Yup, I knew it. The moment Punk mentioned the words “immortal, icon, God, legend” and all that stuff in his promo, I knew it had something to do with Taker. Now we just need to sit back and watch what’ll happen.

@ Fish:
Exactly my thoughts.

I however wished that Punk loss to Cena would be controversial(like Royal rumble and EC) in order for him to keep more momentum when he faces Taker. But still,his match with Cena was good and hopefully we’ll see Taker next week

Maziar wrote:

Fish wrote:

@ Fish:
Exactly my thoughts.
I however wished that Punk loss to Cena would be controversial(like Royal rumble and EC) in order for him to keep more momentum when he faces Taker. But still,his match with Cena was good and hopefully we’ll see Taker next week

I agree about the momentum part. Lately, Punk has been jobbing, which sort of makes him look weak, so imagine what chance he’ll stand against Taker at Mania? I think WWE should’ve kept the momentum going. I agree that he should’ve lost to Cena on RAW, which he did, but a clean win made him look weak. Perhaps another Shield interference or something won’t make him look as bad. I don’t know, just my thoughts.

for me Punk don’t look weak at all. for me Punk has been on the brink of desperation and insanity without the title. next week expect a more insane and intense Punk which makes him a threat to the streak and puts him in line to face the Undertaker. Punk did the perfect promo to bring back the deadman now it’s a matter.of following up with him saying he.deserves a match. I think having a near insane Punk is a great thing.

guys remember back in 2008, edge was perhaps in the same position as punk, he was cheating,etc… but look at the match he did at wrestlemania with taker… personaly, i didn’t expect that…

so if a taker vs punk match is going to take place, expect a classic one then!! ;)

@ jish:
I’m 100% sure Taker vs Punk will be awesome and may even be the match of the year but the thing is,Edge won most of his matches before facing Taker at WM(Even with cheating),but Punk has lost twice to Rock,and last Monday to Cena but who knows,maybe WWE creatives gives him momentum back again

his** lol
The comment sections definitely needs an “edit” option lol

Fish wrote:

Anan wrote:

Maziar wrote:
Fish wrote:
@ Fish:
Exactly my thoughts.
I however wished that Punk loss to Cena would be controversial(like Royal rumble and EC) in order for him to keep more momentum when he faces Taker. But still,his match with Cena was good and hopefully we’ll see Taker next week
I agree about the momentum part. Lately, Punk has been jobbing, which sort of makes him look weak, so imagine what chance he’ll stand against Taker at Mania? I think WWE should’ve kept the momentum going. I agree that he should’ve lost to Cena on RAW, which he did, but a clean win made him look weak. Perhaps another Shield interference or something won’t make him look as bad. I don’t know, just my thoughts.

I have to disagree. Wins and losses don’t necessarily make someone look weak. If it did, Punk would no longer be in the running to face Taker because someone who looks weak doesn’t deserve to face Taker. Punk has been on such a roll lately and built a ton of momentum with his insanely long Title reign that a few losses won’t hurt him. Now, if he went on a serious losing streak like the one MVP went on, then it’ll hurt him. With WM so close, his losing streak won’t get far. Hell, maybe he won’t lose anymore. Not that it’ll matter…..much anyway. JR believes the wins and losses don’t define a wrestler or their career. Taker’s Streak is obviously the only exception as it’s a part of his legacy.

WWE.com finally posted the video of Undertakers entrence.
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2.....s-26094158
I for one yes do expect Undertaker this Monday. If he doe not show. I will not cry over it. I will just wait.

@ Maziar:
yea i gotta agree.. and if this match is on, then am pretty sure creative team will give his momentum back!!

we just have to wait and see how punk react now on Monday!! :D taker is my favorite and i like punk also, am a fan.. and his match cena last Monday is a proof he deserve to challenge taker!!

*with cena xD

lol

@ Anan:
I know.
Wins and losses don’t definite a character’s weakness but Punk kinda lost controversially to the Rock(as I said)and I wish the same thing happened in Cena/Punk match so Punk had more momentum heading to WM.
But I’m sure next week,it’s gonna be a hell of a show and WWE creatives will find a great way to start this epic feud

still say Punk is weak for taker. to easy for taker and hes not big enough. idk why not Austin hes been ready go back part time on legends contract or kevin nash he says hes ready too. but whatever.

http://youtu.be/YWR2a11mMrY Might be an example of how the promo might look like

PWInsider just confirmed and posted an article stating that Undertaker has now been confirmed for Wrestlemania and is set to return next week on Raw.

I can’t wait to see it unfold. I loved Punk’s promo on RAW this week and I actually thought the bell would toll during that segment because of the words he was using. I know for dam sure Taker is going to remind punk of who the REAL immortal is. The basis of this feud seems to be based on the “greatest in the world” title.

I would have to agree. Yet cena had some momentum too. Not as much but you know. The cena/rock build will be good it will be interesting to see if punk tries to get into the mix. The match on raw was epic I thought. It had a lot to it and mostly important to it Undertaker did not interfere for that is not him to do that. You kinda would have expected him to come out at the end though. What do you think? @ Maziar:

are we forgetting that prior to these 3 loses punk was undefeated for 430 days???@ Maziar:

cm punk taker, aint a good match. Rock already beat punk, now to make it worse, cena’s also beat him. it would b better a tripple threat for wwe championship. Taker’l better find a match. someone closer to his calibre. Probably someone from the past. Theres no one. He should jst show up at WM and decimate all one of the tipple treath wwe championship contenders and champion. Then he can rest in peace as he wants

ThePhenom wrote:

Fish wrote:

PWInsider just confirmed and posted an article stating that Undertaker has now been confirmed for Wrestlemania and is set to return next week on Raw.

They didn’t confirm it. They just said that the feeling is that he will be there next week. The key word… “feeling”. So nothing is confirmed as of yet.

Yes I expected to see Taker to intefere at the end. The match was great indeed,finally Cena added a new moveset after all these years lol and I hope he keeps using it. @ Xikar:

Yes but all sign point to Taker’s return next week. Punk’s promo,WWE’s website etc. I hope we see him @ Fish:

BTW,here is Punk’s interview and he kinda doesn’t seem excited to Face Taker lol
http://www.WrestlingInc.com/wi.....rtaker-at/

Maziar wrote:

Fish wrote:

Yes but all sign point to Taker’s return next week. Punk’s promo,WWE’s website etc. I hope we see him @ Fish:

I’m pretty sure we will. But I still can’t get over the fact that WWE ruined a perfect surprise. Taker’ didn’t show up on the RAW after Elimination Chamber, and didn’t show up on the RAW the week after. So I’m pretty sure some people were probably not expecting him back at all. WWE completely ruined the surprise by publicizing Taker’s appearance at the house show and then posting an article on their website whether The Undertaker would “rise” for WrestleMania. Seriously… now we know he’ll be back.

Anyone see any of the rare pics WWE posted of Taker? They are some great pictures. On a related note, the article did not confirm his appearance for this coming Monday, but they did confirm his return in general from the looks of it.

Punk’s went from top to bottom in wins/losses. He lost his title after a 400+ day reign, losing twice to Rock and once to Cena without any controversial elements in his last two losses to keep him looking great.

Which worries me. Punk’s losing streak could mean he could end the streak if he ends up working with ‘Taker. WWE usually works by “opposite momentum”, meaning the guy who usually gets buried before a big event, like a PPV, ends up winning at the WWE. I know they scrapped the “reverse momentum” for Taker’s last several WM matches even if Taker got the last word before his match for unpredictabilit , but Punk, a non-legend who needs something like breaking the Streak, is becoming a different story. I like Punk; he’s a hard worker and tremendous athlete, but he’s not Cena — he can leave WWE anytime after breaking the Streak and render it a lost cause for Taker and WWE. Cena is the only guy who’ll probably never leave and if anyone deserves to break the Streak it’s Cena, sad to say. Hopefully, as JR predicts, it never will be snapped because it’s too late by now. It’s developed a life of its own as HHH said.

100 percent he will returns next week on raw old school

@ Liberto:
The streak will never end it’s built by the greatest of all time, and how? his loyalty.respect and most of all his resilience taker has defeated all the greats from all the eras. Hulk Hogan, King Kong Bundy, Bret Hart, Yokozuna, HBK. Rock. Stone Cold. even Big Show and Lesnar in a hadicap match.Even though taker done it all unlike rock or austin taker didn’t go to hollywood no. he stayed instead and destroyed his body for over 22 years for the wwe. now that is dedication even through all the back injuries, knee surgreys, everything. taker still stayed and kept fighting earning that respect from every wrestler in the back even though he wasn’t paid as much as rock was or was always in the main event like austin. it didn’t matter to him because he always did what was good for the wwe and not selfish he always tried to help rookies and turn them into main eventers like edge, batista, randy ortan, etrc. there is a reason why they call the deadman the wwe locker room leader. that is because not only is he leader to countless wrestler in the back and revolutionised 3 types of matches (casket match,burried alive and which he created the most iconic moment in wwe history at King Of The Ring 1998 Hell In A Cell) But if it wasn’t for undertaker right now we would be watching wcw

Anan wrote:

Renzo The DeadGamer wrote:

Fish wrote:
Anan wrote:
Maziar wrote:
Fish wrote:
@ Fish:
Exactly my thoughts.
I however wished that Punk loss to Cena would be controversial(like Royal rumble and EC) in order for him to keep more momentum when he faces Taker. But still,his match with Cena was good and hopefully we’ll see Taker next week
I agree about the momentum part. Lately, Punk has been jobbing, which sort of makes him look weak, so imagine what chance he’ll stand against Taker at Mania? I think WWE should’ve kept the momentum going. I agree that he should’ve lost to Cena on RAW, which he did, but a clean win made him look weak. Perhaps another Shield interference or something won’t make him look as bad. I don’t know, just my thoughts.
I have to disagree. Wins and losses don’t necessarily make someone look weak. If it did, Punk would no longer be in the running to face Taker because someone who looks weak doesn’t deserve to face Taker. Punk has been on such a roll lately and built a ton of momentum with his insanely long Title reign that a few losses won’t hurt him. Now, if he went on a serious losing streak like the one MVP went on, then it’ll hurt him. With WM so close, his losing streak won’t get far. Hell, maybe he won’t lose anymore. Not that it’ll matter…..much anyway. JR believes the wins and losses don’t define a wrestler or their career. Taker’s Streak is obviously the only exception as it’s a part of his legacy.

This is the post you mentioned to me on another post, no? I pretty much agree with everything.

I wish I’d have the opportunity to write a long post about the Significance of the streak in general-because I’ve been thinking about it for quite some time now and I think a lot of people forget some aspects of it, hence why some believe it should end.

Fish wrote:

Renzo The DeadGamer wrote:

Maziar wrote:
Fish wrote:
@ Fish:
Exactly my thoughts.
I however wished that Punk loss to Cena would be controversial(like Royal rumble and EC) in order for him to keep more momentum when he faces Taker. But still,his match with Cena was good and hopefully we’ll see Taker next week
I agree about the momentum part. Lately, Punk has been jobbing, which sort of makes him look weak, so imagine what chance he’ll stand against Taker at Mania? I think WWE should’ve kept the momentum going. I agree that he should’ve lost to Cena on RAW, which he did, but a clean win made him look weak. Perhaps another Shield interference or something won’t make him look as bad. I don’t know, just my thoughts.

Randy Orton lost his IC title to Edge at Vengeance 2004 cleanly. A month later he became The World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Chris Benoit cleanly, then he lost it a month later, and he slowly started loosing to Evolution in early 2005- he got a chance at the streak and people actually started for the first doubting the Streak’s own life, if you followed the feud, you know how close he got and if you did, then you know how he defeated the Undertaker at Summerslam.

The same could be said for Punk, only Punk is more successful than Orton IMO :).

I understand your point of view though, its understandable that some people believe that a couple of jobs weaken that superstar, but hey you can’t have the Heel win all the time either- let’s have the Villain get his butt kicked for some time shalle we? :P

Renzo The DeadGamer wrote:

Anan wrote:

Fish wrote:
Renzo The DeadGamer wrote:
Maziar wrote:
Fish wrote:
@ Fish:
Exactly my thoughts.
I however wished that Punk loss to Cena would be controversial(like Royal rumble and EC) in order for him to keep more momentum when he faces Taker. But still,his match with Cena was good and hopefully we’ll see Taker next week
I agree about the momentum part. Lately, Punk has been jobbing, which sort of makes him look weak, so imagine what chance he’ll stand against Taker at Mania? I think WWE should’ve kept the momentum going. I agree that he should’ve lost to Cena on RAW, which he did, but a clean win made him look weak. Perhaps another Shield interference or something won’t make him look as bad. I don’t know, just my thoughts.
Randy Orton lost his IC title to Edge at Vengeance 2004 cleanly. A month later he became The World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Chris Benoit cleanly, then he lost it a month later, and he slowly started loosing to Evolution in early 2005- he got a chance at the streak and people actually started for the first doubting the Streak’s own life, if you followed the feud, you know how close he got and if you did, then you know how he defeated the Undertaker at Summerslam.
The same could be said for Punk, only Punk is more successful than Orton IMO :).
I understand your point of view though, its understandable that some people believe that a couple of jobs weaken that superstar, but hey you can’t have the Heel win all the time either- let’s have the Villain get his butt kicked for some time shalle we? :P

Exactly. When good faces evil or in the case when the face goes against the heel, the face comes out on top. If the heel wins, then the feud continues till the face gets the victory. With Cena’s win over Punk, it seems that the Cena-Punk rivalry is over for now meaning both men can move onto their respective WM matches with their respective opponents.

I was actually rooting for Cena for the first time in a long time. Imagine if he won, we’d be getting Rock-Punk for the third straight PPV, a match we need a break from after two in a row. This would leave Taker to face Cena. That match in inevitable. But it wouldn’t make any sense to have it this year over Taker-Punk. Cena hasn’t really done anything that relates to Taker. He hasn’t demanded respect. His focus for the past year was to beat Rock at WM to avenge his loss from WM28. After they marketed that match as Once In A LIfetime, it shouldn’t happen again. But it is because Vince feels it’ll draw money. And to some extent, it likely will.

Taker-Punk makes the most sense as it is the only logical opponent for The Deadman for WM29 because he’s been demanding for several months the one thing that Taker earned, deserved and commanded and rightfully so. Something he has continued constantly to earn and that is respect.

I wonder…

If Taker DOES come back on Monday, could he come back with his original look (purple or gray) and entrance theme?

Maybe even Paul & the urn….