Don’t know why I believe Taker appeared when Raw went off the air

I know a lot of you are gonna probably get angry at me for not posting this before. But, I can’t say RAW was all bad. HHH returned and bloodied Lesnar which pretty much confirms their WM29 match, Cena vs Punk had a PPV quality main event with Cena winning leaving Punk free to face Taker, if in fact Taker competes at WM. Rock, Punk, Edge, HHH, Taker all brought out the best in Cena.

To be honest, I was actually expecting Taker’ to return after the Cena vs Punk match. He usually returns before March to start his WM feud, so now I’m starting to get a bit worried.

Im going to waiit one more week

I was so disappointed with Taker not returning. They are running out of time and I am worried about the credibility of the story that they will create between Punk and Taker. That is assuming Taker returns at all. The way I see it, Taker has to return next week because now Punk is left with nothing. He lost fair and square to Cena and now has no opponent. If Taker doesn’t return next week, I think it would be safe to say Punk will have a different opponent come Wrestlemania.

When I say Taker returning, I mean a simple toll of the bell and the lights go out. He doesn’t even have to show up next week. Just give us the sign that it is going to happen. He can play his classic mind games with Punk and not show his face until Wrestlemania itself, but time is running out and it is decision time.

i would say all in all, RAW was started the way i figured and ended the way we have been stating.
So the puzzle pieces are all coming together.
I would maybe just maybe figure Taker coming back next week for Punk . yet there again just anticipate not holding my breathe.

Im actually quite pleased at this. After the news of his return at the House show, RAW tonight was utterly playing 2nd fiddle to “When’s the Undertaker going to jump out” in my mind. Meaning any shock surprise had gone. However WWE has got me for one thinking twice if he will come back at all ! So my interest levels once again have gone wild. It’s more then likely he will come back i think after his return ( If all went well and no after effects were felt )

I expect a CM Punk rant on next monday’s Raw something along the lines of deserving a main event match (Having said that i expected a taker return tonight so i could be wrong) Which will be followed by.. GONG ! Having said all of this the longer WWE wait the % of Taker coming back drops. Still 5-6 weeks to go WE WANT YOU BACK TAKER !

Guys have faith, it’s Cm Punk vs Undertaker written all over it. Remember what Vince said in the beginning segment of the show that every RAW leading to mania would be EPIC and after watching Cena/Punk match makes me believe for sure that Punk is now completely finished his deal with all this Cena/Rock thing. So Next week for sure most probably in an opening segment Punk will come out and talk about this whole God thing, that he is the bestintheworld blah blah blah .. N then FINALLY .. & i say finally the bell tolls .. The UNDERTAKER RETURNS .. makes his way to the ring ….. I just wanna say that Cm Punk vs Undertaker will sure happen at Wrestlemania 29. I know we are all tired of waiting but what else we can do ?? JUST HAVE TO WAIT & WATCH .. TUNE IN NEXT WEEK – CREATURES OF THE NIGHT !!!

WWE can also advertise an ad or promo for The Undertaker return next week to hype the show so more and more people tune in as well as making next weeks RAW a sell out.

The Rock wasn’t on Raw either though he’s in the WM Main Event. My guess is they keep delaying Taker’s return b/c WWE wants to get their best “bang for their buck” w/ Undertaker’s return. Cole & King also made a reference to a Tout featuring “Undertaker’s return at the House Show.” Its just a matter of if not when.

RIP2020 wrote:

Fish wrote:

I was so disappointed with Taker not returning. They are running out of time and I am worried about the credibility of the story that they will create between Punk and Taker. That is assuming Taker returns at all. The way I see it, Taker has to return next week because now Punk is left with nothing. He lost fair and square to Cena and now has no opponent. If Taker doesn’t return next week, I think it would be safe to say Punk will have a different opponent come Wrestlemania.
When I say Taker returning, I mean a simple toll of the bell and the lights go out. He doesn’t even have to show up next week. Just give us the sign that it is going to happen. He can play his classic mind games with Punk and not show his face until Wrestlemania itself, but time is running out and it is decision time.

I agree with you 100%. It’s decision time for WWE and for Taker’. He has to return next week, otherwise Punk will most likely start another feud with someone else. If Taker’ doesn’t return next week, or atleast show some sort of sign such as the bell toll, thunder, lights go out, etc… then I’m just going to assume that Taker’ won’t be competing at this years WM. That is, unless there is absolutely no build-up to the match, and when WrestleMania comes, Punk will walk out and say something like.. “I deserve to be in a match at WM, blah blah blah…” Then Taker’ returns at WM itself, which I don’t see happening since it would be a poor business decision on Vince McMahon’s part.

As for his return at the house show, everyone is just randomly assuming that his tag match with Sheamus is just a “warm up” match to get some ring rust off and make sure that he’s ready for WM. These are just pure assumptions. What if Taker’ just wanted to appear for the hell of it just to surprise the crowd in attendance? What if his actual motive was not to prepare for a WM match, but rather just make a shocking one-night only appearance at a house show? These also could be possibilities since I highly doubt nobody on this site even knows Taker’ in person.

@ Fish:

What you said about Taker possibly making a simple surprise appearance could be true. Nobody outside of WWE knows. Appearing at the house show does not mean he would return to WWE for WM. I admit that it got my hopes up big time for RAW tonight which is one reason why I was disappointed. Cena vs Punk was a great match though I will admit. PPV caliber for sure.

Despite the one off appearance at the house show and all the rumors, it is decision time as I have said before. I agree that it would be a bad move if they decided to have Punk come out at WM and demand a match with Taker showing up as that would not draw as many buyers ahead of the PPV. Unfortunately, if they are desperate enough, they might have to if Taker ends up deciding by then. I assume he has made his decision though and they are preparing for the return. At least I hope that is the case.

I think the story line will be simple:

Punk thinks he’s a god and is sore he does not get the chance for his title shot at mania, so he calls out the undertaker to “prove” he is the best by being able to end the streak

Plus the fact itself that there MIGHT be a possibility that taker is returning every week is helping the show draw crowds and hype

Next Week Is wwe old school on raw that’s gonna be cool to see all the legends again. and it could be possible the return the deadman the undertaker and see who he picks for his opponent at wrestlemania 29 and i think it would be good match between brock lesnar vs triple h Part 2 at wrestlemania 29 because brock broke triple h’s Arm twice tonight triple h returned to go after brock lesnar and they had a brawl so they should have a wrestlemania 29 match .

RIP2020 wrote:

Fish wrote:

@ Fish:
What you said about Taker possibly making a simple surprise appearance could be true. Nobody outside of WWE knows. Appearing at the house show does not mean he would return to WWE for WM. I admit that it got my hopes up big time for RAW tonight which is one reason why I was disappointed. Cena vs Punk was a great match though I will admit. PPV caliber for sure.
Despite the one off appearance at the house show and all the rumors, it is decision time as I have said before. I agree that it would be a bad move if they decided to have Punk come out at WM and demand a match with Taker showing up as that would not draw as many buyers ahead of the PPV. Unfortunately, if they are desperate enough, they might have to if Taker ends up deciding by then. I assume he has made his decision though and they are preparing for the return. At least I hope that is the case.

I’m in the same boat as you. I also thought that his surprise appearance at the house show was a sign that he would indeed return to RAW after the Punk vs Cena match. I guess I just got a bit over excited. But now I’m starting to realize, that just because he made an appearance at a house show does not mean that he will return to TV. It doesn’t show any indication whatsoever. Yes, logically, people will think that it was just a warm-up match. That’s exactly what I thought as well when I first heard that he appeared at a house show. But now I’m realizing that his appearance at the house show has no correlation to his TV return.

@ Fish:

Yea honestly though, I doubt Taker would appear at such an event without reason. He is at that stage in his life and career where he probably just wants to enjoy his personal life. I seriously doubt that he would have shown up at a house show if it was in some other state than his own. Having said that, I can still believe that Taker took advantage of that and used the show as a possible warm up to test himself. That appearance possibly showed him that he is in good enough shape to go another round. In the end, only he knows that.

I guess next week will be the real test for us fans. RAW happens to be old school as noted by another on here. He is certainly old school and it would be a good fit for him to appear. Of course, tonight was a good fit too and look at the result…

Undertaker should revamp himself back to the old days but in a modern way, grey gloves the 9s. He still has at least 1 more title reign in him, with the help of paul bearer and the infamous ern. Taker will be at wrestlemania vs punk and take will win again

RIP2020 wrote:

Fish wrote:

@ Fish:
Yea honestly though, I doubt Taker would appear at such an event without reason. He is at that stage in his life and career where he probably just wants to enjoy his personal life. I seriously doubt that he would have shown up at a house show if it was in some other state than his own. Having said that, I can still believe that Taker took advantage of that and used the show as a possible warm up to test himself. That appearance possibly showed him that he is in good enough shape to go another round. In the end, only he knows that.
I guess next week will be the real test for us fans. RAW happens to be old school as noted by another on here. He is certainly old school and it would be a good fit for him to appear. Of course, tonight was a good fit too and look at the result…

Yup. I’m not gonna get all excited and anxiously wait for next Monday though… even though I do want to see what CM Punk has to say, haha. I’ll be happy when I actually see him or some sign, rather than being at risk of disappointing myself yet again.

Anan I agree, I’m taking the wait and see approach, no I’m not losing sleep over Taker not being on RAW tonight..I look for his return next week! Cena/Rock is set..leaving Punk open for a new rivalry..Punk set it up perfectly with his promo earlier in the show with the “Greatest of all time” line, thus I believe Taker will fued with Punk beginning next week.
Raw was a great show for what it was, even tho no Taker, or even Rock I give this show a pass. Triple H/Lesnar is taking shape with a red hot start to RAW IMO, can’t wait to see what happens in the weeks to come. But otherwise people shouldn’t get worked up over a no show tonight from Taker, remember there are several weeks to build the Punk/Taker rivalry..which like I said I think it’ll start next week

The Cena/Punk match was awesome! Even though Punk took the clean pin it didn’t make him look weak. A Undertaker vs Cm Punk match would be a show stealer at WM29 IMO

@ Fish:

Well I probably will get anxious to see if he returns next week. Once I see Punk out in the ring, I am going to get my hopes up probably. Anytime Punk is out there, it could happen. I look at next week as a go big or go home week. I understand that they might be holding off to draw as much attention to it as possible, but they have to break the chain and let this rivalry commence sooner than later. The longer they wait, the less time they have to build a good story.

RIP2020 wrote:

Fish wrote:

@ Fish:
Well I probably will get anxious to see if he returns next week. Once I see Punk out in the ring, I am going to get my hopes up probably. Anytime Punk is out there, it could happen. I look at next week as a go big or go home week. I understand that they might be holding off to draw as much attention to it as possible, but they have to break the chain and let this rivalry commence sooner than later. The longer they wait, the less time they have to build a good story.

Exactly. There should atleast be some substance to the rivalry.

I was hoping for Taker to cost Punk his match against Cena in order to keep his momentum heading to WM but he didn’t

guys its already been decided… we have to wait only!!!

http://www.wwe.com/videos/dami.....e-26094367

watchh this… and wwe has already put this on their website that returned last saturday!

just wait…. judging from the article of what wwe.com wrote..i think cm punk will make the challenge!!

I think Punk vs Taker build up already began if you listen on CM Punk’s promo on Raw he said “Tonight is about what is more important than The Rock. Tonight is about what is more important than WrestleMania,” “Tonight is about me.”

“I am not just a Superstar, I am an icon that walks among Superstars. … You are in the presence of greatness on two feet. I am not just a human being. I am immortal … a legend. An icon.

“And in this world that you all inhabit, I … I am God.”

I thought Punk was describing Taker!! LOL..

@ Grim Reaper 05:
ya maybe you’re right… some people think that the undertaker has yet to make a decision.. full of crap!!

@ jishva: If Punk vs Taker would happen just like what the spoilers and the current build up says, I just hope Punk doesn’t break the streak..

Cm punk loses with john cena at this past raw and two times with the rock for the wwe championship but how the undertaker vs cm punk happens.it is the best chance for the undertaker to returns on raw but it’s doesn’t happen.undertaker is 100 percent in wm 29 we see in past raw will he feud with cmpunk.in the past years he wrestle at wm supestar like edge,hbk,triple h,batista. cm punk is losing every match againts rock and cena so it doesn’t seen like he will face undertaker.over all we see in past weak or batista will returns or feud with taker at wm 29.what your opinion

ya.. but there’s 6 weeks remain for wrestlemania.. anything can happen and if you watched punk’s match yesterday with cena.. you would see a new cm punk!!@ Salman khan:

I didn’t expect Taker was going to make an appearance last night. The WWE are obviously keeping his on-screen return hush-hush, it fits in with his character to turn up without warning. If you’ve been following Taker’s career for many years like I have, you should know that. As for Wrestlemania 29, Taker’s decision has already been made about facing Punk. These main stream PPV’s are carefully planned in advance, they are not just thrown together at the last minute. It’s just a case of the waiting game now.

From my personal view, a friend of mine kinda came and told me that Taker didn’t return so before I watched RAW I was spoiled unfortunately(so much for my advice)…anyhow. We’ll definitely see him next week, I am kinda mehh about this because I think an appearance from the ramp would have been enough or at least a Bell Toll only, just to start the story, cause I think they’re kinda starting it a bit late now that 2 weeks have gone by but anyway, they have exactly one month to do it-and I hope they use Smackdown to further the storyline as well, I think it is really important if Taker’s slated to return next week.

However!!, Raw’s main event was OMG, one of the best John Cena matches I’ve ever seen, match of the year for WWE so far for sure, that was an amzing match, great stuff check it out guys, wow was that fantastic.

Loved that HHH came back and bloodied Brock xD

Raw was cool and they touted Taker’s house show return so expect him to return everyone :)

@ Renzo The DeadGamer:

Thats it!!!! thats what am talking about… some guys guys are getting so worried that they are saying take hasn’t made his decision xD

One fact of the story is also there CM Punk proclamed himself to be “GOD” … that’s kinda a provoke, plus they actually said on the main site that he was “spotted” at Waco meaning it might just start the sotryline between Taker and Punk. Well thats my logic, i hope i’m right. May Punk’s soul be ripped.

karentaker wrote:

RIP2020 wrote:

I didn’t expect Taker was going to make an appearance last night. The WWE are obviously keeping his on-screen return hush-hush, it fits in with his character to turn up without warning. If you’ve been following Taker’s career for many years like I have, you should know that.

Ok so explain 2/21/11. We pretty much knew he was coming and the exact day. Explain WM 20. He doesn’t always make a surprise return. You want a surprise return? Watch SummerSlam 09. That was a surprise. Ironically against Cm Punk too.

CM Punk proclaiming to be “God” should be enough for a Taker return next week to remind him who “The Devil” is.

undertaker didn’t appear this is a rumor by the way not sure if its true but apparently taker was going to return the current roster hogged up all the time and wanted to steal his spotlight which left out the phenom out of tonight’s epiosode if this is true then i feel like that is a big disrespect to the phenom carrying this company on his own for over 22 years and how does he get payed for that with disrespect being left out of the episode just because miz tv took too long or antino cesaro’s match either way i hope it ain’t true otherwise that is a disgrace

as much as i would love him return on raw i personally think they are gonna keep him off till mania iit self as i think vince wants to surprise everyone, he loves the element of surprise and wht a way to surprise everyone by having us think hes not gonna compete and tells punk during a promo he has an opponent but has to wait till mania to find out who

Lawler kinda tested a Taker return when he said this is the time of year people speculate about it.

@RIP2020 & Fish:
Perhaps you guys should take it easy. Everyone keeps saying Taker has to do this, has to do that, it’s decision time. How about this? It’s about time people stop saying Taker has to do this, has to do that. Fact is he doesn’t have to do anything. He doesn’t have to return in order for the build to WM.

Look at WM20. Kane did all the work since Taker didn’t appear till WM20. Yet, the build was effective enough to work. With all these rumors and speculating going on, maybe it’s best that they keep him off till WM. People expect him to return before the event. If he does that, it’ll be predictable as he’s been doing that for the past two years now. Yet, if they keep him off till WM, imagine the massive pop they’ll generate. It’ll be the single biggest pop of the 2013 year, hands down.

Undertaker Is More Than Just A Man Who Can Create Huge Pops And Gives EVERYONE goosebumps and sends them into a wild frenzy More Than A Legend More Than The Biggest Icon He Is The Greatest Wrestler Of ALL TIME Undertaker is the greatest of all time look at what his done for the wwe look at the ladder match with edge or the match against batista in hell in a cell after all the people that left undertaker still stayed his put his body on the line nearly as much as mick foley even though rock ,austin left. the undertaker carried the company for 22 years that man defines wrestlin

Rahim wrote:

Anan wrote:

Undertaker Is More Than Just A Man Who Can Create Huge Pops And Gives EVERYONE goosebumps and sends them into a wild frenzy More Than A Legend More Than The Biggest Icon He Is The Greatest Wrestler Of ALL TIME Undertaker is the greatest of all time look at what his done for the wwe look at the ladder match with edge or the match against batista in hell in a cell after all the people that left undertaker still stayed his put his body on the line nearly as much as mick foley even though rock ,austin left. the undertaker carried the company for 22 years that man defines wrestlin

He defines a hell of a lot more than that. He IS the wrestling industry. The symbol, the living embodiment of everything that is good about the industry. The great motivator. Locker room leader with wisdom and experience that cannot be taught. And many, many other things.

Yeah the waiting game is getting VERY frustrating indeed!
They defineately NEED some bulid for this feud with CM P unk
or it will just all be for NOTHING!!!

@ Anan:

I am not making any demands towards Taker. I was saying that WWE needs to make a move here. I am pretty sure I even stated that he doesn’t need to appear himself as apposed to playing mind games. Here is the quote of that statement to prove it

“When I say Taker returning, I mean a simple toll of the bell and the lights go out. He doesn’t even have to show up next week. Just give us the sign that it is going to happen. He can play his classic mind games with Punk and not show his face until Wrestlemania itself, but time is running out and it is decision time.”

When I say it is decision time, I simply mean it is time to start this rivalry. You should always try to use every week possible to build a proper story because it adds to the drama of the match. I understand the angle from RAW last night and now that Cm Punk is free, they should act on it and not draw it out. If they hold him off until Wrestlemania, that is fine, but they should at least show us fans that it is going to happen. You will generate more ppv buys if fans know Taker is coming. Even if they have to wait until Wrestlemania, it will still be a better business move than not showing a single sign until the big event. You risk people not buying the ppv. We all know him being at Wrestlemania draws a lot more money. They don’t need him per say, but sales are always better with him around. I am sure they want to milk it for all it is worth because Taker is obviously at the end of his career.

I’m hoping they include some of the past history btw Undertaker & Punk. Remember, Punk w/ help from Teddy Long, and Scott Armstrong, the referee, screwed Taker out of the WHC Montreal Screwjob Style. I don’t think it’ll happen b/c WWE likes to ignore their own history.

RIP2020 wrote:

Anan wrote:

@ Anan:
I am not making any demands towards Taker. I was saying that WWE needs to make a move here. I am pretty sure I even stated that he doesn’t need to appear himself as apposed to playing mind games. Here is the quote of that statement to prove it
“When I say Taker returning, I mean a simple toll of the bell and the lights go out. He doesn’t even have to show up next week. Just give us the sign that it is going to happen. He can play his classic mind games with Punk and not show his face until Wrestlemania itself, but time is running out and it is decision time.”
When I say it is decision time, I simply mean it is time to start this rivalry. You should always try to use every week possible to build a proper story because it adds to the drama of the match. I understand the angle from RAW last night and now that Cm Punk is free, they should act on it and not draw it out. If they hold him off until Wrestlemania, that is fine, but they should at least show us fans that it is going to happen. You will generate more ppv buys if fans know Taker is coming. Even if they have to wait until Wrestlemania, it will still be a better business move than not showing a single sign until the big event. You risk people not buying the ppv. We all know him being at Wrestlemania draws a lot more money. They don’t need him per say, but sales are always better with him around. I am sure they want to milk it for all it is worth because Taker is obviously at the end of his career.

Ok. Well that’s fair, I suppose. I think what karentaker said is why there hasn’t even been a hint of his return. People who think that his unadvertised return to the live event was a hint at a TV return, I doubt that was true because if it was, we’d at least get some bit of a hint on RAW. As I said, Lawler teased a possible Taker return. But it wasn’t a clear hint as he didn’t confirm or did he deny the possibility of Taker returning.

Keeping Taker as secretive and unpredictable as possible is smart. Not only does it fit Taker’s character as karentaker said, but it also builds anticipation and it keeps people tuning into RAW every week to see if he’ll be back or not. More viewers means better ratings and that is WWE’s game and as evidenced by those who watched RAW Monday, they’re winning so far.

Anan wrote:

RIP2020 wrote:

RIP2020 wrote:
Anan wrote:
@ Anan:
I am not making any demands towards Taker. I was saying that WWE needs to make a move here. I am pretty sure I even stated that he doesn’t need to appear himself as apposed to playing mind games. Here is the quote of that statement to prove it
“When I say Taker returning, I mean a simple toll of the bell and the lights go out. He doesn’t even have to show up next week. Just give us the sign that it is going to happen. He can play his classic mind games with Punk and not show his face until Wrestlemania itself, but time is running out and it is decision time.”
When I say it is decision time, I simply mean it is time to start this rivalry. You should always try to use every week possible to build a proper story because it adds to the drama of the match. I understand the angle from RAW last night and now that Cm Punk is free, they should act on it and not draw it out. If they hold him off until Wrestlemania, that is fine, but they should at least show us fans that it is going to happen. You will generate more ppv buys if fans know Taker is coming. Even if they have to wait until Wrestlemania, it will still be a better business move than not showing a single sign until the big event. You risk people not buying the ppv. We all know him being at Wrestlemania draws a lot more money. They don’t need him per say, but sales are always better with him around. I am sure they want to milk it for all it is worth because Taker is obviously at the end of his career.
Ok. Well that’s fair, I suppose. I think what karentaker said is why there hasn’t even been a hint of his return. People who think that his unadvertised return to the live event was a hint at a TV return, I doubt that was true because if it was, we’d at least get some bit of a hint on RAW. As I said, Lawler teased a possible Taker return. But it wasn’t a clear hint as he didn’t confirm or did he deny the possibility of Taker returning.
Keeping Taker as secretive and unpredictable as possible is smart. Not only does it fit Taker’s character as karentaker said, but it also builds anticipation and it keeps people tuning into RAW every week to see if he’ll be back or not. More viewers means better ratings and that is WWE’s game and as evidenced by those who watched RAW Monday, they’re winning so far.

I agree totally with the second part of your response. His return being kept quiet is always the best way to go. I absolutely love it when he comes from out of nowhere with no hint. I guess I did get a bit caught up in all the speculation and when I saw his live event return, I was so hopeful to see him return last night. I was quite frustrated that he didn’t show. But I guess that is the point. That possibility kept me glued to that tv especially when Cena and Punk squared off.

If I got a bit antsy at all before, I did not mean it. I am just another huge fan that wants to see another return from the greatest of all time. I certainly respect Mark no matter what he decides to do in the future. I have no doubt that he is coming back for this year’s event, but down the road is another story.

Next week RAW goes “old school”, what does that mean?

Kijima wrote:

RIP2020 wrote:

Next week RAW goes “old school”, what does that mean?

They are bringing legends back like Mean Gene and Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Possibly an old school setting too. I believe they did this last year too.

RIP2020 wrote:

Anan wrote:

Anan wrote:
RIP2020 wrote:
RIP2020 wrote:
Anan wrote:
@ Anan:
I am not making any demands towards Taker. I was saying that WWE needs to make a move here. I am pretty sure I even stated that he doesn’t need to appear himself as apposed to playing mind games. Here is the quote of that statement to prove it
“When I say Taker returning, I mean a simple toll of the bell and the lights go out. He doesn’t even have to show up next week. Just give us the sign that it is going to happen. He can play his classic mind games with Punk and not show his face until Wrestlemania itself, but time is running out and it is decision time.”
When I say it is decision time, I simply mean it is time to start this rivalry. You should always try to use every week possible to build a proper story because it adds to the drama of the match. I understand the angle from RAW last night and now that Cm Punk is free, they should act on it and not draw it out. If they hold him off until Wrestlemania, that is fine, but they should at least show us fans that it is going to happen. You will generate more ppv buys if fans know Taker is coming. Even if they have to wait until Wrestlemania, it will still be a better business move than not showing a single sign until the big event. You risk people not buying the ppv. We all know him being at Wrestlemania draws a lot more money. They don’t need him per say, but sales are always better with him around. I am sure they want to milk it for all it is worth because Taker is obviously at the end of his career.
Ok. Well that’s fair, I suppose. I think what karentaker said is why there hasn’t even been a hint of his return. People who think that his unadvertised return to the live event was a hint at a TV return, I doubt that was true because if it was, we’d at least get some bit of a hint on RAW. As I said, Lawler teased a possible Taker return. But it wasn’t a clear hint as he didn’t confirm or did he deny the possibility of Taker returning.
Keeping Taker as secretive and unpredictable as possible is smart. Not only does it fit Taker’s character as karentaker said, but it also builds anticipation and it keeps people tuning into RAW every week to see if he’ll be back or not. More viewers means better ratings and that is WWE’s game and as evidenced by those who watched RAW Monday, they’re winning so far.
I agree totally with the second part of your response. His return being kept quiet is always the best way to go. I absolutely love it when he comes from out of nowhere with no hint. I guess I did get a bit caught up in all the speculation and when I saw his live event return, I was so hopeful to see him return last night. I was quite frustrated that he didn’t show. But I guess that is the point. That possibility kept me glued to that tv especially when Cena and Punk squared off.
If I got a bit antsy at all before, I did not mean it. I am just another huge fan that wants to see another return from the greatest of all time. I certainly respect Mark no matter what he decides to do in the future. I have no doubt that he is coming back for this year’s event, but down the road is another story.

No problem. Who doesn’t get that way this time of year? All the rumors and reports leading to a billion different speculated points is more than enough to cause people to react in a way that…..you know. Since I got my ticket, I’m hoping he’ll wrestle. Obviously the logical opponent is Punk. But I hope for his match so much that I don’t really care who he’d be facing or how the rest of the show is. Seeing Taker’s entrance, hitting his signature moves in person alone will make the price of admission worth it for me. I know people who wanna attend so I told them if Taker isn’t wrestling, I’d sell my ticket to them. They’re Rock fans from The Attitude Era. I wouldn’t wanna have to do that though.

Mean Gene confirmed he’d return next week. But I don’t know if Hacksaw confirmed that he’d be back. I could be wrong though. Edge said he wouldn’t come back. I wanna see guys like Papa Shango, Tatanka, Repo Man, guys from that era as that is really old school. I believe an old school SD was done a year or two ago. But the first ever Old School show was a RAW from 2010 or 2011, I think. Too bad Taker wasn’t on any of them. It’d have been awesome to see the vintage attire for one night. But, I’m more than sure he had good reasons not to be there so I’m not bothered by it. If Taker physically appears next week, I wouldn’t hope for a vintage look. He’d be there to build to WM, not to go retro because the show has an old school theme to it. Personally, I feel they’re doing the old school theme at the wrong time. The Road To WM should be about just that. That should be their only focus. Not an old school nostalgia factor. That should’ve been saved for the summer or something IMO. Not that I have a problem with it. I’m just saying.

I agree with you Anan. I mean, we’re on the Road to WrestleMania and they all of a sudden decide to have an old-school RAW and bring back all these legends? What gives lol? I don’t have a problem if they do it but like you said, they’re doing it at the wrong time and it’s just really random.

its impossible to know when taker is going to return i mean we all know he will its just the matter of when btw glad that triple h is back excited to see how they build the feud but back to the topic taker has been cleared to compete i honestly thought that he was going to return in punk’s promo im glad he didn’t that would have been the worse timing if taker is going to return then they need to make it big after all if it wasn’t for him and austin right now we wouldn’t even be having this conversation we would most likely be watching wcw the man has stayed loyal to wwe even after everyone left undertaker has been carrying the torch from his generation for over 23 years and still is people are saying that the streak should be broken but that is the most insulting and stupidest thing to say after he kept wwe in business and carried it for over 23 years to the top what does he get a bitchslap shaming all that hard work all the blood sweat tears he has left in that ring he created not only the longest running storyline in history the brothers of destruction but the most iconic moment in wwf/e history at king of the ring 1998 undertaker puts his health at expense just so the wwe can live one more day he is never selfish he has been westling 2 times longer than cena and he has won more title belts than taker has taker truely gives his soul to the company and boosts them to stardom what was stone cold before he faced taker what was kane and of course mick foley when undertaker retires wwe will lose the greatest wrestler to ever step foot in a ring when taker retires i’ll retire with him

Rahim wrote:

Fish wrote:

its impossible to know when taker is going to return i mean we all know he will its just the matter of when btw glad that triple h is back excited to see how they build the feud but back to the topic taker has been cleared to compete i honestly thought that he was going to return in punk’s promo im glad he didn’t that would have been the worse timing if taker is going to return then they need to make it big after all if it wasn’t for him and austin right now we wouldn’t even be having this conversation we would most likely be watching wcw the man has stayed loyal to wwe even after everyone left undertaker has been carrying the torch from his generation for over 23 years and still is people are saying that the streak should be broken but that is the most insulting and stupidest thing to say after he kept wwe in business and carried it for over 23 years to the top what does he get a bitchslap shaming all that hard work all the blood sweat tears he has left in that ring he created not only the longest running storyline in history the brothers of destruction but the most iconic moment in wwf/e history at king of the ring 1998 undertaker puts his health at expense just so the wwe can live one more day he is never selfish he has been westling 2 times longer than cena and he has won more title belts than taker has taker truely gives his soul to the company and boosts them to stardom what was stone cold before he faced taker what was kane and of course mick foley when undertaker retires wwe will lose the greatest wrestler to ever step foot in a ring when taker retires i’ll retire with him

Dude, no offense or anything.. but please use proper sentence structure next time. It’s very difficult reading your posts without periods or anything.

im glad that triple h said that taker will carry the torch for the next generation it shows how much he truely respects the deadman there is no one else on this planet more desreving and perfect than the legendary undertaker once taker is gone no mania no teaherc/guider to help rookies make their wrestling career u see not only does wwe lose its most prestigious wrestler the wwe’s persnoal guardian the man who made wwe the greatest wrestling company since 1990 even though doctors have told taker numerous times to stop wrestling he keeps on going on just for his fans they have kept this legend pumping through brutal matches from mankind vs taker hell in a cell to batista vs taker hell in a cell to undertaker vs edge tlc match one night stand to triple h vs taker no holds barred all the way through to wrestlemania 28 hell in a cell taker vs triple h undertaker a man who eats drinks sleeps breathes wrestling there will never for over 23 years be another undertaker no matter how many legends u bring back no one will ever be able to fill the space left behind when taker retires he is a leader to the whole wwe locker room not only an en but to every fan or kid that has ever dreamed to grow up and be a wrestler I WIil Always Be One Of The Creatures Of The Night May The Legend Of The Undertaker Live Forever

Rahim wrote:

Fish wrote:

im glad that triple h said that taker will carry the torch for the next generation it shows how much he truely respects the deadman there is no one else on this planet more desreving and perfect than the legendary undertaker once taker is gone no mania no teaherc/guider to help rookies make their wrestling career u see not only does wwe lose its most prestigious wrestler the wwe’s persnoal guardian the man who made wwe the greatest wrestling company since 1990 even though doctors have told taker numerous times to stop wrestling he keeps on going on just for his fans they have kept this legend pumping through brutal matches from mankind vs taker hell in a cell to batista vs taker hell in a cell to undertaker vs edge tlc match one night stand to triple h vs taker no holds barred all the way through to wrestlemania 28 hell in a cell taker vs triple h undertaker a man who eats drinks sleeps breathes wrestling there will never for over 23 years be another undertaker no matter how many legends u bring back no one will ever be able to fill the space left behind when taker retires he is a leader to the whole wwe locker room not only an en but to every fan or kid that has ever dreamed to grow up and be a wrestler I WIil Always Be One Of The Creatures Of The Night May The Legend Of The Undertaker Live Forever

I expected that you would pay no heed to what I said.

Fish wrote:

Anan wrote:

I agree with you Anan. I mean, we’re on the Road to WrestleMania and they all of a sudden decide to have an old-school RAW and bring back all these legends? What gives lol? I don’t have a problem if they do it but like you said, they’re doing it at the wrong time and it’s just really random.

What would be a perfect theme for RAW is a WM themed RAW where the focus is on WM29 with the participants of the top built matches like Cena and Punk face opponents from their past WM’s like how those WM Rewind shows were. Both have had great opponents in their past WM history. Obviously Lesnar, HHH, Rock or Taker (who has yet to even return) will be involved as they don’t do TV matches, which I have no problem with. At least that way, the focus remains on WM, not on legends who’ll be making a one night appearance. As stated, the summer would get a better time. But I honestly feel like the end of the year before the build to The Rumble stars would be best since they’d close out the year with good old 3 hour nostalgia fest, WWE style!

@Rahim:
You seem to know Taker’s plans following his active career ending better than possibly the man himself. Taker’s meant so much to the industry, WWE in particular, that it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if he remained with WWE in a non-wrestling role. A role that would require him not to do any traveling. The perfect role would be a coach/mentor at NXT or FCW since the young upstarts would gain priceless, unteachable knowledge and the “it” factor which either you have or don’t have from a living legend and Taker wouldn’t have to travel at all cause both of those facilities are where they’ve always been – Florida which makes things even better cause according to JR, Taker resides in Florida. So it’s really the best role for him. Personally, I’d wanna see him take over WWE. I know it won’t happen cause he’d have to travel to oversee how things go and because Vince will continue the tradition of passing down the company to another member of his family once he steps down. Namely his son-in-law, HHH. That explains why HHH hardly wrestles. His main focus is in the behind the scenes, the inner workings of the company as he’s being groomed to take over when Vince retires. I have no doubt HHH will do a great job. But I also have no doubt that Taker will do as great a job as HHH will, possibly better. You won’t see a talent like Santino regulated to comedy status. five minute divas matches, teams consisting of random wrestlers thrown together who have some funny team name than the kiddies came up with only to go their separate ways less than a year after the team was formed or pointless segments like the backstage dancing segment that usually happens at WM. Nor will you see a celebrity WRESTLING in a match at WM. I have no issues with celebrities appearing on WWE as they bring publicity. But Tyson proved you don’t have to be in a match to gain publicity. Look at the build to WM14. WWE had a ton of media coverage. I don’t think any other celebrity since Tyson generated that much publicity and Tyson didn’t wrestle at WM. Maria last year, Snooki the year before both wrestled in matches and still couldn’t generate much publicity.

As I said though, due to probably not wanting to travel, if Taker remains with WWE once his ring days are over, I see a role with NXT the perfect thing because he can help build the future without having to travel.

@ Anan:

Yes seeing Undertaker’s entrance in person is amazing. I have had the privilege of seeing it once at a live event. It was bone chilling. I was front row and I couldn’t have asked for a better time.

From the report I saw on a news site for wrestling, Jim Duggan, Dusty Rhodes, Mean Gene, and one or two others have been confirmed. Pretty much the normal guys. I think Roddy Piper is coming too. I would love to see Shango, Repo Man, and several others. Maybe IRS, King Kong Bundy, and a few other victims of the streak. Their old school episodes have always been somewhat the same. It is not the best time to do it either I agree. From here on out, WM should be the primary focus. Maybe this old school episode will relate in some way.

RIP2020 wrote:

Fish wrote:

@ Anan:
Yes seeing Undertaker’s entrance in person is amazing. I have had the privilege of seeing it once at a live event. It was bone chilling. I was front row and I couldn’t have asked for a better time.
From the report I saw on a news site for wrestling, Jim Duggan, Dusty Rhodes, Mean Gene, and one or two others have been confirmed. Pretty much the normal guys. I think Roddy Piper is coming too. I would love to see Shango, Repo Man, and several others. Maybe IRS, King Kong Bundy, and a few other victims of the streak. Their old school episodes have always been somewhat the same. It is not the best time to do it either I agree. From here on out, WM should be the primary focus. Maybe this old school episode will relate in some way.

Lol, I know this will never happen, but imagine if Taker actually returned next week wearing his 1990′s attire… grey gloves, cut-sleeved shirt, etc… haha. I know it won’t happen but it would be so cool if it actually did. A one-night only retro style!

Hey Anan! I haven’t psted here in a while, but with all the excitement with all the Undertaker tidbits arising as of late, I wanted to post a link I found regarding the Undertaker’s appearance with Seamus (Shay-mus in Gaelic). I have been a Creature of the Night from the beginning! Once and always!

For however much or little it adds, here’s the link:

http://www.lordsofpain.net/col.....Return.htm

Enjoy!
~Dandalf

RIP2020 wrote:

Anan wrote:

@ Anan:
Yes seeing Undertaker’s entrance in person is amazing. I have had the privilege of seeing it once at a live event. It was bone chilling. I was front row and I couldn’t have asked for a better time.
From the report I saw on a news site for wrestling, Jim Duggan, Dusty Rhodes, Mean Gene, and one or two others have been confirmed. Pretty much the normal guys. I think Roddy Piper is coming too. I would love to see Shango, Repo Man, and several others. Maybe IRS, King Kong Bundy, and a few other victims of the streak. Their old school episodes have always been somewhat the same. It is not the best time to do it either I agree. From here on out, WM should be the primary focus. Maybe this old school episode will relate in some way.

As long as Bundy doesn’t wrestle, I’m fine with him appearing although I don’t know what he’d do. His best wrestling days are behind him. I can see the legends that faced Slater appearing – Sid, Vader, Animal. Lita and Trish may appear.

I’ve long been a supporter of a Goldust/Cody match at WM. The build really began or at least, was teased at a future match between the two at The Rumble. The perfect time to reignite things is on RAW because I can see a Goldust appearance.

I cannot see The Ministry making a one night return. WWE is too PG for that and without Edge, it wouldn’t seem complete. But it’d be nice to see a Million Dollar Corporation reunion with Ted DiBiase, IRS and this is the only thing IMO that would fit Bundy, but not in a wrestling role. Something like the DX Reunion on RAW 1,000. It would be a first because while there’s been thousands of DX reunions, there’s been no other reunion aside from the BOD reunion on RAW 1,000. So The Million Dollor Corportation reunion would be an unexpected surprise. I’d also appreciate a Tatanka appearance, but not as part of the Corporation. IMO, his career went downhill during that time aside from his matches on RAW with Taker and Bret Hart.

Speaking of DX, I can see them appearing. I don’t know about all the members, but at least HBK and HHH is a safe bet.

A Hart Family reunion would work too with Bret, Anvil, Natalya. They watch stand guard at ringside while she competes.

Taker’s vintage attire would be cool. But as I stated before and like you said, probably not happening. But a vintage Kane attire would be awesome too. But seeing as how he’s a tag champion rather than a demonic monster who destructs alone, the vintage attire isn’t likely. In a way I’ glad cause considering the role WWE has Kane in, the vintage attire wouldn’t seem right.

I’m sure they’ll mash-up the old school theme with WM to keep the focus on WM somehow. But I still stand by what I said regarding the timing of the old school RAW.

Speaking of, and I’m hypothetically speaking here, if Taker and Kane were to face off at WM, RAW 1,000 would’ve been the best time to start the build. I would have preferred a Taker-Kane face off over the reunion. Don’t get me wrong. The reunion was cool. It was what they did during their reunion that sucked as they had nothing to work with. Nothing worthy anyway. Going back to the build for Taker-Kane, old school RAW, of Taker does appear in some form, physically or non physically, would be the perfect time to reignite the build. But it’s just me hypothetically thinking as it’s obvious Takers’s set to face Punk if he competes at WM. If he does not, I’d actually like to see Punk face Ryback. While I wouldn’t mind Punk being a part of Rock-Cena, Ryback never really got his revenge on Punk thanks to The Shield. But the trio are no longer working with Punk so Ryback could get his revenge. Perhaps they can make it a #1 Contender’s match where the winner gets a WWE Title shot at Extreme Rules. If this were to happen, I’d love to see Ryback vs Cena. I’ve wanted to see them go one on one ever since they were the last two in The Rumble. Ryback brought the best out of Cena and only a very small list of people have done that. I cannot see WWE allowing their golden boy to lose the Title a month after winning it. So while Cena may retain the Title, Ryback would still win in a different sense as he could have kicked Cena’s ass before losing. This could start something of a feud between them. While it’s rare, Taker-Batista have proved that a face vs face rivalry does happen. So Ryback-Cena could feud for a while and in the end, Ryback would be the new Champion and would keep it until he loses it to someone who isn’t Ziggler cause I see him cashing on at WM on the WHC, not the WWE Title. Although these scenarios are hypothetically possible as of now, it’d be awesome of it did happen. Except I’d want the reality to be Punk faces Taker at WM and then Ryback at Extreme Rules in a #1 Contender’s with everything else in my scenario staying the same.

Don’t be pessimistic or sceptical about Old School RAW, if you think about it, it is a perfect ground for The Undertaker to return. I think Punk alluded to it when he said that he’s an Icon, a god, bla bla bla. So it makes sense to expect his return at Old School Raw and start the story on the overconfidence of Punk in an Old School environment that Taker used to dominate most of the time.

When CM Punk called himself ‘ a wrestling icon…god’ on Raw on Monday night, he may have put himself in Taker’s cross-hairs, if Taker turns up on Monday of course. I for one would love to see Taker beating the respect out of Punk at WM 29. Taker is the real ‘wrestling icon…god’, not Punk, he’s just a whinging idiot.

Renzo The DeadGamer wrote:

Anan wrote:

Don’t be pessimistic or sceptical about Old School RAW, if you think about it, it is a perfect ground for The Undertaker to return. I think Punk alluded to it when he said that he’s an Icon, a god, bla bla bla. So it makes sense to expect his return at Old School Raw and start the story on the overconfidence of Punk in an Old School environment that Taker used to dominate most of the time.

Maybe. But they don’t need an Old School RAW to have Taker return. Punk’s promo probably did the work already which sparked the WWE’s feeling that Taker will return next week. Therefore, Old School isn’t needed. It’ll take a bit of focus off WM to focus on the Old School theme which is why it bothers me a bit. Nothing against old school legends returning for one night. Just don’t think it’s the right time. Now a WM themed RAW would be more ideal for a Taker return as it’ll focus on WM and it’ll center around the event that Taker’s pretty much dominated throughout his career with a 20-0 winning streak.

Fish wrote:

Rahim wrote:

Rahim wrote:
Fish wrote:
im glad that triple h said that taker will carry the torch for the next generation it shows how much he truely respects the deadman there is no one else on this planet more desreving and perfect than the legendary undertaker once taker is gone no mania no teaherc/guider to help rookies make their wrestling career u see not only does wwe lose its most prestigious wrestler the wwe’s persnoal guardian the man who made wwe the greatest wrestling company since 1990 even though doctors have told taker numerous times to stop wrestling he keeps on going on just for his fans they have kept this legend pumping through brutal matches from mankind vs taker hell in a cell to batista vs taker hell in a cell to undertaker vs edge tlc match one night stand to triple h vs taker no holds barred all the way through to wrestlemania 28 hell in a cell taker vs triple h undertaker a man who eats drinks sleeps breathes wrestling there will never for over 23 years be another undertaker no matter how many legends u bring back no one will ever be able to fill the space left behind when taker retires he is a leader to the whole wwe locker room not only an en but to every fan or kid that has ever dreamed to grow up and be a wrestler I WIil Always Be One Of The Creatures Of The Night May The Legend Of The Undertaker Live Forever

I expected that you would pay no heed to what I said.

sorry didn’t see your last comment, next time i’ll structure it before going off on a rant

Undertaker is in wrestlemania 29 so why we get so upset.acording to predict he will returns next week at raw old school.

Salman khan wrote:

Anan wrote:

Undertaker is in wrestlemania 29 so why we get so upset.acording to predict he will returns next week at raw old school.

Stop posting things that aren’t confirmed. Reports are not confirmations. We’ll know if he’s working WM if and when he chooses to let us know in his own unique way.