Undertaker vs Sheamus at Wrestlemania 26? « PhenomForever.com

From http://bleacherreport.com/articles/341429-sheamus-vs-the-undertaker-at-wrestlemania-yes-its-going-to-happen:

During the last week, I wrote an article entitled “My Projected Wrestlemania 26 Card.” http://bleacherreport.com/articles/338440-my-wrestlemania-26-card

In it, I had nine predicted matches to take place at this year’s Wrestlemania; I now know that two of those matches will definitely not be taking place.

Those two matches are:

Grudge match: Vince McMahon with Batista vs. Bret Hart with David Hart Smith

And

John Cena vs. The Undertaker

After Friday night’s episode of Smackdown it was pretty much obvious that John Cena will be the one teaming with Bret Hart and not David Hart Smith.

With that now stated, that would mean that John Cena would obviously not be facing the Undertaker at Wrestlemania 26.

When I wrote the article (mentioned above) I pitted Cena vs. Taker because I did not believe that there would be a logical opponent to face Undertaker at Wrestlemania since Shawn Michaels looks to be headed towards a match with his fellow DX member Triple H.

So when I was thinking about who would face Taker with 18-0 on the line, it all started to become obvious to me.

The person who is going to face Taker is none other than the Celtic Warrior himself,

Sheamus

Right now Sheamus is an enigma to everyone who watches wrestling.

Ever since his shocking WWE title match victory over John Cena at TLC on December 13th, Sheamus has been the subject of much ridicule amongst the hardcore fans.

Some feel that Sheamus has been pushed far too fast for his own good, and some feel that his push is the right step in the direction of creating new main-event level superstars.

Right now the biggest debate about Sheamus is where his place lies on the Wrestlemania 26 card.

Some, including me, feel that he should not be in a title match where he could be possibly headlining. If Sheamus were to headline this year’s Mania than it would undoubtedly make him one of the fastest Wrestlemania main eventers in history.

We’re talking about a guy who has been in the company less than a year, and to have him already headlining a Wrestlemania would be a giant mistake and cause more fan backlash.

So the first step in making this match happen would be to have Sheamus drop his title at EC.

This would not make Sheamus look weak because he does not have a high percentage of winning, approximately 16.6 percent. So having him suffer his first Pay-Per-View loss would not be a bad thing considering the competition he is going against: HHH, John Cena, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, and Ted DiBiase, (that’s 19 championships including Sheamus’s current title reign).

I’m thinking that Triple H or John Cena will most likely be walking out of the EC as the new WWE champion, leaving Sheamus without an opponent at Mania.

Not to forget that there is another title match at EC: Undertaker will also be defending his title in the EC.

I’m also thinking that Undertaker will be dropping his title as well to Chris Jericho in that match.

With Sheamus and Undertaker freed up, it will allow them to develop a feud in the subsequent month leading up to Wrestlemania.

Many of you might be thinking, “What?! Are you out of your mind?”, but when you think about it, it really isn’t all that crazy.

Even though I predicted Sheamus to be a contestant in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, I realized that would be a terrible decision.

If Sheamus is going to be a main eventer than they need to treat him like a main eventer and a match with Undertaker at Wrestlemania would be more than enough to keep “The Celtic Warpath” on track.

Having Sheamus in a MITB match would insinuate that Sheamus is on the same level as other wrestlers who have not won a title.

It’s not the ideal match for me, but in the end it would make sense, Sheamus could go on to face someone else, and the same goes for Taker.

But to me, this seems like the perfect solution to a very confusing puzzle.

So, let’s say the match does happen? Do you think that would be a flop or an instant classic? Please note I don’t consider a decent match as an instant classic. Personally, I think it will flop cause ever since his return as ABA at 2000, all his matches with giants turned out to be a total waste of time:

1. The feud against Rikishi and Hako at the start of 2001 was horrible. Thank God he got HHH for his WM opponent. Later that year, his match with Kronik (a group of two big man wrestlers from WCW) was voted as Worst Match of The Year.

2. The six months feud with Big Show & A-Train at 2003 was unwatchable. He also failed to carry Big Show & A-Train to a classic at Wrestlemania 19 after another failure a month before at No Way Out 2003. He later failed to put a great performance against A-Train at Summerslam 2003.

3. He also failed to carry Heidenrich to a classic from the end of 2004 to the start of 2005 in two occasions. Fortunately he got Randy Orton as his Wrestlemania opponent.

4. Although Vince was so sure the push would work and Taker could carry Mark Henry to a legendary match at Wrestlemania 22, Taker failed to carry Henry into a classic big time. This is also the main reason why Vince has stopped giving huge monsters as Taker’s Wrestlemania opponent (after fourteen long years). Later, he got another unbearable series of matches with The Great Khali and Big Show throughout the mid of 2006. Fortunately, he got an entertaining feud with Kennedy by the end of the year.

5. Another boring match with Henry at Unforgiven 2007. A year later, he got a boring feud and another unwatchable series of matches with Big Show throughout the end of 2008 (from Unforgiven to Survivor Series). He also faced Kozlov thrice, two loses and one win, and all of his matches with Kozlov are a total waste of time and life. And his match with Big Show at SD! before Backlash 2009 was a total waste of time too.

So, if Taker vs Sheamus at WM 26 does happen, I’m sure Taker will get another sucky match at WM after 5 matches again Gonzales (WM 9), Bundy (WM 11), Boss Man (WM 15), Show & Train (WM 19), and Henry (WM 22).

Of course, there are some people who support this match to happen with an argument like this:

At WM 23, The Undertaker’s opponent was Batista. Batista has average skills and tends to mess up a lot. Most people don’t like him and I’m sure many believed that him facing Undertaker would become another horrible match. But that didn’t happen. The match was great, and many people call it one of Batista’s best matches.

So why can’t this happen with Sheamus? If (And that’s a big if) Taker is scheduled to face Sheamus, then why can’t it happen again? From what I see no one is giving this match a chance, writing it off as another bore-fest. But if Taker can do it with Batista, I think the chances that he can repeat it with Sheamus are actually pretty high.

Besides, Taker’s on a roll at WM. 3 consecutive great matches (vs Batista, vs Edge, and vs Shawn Michaels). Let’s hope he keeps this going, no matter who his opponent turns out to be.

Either way, I wish to hear your opinion about this.

Undertaker vs Sheamus at Wrestlemania 26: An Instant Classic or An Epic Fail?


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.