that’s on the very short list of his potential candidates. Number 23 on the list will be John Cena. Unless of course, Taker hand picks him to break it Now if it is Taker’s choice, I’ll be fine with that. Because in the end, Taker’s legacy is a lot more than a record. However, I will not like that it’s broken so I hope it’s not. Cena’s been the top guy for quite some time now, But his time is running out. After 10 years, everything’s started to catch up with him and he is currently working at less than 100% (making his rematch with Rock for the Title and his Rumble win even more pointless.) So as of now, I cannot see Cena being selected to do the impossible.

2016 – I’ll be honest. I do want him to face Brock Lesnar just to see Lesnar get tombstoned or be put in Hell’s Gate. But realistically, this match has a very slim to no chance of happening. First, the health status both men need to be strongly considered over anything else and in my opinion, risking their health for the sake of one match, a match that Brock doesn’t even deserve to have, is a very bad decision. Especially if they are gonna end up risking Taker’s health knowing what he means to WM. Secondly, the last date on Brock’s current contract is WM31 so if this match does happen, that would realistically be the best place for it to happen as it’d be the perfect way to write Lesnar out of WWE. And after he leaves, who knows when, who knows if he will ever be back?

In saying all that, my second choice would be Jericho just because I wanna see it. Why? Because despite Jericho’s coming and going habit, fact is this will still be a great match. Jericho’s physical condition is currently better than Taker’s so that will go a long way in making this one a show stealer.

2017 – Here, Taker will go 25-0 by elevating the career of another young guy (either Ryback, Ziggler, Rhodes or Barrett) or face Kane one last time. Let’s examine them one by one.

Ziggler – He’s already got a MITB briefcase so he’s guaranteed a Title shot anytime. Now before Cena cashed in, every MITB winner won whatever Title they went after. But I don’t think Ziggler will lose like Cena did. Ziggler will take advantage of a vulnerable Champion to win whatever Title he ends up focusing on. So in my opinion, he doesn’t need the rub from Taker.

Ryback – He’s had numerous Title shots and it’s clearly obvious that had it not been for Brad Maddox and the repeated interference by The Shield, Ryback would have won the WWE Title. I can see him becoming World Champion at some point this year. Reportedly, he will face Jericho at WM29 in order to be elevated. Being elevated, while not as effective as being elevated by Taker, is still effective enough so Ryback also does not need the rub. He’s Championship bound with or without the elevation from Jericho.

Rhodes – When this was being typed, I didn’t know Rhodes and Sandow went their separate ways. Apparently on SD, they dissolved their team. With Team Rhodes Scholars no more, I predict better things for Rhodes. I see him eventually chasing a World Title and becoming a World Champion Being that he’s already Championship bound so he also does not need to face Taker in order to be elevated.

Barrett – That leaves us with Barrett. Unlike the last three, he has a bit of history with Taker. In 2010, as part of The Nexus, the other members along with Barrett took Taker out on the 900th episode of RAW and at Bragging Rights, they helped Kane defeat Taker by burying him alive. By 2017, that would have been six years so I doubt very much that they’d incorporate that into the build. I believe Barrett would be a World Champion sometime within the next two years. And he still might be. But I think his elbow injury delayed him and he was out for a good while. However, I can see him being a World Champion more than once before 2017. Same gors for the other three men.

Kane – Many won’t want this match. They feel Taker and Kane met too many times and they feel Kane’s not the same monster. They have met several times. As for not being a monster, he currently is not. But he can be. Every time he faced Taker, he was. Including 2010 when he was unmasked. I know this would be their third WM meeting. But it worked for HHH. So I think it can work for Kane. After being a loyal employee after all the shafts he’s gotten (anyone else would have requested their release and bashed WWE on various shoot interviews), he should be rewarded by retiring here (if he doesn’t retire earlier, which he might.) I’d want this to be a Title match that way Kane would retire by losing the Title and Taker’s last match would see him winning the World Title (like Trish did at Unforgiven 2006 in her final match as an official WWE employee.) It’d be perfect as the next night, Paul could come out and say now that you two have finally settled our differences, it’s time for both of you to come home and that’s that.

I wouldn’t want a young guy as Taker’s final opponent because they can’t challenge him as effectively as a veteran can. The only veterans from Taker’s era that are currently competing Jericho, Kane and Sting. Out of all of them, Kane’s the only one who is full time in WWE while Jericho comes and goes. And if Sting faces Taker, it’ll be his only match in WWE and therefore, while I want the match to happen, Sting isn’t an ideal final opponent for Taker. But Taker is the best opponent for Sting’s final match. In saying all this, Taker’s best opponent is the only man who knows him best and could therefore could really bring it to him and that’s his own brother, Kane. Trust me. Kane will become the monster again if they were to build to this match.

With all the same, repetitive (and negative) news coming out about Taker, I thought this blog will give us something different to discuss considering nothing regarding Taker at WM29 is officially confirmed yet. So let the debates begin!


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13				The Undertaker is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE. He is the company's most tenured performer, and he's also the only remaining active competitor from the very first episode of WWE Raw in 1993. Calaway began his wrestling career with World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) in 1984. In 1990, Calaway signed with the World Wrestling Federation.